Fort Sill Private Admits One-Man Crime Wave
Harry H Hart a 19 year old Fort Sill private has confessed to arson burglary and robbery spree in Lawton Comanche County. He admitted two arsons and 19 burglaries and robberies dating from Oct to Dec and led officers to loot caches after each crime. Hart was jailed after a Tuesday purse snatching and Wednesday confession followed questioning by local police and a crime bureau agent.
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Harry H. Hart
Fort Sill
Hart
Waska Theater
17Th
Ferris
Comanche County
Lawton
Henry Bartels
Crime Bureau
Chester Stringer
Manville Redman
Birch
Bessie
Logan
Edward Cripe
Sears and Roebuck Co
Inez Bridwell
Margie Dunbar
Barbara Ward
Shannon Jones
Ketchum
Gate No. 3
First Baptist Church
Bartels
Alford Hennessee
Donald A. Ketchum
Denver
Fort Sillgate No. 3
London Tornado Adds To Western Europe Storm Toll
Severe winter weather sweeps Western Europe with snow and ice across Britain Ireland and Belgium. Lethal gales flood damaged roads power lines and homes. A small tornado in Acton northwest London caused thousands of pounds in damage and Dublin endures its worst storm in four decades with 30 injuries and rail disruption from Main Dublin Belfast line damage.
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London
Europe
North Sea
Britain
English Channel
Southampton
New York
Acton
Leicestershire
English Midlands
Baltic
Scarborough
England
France
Atlantic
Ariel
Belgium
Holland
Sweden
Germany
Dublin
Irish Republic
Belfast
Dublin Bay
Santa Thief Learns Hard Lesson From Judge Harper
A 12-year-old Tonat on boy faced reform school after multiple bicycle thefts. Judge S R Harper and Juvenile Officer Frank Rice intervened with lectures and warnings, then a final theft led to a harsher note as police escorted the boy again to the judge. The tale ends with the judge threatening reform school if behavior did not change.
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Lawton
S. R. Harper
Comanche
Harper
Dge
Frank Rice
Judge Harper
U N Debates Korean War Airmen Case Amid Soviet Charges
The United States and its allies press for U N action to free 11 American airmen held as spies by Peiping as Soviet ambassador Sobolev accuses the U S of aggression against Red China. U S delegate Lodge denies the charges calling them propaganda while urging repatriation under armistice terms.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
United States
China
U. N
Peiping
Assembly
Arkady A. Sobolev
Sobolev
Formosa
U. S
C. D. Jackson
Korea
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.N
Lodge
Pei- Lee
Mundt Tried In Vain To Stop McCarthy
Senator Mundt says he urged McCarthy not to attack Eisenhower after McCarthy blasted the President for what he called a weak stand against communism. Mundt reasoned the attack would be harmful, but McCarthy decided to speak out, following Eisenhower’s praise of Watkins. The Senate had rebuked McCarthy 67-22, a vote Mundt opposed. The White House released a statement of facts in response.
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Washington
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Sen. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Elisenower
Mundt
McCarthy
White House
Eisenhower
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Senate
The
Washington Evening Star
State to Build Lee Blvd Bridge for Federal Funds
The state highway commission plans a $40 000 bridge on Lee Blvd west of Lawton to qualify a paving project for federal funds. Director C A Stoldt said Comanche County commissioners requested the move after the U S Bureau of Public Roads demanded a newer bridge to replace the existing structure before approving the funding. The Wolf creek bridge lies about one mile west of the Lee Sheridan Road intersection on the four mile paving plan, which extends west from half a mile west of that intersection.
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State Highway Commission
Lee Blvd
Lawton
C. A. Stoldt
Comanche County
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Wolf Creek
Lee- Sheridan Road
20000 Policemen Seek Stormy the Missing Dog
New York City's 20,000 policemen search for Stormy a shaggy black mongrel with a foxhound like build and large chest and paws. The alert follows word that Stormy’s blind owner Miss Brittie Studebaker 54 was seen with a 72 year old blind doctor in the Bronx during freezing weather.
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New York
New York City
Stormy
Richard Ae
Brittie Studebaker
Bronx
Huge Moving Van Disappears Near Fort Sill
Lawton police were urged to locate a gigantic moving van and truck that vanished 30 days ago during a routine run to Fort Sill. Acme Moving Van Lines of Oklahoma City notified authorities but gave no clue to its disappearance. The vehicle was last seen in Oklahoma City en route to Fort Sill. Officers promised to watch for it.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Acme Moving van Lines
Oklahoma City
Ailing Pope Undergoes Second Thorough Examination
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII 78 underwent his second thorough medical exam since a week of illness. Dr Riccardo Galeazi Lisi summoned two specialists to assess the illness and a new treatment after his collapse last Thursday. An authoritative source noted he slept poorly and tired emotionally from Marian ceremonies. The pope’s blessing in the world broadcast lasted two minutes, recorded in his sickroom and aired by Vatican Radio to Rome’s St Mary Major.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazi-Lisi
Galeazi-Lisi
Vatican
Rome
New Basic Class To Report Today At Artillery School
About 100 officers are to meet this afternoon to organize Field Artillery Officers Basic Course No. 110 after the graduation of class No. 101 members this week. Brig. Gen. Mas M. Watlington, assistant commandant, will welcome the new class during the conference in the post auditorium. Watlington spoke at the Tuesday commencement for 123 officers who completed class No. 101.
