Flooding Rises as Wichita Falls Braces for Crest
Severe floods hit Wichita Falls as the Wichita River and Holliday Creek flood, driving about 100 families from their homes. Forecasters predicted a crest near 21 to 22 feet, with continued heavy rain and rising Red River concerns. Nearby rivers in Oklahoma and New Mexico also threatened low-lying areas.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita River
Holliday Creek
Wichita
E. A. Moore
Moore
Seymour
Baylor
Knox
New Mexico
Hobbs
Lovington
Artesia
Watchmaker Killer Tripped By His Watch
Denver detective Capt. Fred Zarnow said Robert Mark Dearmin alias Jay R. Dearmin, 21, confessed to the Sept 22 killing of Hu bert Hahn, 27, a trombonist in the Denver symphony, after detectives traced the crime to a watch. Dearmin admitted wounding Joyce Danielson, 23, and robbing Hahn and Danielson of $13 on a country road.
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Denver
Denver Symphony
Fred Zarnow
Robert Mark Dearmin
Jay R. Dearmin
Hubert Hahn
Denver Symphony Orchestra
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
Zarnow
Dearmin
Hahn
Joyce Danielson
Danielson
Miss Danielson
Flood threat rises as Oklahoma rivers swell
Moisture totals for the past week near or past 10 inches across parts of Oklahoma. Evacuations occurred in Kingfisher Watonga and Guthrie as rivers and creeks rose, with officials warning flash floods may hit southwest central and north central areas later. Oklahoma City prepared for the North Canadian River deluge as Clinton Geary El Reno and other towns reported heavy rainfall.
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Oklahoma
Kingfisher
Watonga
Guthrie
Oklahoma City Weather Bureau
Altus
Hobart
Oklahoma City
Pennsylvania Avenue
The
Weather Bureau
Clinton
Geary
el Reno
Elk City
Okmulgee
Ponca City
Medicine Creek At Highest Level In Decade
Heavy rains in the Meers Saddle Mountain area raised Lake Lawtonka over two feet in 24 hours, with 3.5 inches of rain in Lawton and more runoff expected. Medicine Creek reached its highest level in over a decade, Jimmy Creek impassable, and Canyon Creek rose near Fox store. Duke predicted up to three more feet of water in the next weeks as storms linger. Relief and overflow affected Lawton city drainage with cars stalled in shallow flooding. Refuge lakes filled, Panther Creek two feet over the road near Headquarters.
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Medicine Creek
Meers-Saddle Mountain
Meers Bridge
David Duke
Medicine Creek Bridge
Meers
Lake Lawtonka
Bill Dixon
Lawtonka
Jimmy Creek
Duke
Wayne Rowe
Rowe
Saddle Mountain
Jimmy
Medicine
Canyon
Fox Store
Oklahoma
Lawton
Ryvers Reeder
Flooding in Tampico Drives 60000 From Homes
The Panuco River hit new all time heights in Tampico Mexico as 60000 of the citys 110000 residents fled to government centers. Officials warn the city is in worse condition than in 1905 and 1933 hurricanes with highways underwater rail links out for weeks and refugees seeking higher ground. Six more killed in floods as boats navigate streets and power lines spark electrocutions.
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Mexico City
Panuco
Tampico
Gulf Coast
Country Club
Dodgers win first world title 2 0 over Yankees in 1955 series
Johnny Podres and Gil Hodges starred as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 2 to 0 to clinch the World Series. Hodges drove in runs in the fourth and sixth innings, Podres survived early trouble, and Sandy Amoros made a critical one handed catch. This marked Brooklyn’s first championship after eight attempts and completed a seven game saga against the Yankees.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Johnny Podres
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Padres
Sandy Amoros
Dodgers
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Casey Stengel
Yankee
Tommy Byrne
Roy Campanella
Dodger
Campy
Carl Furillo
Byrne
Bob Grim
Brooklyn
Bob Cerv
Pee Wee Reese
City Backs Nation Drive to Hire Disabled Workers
The city and lawton officials join Eisenhower proclaimed Employ The Handicapped Week. Lawton agencies target about 150 disabled Comanche county workers with 70 Local applicants listed by the State Employment Service. Vocational Rehabilitation records 720 disabled residents, 97 active. 12 per thousand overall.
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Eisenhower
C. R. Ellsworth
Lawton
Comanche County
State Employment Service
Oklahoma Department of Education
Comanche Coun
Lawton Names Fountain Kiwanis Division 18 Lieutenant Governor
Jay Dee Fountain of the Northwest Kiwanis club was elected division 18 lieutenant governor at the Texas-Oklahoma district convention in San Antonio. Past Lawton leaders include Joe Porter Grover Ralston and Dr. Lewis H. Fouts, with Fountain a former North West club president in 1953 and now active on an International committee for youth work.
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Lawton
Kiwanis Club
San Antonio
Tex
Jay Dee Fountain
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Elmer Bauman
Joe Porter
Grover Ralston
Lewis H. Fouts
Fouts
Porter
J. Olen Conner
Downtown Club
Fountain
Finis Gillispie
Hobart
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Jerry Brammer
T. P. Brammer
International Key Club
Brammer
Lawton High School
Bey Club
Texas Boy Polio Case In Hospital
A two year old Texas boy diagnosed with polio is hospitalized at Memorial hospital in Altus Jackson county. Rodolfo Briseno of Eagle Pass Texas, works with his family in cotton harvest. The child is in fair condition on the fourth floor isolation ward. Also noted are two other polio cases at Memorial in good condition and other patients receiving hot pack treatments.
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Texas
Memorial Hospital
Rodolfo Briseno
Jose Briseno
Eagle Pass
Tex
Altus
Jackson County
Memorial
LeRoy Benson
Snyder
Carolyn Sue Davis
S. T. Bewley
Duncan
Wiley Cox
Washington
Lawton
Weather Postpones Catholic Carnival Announcement
The 14th annual carnival of the Blessed Sacrament church, scheduled Wednesday night, is postponed due to bad weather. Pastor Msgr. Ben Hulshof says the event will now be held on October 12 on church grounds.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
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Greenwalt
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Lake Wichita
Podres
Yanks
Rizzuto
Gilliam
Reese
Cerv
Martin
Snider
Campanella
McDougald
Furillo
City
Nation
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