Capital Rallies To Be Big Factor In Size Of Vote
Oklahoma City rallies by Democrats and Republicans shape the November election. Democrats set Oct 27 for a big rally at the Municipal Auditorium with Sen Robert Kerr and Raymond Gary to speak. Republicans plan a radio and TV address by President Eisenhower timed to the event. Stevenson prepares for a visit and Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Wichita. Political leaders trade barbs while Gary names Roy Turner to introduce him on TV and radio later this month.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Raymond Gary
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Wichita
Los Angeles
Smith Hester
GOP
Douglas McKeever
Hester
McKeever
Gary
Roy J. Turner
U. S. Senate
Turner
Veteran Enrolls in Diesel Course at Okmulgee Tech
William C. Tusing of 2625 N 26th has joined a diesel mechanics program at Oklahoma A&M Tech Okmulgee. Retired Army veteran after 20 years seeks a teaching position after completing an 18 month course.
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William C. Tusing
Oklahoma A&m Tech
Okmulgee
Tusing
Bedroom offer sparks Oklahoma Sooners rumor
A Dallas resident and former Lawton Chamber secretary Mrs. Jack Blankenship offers her spare bedroom to help support the Sooners for the next Saturday game. She provides the contact Mohawk 2 6524 and notes her family’s local ties. In Henderson County Texas, drought strains agriculture despite rain and oil activity lifting mood in Athens. The Deen hotel in Athens is being remodeled with air conditioning and elevators.
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Texas Longhorns
Jack Blankenship
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Sooners
Blankenships
Lawton
Henderson County
Texas
Athens
C. W. Murchison
Deen
Hospital Births and Admissions Schedule In Lawton
Births listed include a Daggett daughter in Elgin at 5 32 am Oct 7 weighing 5 lb 12% oz and Funk child in Lawton at 6 30 am Oct 7, 8 5% oz. Kellett son born 3 03 am Oct 7 weighing 10 lb 12% oz and Geiger son in Rush Springs at 6 47 pm Oct 6 weighing 6 lb 7 oz. Admitted: multiple children for surgery and adults for medical care. dismissed: two patients, one with newborn son Oct 2 and another mother with Oct 3 birth. Additional births noted in other homes, and medical/dental admissions listed across local addresses.
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Freddie Daggett
Elgin
Donald Funk
Hoover
Myri Kellett
S. Ninth
Henry H. Geiger
Rush Springs
Jimmie Don Dossey
Clifford Dossey
Lawton
Jerry Bryant Dossey
John Wayne Dossey
Janette Rimmer
C. W. Rimmer
Harry C. Watt
DeWayne Chandler
C. W. Sasser Jr
Crosby
Don Vaughn
Carl Easterwood
Walters
Surgery
Willie Richardson
J. W. Powell
Lester McNally
McKinley
Jopetta Ramey
Bell
Elmer Collins
Temple
Allen McFarland
Irwin
Travis Anthony
Oak
Mindeman
Apache
Wayne Tisdel
L. V. Sherrill
Mangum
Flora Weryackin
E. L. Woodall
Summit
Ora Scott
Gore
Jesse Smith
Wanda Elmen
Germany moves to rearm while East West talks stall
Conservative party lines up in Blackpool as Eden accuses Russia of sowing division in Germany. Bonn fears a Molotov bid while coalition partners Dehler and Socialists press for European security talks and a UN framework. Moscow signals readiness to discuss free German elections and troop withdrawal, with unity talks stalled.
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Conservative Party
Blackpool
England
Germany
Eden
Dehler
Molotov
East Berlin
United Nations
Raymond Rust Named to VFW Housing Committee
Raymond Rust of Cornell 2015 has been named to the Veterans of Foreign Wars national housing committee by Commander-in-chief Merton B. Tice of Mitchell South Dakota. The committee handles recommendations and proposals for veterans housing.
