Funeral Rites Held for CWO Mendell at Fort Sill
Funeral services for CWO William C. Mendell age 36 of 1808 Floyd were conducted at 10 a m in Beck er Funeral home chapel by Chaplain C W Hargrave and Rev J W Browers Jr. Burial with military honors followed at Fort Sill Cemetery. Mendell died Wednesday at Fort Sill from apparent self inflicted gunshot wounds.
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CWO
William C. Mendell
Floyd
Becker Funeral Home
C. W. Hargrave
J. Walter Browers Jr
Centenary Methodist Church
Mendell
Fort Sill
Edward P. Downing
FA Bn
David M. Ashbrook
Richard R. Albertson
Martin G. Boulger
Lee T. Nelson
Billy J. Pace
Lewis C. Hagmaier
Widowed Apache man Clay Williams served in community roles
Funeral services for Clay Thompson Williams 60 were held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Reformed Presbyterian church with Rev. D C Ward Rev N A Stout and Rev L A Taft officiating. Williams died in a Lawton hospital Saturday from a cerebral hemorrhage. Born December 11 1895 in Blossom Texas he moved to Warner Oklahoma then Apache in 1908. A World War I veteran and former Apache mayor he was later local manager of the Farmers Union Produce and Service Station. Survivors include his wife four daughters three brothers two sisters and his mother. Graveside rites were at Fairview Cemetery conducted by the American Legion. Crews Funeral Home oversaw arrangements. Bearers: Dan Simmons Arnold Staggs O L Washburn Thurman Tarrant P A Sims Virgil Tucker.
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Clay Thompson Williams
Reformed Presbyterian Church
D. C. Ward
N. A. Stout
L. A. Taft
Williams
Lawton Hospital
Blossom
Tex
Warner
Okla
Farmers Union Produce and Service
Leland McCloskey
Pampa
Joe Burgess
Baltimore
Gwyn Miller
Eldorado
James Weatherford
Martha Williams
Apache
Clarence
Nicoma Park
Roger
Oklahoma City
Jene Vail
Tulley Watson
Wichita Kan
Edith Williams
Fairview Cemetery
American Legion
Tom Teaney
M. G. Kizer
Crews Funeral Home
Dan Simmons
Arnold Staggs
O. L. Washburn
Thurman Tarrant
P. A. Sims
Virgil Tucker
Michigan State Clinches Sugar Bowl Thriller on Late Heroics
In a dramatic Sugar Bowl finish, Clarence Peaks connects with John Lewis for a 67 yard TD as Michigan State breaks a fourth quarter deadlock. Kaiser proclaims the moment good while Duffy Daugherty praises the clutch play. UCLA’s Red Sanders calls MSU the best foe of the year amid chilly Michigan weather outlook. Georgia Tech edges Pitt in another bowl clash, with a disputed interference call shaping the decisive drive. Jim Swink stars for TCU with two TDs, but Ole Miss prevails behind Day’s 5 yard jaunt and Cothren’s extra point, securing Johnny Vaught’s first major bowl victory.
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Spartans
Clarence Peaks
John
Big Thunder
Dave
Michigan
Michigan State
UCLA
Red Sanders
Maryland
Georgia Tech
Wade Mitchell
Don Ellis
Ellis
Pitt
Bobby Grier
Mitchell
Grier
Johnny Michelosen
Tech
Bobby Dodd
Michelosen
Dodds
Jim Swink
Texas Christian
Eagle Day
Paige Cothren
Swink
Horned Frogs
Billy Lott
Day
Cothren
Ol’ Miss
Mississippi
Johnny Vaught
TCU
Chuck Curtis
Vaught
Abe Martin
Strike Riot at Columbus Westinghouse Plant
About 4 300 workers at the Columbus Westinghouse plant, with 1 700 back to work, saw a mass demonstration led by IUE CIO. Nine days earlier United Electrical Workers struck nationwide, seeking 15 cent hourly raises, while unions claimed police brutality and Carey restraining orders were enforced.
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Columbus
IUE
Westinghouse
United Electrical Workers
Wesinghhouse
E. L. Smith
Columbus Westinghouse
Iue-Cio
Cowboy Pink Grounded Over State Car Use Policy
Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Cowboy Pink Williams was ruled ineligible to receive free transportation when not acting as governor. Attorney General Mac Q. Williamson stated the Department of Public Safety may not provide a car or driver for the lieutenant governor outside gubernatorial periods. Williams had used a Highway Patrol car and driver for travel between his home and the Capitol and other appearances.
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Oklahoma City
Pink Williams
Mac Q. Williamson
Williams
Gilford
Cactus Face
Dugan
University of Oklahoma
Lookabaugh
Williamson
Jim Lookabaugh
Department of Public Safety
Raymond Gary
Caddo
Capitol
Gary
Senate
Miss Ann Stepp Leaves Lawton After Norman Visit
Personal notice reports Gamma Phi Beta member Miss Ann Stepp of the University of Oklahoma Norman has departed Lawton after a weekend visit with Miss Jeannine Roper daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Roper 316 Ferris. Miss Roper leaves today to return to Norman.
