Holy City Rites Speakers Named
Rev Earl McGill will be principal speaker at Sunday vesper services at Holy City near Wichita. Chaplain Elton Curnutt and Chaplain Hudson Phillips will follow with talks at Fort Sill and Beal Heights Presbyterian Church respectively. Services start at 7 30 p m with music and a scenic sunset view.
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Earl McGill
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Holy City
Wichitas
Three Crosses
Jack Batten
Elton Curnutt
Fort Sill
Hudson Phillips
Paul Hanna
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Batten
Burglary and theft incidents reported in Temple area
Police reported multiple burglaries Friday night to Sunday morning. A forgery suspect is held after staying in an adjoining room during a purse theft of $80 from a table. Temple cafe on 7th street entered through a rear window. a cigaret machine and icebox item were reportedly taken. A separate break in at B and D Transfer Co. showed a bent window frame but no entry. Four youths fled after breaking into a used tire rack at Sears. police cars pursued but the youths escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Cafe
Lee Temle
Vaca
B and D Transfer Co
Sears
11Th Street
Public officials in Alabama face upheaval amid gambling probe
In Phenix City the state moved quickly to purge officials tied to a gambling inquiry. Circuit Solicitor Arch Ferrell, later named as a prime suspect in the Patterson murder, was replaced by Johnson of Athens. A new governorappointed jury commission filled the box, martial law suspended local officers, and National Guardsmen have arrested several public figures on crime and gambling charges.
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Arch Ferrell
Patterson
Johnson
Athens
Ala
Russell County
Russell
1858 Code of Conduct for Carson Pirie Co Employees
A historical 1858 code from Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago outlines duties: store hours 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. year round, cleaning tasks, fuel and water brought in, Sabbath rules, a five dollar annual church payment, Sunday school attendance, and limited leisure after long workdays. It notes concerns about smoking and personal conduct affecting integrity.
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Ponder
Carson, Pirie and Co
Chicago
Oklahoma market prices and livestock report August nine
Oklahoma City daily price lists show butter, eggs, poultry and grains with No 1 hard wheat around 2.06 to 2.14 a bushel and various regional bids. Livestock prices indicate cattle and calves steady to higher, hogs 50 to 75 cents above last Friday, with top steer bids near 24.00 and lambs around 18.00. Local markets in Alva Enid Lawton and Tulsa reported similar levels across grades and weights.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of ‘ Agriculture Today
Bison
Alva
Kingfisher
Hennessey
Enid
Fairview
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Oklahoma
Clinton
Lawton
Frederick
Guymon
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b. Farm
Muskogee
Vinita
Ardmore
Tulsa
Hens
Watonga
Chandler
Durant
Pauls Valley
Laverne
Elk City
Blackwell
Chickasha
Mcpenn
Reno
McAlester
Steady
el Reno
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Marcantonio Dies In Street Near City Hall
Former Rep Vito Marcantonio a stormy left wing politician from a Manhattan district collapses on a rain swept street near City Hall on his way to his downtown law office. He was 51 and died likely of a heart attack. He had diabetes but nothing recent. He had telephoned his office earlier to say he would be in. He was defeated in 1950 after seven terms by a Republican Democrat coalition candidate whose major issue claimed he followed the Communist line in voting.
