Traffic Code and City Districting Slated For Action Today
City council plans to adopt a model traffic code and approve redistricting across four wards. Redistricting would place all areas north of Ferris in ward two, with ward one between Ferris and Gore, ward three between Gore and F, and areas south of F in ward five. The traffic code has been reviewed over several recess sessions and is expected for adoption tonight. Mayor Pro Tempore Lester McKenzie said sessions were recessed until 7 p.m. to complete the action.
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Ferris
Gore
Lester McKenzie
Armistice Talks See Rhee Backlash Amid Truce Efforts
U N negot ations face pressure as South Korea argues over indefinite armistice terms while Panmunjom talks continue. Pyun questions Washington assurances and Rhee warns 90 days may be enough for a postwar political conference. Officers press minor hurdles as fighting subsides on the front.
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U.N
Harrison
Red
Nam Il
Pyun
Washington
ROK
Rhee
United Nations Command
Choi Duk Shin
William K. Harrison
South Korea
Korea
James C. Murray
Markets Produce and Oklahoma Prices Snapshot
Oklahoma City and Oklahoma markets report mixed commodity prices. Broilers No 1 steady to firm with 27-30 f o b in several towns. hens No 1 active demand and varied regional quotes. eggs very firm with multiple locations values. butterfat steady. Oklahoma City live stock lists show cattle and calves trade slow to steady, hog prices 26.75-27.25, sheep values 20-25.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Broilers
F.o.b
Altus
Vinita
Muskogee
Shawnee
Seminole
Poteau
Cordell
Lawton
Tulsa
Chickasha
Blackwell
Ardmore
Alva
Elk City
Enid
Durant
Laverne
Buffalo
McAlester
Fairview
el Reno
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Medford
Frederick
Guymon
Hooker
Vici
Hobart
Rogers
Ark
USDA
Bishop Oxnam Defends Against Red Front Charges
Bishop Oxnam denounces claims by Rep. Donald Jackson that he aided the Communist front. He criticizes the committee’s files as incompetent or slanted and warns they fuel Ku Kluxism and damage reputations. Oxnam asserts commitment to religious liberty and world law, urging reforms in committee procedures.
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Donald L. Jackson
Calif
Jackson
Oxnam
Bishop Oxnam
Speedh
Illinois Republican
Velde
Donald Jackson
House
Communist Front
Washington Post
Hospital News Items Chronicle Admits and Births
Hospital notices record admissions and discharges across multiple cities. Names include Nathan Tselee, Mrs Verl Belew, Valerie Sue Gunkel, and Neal Keadbone among others in varied departments. Births noted for Mrs. and Mrs. Pat Cunningham and Ms. Paula Wollums with dates and weights where provided.
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Nathan Tselee
Cobb
Verl Belew
Summitt
Parlee Bone
S. Ninth
Valerie Sue Gunkel
J. C. Gunkel
Washington
Dora Bangerter
Faxon
Don Wilson
W. H. Kennedy
Lawton
Annie Williams
Arlington
Medical
Raymond Thomison
Gore
Visitors from Texas and Alabama Return Home After Visits
Mr and Mrs David A Morris of 1006 Gore visited Houston and Corpus Christi before traveling to Camp Cayoca near Castroville to pick up their son Mike and bring him home. Also departing were H S Bentley and daughters Lona Dean and Maurine Amarillo TX L C Shanklen Fort Worth TX Mrs Sally Collum Cherokee AL Mrs Cora Sherard Guthrie OK and her daughter Ila Novikov Seattle WA after visiting J W Narmore 1306 Maple.
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David A. Morris
Gore
Houston
Corpus Christi
Texas
Camp Cayoca
Castroville
San Antonio
Mike
Scientists extract substance to turn sugar into fat
Scientists have isolated a water soluble substance from living tissue that can convert sugar into fat. This breakthrough suggests a potential method for fat production outside the living body, marking an early step in converting sugar to fat without organisms.
Wood row Wilson Peewees win 3-2 over Duncan in district battle
Lawton beat Duncan 3 to 2 in an AAA district tournament game this afternoon. Crutcher and Charles Brooks pitched for Lawton, combining for six strikeouts and three walks.
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Duncan
Woodrow Wilson
Peewees
Crutcher
Charles Brooks
Lawton
Redlegs Feted at Rotary Lunch by Lawton Club
Lawton Redlegs baseball team managed by Tuck Williams was guest of Lawton Rotary at a noon luncheon. Players were introduced after joining the ROTARIANS. Jim Sanders, recreation director, served as program chairman. The club hosts Cameron and Lawton high football teams each season.
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Lawton Redlegs
Tuck McWilliams
Lawton
Utah Statehood Ended Polygamy Ban Finally In 1896
Utah endured six failed bids for statehood before it ended polygamy with a formal ban and was admitted to the Union on June 4, 1896 marking a pivotal constitutional and territorial change.
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Utah
Court fights over Consolidated Gas rate hike
Gas rate case details a protest by commercial users after a hike granted to Consolidated Gas. The corporation commission set aside the increase for deceit, with appeals pending in state Supreme Court and federal court. A rehearing begins today on the new rate increase application amid dual battles over the hike.
