Missing Chicago chemist case deepens with new charges
FBI Dyer Act charges filed against 19 year old Jo Anne Severson linked to Leonard Lafond of Milwaukee in the disappearance of 70 year old Lewis Finn. Severson said to have left Lafond in Truth or Consequences before traveling toward Corpus Christi while Lafond sold Finns car and bought another.
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EL Paso
Chicago
FBI
Jo Anne Severson
Leonard Lafond
Milwaukee
Wis
Lafond
Las Cruces
N. M
West Palm Beach
Fla
Yuma
Riz
Finn
Severson
Kiwanians Preview Long Distance Dialing at Lunch Forum
Lawton’s Downtown Kiwanis Club hosted a luncheon with a Bell Telephone official demonstrating direct long distance dialing and its speed, forecasting user dialing to distant towns next year. The event distributed 125 barbecue tickets for the Armory and highway dedication on Labor Day, with J Olen Conner noting strong ticket sales. Northwest Kiwanis plans Kids Day for Sept 24, chaired by Speck Sanders and E D Garrison.
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Lawtonians
Kiwanis Club
Lawtonian
Stanley Mitchell
Southwestern Bell Telphone Co
J. Olen Conner
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Downtown Club
Lawton
Speck Sanders
Downtown
E. D. Garrison
Northwest Kiwanians
Northwest Club
Howard Way
Elmer Bauman
Garrison
John Gross
R. D. Williams
Zeke Horne
I. V. Dordell
Kiwanian
Altus
Dale L. Barrick
Jack Rhoads
Fort Sill
Joe Cordell
Duncan Kiwanian
Funston Flanagan
Walters
Howard Poetz
Oklahoma City
Bill Parrish
First Christian Church
Walter Magner
Cotton Supply May Dip In 1956 Outlook
Washington report from the Agriculture Department forecasts a slight dip in U S cotton supply for 1956 after five years of growth. 1955-56 supply seen at 23.9 million bales with domestic use near 9 million and exports over 3.5 million, carryover likely just under 11.1 million on Aug 1 1956.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Deadline set for Comanche County longest-serving teacher
Monday at noon is the deadline for applications to be submitted for the selection of the teacher in Comanche County who has served the longest in the teaching profession. Clarence Scott said applications are accepted in his office in the courthouse building. The winner will represent the county at Teacher Recognition day at the Oklahoma State Fair on September 30. The judge's committee meeting time is 1:30 p.m. Monday in Scott's office.
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Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Scott
Lawton Booster Tags Ordered by Junior Chamber Officials
The Junior Chamber of Commerce has ordered 250 booster tags for sale to city residents. About 500 tags were sold last year, indicating rising but uncertain demand.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lawton
No Sure-Fire Way Yet To Win An Argument
University of Illinois researchers tested 750 Air Force recruits and 400 high school students to learn how to sway minds. They found that presenting a counter-argument sometimes helps, sometimes hurts, and refuting it often reduced influence, with effects varying by group. The 1953 study examined persuasion on limiting the Korean War and was later compiled for an American Psychological Association journal.
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New York
University of Illinois
Air Force
Reserve School Enrollment Set
Enrollment in the United States Army Reserve school at the Ar tillery and Guided Missile Center will be conducted at 7 30 p m September 6 at building 2864. Students are now authorized 24 paid drills a year, compared with 12 paid drills as of this time last year. Enrollments will be accepted in the following schools Judge advocate general command and general staff adjutant general military intelligence medical service corps and advanced artillery. Each student will receive a day s pay for each two hour drill attended. The school is for officers of any grade of any branch. For further information call the unit advisor s office at Fort Sill No 24217 or 25121, or write the unit advisor s office, Fort Sill, building 2912.
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United States Army Reserve School
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Judge Advocate General
Command and General Staff
Adjutant General
Military Intelligence
Medical Service Corps
Advanced Artillery
Fort Sill
Workers Dismantle Old River Bridge For County Use
County Commissioner Bill Kleeman and four district road workers dismantle a 150 foot span of the old Norman bridge over the South Canadian river valued at 2600 dollars. The span, obtained free from the State Highway Department, will help construct five bridges in Comanche County and is expected to be finished by tonight or Saturday evening.
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Bill Kleeman
Eastern District
South Canadian
Kleeman
State Highway Department
Comanche County
City Man Faces Driving Charge
Kenneth A. Cohen aged 34 of 2708 E was charged in Peace Justice Woodrow Giles court with reckless driving. He was arrested Thursday night by Highway Patrol troopers. Also charged was Paul Junior Wright aged 22 with speeding at night after arrest by Trooper H D Morgan. Jerome Morris aged 42 from Elgin charged with driving without an operator's license and Homer Ellis Coody from Lawton Rt 1 charged with failure to yield right of way were released after paying fines assessed by Peace Justice Marvin E Cameron. Morris fined 10 dollars and costs. Coody 5 dollars and costs. Trooper Bud Williamson signed the complaints prepared by County Attorney Manville Redman’s office.
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Kenneth A. Cohen
Woodrow Giles
Highway Patrol
Paul Junior Wright
H. D. Morgan
Jerome Morris
Elgin
Homer Ellis Coody
Lawton Rt. 1
Marvin E. Cameron
Morris
Coody
Bud Williamson
Manville Redman
Three Lawton Delegates Attend State Legion Convention
Three Lawton women will attend the 36th annual state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary in Tulsa September 3 5. Delegates are Mrs J A Corrales Mrs C L Hight and Mrs Floyd Langston. Headline speakers include Mrs Andre J Breaux national vice president Beaumont Texas and Seaborn P Collins national commander. Election and installation of officers will be held September 5.
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Lawton
American Legion Auxiliary
Tulsa
J. A. Corrales
C. L. Hight
Floyd Langston
Andre J. Breaux
Beaumont
Tex
Seaborn P. Collins
American Legion
Sill Man Released After Serving 10 Day Jail Term
A 23 year old Fort Sill man William P Hennelly was released from Comanche county jail after a mandatory 10 day sentence and a $75 fine and costs for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested August 18 by Highway Patrol Trooper H D Morgan and pleaded guilty in Judge Ralph Cline's City Court on the same day.
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Fort Sillman
William P. Hennelly
Comanche County
Hennelly
Highway Patrol
H. D. Morgan
Ralph Cline
Doctors Recommend Abdominal Exercise For Back Pain Relief
Two Georgia physicians report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that strengthening abdominal muscles can ease a common acute low back pain. The procedure begins with hanging to relieve spasms, then 30 slow crunches in three sets, plus posture guidance to prevent future catches.
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Chicago
Georgia
Robert P. Kelley
J. Trimble Johnson
Emory University
American Medical Association
Birth Certificate Fee Raised in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports that birth certificate charges will rise from fifty cents to one dollar effective September 1. Health Commissioner Dr Grady Matthews announced the increase, the first in history and part of several raises approved by the Legislature.
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Oklahoma City
Grady F. Mathews
Opportunity, Farmers, and Rural Electrification Dilemma
A reflective piece discusses missed chances by investor owned electric companies to serve farmers with rural electrification loans. It notes slow early growth, the 1940s expansion through loans, and farmers forming cooperatives to gain electricity, while traditional firms resist by demanding high wholesale rates or forcing sales.
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Big Young Gir
Kentucky
Voice OF America
Vladimir Maskevich
Russia
U. S
Matskevich
Stalin
U. S. Information Agency
Delos Smith
American Psychologial Association
Lawton Publishing Co
Circulation Department
Legion Meeting
Sill
Wolverton Electric Co
Wichita Falls
Lee
Archie L. Gibson
Edhan
America
Gee
Fed
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