Six Democratic races head to runoff in Oklahoma primaries
Oklahoma City July 8 Six Democratic contests for state offices go to runoff on July 27 as Republicans field only one race. Lt. Gov. Berry leads but faces Pink Williams. insurance commissioner race draws Joe Hunt and James Dickey. Other runoffs include labor secretary and charities and corrections, with several incumbents advancing without a runoff.
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Oklahoma City
James E. Berry
Pink Williams
Raymond Field
Guyman
Fred M. Mock
US Senate
Fields
Mock
Charities and Corrections
Criminal Court of Appeals
Buck Cook
Goldie Childers
Mounds
Aero
Pobor
Jim Hughes
William M. Corbin
Andy Anderson
Elk City
Tuck
Homer Cox
Wilbur Wright
Muskogee
Powell
John C. Powell
Fred Cunningham
Hobart
Mae Q. Williamson
Supreme Court
Andy P. I
John Malloy
Wilburn Cartwright
John D. Conner
Ann Shaw
Reuben Sparks
Woodward
Kenneth Gray
Tulsa
Hospital births and admissions listed with names and times
The hospital round reports multiple births on July 7 and July 8 including sons and daughters for families like Blank enship Warden Hey- and Reese, with weights ranging from 6 pounds 3 ounces to 8 pounds 12 ounces. Admissions include Ralph Chant Connie Haury and Damarine McPhail while several patients are dismissed after surgery or medical treatment.
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Floyd Blankenship
Guthrie
Alex Warden
el Reno
Ralph Chant
Comanche Indian Mission
Lawton
Connie Haury
Arthur Sloat
Shawnee
A Maynahonah
Gordon Hey
Cornell
Ronald Reese
Irwin
Wone Bee Andi
Crosby
W. T. West
Frederick
E. J. Overton
Joe Brooks
Chattanooga
Dale Roy
Om Roy
Summit
W. Robeson
Comanche
Janis Ann Reese
Jack Reese
Sycamore
Paul Stapleton
Monroe
Dennis Haile
Roy Haile
Wourke
J. D. Hooks
Tatum
Okla
Ge Pair
Roosevelt
Floyd Jacobs
Joseph Johnson
Fort Sill Blvd
Arthur Berger
Ingraham Hotel
Medical
Nobel Fields
Damarine McPhail
Daniel McPhail
Dearborn
John Mark Richardson
Cecil Richardson
Duncan
Butler
Ardmore
Cecil Boydston
W. L. Storms
Frances Brnce
Kingsbury
Stanley Whitewolf
Cache
Minnie M. Walston
S. Ninth
Harvey Lee Snow
Voter apathy in Comanche County primary election
An editorial based on Kiwanis leader Ben Deans remarks condemns voter apathy in Comanche County where only about 60 percent of 18 000 registered voters turned out. It urges citizens to respect the right to vote, noting the sacrifices of past generations and the danger posed by indifference to democracy.
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Comanche County
Ben Dean
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Magazine
America
Marines Leave Jap Shows Reconvert
In a Osaka area town near a Marine air strip, a shift from Marine to Japanese troops triggered a conversion of local commerce. Cafes and cabarets turned to raw fish cuisine and noodle shops. a souvenir shop became a spinning mill. the change revived business as workers found new jobs.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Japan News
Prooe
Weather Outlook Across Oklahoma States Light Showers Expected
Weather continued reports scattered showers possible today in all sections of the state after light precipitation under an inch in Hennessey Mc Alester Oklahoma City Enid Shawnee and Wilburton. It will stay hot but likely clear tomorrow.
