Farmers Worry About Rainfall
Cloudy skies and mild temperatures prevail with little moisture for the southwestern state. Lawton area farmers grow anxious over winter pastures as winter wheat growth slows from dryness. County Agent Lewis Haydock notes most wheat has stopped growing for lack of moisture, pasturage is greatly reduced, and stockmen defer to grain and hay. He adds it is early to gauge oat damage from recent severe weather.
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Lawton
Lewis Haydock
Haydock
Fire Continues Across Main Street Block
The blaze damaged three two story buildings on Main Street as Cache and Lawton firefighters battled the stubborn fire aided by Wichita Mountains Refuge volunteers. Witnesses say Maloy escaped with singed hair and a jacket in flames. Delays in water and lack of a local pumper hampered early efforts before larger units arrived from Lawton and 15 CIO UAW members face a hearing February 1 for auto purchases.
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Cowan
Howard Barnard
Cache
Lawton
Maloy
Southside
Main Street
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Batttle
Paschal Cox
E. W. Sheffield
Melvin Milligan
Ity
Lybargers Leave Lawton for California Prompted by Health
Lee and Dorothy Lybarger and their two young sons depart Lawton to be near Lee’s parents moving from Iowa to California. Lee helped form a municipal band at Fort Sill and was chosen to represent Fort Sill on a New York TV show. Major Fred S. Ball and Ola Mae Ball return to Lawton after Korea and Japan, buying the Lybarger home. Henry Lee’s Swinney class arrival shifts the class balance in a boys’ win over girls.
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WAZ
Lawton
Lee
Dorothy Lybarger
California
Iowa
Golden State
Fort Sill
New York
Lybargers
Doc
Fred S. Ball
Ola Mae
Korea
Japan
Freddie
Henry Lee
Lincoln
The
Markets Show Mixed Oklahoma City Livestock Trends
In Oklahoma City on January 28, cattle 1,200 and calves 200 with few loads of beet steers. cows weak and odd head small lots of good yearling steers and heifers at 18.00-19.00. Cows 31.00-12.00, bulls 12.00-14.00, slaughter calves to 18.00. stockers light, hogs active but lower at 25-50 on barrows and gilts, butchers 26.75-27.50, sows 20.00-23.50. Sheep 100 trucked-in lambs 50 higher, top 21.00, others 20.00-21.00.
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Oklahoma City Livestock
Oklahoma City
USDA
NRA Leaders Hear McKay Sympathetic to NRA Program
Directors of the National Reclamation Association report a sympathetic hearing from Interior Secretary McKay after a closed session with McKay and top Interior officials. A spokesman said McKay generally agreed with NRA's program and believed the secretary and the NRA were not apart.
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Washington
National Reclamation Association
NRA
Army Engineers
McKay
Interior Department
Firing Show Demonstration for ROTC Cadets Planned
The event will showcase a firing display for Army Navy and Marine officers from the University of Oklahoma staff and cadets. Two NROTC midshipmen and fourteen ROTC cadets attend, with civilian tickets available at the Lawton Chamber of Commerce. The firing point is via gate W and South Boundary road.
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Ti Army
Navy
Marine
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
South Boundary Road
Western powers press tough line at five power talks
At a high level meeting the Dulles Eden and Bidault group pushed Molotov toward German issues while signaling a firm stance on the five power conference. They stressed the UN Charter limits and urged progress on Germany Austria as indirect peace prospects for Indochina linger amid cautious Western hopes for settlement.
Change Of Venue Hearing Delayed In Bennett Rape Case
The hearing on Floyd A. Bennett 24 Lawton rape suspect a motion to move his trial outside the county was recessed after two witnesses appeared and will reconvene at 1 30 p m. Bennett attorney Lewis Derke sought more time to serve subpoenas. Judge Bob Landers presided. A restaurant cook Alex McQuoid testified he could be fair if on the jury but had heard little about the case. Witness Vernon Chandler said he was convinced Bennett is guilty factually but offered no evidence. Landers previously overruled a similar change of venue bid in the related case of Billy Bruce Faulkner. Both Faulkner and Bennett are set to be tried here next week.
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Floyd A. Bennett
Lawton
Lewis Derke
Bennett
Bob Landers
Derke
Comanche County
Manville Redman
Alex McQuoid
Arlington
McQuoid
Vernon Chandler
Redman
Chandler
Alarber
Fort Sill
Landers
Billy Bruce Faulkner
Polio Mothers March Mobilizes City Fund Drive
Lawton residents join a polio fundraising push with a citywide Mothers March and over 1,000 contact mothers planned to canvass blocks. Ambu lance sirens mark the event as volunteers solicit contributions to reach the $75 million annual need for vaccine tests gamma globulin and patient care.
