Lincoln School to Add Second Special Education Class
Lawton public schools expand special education with a second class at Lincoln School for residents of that city area. The ongoing Washington School program for retarded children, run by Mrs Myrtle Sorrow, has received praise. funding this year comes from local sources after a vetoed state bill.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
Lincoln School
Washington
Opal Bradley
Board of Education
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Myrtle Sorrow
Gov
Murray
Comanche County Council
Oklahoma
Pageant installs new directors and urges support
Installation of Pageant directors led by Jack A Batten featured a morning worship with Rev. Paul Hanna delivering scripture and benediction. Messages urged broad support for Holy City as a place of worship while outlining fall sewing, costume repairs, and plans for the 1954 Easter service. Joe Porter and John Keathley supervised arrangements and breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hanna
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Craig Pierson
Hardy Suggs
Jack A Batten
Holy City
Batten
Community Chest
Joe L. Porter
John Keathley
Funeral Rites For Alfred Henry Dickson 62
Alfred Henry Dickson 62 of 1907 East died Saturday after a heart attack at home. Funeral rites set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel with full military honors in Post cemetery. Rev H Tom Wiles assisted by Chaplain Hopkins of Fort Sill. Dickson served 32 years in the Army retiring last May. Born August 25 1890 in California Missouri he moved to Comanche County in 1901 with parents. He married Rebecca Robinson on October 21 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Henry Dickson
Lawton Funeral Home
Post Cemetery
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Hopkins
Fort Sill
Dickson
California
Comanche County
Rebbeca Robinson
War ends as armistice nears with limited clashes
Fighting continued briefly after a 10 p.m. halt as Chinese forces attacked a South Korean outpost near Lookout Mountain, but were repelled in about an hour. Simultaneously, 80-man Red probes were pushed back by American Marines at Outpost Berlin area and nearby hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Accordion rise linked to radio fame among youths
The accordion, a favorite instrument of many young Americans, gained popularity after its successful radio use.
Oklahoma City Markets Report Volatile Livestock Prices
Oklahoma City markets show cattle sales around 5,000 head with 15 to 20 loads of beef steers and yearlings, cows and stockers steady to weak, hogs active with prices near 27.25 to 27.50 for 190-230 lb butchers, sheep about 20 to 25 dollars, and assorted farm prices for broilers hens eggs and butterfat varying by locality. State department price listings detail No 1 broilers around 28-30, hens 13-22, eggs various, and wheat near 1.90s.
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Oklahoma City
P Usda
Broilers
Farm Vinita
Muskogee
Seminole
Shawnee
Poteau
Cordell
Chickasha
Blackwell
Alva
Tulsa
Ardmore
Lawton
Durant
Vinita
Elk City
Enid
Laverne
McAlester
Altus
Fairview
el Reno
Chickaasha
Kingfisher
Hennessey
Medford
Vici
Guymon
Hooker
Frederick
Hobart
Rush Springs
Rogers
Arkansas
Solon Hope for Peace Amid Truce News
Speaker Joseph Martin and other solons voiced cautious optimism that a truce brings peace. Martin urged constant vigilance while McCormack and Short expressed mixed views, hoping for the best but fearing it may be temporary and demanding stronger terms if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Martin
Mass
Cultist arrests expose large harems and extradition bid
State authorities rounded up 33 of 36 male cultists after uncovering a group tied to multi wife unions and extensive kin networks. The elderly founder with five wives and over 28 children faces possible extradition as suspects fled toward Utah.
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Utah
Cuban Revolt Short-Lived Ends With 53 Dead
In Havana martial law rules Cuba after early Sunday attacks on Santiago and Bayamo posts by rebels armed with knives and machineguns. Army and police patrols guard key sites as Batista blames exiled former President Prio Socarras for the revolt. Sixty suspected dead included 16 soldiers and one policeman. others wounded.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Santiago
Bayamo
Oriente
Council of Ministers
Batista
Carlos Piio Socarras
Prio
Miami
Fla
Oklahoma residents react to cease fire hopes and war end
Parents and local figures from Tulsa to Norman react to news of a truce amid World War II era fears. Mothers of missing and captive servicemen express mixed relief and worry while officials and veterans offer cautious optimism about the potential peace. Local responses reflect relief, skepticism, and desire for decisive outcomes as the community awaits further confirmation.
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F. G. GanGenhende
Tulsa
Gerald F. GanGenhende
Oklahoma City
Antoinette McCool Lilly
A. L. Hollingsworth
Hager
Tinker Air Force Base
Norman
George L. Cross
University of Oklahoma
K. A. McClure
Norman High School
U. S
Eddie Crowder
Oklahoma
Richard N. Kuhlman
Truman
Eisenhower
E. F. Dawson
Leroy
Pioneer forestry school founded near Asheville led by Pinchot
The first U.S. forestry school formed on what is now the Vanderbilt estate outside Asheville North Carolina. It was headed by Gifford Pinchot guiding early forest conservation education.
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First Forestry
U.S
Vanderbilt Estate
Asheville
N. C
Gifford Pinchot
City Reaction to Truce Observance in Church Services
Lawton residents react to the armistice with cautious optimism. Maj. Maria W. Green believes prisoners may be released, while others fear the peace may be temporary. Families of POWs and soldiers, including Lt. Col. Roadruck and Sfc. Millspaugh, hope for news and reunions, hoping the truce reduces casualties and heartache at home.
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Hopper
Lawton
Maj
Maria W. Green
Arlington
William Dean
Max J. Roadruck
N. 13Th
Roadruck
Korea
Charles Moffett
Moffett
Dorothy Ann Millspaugh
Liberty
Sfc
Vesper Millspaugh
Buddy Garber
Lake
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Controversy Over McCarthy's Aide Smears Sparks Senate Clash
The dispute centers on Senator Monroney's call to curb investigations and McCarthy's charge that Monroney used the floor for personal smears. McCarthy accuses Monroney of attempting a one man Senate while Knowland resists gag rules and defends committee rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Senate
Truman-Acheson
Monroney
Roy Cohn
David Schine
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate Gop
Oklahoma
America
2000 Oklahomans Among Casualties In Korea
Washington reports more than 2000 Oklahoma casualties in the Korean fighting. Defense Department releases show 499 killed 1326 wounded and 210 missing to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Lawton Doctor Returns After Lincoln College Meeting
Dr J W Spencer a Lawton chiropractor attended the biennial homecoming and educational program of Lincoln Chiropractic college in Indianapolis Indiana. He was among about 300 Lincoln alumni at the week long gathering and visited his parents in Kentucky on the return trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Spencer
Lawton
Indianapolis
Ind
Lincoln Chiropractic College
Spencer
Lincoln
Kentucky
Truce signed as leaders seal document end to conflict
Lt. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. and Gen. Nam Il signed 18 documents in a bare one room building amid long negotiations. Clark later signed nine copies at Allied headquarters while 16 nations watched. Red and UN sides prepared further handoffs as the ceremony concluded.
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Seoul
Clark
Gen- Choi Chin
Choi
Rhee
Munsan
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Reds
U. N
U.N
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Czechoslovakia
India
Harrison
Nam II
Armistice Hall
Nam Il
John Daniel
George Finch
Ralph Osborne
William K. Harrison Jr
Gen
United Nations
South Korea
North Korea
Kim II] Sung
Peng Teh Ahuai
U. N. Command
Kim
Peng
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