Crippled Capital Veteran Case Pressed Again
Oklahoma City war veteran Ralston E. Harry, 33, a crippled former Royal Canadian Air Force member, awaits a renewed push in Congress for VA hospitalization after a previous veto. His mother, Geraldine Harry, says Harry, severely injured in a 1949 auto crash, is hospitalized in Sulphur and lacks needed therapy.
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Oklahoma City
Congress
Ralston E. Harry
Geraldine Harry
State Department of Education
Veterans Administration
Harry
Eisenhower
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
State Hospital For Veterans At Sulphur
Pigeon drop scam hits Lawton station owner
In Lawton two men working a pigeon dropping con tricked a service station manager. A station at 2503 S 11th saw Vernon Bay lose $10 after quick changes. The suspects left after a $1.12 four gallon sale, with a $5 payment and requests to break larger bills. A car linked to the pair was later seen at a drive-in and then vanished.
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Lawton
Vernon Bay
S. 11Th
Ray
Blue Crutch Day drives polio fund raise statewide
Lawton Odd Fellows and Rebekahs promote Blue Crutch Day across Oklahoma to fund March of Dimes. The drive supports Comanche county chapter hospital and medical bills for polio victims. Local lodges in Lawton Sterling Fletcher and Indiahoma sell tiny blue lapel emblems to urge public contribution.
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The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Oklahoma
Tallent
Comanche County
Lawton
Fletcher
Indiahoma
Jennie L. McCutcheon
Lawton Rebekah Lodge
Harry Jensen
Williams
Lawton Odd Fellows Lodge
Joe V. Bunch
Gore
Unity Rebekah Lodge
Art Mead
Sterling Lodges
Glen Zike
Fletcher Lodges
L. H. Geiger
Cache Masonic Lodge Holds First Public Installation
Cache Masonic lodge members held its first public installation with Paul Simons as installing officer and Frank Hollinder as installing marshal. Elton Kriss was installed worshipful master with Arthur Har grove senior warden and Joe Cox junior warden. other officers included Earl Woodard secretary John Robinson treasurer Thomas Ray chaplain Bill Brenton senior deacon Pete Ansell junior deacon Hester Glandon senior steward Donald Speigel junior steward Roy Lee Couch tyler.
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Cache
Paul Simons
Frank Hollinder
Cache Masonic Lodge
Elton Kriss
Arthur Hargrove
Joe Cox
Earl Woodard
John Robinson
Thomas Ray
Bill Brenton
Pete Ansell
Hester Glandon
Donald Speigel
Roy Lee Couch
Tyler
Hospital Births and Admits Across Oklahoma Areas
Birth announcements and patient admissions listed by town and hospital, including newborns for families in Kiowa, Southwestern, and surrounding regions. Notable entries include births in Oklahoma City and Medicine Park, plus multiple medical and surgical admissions and dismissals across the state.
Area Men In Service RonMadison Visits Cyril
Ronald Madison visits his mother in Cyril after completing training at Fort Ord California. He was promoted to sergeant while at the post and will report to Fort Huachuca Arizona to study the effects of atomic warfare in the Army medical division.
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Cyril
Ronald Madison
Fort Ord
Calif
California
Army
Madison
Fort Hachuca
Ariz
Wanted Sooner Killer Is Found Dead In Kansas
A body found Sunday in a weed patch near railroad tracks in Kansas City North End is believed to be Raymond Glenn Robertson, 25, wanted in Oklahoma for the murder of railway machinist G. P. Guggolz in Shawnee. Postmortem pending. police think Robertson froze to death, IDs on the body bore his name but fingerprints unavailable. Dental charts will be used to compare Oklahoma records. Guggolz was beaten to death October 8 in his apartment with a skillet, according to police.
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Kansas City
Toll By States In National Guard Traffic Toll Report
The Associated Press surveyed December 9 to 12 to compare holiday traffic deaths. The tally lists 364 traffic deaths, 57 from fires, and 88 from other causes, totaling 509 nationwide, with state by state figures for Alabama to District of Columbia.
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National Guard
Associated Press
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Burned farmer is home again
Cyril special Alvin Seymour has been released from the hospital after serious burns suffered at the family farm home when gasoline spilled on the ground near a refueling tractor ignited and set his clothing on fire. Burns were mainly on his legs. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Seymour.