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Raymond Rust
Cornell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Housing Committee
Merton B. Tice
Mitchell, S.D
News Employes Honored By Elks
About 40 Lawton Constitution Press employees attended a Lawton Elks dinner for National Newspaper Week. Speeches by Emmett Keough and Val Frakes Jr. and remarks by Joe Paulk highlighted the event with Ned Shepler thanking the Elks. Lawton High student Julia Fullerton received a $25 savings bond for the essay contest. Does auxiliary members served the dinner.
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Lawton Constitution Press
Lawton Elks Lodge
Emmett Keough
Lawton
Val Frakes Jr
Joe Paulk
Altus
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Herman Holland
Lawton Lodge
Ned Shepler
The
Elks
Julia Fullerton
Holland
Does
Elks Lodge
Vice Czar Given Life
Phenix City, Ala. A jury sentences night club owner E. L. Cook to life for first degree murder in a four year old gangland shooting at his 601 Club on Dillingham Street. Cook admitted killing one man and wounding two others as authorities crack down on vice and crime.
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Phenix City
Ala
E. L. Cook
Cook
Dillingham Street
Capital's Student Strike Breaking Up
A four day student strike against integration in Washington schools appeared to be breaking up on Thursday. Robert Dean 18 head of the striker committee at Anacostia high school said Rep. James C. Davis of Georgia told him it would be best for the strikers to stay away from classes. Davis sits on the House District of Columbia committee and implied the committee would block disciplining measures by Superintendent Hobart M. Corning.
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Washington
Georgia
Robert Dean
Anacostia High School
James C. Davis
D-Ga
Davis
House
District of Columbia
Dean
Hobart M. Corning
Washington Dinner To Honor President Washington Dinner
President Eisenhower will be honored in Washington on October 25 for “the most for the national security of our country.” He will receive the first Forrestal medal of the National Security Industrial Association, named for the late James B. Forrestal. The White House also said he will sign a proclamation designating next week as Nurses Week.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Washington
Denver White House
Forrestal
National Security Industrial Association
James B. Forrestal
Defense Department
Secretary of the Navy
White House
Oklahoma City Markets Report Prices for Wheat Eggs and Livestock
Oklahoma City market report lists grain prices for wheat with No 1 hard around 2.14 to 2.18 at several towns, broiler and egg price ranges with deliveries and regional variations, butterfat quotes, and a USDA note from Oct 7 detailing cattle calves hogs and lambs market conditions including receipts, price ranges and emphasis on steady to strong trends.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Alva
Blackwell
Enid
Fairview
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Frederick
Yukon
Hobart
Guyman
Hooker
Lawton
Broilers
Vinita
Muskogee
Tulsa
Ardmore
Durant
Pauls Valley
Elk City
Watonga
Laverne
McAlester
Chickasha
Chandler
E Reno
Pauls
USDA
Illinois Voters Shift as Douglas Gains in GOP Strongholds
In Illinois farmers and Republicans show mixed loyalties as Douglas gains among 1948 voters and some Eisenhower supporters drift to Meek. Across counties and Chicago areas, Douglas attracts independents for his perceived independence and integrity while drought-hit south shifts back to Democrats. Some fear Meek cannot overcome Douglas’s cross-pressured backing.
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Ilinois
Douglas
Freeport
Eisenhower
Joe Meek
Meek
Stephenson County
Douglas-in-1948
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Marion
Harbilton
White
Falcon death: mother recalls early Wednesday incident
Falcon reportedly broke into a girl’s bedroom and killed himself. Sgt Edwards questions the death by own action note said to be carried by Falcon. Funeral services set for Friday at Becker Memorial chapel with Rev Russell T. Rauscher officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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Falcon
Edwards
Set
Becker Memorial Chapel
Russell T. Rauscher
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Sill's Relief Drive Assured Success
Fort Sill’s first annual Relief and Welfare Fund drive shows early success as units exceed quotas. An endorsement from Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway boosts momentum for the campaign. Brig. Gen. J. B. Horton appoints a committee to recommend equitable fund distribution.
