Turbulent Turkey Day bust at Lawton liquor hideout
Lawton bootlegger Dean Sills faced officers with a search warrant at 416% S Third. A raid led to a cracked ceiling dropping on ceiling Springs, revealing wine whisky and gin. Sills posted $60 bond for possession of liquor operating a nuisance.
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Frosty TR
Lawton
Dean Sills
Kenneth Stradley
Preston Williams
R. A. Davis
Sills
Xnen Stradley
Hhe
Stradley
Thanks Given Around World Observance By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Americans worldwide paused worries about Russians taxes and cost of living to give thanks for blessings. President Eisenhower's Proclamation praised a free strong nation. Economists noted turkey dinner costs would drop 4 to 10 cents per pound. Weather gloomy except snow flurries in the northeast and rain in New York. Northern states faced cold northerly winds across the plains to the coast. See OBSERVANCE, Page 4.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
New York
New Jersey
New England
Minnesota
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi
Ohio
Final Mass Flight To Leave Fort Sill
The final mass flight of fixed wing aircraft from the Army Aviation School will depart Fort Sill for Camp Rucker Monday morning, with a helicopter flight following the next day. The fixed wing group includes L-20 Beavers and LC-126s, with stops at Longview Texas and Jackson Mississippi. The remaining administrative aircraft stay at AAS until relocation is complete.
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Army Aviation School
Fort Sill
Camp Rucker
Rucker
Longview
Tex
Jackson
Miss
AAS
Edgar N. Anderson
Just Passing Acquaintance in Hotel Arrest
Police officers Fred Mitchell and Cal Sims detained a well dressed man at a local hotel after a complaint from an anonymous caller. The man, indignant, called the Sidney Nebraska police chief seeking release but was ordered jailed after a brief talk between Lt. Otis Waldron and the Nebraska chief.
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Fred Mitchell
Cal Sims
Sidney, Neb
Otis Waldron
Nebraska
Waldron
Death Patient Escapes Hospital Wanders Off Again
At Southwestern hospital a woman patient left without clearance at 1:20 a.m. Officers scouted the area and found her at a neighbor’s house. After a sedative she vanished again and was later found wandering in an alley behind her old Washington block home. She was taken to county jail for protective custody. She said she did not want to make trouble and only wanted to die.
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Southwestern Hospital
Southwestern
Washington
Impulse Gets GI In Trouble in Downtown Scream Incident
Policem en Melvin Kelley and Junior Hawkins stopped at midnight after a scream near a parked car. They found a Fort Sill man hiding behind the vehicle who admitted he did not know why he yelled, calling it an impulse. They handed him to military police.
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Melvin Kelley
Junior Hawkins
Kelley
Hawkins
Kelsey
Fort Sill
Oklahoma highway letting set for December 7 largest in history
Oklahoma State Highway Director C A Stoldt said the December 7 letting will be the largest in state history, with contracts for paving 65 674 miles and grading and drainage 64 114 miles. County commissions sponsor 4 328 miles of improvements across 26 counties creating 41 jobs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
C. A. Stoldt
Irene Champlin Makes Grade Beautiful TV Actress Visits Lawton
Lawton fans hail Irene Parsons Champlin as Dale Arden of the Flash Gordon TV series airing Fridays 6 to 6 30 p.m. on NBC. A Lawton girl daughter of W H Parsons and Mrs Champlin she has built a career in stage films and European assignments with steady ascent through Equity Stock companies and Broadway understudies.
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Irene Champlin
Farley Granger
Steve Holland
Flash Gordon
Joan Crawford
Grace Kelly
Gary Cooper
Lucile
Irene Parsons Champlin
Lawtonians
East
Irene
Lawton
W. H. Parsons
Euclid
Roy F.champlin
Gore
WABD
New York
New York City
Dale Arden
Irene Champin
Lawtonian
WNET
NBC
Holland
South Pacific
Britain accuses China of Geneva breach over 13 jailed Yanks
London charged Peiping with violating the Geneva convention by holding 13 American airmen as prisoners of war on espionage charges. The Foreign Office said Korea war cases and missing airmen should have been resolved in earlier exchanges, highlighting a rift in U.S. and Britain policy toward Communist China. UK officials provided names of the jailed airmen to Chinese authorities during a démarche.
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China
Foreign Office
Peiping
Red
Mao Tve-tung
Humphrey Trevelyan
U.S
Britain
United States
Eisenhower seeks peaceful steps for 13 Americans jailed by Red China
Washington officials weigh measures short of war to win freedom for 13 Americans condemned by Beijing. Options include protests to Moscow, pressure via Britain and other allies, or UN action, plus mobilizing world opinion to deter Peiping.
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Washington
China
Eisenhower
State Department
Moscow
Geneva
Peiping
Huge Sill Parade Set Wednesday
Fort Sill prepares for its last full scale ceremonial parade of the year next Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Lucas Field. Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams will review troops from the reviewing stand, with Col. Stuart Yeo commanding the 52nd FA Group. British and Canadian officers will visit, and post units including the Sand, 17th, dist, and 187th FA Groups will march past the general.
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Fort Sill
Edward T. Williams
Artillery Center
Lucas Field
Polo Field
Gate 1
Lawton
Stuart Yeo
52Nd FA Group
Sheridan Road
Fire Bug Sets Three Blazes In Lawton Home
Lawton firemen extinguished three deliberately set fires at the Donald A. Ketchum residence at 2109 Denver after smoke was spotted by a neighbor. The arsonist, who broke a kitchen door glass to reach the lock, left blood on the glass. officers say nothing appeared stolen. State fire marshal called for full investigation.
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Lee Arnold
Denver
Donald A. Ketchum
Ketchum
Fort Sill
Harris Hancock
Wisconsin
Lawton
Ketchums
Hancock
Cleo Stout
Glynn Coley
Provisions Published Today On Council-Manager Plan
The statutory provisions for council-manager government appear on page A in this issue. The publication serves as a public service to Lawton citizens to study and examine the proposed government form, with a vote set for January 11. Save this copy for future reference or later reading.
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Lawton
Yoshida Pressured to Quit as Liberal Party Leader
The Asa hi reports Liberal Party leaders voted for Shigeru Yoshida to resign as Prime Minister and party president. Deputy PM Takeo Ogata would become party president, paving Toyama as compromise candidate for PM. Democrats vow to oppose Yoshida and any Liberal successor. The feud centers on personalities and party control amid a political crisis.
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Tokyo
Asahi Today
Liberal Party
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Taketora Ogata
Toyama
Hatoyama
Yoshi i Week
Ser
Massad Family Probe Ordered
Oklahoma City police were ordered to investigate allegations that Frank Massad, the state's star witness in the Robert Hurt armed robbery trial, attempted to hire someone to harm his ex wife Jeanne Brakebill. Witnesses in the Hurt trial last week described the alleged plot. A beauty shop once owned by Brakebill was bombed last week with little damage. Police cited “certain facts” warranting inquiry. Massad commented he seeks only his ex wife’s welfare and reconciliation, and he welcomes the investigation to clear himself.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Massad
Robert O
Bob) Hurt
Jeanne Brake
Brakebill
Isad
Jeanne
Uncertain Holiday Skies With Brisk, Cool Temps Ahead
Forecasts show mostly cloudy skies through Friday with highs in the middle 40s and overnight lows near the upper 30s. No precipitation expected over the weekend as winds pick up slightly tonight and into Friday morning. Lawton station reported a low of 34 last night while temperatures rise slowly this morning.
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Lawton
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