Tipton Scheduling Open Classes on August Thirty-First
Tipton announces classes will start Monday August 31 with enrollment for new term beginning Thursday August 27. Superintendent G C Cornelison outlines enrollment times and staff details including new instructors Leroy Duvall Mrs Duvall Grace Burns Donald Leavitt and lists of junior senior high and grade school teachers across Central and North Drive campuses.
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Tipton
G. C. Cornelison
Leroy Duvall
Cecil Kegans
Mesdames
Miriam Hanna
Ezabel Gilliland
Mary Berry
Violet Bates
Waunema Johnston
Betty Maddox
Lee Luttrell
North Drive
Elmer L. Davis
Virginia Ruth Paddock
Lois Sawyer
Lula Page Bonebrake
Mary Blake Fitzgerald
Donald Crisp Returns to Screen in Cinemascope Role
Hollywood veteran Donald Crisp ends a three year screen break citing idleness driving him crazy. He appears as Robert Wagner's father in Prince Valiant shot in Cinemascope, recounting early career tales from 1906, including owning world rights to Ramon a and directing Birth of a Nation battle scenes. He reflects on finances, the 1929 crash, and the desire to stay active in the industry.
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Hollywood
Donald Crisp
Robert Wagner
Crisp
D. W. Griffith
Bank of America
A. P. Giannini
Europe
Egypt
British Columbia
Hollywood Boulevard
Bates Family Reunion Opens To Broad Circle In Cohasset
In Cohasset Massachusetts the Bates Family Association held a reunion last night with relaxed rules inviting individuals bearing names such as Badts Baet Baett Bat Bate Batt De Bats De Batz and La Bate alongside Bates relatives.
Wheel Of History Grinds Out Cycle
James Marlow recalls the postwar UN effort to outlaw atomic weapons and the 1949 Soviet atomic test, noting slow progress and the push for enforceable international control. The piece frames a cycle of missed deadlines and rising tensions as the Cold War deepens.
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Ralph Fately Held at Becker Memorial
Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph Fately 64 of 1906 Ash are set for 3 p m Tuesday August 25 in Becker Memorial chapel pastor Dr H Tom Wiles of First Baptist will lead the rites Burial will follow in Highland cemetery Mrs Fately died Tuesday of a heart attack She was born June 30 1889 in Vinita Also noted are last rites for Mrs Blanche Silcott 80 pioneer resident who died Wednesday in a local hospital Rev M L Baker of Westminister Presbyterian conducted the service and burial was in Highland cemetery Bearers included Bob Jelley Herbert Johnson Exall English Ray Munn George Horton Sr and Harry Wiest Sr
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Ralph Fately
Ash
Becker Memorial Chapel
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Fately
Vinita
First Presbyterian Church
Blanche Silcott
M. L. Baker
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Becker Funeral Home
Bob Jelley
Herbert Johnson
Exall English
Ray Munn
George Horton Sr
Harry Wiest Sr
Infant Mary Kathy Elkins Dies at Birth in Oklahoma
Mary Kathy Elkins daughter of Gene R. and Betty Elkins died at birth at 1 40 p m in Fort Sill. Survivors include the parents paternal grandparents George P Elkins and wife 507 S 13th and Dan Ray and wife Geronimo maternal great grandparents Lola Fisher Geronimo and W M Ray Geronimo Arrangements by Becker Funeral Home Also included is a broad World War II era reflection on atomic weapons and UN disarmament efforts noting the hydrogen bomb tests and the ongoing Western Russian impasse with Senator Wiley proposing cross country action.
