Flames Ravage Baptist Church Fire Hits Refuge in Oklahoma
A pre dawn blaze ravaged the First Baptist church education building in Lawton, with damage estimated at 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Firefighters from Lawton Fort Sill and six units battled for hours as the blaze spread to the second floor and threatened nearby businesses.Crews worked inside the smoke filled structure as power lines sparked and firemen finally brought the blaze under control by 5 30 a m, with cleanup continuing on the scene.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Elk Mountain
Fort Sull
Sunset Campground
Ernest Greenwalt
See Refuge
Frosty Troy
First Baptist Church
Fifth and B
Lawton
Ock C
Cleo Stout
C Ave
Ponnlar Furniture Co
Fifth
First Baptist Church Education
Fort Sill
Eden Terms Spy Case Violation Of Armistice
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden condemned Communist China for convicting American airmen as spies, calling it a direct breach of the Korean armistice terms. He rejected labeling them spies, urged repatriation, and noted eleven airmen were shot down in UN operations and should be returned after the armistice. The US planned another allied conference to press release in the UN Assembly.
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Eden
London
Anthony Eden
China
House of Commons
Anthony Nutting
United Nations
United States
U. N. Assembly
U. S
Red See
Woman Injured In Fall From Car
Mrs. Ralph J. Miller a 31 year old wife of an Indiahoma farmer sustained serious injuries Sunday morning when she fell from a pickup truck en route to Sunday school. She was treated at Memorial hospital for fractures in the left shoulder ribs pelvis and back and described as in good condition. The accident occurred when the left door opened throwing her to the ground as her husband drove. A teenage daughter Ramona Miller stopped the truck and the victim was rushed to the hospital by nearby assistance.
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Ralph J. Miller
Indiahoma
Memorial Hospital
Ramona Miller
Oklahoma Civil Defense tests simulate enemy bombers
Oklahoma City reports describe a three hour mock attack as part of a regional five state drill to gauge Civil Defense readiness on the eve of Pearl Harbor anniversary. Ham radio and police channels relayed havoc and warnings as Gov. Murray evacuated the Capitol to Oklahoma Baptist University for headquarters.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
33Rd Air Division Control and Warning Center
Tinker Air Force Base
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma Baptist University
Peeper Captured Admits Big Spree
A teenage prowler was arrested Saturday night and admitted a five month spree spying on 100 Lawton homes and watching 30 women disrobe. Officers Bartels and Policeman Garrett questioned the 16 year old, who described nightly visits to bedrooms across the city and hid in bushes to avoid capture. He provided multiple addresses where he had seen disrobing, police say. Chief Hennessee called the arrest a climactic end to the pattern.
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Lawton
Henry Bartels
Frank Garrett
Bartels
Ralph Hennessee
Peeper
Dr Steve Had Five Suspects in Sheppard Trial
Dr Stephen Sheppard testified that he mentioned possibly four or five suspects after his brother Dr Samuel Sheppard was charged with murdering Marilyn Sheppard. He denied naming a suspect and described a heated exchange with Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Parrino during cross examination on Aug. 12 questions.
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Cleveland
Stephen Sheppard
Steve
Thomas Parrino
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Parrino
Sheppard
Youthful Bandits Rob City Store and Elgin Tavern
A Lawton grocery store and an Elgin tavern were robbed Sunday by youthful pistol wielders. Mac's Grocery at Sixth and Lee lost 402.78 at 7 15 a m after Mrs Charles McKelvey unlocked the door. At the Elgin tavern two youths took 250 from the cash register before midnight. Both incidents involved brandished pistols and quick escapes in cars. Police noted drivers waiting and possible link between the robberies.
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Lawton
Elgin Tavern
Mac's Grocery
Lee
Charles McKelvey
Clyde Lamb
Elgin
Lamb
Arvil Roberson
Defense Plant Probe Resumed in McCarthy Hearing
Washington reopened a closed inquiry into Communist infiltration of defense plants led by Senator McCarthy. Unidentified witnesses were questioned as McCarthy expected to attend. he missed a Cincinnati speech due to an injured elbow. Subcommittee officials anticipate public hearings soon after a Senate rebuke last week.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Senate Investigations
McCarthy
James N. Juliana
Cincinnati
Juliana
Warmer Air Due For City
A dry cold front moved through the state over the weekend, dropping temperatures to the 20s. Tuesday will bring more cloudiness and a bit warmer, with today’s high near 55 and a low around 28. Tonight will be chilly, today’s low was 29, and Tuesday’s highs rise into the 60s. Sunday’s high reached 62 and 11 am reading today was 44.
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Oklahoma
Talkative Bandit Robs Dallas Bank
A talkative man robbed Oak Lawn National Bank in Dallas at 8:45 a m taking 2400 dollars after shoving a note to teller Mrs Mary Moody 26. The bandit demanded more money and left in a waiting car with a second man outside. Moody handed a bag of mostly small bills and the robber demanded larger sums.
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Dallas
Oak Lawn National Bank
Mary A Moody
Fires Kill 13 In 24 Hours
A series of fires killed 13 people and damaged nearly 1 million dollars in property in 24 hours ending dawn Monday. Seven victims were children and four were elderly rest home inmates at Germantown Maryland. Strong winds and a cold front fueled the blazes across the eastern United States. In Franklin Massachusetts five children of Reginald de Baggis died in a farmhouse fire Sunday night. De Baggis father survived after injuries. A separate blaze at Kewanee Illinois destroyed a building.
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Germantown
Reginald de Baggis
Franklin
Mass
de Baggis
Kewanee
Three More Deaths Enter Doss Case
Tulsa Oklahoma authorities planned to exhume three relatives of Grandma Nannie Doss as part of the case. A court order was to be sought in Anniston Alabama to cover the graves of Frank Harrelson, Robert Lee Higgins, and Dovie Weaver. Harrelson was Doss’s husband and the 22 year old grandson.
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Tulsa
Okla
Alabama
Nannie Doss
Ray Page
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
Anniston
Ala
Frank Harrel
Robert Lee Higgins
Dovie Weaver
Harrelson
Ms Doss
Sill Man Dies In Car Plano
A 21-year-old Fort Sillman, Pfc. Robert H. Merry, was killed when his 1953 Ford convertible plunged 25 feet off a bluff west of Chickasha. He belonged to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 55th Field Artillery Battalion. His parents were traveling from New Jersey to visit him during Christmas. Merry was one of seven weekend Oklahoma traffic deaths.
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Fort Sillman
Chickasha
Lawton
New Jersey
Pfc
Robert H. Merry
55Th Field Artillery Battalion
Oklahoma
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Bill Dixon
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Defense Plant
United Press
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Merry
Gilbert Unruh
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O. M. Kizziar
Howell G Merry
Penns Grove
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