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Cyril
Alvin Seymour
Jim Seymour
School Resumes After Christmas Break in Indiahoma
The school reopened Monday after a one week Christmas holiday. Superintendent Ray Beavers stated the brief recess concluded, and students returned to classes.
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Ray Beavers
Bank Builds Addition Indiahoma Special
First State Bank here is constructing an addition to the bank building as part of an expansion.
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BANK
Indiahoma
First State Bank
Eisenhower holds final conference on State of Union
President Eisenhower completed a 45 minute work session in Key West on a revised draft of his State of the Union Message for Congress. White House aides suggested minor changes, clerks to read the document in Congress, and the President planned to stay in Florida until Sunday. The trip included a New Year’s Day drive with Mrs. Eisenhower and her mother Mrs. John S. Doud of Denver.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
James C. Hagerty
White House
Florida Keys
John S. Doud
Denver
Burglars Hit Early In '56 Lawton Area
Burglars struck the Elks Lodge at 1001 A and its newer building on 10th Street in Lawton during New Year’s early hours, taking an undetermined amount from a cash drawer as officials review the loss. Police noted additional holiday thefts across Lawton including items from cars, a drive in, a restaurant, and residences.
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Elks Lodge
Lawton Place
10Th Street
Snuff Craze Among British Teens Sparks Sales Surge
London reports a booming snuff craze among teenage girls with tobacconists noting sharp sales increases in recent weeks. The source offers no clear origin for the trend.
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London
Pekingese Attacks Owner After New Year’s Party
In Cortland New York a dog owner bitten on the leg by his own Pekingese after returning from a New Year’s Eve gathering. He says the dog had been snapping for weeks and he bit the dog on the nose and leg to get even.
Confidence man posed as priest in Fribourg scam
In Fribourg a butcher's apprentice donned an attorney's suit and pretended to be a priest collecting funds for a church in Lucerne. A would be contributor balked at his lack of Latin and alerted police, ending the ruse.
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Fribourg
Switzerland
Lucerne
Gunman steals luggage items from oncoming train
In Chorley England a gunman robbed a 25 year old schoolteacher Maureen Howarth on a train as it stopped. He kissed her and fled after taking her underwear from her luggage. The incident ended with the man hopping off the train before authorities arrived.
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Chorley
England
Maureen Howarth
New York Man Says Trousers Caught Fire After New Year
William Pastures a 29 year old building superintendent returned from a New Year celebration and placed his trousers in an oven igniting a small blaze. Firefighters were summoned and extinguished the fire without reported injuries.
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New York
William Pastures
Pastures
Congressional Tax Fight Builds Over Senate Clash
Congress debates tax cuts as both parties clash on spending and defense. President Eisenhower omits tax cut in State of the Union and administration favors delaying action while awaiting economic trends. House Speaker Rayburn resists quick cuts, but Senate could ignite a battle if a tax cut amendment appears during floor votes.
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Rayburn
Senate
West Driver Crashes Car Leaving Parked Vehicle
A West 1949 Chrysler struck a 1948 Ford owned by Everett Donohew at 2708 East, sending Donohew’s car 66 feet. A Kirkland girl in West’s car was cut above the eye. both occupants were taken to Fort Sill hospital for treatment. West was not believed seriously injured.
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West
Everett Donohew
Donohew
Kirkland
Fort Sill
Cornered Killer Eludes Manhunt
Hempstead Texas authorities believed they had a 20 year old Texas A M College student cornered near Cone roe but searches failed to locate the killer. Jan David Broderick a Texas A M senior and cadet corps lieutenant was found dying in a roadside ditch four miles north of Hempstead on U S 290. His light blue 1955 Chevrolet convertible was missing. Autopsy showed a .38 caliber bullet to the forehead, likely fired from his own gun. A possible sighting Saturday night at a service station 23 miles north of Houston involved a nervous looking young man, license NY-1125 matching Broderick’s car. Shoes missing near the body suggest he slept in the car when killed.
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Hempstead
Tex
Texas A&m College
Conroe
Jan David Broderick
Texas A&m
Cadet Corps
U.S
Canal Zone
Houston
Broderick
A&m
Justice of the Peace
A. M. Walingford
Wallingford
Egypt Must Start Before World Bank Funds Arrive
The World Bank conditions demand controls and watchdog procedures to protect the loan, with competitive bidding for dam work. Nasser rejects what he calls unwarranted intrusion into Egypt’s sovereignty while Egyptian officials say the competitive bidding rule can be negotiated.
