Officials Debate Cent Bread Levy To Aid Farmers
Washington officials weigh a penny loaf tax on wheat processors to fund a two price support plan for wheat. If approved, 1955 implementation would raise domestic food price supports to parity while exports and animal feed wheat receive lower support. The plan includes direct payments to farmers and low solvency loans, with critics warning of consumer impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
Department
Bootlegger cases dominate local court docket updates
Docket dwindles through a term with many continuances and holdovers. Hudson denies entering a plea as multiple defendants face liquor possession, sale of liquor and drunken driving charges. Convictions list numerous fines from 25 to 500 dollars and jail days, with several dismissals after suppression of evidence due to faulty warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Frank Wass
Roy Holden
Samuel Trotter
Ward Crumb
E. B. Holt
Wass
Holden
Billy Fred Calvert
Willie Dunford
Roy Robinson
Almon Rollins Long
John Doe
Jack Shaw
Ricky Tamburo
Wayne Hair
Ross Hinkle
Ella Sue Williams
Sid Ludwig
A. P
Boots) Gent
Howard Shaw
R. E
Snake) Atkins
Henry Watson
E. P
Chic) Carney
Pete Hise
Robert Wimple
Aubrey
Orb) Shaw
L. R. Walker
Ted Atkins
Ordas Glenn Parrack
Leonard Creswell
Walter S. Hasley
Warren A. Hawley
Homer H. Hyde
Edward Joseph Flynn
James W. Hoover
Gene Welch
Robert Ferrell
C. W. Love
Lonnie Favious Hill
Aubrey Shaw
David Kile
William Pierre
Oliver Sims
Lonnie Leger Conlee
Prisoners Freed On Saturday List of POWs
Official master list of released American prisoners of war includes John S. Funderburk of Salem Missouri and August F. Stough of Valley Park Missouri among many others. Names span across states with ranks from Corporal to Staff Sergeant and cover numerous towns, counties, and cities, reflecting a broad return.
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Corinth
Donald W. Nederhoff
Holloway
Minn
Norman F. Deatherage
Myrtle Deatherage
Viola
Ark
Williaus O. Taylor
Walter
Ike's New Team Takes Command Of Defense
Admiral Arthur W. Radford became chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, joined by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway as Army chief, Adm. Robert B. Carney as naval chief, and Gen. Nathan F. Twining as Air Force chief. They promise a new look at the defense structure under President Eisenhower. General Omar N. Bradley retires from active duty after 42 years, while remaining on active duty without assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Military High Command
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Navy
Omar N. Bradley
Radford
Pentagon
Defense
Charles E
Lawton Couns
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
William O. Fechteler
Eisenhower
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Ridgway
Carney
Twining
Wilson
Bradley
Five and a Half Million on Social Security Relief
Washington reports more than 5.5 million people receive monthly social security relief, including over 1 million children under 18, according to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Review Stirs Pride as 45th Division Parade Opens
Maj Gen Hal Muldrow, Norman, reviews the 45th Division with Murray on the stand. Generals Key and Styron join, praising the division. Nine units receive Korea era citations as top Oklahoma citizens look on, marking the first post rotation review.
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Key
Styron Lee
Hal Muldrow
Norman
Murray
Muldrow
W. S. Key
Oklahoma City
James Styron
Hobart
Styron
Korea
Oklahoma
James E. Berry
John Jarman
Ed Edmondson
Muskogee
Regular Army
National Guard
45Th
Bar Marriage Leads to Bigamy Charge For Pair
Bullock and a Lawton bride wed at Chester's Drive In on 11th Street. The Texas wife, Alline Bullock, aged 32, had not yet divorced when the marriage occurred, prompting bigamy charges after she signed the complaint. The ceremony happened at the bar with a juke box recording and informal applause from patrons.
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Texas
Rocks
Bullock
Lawton
Chester’s Drive
S. 11Th
Troopers Radar Off Lawton Hwy Sidetrack 76 Speeders
Radar-equipped patrol on U S 277 south of Lawton in Cotton county sidetracked 76 speeders during a two hour vigil Saturday night. Officers issued arrest summons to those warned before and cited others for muffler violations. Lt Clyde Awtrey John Duke L L Kelsoe Lt C W Adams and Wes Miller managed the operation.
