Senator urges flood of protests against gas bill
Senator Wiley urges a nationwide avalanche of protests to stop the Harris Fulbright gas bill. He argues the measure would exempt producers from wellhead price regulation and raise consumer costs, calling the bill phony and predicting a four billion dollar annual rate impact. He notes insufficient Senate votes but urges phone calls and letters to sway uncommitted lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Senate
House
Sen. Johnson
Dtex
Rep. Rayburn
D-Tex
Sens
Fulbright
D-Ark
Robert S. Kerr
Monroney
Police Raid Nets Cache of Liquor
Lawton police last night charged a 22 year old man on three counts after a raid at 1716 Lee Blvd produced 65 bottles of liquor including wine whisky vodka and gin. Lt. Walter Asbery and Patrolman Bryan Logan led the raid at 7 48 pm under a search warrant issued by Peace Justice Marvin E Cameron. J T Sullins 22 was jailed on illegal liquor possession running a joint and maintaining a public nuisance charges. Two others faced assault charges and four more traffic violations in weekend arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Lee Blvd
Walter Asbery
Bryan Logan
Marvin E. Cameron
J. T. Sullins
Pvt
James Brown
Fort Sill
Mildred Brown
Jerlene Leonard
SE B
Willa Mae Overstreet
Maurice E. Lee
Cpl
Glendale Crumbley
Alec Raymond K. Dobbs
Sheppard Afb
John Kilgore
1704 Oak
Check Stolen From Lillie Mae Wilson Home
Police report a government check for 91.30 was stolen from Lillie Mae Wilson at 820 Carver. Nora Kirkle, Wilson’s daughter, said the check had already been endorsed when it went missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Mae Wilson
Carver
Nora Kirkle
New Wave Of Conflict Sweeps Algeria Sunday
War reports from Algiers describe a new surge of fighting across Algeria with heightened nationalist incidents in the Constantine region near the Tunisian border. In the last 24 hours, about thirty eight Frenchmen or pro French Algerians have been abducted or held, and several farms and two schools were set on fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Algeria
Constantine
Tunisian
State Poultry and Eggs Prices Across Oklahoma Markets
Oklahoma City reports show No 1 hard wheat prices around 2.02 to 2.06 at various depots, broilers and hens varying with unsettled and steady trends, and eggs weak with price cuts of 1 to 5 cents in multiple cities. Butterfat and pecan values noted at regional levels. Oklahoma City livestock market opens with cattle, calves, hogs and sheep, trends mixed. steers and heifers steady to higher, cows steady to firm, hogs up about 25 cents, lambs weaker with sparse activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Frederick
Lawton
Blackwell
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Tulsa
Muskogee
Vinita
Elk City
Pauls Valley
Alva
Watonga
Laverne
Woodward
USDA
Firemen Quell Trash Fire Near Auto Parts Co
Lawton firefighters extinguished a trash blaze in the 1400 block of South Second around 2:20 a.m. today near Lawton Auto Parts Co. at 1401 S. Second. No damage to equipment was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Second
Lawton
Lawton Auto Parts Co
Betts couple returns from Downey visit and Rose Parade
Mr and Mrs W T Betts of 302 Bell have come back from a holiday trip to Downey California to visit her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs C E Cline They also attended the Tournament of Roses parade and the Rose Bowl football game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Betts
Bell
Downey
Calif
C. E. Cline
Bank Statement Summary with Capital Accounts and Liabilities
A bank report shows total deposits and liabilities alongside capital accounts and common stock. Figures include 25,000 par value common stock, undivided profits, and pledged assets. Signature lines show F. C. Minton as president and directors attesting to the accuracy of the statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nton
F. C. Minton
C. W. Kelley
M. T. Minton
J. S. Humble
Eisenhower outlines farm surplus disposal and price support changes
Secretary Benson to appoint a surplus disposal administrator. Eisenhower proposes two paths for corn and rice, replacing acreage allotments with price supports or keeping controls. Wheat and cotton reforms urge quota exemptions, parity review, and expanded noncommercial areas. Additional measures extend school milk program and boost pork purchases. emergency aids for livestock planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Desegregation Leaves Two Empty Buildings In Wellston
