Driver, 3 Tots Escape Serious Injury In Crash
A driver and three children escaped serious injury when a 1953 Chevrolet ran out of control near First and East Gore. The car struck a power line pole, splitting the pole into three. Children Joan Swain 7 and Ima Jean Swain 10 and Lois Shepard 10 were treated at Fort Sill and Southwestern hospitals and released. Driver Louis Chester Glass 31 was arrested for reckless driving after showing a suspected intoxication. bystanders estimated 80 mph.
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First
East Gore
Joan Swain
Ima Jean Swain
No. 9
S. E
Fort Sill
Lois Shepard
Martin Shepard
Field Artillery
Swain
Shepard
Temple
Southwestern Hospital
J. H. Lee
Junior Hawkins
Louis Chester Glass
Hawkins
Glass
GM Parade of Progress Dazzles Lawton Crowd
Thousands of Lawtonians and Southwest Oklahomans glimpse the future at General Motors Parade of Progress. The 4 1 2 day show ends Monday night and heads to Wichita Falls and Texas. Hours are 2 10 p m. in the McMahon auditorium grounds. GM rep Jim Morris says about 40 000 local residents will see the exhibit before it closes here. Opening night drew 9 349 and Friday 11 671 spectators. more were expected last night. The Aero dome tent runs near capacity nightly as attendees watch tricks by gray blazered performers. A glass tube nail trick shatters when abrasive is added. synthetic rubber emerges from a pop bottle. a cold stove fascinates housewives.
Shaw Bondsmen Seek Withdrawal in Shaw Case
Two bondsmen for Howard Shaw filed to exonerate securities on appearance bonds after federal charges. Wilburn Prestage and Jim Hill sought relief from bonds post on a $6,000 district court appearance bond and a $500 county court appeal bond. Both petitions were filed Saturday.
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Howard Shaw
Lawton
Cement State Bank
Wilburn Prestage
Jim Hill
Shaw
Prestage
Cities Service Profits Boosted in First Nine Months
Cities Service Oil Co of Bartlesville Oklahoma reported a nine month 1955 consolidated net income of 32.52 million dollars, up from 26.65 million a year earlier. Gross operating income rose to 666.41 million from 589.35 million, with a 3.28 dollar per share dividend, reflecting higher profits though pending rates review by the Federal Power Commission.
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New York
Cities Service Oil Co
Bartlesville
Okla
W. Alton Jones
Jones
Federal Power Commission
Peron Supporters Punished Under New Buenos Aires Rule
Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi said on Saturday that all individuals who supported ousted dictator Juan D Peron for personal gain would be punished. He added the new government prefers that some guilty escape rather than others not guilty suffer prosecution they do not deserve.
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Buenos Aires
Eduardo Lonardi
Juan D. Peron
Turkey Time Around Fletcher County Markets Turkeys rise in Comanche
Growers in Fletcher, touted as the Turkey Capital of the World, prepare for Christmas sales as normal turkey crops include about 6,000 small white birds and 10,000 bronze birds. Prices range 27-30 cents a pound for toms and 33-36 cents for hens. Prospects hinge on Christmas demand and year to year profits.
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Fletcher
Comanche County
C. M. Kelly
Fletcher Turkey
Kelly
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Bill Crawford
Shaw Bondsmen
Gore
Bob Hornbeck
Lawton Radio and Television School
Peron
U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Central Pacific Coast
Western Lakes Region
Pacific Coast
Williams
Joel
Russell
Don
Grant
Harold
George Richardson
Joe Rid
Massachuetts
Gorham
Gorham Sterling
Willow
Chantilly
Underwood
Baty
C Avenue
Ales
Diamond
Jewel Baylor
Baylor
America’s
Axgat
Pak Lea
Sale Jewelry Company
India
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