City Man Passes State Bar Exam
Elmer K. Thomas son of Mr and Mrs W S Thomas and grandson of former Sen Elmer Thomas has passed the February bar exam in Oklahoma. He is among 34 successful candidates and will be sworn in by the Oklahoma Supreme Court at the state capitol. Thomas will enter the Army March 23 for six months at Fort Sill and take artillery training. He graduated in January after OU study and high school in 1950.
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Elmer K. Thomas
W. S. Thomas
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma Bar
Thomas
Oklahoma Supreme Court
State Capitol
Kenneth Harris
State Bar Assn
University of Oklahoma
Army
Fort Sill
Matt Koehler
Galbraith Describes Plans and Murder Attempt
A confined interview reveals Dr Ben Galbraith detailing his manic depressive state and the killings of his wife Kitty and their children in Norman Oklahoma. He describes drug use morphine cyanide and a plan to set the house on fire before escaping in his car. He expresses remorse yet says he may never practice medicine again and awaits possible parole in 1970.
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Kitty
Oklahoma City
Norman
Ben
Jere
Galbraith
Tennessee
McAlester
Oklahoma
W. A. Lackey
Feast Day Bars Closed Across Ireland For St Patrick
In Dublin on St Patrick’s Day, all pubs remain shut by law. A local report notes the feast day restrictions may leave residents thirsty in the city.
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Dublin
Irleand
Frances Curb elected president-elect of district OEA
Mrs Frances Curb a Post Chil dren's school instructor was elected president elect and will automatically become district OEA president for 1957 58 term. Several other Lawton teachers were named to high offices in various OEA departmental divisions.
Lawton to Build Tomlinson Junior High School Bond
Plans call for a new Lawton junior high at the former LHS site beginning 1956 57 term. Architect Noftiger and Lawrence of Oklahoma City designed the project. The school will have 48 classrooms with a large fieldhouse auditorium cafeteria and multiple specialized rooms. Polls open March 27 from 6 am to 7 pm and local groups pledge support.
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LHS
Tomlinson Junior High School
Lawton
Noftiger and Lawrence Firm
Oklahoma City
All City
Lawton Citizens Council On Education
Avalanche kills seven lumberjacks in remote messhall
SAPPORO Japan March 17 UP An avalanche crushed seven lumberjacks to death in their messhall Saturday Two miners who tried to rescue them were missing and feared dead The snow splintered the mess hall at the remote camp near Yakumo on Hokkaido Japan's northern island.
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Sapporo
Japan
Yakumo
Hokkaido
Local City Council Candidates Seek Second Terms
Tired former city clerk and former city councilman. Ward I Buck Kinsey at 1305 Elm incumbent sales manager for P D Distributing Co seeks a second term. Marshall Looney at 1702 Liberty manager of Quality Beverage Co. Ward III E W Kirkpatrick at 1609 E incumbent operator of greenhouse and floral firm seeks a second term. Ed Pannell at 906 E retired gun operator and former councilman. Earl Fox at 515 S First radiator shop operator and former councilman. Ward V Stitt Pair at 608 Roosevelt incumbent operator of service station and grocery seeks first elected term. Pair filling out unexpired term of Wesley Kepler who resigned. W. R. Bob Morris at 616 Jefferson retired transmission line foreman of Public Service Co.
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Buck Kinsey
Elm
P&d Distributing Co
Marshall Looney
Liberty
Quality Beverage Co
Ward III
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Ed Pannell
Earl Fox
S. First
Ward
Stitt Pair
Roosevelt
Pair
Wesley Kepler
W. R
Bob) Morris
Jefferson
Public Service Company
Theater balcony collapse in Egypt kills twelve, injures fifty
A crowded balcony at a Kafr Sakr cinema in lower Egypt collapsed on Saturday, killing twelve people and injuring fifty others. Emergency crews and witnesses reported a chaotic scene as rescuers worked to assist survivors and clear the rubble. Local authorities opened an investigation into the disaster and the theater’s safety compliance.
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Cairo
Egypt
Kafr Sakr
Lower
James Chapman Weekend Guest in Franklin Tennessee
James Chapman of Franklin Tennessee visits his brother Dan Chapman and Mrs. Chapman at 1707 Ash and plans to depart this afternoon. Personal notice.
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James Chapman
Franklin, Tenn
Dan Chapman
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Kenneth D. Jones
Don el Reno
Roger Dean Rinehart
William Carroll Mc
Messhall
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumber Company
Holcomb & Hoke
C Avenue
Pho
K. Rees
Kellogg's
Kellogg’s
Wolverte
In Electric Co
Bank the
D Avenue
Eoles
Vanity
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