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Ann Stepp
Gamma Phi Beta
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Lawton
Jeannine Roper
C. E. Roper
Ferris
Roper
Navy Aide's Son Is Killed In Quebec Lodge Fire
Thomas S. Gates III, 21, son of Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas S. Gates, and two Harvard students Myron Harrick and Jedediah McLane died in an early morning fire at a ski lodge near Mont Tremblant Quebec. The Navy confirmed Gates’s relation. he was the undersecretary’s only son.
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Washington
Thomas S. Gates III
Navy
Thomas S. Gates Alles
Harvard
Mont Tremblant
Que
Montreal
Myron Timothy Harrick
Brookline
Mass
Jedediah H. McLane
Millbrook
N.Y
Gates
Mendes France faces renewed calls for popular front
France moves to bridge rift as Communist demands for a popular front grow. Mendes France, once allied with leftists, calls such proposals an insult while facing pressure from Communists and Socialists to unite for the national interest.
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Mendes-France
Mendes
Sooners celebrate Orange Bowl trophy and plans for 1959
Oklahoma players stayed up late after the Orange Bowl ceremony where the trophy was presented. Coach Bud Wilkinson and others discussed future opportunities, including a home and home series with Maryland. Players head home on two chartered planes, with vacations planned and several set for spring practice and medical rehab.
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Bud Wilkinson
Tommy Harmon
Harmony
Oklahoma
Caribbean
Jim Nance
Purcell
Mobile
Ala
Bo Bolinger
Miami
Robert Burris
Henryetta Band Heads to Rose Bowl Despite Protests
The Henryetta Free Lance reports that Mayor Troutman faced strong protests Tuesday as the 87 member band was sent to the Rose Bowl. Viewers complained during a telecast with hundreds of calls, one housewife noting the parade aired only orange juice and oatmeal while she paused work to watch. Donations across the state totaled upwards of $20,000 to fund the trip.
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Gary
B. A. Troutman
Henryetta Free Lance
Henryetta
Rose Bowl
FASTEETH Dentistry Powder Provides Comfort for Dentures
FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline powder, helps false teeth stay firmer and reduces denture odor. Sprinkle on plates for easier eating and clearer speech without gummy taste. Available at drug counters.
Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested in Oklahoma Cash Heist
Shaw Spann and Brewer faced federal bank robbery charges after a daylight bank heist yielded 3400 dollars. The trio allegedly used disguises, forced staff into a rear room with a child present, and fled in a getaway car. Shaw, previously convicted for liquor and gambling offenses, was under surveillance during the probe.
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Shaw
Comanche
Oklahoma City
Spann
Brewer
Cement
W. C. Wright
Wright
Science claims pillless cure for piles with bio dyne
A report says science has found a healing substance that shrinks piles without surgery and relieves pain and itching quickly. Bio-Dyne, used to heal injured tissue, is now available as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form.
How to Stay Happily Married Author and Counsel Orchestrates Lectures
A prominent author and psychologist active in over 750 colleges and universities is noted for publishing more than 50 medico-psychology booklets mailed by the Hopkins Syndicate. His works cover topics from conversationalist formulas to pregnancy facts, religious proofs, and marriage sex issues. The Constitution invites readers to join this journalism feature.
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Hopkins Syndicate
Revocation Action Hearing Scheduled in Fort Sill Case
Superior Court Judge Robert S. Landers will preside at a 2 p.m. Thursday hearing to decide if Sgt. Walter Bertrand 30 of Fort Sill should have his two year suspended sentence revoked after pleading guilty to a felonious bogus check and later allegedly passing a $15 check to C R Anthony Department Store. County Attorney Manville Redman filed the revocation application.
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Superior Court
Robert S. Landers
Walter Bertrand
Fort Sillman
Bertrand
C. R. Anthony
Manville Redman
Senate Opens Session Amid State of the Union Drama
The Senate convened briefly with leaders Lyndon Johnson and Knowland saying the session would be routine. Congress will recess to receive the President’s State of the Union, with elections looming for both chambers and the White House. Eisenhower’s health and potential candidacy remain undecided while he outlines the administration program in Key West before proceeding with budget and economy reports.
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House
Lyndon B. Johnson
D- Tex
Knowland
R-Calif
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Key West
Fila
Mentholatum Deep Heat Rub Product Copy
An advertising copy promotes Mentholatum Deep Heat Rub as a greaseless, stainless relief for arthritic pain. It promises rapid warmth at the sore spot, relaxation of drawn muscles, and soothing of nagging pain. The copy notes a 60 year laboratory pedigree and a money back guarantee. It also mentions Mentholatum for cold symptoms and a separate stick for chapped lips.
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