Heat Returns as Oklahoma Faces Another Intense Heat Wave
Lawton basks in 100 plus degree heat as a statewide heat wave persists. Forecast calls for highs near 105 across Oklahoma with little relief from a preceding cool front. Tuesday records show 107 at Kingfisher and 105 at Hobart and Ponca City, with widespread 100s statewide.
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Lawton
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Mercury
Oklahoma City
Kingfisher
Hobart
Ponca City
Enid
Altus
Gage
Strike Settled by Firm at Chapman Construction Co
Seven AFL affiliated unions halted picketing the Chapman Construction Co after a court order on July 20. Attorneys announced an out of court settlement and a scheduled injunction hearing to prohibit school job picketing was dismissed by Superior Court Judge Robert Landers. Negotiations resolved difficulties with details withheld under an agreement between unions and Tom and Sam Chapman.
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Chapman Construction Co
Tuesay
Dunbar and
Doug
Superior Court
Robert Landers
AFL
Landers
Construction Company
Warren Chrisman
Tom
Sam Chapman
Oklahoma drought relief row pits Sparks against Kerr and Steed
Sparks accuses federal aid missteps as 26 counties are named for drought relief while 51 others await. Kerr says Sparks misled voters and Oklahoma Democrats condemn the Agriculture Department move as political. Steed blasts Sparks and Mack for not including state Democrats in the announcement event.
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Sparks
Eisenhower
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kerr
Dreath
Oklahoma
Agriculture Department
Tom Steed
Fred Mack
GOP
Steed
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Rab bit abundance peaks in cycles of centuries
Studies show rab bits reach maximum numbers at intervals of roughly 812 years, indicating long cycle patterns in their population.
Senate to form 6 member panel on McCarthy censure
Senate votes to refer censure moves against McCarthy to a special committee split 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats. President Eisenhower comments on John Marshall and the China mission while Nixon is eyed to chair the group and announce members before the recess.
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Senate
McCarthy
Capitol
Knowland
Calif
Nixon
Eisenhower
Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Truman
Defense
Gent man raided as liquor case follows him to Lawton
Sheriff Everett Hale's deputies and Investigator Oral Ridgeway seized several hundred bottles of liquor at the home of Gent, who is free on a $500 bond after a liquor charge heard by County Judge S. R. Joner. County records show two additional cases pending as police warn Lawton residents of a persistent presence.
City Man III Jess Cost Reported in Fort Sill Hospital
Relatives report 1402 S Sixth resident Jess Cost a retired Army man is in Fort Sill Station hospital after an apparent stroke. His condition is serious and he has lived in Lawton for several years.
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Jess Cost
S. Sixth
Fort Sill Station Hospital
Cost
Lawton
Funeral Rites for Charles M. Chastain
Charles M. Chastain 49 collapsed in the 400 block on C and died en route to a local hospital. He served as a night cashier at the Lawton Cafe and had lived in Lawton at various times since 1912. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at the Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Dr. H Tom Wiles officiating. Burial in Altus cemetery. Survivors include a daughter Alclica Jeanne Chastain, parents S. E. and Mrs. Chastain, two brothers E. C. and J. C. Chastain, and sister Lena Mae Lippert.
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Iain
Lawton
Chastain
Lawton Funeral Home
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Altus
Allecia Jeanne Chastain
College Station
Tex
S. E. Chastain
E. C. Chastain
J. C. Chastain
Oklahoma City
Lena Mae Lippert
Benicia
Calif
City Hall Offices To Close Friday
City offices will close Friday in observance of Lawton's 53rd birthday with skeleton crews in some departments to handle emergencies. Police and fire personnel will work full schedules with holiday privileges to follow. county employees except Sheriff Everett Hale’s office will also take the day.
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Lawton
Everett Hale
Phipps Heads Lawton CD Police Training and Reform
Phipps proved invaluable as police called to manage crowds and traffic. Lawton’s civil defense director Jack Webb approved reorganization to train officers in every phase of law enforcement with Inspector Ronald Wheatley as liaison and Homer Cherry as training officer. Weekly meetings in district courtroom include lectures, films, and actual police work by auxiliary officers. The CD recently bought new uniforms navy trousers light blue shirts and officer caps. Brown remains an advisor, and Hennessee touts a future where Lawton police function more effectively with the CD officers.
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Webb
Jack Webb
Lawton
CD Police
Ronald Wheatley
Homer Cherry
Phipps
Hennessee
Brown
Hunt For Escaped Prisoner Continues
Police searched for a 26 year old man who escaped from the city jail Tuesday morning. A state wide alert was issued. James Washington, a burglary suspect from Boley, escaped with 25 year old John Stall who was captured moments after they exited the jail.
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City
James Washington
Boley
Sa Soner
John Stall
Stall
City Jail
Thefts Of Purses Reported By City Women
Two Lawtonians reported purse thefts to police. Mrs. Gloria Friesley said her purse was stolen Monday from an appliance store counter with about $20 inside. Mrs. R J Doubek reported her purse stolen Monday night from LO Ranch grounds containing $85 and a driver’s license.
Apache Mishap Fatal To Worker
James Bruce Snow 25 of Okmulgee was killed at a work site one mile northwest of Apache when a dirt loading tractor overturned and crushed him. He belonged to Barton Construction on the U S Highway 58 extension project. Snow was found by fellow workers near a bridge approach. Crews Funeral Home Apache handling arrangements with services pending.
