City Strikers Wait For Talk Outcome
Striking employees of Southwestern Bell Telephone and management await negotiations in St Louis. A picket parade continued outside the exchange and warehouse while supervisors operated switchboards inside. District Manager George Page said no new information came on talks and that all actions would be handled in St Louis as service remained mostly normal with heavier business calls.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
St. Louis
George Page
Page
Soviet East Germany accord promises broad concessions
A Soviet East German treaty outlines hunger relief to embassy level, debt write offs, reparations end next year, and massive Russian aid including 590 million rubles in goods and 485 million rubles in credits. It calls for direct East West talks on unification and a provisional government, while warning against renewed war and urging Western recognition of East Germany as sovereign.
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East Germany
Russia
Germany
Kremlin
West Germany
Grotewohl
Ase
Malenkov
Berlin
Moscow
Adenauer
Christian Democrat
London
Pravda
Europe
Althey
East
West
Visit Continued From Page One At Caravan Club Foray
Redman said liquor was found on a shelf under a table. Gross, an employee at the club, was booked and released on a 250 dollar sheriff's bond. Redman and Sheriff Hale urged evacuation of nightclub bars as unnecessary. Investigators Roberson Hale Deputy Davis Redman and Oral Ridgeway staged the foray.
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Redman
Gross
Everett Hale
Roberson
Hale
Lewis Davis
Oral Ridgeway
Corn on U S farms hits record April 1 1.466 billion bushels
U S farmers report 1 466 000 000 bushels of corn on farms as of April 1 up 39 percent from a year earlier and 15 percent above the April average. The Department of Agriculture notes strong yields and rising storage potential amid favorable weather.
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U. S
Oklahoma Bids and Prices Across Livestock Markets
Oklahoma City market notes list Aug 24 prices across broilers hens butterfat and wheat, plus detailed Oklahoma City livestock figures from USDA. Cattle calves hogs and sheep show steady or mixed movement with top bids and regional terms for beef steers, stockers, and feeders.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
F.o.b
Muskogee
Cordell
Poteau
Shawnee
Tulsa
Blackwell
Chickasha
Ardmore
Alva
Lawton
Seminole
McAlester
Elk City
Durant
Vinita
Enid
Altus
Laverne
Fairview
Candled Lawton
el Reno
Kingfisher
Hennessey
Medford
Vici
Hobart
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
Rogers
Ark
USDA
Davis to leave for San Francisco to join son
City POW reports that Davis will depart Wednesday morning with his son Roger 16 to meet Cpl. Charles H. Davis in California. The General Base will dock Aug 29 and Cpl. Davis will go on leave and be assigned to Fort Sill for duty in the Fourth Army area, with the son reportedly in good physical condition.
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San Francisco
Cpl
Charles H. Davis
California
Roger
Davis
USNT
Rotary To Hear Quartet Numbers At Noon Meeting
Lawton Rotary plans a Tuesday noon gathering featuring several numbers by the Lawton Barber Shop Shenanigans. The quartet is conducted by Kenneth Meyers with Neil Kissick as program chairman introducing the performers.
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Lawton Rotary Club
Lawton Barber Shop
Kenneth Meyers
Neil Kissick
Expanded Speech Studies Offered at Lawton Junior High
Lawton junior high expands its speech curriculum for 1953 54 with full time elective options alongside general science Oklahoma history. The course aims to meet rising student interest focusing first on individual speech needs and later on drama play production and radio with debate. Instructor is Mrs L A Wickman, a University of Oklahoma trained speaker.
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Lawton Junior High
Princem A. Richardson
Tony
Richardson
L. A. Wickman
University of Oklahoma
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Bessie Payette Held at Ritter Chapel
Mrs. Bessie Payette a longtime resident near Lawton died at 9 45 p m Saturday after four years illness at her home 14 miles east and four north of Lawton Born December 18 1891 in Homer Louisiana she moved to this territory in 1897 and lived around Lawton She married Prime R Payette in Lawton on April 21 1913 a member of the Denton community Baptist church Survived by her husband four sons Clair A Randlett Bob Clyde at home and Charles F McNeal Arizona one daughter Mrs Noel Curry McNeal Arizona three brothers Earl Barbe Iowa Park Roy Barbe Walters and Clyde Barbe Roswell nine grandchildren Funeral services will be at 230 p m Tuesday at the Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev Guy Swanson Antioch Baptist Church officiating Burial in Walters Cemetery
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Bessie Payette
Lawton
Homer
Prime R. Payette
Denton Community Baptist Church
Clair A
Randlett
Bob
Clyde
Charles F
McNeal
Ariz
Noel Curry
Earl Barbe
Iowa Park
Tex
Roy Barbe
Walters
Clyde Barbe
Roswell
N. M
Ritter Funeral Home
Guy Swanson
Antioch Baptist Church
Walters Cemetery
Airman found dead after gun in Washington state home
Memorial hospital reports an airman was found at the scene near a .22 rifle five feet from the south window of 1717 Washington residence with an empty cartridge. Adams, staying at 1721 Washington on furlough, planned to depart overseas soon and left a letter to his ex-wife stating he was cleaning the gun.
