Cross Burned In Houston Area Stirs Family And Officers
A cross bearing Klu Klux Klan lettering was found burning in the front yard of the H. A. Owens family in a Houston suburb. Sheriff’s deputies suspect pranksters though the device appeared carefully made. Mrs. Owens and neighbors described the incident as baffling and unrelated to school desegregation rulings.
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Houston
Klu
Flora Mae Owens
Harris County Sheriff's Deputies
Klu Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Owens
Cecil Hill
Veteran Training Deadline Aug 20 for Korean Veterans
Korean veterans discharged before Aug 20 1952 must be in training by Aug 20 this year to qualify under Public Law 550. Filing alone doesn’t suffice. WWI veterans with U S Government Life Insurance should send premiums to VA Central Office, not regional offices. Keep VA advised of changes to marital status, address or beneficiaries for NSLI. Since June 1 1953 only the front page of discharge is issued for certificates in lieu. about 90 days. For details contact Zipen in Room 111 at the county courthouse.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
National Service Life Insurance
Defense Department
Zipen
County Court House
Louisiana DDT Storage Treatment Saves Millions
In Louisiana, treating stored sweet potatoes with DDT saves about two million dollars annually by preventing spoilage. The practice reduces waste and extends shelf life for farmers and distributors.
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Louisiana
Evacuations Continue From Dien Bien Phu Fortress
French army headquarters report 422 French wounded evacuated from Dien Bien Phu with 130 more arriving in Hanoi. Vietminh agree to release 858 wounded and request airstrip repairs and mine clearance. Vietminh reject mixed-commission traffic plan and bombers strike along the Dien Bien Phu road.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Dien Bien Phu
Heliccopters
Luang Prabang
Vietminh
Vietminh High Command
Res 8
Obanien
Fren
Uest
Delta
Entomologists Discuss Earliest Flight on Earth Likely Insects
Scientists say the first capable flyers on Earth were insects possibly living hundreds of millions of years ago. Researchers point to fossil evidence and wings of primitive arthropods suggesting early airborne movement preceded vertebrate flight.
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Earth
Patrol Plans Memorial Day Enforcement in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol set final plans to handle a Memorial Day traffic rush. Patrol Chief W. D. Hamilton cited 157 accidents and two deaths last year and urged drivers to avoid excessive speed following too closely illegal passing and failure to signal.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
W. D. Hamilton
Invitation To Reds Urged For World Church Assembly
DETROIT an international church leader urged that representatives from Iron Curtain countries be allowed to attend the second Assembly of the World Council of Churches in Evanston Illinois. Dr Visser Thooft said inclusion of Iron Curtain churches is essential to show the council is global not Western. He stressed participation should rest on a spiritual criterion and not on political alignment.
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Detroit
World Council of Ch
Evanston
Ace
WA. Visser "T Hooft
Council
166Th
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
World Council
China
Christ
Iron Curtain
Visser
T Hooft
Iron Curta
Western Council of Churches
World Council of Churches
Former Capital Newsman Dies at 66 in Oklahoma City
Jasper M. Allen, a native of Madisonville Kentucky and former Hartshorne Sun editor and publisher, died yesterday after a heart attack. He moved to Oklahoma City in 1908 and spent 39 years with Southwestern Bell, retiring as traffic supervisor two years ago.
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J. T. Tucker
Lawton
Popular Bluff
Parsons Funeral Chapel
Walters
Tucker
Baurant County
Tex
Geronimo
Oklahoma City
M. D. Tucker
Comanche
W. E. Tucker
Tuxico
Missouri
Fannie Reed
Abbie Watson
Oma Goff
Pansy de Both
Jasper M. Allen
Allen
Madisonville
Hartshorne
Southwestern officers study murder probe methods
Ninety law enforcement officers from Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Louisiana and Texas gathered in Oklahoma City for a five day seminar at the University of Oklahoma Medical School focusing on the latest homicide investigation techniques.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Texas
Royal Ambassadors Enjoy All Day Camp Outing
The Orville Reid chapter of the Royal Ambassadors at First Baptist church held an all day outing Saturday. The group traveled from Lawton at 5 a.m. to Camp Boulder for campfire building and breakfast followed by mountain climbing wildlife study and outdoor cooking activities.
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Orville Reid
Royal Ambassadors
First Baptist Church
Lawton
Camp Boulder
Mountain Climbing Club Members Attend Picnic
Mountain climbing group enjoyed a picnic lunch with attendees including Larry Burgess Jimmy Dooley Larry Green Miles Jenkins Rodney Jenkins Maurice LaFonte Milton McCrary Johnny Plumlee Richard Sorrow William Strange Cecil Stringfellow Stanley Tyrone and Baird.
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Larry Burgess
Jimmy Dooley
Larry Green
Miles Jenkins
Rodney Jenkins
Maurice LaFonte
Milton McCrary
Johnny Plumlee
Richard Sorrow
William Strange
Cecil Stringfellow
Stanley Tyrone
Baird
Sponsors and Guests Named for Event
The sponsors group includes Joe Rammel and Benny Fox with two guests Louis Jenkins and James R. Lawrence attending.
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Joe Rammel
Benny Fox
Louis Jenkins
James R. Lawrence
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