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James Bruce Snow
Okmulgee
Apache
Barton Construction Company
U. S. Highway 58
Snow
Crews Funeral Home
Comanche War Dance Pow Wow Features Dancers and TV Appearance
More than 50 Comanche dancers are expected at the Pow Wow led by head dancers George Smith and Edgar Monetathchi Jr. The event aims to preserve traditions rituals and ceremonies of the Comanche tribe with beef for campers. A television program on KSWO TV will feature officials and dancers tomorrow at 4 15 p m with Monetathchi Lawton as master of ceremonies.
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Kswo-Tv
Norman
Lily Pratt Tieyah
Elgin
Rosalie Attocknie
Oklahoma City
Ethel Howry
Lawton
Ada Burgess
Apache
Tony Soontay
Eisenhower News Conference Highlights Domestic and Foreign Topics
President Eisenhower announced aid talks with a flood relief plan for the Danube region and noted no reply yet from Soviet bloc or other eligible countries. He appointed Brig. Gen. Herbert Vogel to head the TVA board and pledged not to destroy TVA. He discussed housing, school construction, non discrimination in federally funded housing, and praised approval of a government life insurance program for federal employees. The briefing ran under 30 minutes in a hot, crowded room.
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Germany
U. S
Danube River
Yugoslavia
Tennessee Valley Authority
Herbert D. Vogel
TVA
Vogel
Els
Eisenhower
Federal Insurance
Ince
Oklahoma City Livestock and Poultry Prices Report
The Oklahoma City USDA market report shows cattle receipts around 3 000 with steady to weak undertone in slaughter classes and varied prices for steers heifers and cows. hogs up slightly with top prices around 24.00 for select hogs. sheep light with spring lambs near 19.00 and 16.00-18.50 for good stocker lambs. State Poultry prices list No 1 hard wheat and mixed egg prices across multiple cities, with butterfat and other dairy figures noted.
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Oklahoma City Livestock
Oklahoma City
USDA
Nebraska
A&m College
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hoooker
Lawton
Clinton
Frederick
Enid
Fairview
Kingfisher
Medford Vici
Blackwell
E Reno
Yukon
Alva
Hennessey
Bison
Chickasha
Elk City
el Reno
Ardmore
McAlester
Watonga
Laverne
Sears Store Set for Grand Opening in Lawton
Lawton Burton, the city lawyer and businessman, owns the Sears building and a grand opening is planned with a staff of about 200 workers to greet visitors. O B Lord oversees the Lawton store as manager and Sears employees work round the clock to finish preparations.
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Sears
Lawton Burton
O. B. Lord
Lawton
Woman Slashes Wrist Held After Suicide Attempt
A 27-year-old Lawton woman was held by police after a self-admitted suicide attempt. Officers said she slashed her left wrist around 3 a.m. and was treated at Memorial hospital. She cited marital differences as the motive and will be held for questioning her husband.
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Lawton
Memorial Hospital
Hospital Births and Admissions Summary
Hospital notices list births for Mr and Mrs Wesley and others with times and weights. Multiple admissions include Dr M D Bucker Mangum and Mrs Carl Marxson with surgeries or medicals, plus discharges such as Ethel Blasdel and Jewel Bussanmas with locations in Loveland and Indiahoma.
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James Sanders
Ke Dowsen
Walters
M. D. Bucker
Mangum
Billy Kelly
Carl Marxson
John Wilson
Roosevelt
Delories Butler
Walter Silcott
Fort Si
Indiahoma
Jerry Gibson
Oo James
Euclid
Medical
Louis Hoskins
Douglas
Lloyd Wright
Council Advances City Project Plans and Bids Review
The council tabled creating an administrative investigator position pending committee review. A request to bring Greer addition plat 2 into the city was referred to the public property committee. Core tests will check paving strength in recent districts, and a water line work order for the armory in the metropolitan park was approved to Sherman Machine and Iron Works. Bids for two dozen grader blades from Hurda Co Butler Sparks Hoover Equipment were discussed and referred to the street committee with authority to act.
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28Th
St. Louis
San Francisco
17Th
28Th Street
Public Property Committee
Greer Addition
Metropolitan Park
Ferris
Sherman Machine and Iron Works
Oklahoma City
Street
Street Committee
Hurda Co
Butler Sparks Eea Co
Hoover Equipment Co
Lawton Rodeo Draws Crowd With Clown Posse and Parade
Lawton fans cheered as Wild Bill Elliott led a rodeo posse pursuit after three strange clowns on mules. Top nightly riders included Neal Gay Dallas Bob Sheppard and Freckles Brown. Parade featured Wild Bill Elliott and Pioneer Women club entry amid a large crowd and upcoming Pioneer Day events.
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Hadley
Lawton
Wild Bill
Elliott
Neal Gay
Dallas
Bob Sheppard
el Paso
Ira Akers
San Antonio
Burl Hartsell
Bridgeport
Tex
Red Smith
Fort Worth
Junior Turner
Comanche
Freckles Brown
Bill Agee
Joe
Red Telford
Ardmore
Speck McLaughlin
Fannie Mae Cox
America
Bob Clark
Bakersfield
Calif
Grandfield
Mangum
Apache
Chickasha
Cement Walters
Meers
Temple
Vernon
Santa Rosa
Evans
Lydia McDuffie
Pioneer Women’s Club
Senate Kicks Off Farm Bill Debate
The Senate opened general farm debate with administration victory expected on farm program form. Militant advocate Sen. Milton R. Young supports rigid price supports at 90 percent of fair price parity, acknowledging the possibility of losing the fight.
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Washington
Senate
Milton R. Young
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