Cool Nights Help Break Heat Seige in Lawton Area
The local forecast shows a cooling trend as a weak front moves southeast across Oklahoma. Highs reach 105 to 107 statewide with 75 degree nights, while scattered storms form in the northeast and the southwest remains hot with highs near 107.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Guymon
Idabel
McAlester
Oon City
Hobart
Ardmore
Tulsa
Altus
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
United States
Roswell
Carlsbad
New Mexico
la Junta
Colorado
Texas
Morals War Rages Over Language and Vodka Stands
A readers letter complains workers in a large factory use obscene language alarming a new female coworker and a 17 year old. Reports mention a man shouting vulgar words in a tram and another before a police officer. Moscow shuts many vodka stands as part of a campaign. Novelist Gladkov criticizes Western tunes and youth behavior in Literary Gazette.
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Komsomol
Moscow
Fedor Vasilavich Gladkov
The
Literary Gazette
Gladkov
Hospital News Items Brief Admits and Dismissals
A string of hospital notices lists admissions at Morris Summit and Kiowa areas with patients such as J. C. Riddle’s family, J. Baptiste in Marlow, and Elizabeth Barcinderbar in Shawnee. Dismissals include Mrs. Arthur H. Phillips Walters and Mrs. Toby Slayton in Redding California after surgery.
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A Morris
Summit
A. D. Pace
Frederick
Clyde Eoff
Walters
David McFadden
Park
Igor Ruchko
Melca
Lee Hurst
June Barnett
Will Early
Duncan
Kiowa
Rodrick Yeahpau
Anadarko
Joe Poaspyditty
Viola Ann Warrior
Ponca City
Jane Baptiste
Marlow
Elizabeth Barcinderbar
John Welfelt
Shawnee
Denver Poco
Robert Poco
Joe Kaseca
Norman
Justin Poolaw
Mountain View
Lawrence Davis Ithle
Rachael Poco
S . Robert Stockton
Wallace Lastinger
Dale Erick Armstrong
Emanuel
Strong
Washington
Floyd Stellah
Ae Ell Bloxsom
Lake
Ae William Finley
Jene Ellen Price
Conner Price
P. M. Wynn
Cache
Ora Smith
Indiahoma
Arthur H. Phillips
Arvin Enderson
Elgin
Toby Slayton
Redding
Calif
Elia Pahsuda
Buffalo Shoot Added At Anadarko Exposition
ANADARKO Okla Aug 12 UP The American Indian Exposition August 16 21 will include a buffalo shoot with horseback archers aiming at a stuffed buffalo A second new event teams of two men against two women will contest in a rapid tepee erecting event.
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Anadarko
Okla
Ribbon Cutting for 180-Room Artillery Center Building
A dedication ceremony was planned for a new 180 room academic and office building named in honor of a late general at the Artillery Center. Gen Williams introduced Gen Snow's grandson to cut the ribbon, with the 97th Army band playing and a guided tour to follow.
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William B. Estes
Edward T. Williams
Artillery Center
Pennell
Williams
Snow
Eckert-Fair Construction Company
Dallas
Tex
Tulsa District Corps of Engineers
Prowl er captures with pistol by Lawton woman
Prowler arrested after an elderly Lawton resident confronted him at her home. Officers found the man slipping at her screen door latch while she held a loaded pistol to his stomach. She stated she acted to defend herself, calling it a citizens duty. Tennessee said she was glad the prowler was nabbed.
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Hennessee
Lawton
Tennessee
Scare Trick Cops Breaks Up By Police Chase
In Holdenville Oklahoma on August 12 police chased a sedan full of high school boys after a motorist reported a bloody arm dangling from the trunk while the youths aimed to scare Wewoka men. Officers caught the car and reprimanded the youths including one with cats up on his arm.
