Soviets push Asia allies into UN Korean debate
At the UN General Assembly, the Soviet Union urged inviting Red China and North Korea to discuss Korea. The United States opposed, citing alleged spies and ongoing aggression. The vote rest on Thailand's proposal to invite South Korea, while Britain urged excluding the Red regimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
United Nations
N.Y
Russia
Red China
North Korea
U. N
Korea
United States
Peiping
Poland
Unitedes
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
General Assembly
Jacob A. Malik
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Wadsworth
Prince Wan Waithayakon
Thailand
South Korea
Malik
Anthony
Saigon clash ends with deaths as troops battle police
In Saigon a one hour battle between police and a company of national army troops left four policemen and two soldiers dead. The fighting began after soldiers refused to pay for items taken from sidewalk vendors. Police fired bazookas and machine guns to force surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Viet Nam
Vietnamiése
National Army
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van Hinh
Army
Lawton Names Multiple Individuals in Ambiguous List
A long list includes numerous named individuals tied to Lawton and surrounding areas such as Lawton Oklahoma City Duncan and Ardmore with scattered surnames including Watts Jr and Wilkinson. The fragmentary OCR suggests a roster or notice, but lacks clear context or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Leonard Watts Jr
Faxon
Billy Wilkinson
Frederick
Walker Ivey
Lubbock
Tex
Charles Glasgow
Oklahoma City
Manual Davalos
Indiahoma
Charles Wilson
Sterling
Harold Jarvis
Detroit
Harry Hix
Jesse Robertson
Billis Bowden
Richard Cotdren
Duncan
Billie Hoe Miller
Bobby Ryans
Curtis Morris
Fletcher
James Christopher
Howard Shaw
Cleveland
O. Everett Toddy
Charles Culberson
Richard Henry
Alfred Caldren
George Hensley
Ardmore
Robin Burns Taylor
Kenneth Dee Christopher
Joe Gains Jr
Law
John V. Smith
Midwestity
Aid For Christmas Program Pours In
Pledges of assistance roll in for Lawton area community Christmas effort. Elks Lodge will distribute 50 food baskets and the Retired Service Personnel Association 25 baskets plus toys. Camp Fire Girls contribute 700 clothing items and 600 cans of food. Clothing collected by club and church women at the Woman's Forum. Four local groups have dressed 200 dolls for the Community Christmas Shop. The Salvation Army supplied dolls bought by 35 Homemaking students, Army Wives club, Whittier PTA, and Future Nurses of America. Coordinate plans with Latha H Prosser at 218 during the day or 2330 after 5 pm. For family names needing help call the central filing by Dec 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks Lodge
Retired Service Personnel Association
Camp Fire Girls
Salvation Army
Lawton High School
Army Wives Club
Whittier Par
ent-Teachers Association
Future Nurses of America
Latha H. Prosser
Record Feed Crop Seen Next Year
Oklahoma A&M extension specialists told about 30 Comanche county farmers and six Cache FFA members that a record feed crop is likely next year with 3 to 4 percent more hogs and higher poultry numbers. They noted 1955 farm income may fall, while demand and exports for wheat and cotton shift, and discussed corn, cotton, wheat use, and peanut prospects amid drought impacts. Cade FFA students attended with coach C E Elling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A&m College
Comanche County
Stroup
United States
Jacob
Drouth
Cade Ffa
C. E. Elling
Tommy Self
E. J. Stockton
Lester Dupler
Ronnie Callicott
Billy Brooking
Truman Miller
Christmas Gifts Displayed At City Art Idea Workshop
City teachers demonstrated unique Christmas gifts made from plaster of Paris cigar boxes candles paper plates scrap wood and other items at the Art Idea Swap session for Lawton public school families. The workshop covered wrapping and decorating ideas with one teacher keeping her ideas secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Public School
Plaster of Paris
Lawton School District Seeks Bids for Landers Elementary
Notice to bidders for the Landers Elementary School project in Lawton Oklahoma. Independent School District No 8 invites sealed proposals due by December 16 1954 at 1 30 P M CST. Plans by Noftiger and Lawrence A S A Architects available for $50 deposit. Bond requirement 5 percent. Bids open to all qualified bidders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Board of Education
Independent School District
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Landers
27Th Street
IT Avenue
Noftiger
Lawrence
Clerk of Board of Education
Noftsger
N. W. 23Rd Street
Oklahoma City
City Council eyes district plan and land hold for recreation
The council appointed Marble J. Carpenter as consulting engineer to draft the improvement district plan under the city engineer Charles allaher. They accepted C. W. Simpson’s city auditor resignation after state audit review and decided not to lease 800 acres by Lake Lawtonka, keeping it for public recreation. Preliminary storm drainage and street grade plans for Good Acres were sent to the planning board, and an ordinance to create a Lake Lawtonka recreational board was directed to the city attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble J. Carpenter
Charles Allaher
Sheridan Road
Gate 4
Cache Road
Gore Blvd
C. W. Simpson
Lake Lawtonka
Wayne Rowe
Good Acres
Planning and Zoning Board
Charles
Counc
Indian artist mural wall moved to private property
C E Putney began moving the west wall from the trade center to the Medicine Park home of MSgt Oliver T Gross with permission from the Indian service and highway department. The wall will be set in concrete facing Lake Lawtonka and funded by John Keathley with contributions invited to Mural Walls fund Box 805 Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Murdock
Trade Center
C. E. Putney
Medicine Park
Msgt
Oliver T. Gross
Indian Service
Highway Department
Lake Lawtonka
John Keathley
Lawton
Acre of Farm Land Suits Pigs Breeding Stock
An acre of farm land usually yields forage for 10 to 12 young pigs and supports the necessary breeding stock.