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New York
Vito Marcantonio
Manhattan
City Hall
Marcantonio
Congress
Morocco troops patrol streets to quell Port Lyautey riot
Port Lyautey Morocco August 9 troops with machine guns patrolled the streets after a riot that killed at least 12 people and injured 50 in the port city. Americans French and other Europeans were evacuated from the native quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lyautey
Morocco
McCARTHY hearings seek tighter control over testimony
A Democratic member of the bipartisan special committee proposed a rule of relevancy to curb bulldozer tactics during hearings. He favored public hearings with TV and radio coverage barred and the chairman allowed to cut off witnesses who stray beyond defined charges. The panel has already ruled out broadcast coverage to avoid a vaudeville atmosphere and may begin selecting specifics of the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Committee
Sotey
Packard Reports Half Year Loss Amid Industry Slump
Packard Motor Car Co posts a net loss of 2,794,400 for the first half of 1954, versus 6,027,251 in the prior year half. The decline stems from weaker sales and non recurring plant modernization costs as Packard plans a merger with Studebaker Corp, which also reports a six month loss and faces the Ford GM sales battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
P—Packard Motor Car Co
Studebaker Corp
Packard
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
New York Tax Share From Motor Vehicle Revenue
State motorists pay motor vehicle and motor fuel taxes that account for about 1.9 of every 100 dollars in taxes collected by New York, highlighting the revenue source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hospital Births and Admissions Across Communities
Births and medical updates list new arrivals and patient movements. Entries detail newborns in Sou and Southwestern regions, with parents, times, weights, and dates. Admitted and dismissed patients include individuals from multiple towns, clinics, and hospitals with medical or surgical notes.
Balky Pen Triggers Death in Danville Shooting Chase
In Danville Virginia a quarrel over a pen at a local restaurant led to a gunshot and a police chase. Air Force privates Melvin Gerbitz and Augustine Smith fled, crashed on the Dan River bridge, and Gerbitz drowned while Smith was captured. both are from Fort Bragg North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Air Force
Melvin L. Gerbitz
Pvt
Augustine Smith
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Dan River
Gerbitz
Smith
Thirty five motorists charged in county crackdown
County Attorney Manville Redman announced a weekend enforcement crackdown with thirty five motorists cited for traffic violations. The list includes Fort Sill personnel and residents from Duncan Hobart Lawton and other areas with offenses such as improper muffler passing in a marked zone reckless driving following too closely and driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
T. Ronald
Bennie D. Bishop
Irwin
Qualls
Duncan
Vernon F. Peters
Fort Sill
Glen E. Goeringer
Chattanooga
Louise Hefner
Medicine Park
Donald P. Patterson
Jesse G. Stephens
William R. Wilson
Altus
Robert T. Walker
William H. Demarco
Louis L. Doiron
Williams
Robert L. Barnes
Hubert D. Landrum
Gary D. Jennings
Tulsa
Dan E. Dykes
Raymond D. Brown
James H. Rowland
Edsel Horne
William O. Morgan
John R. Curtis
Hobart
Charlie H. Lofton
Eugene A. Collins
Richard L. Penoyer
Wilbur J. Meyer
Bill Robertson
Bill D. Edge
Simms
Tex
Peter Joseph Luciano
Donald Ray Spencer
Faxon
Orgel Smart
Sterling
Hanson A. Teague
Lawton
Kenneth C. Lahren
Tornadoes Damage Farms Across Eastern Oklahoma County
W E Bacon reports his tile and sheet metal broiler house near Choctaw destroyed by a Saturday tornado with an estimated 9000 loss and fruit trees damaged. A Garber tornado damaged farm buildings and oil tanks. Temperatures ranged from 65 to 105 on a day of scattered light rain and thundershowers.
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W. E. Bacon
Choctaw
Oklahoma County
Gage
Hobart
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Altus
Guymon
Fort Sill
Ponca City
McAlester
Dallas
Little Rock
Garber
Okla
Oklahoma
Balkan Entente Eyes Expanded Military Collaboration
Balkan Entente members Balkans to Swiss Alps see NATO linked Gretta and Turkey want Latin neighbor in the alliance. Observers expect armies to shift strategically among the three nations, reducing Tito era concentration in Central Yugoslavia near Transylvania and enabling freer information exchange to map a common strategy and strengthen defenses.