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Fort Sill
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army of the Community Chest
J. B. Horton
Youth faces charges as hearing scheduled in county court
Judge Harper said a ruling on the petition will be made Friday as minors must be certified competent before filing criminal charges. Police arrested Spivey’s brother, owner of the car in a fatal accident, but he was released on request. no further charges against him. The boy said a blowout caused loss of control at the intersection. Spivey is charged with no license, yielding sign, excessive speed, and reckless driving. police court pending Friday hearing.
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Harper
Redman
Spivey
Vernon Field
Field
Henry Bartels
Barte
City Pilot Not Hurt As Plane Crashes On Honduras Flight
Lawton pilot St eel Lund escaped injury when an Army helicopter from Fort Kobbe crashed in Honduras during relief work for flood victims near Kelle Kelle. The incident occurred during the Caribbean Command emergency airlift. Lund, attached to the First Army Aviation detachment at Fort Kobbe, has concerns about his two years remaining in a three year tour.
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Honduras
Lawton
St.eel Lund
Fort Kobbe
Kelle-Kelle
M Arno Lund
Columbia
Penn
Oteka Zachary
Caribbean
Lund
Army
Fort Robbe
Panama Canal Zone
Air Force
Washington, D.C
Wichita
Kan
Firemen Offer Home Fire Prevention Tips For Lawton
Lawton area residents observe National Fire Prevention Week with demonstrations by Fire Department and Boy Scouts. Camp Fire Girls blanket the city with fire safety checks, distributing inspection blanks and urging use of fire extinguishers, ash trays, and quick action for grease and cigarette fires.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Val Wagner
Lawton Association of Insurance Agents
Wayne Smith
New Job Opens for Six Months in Paris Naval Office
New job for six months involves a six month assignment. After nine months since application and FBI clearance issues, the man will depart Friday morning for Washington to receive three weeks of intensive training before heading to France to serve as a secretary in the Paris Naval Intelligence office. He jokes that his bachelor days are numbered but notes a clause in his contract prohibiting marriage to a foreign national.
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Sa Icone
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D. C
France
Paris
Office of
Naval Intelligence
Goats on Night Patrol At Kappa Sigma Barn
Norman police chase a goat named Willoughby across three nights before catching him at 6 am. Officers tether him to Chief Albert Dodd’s porch as the chief contemplates who owns the goat. The canine visitor stays until the fraternity pays a 75 cent board bill while plans are made to relocate him to Dallas for the football game.
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Malone
Kappa Sigma Social Fraternity
Willoughby
Dodd
Kappa Sig
Dallas
Cameron Aggettes Drill Team Plans Local Stay
The Cameron Aggettes drill team, led by first year director Mel Kenney, will use the train as living quarters during a local stay. A Saturday morning tour for visitors precedes their noon departure. Nineteen girls practice daily, with Susie Williams guiding the group. Members include Shirley English Gwen de Gruchy Mary Hines Sandra Mathis Doris Churchwell Melba Pruitt Margaret Henderson Marilou Venable Lynn Carpenter Shirley Carmichael Ruth Boucher Rae Ann Best Gladys Murray Genese Oswalt Jan Rice Nancy Stephenson Paula Verma and Landy Mae Exiet. The squad plans precision maneuvers without music, with potential simple dances later.
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Cameron Aggiettes
Mel Keeney
Cameron
The
Aggrettes
Susie Williams
Lawton
Kenney
Williams
Mrs. Williams
Shirley English
Gwen de Gruchy
Mary Hines
Tipton
Sandra Mathis
Doris Churchwell
Walters
Melba Pruitt
Margaret Henderson
Artesia
N. M
More
Marilou Venable
Coman- Che
Lynn Carepenter
Shirley Carmichael
Ruth Boucher
Rae Ann Best
Gladys Murray
Genese Oswalt
Jan Rice
Nancy Stephenson
Paula Verma
Landy Mae Exiet
Lawon
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