Snyder Man Dies Under Falling Water Rig
A Snyder man, 34, Jim Sells, was killed when a water well drilling rig at Mountain Park collapsed on him as he attempted to jack it up. He leaves a wife Evelyn and five children Wreatha Ann James Jr Elaine Tommy and Patricia along with his parents, brother, and sister. Services were set for 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God church Mountain Park with burial in Mountain Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Treadwell
Mountain Park
Jim Sells
Treadwell
Sells
Evelyn
Wreatha Ann
James Jr
Elaine
Tommy
Patricia
J. H. Sells
Rube L
Carnegie
Ruth Smith
Snyder
Assembly of God Church
Hugh Bates
Assembly of God
Quanah
Tex
Auction at OCW highlights Spee project by Jane Brooks school
Oklahoma College for Women conducts an auction tied to the Jane Brooks school on its campus. About 125 Lawton Kiwanis members assisted the effort, with area residents invited to contribute via Pat Wilson at 480 or Goode at 7777 to support underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma College For Women
Spee
Jane Brooks
OCW
Lawton Kiwanis Club
Patilson
Goode
Dopey Doc Charley Wade Wins Mexico Trip Reward
Charley Wade of 905 Arlington earns a reward trip to Mexico City with side trips and 10 days of entertainment for selling more Test biles than rivals in Tulsa. The trip rewards 240 percent of quota as Doc notes a preacher could bless a marriage as husband and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley
Madge Wade
Arlington
Supreme
Red River
Wichiavillo
Spinel Ie Tie
Garbage Wagons Create Traffic Hazard In Local Area
Sanitary department trash wagons drain into streets and papers fly from the vehicles prompting drivers to brake suddenly. The errant debris leads to unsafe conditions as car speeds slow and traffic backs up in the vicinity.
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Sanitary Department
Monday Endures As A Full 48 Hour Span
The line reads that Monday lasts 48 hours, a humorous note on the length of the day. It treats Monday as an extended period rather than a single calendar day, reflecting reader amusement.
Oklahoma and Illinois market bids and crash update
Oklahoma and Chicago market reports show cattle calves and hogs prices with steady butter and eggs. The crash report details six Air Force survivors located after a plane exploded between bases near Anchorage and Fairbanks, with names and hometowns listed for the crew.
Eagle Scout Dinner Set for Friday at Chickasha
Scout events fill the week with a council wide Eagle Scout dinner Friday in Chickasha inviting all Eagles and families. Harbour says reservations required for attendance. Multiple troop events Blue and Gold banquets follow due to space limits. Scout Sunday observances and several parents nights and leader trainings are scheduled through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Joe M. Harbour
Harbour
First Presbyterian Church
Artillery Center
Personal notice of Mrs A T Keeler kinship details
Mrs A T Keeler of 906 Ferris is listed as an aunt of her daughter in law Mrs A E Keeler. The note identifies family relation and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Keeler
Ferris
Ral Disel
Inlaw
A. E. Keeler
Midget Football Stadium Started by Lawton Shriners
Lawton Shriners held ground breaking for a new midget football field on city parkland northeast of the new high school. The 360 by 120 foot site will feature bleachers and a football field paid for and maintained by the Shrine club, with the city retaining ownership. Initial cost is about 2500 dollars and the layout follows a university survey. The city league will use the park next year, moving from Mattie Beale park, and the Shrine Bowl will be staged there each December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Shriners
Shrine Club
Shriners
University of Oklahoma
Mattie Beale
Shrine
Brownell Questions Timing of Chicago Luncheon Remarks
Brownell defended revealing the case at a Chicago luncheon saying he acted to bring the story to Americans after learning of a 1945 FBI report. White denied being a Communist or spy before his 1948 death as officials review all names from the FBI document amid a government budget disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar Hoover
White
Brownell
Chicago
FBI
Justice Department
Warren Olney
Regular Privilege Cards Expire At Sill
Fort Sill public information office announces that regular privilege cards have expired and eligible personnel must apply for Department of Defense Forms at the adjutant general's office. Old cards will not be honored at the commissary post exchange hospital or theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Auto Theft King Named Among FBI Top 10 Fugitives
Nelson Robert Duncan, a Chattanooga native, listed by the FBI among its 10 most wanted fugitives for leading a car theft ring. He built a gang with his brothers, expanded into the Midwest, and is suspected of driving a stolen vehicle from Atlanta to Cleveland. Duncan, often armed, may travel with his wife and three children.
