Truck Wheels Crush Boy in Fort Sill Fatality
A dump truck crushed three year old Bobby Charles Jenkins to death in the 700 block N 36th at 9 40 AM The boy was the son of Maj and Mrs Paul William Jenkins Sr 721 N 36th His two year old brother Paul William Jenkins Jr was injured in the same incident Patrolman Fred Mitchell said two witnesses saw the boys dart into the street as the empty dump truck passed They had been playing between two parked cars across from their home near the curb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Atteberry
Fort Sill
Bobby Charles Jenkins
Paul William Jenkins Sr
Bobby
Paul William Jenkins Jr
Billy
Memorial Hospital
H. B. Bailey
Carrie B. Harper
Mitchell
Buck John Stamper
Five Die As Runaway Truck Plows Through Cumberland
A runaway tractor-trailer lost its brakes on Big Savage Mountain and slammed into vehicles near Cumberland, killing five. Victims include Clifford Feaver, Francis Spearman, Nellie Thomas, Grace Lloyd, and truck driver Paul Myers. Witnesses describe a slow, tragic sequence as the truck struck a car, then Brenneman’s trailer, before continuing down the highway.
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Cumberland
Big Savage Mountain
Clifford Fearer
Cumberland Steel Co
Francis X. Spearman
Baltimore & Ohio
Nellie Thomas
Buchanan Lumber Co
Grace Evelyn Lloyd
B&o
Samuel J. Brenneman
Springs
Brenneman
U.S. 40
Paul Stewart Myers
Dover
Area Weather Forecast Fair and Warmer Today
The forecast calls for fair skies and a warming trend with a high near 83 and a low around 55. Today's morning reading around 71, with a Tuesday high near 79 and a Thursday high about 88 and low near 45.
Council Opens Sludge Bids, Hot Words Fly
City council fights erupted over bids for sludge removal at the disposal plant. Two bidders C G Williams and H D Bailey clashed when a second bid listed R W Williams and netted $157, versus $10 for the first bid. Bailey accused Williams of a double cross amid tense confrontation.
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Council
C. G. Williams
H. D. Bailey
Bailey
Williams
R. W. Williams
C. R. Ellsworth
See Council
Fall Temperatures Bring Mild Lawton Weather
Fir skies and mild fall temperatures continue in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma with prospects of the same type of weather through Friday. Thursday highs are expected to reach 88 degrees.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Posse Seeks Clues In Slaying Of Boys
Chicago police and soldiers joined a large search in the Robinson Woods forest preserve for three slain boys believed strangled and beaten. The victims Robert Persons aged 14 John Schuessler 13 and his 11 year old brother Anton were last seen at a bowling alley around 8 pm Sunday.
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Chicago
Robert Peterson
John Schuessler
Anton Schuessler
Dulles Sees Measured Hope for Geneva Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and President Eisenhower voiced cautious optimism about the upcoming Big Four foreign ministers meeting in Geneva. Dulles said there would be no spectacular results but any progress would mark a step forward, with a focus on concrete strides like German reunification within a European security framework. He planned to visit Rome briefly before Geneva, carrying a mandate to speak for the nation.
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Denver
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Big Four
Geneva
Dulles
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Soviet Union
Rome
Germany
Yankee Guns Still Impress German Boss
Dr. Hans Speidel chief West German NATO representative completed a two day Fort Sill visit as guest of Gen. Maxwell Taylor. He praised American artillery and Fort Sill training, recalling two wars on opposite sides. Speidel spoke through an interpreter and declined to comment on West German politics.
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Europe
Hans Speidel
NATO
Fort Sill
West Germany
Speidel
Maxwell Taylor
Maurice Geens
Williams
Edward T. Williams
Col
W. A. Enemark
Geens
Hans-Georg von Tempelhoff
New Anti Proton Particle Unveiled at UC Berkeley
Berkeley report details the discovery of the anti proton by Ernest Lawrence and the Atomic Energy Commission using the 9.4 million dollar cyclotron. The particle annihilates matter but poses no weapon threat, and could unlock new nuclear knowledge and potential energy gains beyond fission.
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Berkeley
Calif
Atomic Science
University of California
Eevatron
Ernest QO. Lawrence
Atomic Energy Commission
Lawrence
Washington
Murderer Arnau testifies in death of bootlegger wife in bed
Lawton man Louis J. Arnau told a Superior court jury he shot Jack Shaw after finding him attacking his wife in their bedroom on Sept 8. He described confronting the intruder, firing as the man lunged, and claimed to fear for his life as he protected his wife and son. He denied knowing the Shaw family and noted his wife's long health problems.