In Wellston Oklahoma racial integration left two large Lincoln County buildings empty after 75 Negro students at Dunbar school were absorbed by city schools. Civic spokesmen say the sites could host small plant operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Okla
Lincoln County
Dunbar School
Hospital Births And Admissions In Kiowa Memorial News
Births list includes daughters and sons born Jan 3 to Jan 8 at various addresses with weights and times. Admissions show patients named Frank Parrish, Lonnie Coleman, Jess Tucker and others under medical and surgical care, with dismissals and memorial births noted for multiple local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Parrish
Walters
Lonnie Coleman
Frederick
Jess Tucker
Tipton
Mary Sanders
Tax Officials Aid 30 On First Day
Approximately 25 taxpayers visited the local Internal Revenue Service branch for group and individual tax return help this morning. Robert Hodge, local office administrator, said most seekers were rental property owners or farmers as forms and W-2s are not yet available. The program, renewed from last year, runs Mondays 8 am to noon through April 16 with an IRS instructor guiding step by step.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Robert Hodge
Hodge
Ardmore Man Faces Burglary Charges In Multiple States
Taylor, a Ardmore grocer, linked to six Stratford Oklahoma burglaries and alleged Texas burglaries near Wichita Falls Electra and Randlett, with Lincoln and Garvin county actions. Sheriff Enoch Watterson sought records in Pauls Valley as defense claims fraudulently arrested. Bond issues questioned. Ardmore police shake up follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Watterson
Pauls Valley
Justice of the Peace
G. W. Gregg
Taylor
Garvin
Raymond Burger
Lincoln County
Ardmore
Burger
Motor Company
Prague
Ab Jolly
Asa M. Craddock
Bettes Funeral Homes
Healdton
Stratford
Okla
Texas
Wichita Falls
Electra
Randlett
Elmer Winton
Charley Beane
Winton
Arbitrator Rules Firm Misrepresented Move From New York City
Frederick ruled in New York the firm acted with misrepresentation and deceit. The union contract barred moving the plant outside New York City without consent. The arbitrator ordered return of equipment to New York City and full back pay to all employees laid off by the move, with wages due under the contract for three more years if not complied. The union was advised it could seek court enforcement. The halt to the move to Springdale, Maine, occurred last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Kheel
New York City
Springdale
Maine
Burglars Hit Capital Firm Safe for 1400 in Loss
Oklahoma City police report burglars hammered a safe at Goodwill Industries early Monday and escaped with 1400 dollars. Police said Mom and Dad's Cafe near the scene was also broken into with cigarettes and change taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Goodwill Industries
Henry Tebring
Southernmost and northernmost U S towns named
Florida City in Florida is the southernmost U S town while Penasse in Minnesota is the northernmost. The note highlights extreme ends of the continental United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Florida City
Fla
Penasse
Minn
Area Men In Service M Sgt Derrell Shelby Leaves for Turkey
M-Sgt Derrell Shelby USAF son of Mr and Mrs Hoyt Shelby 2205 Walding will leave New York January 21 for duty in Turkey. He has spent eight of his 14 years in service at Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City and will be accompanied by his wife and daughter. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War I. His parents daughter in law Bertha Kay and grandson Clifford Eugene Smith visited him in Midwest City Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derrell Shelby
Turkey
USAF
Hoyt Shelby
Walding
New York
Shelby
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Bertha Kay
Clifford Eugene Smith
Midwest City
Vampira Defends Against Rapist In Two-Hour Ordeal
New York police say Maila Nurmi known as Vampira fought off an assailant calling himself The Vamp for two hours in her West Side apartment before fleeing to a grocery store. Ellis Barber, 23, alias The Vamp and The Dip, was arrested at the building reentry and held on $10,000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maila Nurmi
