Death tale linked to missing widow Harrison records
Office confirms Pfe. Wailer C. Harrison, former member of 50th FA Bn., went AWOL June 3 and was dropped as a deserter July 2. Wife listed as Mary DB with 1955 data sheet showing Mildred L. Previous addresses include Centor Texas. Neighbors recall a man who brought Mrs. Harrison to the room but did not exit the car. Letters in suitcases trace moves to Fitzgerald Georgia, Waco Dallas Fort Worth and Jacksonville Beach Florida. A marriage license shows Walter C. Harrison wed in Fitzgerald in 19%. Nearby residents described the woman as ill and pale and unable to identify the man who accompanied her.
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Pfe
Wailer C. Harrison
50Th FA Bn
Rolls
Harrison
Mary DB
Mildred L
Centor
Tex
Williams
Brownie Harrison
Lawson
MAIL Rate Proposals Aim to Balance Postal Deficit
The article reports a large postal service deficit dating back to 1946 and proposes rising first class rates to cover costs. Proposals include raising letters from 3 to 4 cents, air mail to 7 cents, air mail cards to 30 cents, and post cards to 3 cents. A speeding charge was filed in Justice Woodrow Giles court against Mellie Lee Young of Fort Sill.
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Post Office Department
Justice of the Peace
Woodrow Giles’ Court
Mellie Lee Young
Fort Sill
Polish Strike Tied From Pag Ojf And Militia Move In
Poland Lodz streetcar workers strike for 50 percent raise and 40 hour week. Militia and police entered the main depot to dislodge strikers as observers warned large concessions may spark wider wildcat actions. Transport workers walked out Monday morning earning about 800 zlotys monthly.
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Otf
Lodz
Stanislaw Sroka
Oklahoma City Exposition Profits Over $100000
Oklahoma Semi-Centennial Exposition director James Burge said profits will exceed 100000 with the city receiving permanent improvements from the fair grounds. He estimated at least 520000 cash net and cited the hospitality center electrical work asphalt and concrete paving and the tower as symbols of the 50th birthday celebration. The 24 day show drew 1,461,256 paid customers and was called the most successful show in the Southwest.
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Oklahoma City
James Burge
Burge
Algins
Doria Defends Dio as Senate Panel Probes Wallet
Doria testified for a second day before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. He disputed Bellino's figures on his cash assets and defended Johnny Dio, a convicted extortionist, while detailing how union funds were handled. The panel pressed questions on a $9620 bond sale proceeds invested in a firm with Doria holding a $25000 stake. Doria said he reported only to the union president, sparking cross remarks on constitutional requirements. The Alaska Railroad liner adds two Anchorage to Fairbanks stops for amateur photo views.
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Bellino
Senate
New York
Johnny Dio
Dio
ATW
Tarl Heaton
McClellan D-Ark
Tiorio
Heaton
Union
Kmaw
McClellan
Second Man Sentenced In City Bar Robbery Case
A second participant in the Wonder bar robbery was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to robbery with firearms. Edwin Bouldin, 24, of 1604 Jefferson, received the term from Superior Judge Robert Sand ers. Leon Wiley, 20, of Austin, Texas, had a similar sentence last week. Two women companions had charges dismissed. Richard Gene Robinson, 19, of Fort Sill, was given a two year suspended sentence after a guilty plea.
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Wonder Bar
State Penitentiary
Robert $. Sanders
Edwin Bouldin
Jefferson
Bouldin
Leon Wiley
Austin
Tex
David. J. Aubrey
Eunice Cooper
Leora Hutchinson
Big Austin
Landers
Richard Gene Robinson
Fort Sill
Robinson
Paul C. Smith
Bill Ramey
Mardy Suggs Music Co
Page Aircraft strike dispute escalates to NLRB charges
The National Labor Relations Board will investigate a complaint accusing Page Aircraft Co. of discriminatory hiring after it took over Spartan Aircraft maintenance. Union leaders say 173 Spartan workers were hired while 132 were passed over, including skilled staff. The case hinges on Taft-Hartley Section 8(a) claims.
