Snow Storm Dims South Plains Impact Despite Dull Punch
A New Mexico and West Texas storm dropped over an inch of wet snow from Abilene to El Paso as it weakened after last weekend's historic blizzard. Forecasters warned of light snow in parts of Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas with cooler temperatures and lingering icy roads. Schools in Amarillo Plainview and nearby districts closed as a precaution.
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Snow blankets Lawton area as heavy flurries hit southeast
Oklahoma's storm moved through Lawton bringing four inches of snow that melted by noon. Forecasters predicted heavy snow in the southeast from four to six inches Friday, with diminishing showers by nightfall. Lawton logged .55 inches of precip, one minor accident reported, and a power outage affected 13 homes until 8:30 a.m. Fort Sill measured four inches. temps slid from 30 to 25 with highs near 35 to 42 today and tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
Case Rejects Bribe Charge Case Senator Testifies On Campaign Offer
Washington Senator Case of South Carolina told a Senate Investigating committee that a $2,500 campaign fund offer from John M. Neff, a stranger, took him by surprise but did not amount to a bribe. He said no strings were promised and the probe should decide if the offer sought to influence his natural gas bill vote. The four member panel, evenly split between parties, was told to report by March 1.
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Senate
John M. Neff
Neff
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George
D-Ga
Charles W. Steadman
Youth Director Resigns At Lawton Recreation Center
Roderick Pope submitted his resignation today as youth director of the Lawton Recreation Center effective March 1. He had been its first director since March 1, 1955 and had earlier offered to resign in August 1955 but stayed on. Commission cites small attendance and waning interest at activities.
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Bill Crawford
Roderick Pope
Lawton
Fuzz Barnes
City Recreational Commission
Pope
Lawton Recreational Commission
Lawton Youth Center Faces Participation Shortfall
Lawton students cite lack of planned activities as the main reason for not using the city’s year old youth center. Complaints include drive in disturbances and a preference for drive-in leisure over organized events. Eighty five youths joined since January 1 while about 900 center cards were issued last year. officials call for more participation and weekend dances with live music.
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LHS
Probe of Consolidated Gas Operation Indicated
State Senator Everett S. Collins condemned Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp after a committee hearing. He said the company was "endeavoring to kick the public around" and demanded full records. The inquiry follows a $417,000 annual rate increase granted after a prior 1953 rise.
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Everett S. Collins
Sapulpa
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Richard W. Camp
Camp
L. D. Thomas
Collins
Pany
Consolidated
Corporation Commission
Consolidated Ges Utilities Corp
Mad Dog Killer Caught In Frisco
Leslie Irvin known as Mad Dog, a mass murderer, was captured in a San Francisco pawnshop while trying to pawn stolen rings. He had fled a prison escape from Princeton Indiana 21 days earlier, traveling nine states with many motorists before the arrest. He admitted to killings including W. Wesley Kerr at a filling station.
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Board Targets Negro Areas for Off-Limits Status
The Armed Forces Disciplinary Board at Fort Sill recommended barring three Lawton Negro sections from military personnel. The sites include 1806 Washington known as Walt's Playhouse, 1324 Washington Lawton View hotel, and a First Street shoe-shine parlor. A prior raid at Walt's Playhouse found a mixed crowd drinking and dancing. a temporary injunction bars the owner and operator from the building. One man was killed and another wounded at 1324 Washington. a woman was knife-wounded at the shoe parlor. Recommendations go to Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams.
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Lawton View
Laura Troutman
Superior Court
Robert S. Landers
Edward T. Williams
Artillery
TV Auction Adds Prizes Kiwanis prize giveaway at third annual show
Har old Wilson announces a grand prize of $250 tires for Kiwanis club television auction. Citizens buying items are entered to win the main prize with one winner chosen from the container. Fifteen additional prizes valued $5 to $30 will be awarded during the hour long event. About 185 items worth $7,000 will be auctioned as the show runs from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday.
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Harold Wilson
Wilson
Cameron Speech Meet Under Way
Words are flowing at a fast clip today at Cameron college's annual Wichita conference speech tournament for high school students. About 50 teenage speech students from El Reno Ardmore Duncan Clinton and Lawton are participating in the qualifying tournament for the state speech meet despite snow. Midwest City school withdrew its contestants early this morning because of bad weather conditions. Ardmore and El Reno students were late in arriving for the opening contest divisions. Speech brackets include boys and girls extemporaneous speaking and radio speaking oral interpretation of poetry original orations oral interpretation of humorous and dramatic literature standard ora see TOURNEY Page 4.
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Senate Group Approves Soil Bank Rigid Price Props
The Senate Agriculture committee backed 12 to 3 an omnibus farm aid bill including a soil bank and return to rigid price supports at 90 percent. President Eisenhower warned he would veto if rigid supports returned, while Anderson opposed the measure. Chairman Ellender expects Senate debate to begin about Feb 20 after an 11 1/2 hour marathon session. An 8 to 7 vote rejected cash payments to small hog producers.
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Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Agriculture Committee
Anderson
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Secretary of Agriculture
Allen J. Ellender
Hershey Sees Reserve Draft In Ready Reserve Training
Washington Major General Lewis B Hershey head of Selective Service said in the Selective Service monthly bulletin that the belief some may avoid service could push Congress to authorize the draft of men for the ready reserve. He warned that the gamble to evade service tempts delaying training and could lead to compulsory induction for ready reservists.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congress
Hershey
Korean War veteran Mark Tong returns home to Lawton for premed studies
Mark Tong Suk Moo, 24, a former South Korean army captain and interpreter, arrived in Lawton on a student visa to attend Southeastern State College Durant. He plans a two stage goal: study medicine in a central college in the Midwest and then return to South Korea to complete his work. He is staying with Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hanna while awaiting enrollment.
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Fort Sill
Tong
Lawton
Seoul
Seattle
Wash
Paul Hanna
Southeastern State College
Durant
Mark
Central College
Midwest
South Korea
Mercy Airlift Sent To Greece
U S Air Force dispatched three C-119 Flying Boxcars to Athens to parachute 52 tons of food and clothing into snowbound northern Greece. Stand by for possible missions into Italy as First American relief shipments head to southern Italy. An army mercy convoy moved supplies to Rome for onward shipment.
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Rome
Auto Wreck Near Chickasha Kills 2
An automobile truck collision on U S Highway 81 two miles south of Chickasha killed two people. The victims were Jesse F. Gabbard, 52, Seminole, and Thomas Welsh, 41, Chickasha. Three other Chickasha men, oil field workers, suffered minor injuries. The state fatality toll rose to 67 versus 63 last year.
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