Officers Check Two Robberies
Police records show two robberies last night involving both sexes. Pvt. Donald Fisher of Fort Sill reported $28 taken after two girls lured him into an alley. three Negro men robbed him around 10:30 p.m. in the 300 block. R. F. Culler of Midland Hotel said two Negro women attacked him at 11:30 p.m. the same night, stealing $60 and injuring his arm. a Negro man drove the getaway car. Investigation ongoing.
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Donald Fisher
Fort Sill
Fisher
R. F. Culler
Midland Hotel
Culler
Uniforms for Officers Approved and Funded
Chief Hennessee announced a complete new police uniform policy requiring full wear of the set. Summer duty will feature shirts and trousers with no ties while winter will demand full attire. The 36 outfits cost 4100 with 500 still needed. 3600 was raised by citizens to aid purchase. The uniforms, tailored by the same firm as highway patrol kits, include two trousers each and tan caps. Official use expected Friday or Saturday after pressing and final tailoring.
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Hennessee
Highway Patrol
Council approves street department truck bid and cafe feeding contract
The council awarded a $2 679 bid to Green Phillips Chevrolet for a street department truck. Lockwood Cafe won the city prisoner feeding contract previously held by the cafe, with a cents per meal bid. Also authorized is purchase of 5 inch powder for foliage protection in city parks. Clarence Hill resigned from the fire element after failing the physical exam. A state health letter approves a tentative plan to divert flood waters from Elmer Thomas lake to Lake Lawtonka to bolster future water supply.
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Continueusxom
N. B. Massey
Green-Phillips Chevrolet Company
Lockwood Cafe
Clarence Hill
Hill
State Health Department
Elmer Thomas Lake
Lake Lawtonka
Correction in Eaton Dress Suit Advertisement
A correction reads that Cagle's Boys Shop ad mislisted Eaton Dress shirts as half price. The correct item is Eaton Dress suits in linen nylon and gabardine, sizes 1 through six, half price. The notice appears for Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.
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Cagle’s Boys Shop
Tuesay
Eaton
Southwest Oklahoma wheat bloom and optimism amid harvest
Combines purr across hundreds of acres in southwest Oklahoma as golden wheat awaits sun. Fields show strong harvest in progress and pastures brim with green forage. J Hale Edwards marks Lawton College’s 36th anniversary, claiming the oldest continuously operating local institution.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
J. Hale Edwards
Lawton Business College
Edwards’ Educational Institutional Institution
Edwards
Hospital News Items Kiowa Admitted and Births Reported
A stream of hospital notices lists admissions and dismissals across multiple towns. Entries include Laura Guetone Anadarko and Ronald Bitseedy Apache admitted. births for LaDonna Red Bird and Bob Farley with dates May 22 and May 27. numerous patients from Fort Cobb, Cache, Frederick and other locales, plus surgical and accident cases.
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Laura Guetone
Anadarko
Ronald Bitseedy
Apache
Patty Ware
Jennifer Cross
Coloney
Mason Tselee
Fort Cobb
Andrew Abbaitty
Comanche Indian Mission
Saigon Ammo Dump Blows Up Near Saigon
Huge stores of explosives detonated at a French munitions dump near Saigon's main residential area. One person was killed and several injured. Authorities feared continued explosions for two days. It was unclear if the blasts were accidental or sabotage by Viet Minh units in Saigon. The French command ordered the Saigon garrison on alert and troops to return to billets.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Vietminh
McCarthy Alarmed by Reds in CIA Infiltration
Senator McCarthy said his investigation subcommittee has alarming information about Communist infiltration of the CIA and hydrogen and atom bomb plants. He argued the data in these fields is far more serious than the earlier subversion charges at Ft Monmouth radar labs.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
McCarthy
Army
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Murder at Hawkins House Leads to Legion Hut Fight
Testimony details a party from Lawton to Mineral Wells ending in a fistfight over dancing and restroom disputes. Harris and Hawkins fought as they drove back to the Harris home and Hawkins died after being carried inside. Witnesses describe “terrific” blows and Hawkins failing to regain a pulse before the neighbor alerted police. Harris appeared calm at the hearing and may receive appointed counsel.
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Legion
Hennessee
Lawton
Hal
Harris
Hawkins
Legionnaires
Peterson
Hut
Higgs
Campbell
Shirley
Hele
Eisenhower on compromise and farm price policy signals
President Eisenhower discussed compromise on farm price policy, saying he aims to dampen violent price swings and does not view his congressional program as sacrosanct. He warned lawmakers they may ride his coat tails if they back his welfare agenda. He has not decided on Asia policy and noted Russia’s replies to a peaceful atomic pool have closed the door to immediate success.