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Mediterranean
Gretta
Turkey
NATO
Tito
Yugoavia
Romania
Transylvania
Relatives At Bedside Of Retired Sergeant
A retired Army staff sergeant Jesse L. Cost 59 of 1402 S Sixth is seriously ill at Fort Sill hospital. His daughter Ruby Young and son Neal Cost are due from Germany today. His wife is a nurse at Fort Sill. Also present at the bedside are sons Harold Cost and Wallace Cost and brothers Bailey Cost and John Cost along with a sister Mrs Salt Lake.
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Fort Sill
Ruby Young
Neal Cost
Germany
Jesse L. Cost
S. Sixth
Harold Cost
Yakima
Wash
Wallace Cost
Salt Lake City
Utah
John Cost
Ey Oo
Bailey Cost
Pasay
Salt Lake Oo
Funeral Rites Held for Local Resident
Funeral services will be at Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Allen B. Harper officiating. Burial at Highland Cemetery. The man died on arrival at a Lawton hospital Saturday night. He lived 11 miles east and 1.5 miles south of Lawton, born April 14, 1888 in Indiana. He married Mabel Reed May 29, 1935. Surviving are his wife two sisters Mrs. Clara Dayton and Mrs. Annie Pittman and several nieces and nephews.
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Lawton Funeral
Allen B. Harper
E and Lee Church of Christ
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Hospital
Lawton
Indiana
Mabel Reed
Clara Dayton
Annie Pittman
Mrs Mary Wade Lawton Pioneer Laid To Rest
Mrs Mary Belle Wade 89 a Lawton pioneer died Wednesday. Funeral services were Sunday afternoon at Letitia Baptist Church with Rev Guy Swanson officiating. Burial followed at Letita cemetery. Bearers were Hub Herrin Dan Ray Lawrence Kelling Walter Morris A L Stuever and T H Ketels. Mrs Scruggs lived at 2002 B to Lawton from Missouri in
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Mary Belle Wade
Lawton Pioneer
Letitia Baptist Church
Guy Swanson
Antioch Baptist Church
Letita Cemetery
Hub Herrin
Dan Ray
Lawrence Kelling
Walter Morris
A. L. Stuever
T. H. Ketels
Scruggs
Lawton
Missouri
Funeral services for Robert E. Moore in Sulphur
Robert E. Moore 79, retired carpenter, died Sunday at a local rest home after a heart attack. Born in Missouri on Sept 11 1875 he moved to Oklahoma and later to Sulphur in 1922. He leaves two daughters Mrs J L Stovall and Mrs R M Henson and a son Jack Moore with several siblings and a grandson. Burial and services are set for 2 p.m. at the Danner chapel in Sulphur with arrangements by Becker Funeral Home.
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Robert Elmer Moore
Missouri
Texas
Oklahoma
J. L. Stovall
Atlanta
Moore
Marlin
Tex
Terry Lee Stovall
Lawton
Becker Funeral Home
Danner Chapel
Dr P W Sawyer Memorial Service At Barnett Chapel
Dr P W Sawyer 56 of 105 E Arlington Drive died Saturday night. A former Clearview Oklahoma resident since 1950 he belonged to Barnett Chapel AME Mistletoe Lodge AF&AM and Golden Limit Consistory No 133. Survived by wife Irma Jean Sawyer daughter Mrs Charles Jackson two sisters Mrs Pauline Wilson and Mrs Lucille Hoy. Services Tuesday 2 pm at Barnett Chapel with Rev J J Webb officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery with Masonic rites. Fletcher Funeral Home in charge. Body in state 9 am until service.
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P. W. Sawyer
E. Arlington Drive
Clearview
Oklo
Barnett Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Mistletoe Lodge
Af&am
Golden Limit
Irma Jean Sawyer
Charles Jackson
Carver
Pauline Wilson
Los Angeles
Calif
Lucille Hoy
J. J. Webb
Highland Cemetery
Fletcher Funeral Home
Immigrant Pena and Moreno Await Possible Deportation
Mexican immigrants Pena and Moreno describe hunger and isolation after arrest. Officials plan to return them to Mexico, saying there is no work or food at home. Moreno resists and tries to shower as officers prepare to depart.
