Arthur Youngs New Commander of Legion Here
Arthur Young was elected commander of the Lowery-White American Legion post at the annual officers election. Dan Becker was named vice commander, citing attendance. Harry Knight and others earned key posts while Dr. Hamm, Roy Moyer, and others joined the executive committee. Bud Garber announced a guest installation on Sept 9 by the new state commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Young
Lowery-Whitehead American Legion
Legion
Dan
A. Becker
Harry Knight
H-O
Mams
Bob Preuss
Leslie T. Hamm
Roy Moyer
W. T. Miller
Lawrence Borovicka
Doc Cook
Homer Hyden
Garber
Buddy Garber
Art Dorner
Hollywood Movie x Tor
Dorner
Uranium Shipments to Soviet Union Placed Under Scrutiny
The un American activities committee and its sub group pursued a mystery witness amid claims of wartime uranium shipments to Russia. McDowell cited 200 pounds uranium oxide and 230 pounds nitrate flown from Great Falls Montana to Moscow on March 23 1948 from Shattuck Chemical Denver to Col Katikov, plus 600 pounds oxide and 500 pounds nitrate shipped to Great Falls from Port Hope Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Truman
Congress
un-American Activities Committee
Hay
Rendeavour
Russia
Great Falls
Mont
Moscow
3S. W. Shattuck Chemical Co
Denver
Col
A N. Katikov
Port Hope
Ontario
Radium and Uranium Corp
Kotskoy
McDowell
Bouse Committee
Rusle
Ussr
Groves McDowell
Leslie Groves
Soviet Union
Groves
United States
House Committee
Homer Ferguson
Senate
Truman
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Neva
Ensign
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Remington
Ferguson
FBI
Markets Produce and Oklahoma City Livestock Report
Oklahoma City market notes show calves steady to weak under pressure from cannery and cutter sales. Beef cows held for Monday trade. bulls around 50 lower. killing calves 28 to 29. Hogs with top 28.50, mostly 190 to 240 pounds. sows around 28 to 28.50. light receipts for sheep and lambs. trade nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ugca
Prida
Hoga
Tennessee Riots continued From Page One
Violence marked an election in Tennessee with two dead and four wounded as Gov. Jim McCord’s supporters suffered defeats. Ed Crump’s long machine influence collapsed with Kefauver and Browning winning Senate and governorship races amid calls for riot duty and tense county politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment League
Burch Bigka
Good Government
Biggs
Good Government League
Polk County Court House
Crump
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Ed Crump
Jim McCord
Polk County
Cleveland
McCord
Estes Kefauver
Gordon Browning
Senate
America's basketball team trounces FerI in five-game tour
London dispatch reports America's smoothly operating basketball squad trounced FerI 61 to 38 to wind up a five game overseas tour. The victory capped a successful trip with strong defense and quick transition play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Feri
Funeral services held for Edward H. Conley in Lawton
Edward H. Conley, 51, longtime Lawton resident, died after a heart attack at a Farmers Union Local meeting. Funeral at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament officiated by Father James Shawnee with Sister Claudia directing music. Pallbearers included William a Chester Krueger and Sgt. Dominic Herman. burial at Highland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H.conley
Lawton
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Father James
Shawnee
Claudia
Loretta
Albert Williama
Chester Krueger
Albert Landol
Ned Burch
Ben Journeycake
Sgt
Dominic Herman
Ray Shelf
Ralph , Purvis
Jack Allison
Tex Higdon
John Hudson
Homer Wite
Wil Wi- Mama
F. J. McIntosh
Conley
Falmers Union
Amily
Highland Cemetery
Ritter Funeral Home
Second Rodeo Highlights From Page One