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Hennessey
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Enid
Shawnee
Wilburton
State Department of Agriculture Today
Vici
Kingfisher
Clinton
Fairview
Medford
Alva
Blackwell
Hobart
el Reno
Guyman
Hooker
Law Lawton
Frederick
Broilers
F.o.b. Farm
Muskogee
Vinita
Ardmore
Tulsa
Hens
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Laverne
Durant
Elk City
Watonga
Chandler
Eggs
Lawton
Chickash
Capital Man Shot as Woman Arrested in Oklahoma City
Ebb H Walner, 66, of Oklahoma City, hospitalized with a shotgun wound from a domestic dispute. Abie Hill Richardson, 53, also of Oklahoma City, jailed for investigation after Walner said the gun discharged during a scuffle at his home at about 1 am Thursday. Walner remained serious but stable after transfusions. Richardson jailed by Scoatecar Officers L D Huckabee.
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Oklahoma City
Ebb H. Walner
Lahoma City
Mercy Hospital
Abie Hill Richardson
Walner
Warner
Scoatecar
L. D. Huckabee
C. C. Garrison
Richardson
Justifiable homicide ruled in teen airliner incident
In Cleveland on July 8, the fatal shooting of 15 year old Raymond Kuchenmeister after he boarded an American Airlines plane, at gunpoint, to demand a flight to Mexico City, was ruled justifiable. Captain Bonnell and crew testified. Kuchenmeister, 5 ft 10 in and 260 pounds, died after being shot twice.
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Cleveland
Ohio
American Airlines
Bernard Conway
William F. Bonnell
Fort Worth
Tex
Raymond Kuchenmeister
Mexico City
Bonnell
Kitchenmeister
Berea Community Hospital
Fear Of Communism Drives Asian Neutralism, Says Judd
Rep Walter Judd told Lions International at Madison Square Garden that Asians fear Communism but practice neutralism to avoid Western terms with Russia. He warned against admitting Communist China to the United Nations as a diplomatic victory for the Reds. Judd, a former China missionary, described two visits to twelve free Asian countries.
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New York
Walter H. Judd
R-Minn
Russia
Judd
Lions International
Madison Square Garden
China
United Nations
Free Asia
Oklahoma approves two constitutional amendments in state vote
Oklahoma City voters back two constitutional amendments. Question 362 would create a state financed loan plan to aid veterans in buying farms and homes with 200,837 for and 148,553 against from 2,458 of 3,155 precincts. Question 358 allows corporations to buy real estate outside cities for lease or sale to other firms, with Yes 183,220 and No 180,883 reported from 2,458 precincts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Market Report Oklahoma Cattle and Dairy Prices
Oklahoma City and regional quotes show cattle and hog markets with mixed demand and steady butterfat. Beef and slaughter calf values hold near Wednesday levels while cows and feeders test higher bids. grain and egg figures also listed with varying regional receipts.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Legion Post to Elect Officers in Evening Meeting
The Lowery Whiteheadey post will hold an 8 p.m. meeting to elect officers. Nominees include J W Spencer for commander Neil Ashlock first vice commander Leroy Ehler cant at arms H O Williams plain Zeb Williams historian and Jack Carter ren Chrisman Park Stovall Wayne Gilley on the executive committee. A second vice president and another committee member will be chosen from the floor. A summary of 1953 54 activities and plans for the new year will be presented. The post aims to increase Lawton's delegates to Oklahoma Boys State from five to a higher quota.
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Lowery- Whiteheadey Penne
Legion
Billy Paul
Buddy Anno
J. W. Spencer
Neil Ashlock
Leroy Ehler
H. O. Williams
Zeb Williams
Jack Carter
Ren Chrisman
Park
Cityan Must Face Trial For Larceny
Curtis Mack Beagles was bound over to higher court on grand larceny charges by Peace Justice Woodrow Giles. Bond set at $2000. Beagles, 45, allegedly stole items from Sooner Freight Co on June 29 and was arrested by Lt. Cee Stout and Det Otis Waldron. Missing were three dozen shirts two wood sacs and a hardware carton. Beagles of No 13 F is in county jail.
