NLRB Accuses Spartan Of Unfair Labor Practices
The National Labor Relations Board charged Spartan Aircraft Co. with three unfair labor practice counts and set a hearing for November 8 in Tulsa Okla. The case follows an AFL Machinists Union request and alleges a July discharge, failure to reinstate, and questioning employees about union affiliations with warnings against joining. Spartan employs about 1,120 workers in Tulsa plants and Ft. Sill service operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
National Labor Relations Board
Spartan Aircraft Co
NLRB
AFL Machinists Union
Claude I. Jones
The
Machinists International
Spartan
Aviation Service
Collision Fatality and Injuries Reported in Duncan Area
Wrecks occurred as Masingale drove north and collided with the Riley car. Masingale died on arrival at Lindley hospital in Duncan. Pearl Masingale and Bill Daniels suffered serious injuries, with children and other occupants sustaining various cuts and bruises.
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Masingale
Pearl
Dwayne
James
Bobby
Eddie
Riley
Bill Daniels
Marlow
Paul Scott
Bill Grimes
Lindley Hospital
Duncan
Johnson
Alton Bogle
Atkins
Irwin
Paulk
City Boy Out Of Reform School Faces New Larceny Charge
Andrew Crawford, a Lawton youth released in August from Granite reform school, pleaded in nocent to an auto larceny charge. Justice Marvin Cameron set a preliminary hearing for Nov. 12. Crawford, returned from Missouri, is in jail on $2,000 bond after being arrested near Kansas City for allegedly taking Thomas N. Elmore’s car on Oct. 14. The vehicle was found at Joplin, Missouri, and Crawford was arrested east of Kansas City.
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Andrew Crawford
Lawton
Granite Reform School
Marvin Cameron
Crawford
Missouri
Lewis Davis
Thomas N. Elmore
Joplin
Kansas City
Dopey Doc Reflects On Halloween Pumpkins And Treats
A nostalgic column recalls pumpkin carving for Halloween. It notes plentiful turkey crops and lower prices offset by family meals, and ends with a playful warning to readers about Halloween candy and tricks.
Lawton bootlegger questioned on Texas liquor store job
A convicted Lawton bootlegger and two women companions are held in Wichita Falls county jail after a burglary at the Ace liquor store three miles north of Wichita Falls on the Burkburnett highway. Less than $100 in cash was taken and a stock inventory is under review. The trio was arrested about 9 a.m. in downtown Wichita Falls.
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Lawton
Wichita Falls
Tex
Charlie Sells
Ace
Burkburnett Highway
Ing
Sells
Sheppard Air Force Base
Texas
Comanche County
Tommy Tompkins
Legger
Funeral Rites for Grandfield Peace Officer Joe M Brown
Services for Joe M Brown 72 pioneer Tillman county peace officer will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Mohr Funeral chapel Grandfield officiated by Rev Far ris T Weaver of First Methodist. Burial in Grandfield Memorial cemetery Brown was found dead at 11 a.m. Thursday in his home by A B Osborn and Deputy Sheriff E R Day, apparently died in his sleep. He long served as a peace officer in Grandfield and was once Tillman county deputy sheriff.
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Grandfield
Joe M. Brown
Tillman County
Mohr
Farris T. Weaver
First Methodist Church
Grandfield Memorial
Brown
A. B. Osborn
E. R. Day
Second Rehearsal Set For Messiah in Baptist Church
The Messiah annual performance will have a second rehearsal at 3 p m Sunday in First Baptist church. Chorus under William Fletcher invites all singers to participate. Schubert Music club sponsors. Mrs Clinton Bell is president. Mrs Charles T Waller is oratorio chairman. Fifty attended last Sunday's rehearsal. Fletcher called it very successful.
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First Baptist Church
William Fletcher
Schubert Music Club
Clinton Bell
Charles T. Waller
Fletcher
Notice to Contractors for Cache water well drilling
The Town of Cache Oklahoma invites sealed bids by 7:30 PM November 1 1954 for drilling a water well. Plans and specifications may be secured from PD Henry Jones and Associates Lawton Oklahoma. Bid bond equal to contract price required, payable to the State of Oklahoma, with filings and approvals by city and district court. Myrtle Terry city clerk.
