USO Birthday Party Marks Local Service Honor
About 100 guests attended the USO birthday celebration with a Saturday dance for servicemen and an open house at 4 p.m. Sunday. R E Glenn chaired the local USO committee and honored longtime volunteers. Storey and Barton School of the Dance presented routines with numerous named performers, followed by a social hour and cake and coffee service.
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Ssotmca Ot
Usso Club
Inn House
R. E. Glenn
USO
Sietente
Storey & Barton School of the Dance
Darlena White
Manley Johnson
Burrell Biesterfeld
Patricia Menendez
Donna Rust
Mary Ann Ashlock
Pam Paramore
Janie Bardsher
Sandy Ferguson
Billy Don Pelly
Gene Phillip
Jeannine Roper
Koko Shelton
Melvin Sexton
As Crookson
Mary Ann Goode
Alma Brooks
Ford Mugg
Wanda Wiggs
Roy Stafna
Arsenal Charts Nuclear-Era Weapons Build Up
The article details fighter-bomber planes and the Matador missile with ranges over 600 miles, capable of delivering conventional or atomic warheads to front lines or rear areas. It notes a 280 mm nuclear shell fired in Nevada last spring and its power comparable to a tactical atomic bomb, underscoring the growing atomic weapons capability.
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Nevada
Western powers clash over Germany fate and EDC plan
In Berlin debates the Big Four and Molotov spar over a postwar German structure. Molotov accuses the Western plan of a German spearhead against the Soviet Union while Western allies push for ratification of the European Defence Community. Paris deputies resist further delay and fear Austria talks stall.
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Ken
Germany
Molotov
Reich
Blunt
Austria
Bidault
Paris
Berlin
Western Europe
Soviet Union
Hitler
France
Russia
Wheelchair Basketball Contest Saturday To Boost Dimes
A charity basketball event at Lawton High School on Saturday night features the Aggie Wheels from Okmulgee Vocational Rehabilitation facing Lawton civic club members. Proceeds fund the March of Dimes and the rehab school, with a halftime wheelchair waltz. Levi Beavers coaches the Lawton team. Fort Sill hosts porchlight parade and benefit shows to raise Dimes contributions tonight.
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Lawton High School
Fort Sill
March of Dimes
Aggie Wheels
Okmulgee
Lawton Civic Club
LHS
Levi Beavers
Lawton Lions Club
Sill
Yesteryear in Lawton: coaches, projects, and notable moves
The Constitution files highlight Guy Lookabough returning from a two week state tour as Cameron College football coach. E V Read seeks a $5000 garage and service station permit at 601 E. Oklahoma prep notes include Becker and Roberts appearing on a State Education program.
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Constitution
Guy Lookabough
Cameron College
E. V. Read
Daniel A. Becker
Evangeline Roberts
Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma City
Comanche County
Lawton Court
Western Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Jack Dempsey
Lawton
Roy E. Kennedy
Hobbs Army Air Field
Hobbs
N.M
Ewing Gafford
Fort Sill
Camp Gruber
Radio TV Auction Slated by Lawton Kiwanis Club
Over 100 merchandise items ranging from washing machines to bicycles and savings bonds will be auctioned on KSWO radio and TV to raise funds for underprivileged children and youth work. The sale starts at 6 30 p m and continues until all items are sold with Kiwanis delivering items immediately.
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Kswo Radio and TV
Lawton Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Lawton
Former City Resident Suffered Stroke Now Treated in Kansas
Warren E. Blazier, once of Lawton, now personnel director for Beach Aircraft Corp in Wichita, Kansas, is receiving treatment at a Wichita hospital after a light stroke at his home Wednesday. He previously lived in Lawton for several years. His father, the late W. E. Blazier, founded an ice cream company later sold to the late J. A. Johnson.
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Warren E. Blazier
Lawton
Beach Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
Kan
Blazier
W. E. Blazier
J. A. Johnson
Woman Attack Fire Scene Near Zollie House
A woman with a butcher knife attacked a group near a house as a fire started from a heavy coat and hat. Applebaum, nearby, extinguished the flames, then restrained the assailant until deputies and firefighters arrived. Mrs. Bliss escaped serious burns.