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Egypt
Nasser
World Bank
McCarthy Calls Senate Loyality Probing Groups Unworthy
Senator McCarthy urged the Senate to cut funds for the Hennings and Johnston loyalty and security probe committees. He said they disserve the country and pledged opposition to any additional funding, while their chairmen did not comment.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Hennings
D-Mo
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Johnston
Mike Monroney Probes Lee Ouster From CAA
A Senate aviation subcommittee led by Sen. Mike Monroney will open an inquiry into the ouster of Frederick B. Lee as director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Lee would be the first witness as motives behind his resignation are sought, with Monroney alleging pressure to install deputy Charles J. Lowen. The panel also seeks a broader inquiry into President Eisenhower's replacement of Josh Lee on the Civil Aeronautics Board. Lee is a former Oklahoma Democrat.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Frederick B. Lee
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Lee
Monroney
Charles J. Lowen
CAA
First Lawton baby of 1956 welcomed to world
A Lawton Tex born couple welcomed two newborns for the new year Bren da Lynn Harvey Dale Mattox first child for the Mattox family. Bren da Lynn born to Mr and Mrs Mattox in Lawton while Harvey Dale born Sunday at 1 45 am. The Mattox couple two years married. Deliveries performed by Capt Houshang Moghtader and Dr Joseph Mitchell. Local firms plan prizes for first baby born in 1956 in Lawton or Comanche county.
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Texas
Stork
Brenda Lynn
Harvey Dale
Mattox
Montgomery Ward Co
Lawton
Uruguayan Chief Dared To Duel By Paper Editor
Uruguayan chief of state Luis Batlle Berres, who just visited the United States, was challenged to a duel today by a weekly newspaper editor Washington Guadalupe. The challenge followed a clash between El Nacional and Accion newspapers.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Luis Batlle Berres
United States
Washington
Guadalupe
el Nacional
Accion
Woman stabbed husband questioned in cafe stabbing
Christine Robinson 28, a cafe owner on 1807 S. 18th, was hospitalized after a stab wound to her back. Detectives held her 53-year-old husband for questioning as he claimed to have wrestled the knife from her during an early morning incident at No. 16 Columbia. He will be reinterviewed once a physician permits. других
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Christine Robinson
S. 18Th
No. 16
Columbia
Cleo Stout
James H. Malone
Fort Sill
Dixie Kitchen
A. Malone
Mattie
Delores Davis
Malone
Quaner Dewberry
Johnny Rhodes
Sam Hill
Holden Dunford
N. Railroad
Hill
Dunford
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Hollywood
Shirley MacLaine
Shirley
George W. Mattox
Summit
Hallie al Chester
Walters
Eugene Dobbs Hill
Roy Morris
James Donald Neeley
James Donald Neeley Sr
Bob Singleton
Velma Detty Manning
Medicine Park
Aliie Faye Haney
N. C. Haney
Lillie E. Austin
Altus
Dorothy Carroll
Ozman
Don Walker
Chattanooga
Alyene Colvin
Kiowa
Raymond Leonard
John Parker
Ruth Orange
Concho
Melvern Komnalty
Neil Keyes
Euclid
Walter Alhaitty
Southwestern
Richard Partain
Robert Ray
Neal Elkins
Dalton Elkins
Lincoln
J. A. Beauchamp
Carl Hobbs
Jefferson
Mitchel Dunegan
Clyde Dunegan
Garfield
Michael Miller
Robert L. Miller
Una Fite
N. 38Th
J. W. Jackson
Gery
Roy Blackwelder
Oral
Southwick
N. 20Th
Debra Pittman
Tillman Pittman
McKinley
James Phillips
Faxon
Dick Nutt
Graham
Donald Hall
Clare Morford
Lake
H. L. Stradley
John Kinmoth
Origina Fog Service Company
Rafey G. Tahdooahnippah
U.S. 277
Lester McCracken
A. L. Allen
Roosevelt
Norma Schwarz
Lawton Rt. 2
Bianco
Bernie Greer
James N. Warren
State of the Union
Russia
Far East
Middle East
North Africa
House
Ways and Means Committee
Crook
General Electric
Wichita Falls
Mike
Fred Lee
McCord
C Avenue
al Ce
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
D Avenue
A. W. McCracken
Mistletoe Lodge
F&am
Eedo
Everett
Nt Eee Bien
Catanese
ULL
Television Center
Southwest
Southwest Radio and Sound
4Th & E
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