Dodgers hit four homers to beat Cubs 9 5
Brooklyn league leaders homer four times including two by Frank Kellert of Oklahoma City to power a 9 5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Al Smith and Bob Avila homered for Cleveland in a 2 0 win over Boston with Frank Sullivan on the mound. Dick Hall added a six hitter and a first inning homer as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 4 2.
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Oklahoma City
Chicago Cubs
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al Smith
Pittsburgh
Dick Hall
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Local News Reprint and Advertising Terms
The Associated Press holds exclusive reprint rights for local news and AP dispatches in this newspaper. Advertisements from promotion men or transients require prepayment or written authorization from local business owners guaranteeing payment. Misstatements or character reflections will be corrected when brought to management.
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Associated Press
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Verse Verses On Love And Death From Classic Echoes
A compact reflection pairing biblical text from Ephesians 3 19 about knowing Christ’s love and a Coleridge line praising the death of one whose life was love. The passages echo themes of faith, divine fullness, and holy death.
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Coleridge
Helping Hand Needed As Germany Rises Again
The commentary argues Europe fears a revived Germany but cautions against suffocating its growth. It praises NATO safeguards and urges constructive engagement, noting Britain and France resist Germany’s trade recovery yet recognizing Germany’s economic strength as essential to postwar stability. It asserts the world must channel Germany’s energy into peaceful, free-world progress rather than suppressing it.
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America
Europe
Germany
NATO
France
Free World
United States
Britain
Holland
Boating with Bulgy a Soviet social outing for diplomats
Western diplomats led by U S Ambassador Bohlen enjoyed a five and a half hour Sunday visit at Bulganin's country estate featuring boat races on the lakes, fishing, berry picking, a deer park drive, and a TV soccer report. The scene contrasted with Eisenhower's residencies as a display of sociable Soviet hospitality.
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Bulganin
U.S
Bohlen
Eisenhower
Texas
Answers and Answers Q Cards Summary
A compact Q and A card set addressing topics from clothing heat absorption to TVA director appointments diesel locomotive cylinder counts Bible word usage Xero phytes desert adaptation passport visa rules and All-Star game origins Arch Ward inaugurated in 1934. Includes names and brief facts across multiple domains.
Workers To Start Dismantling Old Norman Bridge
County Commissioner Bill Kleeman will leave Thursday for Norman to supervise dismantling of a 150 foot bridge span valued at 2600 dollars. The salvaged materials will fund five bridges in Comanche county, with construction to start in two weeks at locations near Lawton Fletcher and Sterling. A performance bond with the state highway department backs the span transfer, becoming void after the bridges are built. Equipment includes two winch trucks a semi trailer and a welding torch.
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Bill Kleeman
Norman
South Canadian
Kleeman
Comanche County
Lawton
Fletcher
Sterling
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Three Area Men Enlist in Air Force Blues
Three area men enlisted in the Air Force this week, with Airman third class Eugene B. Reece home on leave. Reece will report August 30 to Chanute Air Force Base for machinist training. Enlistees include James Oris Anderson of 1822 North Sheridan Road, Roger Gene Gowdy of Temple, and Jerry Wayne Brumbalow of Frederick. local recruiter S Sgt Penn A Todd announced. The recruits enlisted through the local office in Room 202 Post Office building.
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Air Force
Lawton
Penn A. Todd
James Oris Anderson
N. Sheridan Road
Roger Gene Gowdy
Temple
Jerry Wayne Brumbalow
Frederick
Eugene B. Reece
Holman Reece
Jefferson
Reece
Douglass High School
Chanute Air Force Base
Ill
Foreclosure suit filed in court by Metropolitan Life
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company today filed suit in Superior Court for mortgage foreclosure on lot 21, block 5 and part of block 4, Greer Addition. Defendants are Charles H. Collard and Mildred I. Collard. Mortgage of $9,750 to Midwest Mortgage dated June 10, 1954, assigned to insurer June 18, 1954. Seeks $9,625.14 balance and order of sale to satisfy judgment.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Today
Superior Court
Greer Addition
Charles H. Collard
Mildred I. Collard
Midwest Mortgage Company
Area Men In Service CAPT BANKS JACOBS ASSIGNED IN MISSISSIPPI
Capt Banks O Jacobs, who married the former Jean Hart of Frederick, has been assigned to Technical Training Air Force Headquarters in Gulfport Mississippi. During World War II he served in the European Theater as a bombardier. He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. Capt and Mrs Jacobs have two children, Phillip 8, and Ralph 3.
