United Press Moves Dallas Office Today
United Press relocates its Southwest Division to a new Dallas building with a planned sunrise resume. The move, staged Saturday night into Sunday dawn, tests one circuit while other teletype and teletypesetter lines shutter and rewire for integrated news and pictures across Texas and surrounding states.
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Dallas
United Press
McKinney
Norman
Ross
Charlton Fincher
Charlton Construction Co
Acme News Pictures
United Press Southwest Division
Fred McCabe
News Picture
Kansas City
St. Louis
Wichita
Fort Worth
Austin
Houston
el Paso
Waco
Port Arthur
Albuquerque
Enid
Lawton
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Southwest
Para
Texas
United States
Southwest Division
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas Bank
Rita Hayworth Stars In Affair in Trinidad At Vaska Theatre
Rita Hayworth returns to cinema at the Vaska Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday with Glenn Ford in a new film titled Affair in Trinidad shown on the Giant Panoramic Screen.
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Rita Hayworth
Vaska Theatre
Trinidad
Glenn Ford
Richard Widmark
South Street
Jean Peters
Rogue's Yarn and Other Works Featured in Library News
A listing of diverse titles and authors appears in the library news roundup. Notables include John Jennings, Dan Kelly, Aaron Stein, Ernest Dudley, Bradford Scott, Robert Mirvish, Kylie Tennant, Harold Nicholson, Mark Twain, Angie DeBo, Iain Moncreiffe, and J. K. Jelgaard among many others. The collection spans fiction, history, poetry, and children’s literature with works from Australia and Britain.
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Rogue’s
John Jenning
Dan Kelliher
Aaron Stein
Picaroon
Ernest Dudley
Silver City
Bradford Scott
Robert Mirvish
Australia
Kylie Tennant
George the Fifth
Harold Nicholson
Mark Twain
Indians Used Petroleum as Medicine Before Columbus
In the days before Christopher Columbus, American Indians reportedly used petroleum as a medicinal remedy. The account reflects early use of natural oil resources for healing purposes among indigenous peoples.
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Christopher Columbus
Population of Gold Coast Africa Surpasses Four Million
The Gold Coast population is estimated at 4,400,000 with 4,393,000 of African origin while 7,000 are not. The figure reflects the region’s demographic makeup and origins within the broader colonial era census estimates.
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Gold Coast
Africa
Former Cityan Dies In Utah
Jack George age 50 a former Lawton resident died Friday night at his Salt Lake City home after a two and a half month illness. He worked for Utah Motor Tours twelve years. He was reared in Lawton and a Lawton High School graduate. Survivors include his Salt Lake City widow C. W. George of Lawton father, sister Mrs. Paul Goode Lawton, and brother Robert George Salt Lake City. Body to be sent to Lawton for burial with arrangements to be announced.
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Jack George
Lawton
Salt Lake City
George
Utah Motor Tours
Lawton High School
C. W. George
Paul Goode
Robert George
Automotive Hint on head gasket removal by compression
A repair tip advises leaving spark plugs in place and removing only the cylinder head bolts. Turn the crank a few revolutions to let engine compression break the head seal. No force needed.
Lions International Convention Report Slated Monday
Lawton Lions club luncheon Monday at noon features a report on the Lions International convention in Chicago. Local delegates Eugene L Bowman president and T A Hamra immediate past president attended the event.
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Lions International
Chicago
Lawton Lions Club
Eugene L. Bowman
T. A. Hamra
Eastern Tour Begins for Temple Star Miss Rodolph
Miss Pat Rodolph daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis Rodolph starts a week long eastern tour Saturday night visiting New York City and Washington DC Corrine Jane Hillery of Wau rika travels with her for the trip
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Temple
Pat Rodolph
Willis Rodolph
New York City
Nation
Capitol
Corrine Jane Hillery
Waurika
Kiwanis Clubs Promote Lawton Rangers Rodeo Support
Lawton two Kiwanis clubs will run concession stands and handle advance ticket sales for the August 3 to 6 Lawton Rangers rodeo. Proceeds aid the Kiwanis Underprivileged Child fund. Booster trips set for July 29 and 31 to promote Lawton locally. General admission $1.25, at gate $1.50, reserve seats 50 cents extra.
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Lawton
Lawton Rangers
Orc
Doyle Williams
Lawton Kiwanis Club
Tom Wicker
Vance Lenz
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Jake Hester
Bill Seig
Elmer Bauman
Glen Powers
Lawton Club
Jay Dee Fountain
Northwest Club
Kiwanis
Williams
Forts on the Gold Coast Built by Diverse Europeans
Since the 15th century coastal fortifications on the Gold Coast were constructed by Portuguese, Spanish, English, Danish and Swedish powers. These colonial works protected trade routes and asserted influence along the coast through successive rulers and evolving military architecture.