Rough and ready rodeo action features top riders including Ralph Stone 17.7 Don Mc Laughlin 18.5 Bill Lowe 39.2 Amye Gamblin 193 and George Brown 17.2 with penalties. Buck Jones and Andy Curtis post strong times in bulldogging while Orval Mann leads high point race. About 120 of the nation’s wranglers sign up for the 1048 hanger rodeo with two go rounds and four day money events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Philips
Carrelton
Texas
Dude, Smith
Jake Monroe
Ralph Stone
Don McLaughlin
Bill Lowe
Bill Best
Orval Mann
David Shellenberger
Cecil Cornish
Waukomis
Qoraish
Danger
Spectetora
Brahma
Sacred Cows of
India
Smoky
Cormish
Sam Stewart
Harvey Greear
Stewart
Stilwell Orval" Mann
Brahros
Dignitaries Attend Lawton Birthday Fete and Rodeo
State Democratic leaders began arriving by car and plane to Lawton for pioneer celebration. The group planned visits to Medicine Park and the Wichita Mountains wildlife refuge hosted by State Sen. Bill Logan, then attended the Lawton Rangers rodeo. Several officials, including Walter Billingsley and Joe Smalley, accepted invitations with others sending regrets. Mayors from area towns joined a luncheon before guests attended the rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic
Lawton
Wichite Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Bill Logan
Medicine Park
Lawton Rangers
Wichites
Charles. G. Orman
Sisao
Lawton Sclon
Colorado
Assembly
Logan
Walter Billingsley
Wewoka
Lect
House
Jim Arrington
Stillwater
State Central Committee
Joe Smalley
Noroman
Bill Gooldy
Pryor
Jim Rinehart
el Reno
Don Baldwin
Anadarkd
Eiddie Higgins
Purcell
State Department
Johnny Jarman,Jr
Oklahoma City
State Senate
Dave Richardson
Temple
Phil Lowery
Loco
George Hutchins
Permit Granted For 14 000 Brick Veneer Home
A permit is issued to J W Porter for the construction of a 14000 brick veneer residence at 503 WW Morford Drive. Additional permits include 6000 for Herman D Leister at 1215 Lawton and 3000 for T W Head at 1613 Cache Road. Doyle Pettijohn bought a 1000 remodeling permit for 1815 B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Porter
Morford Drive
Herman D. Leister
Lawton
T. ‘Vv. Head
Cache Road
Doyle Pettijohn
Four Draw Fines On Minor Charges
Four persons were fined in city court action Thursday. Bruce B. Cooper, 24, of Anniston, was fined 319 and costs for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Reaford Arvie Pickens, 21, was fined 15 and costs for reckless driving. Margaret Wimple, 15, and Mary Young, 22, were fined 15 and costs each for vagrancy related offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce B. Cooper
Anniston
Ale
Reaford Arvie Pickens
Margaret Wimple
Mary Young
Car Fire and Trash Blaze Cause Only Minor Damage
Fire crews from Central Station extinguished a car fire in the 500 block on D street. The vehicle owned by Sgt. Charles of Fort Sill sustained minimal damage. No injuries or further damage reported. No. 3 Station also doused a grass fire at 1913 D with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Station
Sgt
Charles
Fort Sill
No. 3
Pioneer Memorial Ceremony Highlights Parade Weekend
The program featured a vocal duet and piano by Mrs Langston and Ming-Pangy, with the Optimist club quartet. Rev. John Lamb gave a memorial address honoring area pioneers since last Aug 6. J. D. Pool Jr led a tribute to Pioneer-club members’ sons in World War II. The event closed with Taps as H D Hastings read the veteran roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra Langston
Ming -Pangy
Robertson
Mra B. E. Cones
Optimist Club
Whit Oxter
Bob Edge
Gene Lewis
Wayne Smith
Wan
John Lamb
RB. Stewart
J. D. Pool, Jr
H D. Hastings
Pioneer
Iguenta
Planes Collide Killing Ten in Florida Crash
Hollywood Florida August 5 The navy announced ten persons were killed when a navy R D transport plane collided with a small civilian trainer and crashed in south Florida muck lands. Only ten bodies were recovered due to mutilation delaying identification while 22 had been reported earlier. All aboard the navy plane perished. the student pilot and instructor in the other craft parachuted to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Fla
Navy
South
Florida
Here
Florida Highway Patrol
Naval
Mangrald
Shipping Lines Charged With Monopolizing Trade
