Polio Victim Sharon Barnett Gets Iron Lung New Hope
Eight year old Comanche girl Sharon Faye Barnett at Memorial hospital received a new iron lung from Crippled Children’s Hospital Oklahoma City and shows her first real smiles since September. Her doctors see improvement as daily breathing practice continues with her sister Mary visiting regularly.
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Otto Barnett
Comanche
Sharon
Memorial Hospital
Sharon Faye Barnett
Memorial
Crippley Children’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Jung
Duncan Hospital
Mary
Comanche High School
Red Shells and Propaganda Hit Quemoy as Crisis Grows
Chinese Communists bombarded Quemoy on Saturday with heavy shelling and radio threats of capture. Nationalist Gen. Chang Yi-Ting said artillery and propaganda aimed to erode defenses while pilots and ships patrolled the coast. Premier O K Yui urged vigilance on Formosa amid renewed Red threats to liberate the island.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Quemoy
Chang Yi-Ting
Chang
Amoy
Iang Province
Tachen Island
China
O. K. Yui
U.S. Reports East Europe Short On Food
U.S. officials say Eastern Europe faces a severe food shortage due to weather and Communist control of farming. USIA notes three causes political farm control population shifts and poor weather with three years of bad conditions. Romania reports armed convoys moving produce to state warehouses and peasant resistance. Czechoslovakia referenced but not detailed.
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Washington
Europe
Red Press
U.S. Information Agency
USIA
Soviet Union
Moscow
Romania
Liberia
Alexander Moghioros
Czechoslovakia
Lawton Population Tops 50 000 in New ABC Count
The Audit Bureau of Circulations announced Lawton has a population of 50 574 from a house to house survey. The 1950 figure was 34 757, with 15 630 housing units. The census bureau data supported the rise. Officials say the tally offers a clearer city picture for manufacturers and advertisers.
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Lawton
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Bureau of Census
The
ABC
Constitution Press
United States
Unitedates
Weather heats up as October bakes area again
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs up to 93 degrees. The area endures another hot October day after a Saturday reaching 93.
Remember This Slogan Returns as Lawton Grows
A 1948 slogan resurfaces as Lawton, Oklahoma with a population of 50 547 and renewed attention from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The rebirth signals local recognition of the city’s expanding media presence and civic identity.
Russia Would Regret Attack, General Says
Gen Alfred Gruenther warned in Denver that Russia would be “beaten very badly” by Western Allies if a full-scale assault on Western Europe occurred now. He noted Allied air superiority and long range bombers would win in the long run despite possible early losses, and criticized Moscow’s proposal to ban atomic and hydrogen weapons as divisive.
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Denver
Colo
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
Eisenhower
Russia
Gruenther
London
Malenkov
Stalin
Soviet Union
France
New York
U.N
United States
Registrars Ready Pencils For Rush
Registration for the Nov 2 general election opens today and runs through Oct 22. Roy Johnson county registrar notes eight changes in precincts since the July primaries and says new residential areas within city limits require voter transfers or re registration. He warns that missing three elections can cancel eligibility and force re registration. Mrs Dan Wilson is new registrar for Lawton Township No 2 affecting transfers for Lawton residents. See REGISTRATION Page 4.
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Roy Johnson
Johnson
Lawton
Dan Wilson
Cache Road
Lawton Township No. 2
Wilson
French Nab Triple Spy On Red Bike
Paris reports a Communist journalist Andre Baranes 37 fled toward the Swiss border on a bright red bicycle after a spy scandal surge. Jean Mons National Defense committee head was indicted for imprudence and negligence tied to stolen secrets, suspended by Premier Mendes-France.
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Paris
France
Jean Mons
National Defense Committee
Communist Party
German Rearmament and Sovereignty Treaties Signed Today
Nine power conference plans to sign agreements making West Germany an armed sovereign nation and joining NATO. Ministers met through the crisis and prepare for follow up talks in Paris on Oct 21 to finalize details and restore German independence.