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National Labor Relations Board
Page Aircraft Co
Witcher
NLRB
Page
Spartan Aircraft
Spartan
Army
Sono Win Relobursement
Tl Page Co
Fort Silt
Fire truck collision injures two at Lawton intersection
A Lawton fire truck responding to a southside blaze struck a Chevrolet driven by Alice E. Spence causing major damage to four vehicles and two injuries. Spence, trapped with head and neck injuries, was hospitalized after the crash at Garfield and Gore.
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Lawton
Ferris Station
Alice E. Spence
Cornell
Jith
Gore
Garfield
N. P. Parker
Parker
Ruby Woods
Ramond Spencer
Bill Ward
Miss Spence
Robert W. Atkins
Lindy
Atkins
Mercury
David Jones
Hoover
Ben Talley Jr
Memorial Hospital
Renewal Efforts Press Fort Worth Meeting With Officials
Urban renewal continued on front page one to aid local officials after a request by Ellsworth. Gordon and Friese toured sections of the city Monday and conferred with Dr. Charles H. Miller city health officer and Mayor Ellsworth.
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Ellsworth
Fort Worth
Gordon and Friese
Charles H. Miller
Elsworth
Rainfall figures spill into city update
Rain 103 expected to be read Wednesday with other city totals around 1.05. Altus reported 1.04 on Monday. Lake Lawtonka will not benefit from any runoff. Patrolman Leroy Higdon noted lake level at 6.9 feet below the flood gate top.
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Altus
Lake Lawtonka
Leroy Higdon
Two Women Post Bonds On Count In Oklahoma County
Mrs. Ann Dedd Miller aged 28 of 210 Arlington was released from county jail on a 500 property bond after pleading innocent to charges of soliciting prostitution. Mrs. Rita Louise Norris aged 24 of Route 4 Lawton posted a 250 cash bond. County Attorney Warren Crane filed high misdemeanor charges based on Oklahoma crime bureau evidence. trials will be docketed next county court term per County Judge John P. Fullerton.
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Ann Dedd Miller
Arlington
Rita Louise Norris
Rt. 4
Lawton
Warren Crane
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
John P. Fullerton
Norris
Vaughn Appointed Sapulpa Schools Superintendent
Charles B. Teel, president of the Sapulpa Board of Education, announces the appointment of Vaughn, 50, of Healdton as superintendent of Sapulpa schools.
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Sapulpa
Vaughn
Healdton
Charles B. Teel
Board of
Exhication
Subscriptions Rates For Carrier Service Area Press
Rates show monthly and annual prices for newspapers and Sunday editions in the Southwest region. Included are Mail Subscriptions and Sunday Press and Sun. terms with various plan options, tax noted at 7 percent.
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Advanc
Lawson
Press
Sunday Mail
Sunday Press
Sun
Sun, Const
Press & Sun
Funeral Rites for Harry Comer 65 in Lawlory
Funeral services for Harry Comer aged 65 of 1008 F will be held at 10 am Wednesday in the Ritter Funeral home chapel with Rev. Henry Wall of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial follows in Highland cemetery. Comer came to Lawlory in 1951 from Oklahoma City and worked the past four years as a clerk at the Warren hotel.
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Harry Comer
Ritter Funeral Home
Henry Wall
Calvary Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Comer
Lawlory
Oklahoma City
Warren Hotel
Tot Totes Lethal Toy In Playing
TORONTO UP Police disarmed a gun wielding two year old who wandered a downtown street with a loaded .38 revolver. The child yelled bang bang at passers by as most smiled until a witness noted the weapon was cocked and loaded. The gun and ten cartridges were found in a tree trunk.
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Toronto
William Budd
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Los Angeles
McCord’s
CO Ave
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E Avenue
Dial
Bulmers Auto Parts
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Page Aircraft
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Lois Miller
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