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Cache
Oklahoma
Henry Jones & Associates
South 26Th Street
Lawton
District Court
Comanche County
State of Oklahoma
Myrtle Terry
Lake Lawtonka
Robertson
School House Slough
Hennessee
Community weighs obscenity in comic books crusade
Mrs Oscar B Tobert of Thomas ton Georgia warns of bad comic publications sold to teenagers in Georgia camouflaged by innocent covers. Florida is described as especially critical due to transient pleasure seekers. Mrs A P Drummond of Bonifay cites demand for bad comics amid rising juvenile delinquency. Mrs J W Holliday of Vicksburg Mississippi reports no major objections after investigations. Mrs C A Ballard of Oklahoma City notes progress with removing objectionable titles since August 1954 and possible black market activity. Roy P Stewart of Oklahoma City's board says enforcement has improved with 53 titles and 86,000 monthly copies removed from stands. He urges continued anti comic crusade without drum beating or book burning.
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Forida
A. P. Drummond
Bonifay
J. W. Holliday
Vicksburg
Miss
American Legion
Jackson
C. A. Ballard
Oklahoma City
Roy P. Stewart
Board of Review of Juvenile Literature
Eisenhower backs Case in New Jersey race and Ives boost
President Eisenhower endorsed Irving M. Ives and backed Gerald Case against McCarthy allies in a New Jersey fight. He urged GOP unity, praised Ives’ Senate service, and toured Manhattan area projects after rallying with Gov. Dewey. He framed subversive law support in a national TV radio address honoring Al Smith.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Case
New Jersey
McCarthy
Government Operations Committee
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Ives
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Iree
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
al Smith
New York
In New Jersey the Case McCarthy Clash Hardens
In New Jersey the race pits Case against Howell as GOP voters split church and labor lines. Protest Republicans in Hudson Bergen resist McCarthy while Taft supporters lean away from Eisenhower. In Englewood a honeymooning couple shifted to Eisenhower rhetoric, and Bergen Catholic districts show strong anti Case sentiment with many Republicans delaying or withholding a vote.
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McCarthy
Case
Joseph McCarthy
New Jersey
Newark
Charles Howell
Hudson
Bergen
Cliffside Park
New York Central
Joe
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Bergen County
Englewood
Denver
Senate
Howell
Wisconsin
Jersey City
Jersey
Hudson County
Frank Hague
Convicts Riot Again At Missouri Prison
A second riot within a month broke out at Missouri Penitentiary in Jefferson City at noon today. Deputy Warden William P. Steinhauser said between 500 and 600 convicts upset their plates in one dining room and walked out, clustering in the lobby of B and C Hall, the center of activity during the earlier riot.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
William P. Steinhauser
B and C Hall
Evanglist Travels Across Continents Ends Mexico Campaign
The board of evangelism of a Methodist church notes his extensive travel through Europe South America India and Mexico. He recently returned to the United States after concluding an extensive evangelistic campaign in Mexico.
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Board of Evangelism of the Methodist Church
Europe
South America
India
United States
Mexico
Madison Square Garden Winter Basketball Schedule
The listing shows twelve professional basketball double headers and fifteen single games at Madison Square Garden this winter. It names events, venues, and the heavy schedule, highlighting marquee matchups and dates for the season.
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Madison Square Garden
Altrusa Members View Film On The United Nations In News
Lawton Altrusa met at Martins restaurant to view a film on The United Nations in the News followed by a round table discussion led by Mrs Dode Wagner who recalled a visit to the General Assembly. Miss Yvonne Bender urged rapid charter government petition circulation and guests from several states and countries attended the event with speakers from Amarillo and Louisiana.
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United Nations
Lawton Altrusa
Mary Fowler
Martin’s
Dode Wagner
Meneral Assembly
Yvonne Bender
Lora Elliott
Amarillo
Texas
Senior Citizens Club
Altrusa Club
Helen Elliott
Cameron College
Marie Detty
Lawton
Dallas
Ophelia Mays
Bertrude Fields
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Guatemala City
Korea
Mexico
Drury Key
Bess Morgan
Gretchen Vanderschmidt
St. Louis
Mary K. Frazier
Elliott
Maxine Mullin
Bill Prosser
Mesdames Kaloma Darden
Katie Gabbard
Rachel Wray
Marjorie Bentley
Frances Curb
Latha H. Prosser
Puerto Rican Communist leader Mirabal Carrion linked to arrests
The FBI identified Mirabal Carrion a Puerto Rico native who left Newark in 1950 and became a Communist organizer in Ponce later rising to interim secretary general of the central committee and then secretary general in 1954 He also directed Carta Semanal the party weekly newsletter.
