Moore To Speak Tonight Famous Artilleryman's Son Returns
Dan J Moore son of Fort Sill founder Col Den Tyler Moore arrives in Lawton for first visit since 1914. He will address Lawton Knife and Fork club at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Lawtonian, tour Fort Sill, recall Fort Sill days, and share memories of Lawton and the Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan T. Moore Jr
Fort Sill
Bill Cook
Dan ‘J. Moore
den Tyler Moore
Fort Siil
Moore
Mercer C. Walter
Taiey
T. A . Hamra
Lawton Knife and Fork Club
Jack Carter
Donald K. Morris
Mental Hospital Escapee Returns
Norman report says Cleo Edward Esster, 30, Stillwater, one of three inmates who escaped Central State Hospital last night has returned voluntarily. Alvin D. Slaton, 24, Pontotoc County and Oliver B. Twist, 29, McAlester inmate, remain at large. Twist is serving time for armed robbery. Superintendent Dr H G Hightower confirms the escape occurred from the maximum security ward after forcing attendant Joe Ford into a bathroom with a sharp object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Up
Central State Hospital
Cleo Edward Esster
Stillwater
Alvin D. Slaton
Pontotoc County
Oliver B. Twist
McAlester
Twist
Ulver
H. G. Hightower
Slaton
Lim
Joe Ford
Ford
Barnes Declines Mayor Run In City Primary
Barnes, an insurance manager and school board member, said he will not seek the mayoral race in the March 19 city primary. He cited business obligations, insurer concerns, family input, and a past heart attack as factors. Councilman Stitt Pairing announced last week his intention to run for mayor.
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F. B. tFave Barnes
Insurance Jang O
Barnes
Jbre
Niely
Stitt
Rde
K. Ellsworth
Eisenhower vows National Guard not to be destroyed
Washington reports President Eisenhower says he will not permit the National Guard to be destroyed or weakened. Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord relayed that the president values the Guard and will maintain it, amid protests over six months of basic training for enlistees and a House subcommittee hearing on reserve programs.
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Washington
National Guard
Dixenhower
W National Guard Assn
Milton A. Reekord
Eisenhower
White House
Wilson
Pentagon
House Armed Serves
Army Guard
Stephen S. Jackson
Army
Overton Brooks
D-La
Reserve
Brooks
Mild Weather Forecast for Lawton Area This Week
Forecasters expect mild dry conditions most of the week in Lawton with occasional drizzle tonight from a cold front. Temperatures will stay mainly in the 40s today and near 30 tonight, then rise to the 60s Sunday. The five day outlook predicts above normal readings and little to no precipitation for the Golden Gloves event.
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Lawton
Mercury
Ardmore
Golden Gloves
Mystery Moscow Patient Named in Soviet Health Care Rumor
Reports said a top Soviet official, possibly Deputy Premier Kaganovich, lay critically ill in a Moscow hospital. A German specialist could not reveal identity. speculation linked figures like Dmitri Shepilov, yet officials denied Presidium ties. The Supreme Soviet session may reveal the truth.
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Moscow
Lagar M. Kaganovich
Kaganovich
Presidium
Siberian
East Germany
Oicial Radio
Jans Joachim Sehulten
Cologne
Sehulten
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Communist Party
Suchessor
Foreign Ministry
Soviet Leader Kaganovich Wounded in Kremlin Power Struggle
A Washington dispatch in the New York Daily News claimed Soviet First Deputy Premier Lavr M. M. Kaganovich, 64, was shot in a backstage bid to topple Khrushchev and Bulganin. Intelligence sources cited. The report alleged he survived but suffered blood poisoning with no confirmation.
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The
New York Daily News
Washington
Lavav M. Kaganovich
Kremlin
Kaganovich
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Fort Sill private accused in death by own action attempts
A Fort Sill private, facing charges of attempting death by own action after multiple gas and bleach ingestions, was taken into military custody today. Officers report he aimed to avoid overseas duty with his unit and had entered a rear apartment bathroom three times since Friday, with residents rescuing him each time.
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Fort Sill
John McCaig
Collie Wallace
James C. Blackburn
Germany
Boy Shotgun Wound Accepts Overnight Care in Memorial
An 11 year old boy Joseph Carter from Talums Okla admitted to Memorial hospital at 1115 p m Sunday after a shotgun wound to the right shoulder. Authorities say the accidental discharge occurred as he and friends prepared to go hunting in Carter county.