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Lawton
Security Bank
Trust Company
Comanche County
Stephens
National Foundation For
100 Southwest Lawyers Conference In City Friday
About 100 southwest Oklahoma attorneys are expected to attend a legal conference Friday. Paul Pugh of Oklahoma City will address the J Lawton Chamber of Commerce at 1 noon on how the Workmen's Compensation Law affects business and labor. The dinner speaker is Purcell’s George A. Bingaman on joining the Negligence and Compensation Lawyers Association. Notable attendees include CT. O'Neal, Judge John Powell, and several district judges with representation from Comanche and other counties. Sen. Bill Logan chairs the program.
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Oklahoma
Conanche County Bar Association
Negligence and Compensation Lawyers Association of Oklahoma
Paul Pugh
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Industrial Commission
J. Lawton Chamber of Commerce
University of Oklahoma
Pugh
Marlow
Old South
George A. Bingaman
Purcell
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Negligence and Compensation Lawyers Association
Tom Hieronymous
Woodward
Frank Seay
Seminole Nacla
O'Neal
Lawton
Supreme’ Court
John Powell
Oklahoma ‘City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Comanche
Cotton
Jefferson
Stephens
Grady
Caddo
Kiowa
Jackson
Tillman
Bill Logan
Sasser
County Bar Association
POWs Depart North of DMZ After Dishonorable Discharges
Prisoners packed for convoy from a neutral zone camp as Indian Red Cross officials delayed. American POWs sing, joke, and wave as they cross into Red territory toward Kaesong. Some plan to visit Communist China. others vow to advance peace thoughts amid accusations of germ bombs.
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United States
Red Cross
Andrew Condron
Red
Demilitarized Zone
U. S. Defense Department
Communist China
Kaesong
North Korea
Aaron Wilson
Urania
Woman Uses Shoe to Attack Deputy in Courthouse Cell
A San Antonio woman Mildred Dixon 26 stormed a courthouse jail cell tearing two blankets and hurling a shoe at Deputy Sheriff M T McCracken. Charged with public intoxication she received 30 days in jail and a 110 fine.
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San Antonio
Tex
M. T. McCracken
Justice of Peace
Marvin Camsron
Mildred Dixon
McCracken
Coffee Outlook Dark as Prices Spiral in 1943
January report notes coffee sales hold steady for now but prices rise. Wholesalers warn that much stock remains below replacement cost and soon demand will shift if Brazil's crop shortens. Experts predict prices may hit 1.30 a pound. hotels still offer free coffee. The piece recalls 1943 price jumps and consumer impact.
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Contin
Brazil
New York
Lawton
Bill For More Pikes Planned
State Sen George Miskovsky plans to introduce a bill in the 1955 Legislature to provide for additional toll roads. He says if the Legislature fails to act the people may use an initiative petition to secure the goal. The six member Turnpike Authority would gain power to inaugurate more toll roads where feasible after Tuesday's special election approved three new toll roads.
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Oklahoma City
George Miskovsky
Miskovsky
Turnpike Authority
Legislative Council
Norman Reynolds Jr
Eisenhower lays out readjustment plan for economy
President Eisenhower outlines a multi point program to stabilize the economy amid a contraction seen as an inventory adjustment. He urges tax cuts, extended social insurance, housing measures, farm support, and public works while warning against complacency and promising full use of government tools to prevent a deflationary spiral. The plan includes housing subsidies, extended unemployment and Social Security coverage, and public works financing ready to expand within a year.
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United States
Eisenhower
Iss
Congress
Tome
Escante
Highemember Commission On Iy
Clarence B. B
Nicaragua President's Son Tours Fort Sill Visit
Nicaragua’s president’s son arrives at Fort Sill for a one day visit with Capt. Gustavo Montiel Bermudez and Capt. Julio Gutierrez Rivera. The trip follows a Miami start on January 18 and includes stops at West Point and Washington DC meetings with military officials.
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Wise
Cac ‘Agua
Fort Sill
Gustavo Montiel Bermudez
Managua
Nicaraguan Police Department
Julio Gutierrez Rivera
Air Force
Miami
Fla
West Point
We DC
Col. Somoza
Matthew
Pentagon turmoil over Dickenson case and defense rift
Defense officials staged a cautious pause on POW actions while Ike pressed for fuller inquiry into Dickenson case amid reports of premature Army announcement. Col James Carnes to lead pretrial inquiry. Navy denial of Nautilus report fuels further friction.
Former Industrial Group Member Sets Chamber Talk
Former member of the Oxfahom will speak on How the fects Business and Labor. State Sen Bill Logan will introduce the speaker. The Program of Work committee will present its recommendations to the new board on the 1954 work program of the chamber. A report will be made on the Christmas decorations project by Mrs. Margaret Day.
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Oxfahom
Bill Logan
Program of
Chamber
Margaret Day
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