Miss Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi
West Side
Ellis Barber
Barber
Vamp
Funeral Rites Set for Jonathan Daniels
Funeral services for Jonathan Daniels aged 8¢ will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Ritter Funeral home chapel. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Daniels, a retired farmer, died at his home Saturday at 5 30 p.m. after an illness of 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Daniels
Texas
Ritter Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Daniels
Spanish American War Veterans Pick Officers For Year
The meeting of the United Spanish American War Veterans organization named new officers headed by commander Park and senior vice commander Garrner. Other officers include quartermaster Holt and adjutant Brooks with installing officer Brooks assisted by Ruebell. Plans were made for the state convention at the Hotel Lawtonian on April 15-17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Spanish American War Veterans Organization
R. F. Crader
Mr. Park
W. A. Garner
Lawton
George A. Bridges
Ralph Holt
G M. Brooks
Fred K. Barrett
J. W. Middleton
C. H. Madden
Young City Girl Struck By Auto Near Second and C
A young girl was struck by a car at Second and C streets Sunday evening. Witnesses Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Prestage saw her dash across the street and be struck. The driver stopped and offered to take her to her mother. Police await a complete report on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second and
Frank Sandranna
Clyde Prestage
Second Street
Prestage
Sandranna
Things Move Fast For Sill Soldier
A Fort Sill 19 year old became an adult and a father within 30 minutes when Superior court Judge Robert S. Landers granted majority rights. County Judge S. R. Harper completed papers allowing him to adopt his wife's son from a prior marriage, making him legally a father for all purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Vernon C. Field
Superior Court
Robert S. Landers
S. R. Harper
Woman seeks motive after car arson and salt vandalism
A woman reports salt poured in her gasoline tank and an attempted car fire at 1404 S Sixth. Detectives say she signed a statement admitting she set fire to her former husband's truck and burned her own seat to mislead investigators. Police seek a Negro male suspect in a nearby apartment house arson at 104 E Bell with two houses damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Stout
E. Bell
Extension Classes Begin This Week at Fort Sill
Fort Sill opens extension courses for civilian and military personnel in cooperation with Oklahoma University and Cameron College. OU classes start tomorrow nights with three courses in philosophy and government. Cameron College offers 31 courses across Fort Sill or Cameron January 16 to March 16. Civilians pay varied fees. military personnel may qualify for 75 percent tuition paid by the government if AR 355-30 and DA Circular 355-2 criteria are met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Oklahoma University
Cameron College
Army Education Center
Cameron
Telethon drive pledges and donors tallied Saturday
Col Ret Everett C Williams and Henry Weddle each pledge three shares while Charles E Young and Lorena Myers pledge three. Mooneyhan TV Center James E Edwards Margaret Froneberger Ben Stein and Lawton Optimist Club pledge two shares. A long list shows many individuals and firms pledging one share each for the drive including Ed Hughes Merle Gilbert Charley Long Electrical Co Thompson Plumbing & Heating Co and Memorial hospital referenced among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Everett C. Williams
Henry Weddle
Charles E. Young
Lorena Myers
Mooneyhan TV Center
James E. Edwards
Margaret Froneberger
Ben Stein
Lawton Optimist Club
Ed Hughes
Merle W. Gilbert
Charley W. Long Electrical Co
Thompson Plumbing & Heating Co
Mr. Scott
J. W. Narmore
Charley Wade
W. P. Best
Stitt Pair
William S. Johnson
D. W. Ferguson
Eddie Gaskins
W. H. Parsons
Gale Sadler
Virgil Hughes
Howard Babbitt
B. L. McCrary
Clyde Moore
Ethel Monroe
Fred Hilton
Raulston Furniture Co
Clarence Ditmore
Ira Mae Allsman
Clarence Madden
Ed Riddle
Wes Elkins
Southwest Venetian Blind Co
Judy
Jim
Joe English
E. L. Richardson
Rex Lee
Hubert Green
Charlie Horton
Pat Conway
Sill Training Aids Officer Is Named