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Hollis Tower
Mrs. Bliss
Ee Applebaum
Applebaum
Chief Speaks To Ministers At Lawton Meeting
Police Chief Ralph Hennessee addressed the Lawton Ministerial Alliance during the monthly meeting to discuss law enforcement issues in Lawton. Jack A. Batten outlined plans for the 1954 Easter Pageant with the Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service. Major Joseph A. Drews, Fort Sill chaplain, spoke as an alliance elder and anticipated overseas duty. J. J. Stowe Jr. led the business session.
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Ralph Hennessee
Lawton
Jack A. Batten
Wichita Mountains
Alliance
Joseph A.drews
Fort Sill
V. J
J. Stowe Jr
Temple Store Closure Prompts Drive For New Industry
J. W. Dowlen says the Temple Chamber is pursuing an industryWith manufacturers contacted and several prospects interestedThe State Planning and Resources Board is being engaged to secure an industry and payroll for Temple Langdon cites two obligations to long time employees and to local customers as the store closes and efforts intensify to find replacements.
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Temple
Oklahoma City Market Report Prices and Livestock Auction
State poultry prices report unsettled butterfat and egg markets with mixed regional quotes and nondurable notes. Oklahoma City livestock sale shows cattle calves hogs and sheep receipts. prices largely steady with limited demand and a small portion of items tested for market direction.
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Poteau
Vinita
Muskogee
Shawnee
Lawton
Ardmore
Em City
Tulsa
Chickasha
Pauls Valley
Elk City
Durant
Jer
Enid
Laverne
Blackwell
McAlester
Hobart
Fairview
Alva
Oklahoma City Firm
Oklahoma City
Elk Reno
Chandler
el Reno
Wheat
Guyman
Hooker
Altus
Medford
Vici
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Particle bindings on glass remain only partly understood
Researchers note that PPR particles bound to glass surfaces show partial binding mechanisms. The exact interactions require further study to clarify adhesion, stability, and potential applications in sensing and coatings.
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Isis
Soldier claims intent to sell baby in Texas uproar
An overseas veteran, wearing campaign ribbons, insisted he never planned to sell the baby and claimed the child belonged to someone else. Police found the infant at the USO after a woman observed the man with the child and the man discussed his finances, debts, and ability to care for the family.
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Texas
Kansas
Otis Waldron
Tully Pope
USO
Waldron
Clu
Scout Court of Honor Promotes Jamboree Local Youth
At the 1953 National Jamboree in California Scouts from Beal Heights Presbyterian Church receive rank promotions. Promoted are several youths including Terry McCarty Ronnie Pendergraft Bobby Newman Milo Mathews Sam Smith Billy Pursley Don Hipps Chris Hedrick Jerry Moon Eddie Newcombe and Howard Parsons. Other named scouts advance to Tenderfoot Second Class First Class Star and Life ranks in the ceremony.
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California
Young Parsons
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Terry McCarty
Ronnie Pendergraft
Bobby Newman
Milo Mathews
Sam Smith
Billy Pursley
Don Hipps
Mathews
Chris Hedrick
Jerry Moon
Eddie Newcombe
Jack Sasser
Bennie Melton
Robert Thomas
Bill Parsley
Don Hipp
Howard Parsons
Mike Parsons
Buddy Braddy
Fort Sill Says No Atomic Shells Fired or Planned
The Associated Press notes a device extending a gun’s range to about 30 miles. Fort Sill officials emphasize repeatedly that no atomic shells have been fired or will be fired.
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Associated Press
Fort Sill
Record of Birds by Wing Span and Size
The albatross is the largest in proportion to body size with a wingspan of 11 feet 4 inches. The New Zealand kiwi, a flightless bird, has the shortest wing spread.
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New Zealand
Bricker Proposal Aims to Narrow Treaty Authority
In the Senate yesterday a Bricker proposal was introduced to amend Article 6 to state that treaties shall not become domestic law unless Congress provides. The plan would require congressional action for treaties or executive agreements to take effect domestically amid strong opposition.
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Senate
Congress
Wool lamb sells for 125 at Fort Worth show
W. K. Stripling Jr. of Fort Worth firm Stripling Co. presented the fine wool lamb in the open class. Sloan Lumber Co. of Fort Worth bought the Southdown lamb for 125 dollars. The animal was shown by Larry Town of Waurika.
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W. K. Stripling Jr
W. Co. Stripling Co
Fort Worth
Sloan Lumber Co
Larry Town
Waurika
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