Three Turncoat Soldiers Freed Amid Uncertain Future
Three former U S soldiers who defected to Communist captors were released from Ft Baker Stockade on orders of a federal judge. Cowart spoke for the group saying they believe in American justice. Bell vowed to prove himself a good American by opposing communism. Griggs remained silent. Their future remains unclear as civilians cannot be tried by military courts for wartime offenses.
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George P. Davis
United States
Korea
San Francisco
Otho G. Bell
Hillsboro
Mass
William Cowart
Dalton
Lewis Griggs
Jacksonville
Tenn
U.S
Supreme Court
U. S
William A. Cowart
Lewie W. Griggs
Ft. Baker Stockade
Cowart
U. S. Supreme Court
Panmunjom
Funeral Rites for Mrs Addie Mae O Kane Faxon
Funeral services for Mrs Addie Mae O Kane Faxon are set for 2 30 p m Friday at the New Post Chapel Fort Sill with Chaplain Charlie W Hargrave officiating. Burial will follow in the Post cemetery under the Lawton Funeral Home supervision.
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Faxon
Addie Mae O’kane
Lawton
Fort Sill
Charlie W. Hargrave
Post Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Trial Halted By Guilty Plea Sentencing in OKC Murder Case
Robert McDonald Jr., 25, halted his murder trial by pleading guilty. District Judge Clarence Mills sentenced him to life in prison after jurors had been qualified for the death penalty. He was accused of fatally shooting Joe Louis Williams, 19, during an argument over wine in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Robert McDonald Jr
Clarence M. Mills
McDonald
Joe Louis Williams
Rotary club hears music and film on Parade of Progress
Rotary luncheon at Hotel Lawtonian featured music by city school teachers and a 10 minute film about General Motors Parade of Progress. Guests included Fort Sill’s Capt. Dockstetter and visiting Rotarians Otis Lee Saunders George Holder Gordon Morrow and A M McClure.
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Rotary Club
Lawtonian
Frank Kitchens
Jim Morris
John Dye
General Motors
F. E. Dockstetter
Fort Sill
Charles Snyder
New Lawtonian
Walter Jones
Terral Jackson
Otis Lee Saunders
Miami
Okla
George Holder
Gordon Morrow
Walters
A. M. McClure
Oklahoma City
State Education Officer Speaks To Kiwanis Club
Roy Immons state education treasurer spoke at the North west Kiwanis club luncheon on public education progress and state school finances. Clarence Scott chaired the American Education week program with several county superintendents guests and music by Garfield elementary students. Northwest Kiwanis members voted to move meetings to Liberty Heights Methodist church effective November 15.
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Kiwanis Club
Roy Immons
State Department of Education
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Clarence Scott
Comanche County
American Education Week
Civic Club
Kenneth Harrel
Fletcher
Arthur Farrar
Elgin
T. E. Lauderdale
Cache
Ray Beavers
Indiahoma
John Shoemaker
Lawton
Frazier Pierce
Faxon
Ed Meece
Chattanooga
P. M. Friesen
Medicine Park
Lucille Lansden
Garfield
Mildred Coltharp
Lawrence Keegan
Jack Rhodes
Henry Howell
Hugh Horn
F. E. Hendricks
Warren Smith
Park Stovall
Marvin Trope
Ted Krisher
P. G. Waggoner
Jack McBee
Dean Paramore
Byron Aycock
Lindsey Whitten
Kiwanians
Liberty Heights Methodist Church
16Th and
Andrews
Panama Canal Completion Under Goethals In 1914
The Panama Canal was completed in 1914 under Maj General George Washington Goethals who led the project after his promotion from colonel.
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Panama Canal
George Washington Goethals
Area Men In Service Hugh H Brooks Home on Leave
Hugh H Brooks SN USN son of Mrs Margaret Brooks 2012 C is home on 30 day annual leave from the U S S Essex CVA 9 recently back from the far east He plans to marry Louise Culp daughter of Mr and Mrs Preston Culp Cement Brooks Navy service about 19 months attended school here before enlisting to report back to Bremerton Washington Dec 2
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Hugh H. Brooks
USN
Margaret Brooks
U.S.S. Essex
CVA
Far East
Louise Culp
Preston Culp
Cement
Navy
Brooks
Bremerton, Wash
Accident Ends Smoothly for OU Student in Missouri Crash
Harold Schlesinger, OU sophomore from Little Rock, survived a collision between his 1951 Ford and a truck near Columbia, Missouri on the way to the Missouri game. He and three coeds suffered only minor injuries, the truck's insurer paid repairs, and Schlesinger bought a 1953 Mercury with funds before returning to Norman. The three coeds flew home from Columbia.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Harold Schlesinger
Little Rock
Ark
Columbia
Pany
Schlesinger
Penguins Nature Behind Bird Biology
Penguins behave similarly to humans in many ways and are considered a very primitive form of bird.
Youth Convicted Of Chain Beating In Oklahoma City
Edgar Carroll Tacker, 19, was convicted of beating a bar patron with a 214 foot chain last summer. The district court jury set punishment at six months in jail and formal sentence will be pronounced Tuesday. Tacker claimed self defense against Jerry Oscar Beiser, 23.
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Oklahoma City
Edgar Carroll Tacker
Tacker
Jerry Oscar Beiser
Great New Getaway With Better Gas Mileage
Buick introduces the 56 Dynaflow delivering brisk initial acceleration from a standstill with no hesitation, offering improved gas mileage and immediate response as the pedal is pressed.
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Buick
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