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London
West Germany
France
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Anthony Eden
Pierre Mendes- France
Konrad Adenauer
Council of Ministers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dulles
Low- Lee
Germany
Purdue Clips Notre Dame's Wings 27-14 Upset Monday
Purdue defeated Notre Dame 27 to 14 as top upsets Saturday included Army over Michigan 26-7 and Ohio State over California 21-13. Also Texas A&M 6 0 Georgia and Florida 19 13 Auburn with Texas Longhorns 40 14 Washington State.
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Oklahoma
Sooners
King
Notre Dame
Purdue
Missouri
Army
Michigan
Ohio State
California
Stanford
Illinois
Texas A&m
Georgia
Florida
Auburn
Texas Longhorns
Washington State
Colorado
Kansas
Okla
A&m
Texas Tech
Nebraska
Iowa State
Kansas St
Wisconsin
Indiana
COP
Iowa
Montana
Rice
Cornell
Arkansas
TCU
Southern Cal
N’western
Duke
Tennessee
Town
Georgia Tech
SMU
City Woman In Critical Crash Injuries
Mrs. Edd Roberts of 414 Gore was seriously injured in a two car collision at Fourth and I Saturday night at 10 37. Officer Hank Bartels said the woman suffered severe head injuries and was ejected from her car. Edward Lee Spivey 15 of two miles northeast of Lawton was charged with driving without a license reckless driving and running a yield sign. Spivey was eastbound on I 35 and failed to yield. Roberts’ car southbound on Fourth collided with Spivey’s, flipping his car. Spivey’s car was owned by his brother C L Spivey of Washington.
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Edd Roberts
Gore
Fourth and I
Bartels
Spivey
C. L. Spivey
Washington
Red Move Seen To Kill New Plan
U S diplomats warn Moscow may launch a dramatic move to derail any Allied agreement to re arm Western Germany. The Russians could offer a glittering proposal aimed at neutralist Europeans to stall rearmament, echoing past attempts to kill Western defense plans.
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Red
Washington
UPU. S
Russia
Germany
London
France
Europe
West Germany
United Nations
Communist Party
Pravda
Siren Signals Start Of City Fire Prevention Week
Lawton marks Fire Prevention Week with an 8 am siren on Monday opening Oct 3 9 featuring demonstrations exhibits and public appearances. Assistant Chief Jimmy Martin and Fireman Tommy Perkins outlined a week aimed at raising public fire prevention awareness and citizen responsibility.
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Leon Harrison
Lawton
Jimmy Martin
Melvin Milligan
Tommy Perkins
J. E. Gifford
Raymond Sullivan
Grady Smith
Bill Dixon
Lawton Assn
Dia
Faeme
Rain Improves Ground Moisture Across Farm Belt
Farmers report scattered showers Thursday and Friday soaking dry soil. Lawton area saw most benefit while Lawtonka received about three inches near the lake. Waurika and Jefferson County paths noted one to two inches with potential for seed germination and increased wheat and vetch planting if more rain follows.
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Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
John Frampton
Jefferson County
Hugh DeWoody
Waurika
Mountain View
Ryver
Reeder
Pale Nervous Gls Freed By Czechs
Two American soldiers, 1st Lt. Richard H. Dries of New York and Pfc. George Pisk of Austin Texas, were released after two weeks in Czechoslovak custody. Negotiations led to their freedom at a stone border bridge near WAIDHAUS Germany, with claims of espionage vs routine business.
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Waidhaus
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Freedom
Richard H. Dries
New York
George Pisk
Placid Place
Austin
U.S
Prague
Rehlingsbach
Wenzel
Local man injured in two car wreck near Wichita Falls
Billy Dean Moffit of Wichita Falls was seriously injured Saturday around 11 30 p m in a two car collision at U S 277 and 8S Fifth. He was rushed to Southwestern hospital for emergency treatment.
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Billy Dean Moffit
Wichita Falls
U.S
Southwestern Hospital
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London Parley
Reich
Western Alliance
Martin
Joseph C. McCain
Lawon
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