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Eisenhower
Congress
America
Southeast Asia
Asia
Russia
Markets Chicago Butter Chicago
Butter steady with receipts totaling 2,289,348 and wholesale buying prices unchanged to higher. Oklahoma City state prices show weak spots for eggs and broilers with various regional quotes. Oklahoma City livestock report notes cattle slaughter slow, bids steady to lower, hogs steady to weak, and lambs steady with spring prices detailed.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
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Hooker
Hobart
Vici
Alva
Clinton
Enid
Fairview
Medford
Lawton
Kingfisher
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Blackwell
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Vinita
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Muskogee
Ardmore
Tulsa
Chickasha
Chandler
Watonga
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USDA
Ping Taughace Simi
Education Director To Speak At Church
Eugenia Hopper, director of the Oregon Synod of the Presbyterian Church, speaks at a family fellowship dinner at Beal Heights Presbyterian Church at 6 45 p m. She covers Christian education work in the Presbytery and local church, showing films of state Presbyterian youth activities. A Q A follows as the event closes the school season and begins the summer program, Rev. Hanna announces.
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Liss Eugenia Hopper
Beal Heights Presbyterian
State Presbyterian
Heights Church
Hanna
Cable project expands long distance voice channels in Oklahoma
Echols notes the new cable will greatly increase available voice paths with repeaters every six miles, boosting signals along the line from Duncan to Lawton and beyond. Initial capacity starts at about 250 circuits, with potential for 650 thanks to carrier equipment, at a total expected cost above 1.64 million dollars.
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Echols
Duncan
Lawton
Oklahoma
Okla
Wheat harvest under way with variable yields across counties
The State Employment Service reports harvest progressing in five southwestern counties with 2 percent cut in Cotton, and noted uneven ripening from late spring rains. Early yields range 10 to 15 bushels per acre where harvesting started, 14 to 20 in Stephens, while moisture sits at 12.82 percent within dry storage limits and cool weather could help grain fill. Harvest of early wheat expected to begin in northwestern areas this weekend as machinery and workers remain available.
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State Employment Service
Cotton
Comanche
Stehens
Stephens County
Northwestern
First Methodists Will Inspect Site for New Building
Members of the First Methodists Church will inspect the site at Wesley and Columbia in the Tomlinson addition. The event precedes groundbreaking for the new church in the 1954-55 year, with Rev J J Stowe Jr as pastor. A scale model of the sanctuary and educational wing will be shown. river paving and utilities work set to proceed.
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Wesley
Columbia
Tomlinson
J. J. Stowe Jr
Harris
Wesley Avenue
Friends Church
Oppenheimer aides urge quick action on commission report
Oppenheimer aides pressed the commission to decide its recommendations promptly to avoid a period of confusion before Oppenheimer’s contract as a commission consultant ends June 30. Insiders say Keimer may push for a swift ruling, while Eugene M. Zuckert’s term also ends that date and other commissioners face departures. Substantial derogatory information reportedly led Eisenhower to order action last December regarding Oppenheimer’s past associations with Communists and alleged delays on the hydrogen bomb project.
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Oppen
Oklahoma Weather and Storm Briefs Include Tornado Alert Lifted
Storms swept Oklahoma with gusty winds and scattered thundershowers. Tornado funnel near McAlester dissipated without damage as a squall line crossed the border. showers expected statewide with cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Dust and windy conditions also noted in the Panhandle and eastern regions.
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Georgia
Julian K
Onsrud
Kings Loottalsad
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Ay East Wennternoon
Tahar
McAlester
Halston
Tulsa
Marietta
Altus
Frederick
Oae
Tornadoes strike Paducah and Wichita Falls roads
Tornado damage reported in Paducah with a ruined city hall roof and broken communications. The Chalk post office near Paducah was blown in, while Valley View Way patrol reported flooded roads. Two people were injured on a highway near Wichita Falls when a car left the road.
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Paducah
Valley View Way
Wichita Falls
New Pastor Assignments Reported in Elgin Area
A special dispatch notes Rev. A. B. Carson of Noble has been assigned to Wright, replacing Rev. Be B. Carson. The transfer, intended to bolster local church leadership, follows a routine reassignment within the denomination.
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A. B. Carson
Noble
Toraieed
Be B
Wright Eassed
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