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Holdenville
Okla
Brazil’s Vargas Surmounts Grave Crisis After Assassination Attempt
In Rio de Janeiro, former dictator turned president Getulio Vargas faces a major crisis sparked by last Thursday’s assassination attempt on anti-Vargas editor Carlos Lacerda. Riots injured two. Vargas flies to Belo Horizonte to inaugurate a steel plant and speak tonight. Military leaders, War Minister Zenobia Da Costa, and Rio zone generals meet to discuss actions to support the constitutional presidency. Three air force officers, including a major general, face disciplinary arrest for voicing support.
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Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Carlos Lacerda
Air Force
Ruben Vaz
Vargas
Belo Horizonte
Zenobia da Costa
Rio Zone
United Action
Bus Driver Not Guilty in City Court Trial
Lawton attorney Lewis Oerke paid $15 for contempt of court after a squabble at the arraignment. bus driver Ray J. Collyar was found not guilty in a traffic trial before Peace Justice Marvin Cameron and City Judge John Pete Fullerton. Collyar was arrested by highway patrolmen for speeding at night. The verdict came at 10 a.m. with Oerke seeking a venue change and later objections about judges being out of town. Observers noted the rare contempt fine against an attorney by a peace justice.
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Lawton
Lewis Oerke
Ray J. Collyar
Oerke
Marvin Cameron
Collyar
John Pete Fullerton
Oklahoma City
Cameron
Derke
Burglaries Tied to Dinse and Pholman Pair
Detectives link Dinse and Pholman to at least three burglaries after admitting involvement in multiple thefts. Losses include car battery clothing from Cachery store cigarets from Apache tavern and damage to a Tomahawk tavern machine. Sheriff cites deputies' evidence across the cases.
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Dinse
Pholman
Hale
Thrill Burglar Carried Secrets
Washington reports Col. Robert Orr was arrested in Las Vegas for burglary after Air Force says he possessed secret government documents. Orr, a Korean War veteran with 101 missions, was not authorized to hold the papers. A hearing on burglary charges was delayed until September 2 for mental studies by Nevada officials.
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Washington
Robert Orr
Las Vegas
Nev
Air Force
Orr
Korea
Nevada
Bandits pose as federal officers in Tulsa home robbery
An 11:15 p.m. home invasion ended with $1,400 cash, a US automatic and a .32 revolver taken by three men who claimed to be federal officers. A late-model grey sedan fled west as roadblocks failed. A second robbery at a Dallas/Oklahoma City Safeway netted about $300. Police report a 45-year-old bandit with a blue steel revolver. a similar 8:30 p.m. store holdup described a five foot six man in a light hat escaping in a two-tone 1952 convertible. A Sapulpa chase near SH 67 involved a man firing at the suspects’ car. one victim, Brown, recovered from shock after fleeing toward Tulsa. Brown had traveled from St. Louis and previously worked at the Lamarr Hotel, with mention of an associate “Herman” and a light-colored old-model car. Brown admitted prior time in a federal medical institution for carrying an unregistered firearm.
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Siebe Sit
Alderpson
Thompson
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Saferer
Sapulpa
Gaines
Herman
SH 67
Brown
Federal Medical Institution
Springfield
American Flyer Confesses to Bridge Stunt Over London
A 6 foot 3 veteran with a U S commercial license flew a single engine monoplane under seven London bridges after adopting the alias A G Thompson The stunt drew crowds on Tower Bridge London Bridge and near the Thames Authorities traced the Denham Flying Club aircraft and interviewed Thompson who was later linked to a plan involving Miss Brown He reportedly said the $10 flight was cheap at the price of a bridge and that Helen Brown agreed to marry Gene if the stunt succeeded
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Christopher Draper
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U. S
A. G. Thompson
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The
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Gene
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Connecticut's Claim on Early U S Steel Industry Origin
Connecticut asserts the U S steel industry began in Simsbury in 1744 with Joseph Higley opening a production plant.