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Gold Coast
Africa
Big Time Western Stars On LO Ranch Rodeo Bill
The Lawton Rangers announce the 1953 LO Ranch Rodeo August 3 to 6 with two Hollywood Western Stars Tex Ritter and Smiley Burnette leading the program. Ranger president Link Rhodes says extra star power and a seasoned producer Tommy Steiner will headline and stage the event while Pete Peters ties the rodeo to local store windows with rodeo themed art.
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E Lawton Rangers
Tex Ritter
America
Capitol of Hollywood
Ritter
Ocala
Florida
Lawton
Pete Peters
Evening TV Schedule Highlights for Wednesday
KFOX-TV lists a full daytime and early evening lineup including Life of Riley at 9 30 News Room 10 00 Weather Man 10 10 Invitation Playhouse 10 30 Arthur Murray 11 00 Masquerade Party 11 30 Sleepwalkers with a morning slate starting 7 00 Tiday through 1 00 Guest Room featuring Bride and Groom Love of Life and Oklahoma Farmer among others
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Church of Christ
Showtime
Royal Playhouse
Channel 7
Christopher
Bill Henry
Roy Rodgers
News Room
TV Playhouse
Stu Erwin
Playhouse
Weather Station
Medallion Theater
Danny Williams
News Caravan
Voice of Firestone
Weather Man
Robert Montgomery
Rocket Squad
the Experts
Riley
Chuck Wagon
Wild Bill Oe Tickok
Eddy Arnold
Theater
Telephone
Industry
Douglas Fairbanks
Parade
Burns and Allen
Sleepwalker’s
Garry Moore
Eddie Fisher
Arthur Godfrey
Gene Autry
IBC
Sports Extra
Television Theater
Rassiin
Russ
Martin Kane
Tomo
Okla
Farmer
Farm Newsreel Sports Club
Deve
Sound Stage
Tone Ranger
Wiley and
Gene
Scotty Harrell
Chance Lifetime
Don Winslow
Hopalong Cassidy
Judy
Kfox-Tv
Wichita Falls
Warren & Weather
Top
Paradise Island
Frontier Theatre
Doc Warren
TV Weatherman
Bill Mack
Hollyw’d
Playhouse of Stars
Star Room
Sports Desk
Weather Vane
TV Schedule Fragment Teases Weekday Lineup
A scrambled TV guide lists Monday through Saturday time blocks for channels 4 and 5, featuring previews, cartoons, frontier shows, news, weather, sports, wrestling, and various debuts. It notes specific programs like Burns and Allen, Arthur Godfrey, and Wrestling from Holborn with multiple start times.
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United Press News
Ritz Theater
John Lund
Brian Donlevy
Audrey Totter
Joan Leslie
Alan Ladd
Virginia Mayo
Library News
Felix Sutton
Lois Lenski
Jo Norling
E. Meigs
Peter Pan
Walt Disney
The
Melroy
K. Robertson
J. K. Jelgaard
F. F. Neilson
the Palace
Rory Calhoun
Gene Tierney
D Avenue
Utah
Fowler & Thornton
Kiwanis Clubs
Downtown
Rodeo Arena
Smiley Een
Smiley
Burnette
Boen
Bes
Rangers Group
Tommy Steiner
Smiley Burnette
Kswo-Tv
Channel
Hank Mattison
Tales of the West
Club
Weatherman
Sportalk
Wky-Tv
Gus
Mac
Dangerous Assign
Southernairies
Channel 7 Theatre
Channel 4
Spartalk
Christophers
Mac Talent
Boston Blackie
Jef. Jones
Gus and
Channel 7 Theater
Hol
Popular Furniture Co
D Ave
C & H Supply
Admiral Appliances & Television
Ding. Dong School
Easy Street
Philco
Tire and Supply
Sparton TV
Ratcliffe
WKY
Music Hall
U.S.A
Paul
Christ
Lawton Constitution
Lawton Morning Press
Fort Sill
Encore
Howdy
Chi
Horse Opera
Armchair Traveler
Encore Theatre
Private Secretary
Nightcap
Kwft-Tv
Range Rider
Public Prosecutor
Burns & Allen
Texas In Review
Texas Rassline
Blaine Cornwell
Music Box
Front Page Detective
City Hospital
Channel 6
Three Musketeers
Cornwell
Your Navy
Grand Prize Theatre
Robinson Ae
Guide
Radio
Zenith
Southwestern Radio and Sound
S. 4Th
Motorola
B. F. Goodrich
Lawton-Ft. Sill Appliance Company
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General Electric
Westinghouse
Goodyear Service Store
Rca-Victor
Television
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
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