Lovers Separated After Confessing Murder and Adultery
In Salem Massachusetts on December 1 two lovers were jailed for murder and adultery. Arthur G. Jackson a 23 year old Haverhill shoe clerk received three years for adultery with Lorraine Clark who was sentenced to life for the Palm Sunday slaying of her husband Melvin W. Clark Jr. The judge called Jackson to share responsibility as Lorraine awaits reform school confinement. Lorraine admitted second degree murder in the April 10 killing and dumping in the Merrimack River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
Arthur G. Jackson
Haverhill
Lorraine Clark
Lorraine
Framingham Women’s Reformatory
Jackson
Melvin W. Clark Jr
Charles Fairhurst
Amesbury
Merrimack River
Newburyport
Barbershoppers Plan January February Program
Lawton chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber-Quartet Singing in America outlined a tentative program for January or February at its Tuesday meeting. Thirty-five attendees included 14 Fort Sill servicemen. The group met at White's Coffee shop after the singing session and invites all barbershop enthusiasts to join Tuesday 8 p.m. meetings in the courthouse lounge led by president J. G. Andy Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Fort Sill
J. G
Andy” Anderson
Cop and Gunman Die in Albuquerque Battle
In Albuquerque early today a gun battle left Patrolman Frank A. Stolander dead and Patrolman Eugene F. Casey critically wounded while responding to a disturbance. The slain gunman was identified as Jim Sparr also known as Jim Blake, with an unidentified accomplice at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N. M.P
Paul Shaver
Frank A. Stolander
Eugene F. Casey
Shaver
Jim Sparr
Jim Blake
Sparr
Peggy Ann Fry Seeks Venue Change in Murder Case
Peggy Ann Fry 20 of Dallas requests a change of venue delaying her murder kidnaping and armed robbery hearing. The delay moves from Justice of the Peace Paul Powers to Elmo McCallister as prosecutors call it a delaying maneuver. The case stems from the July fatal shooting of Oklahoma City Detective Bennie Cravatt during an attempted supermarket robbery. Harbie Franklin Fairis of Dallas was sentenced to die for the officer’s murder while Raymond E. Price and James Edward Skinner both of Dallas receive life sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Peggy Ann Fry
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Paul Powers
Elmo McCallister
Bennie Cravatt
Harbie Franklin Fairis
Raymond E. Price
James Edward Skinner
Attendees Attend Purcell Rites for Local Mother
Services today in Purcell honor the mother of Miss Louise Perkinson former Comanche County home demonstration agent. Attending include Mrs. Clara J Keiley Mrs. A Dayton and Mrs. Arlen Johnson. Perkinson is now home demonstration agent for Cleveland County Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell
Louise Perkinson
Comanche County
Clara J Keiley
A. Dayton
Arlen Johnson
Miss Perkinson
Cleveland County
Norman
Veterans to Meet Spanish American War Veterans
Spanish American War veterans and auxiliary will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Odd Fellows hall. W. C. Williams, commander, announced today.
4 H Club To Honor City Businessmen At Federation Day
Two Lawton businessmen will be made honorary 4 H Club members at Cameron College Auditorium during the annual 4 H Federation Day. Certificates and solid gold 4 H paper weights will be awarded. Medals will honor 45 county youth for project work and key awards will go to Charles Aufdengarten of Cities Service Oil Co. Fifty attendees and 7 coaches will receive awards as Emmett L. Keough delivers the principal address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Strow
Comanche County
Arion Johnson
Cameron College
Charles Aufdengarten
Cities Service Oil Co
Oklahoma City
Jim Clower
Faxon
Billy Don Masters
Fletcher
June Slaughter
Janeris Hagar
Cache
Larry Watson
Fairview
Emmett L. Keough
Johnson
Ministers and wives tour Lawton Southwestern Bell office
Lawton ministers and their wives joined about 40 guests for a luncheon at Bryan's coffee shop hosted by Lawton office manager Bill Needham and officials including Frank Countryman and Mrs. Dixie Scruggs. The group planned a tour of the Lawton office and a Q&A session with a motion picture on new dial equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Bryan
Bill Needham
Frank Countryman
Dixie Scruggs
Anna Laura Montague
Needham
Lawton Ministerial Alliance
Countryman
Father’s Last Gift Stolen From Boy Four
In Midwest City Oklahoma four year old Jimmy Witt mourns after his collie Feller, a Christmas gift from his late father Lt James Doyle Witt, is stolen from a fenced yard. The collar and yard tag imply a theft, leaving Jimmy crying as a missing memorial from his dad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest City
Okla
Jimmy Witt
James Doyle Witt
Witt
Alaska
Jimmy
Food allotment cards to speed distribution officials say
Food cards issued by commissioners will govern distribution at points across districts. Applicants obtain cards from the courthouse office Room 111 and present them to receive rations, with 59 eastern and 96 western district families listed. Central district will receive seven food at the OK Transfer Storage Co. warehouse, amid remarks that last month’s incident was unfortunate and cards will prevent repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woesner
