Ex-Gambler Reveals Tricks Behind Honest Gambling Claims
Eugene Palmer, a 70-year-old reformer, tells Fort Sill men that there are no honest gambling houses. He demonstrates how professional gamblers bilk players in dice, bingo and other games during a 10 day Fort Sill tour ending Oct 31. Palmer, who quit gambling after Billy Sunday’s 1908 visit, has lectured at 400 posts and bases over 15 years.
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Cpl
Kenneth G. Roebuck
Williams
Fort Sill
Eugene Palmer
Pfc
Pedro S. Hutsona
Palmer
Roebuck
Sill
Theater No. 4
Artillery Bowl
Billy Sunday
Ottumwa
Iowa
Blue Book for Gamblers Unveils Toxic Dice Tricks
Palmer shows a blue catalog to Sill soldiers detailing crooked dice and rigged decks. He explains how mercury loaded dice can manipulate craps outcomes by holding for about 30 seconds to let mercury settle on chosen numbers. Page 2.
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Palmer
Audit Shows Lawton Fort Sill Fund At 54.1 Percent
Official audit of the 1955-56 Lawton Fort Sill United Fund Red Cross drive shows 54.1 percent of the goal reached with 52,136.17 collected as of Saturday. Firm gifts total 23,662.50 from 180 contributors, 27 new firms added 708.50, 42 firms raised their gifts, while 1,100 firm cards remain unreported. Executive director Mrs. Latha H. Prosser urges reporting of worked cards promptly.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
United Fund-Red Cross
Koehler
Latha H. Prosser
Schine Completes Two Year Army Hitch
G David Schine, former unpaid McCarthy aide, ends a two year Army career at Fort Dix New Jersey. He declined interviews and photos, accepted a ride to Pemberton, then flew to New York. He mentioned a foulup in his final pay and avoided political discussion.
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Dix
N.J
G. David Schine
Senate
Post
Pemberton
New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Grid Upset Wave Ebbs Across College Football
Major college football mostly went as expected as Oklahoma crushed Colorado. Local action saw Fort Sill edge Fort Belvoir in a 6-0 upset, a narrow win that kept the score close throughout.
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Colorado
Fort Sill
Fort Belvoir
Glass Robbery Trial Scheduled
The third sensational trial of the current Superior court session will start Monday with jury selection for the armed robbery case of Paul Glass, a 22 year old Lawton man and former Fort Sill soldier. He is charged with shooting and pistol whipping W. J. Lamb during a Jan 6 hijacking at Paden's D X service station, where Lamb was shot in the shoulder and beaten for the robber to flee with 110 dollars. Glass was arrested in August after a gun shooting spree at a local drive in and previously fined 80 dollars in municipal court on four charges including carrying a concealed weapon and firing within city limits. The drive-in bullets were reported.
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Superior Court
Paul Glass
Lawton
Glass
Fort Sill
W. J. Lamb
Paden
D-X
Lith
Lamb
Saar Frontiers Sealed Ahead of Referendum
Saarbrucken October 22. As the national referendum nears on the Saar statute many voters face choosing European status pending a peace treaty. About 670000 of 970000 residents will vote Sunday while 2300 French-trained police guard the sealed frontiers and monitors rioting risk. Premier Hoffmann and opponent Schneider led final rallies amid tense mood.
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Little
Coal
France
West Germany
Saarland
Johannes Hoffman
Heinrich Schneider
Germany
Sooner Road Needs Exceed $500 Million
Oklahoma statewide highway needs total 545,328,000 with a 28,875,000 rise from last year, based on a survey by Highway Director D. A. Stoldt and sufficiency coordinator Earl F. Tucker. The breakdown includes 293,405,000 for paving, 146,373,000 for grading and drainage, and 105,550,000 for bridges across eight districts, with Northeast district highest and Southwest and Northwest lowest. Beaver County shows best condition with a 70 percent sufficiency rating.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
D. A. Stoldt
Earl F. Tucker
Southwest
Stoldt
Northwest
Beaver County
Molotov to announce fate in Geneva
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said he will reveal in Geneva whether he plans to resign. He leaves for a four power foreign ministers conference opening in Geneva Thursday after admitting an ideological error in Communist magazine. The note followed speculation prompted by his absence from Crimea talks with Bulganin Khrushchev Mikoyan and Zhukov present.
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Moscow
P—V. M. Molotov
Geneva
Molotov
Communist
Kremlin
U Nu
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
Georgi M. Malenkov
Crimea
Crimean
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
A. I. Mikoyan
Georgi Zhukov
Credit Groups Wind Up the To Stand Convention
The four Oklahoma credit organizations hold closing day events at the Hotel Lawtonian with Lum and Abner figure Chester H Lauck as noon luncheon speaker. More than 250 delegates registered for sessions by Lawton. Wanda Puckett was crowned Miss Coffee Break of 19%, with Evelyn Kauff and Peggy Johnson placing second and third. A style show, a breakfast, and a welcome address marked the day as officers were installed and Lauck spoke on experiences rather than credit topics.
