Jailhouse Serenade as Bootleg Whisky Smuggling Reported
Sid Ludwig, jailed for whisky selling, reportedly hosted his Western nightclub band the Southernaires inside Lawton County Jail. Over several days inmates and guards endured a liquor delivery and a serenade, as two empty whisky bottles were found under Ludwig's bunk after sheriff inspection. The jail drama drew dismay from the county attorney, though no statute bans music inside the jail.
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Jim Bradshaw
Ludwig
Sunnybrook
Lee
Southernaires
Bastille
Sid
Farmers Smile Bumper Cotton Crop Forecast
Tillman county anticipates a large cotton crop despite heat and potential insect damage. Local agents say subsoil moisture supports maturation. 100000 to 110000 acres planted with Kiowa and Comanche counties showing strong yields and minor pest issues. Jefferson and other counties report excellent prospects with yields around 5000 bales forecast for the season.
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Oklahoma
Tillman County
Laxton Malcom
Malcom
Jefferson County
Hugh DeWoody
Kiowa
Tom Morris
Morris
Comanche County
Senate Restores Over Half Billion in Foreign Aid Funds
Washington July 25 The Senate Appropriations Committee restored more than 0.5 billion dollars cut by the House from the President’s foreign aid request of 5.138 billion. The panel restored 123.9 million in new funds and 424.7 million in old funds, enabling 548.6 million more than the House vote. The full Senate action is expected early next week with a conference to follow. Senator Ferguson chaired the panel and defeated a McCarthy effort to penalize nations trading with Red China.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
House Conference Committee
Congress
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Appropriations Committee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Red China
Asia
Howevever
City Man Gets Another Threat
A 19 year old Lawton Negro girl was jailed for FBI investigation into renewed threats against Daniel Becker proprietor of Penny-Wise food store 427 C. The ex convict George Edward Flecks had been charged in federal court with extortion over a threatening letter. Becker received a call from Flecks' girlfriend who echoed the threats. The origin traced to a local cafe. See SUSPECT, Page 4.
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Lawton
FBI
Daniel Becker
Penny-Wise
George Edward Flecks
Becker
Flecks
Noti
Armistice Slated As War Presses On In Korea
Chinese forces launch massive attacks across central and western Korean fronts near Kumhwa and Kumsong advancing into U S and South Korean positions. Reports say limited gains for Koreans, near dawn heavy fighting continues with Marine units holding hill positions amid mud and artillery barrages.
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Seoul
Kumsong
U.S. 1St Marine Division
8Th Army
John Randolph
Reds
U. S
Kumhwa
Sam Hyon Hill
Roks
Hill 139
Berlin
East Berlin
Former T Bird Boss To Review ROTC Parade
Maj. Gen. James C. Styron former commanding general of the 45th Infantry division in Korea will be the principal speaker and reviewing officer at 10 am Thursday during the final ROTC camp review. More than 2,300 cadets from across the nation and Hawaii attend. Public may observe at Post Field east of Fort Sill boulevard with parking west of Fort Sill. Cadets will return home after the review marking the encampment’s close.
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James C. Styron
45Th Infantry Division
Korea
Post Field
Fort Sill Boulevard
Fort Sill Vd
Hawaii
Walter J. Klepinger
Styron
Hobart
West Point
Armistice Near As UN and Reds Set Significance of Truce
Allied sources at Munsan say the Korean armistice will be signed tomorrow at Panmunjom signaling end to three years of war and two years of talks. Within 12 hours fighting ends, within 72 hours forces withdraw to form a demilitarized buffer zone. Prisoners will flow through Panmunjom as a political conference on peace unfolds amid tense questions about South Korea's future and Syngman Rhee.