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Pena
Shelby
Moreno
Mexico
President Denies Clemency for Killer of FBI Agent
New York report states President Eisenhower refused clemency for Gerhard A Puff who is to die in the Singaneuets chair for the murder of FBI Agent Joseph Brock and U S Marshal Thomas Lunney. Puff was captured in July 1952 after a Kansas bank robbery.
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New York
Eisenhower
Gerhard A. Puff
Singaneuets
FBI
U. S
Thomas Lunney
Puff
Joseph Brock
Kansas
Communist Party Opposes the Men Rally In Conclusion
The Communist Party released a statement after a 24 state closed conference, urging support for candidates favoring coexistence with the Soviet Union. Pettis Perry predicted a Democratic victory this fall, citing nationwide dissatisfaction with the Eisenhower administration and potential large-scale November gains.
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New York
Communist Party
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Pettis Perry
Farm Bill Faceoff Narrows Senate House Support Split
Senate and House votes show a tight division on farm bill provisions with 46 favoring the administration plan and 44 opposing, six undecided. Dairy supports shift from 90 to 75 percent with echoes of 80 to 85 percent proposed by House and Senate committees amid looming amendments.
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House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Knowland
Senate
Benson
Aiken
Coetory
Instea Tde
Rhee criticizes pacifism and UN limits on Korea attack
In a frank speech the South Korean leader denounced delays in resuming hostilities against the north. He blamed the United Nations and American officers for rationing ammunition and warned that delaying action risks a wider war. He also accused De Gaulle of anti communism and criticized U.S. restraint under Eisenhower.
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Charles
de Gaulle
Rhee
South Korea
United Nations
Chiang
Formosa
United States
Eisenhower
Fire Destroys Coal Shed at County School
Lawton area firefighters battled a Sunday blaze that destroyed a coal shed adjoining the New Hope school eight miles southwest of Lawton. Firemen said the shed had collapsed before crews extinguished the fire.
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Lawton
New Hope School
Tiny Cancer Victim Marks Last Birthday
A brief about Anita Rae Bartlett a child in Lawton Oklahoma who passed away from cancer. Her parents moved to Lawton with her father A C Bartlett employed at Fort Sill. Doctors say she was likely born with cancer and have little hope for recovery with only a rare chance of arresting the disease.
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Lawton
A. C. Bartlett
Fort Sill
Anita Rae
Walters Resident to Teach at OU Linguistics School
Joe Harry Walters, a Walters farm resident for 50 years, will leave Tuesday for the University of Oklahoma Summer Institute of Linguistics. He has taught the Comanche language to missionaries for six years and notes the difficulty of teaching, as learners seek the sound and tune of hymns to teach other Indians abroad and in the United States. Kiowa Cheyenne and Arapaho members also attend the institute to share languages and customs with missionaries.
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Joe Harry
Walters
University of Oklahoma Summer Institute of Linguistics
Harry
Walters Farm
United States
Harry Nod
Legion Convention Attracts Large Local Delegation
A large Lawton and Fort Sill delegation attended the American Legion and auxiliary department convention in Oklahoma City over the weekend. Fort Sill Post No. 193 was led by Commander W. L. E. en and Commander-elect Bob Leach, with many others including Mrs. Leach and several couples. Lawton’s Lowery-Whitehead Post was represented by Dr. J. W. Spencer, post commander, and Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Garber among others.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
American Legion and Auxiliary
Oklahoma
Ity
Bob Leach
Townsend
Alvie Owen
Harry Weldee
Lowery-Whitehead
J. W. Spencer
Buddy Garber
Joe Zipen
Laborites Depart for Red China and Moscow Tour
Former Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Aneurin Bevan lead six other Labour MPs on a tour to Moscow and Red China. The delegation hoped to improve East-West relations but their departure was delayed by two hours due to engine trouble on the plane.
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London
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Moscow
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