Jehovah Witness Sect Might Lose Armory Contract
Oklahoma City January 4 Brig Gen Roy Kenny state adjutant general said he may cancel a contract allowing Jehovahs Witnesses to use the National Guard armory at Kingfisher for their state convention beginning Friday Protests have been received since the Cushing armory agreed to host the event Kenny noted the beliefs include refusal to bear arms salute the flag or take the pledge and said if true the contract may be canceled subject to the governor's veto He spoke with Cushing officials who reported no substantial objection prior to signing but protests from local figures have since arisen
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Oklahoma City
Roy Kenny
King
Kenny
Cushing
Co. L. Hunter
Tulsa
United States
National Guard
Alva
Alva Armory Board
Woodward
Cushing Armory Board
Allen Gould Jr
Cushing Guard
Gould
Cushing American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Manor
Cushing City
Weekend Police Roundup Accounts For 19 Arrests
Police logged a busy weekend with 15 complaints since Saturday. Detainees include Max Hall 20 Fort Sill for reckless driving and muffler, Bud Lee Story 30 with reckless driving, Cleo Mitchell 19 speeding, Ronald Dale Price 22 speeding, Mary Thompson 21 reckless driving, Milton Dale Perkis disturbance, and William Edward Thomas 1907 Douglas for no driver's license and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Fort Sill
Bud Lee Story
Cleo Mitchell
Ronald Dale Price
Mary Thompson
Mangum
Milton Dale Perkis
William Edward Thomas
Douglas
Father greets son freed after 34 months in Red China
Rev Peter Kiehn, a 30 year China missionary, hails news that Arnold M. Kiehn has been released from a Chinese prison after 34 months. He describes deportation as a severe punishment and says his son is in poor physical shape and soon to return home.
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Peter Kiehn
China
Arnold M. Kiehn
Rev. Kiehn
Kiehn
Oklahoma City
John E. Caldwell
Naomi Nichols
Kiehns
Gordon Kiehn
Exeter
Calif
Lold Kiehn
Homecoming Disrupted by Child's Outburst
Oklahoma City reports a five year old daughter of a returning air force lieutenant caused a scene at a homecoming. Lt. Robert Hull arrived from the Philippines and was greeted by about twenty relatives whose celebration was interrupted as the child broke into tears and left the gathering.
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Oklahoma City
Air Force
Robert Hull
Philippines
Peg A Brooke
Economic Debate Rages In Capital
In Washington on the eve of the 83rd Congress session Republicans forecast generally good times ahead and vow action to head off a low mood. Democrats call the country in a recession and urge swift government steps to prevent further downturn. Sparkman and Douglas warn of danger of a vicious downward spiral unless relief is provided. Kerr says the nation is in a recession and predicts Republican admission of 2 million unemployed by January 15.
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Washington
Joh
Senate
William F. Knowland
Sens
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
United States
Sparkman
Douglas
Commerce Department
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Prisoner Release Deadlock Faces January Deadline
Thimayya and Hull clash over post January 22 actions as Communists oppose freeing prisoners. Armistice text sets December 23 as end of explanations period, with release due 30 days after. About 23 American British and South Korean prisoners who joined communism may be freed as civilians.
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Thimayya
MRC
Hull
Banker Retires After 53 Years in Oklahoma Banking
Ada Oklahoma banker P C Acker, longtime First National Bank vice president, retires after a 53 year career from bookkeeper to merchant to banker.
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Ada
Okla
P.C. A. Acker
First National K
Accused Robber In New Orleans?
A 19 year old youth said he knew plans to rob the Houston National Bank last September and identified Nick Mitchell as the key fugitive in the December 31 heist. James Mitchell and his wife Mary Lou were arrested in New Orleans and set for U.S. Commissioner hearings, while Donny Allen, described as the inside man, and Johnny Navarro face FBI charges.
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Houston
Houston National Bank
Nick Mitchell
New Orleans
Mitchell
James Mitchell
Arthur Bernal
Mary Lou
U.S
Bernal
Young Mitchell
Donny Allen
Mitchells
Allen
FBI
Britons Plan Unmanned Rocket to Moon
London scientists discuss sending an unmanned rocket to the moon to photograph sites and return data with future human mission potential. Dr John G from Royal Greenwich Observatory notes Mars and Moon could be worth visiting.
