Prison leave controversy over Jim Cox under review
The pardon and parole board faced criticism for granting Jim Cox a six day leave from McAlester prison to sell stock. Officials questioned whether the leave met rules, while Gov Gary and warden McLeod defended procedures. Cox’s past record and a county attorney’s statements fueled debate about emergency needs and proper supervision.
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Phillips
McLeod
McAlester
Cox
Campbell LeFlore
Pardon and Parole Board
LeFiore
Claude Wallace
Atoka
Gary
Funeral Rites for Sperling and Kriewald Set
Funeral rites for Charles Ashley Sperling 70 a retired Civil Service worker at Fort Sill are set for 10 am Saturday at the Church of Christ Sixth and Arlington with Roy D. Cosgrove officiating Burial will be in Oklahoma City Memorial Park Cemetery Ritter Funeral Home in charge The family requests gifts to the National Heart Fund Sperling who died Thursday at his home was born February 7 1885 in Foster Oklahoma He married Virgie Emma Bernard in Rush Springs October 16 1904 and moved to Lawton in 1923 He was a civil service employee 29 years and survived by wife two daughters two sons 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild a brother and five sisters Also services for Alvin H Kriewald 57 of Hulen community are at 2 pm Saturday in Becker Memorial chapel with Rev H E Snodgrass officiating Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Becker Funeral Home in charge Kriewald died Thursday night in a local hospital He was born May 21 1897 in Converse Texas and moved to Hulen in 1928 A World War I veteran and Lutheran church member
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Charles Ashley Sperling
Fort Sill
Church of Christ
Arlington
Roy D. Cosgrove
Northwest Church of Christ
Oklahoma City Memorial Park
Ritter
National Heart Fund
Sperling
Christine Hart
Walters
Ediy Gordon
Arizona
Margaret Saddler
Bartlesville
Gertrude Bernard
Rush Springs
Alvin H. Kriewald
Hulen
Becker Memorial
H. E. Snodgrass
Centenary Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Kriewald
Converse
Tex
Lutheran Church
Brothers Killings Linked to Cattle Buyer Murder
The two brothers fled when they spotted another buyer, later led authorities to a sand-flat near Bas trop where Hei del Heidel was found face down under sand. Sheriff Pope stated Heidel was murdered to remove him as an obstacle for a cash cattle deal. Charlie White, with prior armed robbery, arson, and chicken theft convictions, led the search. Calvin White has similar offenses and was released on a conditional pardon last March 8 from a life habitual-criminal sentence.
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Charlie White
Bastrop
Heidel
Travis County
George Pope
Pope
Calvin White
Cache 4 H Record Book School Set
Cache 4 H club members will hold a record book school on Monday August 1 at 9 30 a m in the school hanchroom Assistant home demonstration agent Mrs Louise Rupe said to bring old record books fountain pens and if possible parents County 4 H record books are due in the county agents office August 20 for county judging and then state and national consideration
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Cache 4-H Club
Louise Rupe
Rupe
Comanche County
Pay Increase Implemented for Fort Sill Classification-Act Staff
Howard Selby, chief of civilian personnel, praised the finance office for refiguring the payroll and delivering the increased pay to about 1,200 classification-act employees at Fort Sill. Those paid from July 3 gains are to receive today. July 10 starters get higher pay next Friday. Wage board employees remain unaffected.
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Howard Selby
Finance Office
Selby
Fort Sill
Army-Air Force
Washington
Pioneer dance and rodeo events draw Lawton crowd
Lawton Rangers publicity chair Art Ashline calls all old time square dance callers to a Pioneer Dance on August 2 at 35th Division Park from 8:30 to 11 p.m. Veteran caller J. C. Collins and Oran Bailey’s band from Anadarko highlight the evening. Pioneer Women’s Club meets at 7:30 p.m. for a downtown goodwill tour, free admission for Pioneer Women and Old Settlers with badges, courthouse closed August 6 for city birthday observance.
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Art Ashline
Lawton Rangers
Lawton
35Th Division Park
J. C. Collins
Temple
Oran Bailey
Anadarko
Ashline
Pioneer Women’s Club
Old Settlers Organization
Congress Geneva talks and McCarthy clash over George
In Geneva talks, George dismissed McCarthy’s concerns about him while McCarthy criticized George and the foreign relations panel. A Senate GOP pamphlet touts a rise in military strength despite manpower cuts, while Democrats fault the reductions. House aims for adjournment next Tue or Wed with early session and a Saturday session, Senate ready to adjourn. Senate approves Lodge Jr and other delegation to UN General Assembly and Francis O Wilcox as assistant secretary of state.