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Chester H. Lauck
Lum
Lum and Abner Partners
Lawtonian
Lauck
Continental Oil Co
Oklahoma Credit Organizations
Lawton
Oklahoma Retail Credit Association
Credit Women’s Breakfast Clubs of Oklahoma
Associated Credit Bureaus of Oklahoma
Collection Service Divisions
Oklahoma
Wanda Puckett
Altus
Evelyn Kauff
Blackwell
Peggy Johnson
CWBC
Grace Gird
Ardmore
Edna Mae Johnson
Claremore
Elizabeth Anderson
Duncan
Billie Jean Ward
Stillwater
Helen Miller
Tulsa
Jane Allison
McAlester
Valera Moore
Shawnee
Mary Murphy
Oklahoma City
Gale Sadler
LaVerne Shop
Marshall Grant
ORCA
Ponca City
Margaret Force
Credit Women’s Breakfast Clubs of
Neeley Weeks
Eva Doty
R. T. Rauscher
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Ola Mae Recer
Lawton Cwbc
Mary McDermott
Dallas
Tex
Grant
O. B. Lord
Sears Roebuck and Co
Sears
Air Force admits senators’ flight was preplanned misstep
Washington reports the Air Force acknowledged a planned transport flight to Europe for three Democratic senators John L. McClellan John Stennis and Dennis Chavez caused controversy. The service said it knew the lawmakers must depart on Oct 23 and Nov 3 and that arrangements were made in advance, though the senators deny requesting the trip.
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Washington
Air Force
Europe
U. S
United States
John L. McClellan
Ark
John Stennis
Miss
Dennis Chavez
N. M
Chavez
Madrid
Air Corps
Take His First Steps Today
Dr. Paul Dudley White, Boston heart specialist, said President Eisenhower could leave the hospital and fly to Gettysburg between November 5 and 12. Recovery may take two to three months to determine how fully he has recovered from the Sept. 24 heart attack. He may attend cabinet meetings in Washington or Gettysburg during convalescence.
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Denvern
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White
Washington
White House
Lowry Air Force Base
Dr. White
Denver
Mr. Eisenhower
Maj
Ike
Accountants Parley Opens Wednesday in Lawton
Lawton hosts the fourth state convention of the Oklahoma Association of Public Accountants Wednesday at the Lawtonian. About 200 delegates expected. 140 pre-registered. A. B. Gosselin chairs. panels on Thursday and Friday feature revenue representatives and social security staff. Registration at 4 p.m.. governors meeting at 8 p.m.. banquet Friday at 7 p.m.
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Lawton
Lawtonian
Oklahoma Association of Public Accountants
A. B. Gosselin
Henry H. Davis
Enid
Meyer J. Critch
Tulsa
Samuel L. Pierce
Oklahoma City
George Mikesell
Clinton
Board of Governors
Artillery Room
Internal Revenue
Dallas
J. H. Dyche
Engineering Department of Internal Revenue
E. B. Cook
Estate Tax Commission
R. E. Wilson
Oklahoma Tax Commission
See Accountants
Burglars Enter Home of Allen Smith and Steal $2000
Burglary reported at 1701 S Sixth as burglars pried open a south window and stole $2000 in small bills from an envelope kept in the refrigerator. Police noted a south bedroom ransacked and found a half pint whisky bottle and two glasses left behind as entry and exit occurred.
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Allen Smith
Smith
Bulganin Praises Eisenhower On Disarmament Stand
In Moscow Premier Bulganin issues a letter to President Eisenhower praising his disarmament stance. He looks forward to discussing proposals after Eisenhower recovers, calling Eisenhower’s emphasis on disarmament a significant signal.
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Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
City Druggist Faces Charges in Lawton Case
State officials filed felony charges Saturday against John Helvey owner of Lawton Drug Co for unlawfully selling paregoric with 22.3 grains of opium. Helvey released on $2000 bond pending arraignment Monday at 10 a.m. Lawton attorney T D Nicklas represents him.
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Lawton
Manville Redman
John Helvey
D Street
Lawton Drug Co
Helvey
Justice of Peace
Marvin Cameron
Cameron
Redman
H. B. Westover
Mac Q. Williamson
T. D. Nicklas
Six Room House Gutted By Blaze
A six room house at 1912 Washington was consumed by fire about 7 10 p m Saturday with origin unknown and no one inside. The occupant, a crippled woman named Sabrana Brown, was visiting a sister nearby. Firemen fought the blaze for an hour and 35 minutes. Significant damage reported but no estimate available.
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Washington
Sabrana Brown
General Wyman to Visit Sill This Weekend
Lt. Gen. Willard G. Wyman, deputy commanding general of the Continental Army, will arrive Sunday afternoon for a visit on Monday at the Post. His WWII service included command roles in North Africa, Sicily, Normandy, and Germany, later leading the IX Corps in Korea.
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Continental Army Command
Willard G. Wyman
Wyman
First Infantry Division
North Africa
Sicily
Normandy
France
Germany
States
71St
Third Army
Europe
IX Corps
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Sherman Harris
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Poteau
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Lawton Credit Bureau
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