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U.S. 277
Lawton
Cotton County
Clyde Awtrey
John Duke
L. L. Kelsoe
C. W. Adams
Wes Miller
POW Exchange Advances as Red Prisoners Relate
News reports detail the mid point of a prisoner exchange with about 2,400 North Koreans to be released and roughly 50 percent of Red prisoners returned. Civilians in South Korea hurled stones at Red POWs while guards and observers watched.
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U. N
U. N. Command
United States
Air Force
Thomas D. Harrison
Reds
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
U. S
Japan
Navy
W. F. Hase
Inchon
San Franciso
Seattle
U S
Herbert Brownell
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Noted Flyer on Tour Maxim Conrad Plans Capitals Flight
Washington reports aviator Max Conrad will depart August 17 on the first air tour visiting all 48 state capitals since the Lindberghs’ funding to governors. The journey aims to showcase aviation progress and inspire public interest in flight.
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Washington
Max Conrad
Anne
Charles Lindbergh
Beasley dismissed over payoffs probe in East Lawton
Police chief Hennessee announced the firing of Beasley a Negro patrol officer amid allegations he took gambling payoffs connected to a dice game operation. He warned other officers to expect similar action and said Beasley could be raided again. Beasley and partner were hired after petitions from local Negro citizens. the other officer is not implicated. Beasley’s removal ends his service, with patrol duties assigned to the remaining officer and a white partner starting Saturday night.
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Hennessee
Beasley
Legger
Hennesee
Tom Tipler
Quanah Dewberry
N. C. Adair
Adair
Tipler
Lawton
Scientist Claims Sun Heat Predicts 50 Year Weather
Dr. Charles G Abbot, noted solar radiation expert, stated on Saturday that general weather can be forecast fifty years ahead by analyzing variations in solar heat.
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Washington
Charles G.abbot
Wheat Quotas voted in Oklahoma amid strong support
STILLWATER Okla Aug 15 Officials credited the wheat quotas referendum with clear farmer approval. PMA chairman Lyle Hague called it a sound look at the issue noting quotas prevented a dollar a bushel wheat. Unofficial returns: 25061 for 2987 against with 42 percent participation.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Lyle Hague
PMA
Working Wives in Lawton Face Home Challenge
The article surveys Lawton Oklahoma working wives shaping dinner, chores, and childcare after long days at work. It notes 55 percent of local working women are married, 17 percent of the total labor force, with many employed as waitresses, clerks, nurses, and teachers. It highlights household strain, worker routines, and the quest to balance jobs with home life.
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Lawton
Virginia Kidson
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Fort Sill
Kidson
John Shoemaker
Eden Recovered Says Riviera Guests Note
Riviera society believes British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden has recovered from his illness after sightings at La Bonne Auberge Restaurant in Nice. Observers report his Friday dinner included three whiskies hors d oeuvres grilled lobster cheese souffle strawberries with kirsch and red beaujolais and Alsatian wine.
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Eden
Nice
France
Riviera
Anthony Eden
la Bonne Auberge
Kirsch
United States and Russia at Far East meeting debate
U S officials argued Russia should participate only as a Communist side appointee, while Allies warned a Russian role would doom talks. Britain said talks without Russia would fail, observers noted Western unity on India. The U S appeared ready to abstain on Russia’s invitation but resisted India inclusion.
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U. S
Russia
Korea
Soviet Union
Far East
India
Dodge
U.S
Polio Cases Rise in August 1952 at Memorial
Polio activity reported for August 1952 includes 37 new Memorial cases within 31 days. The nationwide toll to date is less than half of last year’s figure. Lawton Fort Sill had 61 cases by August 16, 1952, versus 30 in the current year. Memorial admitted 132 polio patients last year and recorded four deaths.
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Memorial
Lawton
Fort Sill
Riviera Pawnshops Ordered to Lend to Tourists
Nationalized pawnshops on the French Riviera were ordered to grant liberal loans to tourists unable to obtain funds from home due to a French postal strike. The directive was issued Saturday, aiming to ease travel stresses for visitors in Nice and surrounding areas.
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Nice
France
Riviera
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