Hospital News Items Kiowa area births and admissions
Kiowa area hospital notes list multiple births including daughters for Mr. and Mrs. Rod erick Youngman Lawton and Mr. and Mrs. J R Rhoads Cache, with various admissions and discharges for medical and surgical cases in Apache Weatherford Anadarko Duncan Walters Cyril Paris Tex and surrounding towns.
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Iths
Roderick Youngman
Lawton
John Wermy
Taylor
Ernest Ray Huger
Apache
Donald Tonnbbee
Grandfield
Albert Makes Cry
Ponca City
Lola Little Bird
Weatherford
Grace Lawrence
Marlow
Rhonda Kay Torralba
Rt. 3
Helen Spencer
Anadarko
Pat Watson
Louisa Pulliam
Duncan
Sadie Bedoka
Joy Lillian Walker
Cache
Ima Jean Wade
Dearborn
David Eugene Reece
Ralph Hudson
Douglas
William Jane White
R. A. White
Ernest Martin
Rt. 1
Raymond Golden
Williams
Alfred Lutowsky
Cyril
J. R. Rhoads
Monroe
John Hutchison
Ciill Kovar
Kingsbury
Florence Vickers
Walters
J. R. Parsons
Euclid
Earl Gardner
H. G. Lamar
Gore
Reds and POWs Figure Delays and Island Riots Near Korean Armistice
New reports show Reds hold 2,000 to 3,000 more Americans than they listed for return while many Koreans remain unaccounted for. Clark warns U N Command may use force to secure truce terms, and vows any weapon response if the Reds break the agreement. Meanwhile Koje Island POWs riot near release as guards use gas and small arms fire. 1 death, 4 wounded. Released Americans move toward home with processing at Panmunjom and Inchon. first ships expected in days.
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Clark
Washington
U. N
United States
Tokyo
Koje Island
Korea
Panmunjom
Freedom Village
Inchon
South Korea
Remnants of Pyoktong Camp Reveal War Prison Tales
Former prisoners recall brutal propaganda, harsh conditions, and mass graves near Pyoktong. Survivors describe dysentery, pneumonia, and hunger while captors used fear to deter repatriation. Accounts include U.S., British, and Korean POWs detailing starvation, executions, and germ warfare rumors.
Three-County Woman Stays Put Across County Lines
A Mississippi woman born in Pontotoc County has lived in Pontotoc, Lee, and Union counties while remaining in her original county's boundaries. Her marriage kept her within the same locale as borders shifted with county creations and divisions.
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Blue Springs
Robert Jolly
Mississippi
Pontotoc County
Lee County
Union County
Dulles Reports Progress On Korea Unification Talks
After leaving Rhee's mansion Dulles said good progress was made and that a prepared statement would cover what was accomplished. He noted daily discussions on unification and said the Allied side seeks flexibility as it enters the political conference with Rhee and Gen Taylor present.
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Korea
Rhee
Dulles
North
South Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
8Th Army
City Man To Dock In Seattle Today
A Korean veteran, Pfc. Billy G. Foster, 812 Lee, will greet the USNS Gen. Hugh J. Gaffey as it arrives in Seattle Washington today. The ship marks the 201st military sea transport to reach Seattle from the Far East.
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Lawton
States
USNS
Hugh J. Gaffey
Seattle
Wash
Pfc
Billy G. Foster
Lee
Gaffey
Far East
Oklahoma Bus Car Crash Kills Six on Canyon Bridge
Investigators say a blowout caused a car and a Greyhound bus with 38 aboard to plunge into a 30 foot canyon west of The Brings, killing six and injuring 35. The wreckage at the rocky creek bed trapped passengers amid gasoline fumes as responders cut through with hacksaws and axes. The dead include Suzie Webster of Joplin and Manuel Wilkey’s wife, with others from McAlester El Reno and Los Angeles among the injured.
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HYDRO
Okla
Greyhound
Illinois
State Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Caddo County
E. W. Lewis
Manuel Wilkey
Springfield
Wilkey
Suzie Webster
Joplin
Express Greyhound
Los Angeles
Ity
Clinton Hospital
Marie LeClerc
80Th St
Calif
Belle Countess
Guthrie
Ill
Yuma, Ariz
Jerry Rut
Jack Parris
McAlester
Mary Susan Brady
el Reno
Little Rock
Ark
Verna Ferguson
Piedmont
Wheat referendum outlines acreage quotas and price supports
The quota system would grant 90 percent parity price support for those staying within allotments while rejection lowers support to 50 percent and avoids fines for extra planting. 1953 wheat output is estimated at 1,175 million bushels with carryover and imports lifting total to 1,760 million. Marketing quotas kick in when supply exceeds normal by over 20 percent. current supply is 50 percent above normal. Comanche county PMA members urge farmers to study measures and vote. Any operator with 15 acres or more can vote, including landlords earning a share of produced wheat. Voting sites are listed across communities in Meers, Porter Hill, Elgin, Cedar Grove, Sterling, Cache, and nearby towns.
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Comanche County
PMA
Elbert Wolf
Meers
Guy E. Wood
Geronimo
K. Rhodes
Lawton
Lawton Rodeo Honors Cowboys as Pioneers Grow
Hartsel Anson Tex and Ralph Stone Marlow and Alton Cox placed in bulldogging with Buck Evans Dublin winning. Wayne Cox and Freckles Brown finished second and third. Ira Ackers San Antonio rode best. Sam Barber Wal ters labeled hard luck after a fall, awarded boots. $3,000 purse shared. State Senator Bill Logan praised Lawton pioneers at Pioneers Club picnic with over 300 members, memorial for deceased pioneers.
