Three-Vehicle Crash Injures Area Man Near Lawton
J Brown, 60, of Walters, was hospitalized in Marlow after a three vehicle collision 20 miles east of Lawton on SH 7 at Hell Creek bridge. Browns car struck the bridge banister then hit Loyd Bagley of Roosevelt in a GMC truck and Charles Florence Marlow in a 1950 Chevrolet. Florence and Bagley suffered facial cuts. Brown remained under observation with chest and knee bruises and a minor eye laceration.
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Co. J. Brown
Walters
Marlow
Lawton
Hell Creek Bridge
Fort Sill
Gregston Hospital
Brown
Highway Patrol
Bill Grimes
Kenneth Landis
Florence
Bagley
Teen Age Car Thief Turned To Parents
A teen-ager was arrested last night for driving a stolen 1955 Chevrolet from Mc Manon auditorium grounds and was turned over to his parents after Civil Defense and police recovered the car. Mrs. Dorris Cross reported her vehicle missing. the youth’s father was contacted and custody arranged.
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McManon Auditorium
Dorris Cross
Nigat
Fuller
City Court Continuance Delays Damages Survey for Lake Easement
City Attorney Warren Chrisman urged a delay but requested immediate appointment of appraisers to study the premises for damage surveys tied to core tests. Judge Landers granted the continuance, stressing time is essential while landowners await details of plans. March 12 hearing to hear specific objections. A large group of landowners attended.
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Warren Chrisman
Chrisman
Landers
Ingram
C. R. Ellsworth
Former Grocery Executive Dies in Oklahoma City
J. J. McClure an 86 year old early wholesale grocer from Lawton died at 11 a.m. in Oklahoma City after a three week illness. Services will be announced by Smith-Kernie Funeral Home. Born December 18 1870 in Washburn Missouri he came to Lawton in 1909 to form Painter McVicker Wholesale Grocery Co with John W Painter. Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs F E Weller and Mrs H C Demuth Corvallis Oregon. Demuths husband a retired Army colonel who has served at Fort Sill for years.
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Oklahoma City
J. J. McClure
Lawton
Smith-Kernie Funeral Home
McClure
John W. Painter
Painter-McVicker Wholesale Grocery Co
Painter
Security Bank and Trust Co
Home Savings and Loan Assn
Washburn
F. E. Weller
H. C. Demuth
Eisenhower notes promotions and honors for Gen Canine
President Eisenhower to Lieutenant General Gen Canine in current post. He earns the Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit and Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Also awarded French Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre with Palm and other European decorations including Luxembourg Belgium honors.
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Eisenhower
Canine
Luxembourg
Hearing Set In Death Case Against Houser
Preliminary hearing will be held at 10 a.m. next Friday on a first degree manslaughter charge against Celsus Cirus Houser, 32, of 810 F. Houser is jailed on $3,000 bond after pleading not guilty. The alleged death of Agnes Atteberry, 42, occurred Feb. 25 when she was injured in a car crash near the north city traffic interchange. she died in Clinton hospital last Sunday.
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Celsus Cirus
Shorty) Houser
Houser
Woodrow Giles
Agnes Atteberry
Atteberry
Miss Atteberry
S. 10Th
Clinton
Mattress Fire At Rooming House Sparks Rooming House Blaze
Central firemen extinguished a mattress fire at 211% C rooming house at 10:55 a.m. caused by a cigarette left on the bed. The mattress was dragged from the room before firefighters arrived. Occupant Faye Jackson identified by manager Fred Maggar. no damage to the room reported.
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Central Station
Jimmy Martin
Faye Jackson
Rooming House
Fred Maggar
Britain Buoyed by Furious Winds Across Isles
Winds up to 80 miles per hour lashed Britain and surrounding waters, causing widespread damage and forcing ships to seek shelter. Two deaths were reported as the storm pounded coastlines. The 488-ton Greenhaven ran aground off Donegal, Ireland, its 10 crew seeking refuge on a reef awaiting rescue.
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London
British Isles
Greenhaven
Donegal
Ireland
Dogs Show Top AKC Breeds at Eighth Annual Event
Lawton Fort Sill Kennel Club hosts its eighth annual event with top AKC breeds and rarer varieties. Two judging rings run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. featuring Beagles, Dachshunds, German Shepherds, Collies, Poodles, and more, culminating in Best in Show.
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AKC
Lawton-Fort Sill Kennel Club
Ring No. 1
Frank Foster Davis
Alexandria
Oklahoma City Markets Dairy and Livestock Roundup
Markets report steady prices in Oklahoma City with cattle and calves scarce and prices unchanged. Hogs show active trading with most grades near 12.75 to 13.00, while sheep remain nominally steady. State poultry prices list wheat, broilers and eggs across multiple Oklahoma cities with mixed firmness by grade and region.
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Oklahoma City
P Usda
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Clinton
Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Frederick
Hobart
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Alva
Woodward
Laverne
Watonga
Pauls Valley
Black Sayre
Elk City
el Reno
Sayre
Auditorium to House U S Air Force Band Concert March 19
United States Air Force band concert set for March 19 in the new auditorium with official dedication March 22. Turquoise and gold threaded curtains, counterweight system, acoustical tile walls, and staggered seating highlight the fireproof facility. Seats by Dowlings Inc. at a base bid of 25949.65, Mohair back and plastic seats, projection booth above balcony, and backstage spaces including production and dressing rooms.
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United States Air Force
McMahon Memorial Auditorium
Ford
Lawton Pta Council
Board of Education
Dowlings Inc
Oklahoma City
Virginia Irrigated Acreage Rises From 1949 To 1954
Virginia reported 21 805 irrigated acres in 1954 up from 2 817 in 1949, reflecting a substantial expansion in irrigation. The figures highlight growth in agricultural water use and regional development during the early postwar period.
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Virginia
Funeral Rites for Lena Couch 82 Pioneer of Nellie Districts
Mrs Lena Couch 82 widow of T J Couch died Friday in Lawton at daughter Mrs Ella Mae Keeling s home where she had lived about a year Born April 1 1874 in Brownwood Tex she married in 1890 at Bridgeport Tex She was a Central Baptist member in Nellie district services Sunday 3 pm Rev A J Jorgenson officiating burial Letitia cemetery Survived by daughter three sons a brother two sisters nine grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and other relatives Marlow Funeral Home in charge
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Lena Couch
Nellie
Hulen
Lawton
Ella Mae Keeling
T. J
Tom” Couch
Brownwood
Tex
Mr. Couch
Bridgeport
Couch
Central Baptist Church
A. J. Jorgenson
Letitia
Keeling
J. T. Couch
Marlow
J. R
St. Helena
Calif
L. T
Duncan
E. E. Thompson
City Man Arrested On Assault Charge
Ike Youngblood a 24 year old Law ton man was arrested by a sheriff s deputy on an assault charge filed earlier by County Attorney Mann ville Redman in Peace Justice Marvin E. Cameron s court. He is accused of assault and battery against Mary Sheperson.
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Ike Youngblood
Lawton
Manville Redman
Youngblood
Marvin E. Cameron
Mary Sheperson
Glubb's Arab Legion Led Jordan Through Turbulent Riots
Glubb Pasha built and commanded the Arab Legion, guiding Jordan through widespread anti Western riots that killed many and toppled governments. He joined in 1926, reshaped Bedouins into a 20,000 strong army, and by 1946 Britain recognized Jordan as independent with Glubb at its army chief. The king defended action as necessary to serve the country.
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Jordan
Glubb
Britain
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Middle East
Kingdom
Desert Nation
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