Maj. William T. Hatter was named Training Aids officer at The Artillery and Guided Missile School Fort Sill. He began duties Jan 1 succeeding Lt. Col. L. C. Hall who moves to the Far East. Hatter arrives Oct 1954, has 21 months overseas in the 5th Infantry Division and Third Army, and 30 months with the 66th Constabulary Squadron in Germany. He holds a 1937 degree from Wisconsin State College Plattville and completed a 1954 education master's at the University of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Hatter
L. C. Hall
Col. Hall
Far East
Tatiana
Maj. Hatter
Fort Sill
Wisconsin State College
Plattville
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Hatter
5Th Infantry Division
Third Army
66Th Constabulary Squadron
Germany
Two Men Waive Forgery Hearing in County Court
Ivan Powell aged 50 of 102 C and Steve Dunlap aged 34 from Anadarko waived preliminary hearings this morning on a second degree forgery charge and were bound over to Superior Court for trial. They were committed to county jail in lieu of $1,000 bonds. County Attorney Manville Redman filed the charge alleging they acted together in writing and passing a forged check for nine dollars at Day and Night Grocery at Second and I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Powell
Steve Dunlap
Anadarko
Superior Court
Marvin E. Cameron
Manville Redman
Second and I
Thieves Leave Police Problem Thieves Leave Police Problem
Weekend thefts puzzle police as a 1950 Buick speedometer was stolen from Lloyd J. Grockett of 1704 S. 12th. Officers doubt where to search and Grockett may not recognize the missing part. A separate theft from a clothesline at 711 C involved women’s underwear, with the victim able to identify items but unsure how to locate them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd J. Grockett
S. 12Th
Truck Firm May Locate In City
Mayor Ellsworth said the Lawton Industrial Development committee is helping a trucking firm owner inspect local property for a branch warehouse. The firm owns 10 large vehicles and leases 32 others and plans a building for repair and storage. The owner indicated repair services would be offered to other area truckers. Committee members were checking sites after a conference with the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Ellsworth
Lawton
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Pecans
First National Bank
Chattanooga
Oklahoma
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Is BF. A
Ee Eno Comanche
Louise Reed
Ralpr Dook
Paul Swanson
Hoover
James McCurdy
Rex Martin, Duncan
Cora Floyd
John Clitus
N. Main
George Swift
Jess Brewer
H. S. Meyer
Buck Hunter
Dearborn
Billy Capshaw
Martha Nutt
Graham
Tex
C. J. Strickland
Monroe
Alice Nance
Jack Messinger
S. 24Th
Addie Beard
Edgar Holman
Cleo Love
Fletcher
Stanley Cornstubble
Dewey Cornstubble
Devol
Doug Hall
Gene Cravens
Elena Maria Wade
James Wade
Oak
J. C. Steppick
Marlow
Willie Martinez
Cornell
G. C. Casteel
Smith
Loal Buttram
Joe Moncrief
Richard Yazzie
Paula Yeahque
Sarah Jane Meat
Kanas City
Kan
Matilda Geionety
Star Rt
Harold Pocowatchit
Linda Pahcheka
Indiahoma
Jess Oupoby
Byron Gooday
Elgin
William Bergeron
Shawnee
Doris Peuble
Snyder
Anna Cable
Cache
Raymond Leonard
Joyce Large
Park
Pamela Pekah
William Blakesley
Paul Strang
Lincoln
Otis O. Barnard
Davis
Robert Barney Gibbs
S. 26Th
Rosa Echols
S. 17Th
Elsie McKinzie
Ferris
Mattie B. Hamilton
James C. Scherer
Arthur R. Beauford
Atlanta
Frankie Lee Ross
Frank Ross
Junior B. Davis
Columbia
Billy B. Boykin
Jington
Bennie Edward Howard
B. W. Howard
Mary Virginia Morris
W. M. Leitner
Irwin
Vincent Callahan
Gertrude A. Marburger
Debra Brewer
William Brewer
Jefferson
Elsie Ann Hendon
Summit
George Jess Bull
Temple
Audrey G. Holloran
Garnet Hampton
N. 24Th
Charles E. Howard
Arlington
Frankie Salazar
David Salazar
S. Seventh
Gregory Alan Resnick
Marvin Resnick
A. W. McCracken
Gene Ritter
Clarence Alexander
Howard Gorman
Bob Williamson
M. L. Denney
Sid Hutchins
Billy Paul Galyon
Dorothy Kouri
Edna B. Williams
Marie Warram
Opher J. Cephas
Herb Stonehocker
Clingan Sand and Gravel
Bill McNeil
Rodney L. Worthen
Toby Morris
Frank White
W. W. Harris Construction Co
J. D. Howard
Andrew Lee Myers
E. H. Eaton
Tom
Southwest Men’s Store
John H. Nelson
Mrs
George Willis
John Bianco and Memorial Hospital
McCord’s
C Avenue
Ford
Sill
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Insurors
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
Piya
D Avenue
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