Patrol Association Faces Court Fight To Keep Charter
Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray ordered court action to revoke the National Highway Patrolmen's Association charter after a three month probe found no state connection. The group, incorporated in 1953, pressed fund raising via a safety trailer in several cities, while officials reported no patrolmen joined and locals paid 5 to 50 dollars for membership and a magazine carried at least 5600 dollars in ads.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
National Highway Patrolmen’s Association
Murray
Mac Q. Williamson
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma Secretary of State
Robert O. Hurt
Art Nugent
Eddie Nugent
Cleo Fitzgerald
Public Safety Department
Highway Patrol Troopers
Lawton
Poe
Itzgerald
William K. Blood
Fitzgerald
Christmas Buying Greatly Increased
New York retailers reported sharp gains in Christmas sales for the seven days ending Wednesday, led by carriage trade items and bar gains basement merchandise. Overall dollar volume matched last year with some categories lagging.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Funeral Rites Held for Tipton Farmer Edd Russell Lockler
Edd Russell Lockler 67 retired Tipton farmer died Thursday in an Altus hospital after a short illness. Services at Pecino Sky Funeral Home with Rev. A W Lindsay and Rev. Malone to conduct at the Baptist church in Tipton. Burial in Tipton cemetery. Born December 3 1887 in Ector Texas he married Willie Margaret Broomfield July 26 1908 in Kemp Oklahoma. He lived in Tillman County since 1932. survived by wife, three daughters, three sons, a sister and two brothers.
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Tipton
Edd Russell Lockler
Altus
Pecinosky
A. W. Lindsay
Tipton Baptist Church
Malone
Anah
Tex
Lockler
Ector
Willie Margaret Broomfield
Kemp
Oklo
Tillman County
The
Baptist Church
Roy Rollin
Sacramento
Calif
Clyde Rollin
Santa Barbara
Buster Harris
Buck
Dallas
Douglas
San Jose
Fannie Rhodes
Ocis
Clyde
Denison
Pioneer Lawton Woman Minnie Tomlinson Dies at 82
Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Clayton S. Walder officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Minnie Lee Tomlinson born 1872 in Denison Texas moved with family to Collingsworth County and later to Lawton. Survived by daughter Mrs. John Erwin, two sons Curlee Tomlinson and Lester Tomlinson, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Minnie Lee Tomlinson
Denison
Tex
Collingsworth County
Sanford F. Tomlinson
Texas
Wellington
Tomlinsons
Templetons
Indian Territory
Templeton Brothers
Shawnee
Tomlinson
Lawton
Oklahoma
W. E. “‘Curlee
Arlington
Lester Lee Tomlinson
Bill Erwin
United States Marine Corps
John Guy Erwin II
Cornell
James Hanna
Gallion
Elgin Man Depew Faces New Charge Amid Health Claims
The sheriff described Depew as the picture of health this morning as a second charge was filed against the Elgin man. He previously faced a Comanche county case on Oct 15, with physicians noting a neurogenic bladder and predicting lifelong illness. A February court verdict fined him 250 dollars and 30 days jail, which he has not served, while arraignment on the possession charge was expected this afternoon.
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Depew
Elgin
Comanche County
Lawton
S. R. Harper
Hale
Hope Abandoned For Missing Ship
The Coast Guard abandoned hope for the American freighter Southern Districts and her 24 crew members after a search failed to locate the 3,300 ton vessel missing since December 4 off the East Coast. The search ended last night though ships and planes will maintain routine patrols and training flights. Authorities believe the ship may have gone down off Florida while en route from Port Sulphur Louisiana to Bucksport Maine with a cargo of sulphur.
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New York
Coast Guard
Coast
Florida
Port Sulphur
Bucksport
Airmen swap talks as Peiping hints at prisoner exchange
United Nations envoys weigh a possible airmen for 35 Chinese students exchange after Beijing signals willingness. Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard researchers say they long to return to families, while Hammarskjold presses Chou Enlai for a meeting as the General Assembly nears final actions on cold war and colonial issues.
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Ping
Red China
Sweden
U. N
Peiping
United States
State Department
Boston
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Hammarskjold
Chou
Nehru
Hammarskiold
New Delhi
Assembly
Russia
Cyprus
Morocco
Nisia
U.N. General Assembly
Orient
Peiping Radio
China
Oklahoma City Livestock and Market Prices Report
Oklahoma City markets show mixed activity for poultry eggs and butterfat with regional price variations. Cattle hogs and sheep trades are nominal with few testable bids and some steady pricing on selected weights and classes.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Bison
Frederick
Alva
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Blackwell
Enid
Medford
Vic
Clinton
Hobart
Lawton
Reno
Yukon
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
Tulsa
Muskogee
Ardmore
Elk City
Laverne
el Reno
Watonga
Vinita
Chickasha
McAlester
Pauls
Blast Risks Delay Auditorium Opening After Boiler Explosion
A basement blast at a Lawton construction site near completion injured two men who escaped with minor injuries. Officials suspect a failed automatic shut off allowed gas buildup in the boiler area. The incident delayed stage equipment repairs and pushed back the auditorium’s February opening.
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Leonard Lombard
Lombard
McMahon Foundation
Lawton
County ballots faces purge as registrars trim inactive voters
Johnson said county registrars are removing names from registration books for voters who did not cast a ballot in July, November, or the general election. About 30 percent of July eligibles may be crossed off. Voters who failed to vote in any one of the last three elections become ineligible and must re register. A decision on the registration period was expected today.
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Johnson
Amahl and the Night Visitors at Holy City Tonight
The public is invited to a 7 30 p m performance of Amahl and the Night Visitors in the chapel at Wichita Mountains Holy City. OCW glee club members and four male soloists join Easter Service volunteers under Dorothy Tulless and William F Cope. No charge, free will offering to defray production costs. Route guidance provided by Easter Service director Jack A Batten.
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Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma College For Women Glee Club
Easter Service Association
Dorothy Tulless
William F. Cope
OCW
County announces 2659 to receive free food starting December
The official count of needy and old age pensioners set to get free food on December 20 totals 2,659. Commissioner Emil Woesner outlined central district distribution at 8:30 a.m. on the west side of the OK Transfer and Storage Co. warehouse, urging ID cards and sacks. Eastern and western districts will pick up at established stopping places. January distribution depends on December requisitions.
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Emil Woesner
OK Transfer and Storage Co
Woesner
Soldier’s Father Defends Army Service and Flag Beliefs
Dwight Wallace testifies that his Army service felt a practical duty and that he respects the flag as a symbol of the American way of life. He says his Presbyterian and Unitarian beliefs shape his view and that respect for the flag parallels respect for a crucifix.
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Jace
Dwight Walon
Wallace
2Nd Army
Army eyes lesser action in Wallace case at Ft Meade
Quarters at Ft Meade advised Gen. there was no case against Wallace for failure to a lieutenant. Conviction could carry confinement for three to six months with loss of pay. The 2nd Army suggested handling by a lesser action such as company punishment, typically a reprimand and post restriction for about a week.
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Ft. Meade
Wallace
2Nd Army
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