Dam Disaster Destroys Village Green Lives Cars
The flood roared from a ruptured reservoir near MGM studios washing vehicles, debris, and homes down a canyon. Victims include Hattie Schwarz 73 who drowned and Maurice Clifton Carroll 60 who vanished. Arch Young found dead near Village Green rubble. Police evacuated residents as 10 foot floodwaters overwhelmed streets and a department store lot filled with cars.
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MGM Studios
Sam L. Kaplan
Karen Lee
Kaplan
Hattie Schwarz
Rodeo Road
la Brea Avenue
Maurice Clifton Carroll
Village Green
Arch Young
Mother Beats Child To Death In Gory Texas Case
In Amarillo area a 28 year old airman and his wife face murder charges after their seven year old son died from blunt force injuries. Roxanne 2 and the other children were malnourished while living with suspected abuse. The mother was held without bond as officers investigated a pattern of beatings and neglect.
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Amarillo
Tex
J.C. Henry A. Binning
Ella Mae Binning
Marcus DeWayne
Binning
Marcus Ian
Randall County
Bill Wilson
Canyon
Charles Hollis
Hollis
Clarence “Butch” Coon
Dennis Wood
Alabama
Texas Rangers
Temple
Buckholts
Texas State
Huntsville
Carl Black
Cameron
Clint Peeples
Peeles
Texas
Ernest Reynolds
Eaton House
Reynolds
Skatie Eaton
Wiseman
Randlett
Peeples
Eaton
Edmondson Halls Record of Congress
Senator Howard Edmondson cites 88th Congress gains for Oklahoma including new industries such as Sequoya Mills Anadarake Duke and North American Aviation. He notes federal aid for farmers, resources programs, Arkansas River navigation, Washita project, Waurika reservoir, lodges at Eufaula Reservoir, hospital and sewage funding, and national actions on foreign and mental health bills.
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Washington
UPT
Howard Edmondson
D-Oklah
Oklahoma
Edmondson
Sequoyeah Mills
Anadarke
Washita
Waurika
Eufaula
Apa
Senate
Police Court Disposes Of Local Police Court Cases Today
Municipal Judge J Merle presided over cases including Apion Olsousky 26 3234 D rum nine stop sign fined 35 G Movrite Bridgewater 72 1906 Monroe toller to signet fined 5 Mable Crow 6 Rt 1 passing stop on intersection fined 5 Frank Harris 25 Fort Sill exceeding yield fined 85 Jock Hunter 25 1014 H failure to yield right of way fined 35 Everett Setzer 19 224 NM 2th following too closely fined 5 Lee Sith 2 of 2095 E Seventh fined 10 Leonard Potion 4 of 917 Sheridan Edward W Matthews 25 Holiday Inn service five 10 bond forfeited Kermit Cling 41 RP 2 running stop sign bond 10 Smith M of N 24th improper turn through Service drive bond 10 Otto Schaider 25 Lubbock Texas sh valid state drivers license bond 10 Gayton Crouch 30 Oklahoma City soliciting without city permit bond 20 Laura Clinkesbeard 23 1410 H forfeited turning stop sign bond 10 Dennis Bishop 1915 C disturbance by fighting fine 20 suspended Percell Artis 22 Fort Sill no drivers license bond 15}
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J. Merle
Apion B. Olsousky
Movrite Bridgewater
Monroe
Tollere
Signet
Mable Marie Crow
Rt. 1
Frank Harris
Fort Sil
Fighthofwey
Jock Hunter
Everet OD
Setzer
Sith
E. Seventh
Leonard Potion
Sheriden
Edward W. Matthews
Holiday Inn
Imeraser
Kermit
Cling
Doseah Smith, M
N. 24Th
Otto E. Schaider
Lubbock
Tex
Gayton Crouch
Oklahome City
Laura N. Clinkesbeard
Dennis D. Bishop
Percell Artis
Fort Sili
St Albans Club Bars Stolen After Installation
Clarence Park Football Club in St Albans installs bars on all clubhouse windows after a spate of thefts, but staff discover the bars have been stolen the same day. The incident adds to ongoing security concerns at the club.
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ST. Albans
England
UPI
Clarence Park
Traffic Injury Rate Decreases at Fort Sill
Fort Sill reports first quarter figures show injury rates down from 97 to 73 with accident costs falling 24.3 percent for July to September. The year’s post fatalities total 12, among 717 state deaths so far. Acting Safety Officer Robert P. Stuart urged safer driving during holidays. Oklahoma State Trooper Donald Loftis finished a lecture series for cadets and trainees at the U S Army Training Center Field Artillery.
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Fort Sill
Robert P. Stuart
Oklahoma
Donald Loftis
U. S. Army Training Center
Field Artillery
Nesbitt seeks stay citing Oklahoma courts differing from federal
Nesbitt argues for a stay as the Oklahoma Supreme Court has interpreted state law differently from federal courts. He says the stay would provide a law to fall back on and would prevent chaotic outcomes if the state court grants or denies his request.
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Cial Iete Eee Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Federal
Campto-Phenique Promises Quick Cold Sore Relief
An early 20th century ad touts Campto-Phenique as a local anesthetic and antiseptic for cold sores or fever blisters. It claims rapid pain relief, drying action, skin no staining, and urges keeping a boules in the medicine chest for instant use.
Fort Sill Soldiers Consume Large Daily Food量
Fort Sill serves about 12,000 personnel three meals daily in 85 mess halls totaling 36,000 meals. The Food Service Division sets policies. CWO Thomas J. Zdeb notes bread and milk consumption exceed Army targets. An artilleryman’s daily intake runs 4,100 to 4,300 calories.
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Fort Sill
Food Service Division
Sill
CWO
Thomas J. Zdeb
Army Department
Zdeb
Levy
William C. Lofland
U.S
Lawton High Faculty Hosts Holiday Party
Lawton high school faculty members honored Roundtree assistant principal and Mrs Roundtree guidance counselor after Nate OS eean ed by Gene Hancock and Mrs Hancock. Cake shaped like Christmas cards and punch were served.
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Lawton High School
Gene Hancock
Hancock
Roundtree
Bellmon to Tour Oklahoma Prison Farm
Gov Henry Bellmon and two state officials will tour the McLeod honor farm at the state pen in southeastern Oklahoma Wednesday. Board Chairman Ted Parkinson and member L W Johnson will accompany Bellmon.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
State Board of Affairs
McLeod Honor Farm
Oklahoma
Ted Parkinson
L. W. Johnson
Bellmon
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Lawton Constitution
Tulsa
D Avenue
Liberty Heights
Ferris
Zales
Ueda
HFC
Credit Life
Household Finance
Corporation of Oklahoma
Household Finance and Thrift Corp. OF
Lawton, Inc
Lawton
Elgin
Roy Brakebill
Lawtonian
Austin
Wichita Falls
Howell
Bellmon States Prison Farm
Bulova
Philco
Miss America
Philco-Bendix
Aly
United States
Gegier-distributer
Pur
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