State man hurt after car overturns near Anadarko
Investigators said Claborn’s car traveled south at high speed when control was lost. Both occupants were thrown from the vehicle and taken to Anadarko hospital. Pierce’s condition was listed as very critical. he is a former Caddo county resident who recently returned from Buckeye Arizona.
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Woody Claborn
Claborn
Anadarko
Pierce
Caddo County
Hi Way
Oklahoma
Buckeye, Ariz
Weather outlook notes possible scattered showers and warm winds
A weather bulletin says increasing southerly winds may stir dust with a possibility of a few scattered showers today and tomorrow. Moist Gulf air could bring light rain but a forecaster expects little moisture soon. Mostly cloudy skies and little temperature change through Thursday with highs in the 60s and a low around 39 to 45. Oklahoma trails rainfall by nearly three inches this year amid increasing soil deterioration and wind erosion risks in western plains. Top readings yesterday reached 60 in several cities including Enid Lawton Fort Sill Ardmore and McAlester.
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Weather Bureau
Gulf
Oklahoma
Western Plains
Enid
McAlester
Lawton
Fort Sill
Ardmore
City Flights Are Changed After Midland Convair Crash
Continental Airlines plans temporary flight schedule changes through Lawton using a DC3 to replace the Convair on one northbound and one south bound trip. The Midland Texas crash injured three, no fatalities. Arrival and departure times for the Lawton routes are shifted today with no service reduction.
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Lawton
Continental Airlines
Convair
Denver
Midland
Tex
Ee Ee
City Man Returns From Texas Rites
James David Stovall 86 pioneer business and civic leader of Italy died of a heart attack at his Texas home. Survived by his wife Cora and children. funeral held at Italy First Baptist Church with services Sunday. Stovall co founded Stovall Martin Dry Goods later J D Department Store retiring 1944. He belonged to Royal Arch Mason and was a deacon at the church.
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Cora Park
Italy
Pat H. Martin
Stovall-Martin Dry Goods Comany
Stovall
J.D
Stovell
Royal Arch
Italy First Baptist Church
National Bank
Police seize home brew and wine in Lawton incident
Lawton police reported the seizure of about 20 gallons of home brew and 11 quarts of wine from a location described as a joint operation. A 1904 dated reference and a person named Doug Kleaphas Phelps, nicknamed Babe, are mentioned with $20 bonds set for liquor possession and maintaining a public nuisance.
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Lawton
Doug Kleaphas
Babe) Phelps
Frederick Youth Steer Wins Capital Grand Championship
Frederick FFA exhibitor Gary Longacre won the grand champion steer, an Hereford named Norman Hale of Kingfisher, with a reserve champion Angus shown by Merrill Burriss of Chickasha FFA. The event drew nearly 1,000 spectators as champions will be auctioned Thursday night. Local 4-H and FFA members earned numerous steer awards across Shorthorns, Herefords, Berkshires, and other classes with top exhibitors named.
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Hereford
Norman Hale
Kingfisher
Leon Se Faust
Cheeta
Angus
Merrill Burriss
Chickasha Ffa
Geen Nester City Ffa
Berkshire
Richard Hill
Cashion Ffa
Ity
Shorthorn
Dick George
Edmond
FFA
Ted Capron
Edmond Ffa
Merrill Burris
Gary Evans
el Reno Ffa
Gary Longacre
Frederick Ffa
Leroy Schenk
Verden Ffa
Future Farmers of America
John Holcomb
Kiowa County
Lee Roy Ehenk
Kenseth Harrison
Tipton Ffa
Terry Shinn
Carnegie
Caddo County
Neal Johnson
Jack Young
Binger Ffa
Herefords
Lee Roy Schenk
Billy Troub
Carnegie Ffa
Tommy ‘Cook
Snyder Ffa
Stanley Hess
Verden Fl
Two City Students Accepted For Membership In Fraternity
Two Lawton students, Don W. Hickman and Charles W. Stratton Jr., have been accepted for membership in Phi Eta Sigma freshman scholarship at the University of Ohio. Eligibility requires a 3.5 average in 13 hours this semester.
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Lawton
Phi Eta Sigma
University of Ohlaa
Don W. Hickman
Mahlon D. Hickman
Charles W. Stratton Jr
C. W. Stratton
Army employs 1801 handicapped workers worldwide last year
The U S Army added 1801 physically handicapped workers in its headquarters and installations worldwide last year, with 1240 of them being veterans.
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U. S. Army
H-Bomb Power Amazes Makers
Washington reports describe a March 1 test blast at Joosed energy exceeding 12 million tons of TNT and far surpassing Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Sources say the shock reached Kwajalein 176 miles away, with further tests planned to be more powerful into April.
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Washington
Joosed Energy
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Kwajalein
Col Oar
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Capitol HI
Chinese Girl Weds Brother To Enter U S
A Chinese girl in Hong Kong married a brother to obtain entry to the United States. An American official noted the arrangement involved an old Chinese wife who tinted Staten, and the pair later moved to the United States where the man had lived in New York before returning to China. They had a son. The man later supported entry as a non quota dependent.
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Hong Kong
United States
New York
China
Area Military Students Picked For Regular Army Commissions
Army announces three students selected for regular Army commissions. Jerry M. Bunyard of Altus, infantry. Bobby J. Davis of Duncan, infantry. and Robert H. Wittmeyer of the signal corps, are named from the Fourth Army.
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Joleen
Fourth Army
Jerry M. Bunyard
Altus
Bobby J. Davis
Duncan
Robert H. Wittmeyer
Signal Corps
Robbery Charge Filed In City Cab Driver Theft
A man was arrested today for robbing a cab driver of $40 at knife point. He allegedly picked up the victim in Lawton View Addition and was taken into custody at noon. An unrelated note cites an early Hindu law code about birth deafness and inheritance.
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Ceca
Fost Gaaree Townsbery
HL Rich
Lawton View Addition
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