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Mary Kathy Elkins
Gene R. Elkins
S. 13Th
Elkins
Signal Corps
Fort Sill
George P. Elkins
Dan Ray
Geronimo
Lola Fisher
W. M. Ray
Becker Funeral Home
Yesteryears in Lawton area remembered through decades
A compact review from Constitution files highlights notable past events in Lawton and surrounding areas. Thirty years ago, the first bale of 1923 cotton arrived in Comanche County via Thomas Armstead, while 35 Sulphur veterans hospital patients attended a state Legion convention. Other items include Raymond Cross in critical condition after a Mineral Wells shooting, Fred Spensler with a Willys-Knight tourer, and 20 years ago Carl Easton injured in a filling station crash. Also noted are Rev. Harry Lee Virden’s resignation, Dr. George Grundy’s auto accident, Albert Bates tied to Urschel kidnapping, and 10 years ago Lawton’s rainfall, prostitution-house accusations denied, cannery closure until fall, and the Lawton Wolverines’ new uniforms for the Sept. 24 opener.
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Constitution Files
Comanche County
Thomas Armstead
Sulphur Veterans Hospital
State Legion
Raymond Crossland
Mineral Wells
Fred Spensler
Willys-Knight
Carl Easton
Lawton
Harry Lee Virden
George Grundy
Hobart
Albert Bates
Harvey Bailey
Urschel
Ralph Cline
George Myers
A. B. Bowling
Driver Stricken After Auto Strikes Child in San Diego
In San Diego California a mobile driver Lester P Bleicher 42 of Harbison Canyon backed from his yard and struck Phillip Turner 6. He died of a fatal heart attack while taking the boy to a hospital. The coroner reports the child was only bruised.
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San Diego
Calif
Lester P Bleicher
Harbison Canyon
Phillip Turner
Stevenson plans return report after world tour
Adlai Stevenson prepares to brief President Eisenhower on his six month world tour after meeting reporters in New York and Chicago. He declines a 1956 candidacy plan, notes Russia's retreat in the cold war, and says he will help the Democratic Party with strong hopes for 1954 congressional races. He envisions loyalty in opposition and weighs future role with Illinois senator Paul Douglas. A Chicago rally is set for September 14 15 with Stevenson as principal speaker.
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Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
New York
Russia
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Congress
Paul A. Douglas
Illinois
Paul
Douglas
Midway Airport
Stephen A. Mitchell
North
Italian widow settles $5906 in suit over property sale
An Italian widow, Mrs Domen ica Martinola, living in Italy, won a $5906 settlement from a $30,000 suit filed against Mrs Ethel Sandy Striano. The case involved money from the sale of an auto, home and life insurance policy tied to her immigrant husband after 27 years of cohabitation.
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Los Angeles
Domenica Martinola
Italy
Ethel Sandy Striano
Woman Claims Share of Martin Oli Estate After 27 Years
In a sworn statement she says she has worked beside Martin Oli for 27 years aiding him in building a large business and asserts she is entitled to everything she received from their partnership.
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Martinoli
Largest of true fishes is the whale shark
The whale shark holds the title as the largest true fish with a length near 60 feet. The whale itself, despite common name, is not a fish but a mammal.
Stalin Peak Reaches 24 950-Foot Height in Pamirs
The Pamir mountain range witnesses Stalin Peak soar to 24 950 feet, becoming the tallest summit in the Soviet Union. The ascent underscores Soviet exploration and mountaineering milestones in the region.
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Stalin
Pamir Mountains
Soviet Union
Polio Victim Flies Home For Birth
Mrs Carleton Lillie Jr a polio patient in a Lincoln hospital was to leave today in a chartered ambulance for Montgomery Alabama her time Mrs Lillie was brought to Lincoln from Nehawka Nebraska last week after being stricken while visiting her mother Mrs Lundberg of Nehawka The Alabama woman is expecting a baby by the first of October She is being flown to Alabama now since the trip might not be feasible after the baby's birth.
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Lincoln, Neb
Carleton Lillie Jr
Lincoln
Montgomery
Ala
Howard Challenge to Jewelry Deal Faces Reversal Bid
Los Angeles. Turfman Lindsay C. Howard seeks to set aside his $75,000 purchase of gems from his daughter's estate and have funds returned and jewels returned to the estate. The Superior Court yesterday refused to sanction reversing the transaction, calling the purchase a fraudulent act executed via a dummy bidder.
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Los Angeles
Lindsay C. Howard
Superior Court
Howard
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