Death Of Two Stars Fulfills Superstition In Hollywood
Hollywood reports the deaths of Carmen Miranda and Susan Ball within 12 hours each fueling a superstition that tragedy comes in threes, alongside actor Robert Francis who died in a plane crash. Miranda died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills after filming with Jimmy Durante, Ball succumbed to cancer at 21, and Francis perished in a private plane crash near Burbank.
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Hollywood
Carmen Miranda
Susan Ball
Miss Miranda
Miss Ball
Robert Francis
Beverly Hills
Jimmy Durante
Miss Bail
City of Hope Hospital
Francis
Ensign Willie Keith
Burbank
Durante
Carmy
Durant
David Sebastian
Sebastian
Richard Long
Long
Miranda
Eddie Jackson
Kentucky governor race shimmers as voters head to polls
In Kentucky, a fierce Democratic primary pits former Gov. Happy Chandler against Judge Bert Combs and Gov. Lawrence Wetherby allies, with U S senators Barkley and Clements amid the clash. GOP candidates Edwin Denney and James Clay also contest. Balloting ends at midnight with results possibly delayed.
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Louisville
Kentucky
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Bert T. Combs
Lawrence Wetherby
U.S
Alben W. Barkley
Earle C. Clements
Jesse N. R. Cecil
Sen. Clements
Barkley
Chandler
Richard Russell
Georgia
Senate
U. S. Senate
Combs
Court of Appeals
Wetherby
GOP
U. S
Edwin R. Denney
James L. Clay
House
Keen Johnson
Johnson
John Y. Brown
County Women To Attend Parley At Farm Home Conference
Twelve Comanche county home demonstration club women will attend the 38th annual Farm Home Conference at Oklahoma A&M College Stillwater August 8 to 11 along with Mrs Clara J Kelley and Mrs Louie Kennedy Rupe. The event offers 18 courses for home makers and the group will depart from the courthouse at 7 a.m. Monday returning about 5 p.m. Thursday. Attending will include Mrs J E Dane Roseland club Mrs Ed Cranfill Ready to Help Mrs Dale Kuntz Cedar Grove Mrs Ed Robertson Cedar Grove Mrs W O Pine Friendship Mrs Emil Woesner Friendship Mrs Glen Hastings Geronimo Mrs Clifford Larah Geronimo Mrs Cari Hall Good Cheer Mrs T J Reid Good Cheer Mrs Floyd Langston Pershing and Mrs Nick Carras Progressive.
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Comanche County Home Demonstration Club
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Clara J. Kelley
Louie Kennedy Rupe
Kelley
Farm Home
Parley
J. E. Dane
Roseland Club
Ed Cranfill
Dale Kuntz
Cedar Grove
Ed Robertson
W. O. Pine
Friendship
Emil Woesner
Glen Hastings
Geronimo
Clifford Larah
Cari Hall
T. J. Reid
Floyd Langston
Pershing
Nick Carras
Progressive
Three Area Men Enlisted In Army Under Buddy Plan
Three area youths joined the Army in the past week under the buddy system at Camp Chaffee Av. They are Jimmy H. Lanner of Countyline, Bobby V. Chapman of Duncan, and Curtis L. Whitehead of Duncan. A fourth youth, William T. Day, whose sister Mrs. Robert Tracy lives at 1712% winsom, also enlisted.
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Army
Buddy Plan
Camp Chaffee
Jimmy H. Lanner
Countyline
Bobby V. Chapman
Duncan
Curtis L. Whitehead
William T. Day
Robert Tracy
Winsom
Japs Observe Anniversary of A Bomb in Hiroshima
Ten years after the atomic blast, Hiroshima marked the anniversary with prayers and an appeal by Prime Minister Hatoyama for atomic power to serve humanity. About 10,000 Japanese and foreigners attended the memorial in front of the cenotaph as 500 peace doves were released. The attack killed 92,133, injured 9,428, and 27,997 more were hurt.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
Galbraith Trial Delay Is Denied
District Judge W A Lackey overruled a motion to delay the murder trial of Dr Ben Galbraith and denied a bid to move the case from McAlester Oklahoma The defense argued illness of a key witness a Memphis psychiatrist but the judge refused delaying tactics predicting a trial lasting about a week Galbraith admits killing his wife and three children and setting the home afire to conceal evidence Earlier rulings kept the trial in McAlester and allowed evidence from the fire to stand despite a suppression bid by defense counsel.
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Mcalester
Okla
W. A. Lackey
Ben Galbraith
Fred Whetsel
Memphis
Galbraith
Whetsel
Lackey
Here
Eufaula
Jim Rinehart
Bootlegger Loses Car After Silent Address Raid
Tulsa dispatch notes Buddy E. Wood of 3815 East 16th who went to a South Quaker Avenue residence Friday night to deliver whisky. After knocking, an unseen thief took his car with three cases of whisky inside, leaving Wood shaken about trusting neighbors.
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Tulsa
Buddy E. Wood
East 16Th
South Quaker Avenue
Wood
Stolen Child Returned After Three Day Flight
Oklahoma City report of six year old Holly McMenamin's safe return from a three day cross country flight with attorney Francis E. Marshall. Custody dispute between her mother and father led to kidnapping charges which Oklahoma County Attorney Granville Scanland agreed to drop if Holly returned unharmed.
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Oklahoma City
Holly McMenamin
Tulsa
Philadelphia
J. Thomas Taggart
Oklahoma
Francis E. Marshall
James P. McMenamin
Scanland
Vincent G. Penall
Holly
Taggart
Rehearsals Set For Lawton School Bands
Lawton junior and senior high students begin two hour rehearsals in their band rooms starting August 22 at 8 a.m. under LHS band director George Walters to prep for the 1955 football season. John McHenry, new junior high director, and his family are moving to Lawton this week. he was formerly band director for Waurika schools.
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Lawton
George Walters
LHS
John McHenry
McHenry
Waurika
First Methodists To Open Bible School Monday
Daily vacation Bible school starts at First Methodist church 202 S Eighth on Monday Aug 8 with Mrs Elmer Ewing as dean. Kindergarteners attend one week while primary junior and intermediate students study two weeks from 9 to 11 a.m. church bus will provide rides. Rev J J Stowe Jr is pastor.
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First Methodist Church
Elmer Ewing
J. J. Stowe Jr
Library News Highlights New Books and Authors
A roundup of forthcoming titles and authors including Venture Into Darkness by Hobart Rimrock by L Short Maid of Israel by Ingram The Thorn Tree by N G White Bonjour Tristesse by Sgan Mat Regan Lady by Post The River Witch by McIntyre The Complete Book of Home Preserving by Smith Gentlemen Start Your Engines by Shaw The New Official Gun Book by Jacobs It’s Me O Lord by Rockwell Kent New Hope for the Retarded by Pollock The Flame of Hercules by Llewelyn Davy Crockett’s Own Story Desert Storm by Foster Wild Horse Tamer by Balch The Unwilling Heart by Marshall Hold Fast the Dream by Low Deborah Todd Wilson and Bright Pathways by Booth.
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Hobart
L. Short
Smith
Shaw
Jacobs
Lord
Rockwell Kent
Pollock
Hercules
Llewellyn
Davy Crockett
Foster
Balch
Marshall
Low
Deborah Todd Wilson
Booth
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