Mamie Eisenhower Accepts Thousands Of Get Well Messages
Mamie Eisenhower has vowed to acknowledge every get well letter sent to her husband since his heart attack at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. She already signed more than 11,000 acknowledgments from a room turned into a makeshift post office with help from White House secretaries and WAFs. General Snyder praised her effort as no strain beyond writer’s cramp.
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Mamie Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Mary Jane McCaffree
White House
WAF
Howard Snyder
Pranksters Cause Delay After Fatal Md Accident
Mrs. James William Winsor, 21, bride of 10 days, was left injured on a Hagerstown street for about 30 minutes as pranksters summoned an ambulance to a false alarm. She died at University Hospital Baltimore from head injuries after being treated at Washington County Hospital.
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Eltimore
James William Winsor
Hagerstown
Schoolmasters Meet in Lawton for Routine Agenda
About 25 members of the Comanche County Schoolmasters Association met at the Old South cafeteria for routine business. President Ray Beavers of Indiansoma said he is contacting a state education official to speak at the next gathering scheduled for November 14.
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Comanche County Schoolmasters Association
Old South
Ray Beavers
Indiahoma
State Department of Education
Wolfson in satisfactory condition after surgery
Louis E. Wolfson, 43, Florida financier and former challenger for Montgomery Ward control, was reported in satisfactory condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach after undergoing an appendectomy.
Seals Slither Through Tulsa Traffic At Shrine Circus
Capt. James Reynolds promotes Gil G. Gray Shrine circus at LO Ranch with two trained seals named Hopalong and Judy. The pair perform in Lawton Wednesday at 3:30 and 8:15 PM as part of 46 acts. Tulsa guests from Akdar Shrine temple attended a fish dinner before. Lawton Shrine club organizers expect Potentate Land Smith to attend.
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Lawton
Judy
James Reynolds
Gil G. Gray
LO Ranch
Tulsa
Akdar Shrine Temple
Potentate Land Smith
Lawton-Fort Sill
Chamber Honors Outstanding 4 H Workers With Trip To KC
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce announced that the top 4 H members from Comanche county Shirley Brantley Marvin Livingston and coach Mrs O C Livingston will travel to Kansas City October 15 19 to attend the American Royal Livestock and Horse Show as guests. Brantley an eight year 4 H member earned 72 projects plus leadership and demonstrations including an elect ric broiler demo that earned a Stillwater trip. Livingston a state runner up in cotton production and 1954 poultry achievement winner has led county livestock and dairy judging teams and serves as county 4 H Federation president.
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Comanche County
American Royal Livestock and Horse Show
Kansas City
Lawton
Shirley Brantley
Kay Tomlinson
Stillwater
Marvin Livingston
Lawton Sees Surge in Auto Licenses and Notable Local Events
The county tag office issued over 1,000 auto licenses in one day. Lt. Col. H. P. Simpson, Lawton native, was killed in a plane crash. Lawton was chosen as an area OPA office. Nearby anniversaries note an irrigation project for Fort Sill Indian School and Kiwanis member Lt. Col. Edward L. Branham seeking district governor. Ira Woods hospital case and J. G. March of Cameron highlights school needs as OU builds a 15,000 seat stadium.
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Col
H. P. Simpson
Lawton
OPA
Fort Sill
Lawton Kiwanis
Edward L. Branham
Ira Woods
J. G. March
Cameron
Hall Predicts GOP Victory Regardless Of Eisenhower
New York Republican leader Leonard Hall told a Pulse of the Nation luncheon that the GOP would triumph in 1956 whether Eisenhower runs again or not. He credited the President with bold foreign policy and domestic gains, saying prosperity comes with peace and that The New and Fair Deals lacked such results.
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New York
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
GOP
Tke
Hall
National Republican Club
America
Republican Party
Parking lanes at Port Commission HQ draw sharp rebuke
In Seattle painters laid out parking lanes so narrow drivers cannot exit cars easily. A port official suggested they need broader strips or thinner commissioners, highlighting the impractical design and political jab.
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Seattle
Port Commission
Switchmen Get Raise Across 14 Western Railroads
About 10 000 switchmen on 14 western railroads will gain a general wage increase of 10 1 2 cents an hour under a new company union agreement. The raise retroactive to Oct 1 follows a similar 175,000 member gain by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Yard foremen gain 1.30 more a day, yard helpers 1.13 more, switchtenders 82 cents more, with a five day week starting Dec 1. The included roads are Chicago Great Western, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande Western, Great Northern, Minneapolis and St. Louis, Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern, Kansas City Terminal, Los Angeles Junction, Railway Transfer Co of Minneapolis, Northern Pacific Terminal Co of Oregon, St. Paul Union Depot Co, and Sioux City Terminal Co.
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Switchmen Union of North America
AFL
Brotherhood of Railroad
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island and Pacific
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
Great Northern
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific
Davenport
Rock Island and North
Oregon
St. Paul
Communist party boss chosen as council candidate in Japan
Japan's Communist party leader Sano Noaka, who surfaced August 11 after five years underground, will run for the House of Councillors next spring. He is among 18 candidates selected by the party, which currently holds one seat in the upper house.
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Tokyo
Japan
Communist Party
House of Councillors
Diet
Sano Noaka
Refinery Blast Injures 18 Men at Sinclair Plant
A blast at Sinclair Oil Co. refinery in Trainer, Marcus Hook area, damaged a receiving unit and sprayed liquid fire, injuring 18 workers including four in critical condition. Flames covered nearby areas before being controlled in about 90 minutes. The unit processes up to 50,000 barrels daily and employs about 1,450 people.
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Marcus Hook
Sinclair Oil Co
Trainer
Indicted by mistake reassures court after typo
Four boys escaped from Kentucky Village stole a car last March 13 and wrecked it. The village superintendent swore out warrants and an April grand jury returned a grand larceny indictment. Court officials admitted a typing error and said it will be corrected.
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Lexington
Kentucky Village
Lions Hear Wickersham Speech at Lawton Lions Luncheon
Rep. Victor Wickersham spoke at the Hotel Lawtonian luncheon, urging belief that most Russians oppose communism and predicting a future reaction. O. O. Williams introduced the United Fund Red Cross drive, crediting Mrs. Latha Prosser for campaign materials. Leslie Pain and Hardy Watson will attend an Oklahoma City Lions conference on Oct. 21.
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Victor Wickersham
Lawton-Fort Sill
United Fund
Wade
Latha H. Prosser
Van Fleet Says Atomic Retaliation If Korea Reinvaded
General James A. Van Fleet warned in Los Angeles that the United States would use atomic bombs in retaliation if Communist forces invade South Korea. He cited the U S Korea treaty declaring an attack on Korea as an attack on the United States after meeting with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
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Los Angeles
James A. van Fleet
United States
South Korea
Republic of Korea
United Nations
Korea
Science finds non surgical treatment for piles
Science reports a healing substance that shrinks piles and relieves pain quickly without surgery. Doctors note pile reduction and sufferers say itching ends. The product, Bio-Dyne, is sold as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form with money back guarantee.
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