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London
Ceee
John G
Royal Greenwish Observatory
Mars
Moon
Burglars Routed By City Resident
W. O. Hounshell of 607 Bell drove up to his home Sunday night about 7 p.m. and chased three burglars fled from behind a hedge. Police said the thieves dropped a handbag and an electric iron on the front porch before fleeing after entry through a window. No detailed description of the trio was obtained.
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W. O. Hounshell
Bell
Hounshell
Hospital Births and Dismissals Highlight Local News
The column lists numerous hospital admissions and discharges across the region including births at multiple addresses. Notable entries mention families in Apache, Carnegie, Fort Sill Indian School, Medicine Park, and various Fort Sill area homes with birth dates in January.
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Sam Carpio
Apache
Anita de
Lee Methvin
Carnegie
Leo Salt Water
Fort Sill
Washington School Custodian Resigns After 12 Years
George Julian, custodian at Washington elementary for 12 years, submitted his resignation during the holidays and has left for California to make his home with a son. R. J. Bradley of the public oe.
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George Julian
Washington Elementary
California
R. J. Bradley
Patrolmen Arrest 19 Drivers During Christmas Weekend
Weekend highway patrols arrested 19 drivers as the area logged one of the safest Christmas and New Year seasons in years with no deaths and only minor injuries. A drunken driving charge was filed in county court against Howard Day Jones at a hotel. Multiple drivers from Fort Sill and other towns faced speeding and reckless driving charges in various courts, with several arraignments noted.
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Howard Day Jones
Lawton
U. S. 62
L. L. Ke
Ing
Justice of the Peace
Woodrow Giles
James Frederick Ridge
San Angelo
Tex
Azalea Crisp
Fort Sill
Pete Fullerton
Garland Newsom
Summit
Charles H. Smith
Conway
Ark
Davie J. Hill
Cameron
General Hart Career Timeline Recalls World War II Service
General Hart, listed at Fort Washington Maryland, began at Fort Sill in 1930 as a Battery Officers student. He served as regimen supply officer at First Field Artillery and later taught tactics, with key posts in Algeria Sicily Europe and the Pacific theater. He commanded artillery units in Germany and Athens before arriving at Fort Sill.
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Milton Keating
Chamber
Hart
Fort Washington
Fort Sill
Field Artillery School
Field Artillery
Artillery
Department of Tactics
IT Corps
Algeria
First Army
Europe
Pacific Theater
Fort Bliss
Germany
Seventh Army
Athens
Clothing stolen from car found by police
Police recovered part of a theft from a car at Fourth and D. Officers found clothing belonging to Ronald Haynie Bob Cornelison and Nettie Dickson worth 245 dollars. Most of the girl's clothing was found beside railroad tracks opposite S Fifth Street. Two persons were held for questioning.
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Cameron College
Fourth
Ronald Haynie
Bob Cornelison
Nettie Dickson
H. A. Bartels
Junior Hawkins
S. Fifth Street
City Il
Market Report on Livestock and Eggs Prices Across Oklahoma
Grain and farm markets show No 1 broilers steady with farm delivery rates from Vinita to Poteau. Hens mostly steady with varied regional quotes. eggs weaker with price declines in Oklahoma City and other markets. Butterfat unsettled with gains in Ardmore Durant Enid and other towns. Cattle and calves offered near 50 loads. trade slow with steers and heifers uneven bids, slaughter calves weak to 1.00 lower, hogs down 1.00+ and sows off, sheep slaughter lambs steady with top around 19.50.
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Broilers
Vinita
Shawnee
Mee
Poteau
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
Lawton
Chandler
Blackwell
Pauls Valle
Cordell
Mus
Alva
Chickasha
Elk City
Durant
McAlester
Laverne
Enid
Tulsa
Fairview
el Reno
Pauls Valley
Venue
Muskogee
Chandler A
USDA
War Goods Stored Washington
The Army depot system of 73 depots stored 6,300,000 tons and shipped 5,841,000 tons of materiel in the year. At year end 18,600,000 tons remained in storage. Depots held 150,551,000 gross sq ft covered storage and 216,254,000 ft of open storage space.
