Sooner State League Scores and Tonight's Schedule
Baseball and basketball snippets show Muskogee and Ponca City results, with昨日 results from Lawton, McAlester, Seminole, Ardmore, and Paris. Tonight's Texas league games feature Lawton at Seminole, Ponca City at McAlester, Shawnee at Muskogee, Ardmore at Paris, plus American League and Western League updates and Wednesday schedules across multiple cities.
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Japanese Minister Arrives to Report to Shigemitsu
Shigenobu Shima, Japan's minister to Washington, arrived by plane to report to Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu. Shigemitsu plans to travel to the United States on August 23.
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Shigenobu Shima
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Knuckleballer Notches 9th Win in Texas League Action
In a tight Texas League race, Dallas climbs within half game of leader as San Antonio loses to Tulsa 9-3 in both ends of a doubleheader. San Antonio and Tulsa split 9-3 and 3-0 games. Dolan Nichols gains his 16th win while Al Papai notches his 19th as Houston falls to Oklahoma City 3-0. Shreveport moves to third with a 3-0 win over Fort Worth.
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Cuban To Protest Reversal To Akins
Isaac Logart's manager Ed Mafuz said he would protest the split decision over 10 rounds at St Nicholas Arena that gave Cuba born Virgil Akins a win over Logart. The 1300 in attendance paid 2026 dollars while referee Ray Miller scored for Logart and AP had it evenly split.
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Yanks Purchase Southpaw Hurler
The New York Yankees bought left handed pitcher Gary Coleman from their Denver club in the American Association. Coleman, 24, 6 feet 1 inch, won 13 games and lost 8 after a five hitter against Louisville. He must join the Yankees once a roster move is made.
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Cubs Edge Dodgers 1-0 Behind Jones Seven K's
Sam Jones pitched four hits over nine innings for the Cubs in a 1-0 win over the Dodgers. He struck out seven and walked six, leaving nine runners stranded, while Gene Baker contributed two of the Cubs six hits and hit a homer off Don Newcombe.
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Bucs Sign Fenner to Brunswick Club Contract
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bradford J. Fenner 21 of Herkimer New York to a contract with the Pirate owned Brunswick Club of the Georgia Florida League. Fenner a St. Lawrence University graduate Canton New York will report to Brunswick next spring.
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Soldier paints going away portraits of generals at Ft. Knox
Sergeant William Conn of Madison Indiana orders generals around in a surprising tradition at the Ft. Knox armored center. He paints portraits of departing commanding generals and presents them as going away gifts, a custom observed by officers.
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Cadets Must Sail Four Voyages on Eagle at Coast Guard Academy
All cadets at the U S Coast Guard Academy in New London Conn are required to complete four voyages aboard the bark Eagle, a square rigged training ship for seamanship instruction.
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Confident U S Economy Faces Watchful Eye
Washington economists and President Eisenhower warn that the current boom requires careful monitoring. They cite consumer credit, rising inventories, high production, and employment gains, with deflation and inflation risks, while noting recent credit curbs and housing loan changes.
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City Man Faces Larceny Charge in Lawton Motel Theft
Curtis Ray of Lawton was charged with grand larceny by County Attorney Manville Redman for stealing a television from a Cache Road motel Friday night. Other actions include speeding charges for Robert B. Leggington and Nathaniel Beatty, both with no addresses listed, and Jerome Albert Sorenson of Sheppard Air Force Base. James Howard Jones faces pending DWI charges. Melvin Lofton Southerland and W. F. Ray were fined and jailed for DWI. Complaints signed by Trooper H. D. Morgan and Deputy Sheriff Arvil Roberson.
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State Auto Death Toll Rises To 334
Oklahoma's highway death toll climbed to 334 Tuesday with six deaths reported Monday, including three from a single accident. Of the listed victims, Mrs. Mabel Wisner of Fargo died when her car struck a falling barrel on U.S. 270 near Woodward. A fatal intersection crash near Guymon claimed three lives. Rev. Frank Worth Wood, his wife Charlyn, and their son Jerry perished in a crash at U.S. 83 and SH 3 in Beaver county. Lee Virgil Heath, a sailor at the Norman naval base, died from injuries after his car left a Cleveland County road south of Oklahoma City. Ernest Maples of Roff died from injuries from a one-car crash on SH 18 near Sulphur. The year-ago toll stood at 322.