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Hartsel
Anson
Tex
Ralph Stone
Marlow
Alton Cox
C. Buck Evans
Dublin
Lawton Cowboys
Wayne Cox
Lawton
Bill Logan
Pioneer’s Club
Logan
Reward Posted In City Burglary At Cache Road Furniture
A $200 reward is offered for information leading to the recovery of papers stocks and merchandise and to the capture and conviction of thieves in the July 18 burglary of Cache Road Furniture 1509 Cache Road. Sheriff Everett Hale notes additional missing items include six clock radios an adding machine a typewriter a check protector and a blank check book. Noel Hawkins a forgery suspect was an early suspect after escaping city jail the night of the break in.
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Cache Road
Everett Hale
Noel Hawkins
Lawton
Nude Scribes Bare All For Dear Old Duty
San Bernardino California August reports describe 500 nudists at the 22nd annual American Sunbathing Association convention at a nearby ranch. Los Angeles reporters entering the grounds disrobed to cover the story and noted nudists’ indifferent reception. A clothing drive for needy non nudists, a fashion parade with minimal wear, and selections for best tan and prettiest earnings were planned as trains passed nearby.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Los Angeles
Mr. Sunshine
Mrs
Sunbeam
Four Drivers Fined On Traffic Charges
Four traffic offenders paid fines after pleading guilty at arraignment this morning. Kenneth Allen Smith of Rush Springs was fined 35 dollars for driving left of center. Jerry Don Kennedy of Duncan, no license, 35 dollars. Herman Joe Barnett of Lawton, passing in a marked zone, 15 dollars. Artie Lee Bunch of Fort Sill, improper muffler, 15 dollars. Also charged were Richard D. Thickston of Oklahoma City for driving left of center and Odell Herring of Lindsay for speeding at night, plus Robert W. Harmon of Cache for speeding.
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Kenneth Allen Smith
Rush Springs
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Cameron
Cameron
Jerry Don Kennedy
Duncan
Herman Joe Barnett
Rt. 1
Lawton
Artie Lee Bunch
Fort Sill
Richard D. Thickston
Oklahoma City
Odell
Deaf luminaries include Beethoven Edison Martineau Reynolds
A compact note highlights notable deaf individuals including composer Ludwig van Beethoven inventor Thomas Edison writer Harriet Martineau and painter Joshua Reynolds lauded for their success despite hearing loss.
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Ludwig von Beethoven
Thomas Edison
Harriet Martineau
Joshua Reynolds
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Anna Young
Last rites for Mrs Anna 205g 82 of No 48 N 29th were held at 10 30 am today in Highland cemetery. Rev Russell T Rauscher rector of St Andrew's Episcopal church conducted the services. Graveside rites were given by the Lawton Eastern Star chapter with Lawton Funeral home handling arrangements. Bearers were Exall English Dr William Cunningham Al Wickliffe and Henie Eischen.
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Anna
Highland Cemetery
Russell T. Rauscher
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Lawton Eastern Star Chapter
Lawton Funeral Home
Exall English
William Cunningham
al Wickliffe
Henie Eischen
POWs Wife Plans Feast For Homecoming of Lost Soldier
Mrs. Boyd prepares a shrimp dinner at the head of the table for her husband’s return. She shows his last prison camp letter, noting how missions and the peace dove envelope marked his communications. He served three years in Korea with the 2nd Rocket FAB try, 9th corps, and was missing since April 23, 1951.
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Ning
Boyd
Pfc
2Nd Rocket FA Btry
Korea
Fort Towson
Okla
Pennsylvania
Salt Content Contrast Between Dead Sea and Ocean
The Dead Sea has about 23 percent salt, while the ocean averages around three and a half percent. This stark difference highlights why the Dead Sea remains impossibly saline and theory explains higher mineral concentration in its basin.
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Dead Sea
Lawton Crash Leaves Two Girls Severely Hurt
Six people were reported injured after a pickup overturned and fell 30 feet into a rock quarry near Cement Oklahoma. Children Lucille Williams seven and Faye Newton five were ejected from the bed of the truck as it tipped on a slick spill caused by crude oil. Richard W. Williams forty nine and three other passengers sustained minor injuries. Local hospitals could not confirm admission of the two young victims amid ongoing inquiries.
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Lawton
Cement
Chickasha
Lucille Williams
Faye Newton
U. S
Highway Patrol
Richard W. Williams
Anna Williams
Clarence Williams
Elwood Williams
Williams
Beds hung from wall hooks in Monticello alcoves
The 13 bedrooms at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello feature beds suspended by ropes from wall hooks in alcoves. The arrangement reflects historic sleeping quarters and interior design choices of the home.
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Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Guilty Pleas Trim Court Trial Slate
The county court term docket shrank as three liquor counts were dropped after a local bootlegger pled guilty to two possession counts and a motion to suppress evidence was sustained in a similar case. E. P. Carney pleaded guilty in two cases, receiving 50 dollars fine and 30 days in jail on one count and 100 dollars fine and 30 days in jail on the other, to run concurrently. The judge upheld suppressing the warrant in Elmer Hardy possession case and formal sentencing is set for August 18.
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E. P
Chic) Carney
S. R. Harper
Harper
Elmer Hardy
Carney
City defers to higher court on burglary charge
Clarence W. Wilson of Lawton was bound over for trial in Superior Court on second degree burglary after a City court preliminary hearing before Judge John P. Fullerton. Wilson was sent to county jail for failing to post a $1,000 bond. The case concerns the theft of an electric iron in August from Mrs. Stanley Wright.
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Clarence W. Wilson
Lawton
John P. Fullerton
Wilson
County
Fullerton
Stanley Wright
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