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Washington
Army
Continental United States
Eisenhower State of the Union to Outline Budget and Reforms
The State of the Union address will be broadcast by all networks tonight at 9 30 p m with a review of the administration since Eisenhower took office. Five proposals will be detailed including tax law revisions Taft Hartley changes a new farm program expanded social security and a housing program. Senate factions and economic concerns frame the debate as Congress returns with unemployment figures rising and deficit goals eyed for 1955.
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A Smeday
White House
CSS
Sarap
Eisenhower
Tgshower
Chris
Congress
Augusta
Senate
Hawaii
St. Lawrence Seaway
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Ware
Senate Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Kerr
D-Okla
DuMont
Knowland
R-Calif
Funeral Rites For Green Watt Died Saturday At Home
Funeral arrangements are pending for Green Watt who died at 10 p.m. Saturday at his home. Two half-sisters Mrs. Rider and Mrs. Fay Odor, both of whom reside in the area, will be in and cemetery with the IOOF lodge in charge of graveside rites.
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Green Watt
Rider
Fay Odor
Ioof Lodge
Mrs Flory Beacham Re Henry Wall pastor Calvy Baptist church
Burial planned at Marlow cemetery under Ritter Funeral Home. Mrs Be nam born in Dil ton Oklahoma. She came to Lawton in 1939 from Windom Texas. She married Beacham in 1948 at Wichita Falls Texas. Survived by husband son James Alvin four, sister Faye Payne Texas, and brother Albert Ratliff.
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Henry Wall
Calvy Baptist Church
Marlow Cemet
Ritter
Be=nam
Dilton
Lawton
Windom
Tex
Beacham
Wichita Falls
James Alvin
Faye Payne Texas
Albert Ratliff
Death Notice for Henrietta Johnson at Home
Henrietta Johnson, 75, died at 2 on Sunday at her home No 8 Ferris. Funeral arrangements announced by Fletcher Funeral Ida Green 2nc N First. Survived by son Elmer Johnson one sister Kate Green one Cameron, two brothers Ernest Thomas and Will Thomas of Thickasha, and one grandson.
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Henrietta Johns
Ferris
Fletcher
Ida Green
Elmer Johnson
Kate Green
Cameron
Ernest Thomas
Will Thomas
Thickasha
Army mess hall urges men to give thanks at meals
At Fort Monmouth New Jersey the First Battalion recruits are urged to pause during meals and offer prayers of gratitude. The notice asks each man to speak in his own words and remember blessings while eating.
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Bill Seraphina
Korea
Scotland
Bill
Australia
Fort Monmouth
N. J
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Edwin L. Hood
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Hinson
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Lena Smith
Medicine Park
Howard LaWayne Lewis
Helen Lewis
Lloyd King
Jack Stalker
S. Sixth
John Patterson
Dearborn
Sharoneal Kennard
S. Testere
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Louis Hicks
Alae
Frank Hall
Texas
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R. W. Weaver
Cache
Richard Thompson
Altus
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Memo
Billy Bray
Star Rt
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Artillery Village
J. D. Lock
W. E. Ferguson
Baldwin
R. W. Dorety
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Esta Lee Livingston
Virgil M. Robinett
Billy Paul Galyon
Cheyenne
Edward H. Allred
S. 14Th
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Michael Lynn Thompson
James Co. Thompson
Knox City
Carl S. White
Lee
Laura Louise Nickell
Alvin Nickell
Monroe
Rosa Z. Pierce
Arlington
Or J. Nichols
Liberty
R. L. Hickerson
Gore
Harry R. Jensen
G. J. Verhoff
Snyder
Rebecca M. Parks
Aubrey Parks
Cache Road
Billy Laquey
Grandfield
Wesley Estes
Elizabeth Rupp
Park
Russell Bates
Tipton
Suron
Patty Jo Hancock
Columbia
Medical
Washington School
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Orville D. Pope
Fhone
E. T. Curtsinger
Church OF God
Sth & Lee
Vici
Medford
Ed Hennessey
Oklahoma
Frederick
Rees
Waurika
W.se Valley
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America
Schools OF
Constitution and Press Box
Lawton, Okla
Ike
Mrs
Flory Beacham
Henrietta Johnson
Tenna
Cal
JO G. Andrews
D Ave
Refrigerators
Wolverton Harware
Red M & D Finance CO
E Ave
D Avenue
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
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