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Frederick
Air Force
Gulfport
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Banks
Protested License For Tulsa Bondsman Pete King
The State Insurance Board is considering a protest against issuing an insurance agent license to Tulsa bondsman Pete King. County attorney J Howard Edmondson cited his criminal record as basis for the protest. King sought state agent for Summit Fidelity and Surety Co. His wife Opal and Robert L Johnson also applied.
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State Insurance Board
Tulsa
Pete King
J. Howard Edmondson
King
Summit Fidelity and Surety Co
Opal
Robert L. Johnson
Tulsa County Common Pleas
Picture May Solve Missing Church Safe Mystery
City detectives aided by Lawton Publishing manager Bill Bentley near-sure the Texas found safe pictured on a Waco paper matches the missing First Baptist church safe. Sheriff deputies will inspect the crash site area for linking papers as officials weigh serial numbers and safe dimensions in the probe.
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Lawton Publishing Company
Waco
Tex
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Baptist Church
Bentley
Texas
Lawton
McClennan County
H. C. Triplett
Robinson
Carolyn Clouse
A. P. Galyon
Mitchell New Chief Of Staff For Memorial
Dr. J. N. Mitchell becomes Memorial hospital chief of staff succeeding Dr. Leslie Hamm. New officers include Dr. James Bushart as vice chief and Dr. Melton Meek as secretary. Executive committee members are Dr. Hamm Dr. Donald Angus and others. Twenty two physicians now on the active staff amid accreditation by the Joint American Hospital Accreditation association.
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J. N. Mitchell
Memorial Hospital
Leslie Hamm
William C. Love
James Bushart
Melton Meek
Hamm
Donald Angus
Mitchell
Bushart
Meek
Robert P. Dennis
A. V. Caldwell
Royce Means
Howard Angus
W. M. Mathey
C. M. Martin
Elgin
Douglas Wilson
Frank Austin
L. M. White
Austin
Charles Green
Wilson
W. F. Lewis
Dennis
B. W. Aycock
Carl Schow
Green
Memorial
Love
Joint
American Hospital Accreditation Association
Reckless Driving Charged To Three Lawtonians
Three Lawton residents were arrested at 13th and Lee about 2 a.m. and charged with reckless driving. Matthew James Murphy 21 David Lee Hodges 20 and Hilma Jo anna Froese 18 posted $20 bonds each. Charles W. Lawrence 38 of Lamesa Tex released after posting two $20 bonds on reckless driving and carrying a concealed weapon. His car struck a parked vehicle at 814 Gore. Riley Newson 25 of 1501 South 11th was released after speeding and driving without a license with $20 bonds on each charge.
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Prayer Room Memoir: Monro ney and Hays Win Congresses Capstone
The Catholic Digest recounts Sen. Mike Monrone y of Oklahoma and Rep. Brooks Hays of Arkansas initiating a prayer room for lawmakers, opening March 1955 near the Capitol rotunda. Despite fears of publicity and symbolism, objections faded after quiet discussions, culminating in unanimous approval and Congress obtaining its prayer room 164 years after the first meeting.
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Catholic Digest
Congress
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Brooks Hays
Arkansas
Capitol Rotunda
Four Win Release From County Jail
Four inmates were freed by Comanche county sheriff Everett Hale after serving time and settling fines on petty larceny and bootlegging charges. Emmett Gildon, 16, paid 27 dollars in fines for petty larceny tied to taking motor parts from a 1938 Chevrolet owned by Santos Fuentes. Ruby Turner, 38, was released after a 15 day term for delinquency of a minor. Wayne Tisdale, 40, left after a 30 day sentence and a 175 dollar fine for liquor possession, while Boots Gent, 48, completed two 30 day concurrent sentences with fines totaling 323 dollars for liquor charges.
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Comanche County
Everett Hale
Emmett Gildon
Lawton
Marvin E. Cameron
Gildon
Santos Fuentes
New York
Ruby Turner
Garfield
Wayne Tisdale
Lee
Tisdale
Ralph Cline
A. P. “Boots” Gent
Cline
Marines Aid Indian Show at Anadarko Exposition
Two Lawton Marines M-Sgt Bill Schoolcraft and S-Sgt Lee Laws joined the Anadarko Indian Exposition cast last week and, praised by Indian pageant director Paul Attockine, helped with opening and closing ceremonies by raising and lowering the flag. They also conducted a recruiting campaign, joined by three Oklahoma City Marines T-Sgt William Hughes S-Sgt Al Tall Bear and S-Sgt Oscar Aytes, for the weeklong event.