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Washington P
FBI
Nelson Robert Duncan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Atlanta
Duncan
Midwest
Cleveland
Ohio
Oklahoma groups eye 1956 big club convention bid
State mall association and district delegates plan a 150 to 200 person convention bid for 1956 with Ardmore as the meeting site. They will subscribe to a clipping service to track dates and activities in Oklahoma. The advisory committee includes city civic leaders and chamber members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Webb
Pete Becker
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Keough
Warren Ee Eat Proy
Henry New Hote
Ted Ralston
All City Civics
Eickinger
HEPW
Cay Heb c S Ison
ABC Club
Bill Peters
Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lee Woods
Optimist
Jimmy Knox
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Escapees Seen In Open Hunt Near Bay Minette
Bay Minette Alabama authorities reported Outlaw escapees from Atmore Prison briefly spotted in an open area seven miles north of town. Highway Patrol Lt. W L Whitten said a Black man fled the scene as pursuers closed in. No food was captured during the encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Minette
Ala
Atmore
W. L. Whitten
Here
Cityan Dies After Kingfisher Crash
David Tonemah, 41, a former Lawton resident, died after a car struck the rear of a tractor about four miles from Kingfisher. He was a passenger and died instantly. Tonemah had relatives in the area. Becker Funeral Home will announce funeral arrangements after relatives arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Tonemah
Lawton
Onemah
Kingfisher
Tonemah
Becker Funeral Home
Quake Toll Not So High As Feared
In Chiapas Mexico fears of a heavy death toll eased as reports from the remote mountain region showed no confirmed fatalities despite four towns devastated. Gov Efrain Aranda Osorio noted light village construction may have limited casualties while damage was put at about 200 million pesos.
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Mexico City
Chiapas
Mexico
Chiapas State
Efrain Aranda Osorio
Ee Yemees Y
Two Men Knifed In Drunken Brawl In Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City on February 8 two men were knifed in a drunken fight over a quarrel about a woman. Velma Woodruff 46 reported her husband and another man fought after drinking corn whisky. she was cut on the face and chest but not seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Velma Woodruff
Woodruff
Pageant schedule and volunteer contacts listed
The article outlines 7 30 p m Friday meetings in the Civic rooms of Security Bank and Trust with invitations to contact Batten or attend. Red Cross organizations are asked to reach the Pageant office or Mrs H R DeWolf to assist. The Pageant association seeks Bee competition details and urges quick calls to the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Bank & Trust Company
Batten
Red Cross
H. R. DeWolf
Pageant Association
Bee
French Red Patrols Clash Hand To Hand
In Indo China near Dien Bien Phu loyal patrols clashed with Communist forces in a bayonet fight around the fortress area. Reports from Hanoi state the engagement occurred Monday as双方 exchanged heavy contact and casualties were reported on both sides.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien
Bodenheim Remembered By Friends And Family
The article reflects on Bodenheim as a dear friend and recalls last contact about two years prior. It notes illness in Bellevue Hospital and his later work with the federal writers project after a 1940 suspension over communist party membership claims. It mentions marriages to Minna Leii then Grace Fawcett Finan and Ruth Fagan’s disputed ties to Lansing publications.
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Bodenheim
Hecht
Bellevue
Hospi
Federal Writers Project
Communist Party
Minna Leii
Minna
Grace Fawcett Finan
Fagan
Malice
University of Michigan
Washington
D. C
Daily News
Crowley-Milner
Detroit
Newsweek Magazine
The
Lansing (Mich) Aa
Lansing
John R. Judd
Michigan Veteran Review
South
Roosevelt to Fly East in Separate Maintenance Row
James Roosevelt plans a two day New York trip amid a controversial separation with his wife who accuses him of wholesale adultery. He gave no reason for the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
New York
Driver Charged After Two Car Collision Near Lawton
A 31 year old Marlow man pled innocent to driving while intoxicated after a Saturday night crash 5.3 miles east of Lawton on SH 7 at 11 15 p m Freudenrich driving a 1941 sedan northbound swerved left of center and collided with a westbound 38 model driven by Mrs Reinecke of 910 South East eighth street lawton authorities said Patrolman John Duke filed the complaint in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlow
Liew
Lawton
John Duke
S.H
Reinecke
Acedhe Direstion
Fund Drive Board Elected as Knox Resigns
The board named Arthur Cavanagh as acting leader to fill the term of Jimmy Knox who resigned. Knox has become president of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce, a role said to require most of his time.
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Ity Bank
Esc
Arthur Cavanagh
Jimmy Knox
Knox
Lawton Chamber of the of Commerce
Gen Hart Inspects State ROTC Units
General Hart visits state ROTC units with Lt. Col. Walter B. O Connor of publications and non resident training. The inspection emphasizes discipline and training standards at military campuses across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Hart
Walter B. O'Connor
Department of Publications and Non
Solon's Son Appears In Court On Drunken Driving Charge
Calvin Dwor shak, 27, son of Idaho Senator Henry Dwor shak, appeared in Boise court on a drunken driving charge. The complaint, signed by Friedley and Deal, followed a pursuit after officers spotted the attorney’s car speeding through downtown.
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Solon
Boise
Idaho
Calvin Dworshak
Henry
O. Friedley
Chard L. Deal
Dworshak
Police Recover 23 Survivors After River Disaster
In Bombay, police report 23 survivors from a boat capsize that killed 102 Hindu passengers. The incident occurred Saturday night during a river bath trip, marking a second disaster of its kind in the area.
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Bombay
India
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H. Tom Wiles
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