The Justice Department charged 26 shipping lines with monopolizing cargo trade from Atlantis and gulf ports to Far East ports in a civil suit filed in federal court at Newark New Jersey. The Far East conference, a member organization of the lines, was named as a defendant. Nineteen companies are foreign and six are American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice ‘Department
Atlantis
Gulf Ports
Farastern
Newark
Republicans Push Mild Housing Bill Through Senate
The Senate, with GOP leadership in control, overrode dissent and passed a housing bill to boost private builders by a 48 to 36 vote. It rejects Truman’s plea for a public works program at the special session, with House already approving a similar measure and conference talks expected. The adjournment aim remains, while other actions include a milder anti inflation credit bill and debate over displaced persons eligibility. Oregon’s Coos Bay leads timber exports in sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committee
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Taft
Birth announced for 4 pound daughter in Ankara
Mr. and Mrs Roy Henpeszee announce the birth of a 4 pound daughter on Aug 1 in Ankara Turkey. Mrs Henpeszee is the former Frances Robinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Coyt Robinson of near Lake Lawrence. Her husband is a civil service employee at Ansars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Henpeszee
Ankara
Turkey
Mra Hennesses
Frances Robinson
Coyt Robinson
Lake Lawronke
Ansars
FSA Chief Says He Needs Chef For Private Use
Federal Security Administrator Oscar R. Ewing said it is entirely proper to use a government hospital chef in his private office dining room. He argued a private chef saves time and money by avoiding lunches out as he and aides discuss business. A Senate subcommittee questioned the arrangement, noting potential budget rules concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LPH
Oscar R. Ewing
Ewing
Senate Appropriations
Ewings
Neaser Jamey Kelley
Kelley
Federal Security Building
Improvements At Lake Murray Near Ardmore Proven
Governor Roy J. Turner approved an 800000 bond issue by the state planning and resources board, clearing the last hurdle for Lake Murray improvements. Funds will finance campers cabins a central lodge and equipment to completed the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
ITY
Lake Murray
Ardmore
Roy J. Turner
State Planning and Resources Board
Ballot Dispute Heads to Ruling by Oklahoma Supreme Court
Oklahoma Supreme Court will reopen August 14 to hear the Republican party’s challenge to nominees. The case concerns whether the ninth judicial district should elect a candidate unopposed after Fletcher Riley’s filing issues left the Democrats without a candidate. O'Neil was the lone Republican filing, claiming eligibility despite questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State’ Supreme Court
Republican Party
Bea
Riley
Democratic’ Party
O'Neil
Five Men Killed In Mine Accident Near Welch
Mine superintendent Ralph Mulkey reports five men dead and eight injured after a fall of a string of coal mine cars at Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co near the New River three miles west of Welch West Virginia. About 45 workers were in the mine at shift end when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
W. Va
Ralph Mulkey
Alate
New’ River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Ming
Capels
Mulkey
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Chicago
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Zephyr
Lawton Tent & Nawning Co
Oregon
Coos Bay
AL Barrett
Cashway Grocery & Market
Lee Hunter
Ott
South 11Th Street
Steel
Rustene Forten
ING
METS
Aaron
Geneva” Haley
Stockton
Calif
Thelma Royal
Jessica
Charleston
J. T. Powell
City Hotel
Haley
Royal
W. G. Dunnington
Sue
Warren
Glenn
Ralph Wolverton
Arlington
FSA
Lake, Murray
Earl
Act
Wooshakove
Benrun
Elgin
Holmes & Edwards
Rogers
Eeary HK
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