Police Survey Urges Expanded Force For Lawton
The Purdue Institute conducted a survey on police needs for Lawton. Budget shortfalls blocked adding six officers despite council revenue plans. The city forms a Safety council with five civic groups, and a Sept. 2 special committee meeting will pick candidates from each group for appointment.
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Purdue Institute
Lawton
Housewives Buy 4 Million Gallons Frozen Orange Concentrate
Housewives purchased four million gallons of frozen orange concentrate in February this year, reflecting a surge in supply for beverage and food processing sectors. The acquisition signals robust demand and potential shifts in citrus product markets within the period.
Hospital News Items Admitted and Birth Notices
Southwestern admits and dismissals list patients by name and medical status. Kiowa and Memorial birth announcements from Cache Anadarko Apache Lawton and surrounding areas note newborns with times and weights, plus polio and surgery updates for several families.
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Casey Kassanavoid
Cache
James Paddlety
Anadarko
Roderick Yeahpau
Phyllis Stevens
Alice Parker
Euclid
Hee Kosechata
Lawton
Larry Saupitty
Lyman Yellowfish
Leroy Kadayso
Lee Viddaurri
Lone Wolf
Connie Howry
Apache
Repatriation Scenes Across Pier as Families Await Pay
The scene shows crowds of released soldiers and their families gathered at a large pier shed, with television lighting and flashbulbs. A mother expresses worry about her son’s health while reunions unfold and officials process travel orders, lodging, and 30 day furloughs at Army centers. Nearby, Iran’s political crisis looms as Mossadegh’s oil nationalization strains relations with Britain, with Zahedi dismissing compensation talks and observers predicting eventual settlements.
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Lunn
Army
Fort
Shah
Tiran
Mossadegh
Anglo- Iranian Oil Co
Britain
Iran
Fazollah Zahedi
Zahedi
Lockers Assigned to Lawton High Gridders
Lawton high school's football players received locker assignments and enrollment cards in the high school office. On enrollment days later this week the team will attend the annual LHS football camp opening this afternoon at Fort Sill. Lockers will be issued to LHS students on Wednesday with seniors enrolling Friday juniors Saturday and sophomores Monday.
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Lawton High School
LHS
Fort Sill
Iran in crisis as finance minister seeks urgent aid
Iran faces a financial emergency with Fatemi reportedly killed and Mossadegh’s fortress home ransacked. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi appeals for immediate international help, saying even Russian rubles would be welcome to avert bankruptcy. Finance Minister Ali Amini vows to secure funds to pay August government salaries.
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Mossadegh
Radio
Tehran
Fatemi
Zahedi
Iran
Russia
Shah
Ali Amini
City Woman Pleads Innocent To Drunken Driving Charge
Lonnie Mae Keely of 1011 Summit pleaded innocent to a drunken driving charge and posted a $500 bond in county court. Frank Garrett Lawton Merchant Patrol manager signed the complaint. She was arrested at 18th and Lee.
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Lonnie Mae Keely
Summit
Frank Garrett
Lawton
18Th
Lee
Father Draft Law Takes Over Tuesday
A new draft policy takes effect Tuesday that affects some fathers and expands the manpower pool from 12,000 to 14,000 men a month. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, director of the Selective Service, said deferments will not be granted to new fathers after the date.
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Fargo
N. D
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Don’t Neglect Slipping FALSE TEETH
An old ad describing FASTEETH alkaline powder to sprin kle on false teeth to keep them firmly set. It promises secure feel and added comfort with no gummy taste, urging readers to buy FASTE at drug stores.
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Police Survey
Frigidaire
Hewett
D Ave
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Charles Ozman
Nob Hill
Minnie Talmadge
J. H. Medford
Faxon
Don Orr
C. C. Pepper
A. L. Lund
Walter Gillespie Jr
Walter Gillespie
Ciill Kovar
Kingsbury
Louis Rich
R. G. Bain
Elmer Steele
Clara J. Kelley
Mary McNiff
Bell
Wallace Maloney
Estus W. Ryker
Taft
Harold W. Richardson
Alvin Conrad
Charles Vanis
Fort Sill Blvd
E. P. Elkins
Geronimo
Wade Myers
Jefferson
Fred Greb
Chattanooga
Russell Anderson
Donald Anderson
Darlene Abshire
Clyde Abshire
Russell Burk
Neal Burk
Tulane
Charles Cox
Joe Cox
Craig Martin
Ben Martin
Bobby Schritter
Robert Schritter
Manitou
J. H. Black
Fletcher
Willie Jones
David Davis
David Hughes
Clarence Hughes
Polo
A. H. Hamilton
Baldwin
Charles Philli
K Phillips
A Rogers
Elmer Robinson
Baltimore
Lawton Theater
Pureco
Raskins
D Avenue
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
Typewriter Serv CO
Ewriters
J. D. Suggs
City of
D. L. Shelton
Wolverton Harware
E Ave
M & D Finance CO
Oklahoma
JO G. Andrews
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