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Curtis Mack Beagles
Manville Redman
Woodrow Giles
Giles
Gale
Sooner Freight Co
Cee Stout
Otis Waldron
Beagles
City Youth Named To Club Committee
Eugene Zwick of Lawton Oklahoma was chosen as one of three delegates to the nominating caucus at the Key Club session in Philadelphia where some 3,500 delegates attended. Dallas member Stuckey was elected international president and Harry Osborn became international trustee. Twenty nine Key Club members from the Texas Oklahoma district attended. Zwick and Jerry Brammer represented the Lawton club.
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Eugene Zwick
Lawton
Philadelphia
Tstrough
Whic Stuckey
Dallas
Oklahoma
Harry Osborn
Zwick
Jerry Brammer
Redman Dismisses Muffler Charge in Wayne Dillingham Case
County Attorney Manville Redman dismissed the muffler violation charge Wednesday afternoon after youth Wayne Dillingham said he had already bought parts to repair a hole in his muffler. It marked the first dismissal of a traffic violation since the crackdown began several weeks ago.
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Manville Redman
Wayne Dillingham
Redman
Prisoner Tank Breaks Highlight Bar Weakness
A guard reported sawed bars in a prison tank scene. He claimed entering the tank, directing prisoners aside, and finding a hack-saw blade after a brief search. Inmates named include O Neil Banks 26 Fort Sillman for murder and Willie Bookman 35 charged with assault with intent to kill.
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O'Neil Banks
Fort Sillman
Willie Bookman
Hale
Whitehorn
Fire department extinguishes small blaze at motor company
Lawton's Central Fire department put out a minor fire at 401 Second Street at 7:15 a.m. today. Investigators said a neon sign shorted, causing the quick ignition with slight damage.
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Lawton
Central Fire Department
On Motor Co
P ¥Ircoen
Chaplain Estes Named Fort Sill Post Leader
Chaplain Estes rises from reserve officer to Regular Army post chaplain at Fort Sill after serving as supervisory chaplain of the Military District of Washington and a Korean tour. Decorated with the Legion of Merit and Korea Distinguished Service Medal, he and Mrs. Estes live at 545 Lindsay with daughter Dena.
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Alry
Military
Washington, D.C
Chap Estes
New Post
Republic of Korea
Chap. Estes
South Boston High School
Randolph- Macon College
Ashland
Yale Divinity School
Union Theological Seminary
Sledd Memorial Methodist Church
Danville
Estes
Lindsay
Fort Sill
Dena
Funeral Rites for Betty Lorene Sell Held Near Fort Sill
Betty Lorene Sell 19 of 601 F died this morning at Fort Sill hospital after a brief illness. Born November 3 1934 in Clinton Missouri she married Cpl Roy Lee Sell January 13 1951 in Clinton. Survivors include her husband a five month old son G Wayne Sell her parents Cleo Green and wife in Clinton Missouri her brother Robert Lee Green Lackland AFB Texas Norman Green Kansas City James Green Clinton and others. The body will be shipped to Clinton Missouri for burial and last rites by Becker Funeral Home.
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Betty Lorene Sell
Fort Sill
Betty Lorene Green
Clinton
Cpl
Roy Lee Sell
Lawton
Cpl. Sells
136Th Ordnance Company
Becker Funeral Home
G Wayne Sell
Cleo Green
Clinton, Mo
Kansas City
Geen
Ben Reen
Ores Brothers
Robert Lee Green
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Norman Green
James Green
Mary Girdner Fletcher dies at 88 in Fletcher
Mary Girdner Fletcher 88 of Fletcher died this morning. She was the widow of John Girdner a retired farmer who died in 1914. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 30 a m in Sterling Baptist church with burial in Ring Cemetery. She leaves two daughters two sons three sisters two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Fletcher
Mary Girdner
John G. Girdner
Jarvis and
Clarence
Joe
Gardena
Calif
Winnie Matlock
Nancy Cox
Bunch, Okla
Martha Girdner
Stilwell
Okla
Jim T. Mays
W. S. Mays
Services set for infant Glenda Snyder
Glenda Faye Snyder infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Olen Snyder of 1307 Georgia died at Memorial hospital from a heart ailment at 10 am Survivors include parents two brothers Jimmy8 Cecil3 a sister Carolyn6 and paternal grandmother Lydia Snyder 1210 Tennessee Services tentatively set for Friday afternoon at Becker funeral home
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Glenda Faye Snyder
Olen Snyder
Georgia
Becker Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital
Jimmy
Cecil
Carolyn
Lydia Snyder
Tennessee
The Bible Washington Used for First Presidential Oath
The famous Bible reported to have been used by George Washington for his presidential oath is referenced in historical notes. The item’s provenance and current status are debated among historians and collectors.