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U.S
Simsbury
Conn
Joseph Higley
Oklahoma City poultry and livestock market report
Oklahoma City market notes show mixed prices across poultry eggs and butterfat with regional receipts and deliveries. Broilers, hens, and eggs display varied values with steady to weak signals. cattle, hogs, and sheep prices reflect light supply and modest gains or stability in key classes.
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USDA
Poklahoma Department of Agria
Reno
Vici
Blackwell
Clinton
Frederick
Lawton
Guymon
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b. Farrmn
Muskogee
Vinita
Ardmore
Tulsa
Laverne
Alva
Hobart
McAlester
Watonga
Elk City
Chan City
Chickasha
Pauls Valley
Enid
Durant
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Chandler
Cost Estimates Due On Toll Roads
Oklahoma City, Aug. 12 UP says cost estimates and traffic counts for three proposed toll roads should reach the state turnpike authority in a week to 10 days. Chairman Norman Hirschfield reported progress. DeLeon Cather and Co. of Chicago has a $75,000 contract for cost estimates, started in April. Parsons, Brincke Hall and MacDonald of New York handles the traffic counts under a $65,000 contract.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Turnpike Authority
Norman Hirschfield
DeLeon Cather and Co
Chicago
Parsons, Brincke Hall and MacDonald
New York
Reports Slated At Business Women's Club Aug 18
The Business and Professional Women's club will hear annual committee chairmen reports on August 18 in the Old South cafeteria club room. Mrs Mae Parks, news service chairman, said today.
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Business & Professional Women’s Club
Old South
Mae Parks
News Service
President lauds Congress program as milestone in constructive legislation
The President hailed the economic program enacted by Congress as a milestone in constructive legislation. He said the plan, though not detailed, will help reduce unemployment and stimulate enterprise development across sectors, urging continued momentum with confidence for the future.
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Congress
Pam
Funeral Rites for Dirk Austin Church Infant Son
The infant Dirk Austin Church died shortly after birth and funeral rites are announced. The child is survived by his family and later education details are noted, with no additional information on location or service specifics.
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Dirk Austin Church
Texas Tech College
Prison Terms Given Couple in Family Mistreatment Case
A Dinah Judge Floyd Jackson sentenced a couple to ten years on a charge of family mistreatment. His wife Ella Faye, 34, got six years for family mistreatment after admitting sexual relations with their 15-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son. The sentences run concurrently.
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Disna
Floyd Jackson
Ella Faye
Fall garden care and timing guidelines
The article outlines steps for fall planting in a firm seedbed, sowing thickly in rows, firming soil, thinning once established, and maintaining moisture. It warns against weeds, recommends watering in dry or hard soil, advises late afternoon watering, and notes Lindane dust as an insect control measure.
Man Drowns Retrieving Fishing Pole in Tulsa Lagoon
In Tulsa August 12, Vinis Hopkins 23, a Navy veteran and skilled swimmer, sank about 20 feet from shore in Mohawk Park lagoon while attempting to recover a fishing pole lost by family friend Georgia Tucker. Hours later he was still underwater with relatives unsure what caused the tragedy.
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Tulsa
Officials anticipate 600 cattle at Sooner Show in Enid
ENID Okla Aug 12 officials of the Sooner show to be held here Aug 3 have received only a few entries held back the filing but they expect the entries to amount to about 600 cattle, average for the past two years by the deadline next Monday.
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Enid
Okla
Annexation Ordinance Extends Lawton Border in 1954
Lawton Oklahoma City approves an emergency annexation of Airport Addition parcels described as Blocks 5 through 21 and Lot 9 including the Grandfield Extension right of way, to attach land to the city for all purposes. The ordinance declares immediate necessity and extension of corporate limits, approved August 10, 1954, by Mayor Joseph C. McCain and City Clerk D L Shelton.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Crné RR
Metes
Block Twenty-one
Roosevelt Avenue
Crisp RR
Joseph C. McCain
D. L. Shelton
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