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Munsan
Unday
Panmunjom
Ana Passivyy Uliiti
Korea
Syngman Rhee
United States
U. N. Command
Eisenhower
Quantico
Marine Base
Washington
U. S
James C
Reds Choose Jail or Hunger
In Berlin on Saturday the Communists offered East Germans a stark choice between hunger and jail. They warned that accepting American food packs from West Berlin on Monday would mark the recipient as a spy and saboteur, urging East Berliners to stay from the aid. West Berlin planned a million food packages Monday while barbed wire barricades went up along the border, signaling possible closure.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Die Welt
Frohnau
East
West Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
U. S
James B. Conant
Vladimir Lee
City Budget Drops $46,648 in 1953 54 Plan
A preliminary audit shows a 1953 54 city budget of 565,593 and a cash surplus of 162,992, down 46,648 from the prior year. Officials expect revenue to reach 90 percent of last year’s intake and may seek extra funding for garbage collection and new police hires.
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C. W. Simpson
Train wreck injures Missouri Guardsmen near Perry County
About 34 Missouri National Guardsmen were injured when six cars derailed from a 22 car Frisco troop train carrying roughly 460 guardsmen to summer camp in Minnesota. The derailment occurred 4 miles south of MENFRO, near 12:30 p.m. Wires at the scene caused a information delay.
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Menfro
Missouri National
St. Louis
Hayti
Caruthersville
Kennett
140Th Infantry
Cool July Nights Scheduled To Go
Forecasters said a high pressure area drove away storm clouds and lifted temperatures into the 90s. Guymon reached 97 degrees while Oklahoma City stayed around 90. No rain fell in the 24 hours ending Saturday evening. Sunday outlook calls for fair skies with widely scattered Panhandle showers and highs in the 90s.
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Guymon
Oklahoma City
Panhandle
Lawton Youth Eight Fla Polio Case In 1953 Toll
In Lawton the eight year old Eugene Allen, son of Mrs. Gertrude Allen, was admitted Thursday and confirmed polio on Saturday, marking the area's 17th polio case for 1953. Condition listed as good. The polio toll was near half the total for the same period in 1952, with about 35 cases treated by that date.
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Lawton
Eugene Allen
Gertrude Allen
Allen
Area Weather Forecast Shows Fair Today and Highs Near 100
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions today with partly cloudy tonight and chances of local showers. Today’s high expected near 100 and Saturday’s high around 93.
Police Judge Takes A Wallop In Lawton
Lawton attorney Police Judge Don Fisher, who won a civil judgment of 78.41 against cattleman Jim Cox, was assaulted by Cox outside the courthouse. Fisher ducked a blow, then sprinted toward the police station about 300 yards away, with Cox pursuing through an alley before abandoning the chase.
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Lawton
Don Fisher
Fisher
Jim Cox
Indiahoma Cattleman
Cox
Walter Asbery
Wallop
City Tavern Wedding Ties Couple in Irregular Ceremony
Mrs. Alice Elkin and R. D. Bullock married in Chester's Tavern beside the juke box with Peace Justice Woody Giles performing a 27 second ceremony. The bride’s daughter Miss Dean Ray served as bridesmaid, and witnesses included J. W. Proctor and Pvt. Henry J. Brown. The couple planned a Niagara Falls honeymoon and a small after gathering at the tavern.
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Alice Elkin
R. D. Bullock
Lubbock
Tex
Chester’s Tavern
Dean Ray
Ole Rasmusen
Woody Giles
Llth and
Lee
Chester L. Burke
Chester
Bullock
J. W. Proctor
Quanah
Henry J. Brown
D. Fartc
City Schools Set Sept 1 Opening
Lawton public schools plan a Sept. 1 start for the 1953 54 year with registration August 31 for elementary and junior high students. Superintendent John Shoemaker said classwork begins Sept. 1, with a May 28 year end and a two week Christmas break.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
State Department of Education
Shoemaker
Yale
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Hale
Hooch
Wayne Tisdel
Ross Hinkle
Clyde Prestage
Edward Foley
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Frederick
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James Styron
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