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Field Artillery
Artillery
Mas M. Watlington
Artillery’ School
Watlington
Hatoyama elected Japan prime minister in coalition
Ichiro Hatoyama, a pro American Conservative, forms a coalition with the Democrats and Socialists to become Japan's prime minister after Yoshida's resignation. The vote was 257 to 191, with Hatoyama pledging to dissolve the Diet and call elections before March 10. The coalition seeks closer ties with the West and opposes rearming Japan.
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Tokyo
Ichiro Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Japan
Hatoyama
Democrats
Shigeru Yoshida
Taketorg Ogata
Yoshida
China
U.S
Zwaan Named Safety Council President in Lawton
Henry Zwaan, Lawton insurance dealer, was elected president of the Lawton Safety Council for the coming year by the board of directors. He has served as vice-chairman since the group’s organization over a year ago. Retiring president Harold Wilson remains on the board. New officers include Jerry Mustain as vice president and Ted Ralston as secretary treasurer. The new board also lists Col. Jack Rhodes J. D. Fountain Paul Goode Vernon Carmichael Mrs. Joe Turner Wilson Ralston Mustain and Zwaan. The reorganization will start immediately with new representatives from civic and service organizations to be selected.
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Henry Zwaan
Lawton Insurance
Lawton Safety Council
Zwaan
Harold Wilson
Jerry Mustain
Ted Ralston
Col
Jack Rhodes
J. D. Fountain
Paul Goode
Vernon Carmichael
Joe Turner
Wilson
Ralston
Mustain
Dr. Samuel Sheppard Takes Stand in Wife Murder Trial
In Cleveland the defendant Dr. Samuel Sheppard testified to defend himself against a first degree murder charge in the July death of his wife Marilyn. He retold the coroner inquest narrative and described disciplining his son Chip, saying the punishment was effective.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Mike
Sheppard
William J. Corrigan
Dr. Sheppard
Corrigan
Osteopath
Tom Weigle
Chip
Sam
Weigle
Marilyn Sheppard
Marilyn
Shepp
Mercury Dips to 25 Degrees as Freezing Ends
Morning low hit 25 degrees the coldest since November 5. A warming trend spreads across the state after freezing overnight. no major temperature changes expected. Gage recorded the coldest night at 17. Today and Friday highs near 60 with a 28 degree low tonight. Wednesday reached 58 with 11 am at 50.
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Gage
$500,000 School Bond Will Not Boost Taxes
Jeanne Howell reports that a proposed 500000 school bond set for Dec 14 will not raise taxes. With retirement of existing bonds, school taxes are expected to decline about two mills next year, despite the new issue. Architects Noftiger and Lawrence plan an auditorium and another elementary school, with contracts due in spring to finish both projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Howell
Millard Prigmore
Oklahoma City
Noftiger & Lawrence
Prigmore
Hall Says GOP Backing Ike Will Grow
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said President Eisenhower will receive greater unity and support from Republican lawmakers in the next two years after Senator McCarthy’s attack. Hall delayed his statement to survey Senate and House opinion and cited broad GOP backing for Ike across factions, with a note that the public will verify the party’s unity in coming months.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
Hall
Senate
Ike
McCarthy
Sen
House
Defense Plant Hearings End Abruptly in McCarthy Absence
Washington Senate Investigations subcommittee closed hearings on Communists in defense plants after two days. Eleven witnesses testified as Chairman McCarthy was absent, with 42 subpoenas issued. Senator Potter presided and noted no immediate plans to resume, though more witnesses could be called. McCarthy had left Washington for about ten days.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Potter
Constellation Crash Near Johnsville Narrows Escape
A four engine Convair Super Constellation with crew aboard crashed while landing at the Naval Air Development Station field in Johnsville Pennsylvania on Thursday. A Navy spokesman said no one was killed and there were some injuries treated at the station dispensary, none serious.
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Johnsville
UPA
CIA
Naval Air Development Station Field
Navy
Tree Lot Still Has Selection at Fort Sill
Optimist tree lot at Fort Sill Boulevard and Galyon offers a wide Christmas tree selection. President Billy Paul Galyon urges early shopping for best choices as 4600 vule trees arrive. Down payment cards are good for 1 dollar on any tree with a stand bonus. all labor is volunteer and proceeds go to the Optimist youth fund for local projects.
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Fort Sill Boulevard
Billy Paul Galyon
Optimist
Galyon
Optimist Club
Optimist Youth Fund
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Smith
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Fuller
Ralph Hennessee
Stringer
Kyle Moorehead
National Fire Board
Lacy McKenzie
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