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Slain Airman Gene Wallis Recalled in Military Rites
A2c Gene H. Wallis 27, killed July 29 1955 by Arab nationalists in Tripoli Libya, will have 11:15 a.m arrival in Lawton and 2 p.m. services with full military honors at Becker Memorial chapel. Burial in Highland cemetery. Survived by father Abe Wallis, mother Daisy Cleaver, wife Thelma, daughter Lana Karen, and siblingsJimmy Wallis Pauline Wallis.
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el Paso
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Thelma
Lana Karen
Oakland
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Judge Disposes of 13 Complaints in Municipal Court
Judge J Merle Oaks ruled on thirteen cases Monday including two filed by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol against Jerry Baker of Dallas Texas and Robert Steve Cain of 1501 N 21st for speeding with $11 fines. Other defendants faced bonds and fines for hit and run no license theft parking reckless driving disturbing the peace and shoplifting in Lawton Oklahoma.
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Scooter Driver Hurt In Crash
Calvin Allen Calligan 15 of 913 S Seventh was injured at 615 pm Monday when his motor scooter skidded on loose gravel and hit a car at Sixth and Tf. Albert Sawyer 34 of 2009 N 16th, the auto driver, was turning left from Sixth onto I. Calligan had a fractured leg and was listed in good condition at Southwestern hospital.
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Suzan Ball to be buried in bridal gown after cancer death
Hollywood mourns actress Suzan Ball who died Friday after a two year cancer battle. She will be buried Tuesday in the wedding dress she wore when she married actor Richard Long on an artificial leg. Services at Church of the Recessional Forest Lawn cemetery conducted by Dr. Lewis Evans. Organist Bert Barton to play the wedding march. Over 3,000 friends viewed her casket. mourners include many show folk.
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Law Defying Couple To Appeal Defense Sentences
BRATTLEBORO VT UP Mrs Lucille Miller urged youths to duck the draft and her husband Manuel a justice of the peace faced appeals after federal judge Ernest Gibson imposed suspended terms on 18 counts against her and a one year and a day prison term plus a $1000 fine on him for obstructing marshals who sought to take Mrs Miller to a mental hospital. The couple defied marshals for 12 hours before surrendering May 3 and face probation terms after completion of their sentences.
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Lucille Miller
Ernest Gibson
Bethel
Manuel
Miller
Wheat stem sawfly infests wheat across northern plains
The wheat stem sawfly continues to infest wheat across much of the northern Great Plains region, threatening yields and prompting farmers to monitor fields and seek control measures.
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Atoka Reverses Integration Ruling
Atoka Oklahoma reversed a plan to integrate public schools yesterday with a unanimous vote to maintain segregation. The move followed protests by both Black and white residents and marks a change from a prior board decision to start integration August 29.
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Okla
Oklahoma
Tire and wheel stolen from 1940 Chevrolet trunk
Don Smith reported to police that a tire and wheel were taken from the trunk of his 1940 Chevrolet sometime during the past week. The wheel was described as painted black with two cream stripes.
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Secretaries Set Mountain Picnic in Wildlife Reserve
Lawton Secretary chapter schedules a family picnic at Pecan Springs on the U S Wildlife reservation for Aug. 17 at 6 30 p m. The gathering follows a Monday night meeting where new member Mrs. Melba Medford joined and a program on stenotype electric typewriter and dictaphone was demonstrated. Watermelon was served. Next meeting is a Sept. 12 dinner at Biancos with committee chairs announced.
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Lawton
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Coann Truex
Pauline Miller
Mildred Hunter
Bobbie Boucher
Beverly Werder
Melba Medford
Tyler, Tex
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Virgie Johnson
Bulletin
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Boucher
Miller
Geraldine Hair
Ova Lambdin
Imogene Pope
Georgia Rush
Tom Mote Dies in Sterling After Heart Attack During Walk
Special report states Tom Mote, longtime Sterling resident, died Saturday morning from a heart attack while walking home. His wife had died last winter.
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Sterling
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