City Marks Holiday with Double Armory Dedication in Lawton
Lawton plans a Labor Day double dedication with the National Guard Armory opening and a three level highway interchange. Gov. Raymond Gary Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams and about 20 dignitaries will attend. A 3 30 p m ribbon cutting Jeep includes Fort Sill ties. A 6 30 p m stag barbecue at the Armory follows a 3 15 p m band start.
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National Guard
Oklahoma
Gov
Gary
Edward T. Williams
Emmett Keough
Lawton
Milton Keating
Chamber of Commerce
Russell Rauscher
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Keough
Roy W. Kenny
Oklahoma National Guard
Msgt
Ford Verma
Lawtonian
97Th Army
National Guard Armory
Hail and Winds Sweep Oklahoma State
Severe weather hit northwestern and north central Oklahoma on Saturday with hail up to an inch in Weatherford and three quarters of an inch in Hinton. Thunderstorms damaged trees and antennas in Fairview, with heavy rain in Kingfisher and reports of rain at Enid and Waynoka. Weather bureau warned of isolated hail and 70 mph gusts, predicting continued activity through the night and into Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Weatherford
Hinton
Fairview
Highway Patrol
Kingfisher
Weather Bureau
Enid
Waynoka
Texola
Woodward
Kansas
Newkirk
Oklahoma City
Waurika
Okla
Tulsa
Hobart
Sesame May Open Door To Treasure
CHATTANOOGA Special Ali Baba compares sesame to a treasure in Arabian Nights while Oklahoma farmers eye a promising new crop. Ben Strecker notes 80 acres planted and expectations of a bountiful harvest soon. The oil rich grain grows in two inch pods on a four foot stalk and cannot be harvested directly due to shattering. Government planting limits encourage farmers to adapt cotton and wheat land to sesame. Harvest requires binder and shocks before combining.
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Ali Baba
Ben Strecker
Oklahoma
Strecker
Texas
Arizona
Plainview
Tex
Mistake Permit Issued To Realtor For Shopping Center
Emmett L. McKee city realtor obtained a building permit at city hall for a shopping center at 610-12 Fort Sill Blvd, a site the city claims is in a restricted residential area. The permit, issued last week, was allegedly issued by mistake and will be nullified after plans were not properly submitted.
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Emmett L. McKee
McKee
Fort Sill Blvd
Ferris
A. L. Mankin
Solons set patrol probe into Department of Public Safety
McAlester Oklahoma September 3 a legislative committee will investigate the state Department of Public Safety focusing on the Highway Patrol four witnesses will appear at the Friday session in the McAlester courthouse hearings open to the public four safety department personnel were demoted or transferred including C T Raley who resigned and Norman Holt who sought a public hearing in court action pending a Supreme Court review results.
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Mcalester
Okla
State Department of Public Safety
Veterans Commission
Weiteey Nix
Senate
Safety Department
Highway Patrol
Jim Lookabaugh
Patrol
C. T. Raley
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Norman Holt
Supreme Court
Department
Corn
Holt
Trapp Denies Shifting Ouster Of Vet Commission Head
Raymond Trapp state commander of the American Legion countered Gov Raymond Garys claim he shifted responsibility for firing Don Davis as state Veterans Commission director. Trapp said Gary knew of and concurred with the firing plan on March 8 and that the governor approved the reappointment of two members who voted to dismiss Davis. The exchange opened the Oklahoma Legion convention with Gary denying any agreement to fire Davis.
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Vet Commission
Tulsa
Okla
Raymond Trapp
The
American Legion
Raymond Gary
State Veterans Commission
Blackwell
Don Davis
Commission
Gary
Oklahoma City
Davis
State Legion
Seaborn C. Collins
Las Cruces
N. M
Robert S. Kerr
Fred Frey
Chickasha
Council To Keep Zoning Authority In City Hands
City council members meeting in Mayor C R Ellsworths office on Saturday instructed the city attorney to omit a Board of Adjustments from a proposed zoning ordinance. The zoning commission had recommended the board for final authority on zoning exceptions and redistricting. The council, unanimous, said the final say must remain with the people through elected representatives. If the board is omitted, the ordinance moves forward Tuesday night.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Reed warns tax cut talk risks inflation and defense needs
Rep. Daniel A. Reed of New York cautioned Republicans and Democrats that calls for income tax cuts next year are premature and may be overly optimistic. He warned inflation could rise and military spending must remain high.
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Washington
Daniel A. Reed
Reed
Greenwood Sheriff doubts Till body is of Emmett Till
Mississippi sheriff said the body pulled from the Tallahatchie River may not be Emmett Till. He noted the corpse looked like a grown man, with a round head and pug nose, unlike Till’s photographed features. Investigators in two counties weigh the identification after Till’s Chicago funeral.
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Greenwood
Miss
Mississippi
Tallahatchie River
Emmett Till
Chicago
Jackson
Till
H. C. Strider
Tallahatchie County
Strider
Labor Day observance dampened by weekend rain
Intermittent showers and thunderstorms threatened Southwest Oklahoma during Labor Day weekend. Lawton area drivers pleaded to use caution after two traffic fatalities in the holiday period. An Altus AFB airman died Friday en route to a hospital after a one car crash four miles east of Altus. his death not counted in the Labor Day toll. Four highway incidents were investigated in the Lawton patrol district.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Woodward
William Dwight Ferguson II
S.H
Altus Afb
Edward W. Zuber
Tehuciana
Tex
San Antonio
Altus
U. S
Holiday Gets Off To Bloody Start
Nation marks Labor Day weekend with deadly traffic tolls. By 8 p.m. Saturday 124 fatalities recorded, 105 from highway crashes, eight drownings and 11 other deaths. National Safety Council had predicted 400 traffic deaths over 78 hours. Ned H. Dearborn called the early pace not encouraging.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Lily Stafford Opens 1955 56 School Term With Lawton High
Lily Stafford, a white haired Lawton educator, begins her 36th year in the Lawton high school science department as classes start for the 1955 56 term. At 68 she has the longest service in Comanche county and will be honored at Teacher Recognition Day at the Oklahoma State Fair on September 30.
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Satury
Miss Stafford
Lily Stafford
Gill Won't Meet Union Leaders Over City Bargaining
Oklahoma City City Manager Bill Gill Jr declined a contract bargaining session with municipal workers after telegrams from AFL Teamsters and Operating Engineers. The council resolved not to bargain, while unions support workers fired for joining and claim about 400 members.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Gill Jr
AFL Teamsters
Gill
Teamsters
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