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George Washington
United States
Conservation Aid Requests Asked
Farmers urged to apply for fall conservation practices including erosion control and cover crops with applications due by August 1. USDA will cover up to 50 percent of costs, with details in the Comanche county conservation handbook and ASC office copies available countywide.
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Reece Terway
Sieg
USDA
Comanche County Conservation Handbook
ASC
Tulsan To Speak To Nursing Group
Mrs. Marie Baker of Tulsa state president of the Oklahoma Licensed Practical Nurses association will address the Lawton area practical nurses at Lake Parker. The July 20 picnic supper targets local graduates and about 35 Walters Practical Nurses members. Local officers Ms Mildred Chrisman and Irma Takely hold top posts.
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Marie Baker
Tulsa
Oklahoma Licensed Practical Nurses Association
Lawton Area
Practical Nurses
Lake Parker
Walters Practical Nurses Association
Mildred Chrisman
Irmatakely
Williams rises through ranks to Fort Sill artillery command
The biography traces Gen. Williams career from chief of staff of the Fourth Army to Deputy Commander of the Third Army and later appointment to Fort Sill to lead the Artillery Center. Highlights include service as Chief of Staff of the First Infantry Division and Deputy Chief of Staff for operations with European Command.
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Fourth Army
Europe
Gen. Williams
European Command
U.S. Army
Third Army
Fort Sill
Dulles outlines limits on action and Guatemala recognition
Secretary of State Dulles says neither he nor Undersecretary Bedell Smith has plans to return to the Geneva Far East conference, though a revival is possible. He supports recognizing Guatemala after the new government shows willingness and ability to meet international obligations. He also seeks quick progress with Britain on an anti Communist defense in Southeast Asia and hopes other non Communist countries join.
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Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Lai
Guatemala
United States
Temala
Britain
Southeast Asia
Health officials discuss GG vaccine trial status in Comanche County
The health department director and the Comanche County Medical Society advisory committee say GG vaccine use remains experimental. Limited inoculations and mass trials continue to assess its effectiveness under Dr Means guidance.
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Health Department
Comanche County Medical Society
Means
Meters Revenue Up Due to Efficiency Not More Meters
Traffic Captain Tom Phipps notes revenue gains in June reflect improved operations rather than a larger meter base. About 1,450 meters remain in service, with some added and removed, and monthly collections listed from January through December across 1953 and other years.
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Tom Phipps
Turner runs to close gap as Kerr faces runoff in Oklahoma
Gov. Roy J. Turner trails Kerr by about 31 000 votes after the first primary and plans a county managers meeting whose date is not set. A Turner aide says turnout will decide the race while Kerr's manager Bob Jeffrey vows Sharp campaigning. Kerr accuses Turner of absent during key Senate roll calls as both parties prepare runoffs in Oklahoma.
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Roy J. Turner
Kerr
Turner
Bob Jeffrey
Senate
Pier Vy Raields
Ramon
Fred Mock
Oklahoma City
Fields
Mock
Reuben Sparks
Woodward
Price Supports To Be Discussed By ASC Officials
Community ASC committee met in the Comanche county district court room to exchange information on proposed price support changes for next year. Elbert Wolf, county committee chairman, presided and said no new instructions had been received on implementing the program. farmers were urged to contact committee members for details.
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ASC
Comanche Thirteen County
Elbert Wolf
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