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Bill Schoolcraft
Lee Laws
Paul Attockine
Anadarko
Oklahoma City
William Hughes
al Tall Bear
Oscar Aytes
Hospital Births and Dismissals in Southwestern Area
Births and admissions listed across multiple families and towns, including a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wade at 9:20 p.m. August 23 weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. Numerous patients admitted for surgery or medical care and later dismissed, with names and addresses spanning Arlington to Walters and Apache to Duncan.
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Charles Wade
Arlington
Thomas Garner
S. 24Th
Hubert Gore
Walters
Bobby Tuttle
Washington
George Myers
Apache
Margaret Adams
Ferris
Jason Betzenez
Ronald Thurman
Liberty
John Swaffur
Altus
Elmore Modser
Parkview
Bruce Lucas
Euclid
Donna Ferrell
Jack Ferrell
Clyde Champion
L. A. Gensman
Stanley Sasser
Santos Esparza
Wichita Falls
Tex
T. J. Boles
Randlett
V. A. Mann
Smith
Ernest Nottingham
Russell
Scroggins
Cyril
Herbert Z. Perry
Oak
David Williams
Vern Williams
George Robinson
Kate Ross
Jerry Don Anderson
Charles Anderson
Snyder
Dora Crawford
Park
Barbara Ann McKinley
W.W. W. McKinley
J. C. Ross
Temple
Judy Bledsoe
Charles Bledsoe
Ash
Robert Porterfield
Duncan
Gerald Gant
Lindy
Tony Prince
Mary Lite
Oklahoma City market reports show steady butter and live cattle prices
Chicago butter prices held steady with receipts at 723 493 and various grade prices listed. Oklahoma poultry eggs and watermelons noted with farm values, while Oklahoma City livestock markets showed mixed activity on beef steers, cows and hogs with prices broadly steady to weak and several weight classes detailed.
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Ring Lost on Pacific Island Found by Amarillo Man
Herbert N. Criswell, a 1943 Lawton high school graduate, lost his class ring on Guam a decade ago. The ring was found by an Amarillo, Texas man and identified by year 1943 and initials H N C. Criswell, now in San Antonio, was notified and advised how to claim it.
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Pacific
Amarillo
Tex
Herbert N. Criswell
Guam Island
Gene Hancock
Criswell
San Antonio College
San Antonio
H.N.C
Fire at Sidney’s Corner Drive Inn Destroys Refrigerator Motor
Firemen from Central Station answered a Tuesday call to Sid ney’s Big Corner Drive Inn where a refrigerator motor caught fire. The motor was completely burned with no other damage reported from the blaze.
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Excise Board to Hear Protest on Lot Valuation Increase
Excise board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday in the county clerk's office to consider a protest by Early B. Clanton against the higher valuation of his property at 802 N. 13th. Lots 15 and 16, block 44, original townsite, Lawton. The board will also review county and school district budgets for inspection by the corporation auditors Saturday.
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Hyder
Chattanooga
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Bob Collier
Fletcher
Bank to Move Offices Soon
The City National bank will relocate to the rear of the current building under construction this weekend and operate from a temporary position starting Monday. Temporary windows are being installed in the existing structure which will stay under construction for about two more months. The completed main office will feature 10 paying and receiving windows facing west, a private office in the southeast corner, and a west entrance, with drive in facilities opening once the alley is resurfaced.
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City National Bank
George Whitten
Whitten
Names You Know ACROSS 1 Silent- Coolidge 4 American statesman
A compact puzzle grid clues list with across and down items including Silent Cal Coolidge and Lincoln, with hints for common words like possess, Finnish poem, writing implement, horse gaits and more.
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City Engineers To Discuss Water In Tulsa Parley
Mayor C R Ellsworth and city council members will meet at 1 30 p m Thursday with M W Parse chief of the engineering division of the Army Corps of Engineers in Parse s Tulsa office to talk long range plans for an additional water supply for Lawton and a flood control project for the Lawton area The officials say the two projects can be combined with federal help and the extra water supply is the administration s most pressing need
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C. R. Ellsworth
M. W. Parse
Army Corps of Engineers
Parse
Tulsa
Lawton
Ellsworth
United States leads world in industry and agriculture
The United States stands as the global industrial giant and the top nation in agricultural output, underscoring its dominant economic stature across manufacturing and farming sectors.
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