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Lawdis Gandy
Louis J. “Nig
Arnau
Lawton
Superior Court
Jack Shaw
Charlie Ozman
Shaw
Fund Drive Reaches Halfway Mark At Lawton Fort Sill
United Fund and Red Cross drive in Lawton Oklahoma shows 50 percent of a 96314 goal raised by day three. Total contributions reach 50472.07 after 4000 more given, noted at a Hotel Lawtonian coffee event in the Geronimo Room. Red feather ties awarded to workers including Glenn Becker and Billy Paul Galyon. A large thermometer at Fourth and C will mark progress as the drive continues.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
United Fund- Red Cross
Geronimo
Lawtonian
Latha H. Prosser
The
United Fund
Glenn Becker
Harvey House
Billy Paul Galyon
George Dent
Ray Babbitt
Paul Harris
George Page
Bill Yoakim
D. A. Givens
Lonnie Knight
Fourth and C
Negroes Open Parley Tonight
Lawton's second state convention of the month opens today with more than 800 delegates at the 49th annual State Negro Baptist association parley. A pre-convention musicale occurred Monday night at McMahon Memorial auditorium and a pastor's conference is wrapping up. Day services at Bethlehem Baptist church and evening sessions at McMahon auditorium run through Friday night. The Women’s Missionary Union convention meets at Union Baptist church with Dr. E. W. Perry and Mrs. M. J. Brockway as headline speakers.
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Lawton
State Negro Baptist Association
McMahon Memorial Auditorium
Bethlehem Baptist Church
McMahon Auditorium
Women’s Missionary Union
Union Baptist Church
H. P. Parris
E. W. Perry
Oklahoma City
M. J. Brockway
Women’s Organization
John Hodiak Dies Suddenly in California Home
Hollywood actor John Hodiak died of a heart attack at his San Fernando Valley residence. The 41 year old Pittsburgh native rose to fame in Bell for Adana and Li l Abner before signing with MGM in 1942. He was married to Anne Baxter in 1946 and later divorced.
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Hollywood
John Hodiak
San Fernando Valley
Adana
Pittsburgh
Hodiak
Walter
Ann Pagorzelliec
Detroit
Northwestern University
Li’l Abner
Chicago
MGM
Anne Baxter
Second Jury Trial Ends In Deadlock
In District court Judge Toby Morris reported a deadlocked second degree burglary case involving Walter Caldwell, 41, of Lawton. The jury of eight for one verdict and four for another remained unable to reach a verdict after deliberations begun Tuesday at 4 11 p m and resumed today after a break.
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Toby Morris
Walter Caldwell
Lawton
Morris
Bidwell Quits State Patrol for Indian Affairs Post
Andy Bidwell, longtime Oklahoma Highway Patrol veteran, resigns to take a new role as general investigator for the Muskogee area office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Area Director Paul Feckinger says Bidwell will coordinate with law enforcement on Indian matters such as trespass, with jurisdiction covering several states and agencies formerly serving the Five Civilized Tribes and others. Bidwell submitted resignation in a one paragraph note asking to be relieved of duties tomorrow.
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Muskogee
Okla
Andy Bidwell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Paul Feckinger
Feckinger
Bidwell
Five Civilized Tribes Agency
Miami
Oklahoma City
L. J. Harmon
Jim Lookabaugh
Polio Strikes Four Youths in Altus Area
Four area youths were diagnosed with polio at Memorial hospital. Among them three have paralytic polio and were listed as fair this morning. Credille brothers L R 4 and Dewey 3, of Altus Rt1, are in the fourth floor ward with parents Richard and XXXX Credille. Also affected are Leslie Stots 4 of Duncan and Delbert Burton 13 months of Duncan. Other patients receiving hot pack treatments include Gizela Perez 15 months from Rio Grande Valley Texas and Carolyn Sue Davis 15 of Duncan.
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Memorial Hospital
William C. Love
L. R. Credille
Dewey
Memorial
Richard Credille
Rt. 1
Altus
Dewey Credille
Leslie Stots
J. O. Jones
Duncan
Delbert Burton
Gizela Perez
Jose Perez
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Carolyn Sue Davis
S. T. Bewley
Georgia Official Says NAACP Subversive Agency
Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook labeled the NAACP subversive and implied plans to seek outlawing it in the state. He described the group as misnamed and accused its aims of forcing Communist inspired racial integration, citing a long investigation and promising court challenge, with a push for January legislative action. Observers noted the threat to ban the organization in Georgia.
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Atlamta
Georgia
Atty
Eugene Cook
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Peace Officers Assn
Cook
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Bobby Charles
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Robert Runnels
Runnels
Omaha
Margaret Kellogg
West Side
Posse
Sill
Chicago Transit Authority
B. Mencarini
Joseph Lohman
Walter E. McCarron
Peterson
By Rennie Taylor
AP Science Reporter
Arnan
State Patrol
Rep
Davis
D-Ga
Sen
Eastland
Dmiss
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