Fort Sill land transfer battles hinge on funding split
Oregon senators tried to block funds for the refuge land transfer while Oklahoma’s Kerr and Monteney won the fight to keep the land transfer in the supplemental appropriation bill. Interior department approved the wildlife land transfer amid debates over McKay’s stance and Eisenhower’s approval. Lawton Chamber leaders study McKay letter as local action grows.
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Senate
Oregon
Richard Neuberger
Wayne Morse
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Mike Monteney
Fort Sill
Interior Department
Hubert Humphrey
D. Minn
McKay
U.S
Victor Wickersham
Army
Eisenhower
Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Polio patient in Altus rushed to Memorial Hospital
A local Altus boy with a spinal tap was admitted to Memorial late Wednesday. He swallows and breathes with difficulty and an iron lung awaits. The child is isolated on Memorial's polio ward with special nurses.
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Altus
Memorial
William C. Love
Zunigha
Charles Miller
Comanche
Tillman
Jackson
Miller
Jackson County
Texas
Richard Credille
Stots
J. O. Jones
Duncan
Burton
Delbert Burton
Carolyn Sue Davis
S. T. Bewley
Gizela Perez
Jose Perez
Rio Grande Valley
Love
Rodolfo Briseno
Jose Briseno
Eagle Pass
Tex
Esperanza Anaya
Primitivo Anaya
Arnau Found Not Guilty In Arnau Shooting Trial
In a high tension verdict, Nig Arnau was acquitted of murdering Jack Shaw. The jury delivered verdict after hours of deliberation following two days of testimony about self defense and family protection. Mrs Arnau remained hospitalized during the trial as doctors described her fragile condition.
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Jack Shaw
Lawton
Charles Ozman
Manville Redman
Landers
Arnau
O. L. Parsons
Burton
Ozman
Shaw
Arnan
The
Arnaus
Redman
Jack
Jack Brown
Paul Godharder
Chambless
Oklahoma City
Fuqua
John Doe
Texas
Texas Criminal Court of Appeals
Tant
Louis Arnau
Lewis Derke
Tyree
Bootlegger Trial Details Hijacking Case At Lawton
Testimony covered a highway hijacking of Potts with a whisky load worth about $5,000. DeLozer described gunfire, forced car transfer, and threats to kill. Defense questions addressed witness address service and jury exclusion. Jury of twelve seated after lengthy delays, with Potts present and Chambless denying involvement.
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Henry
Potts
Tant
DeLozer
R. R. Rainey
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Red River Bridge
Rainey
S. 8Th
Landers
Manville Redman
Hallie McGinnis
Ned Hawkins
H. L. Alexander
A. H. Livingston
Joe M. Ford
Albion Henry Potts, Jr
Lawton
Chambless
George Fuqua
John Doe
Porter Hill
Local United Fund drive shows Optimists leading clubs in giving
Inter club competition tracks quota progress with Optimist at 56.2 percent and Rotary at 55.5 percent. Kiwanis leads in raised funds with 28 percent of its $18,562 quota, while Frogs report nothing. Lawton students contribute $123.26 in small change and miscellaneous gifts push drive totals to $50,472.07 as workers report over $4,000 in additional contributions. Oscar Cox Pontiac employees give $126, a 420 percent rise from last year.
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Rotary Club
United Fund Office
Kiwanis
B&pw
Lions
ABC
Northwest Kiwanis
Altrusa
Frogs
Lawton
Oscar Cox Pontiac Company
Reports of stalled Soviet US talks on Japan war reach September
The Pentagon study cites an encouraging stance by Harriman in an interview with Stalin on June 10 1944 yet notes no substantial progress. It details Joint Chiefs of Staff directions to Deane for early bomber and fighter basing, airfields logistics and housing but records no important Moscow meeting until Sept 23 1944 and no follow up talks after Quebec.
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Pentagon
Harriman
Stalin
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Deane
U.S
Siberian
Moscow
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Japan
Sterling Schools Dismissed for Harvest Help
Sterling schools closed for two weeks to allow students to assist with cotton and peanut harvest, reflecting local agricultural needs and community labor.
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Sterling
Property Listings Drive Strong North Addi Demand
Real estate vendors report robust interest in listings mainly in North Addition and the older town area. Calls favor residential parcels with ongoing inquiries into available properties and market activity.
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North Addition
Lawton Man Paid Hot Check Costs and Freed
Earnest Porter a 34 year old Lawton man was released from county jail after paying 10 court costs and reimbursing Bills Drive Inn for a $35 hot check written August 14 last year. Charged with writing a felonious bogus check the case was dismissed by the county attorney.
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Earnest Porter
Lawton
Porter
Marvin Cameron
Bill’s Drive Inn
Postwar remarks on Yalta decisions and Pacific war theory
The speaker rejects pre-Yalta views and argues post-Yalta talks bound him as a theater commander. He notes the controversy centered on whether to grant territorial concessions to lure Russia into the war, not on Russian entry itself. He asserts no documentation supports his signing any such concessions.
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Yalta
War Department
Russia
Philippines
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
New Guinea
Pacific Islands
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Canada
John Tyree
Zale’s
the McKee CO
Pho
Willis Brokerage
C Ave
Nee Met
Jewel
Lawton Man
Scorpions
Virgil Laird
D. D. Raibourn
Chester McCord
Defense Department
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave. Pho
Peery
D Avenue
Southwest
Harry
WIEST
S 33 Auto Service
Wolverton’s
Mary Louise
Wolverton
Sheridan Road
Zale
Foxqat Punonn Teen
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