Commissioners
Central District
OK Transfer Storage Co
Gary Favors Delaying Oklahoma Tax Deadline to April Fifteen
Gov elect Raymond Gary backs moving Oklahoma state income tax deadline from March 15 to April 15 to align with federal law. The Revenue and Taxation Committee of the Legislative Council also recommends the change after next year’s session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Funeral Rites for Mrs N Tahkony Held in Indiahoma
Nihevah Tahkony 85 of Comanche county died after a lengthy illness. Services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Post Oak mission Indiahoma with Rev D J Gerbrandt and Rev Herman Neufeldt officiating. Burial in Post Oak cemetery Becker Funeral home in charge. Born 1869 in Indian Territory she lived in the county all her life. Husband a stockman died April 5 1949. Survived by a son Albert of Indiahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nihevah Tahkony
Comanche County
Post Oak Mission
Indiahoma
D. J. Gerbrandt
Indian Mission School
Herman Neufeldt
Post Oak Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Indian Territory
Albert
Lawton Chamber Plans Second Town Hall On Work Program
Lawton Chamber of Commerce members resume planning for the 1955 program of work at a Friday forum luncheon. The town hall series continues with questions guiding Lawton's progress, inviting additional member suggestions. The work committee lists Warren Wolverton as chairman along with Charley Wade Rev J J Stowe Jr Jones Page Jack Carter Bill Bentley and Jack Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Jones Page
Jack Carter
Bill Bentley
Jack Webb
Sixty Fishermen Missing In Gale Off English Channel
French naval planes searched the stormy Channel for five fishing boats with sixty men aboard. The toll already included forty three dead or missing in three shipping accidents, with fears the fishermen from Concarnéau near Brest and Douarnenez may have perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
English
Alain-Yvon
Tourville
Berceau de Moise
Perle d’Arvor
Concarnéau
Brest
Douarnenez
Meeting Scheduled for Retired Civil Service Club
Retired civil service employees will hold their regular meeting at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Carnegie public library at Fifth and B. G. M. ce. president announced to ny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Public Library
Fifth
Tony
Legger Charged After City Raid
Lawton bootlegger Wayne Tisdel charged by County Attorney Manville Redman with possession of liquor after a Tuesday night raid led by Police Chief Ralph Hennessee. Officers found a concealed liquor cache at his house 114 Euclid totaling 80 half pints and 21 fifths of whisky plus gin and wine. Tisdel to be arraigned today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Wayne Tisdel
Manville Redman
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
John Moore
Walter Asbery
Tisdel
Euclid
Asbery
Redman
Trial notes reveal Sheppard's remarks on divorce and love
Testimony outlines repeated mentions of divorce by Dr. Sheppard during private talks with Miss Hayes. Defense cites adultery and marital status while a lab technician testifies to a past beating of the couple’s son amid the ongoing case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Diego
Yg Hayes
Sheppard
Miss Hayes
Fred Garmone
Chip
Thomas Weigle
Oseropath
Sam
Riot police halt Italian veterans' Bonus March in Rome
Riot police in jeeps and trucks block several hundred war veterans from marching to Parliament to demand a bonus pension payment. The crowd disrupted traffic for blocks in downtown Rome. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Oklahoma City Livestock and Poultry Market Report
State poultry and eggs prices by city with up to date steady to up moves for hens broilers and eggs. Oklahoma City cattle calves and sheep market results show varied demand with beef steers heifers and cows offered, prices mixed and some loads unsold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Poultry
Reas Today
Isher
Bla Enid
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Hobart
Lawton
Yukon
Oklahoma City
Guystan
Hooker
Broilers
Muskogee
Vinsta
Ardmore
Tulsa
Alva
Blackwell
McAlester
Pauls Valley
Elk City
Watonga
Laverne
Vinita
Chickasha
Durant
Dirant
Winkta
Enid
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Lawton Hotel Fire Extinguished in Carpet Cushioning
Lawton firemen extinguished a blaze on the third floor of a new Lawtonian hotel in a roll of carpet cushioning after a construction worker alerted authorities at 8 40 p m. No damage to the building occurred and the cause is not yet learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Lawtonian
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Doc
North Pole
Larry M
Larry
Simpson
City Art Idea
Glen Dutcher
Council
U. S
Automatic Alarm CO
Claude Hopkins
Php
S. Third
MR. Brubaker
the Motor Equipment CO
E Avenue
Gary
South 10Th
E & F Streets
Don Kitch
Mrs. N. Tahkony
C-C
Sareey
Companyi Us Eae Realtors
Legger
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Thomas E. Stanton
JO G. Andrews
Heys
Hunt
L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Babbitt-Peller Insurance Service
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