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Hoover
Bie
Orto Rico
Communist Party
U. S
Mirabal Carrion
Puerto Rico
Cuba
United States
FBI
Newark
N. J
Ponce
Organization Central Committee
Party Committee
Carta Semanal
Markets Oklahoma City Livestock Report
Cattle 400, calves 50, receipts light. Hogs 150, barrows and gilts 25-50 lower. butchers 19.75-20.25. most sales to packers down. Sheep 50, no sheep or lambs offered. Wheat prices steady across listed towns. No. 1 hard changes with city values 2.16-2.21. Broilers and eggs show varied regional quotes. butterfat steady to higher in many towns.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Keane
Eee City
Alva
Hennessey
Blackwell
Enid
Oe Medford
Vicl
Clinton
el Reno
Frederick
Hobart
Lawton
Yukon
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b. Farm
Vinita
Muskogee
Tulsa
Ardmore
Chickasha
McAlester
Chandler
Laverne
Watonga
Elk City
Durant
Pauls Valley
Paul
Valley
Amateur paperhangers decorate Mount Vernon dining room
Note for do it yourselfers describes George Leong and his friend the Marquis de Lafayette papering the dining room of Mount Vernon in under half a day. The account highlights a playful collaboration between an amateur paperhanger and a historic figure during a quick, hands on restoration moment.
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George Leong
the Marquis de Lafayette
Historic
Mount Vernon
Rehearsals Near End On Lawton Childrens Play
Lawton High School hosts a student friendly production titled Mr. Dooley We. The Lawton Little Theater piece features a boy a girl and a dog and is directed by John Denney. Performances for lawton fourth through sixth graders are at 9 30 am and 1 15 pm with 50 cent admission. Proceeds benefit a Cameron College scholarship for a Lawton senior girl. The AAUW funds the effort and collaborates with the local Little Theater.
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Lawton Little Theater
Mr. Dooley
Lawton
American Association of University Women
Cameron College
John Denney
Rose Franken
Jane Lewin
AAUW
Little Theater
Hospital News Items Summary
Hospital updates list numerous surgeries births and admissions with names and addresses. Notable items include births of daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Watson and Mr. and Mrs. Royce, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles L Fletcher, and multiple surgeries and dismissals across several patients in Temple Comanche Dallas Elgin Norman Faxon and Indiahoma.
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W. Watson
Fleming
Bhocoe
Royce
Charles L
William A. Burden
Fletcher
Frank S. Ross
Atlanta
Clifton W. Nelson
Sterling
Jo Beth Nelson
Ralph Nelson
Temple
Carl W. Sparks
Roy Z. Curtis
Gore
Harold Honeycutt
Elm
Ted Johnston
Comanche
William Peters
Arelington
E. J. Leverett
Pack Morgan Lee Jr
Jack M. Lee Sr
Elmer R. Heather
Elgin
Alex McQuaid
Arlington
James Martin
Hoover
Frances Murphy
Kiowa
David Wahkahquah
Faxon
Elsie Johnson
Norman
Franklin Cable
Indiahoma
Barbershoppers Postpone Jamboree. Date TBA
Barbershop harmony group Barbershoppers has postponed its jamboree planned in Lawton. Anderson of the local chapter said several visiting members could not attend due to illness and other emergencies. The event will be rescheduled soon with a new date to be announced.
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Anderson
Osha
Lawton
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Aggie
Snyder
Paul Hauser
O” Club
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Don Jimerson
Rae Ann Best
Paula Verma
Marion Perdue
Kingfisher
Texas Liquor Store
COMIC
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Thomaston
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Ike
Washington
Ag Irving Mves
Averell Harriman
GOP
Tours
Smith
Congress
Labell
of Post Office
Kodaks Luggage
Zorger
D. L. Shelton
Tured
Midland Hotel
Nat’l
H.B. Sykes
Sykes
Herbert B. Sykes
Sykes Hernia Control Service
Sykes Hernia Contes Service
St. Petersburg
Fila
Altrusa
Berry’s
California Pottery
Ce Tech
W. Tolles
Robert Faries
Geronimo
Elizabeth Seacrist
S. 13Th
Jerry Ene
G. A. Edmondson
Barney Tcher
Collie Athens
Travis Anthony
Oak
E. Evans
Columbia
Mark Reynolds
Benjamin Reynolds
Elmer
William Metcalf
Barbershoppers
Service
M & D Finance CO
Western
Oklaho
G. Andrews
Thomas E. Stanton
Gere Blvd
Babbitt-Peller Insurance
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