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Geneva
George
McCarthy
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
House
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
United Nations General Assembly
Francis O. Wilcox
Iowa
Satellite program open to world research hopes for benefits
The plan, supported by about 40 nations including Russia, aims to fund a ten million dollar satellite project to study earth sciences from July 1957 to December 8. Hagerty stressed it is distinct from military aims and data will be shared with scientists globally. Scientists cited potential gains in ionosphere study, weather forecasting, solar radiation effects, cosmic rays and meteors.
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Russia
James C. Hagerty
National Academy of Sciences
National Science Foundation
Hospital News Items Admits and Discharges across Several Cities
The hospital brief lists patients admitted for surgery and medical care, discharges, births, and pending cases. Names include Harriet Kendall Duncan Foster McFatridge Lamb and others. births noted for July with multiple families in Elgin Healdton and Cyril. Local patients across Duncan, Indiahoma, Cache, Marlow, and Hobart are detailed with addresses and conditions.
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Harriet Kendall
J. D. Foster
Duncan
Eldon McFatridge
Hastings
Alice Lamb
Ford Cowell
Margie Ross
Clifford Ross
Douglas
Medical
Sam Fischer
Indiahoma
Emmett Long
Cache
Richard Martin
Marlow
Barbara Kay Duncan
Charles Duncan
Sterling
Charles Davis
Snyder
Willie Jay
Donald Prophet
Cameron College
County 4-H judging team places fifth in state
Comanche county's 4-H daily judging team finished fifth at the state contest held July 21. Members were Jim Clower Faxon Marvin Livingston Faxon and Dennis Cannon Fort Sill Indian School. Clower finished seventh individually as Oklahoma County won and will compete at Waterloo Iowa around Oct 6. 13 teams competed with Jefferson County placing 12th.
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Comanche County
Arion Johnson
Johnson
Jim Clower
Faxon
Marvin Livingston
Dennis Cannon
Fort Sill
Clower
Oklahoma County
Waterloo
Iowa
Jefferson County
Stoldt Signs Orders for Tillman Project in Five Counties
Oklahoma City State Highway Director C A Stoldt signed work orders for five counties including paving a 26 mile western Oklahoma segment. Paving starts next week from State Highway 34 at Camargo to US 183 270 junction south of Woodward. Projects in Kay Garvin Tillman and Stephens counties include 4 1/2 miles of grading and drainage on US 77 from Newkirk south at 131698 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
C. A. Stoldt
Oklahoma
Stoldt
Camargo
Woodward
Kay
Garvin
Tillman
Stephens
Kay County
U. S. Highway 77
Newkirk
Crandall Returns to Lawton After Long Navy Career
Coryell native Crandall, a Lawton High School center in 1936 37 38, praised Lawton's changes upon his return from a long Navy career. He recalled the 10 1 Wolverines of 38 with teammate Vance Lenz and noted Japan Hong Kong For mosa Bataan Korea port calls, but prefers a lengthy stay in Lawton with his three children.
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Coryell
Lawton
Wolverines
Bob
Vance Lenz
Crandall
Lawtonian
Seventy Percent Of Shoplifters Arrested First Offenders
A historical statistic notes that seventy percent of shoplifters arrested in the United States are first offenders, highlighting the prevalence of initial theft incidents among those caught.
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United States
Training Schedule Begins For City Fire Fighters
Lawton firemen start a new training plan announced by Fire Chief Harris Hancock. Firefighters will train one full day each week and one hour on other days. July drills covered gas masks and hydrant locations. Full-day sessions focus on ladder and rescue drills, two days weekly.
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Lawton
Harris Hancock
Jupiter Distance From Sun Compared To Earth
The statement notes that Jupiter lies about five and a half times farther from the sun than Earth, indicating a key scale in planetary orbits and the solar system's structure.
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Jupiter
Earth
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Congress
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Joseph Reida
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Cyril
Woodrow Witt
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Ramsey Hotel
Franklin Cooper
Bobby Burgess
Georgia
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Pawnee
Mary Taua
Cynthia Kelly
Mettie Bradley
Harrah
Raymond Woodard
Gleason Poolaw
S. 16Th
Thomas Lake
Kenneth James
George Derby
Healdton
Jimmy Wade
Oak
H. A. Dubois
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McKinley
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Charles Johnson
Gore
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Maple
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Fort Hood
Vernon Burch
Rt. 3
W. P. Marshall
R. G. Moore
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Hobart
Tillman Project
Cache Road
Pick & Pat Cleaners
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Mathes
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