Sill Man Caught In Burglary Act
A 19-year-old Fort Sill soldier was jailed awaiting charges in a Hawkins Drive-In burglary. Officers arrested him in the theater concession area, with gloves and theater items found. Two juveniles and a 22-year-old man face burglary charges tied to other recent incidents.
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Sill
Fort Sill
Hawkins Drive - In
Jack Hawkins
Otis Waldron
Lawton
Manville Redman
Redman
Cleo Stout
Melvin Simmons
W. M. Aaron
Stout
Maniacs Enduring Treatment Shifts At State Hospital
Article notes a switch in patient types at Eastern State Hospital with many elderly infirmities and fewer raving maniacs due to penicillin. Lavish claims of cures, electroshock, and so called wonder drugs are described as typical treatments, while general paralysis from syphilis has become rare.
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Hays
Eastern State Hospital
Hospital Births and Admissions Across Several Cities
A hospital news column lists births, admissions, and discharges. Entries name families from Lawton Duncan Altus El Reno and surrounding areas, noting newborn weights and times, patient conditions, and surgery or medical status for dozens of individuals and family groups. The dense notices track infant births, patient movements, and medical details for a broad local community.
Chickasha Youth Shot Dead By Accidental Gunfire
Amos Blackshire 17-year-old Chickasha soldier on leave from Camp Chaffee Ark died from a gunshot to the temple at a friend’s home. Investigators ruled the death accidental after the youths discussed firearms the previous night. Michael Hughes 17 described the sequence from a rented room cafe ride to the incident, then called police after finding Blackshire by a gas heater.
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Chickasha
Okla
Amos
Blackshire
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Chester Blackshire
Michael Hughes
Hughes
Washita
Army
Mrs. Howe to direct Fort Sill youth center
Mrs. Howe wife of Lt. Col. Howe assigned to the Department of Gunnery at the Artillery and Guided Missile School serves as director of the Lawton Fort Sill youth center from 1954 to 1955 and plans a broad program for local teens. She has worked with USO clubs in the United States and German youth activities and is the mother of two teenagers.
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Okinawa
Howe
Department of Gunnery
Artillery and Guided Missile School
Awase Meadows
Philadelphia
Penn
Fort Sill
Lawton
Youth Center
LHS
O Neal gets concurrent five year robbery sentences
ONeal received three five year sentences to run concurrently for robbery by force. Eddie Williams, 21, drew two 71 4 year terms on guilty pleas to two robbery by force charges. ONeal, acquitted on one count in 1954, pled guilty to the Sept 3 1954 beating and robbery of Olin E Armstrong. sentence starts after delivery to the warden, with a year already served.
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Eddie Willliams
O’neal
Olin E. Armstrong
State Penitentiary
Whale Breath Hold Limits and Drowning Risk
A whale can hold its breath for up to 50 minutes, but water entering the lungs can cause drowning, a risk shared by all mammals.
Antelope Calves Born Weigh Five to Six Pounds
At birth baby antelope weigh from five to six pounds and stand about 16 inches high. They gain nearly a pound a day for the first few days.
Wrecks and injuries across Oklahoma roads and bases
A string of crashes near Fort Sill Lawton and Oklahoma City injured several service members and civilians. Bobby Joe Edens, a helicopter pilot, and two Fort Sill men, Cpl Dowdy and John Dinsmore, were hurt when a car hit a bridge abutment on SH 7. Other incidents include a Polk city collision injuring David Warner, a three year old hurt in a US 62 rollover, and multiple critical-condition patients at Southwestern hospital. Authorities list the causes as sleep at wheel, blinding headlights, and failed braking, with victims treated at Fort Sill and Duncan area hospitals.
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Edens
Tinker Air Force Base
Leo White
Leo Maxwell
Highway Patrol
Fort Sill
SH 7
Robert Dowdy
John Martin Dinsmore
Duncan
Dowdy
Marlow
Dinsmore
K. K. Landis
Hill Creek Bridge
Lawton
Jerry Davis Reed
Kinyon
Ninth
Columbia
David Warner
Crosby
Fort Sill Hospital
Reed
U. S. 62
Bert Dewayne Weber
William Wilbur Weber
Altus
Henry Wright
Fort Sillman
Wright West
Lee
Mitchell A. Hill
Bouldwin
Senger
Hill
Claude Arthur Nourse
Tulsa
Western Electric Co
Apache
Alberts
Raymond Hinkefent
Oologah
Talala
U.S. Highway 169
Attebery
Broken Bow
Wilkes
Norman
Cleveland County
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Margaret Bolger
Mrs. Margaret Bolger 71 mother of Sgt. Thomas E. Bolger 1923 Gore died early Monday in Beaumont Texas. Native of Ireland she came to the United States at 17 lived in Brooklyn then moved to Texas about a decade ago residing in Port Arthur and Beaumont. Catholic church member. Her Fort Sill based son is her only survivor. Becker Funeral home will announce arrangements.
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Margaret Bolger
Thomas E. Bolger
Gore
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Beaumont
Tex
Ireland
Bolger
United States
Brooklyn
N.Y
Texas
Port Arthur
Becker Funeral Home
Lewis Cass and the 1848 Presidential Bid
Lewis Cass, governor of Michigan Territory for 18 years and an influential figure in its 1837 admission to the Union, sought the presidency in 1848. He was defeated by Zachary Taylor.
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Lewis Cass
Michigan Territory
Territory
Michigan
Zachary Taylor
Save That Postman From Dog Bites Postmaster Asks
Lawton residents urged to control dogs to prevent mail carriers from being bitten. Postmaster Bennie Stephens reported five of 31 carriers bitten last week, with some injuries and torn uniforms. He warned mail service could be discontinued if cooperation fails, citing a case of a police dog trained in Germany biting a carrier.
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Lawton
Bennie Stephens
Stephens
Germany
Local man Brown dies in suspected self harm
A man identified as Brown died from a gunshot wound in a front seat incident investigated after a car carrying Wolvertons passed just before dark. He apparently shot himself in the chest with a 410 shotgun and the cause of death was a neck wound. The body was taken to Becker Funeral home after an inquest. Survivors include his widow Rosa Brown and several children and stepchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Becker Memorial chapel.
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Wolvertons
Cameron
Brown
Sheriff's Office
Becker Funeral
George Tahbonemah
Oran Ridgeway
John McCabe
Tommy Tompkins
Johnny Woods
LeRoy Thomas
Rosa Burney Brown
Johnny Rutuchin
Youngstown
Charlene
Ducks and geese fly in a V formation study note
A brief explanation of avian flight shows ducks and geese fly in a V or M formation. This pattern helps birds conserve energy, maintain group cohesion, and follow a leader more effectively by leveraging side and rear alignment.
New Way To Shrink Painful Piles Announced
New York report describes a first time healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H to shrink hemorrhoids and relieve pain without surgery. Doctors observed prompt relief and gradual reduction, lasting for months. Report cites wide range of conditions 10 to 20 years old with narcotic free results.
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New York
N. Y
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Corky” Higbee
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