WRECKS continue with multiple injuries in Oklahoma crashes
At least two serious injuries followed a collision near Waurika as John Bryant Haskins, 22, and passengers were hurt. In a Marlow area crash near U.S. 81, Lindsey died and Sgt. Robert Steelman, 40, was hurt. A separate wreck near Indiahoma left Batson and Birdwell injured. Police noted slick pavement and a single-vehicle rollover.
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Glen McHale
Waurika
Hall
John Bryant Haskins
Navy
Fort Worth
Tex
Haskins
William Daniel Shepherd
Ruby Belle Cates
Jo Berth Moore
McHale
Ryan Haskins
Shepherd
L. C. Haskins
Ryan Funeral Home
Lindsey
Marlow
Robert Oliver Steelman
Sheppard Field
U.S. 81
Steelman
Allyne Nelson
Absolm James Jobe
Jerry Wayne
Frank Niblett
Jobe
Lubbock
Oklahoma City
Jerry Wayne Jobe
L. L. Landis
Duncan
Steelman’s Auto
Mercury
Landis
Indiahoma
U.S
Sam A. Batson
Lawton
Batson
John Duke
Funeral Rites for Infant Robert Vaccarezza at Fort Sill
Infant son of Sp3 and Mrs Richard Vaccarezza born Sept 30 died Oct 2 in a local hospital. Sp3 Vaccarezza with Co B 522nd Inf Bn Fort Sill stationed ten months. Graveside services 10 a.m. Tuesday at Post Cemetery Fort Sill Becker Memorial chapel to host. Rev Earl McGill officiates. Survivors include parents paternal grandparents H Vaccarezza Stockton California and maternal grandmother Eva Clifton Oklahoma City.
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Robert Serrie Vaccarezza
Richard Vaccarezza
Sp3
Vaccarezza
Co. B
Inf. Bn
Fort Sill
Becker Memorial
Post Cemetery
Earl McGill
Seventh Day Adventist Church
H. Vaccarezza
Stockton
Calif
Eva Clifton
Oklahoma City
O. B. Hamm
Greenville
Miss
Hill
Sioux City
Allen Winter
Hamm
Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
Rebecca Hamm
E. A. Hansen
McKinley
Addie Viola Pair
Lee
Grand Saline
Tex
Riley Pair
Walters
Lawton
First Baptist Church
Ed Ellenbrook
Maple
Charles
Molly Herron
Claude
Jim Herron
N. M
Ray Herron
Duncan
Kate Bowles
H. Tom Wiles
Highland Cemetery
Ritter
Dodgers and Yankees clash in tense Brooklyn win
Dodgers beat the Yankees 14 to 5 in a rough game highlighted by Ford’s eight strikeouts and Skowron’s homer. Key plays featured Rizzuto, Campanella, and Hodges anchoring the defenses, while Moeller and Berra traded hits in a crowded ballpark.
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Yankees
Zimmer
Gilliam
Amoros
Dodgers
Howard
Robinson
Ford
Reese
Rizzuto
Joe Collins
Campanella
Furillo
Collins
McDougald
Hodges
Meyer
Yankees Roebuck
Cerva
Dodgers Noren
Brooklyn
New York
Spooner
Roebuck
Berra
Skowron
Wet Year Rainfall Totals Highlight Record In 1908
The report details monthly rainfall totals with 1908 as the wettest year at 59.10 inches and July at 10.84 inches. It notes May 1953 below average at 2.06 inches, and May and June totals of 12.33 and 9.61 inches that caused Lawtonka flooding. Other above normal years cited include 1951, 1945, 1941, 1931, and the 1925–1930 period.
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Lawtonka
Rainfall totals report across Oklahoma towns this Sunday
Weather observer RAINS Lelland noted rain began at 12 30 p.m. Sunday. Constitution Press correspondent George Levite reported Apache received 2 inches. Grandfield saw 1 78 inches by 11 a.m. Miss Helen Crane said. Walter rain gauge measured 1 28 inches since Sunday and still falling. Temple reported three inches by mid morning via Bob Hefler.