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Mission
Consolidated Gas
Corporation Commission
Commission
Consolidated
State Supreme Court
Three-Time Loser Fleeks Charged With Extortion Letter
Ellsworth said the charge against Fleeks alleges a violation of Section 876, Title 18, U. S. Code, accusing him of writing a letter with intent to extort the dismissal of charges against George Edward Fleeks, delivering a communication containing a threat to injure Daniel Becker. The maximum penalty is a $5,000 fine and up to 20 years in federal prison.
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Flcers
Ellsworth
Fleeks
Daniel A. Becker
George Edward Fleeks
Daniel Becker
McAlester State Penitentiary
Hale
Becker
Thomas Concrete Pipe Co
Fifth and C
FBI
Becker’s
Lawton
Feed program aids stockmen amid high costs and low prices
Wolf says Sunday PMA meeting discussed whether current feed program meets regulations. With high feed costs and low cattle prices, 539 stockmen have already received four carloads of cottonseed pellets, one of cottonseed meat, and one of corn. More feed expected in Lawton this week as state clarifications await.
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Wolf
PMA
Lawton
County Youths Invited to State Dairy Show in Enid
Lawton Chamber officials mailed invitations to over 50 Comanche county youths to compete in the State Dairy Show at Enid on August 31 under sponsorship. The Dairy Improvement committee chaired by J. C. Kennedy outlined plans and offered loans to cover calf costs with repayment from milk proceeds.
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Chamber of Commerce
Comanche County
Enid
Lawton Chamber
Dairy Improvement Committee
J. C. Kennedy
Lawton
Chamber
Kennedy
Allen Bilbrey
RE. Glenn
Jack Carter
T. A. Hamra
R. V. Scott
E. R. Thompson
Lewis Haydock
Arlon Johnson
Reserve School to Offer 18 Administrative Openings
Col James A Black lawton commander of a proposed Army Reserve School announced 18 vacancies in the School's administrative section for qualified enlisted personnel. He listed higher enlisted rank positions and urged interested reservists to contact him. Enlisted staff will be paid for four monthly meetings and two weeks of summer camp annually.
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James A. Black
Lawton
Black
Burglary Suspected After Lawton Visit By Three Women
In Pampa Texas a burglary prior to a Lawton return involved three women, including Mrs Malone and Mrs Reynolds and her daughter. The group drove about 205 miles to Pampa and back in seven hours. Lights were abnormal on entry, back window and door open. Detective Waldron and fingerprint man Hennessee found little new information. No location for the stolen money nor insurance status determined.
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Pampa
Tex
Hail Shatters Windows Breaks Rain Gauge in Clovis
In Clovis New Mexico Austin Brooks reports a drought ending rain storm that was followed by a 15 minute hail storm. The hail broke 26 windows at his business and damaged his official rain gauge.
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Clovis, N.M
Austin Brooks
Water Plant Nears 11 Million Gallons Daily Capacity
City water officials anticipate 11 million gallons daily after fixes at the new Lawton plant. Bottlenecks solved. a valve error caused prior curtailment. Rain boosted Lake Lawtonka levels and watered lawns. Plant superintendent John Coody expects at least 8.5 million daily now with potential gains. Construction by Mitchell nearing October completion. a 30 inch main from Medicine Park progressing toward the filter plant along planned streets.
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Lester McKenzie
McKenzie
Lake Lawtonka
John Coody
John Goeking
Mitchell Constrution Company
Medicine Park
Lawton
GRDA dispute prompts calls for action and guard plans
STRIKE conference letters urge drastic steps, warning of harm to the public. Murray criticizes the tone and notes that a strike would affect citizens. He may deploy uniformed guardsmen if needed. The GRDA operates under the governor, providing electricity to rural co‑ops, private industries, cities, towns, and private utilities.
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GRDA
Murray
National Guard
Leon C. Phillips
Grand River Dam
Phillips
Lawton Municipal Band Plans Second Concert
Final rehearsal for the Lawton Municipal Band is set for 8 p.m. tonight in the high school band room. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. July 28 on the west side of the courthouse lawn with the public invited to attend.
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Lawton
Hearing Cancelled For City Woman
Martha Hellen Payne, 40, Lawton woman, was released from Norman Central State hospital on a writ of habeas corpus. A jury was drawn in her case in Cleveland County but the hearing was canceled after a commission ruled she should not be detained. Attorneys seek further certification that she is sane.
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Lawton
Central State Hospital
Martha Hellen Payne
Norman
William Cole
G. G. Downing
Dwight Malcolm
Cavanagh
Oklahoma City
Food aid under study for Germans behind Iron Curtain
German shortages were echoed by the Soviet backed government. The first U S food shipment is at sea and plans to deliver it to Germans behind the Iron Curtain are being studied by American and Western German officials. East German says Soviet credits will buy butter fats oils meat and cotton.
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United States
High Seas
Iron Curtain
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