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Talums
Okla
Memorial, Hospital
Joseph Carter
Seharn Carter
Carter County
Strategy Set On School Bill In Oklahoma Senate
Governor Raymond Gary and Senate leaders outline plans to handle the common school appropriation bill amid a budget clash. House passage backed a $3,000 annual base salary, sparking a battle to push the measure to committee for amendments as education advocates rally at the Capitol.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Senate
House
Feaders
Gary
James Rinehart
el Reno
DEA
Oklahoma Education Association
Capitol
Don Baldwin
Anadarko
Ray Fine
Gore
Leon Fields
Texhoma
Leroy McClendon
Texans To Check Hotel Lawtonian Texans To Check Hotel
A Pampa Texas group of 12 businessmen and pilots will tour the Hotel Lawtonian in Lawton Wednesday to inspect the property and confer with its board. E O Wedgeworth of the Pampa Chamber of Commerce will lead the party, arriving by two planes at 8 45 a m and departing at 11 30 a m. Hotel Lawtonian directors will host a breakfast and later discuss with the visitors. The hotel board includes Witchens Morford Waggoner Knox Kennedy Lewis Crosby Barber Shepler Shelton Witzel English Curner Keating Warkentin.
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Pampa
Tex
Chessmen
Lawton
Hotel Lawtonian
Frank Kitchens
Wedgeworth
Pampa Chamber of Commerce
Lawtonian
Witchens
Clare Morford
P. G. Waggoner
Jimmy Knox
J. C. Kennedy
W. F. Lewis
Andy Crosby Jr
Georgy Barber
Ned Shepler
Clyde Shelton
Jake Witzel
Exall English
Joe Curner
Milton Keating
Ted Warkentin
Warden Takes Blame In Pen Furniture Row
Oklahoma City warden H C McLeod testified before a House committee that he ordered two bedroom suites as Christmas gifts for Board of Affairs members. The recipients refused the gifts unless costs were paid. Burch and Mason paid 95 each for materials. labor costs remained on record. McLeod urged statutory authority for prison-made furniture and noted other questioned sales including prairie hay to an employee.
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Oklahoma City
House
Board of Affairs
Clarence Burch
Walter S. Mason
McAlester
Burch
Mason
McLeod
Milaming
Checotah
Prison and Board of Affairs
Cainton Corbin
Sit
Corbin
Fittstown
Gas Blast Traps Virginia Miners In Bishop Coal Mine
A gas explosion in the Bishop coal mine straddling Virginia and West Virginia trapped and killed miners. Ninety percent of a crew were underground when the blast occurred, with 184 men present. Rescue teams worked through West Virginia entrances as crews checked for survivors and identified bodies.
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Bishop
Virginia-West Virginia
Virginia
West Virginia
Auul
Percahontas Fuel Co
R. P. Meade
Marlin E. Martin
Martin
Raymond Owensby
Tazewell County
Eisenhower
Horsepen
West Virgina
Golden Gloves Extravagant Tickets On Sale In Lawton Fort Sill
Tickets for the Southern Oklahoma Golden Gloves event are available at R&S Sporting Goods in Lawton and Honey Cut gym at Fort Sill. Box office opens 6:30 p.m. each evening with boxing bouts from 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through four nights.
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Southern Oklahoma Golden Gloves
Advan
R&s Sporting Goods
Lawton
Honeycutt Gym
Fort Sill
Doomed Man Asks Reporter To Clear Him
McALESTER Oklahoma. A doomed 66 year old man Robert Hendricks asked Tulsa Tribune reporter Nolen Bulloch to clear his name before his execution for the 1934 murder of Auam Payton, a Craig County cattleman. Hendricks repeated his innocence, urged continued reporting to uncover the truth, and asked authorities to transfer $275.13 from his prison account to aide a potential ally on death row. He asked the guards to tell the executioner not to show up.
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Tulsa
Bob Hendricks
Bulloch
Hendricks
Ream Payton
Leroy Carter
Jack Burris
Mayes County
Prison Guarda
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Supreme Soviet
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Elizaeth Taylor
Francis Taylor
Mike Todd
Acapulco
Mexico
Melchor Perusquia
Todd
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