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Lelland
Weather Observer
George Levite
Constitution Press
Faxon Today
Waurika
Press Time Today
Don Morrison
Grandfield
Tillman County
Helen Crane
Bill Durbin
Walters
Temple
Bob Hefler
Six Feared Dead As Planes Collide Over Tatum NM
A B47 Stratotanker bomber and an Army liaison plane collided in the air over Tatum New Mexico early today. Initial reports said five or six were feared dead with at least one fatality in one aircraft and another injured.
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Tatum
N. M
New Mexico
Sill Employment Examinations Set
Five examinations for employment of Wage Board employes at Fort Sill announced by the Board of Civil Service Examiners. Positions include bindery worker WB-12 platemaker WB-13 photography lead offset foremen WBS-7 photoengraver leader WB-19 and offset press operator WB-18. Full information and applications from the Executive Secretary at Fort Sill post office.
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Fort Sill
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Glaciers on Olympic Peninsula Shrink Sharply
The National Geographic Society notes glaciers on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula are dwindling. Blue Glacier near Mt. Olympus lost over 800 feet from 1938 to 1953 and nearly 0.75 mile since 1919, while more than 50 ice fields vanished but 25 to 30 square miles remain.
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Washington State
Olympic Peninsula
National Geographic Society
Blue
Mt. Olympis
Lawton Traffic Safety Report Sees Mixed Rating
Lawton earned 102nd place among 197 cities in the Safety council's traffic records appraisal. The city met 65 percent of 1954 measures, with 175 man days per thousand accidents used for processing reports versus the recommended 200. Recommendations include more personnel, monthly summaries, and improved data sharing with the traffic engineer.
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Lawton
Safety Council
Call in Person for Interview at 415 Five
Lawton announces in person interviews by appointment Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the 415 Five location. Applicants encouraged to bring resumes and references.
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415
Lawton
Movie stars film in Wichita range with Indian village scenes
Niven and Beatrice Lillie head to Hollywood for interior work while Todd’s film unit prepares in the Wichita area. Twenty five teepees rise for a 1870s village, war dances, a wildlife buffalo sequence, and two single track railways. Buffalo totals reach about 500 for Todd AO 70 mm production.
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Niven
Beatrice Lillie
Todd
Miss Lillie
Hollywood
Frank Rush
Rush
Craterville
Todd AO
Holt challenges demotion amid patrol reshuffle case
Holt testified that in 1947 he challenged Paul Reed’s authority to demote him without a hearing and he cannot confirm if his demand for a hearing kept his rank. Lookabaugh was ordered to show cause why Holt should not be restored to captain, with district judges enforcing the action. The Oklahoma dispute follows Holt’s demotion and transfer from Lawton to McAlester amid a wider patrol personnel reshuffle tied to his war on bootleggers and a state Senate probe.
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Holt
Reed Holt
Paul Reed
van Meter
Lookabaugh
W. A. Carlile
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Lawton
McAlester
State Senate
Boys Have Their Week in Lawton Births
Lawton hospitals recorded a boy heavy week with nine births. Southwestern hospital had five births all boys while Memorial hospital reported four births three boys and one girl.
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Lawton
Southwestern Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Fertilizer Boosts Quality and Yield of Feed Crops
Applying appropriate fertilizer improves both the quality and the quantity of feed crops. Proper nutrient management enhances growth, forage strength, and overall animal nutrition potential for farms and pastures.
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DeSoto
Kathryn Cecille Jobe
Lubbock, Tex
Robert Vaccarezza
William Ahlike
Martin
William Ahlke
Anadarko
Lippstadt
Germany
Ahlke
Wisconsin
el Reno
Frances Meier
Apache
Here
Ahike
Boone School Board
Conrad
Preston Tarrant
Kenzie Parish
Bauer
Cerv
Short
Crews Funeral Home
Mother of Sorrows Catholic
John Cefai
Fairview Cemetery
John M. Hill
Mrs. Addie
Dodgers Robinson
Frank Kellert
Ed Roebuck
Dodgers Zimmer
Strik
Sill
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Pazo
Durango
Colo
Frank Fox
James Sullivan
The
Todd Co
Excelsior Institute
Xcelsior Institute
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Robertshaw
Tion
A. B. Drug Co
W. C. Bonnell
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Blunt
Blunt Zorger
Jewelry & Loans
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Pho
D Avenue
International Harvester
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
E Avenue
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