MEN IN SERVICE Cont. Besett to return from Goose Bay duty
Captain Robert Besett son of Mattie Besett Sterling will arrive Sept 4 after a year with the Air Force at Goose Bay Labrador. Wife Mary Jo and children Lynda 5 and others reside with her parents. Besett enlisted in 1941. navigator in World War II. recalled to active duty Feb 1952 after civilian life. Also notes Lawtonians aiding Army Artillery corps in Korea and several soldiers serving in Japan and Fort Campbell assignments.
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Robert Besett
Mattie K. Besett
Sterling
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
Peicage' Besett
Mary Jo
Lynda
Mga. Ee Wagplin Ng
Cecil Shelton
Sterling High School
Cameron College
Besett
Germany
Area men participate in Seattle Seafair
Three Lawtonians and a Walters man joined Navy personnel in the Seattle Seafair appearances last month. Ensign Jack R. Callicott, Billy R. Chambers, Harold E. McNeil, Donald W. Bilbrey, and James D. Driskell were among the Sea Fair participants visiting Seattle Everett and Bellingham, with family ties listed in Lawton and Walters addresses.
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Lawtonians
Walters
Pe Sound
U. S. Naval
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Oe Everett
Bellingham
Navy Ens
Jack R. Callicott
W. M. Callicott
Arlington
Billy R. Chambers
Seaman
Indian Greencorn Feast Set Aug 16 18 at Bassett Grove
The Seneca Cayuga greencorn feast is planned for August 16 to 18 near Bassett Grove on Grand Lake's Cowskin arm. Tribal Chief David Orlon Charlie notes the site has hosted the event for seven decades. Louis Whitewing returns to deliver the Thanksgiving Address. On day one, babies are named and ceremonies include dance of prayer, rain dance, and harvest dance. The peach seed game pits north and south clans, with seeds used for 45 years.
Three Bus Lines Sued For Triple Damages
The Union Transportation Co. sued Southwestern Greyhound Lines Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma Coach Lines and Transcontinental Bus System in federal court for no damages totaling 458 dollars. The defendants ran the Tulsa Union Bus Terminal from which UTC was evicted in 1950. A court order readmitted UTC to the depot last year.
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Tulsa
Okla
Union Transportation Co
Southwestern Greyhound Lines, Inc
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Coach Lines
Transcontinental Bus System, Inc
Tulsa Union Bus Terminal
UTC
Christian pays back store with unsigned note
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 12 Supermarket manager V M Chick Kanaly said a man left an unsigned note admitting stealing from the store and offering repayment while claiming to be a Christian now The note asked for forgiveness It resembled a letter postmarked in Dallas A Henryetta Oklahoma market received a similar letter from Fort Smith Arkansas last week
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Oklahoma City
V. M
Chick) Kanaly
Dallas
Henryetta
Okla
Fort Smith
Ark
Millions Gain Tax Cut On Income While Sick
Washington reports a broad tax revision grants tax exemptions for sick leave and disability benefits, death benefits, and lump sum payments. Under new rules, funds from employer financed plans are tax free after Dec 31, with no limit on sick-pay exemptions, potentially saving hundreds of dollars for longer absences.
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Washington
Congress
Sally Rand Wedding Report From Las Vegas
Sarees Sly Bose reports a wedding chapel ceremony in Las Vegas where Sally Rand marries her third husband, Fred Lalla, a plaster contractor. The brief item notes the union occurred on August 12 and involves the noted performer.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Sly Bose
Fred Lalla
Proclaims Prayer Day National Day of Prayer Declared
Washington reports that President Eisenhower has proclaimed September 22 as a national day of prayer after designating Poe as the day to observe. The proclamation calls for reverent reflection and unity across the nation in this designated period.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Poe
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Set. Staley
Army
Fort Sill
Korea
Kenneth Laufer
Japan
Kenneth D. Laufer
Walton Laufer
Hobart
Yokohama
Hobart High School
Camp San Luis Obispo
Calif
Billy W. Diggs
Mabel Diggs
Lawton
111Th Airborne Division
Fort Campbell, Ky
Diggs
320Th Airborne FA Bn
Fort Campbell
Edward Burnett
Sfc
Everett H. Higgins
457 Airborne Field Artillery Battallion
Burnett
Pfo
Lawton High School
Tim Guzzel
Melvin L. Robling
U. S. Navy
Rt. 3
Tank Force 12
First Fleet
Maxwell D. Taylor
Eighth Army
Richard H. Scott
Gladys
Spauding
Scott
Lawtonian
Europe
University of Illinois
U.S. Army
Fog Service Co
FAST
McCord’s
Bianco’s NO
Bianco
Siz S
Playland Park
South Second Street
Midway
Seattle “Seafair
James Driskell
James D. Driskell
Margo
Driskell
3 Bus Lines
New Christian Pays Back Capital Store
Minature
Monkey Island
Dee Dee
Call of the Navajo
Indiahoma High School
Piper
Lana
Howard
Ulli Powell
Vaska
Shirley Temple As
Corliss Archer
Walter Abel
Robert Benchley
Porter Hall
Tom Tully
Segel
Richard Wallace
Columbie
23Rd
Gore
Herbert J. Yates
Joan Crawford
Johnny Guitare
Sterling Hayden
Mercedes McCainbridge
Scott Brady
Ward Bond
Ben Cooper
Ernest Borgaine
Jorr
Carrarine Screen
Pliny
Philip Yordan
Roy Cranslor
Nicholas Ray
Republic
Hankins Drive-In Theater
Fort Sill Blvd
Airport
Zomba
Sally Rand
Doe Doe Park
Craterville Park
THE
Ivanovs
Craterville Park Ranch Resort
Cache, Oklahoma
Cache Road
Impe
THUR
Jivaro
Rhonda Fleming
Fernandes Lamas
Jane Wyman Myefe
Tise
Barbara Rush
Deere An
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