Chinese Hopeful Talks Open Path to Better U S China Ties
Peiping radio claimed possible settlements for other disputes between the United States and Red China while denying U SIS charges that about 500 American soldiers remained prisoners. The report noted escorts for 29 Americans detained in Hong Kong and listed several Americans slated for release or flight from Shanghai.
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U.S
Red China
Peiping Radio
U.S. Information Service
USIS
United Nations
Korea
Peiping People’s Daily
Geneva
Hong Kong
United States
Shanghai
China
Harold W. Rigney
Chicago
Walter A. Rickett
Seattle
Wash
Levi A. Lovegren
Dilmas T. Kanady
Houston
Tex
Lawrence Robert Buel
Stockton
Calif
Dorothy Middleton
Cicero
Ill
F. D. Gordon
Somerset
Ohio
Joseph E. Hyde
Lowell
Mass
Sara E. Perkins
New York
James G. Joyce
Clinton
Education Conferences Set Before Big Meeting
Lawton and Comanche county educators prepare for a mass county meeting on October 6 to elect delegates for a state conference in Oklahoma City October 18 19 and for Oklahoma to send a delegation to a nationwide Washington event in late November. Six topics will guide county discussions including school goals financing and teacher recruitment with Vernon Howell offering Cameron college facilities and 48 educators leading 16 discussion groups. The programs will cover retirement and social security for teachers with O E Shaw addressing teachers.
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Oklahoma
Washington, D. C
Vernon Howell
Cameron College
Hallett
Lawton
Comanche County
Oklahoma City
Wesley Silk
Lawton Dea
Helen Childs
Fletcher
Frankie van Hoozer
Lincoln
John Shoemaker
Effie Wickman
Lawton Junior High
Muriel Liles
Sterling
Kenneth Harrel
R. A. Meeks
Ray Beavers
Indiahoma
Clarence Scott
Bernice Smith
Minnie Attaway
Lawton High School
Arthur Farrar
Elgin
Walter Oswalt
Taft
George Stauffer
Chattanooga
Hugh Bish
LHS
Frances Curb
Post Children’s School
Winona Newton
Washington
Wilma Rigsby
Garfield
Ed Meece
Elizabeth Tackitt
Lila Dippel
Scott
Christina Swanson
Swinney
Evlyn Barkholz
Furman Lowry
John Elkins
Jefferson
Craig Pierson
Aline Lowry
Emerson
Milton Worley
Mildred Howard
Whittier
Mary Ethel French
Will Rogers
Lorena Fullerton
Glen Hastings
Geronimo
Raymond Smith
Eva Seigler
Howell
Paul Prior
Wilma Hand
Adams
Ray Watson
Beaver Bend
Frazier Pierce
Faxon
Ethel Alair
Deane Dillingham
Mervyn Horst
Alvin Rose
Stony Point
Earl Hamburger
O. E. Shaw
White House
Essay Contest Title Is Chosen
The 1956 nationwide essay contest sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars names “American, Beacon of Hope” as the subject. Mrs. Deward Stringer announced the rules and eligibility for Lawton and Comanche county high school students in grades 10 through 12. Essays must be under 1000 words and due by March 15. Local winners receive 25 dollars, with state level prizes of 100 dollars, and national winners 1000 dollars. Dorothy Buistkra of Stillwater earned an honorable mention and five dollars in 1955 for “What Civil Defense Means to Me.”
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Ladies Auxiliary
Veteras of
Deward Stringer
Lawton
Comanche County
Harvey Nelson
Oklahoma
Dorothy Buisktra
Stillwater
Texan Is Killed In Head-On Wreck Near Littlefield
Two-vehicle collision on Highway 51 two miles north of Littlefield left 20 year old Kell Chester Stewart of Hereford dead. Lubbock Assembly of God minister Rev Sam Elderidge and his family were injured when his car crossed paths with Stewart’s. Patrolman Bud Taylor attributed the crash to Stewart’s presumed sleep at the wheel.
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Littlefield
Tex
Haskell
Chester Stewart
Hereford
Lubbock
Bud Taylor
Stewart
Sam Elderidge
San Francisco Surgeon Compares Alcoholism to Hay Fever
Dr Earle M, a prominent surgeon and former alcoholic, told Oklahoma City AA delegates that quitting must be complete. He compared drinking to hay fever, noting relapse can occur after long abstinence and warned against hiding liquor in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Hayfever
Alcoholics Anonymous
Earle M
China Faces UN Seat Request After Geneva Talks
Washington reports the United States expects Red China to seek a UN seat and diplomatic recognition along with access to offshore islands after prisoner issues are resolved at Geneva. Ambassador A Alexis Johnson would reject such a move if raised, while avoiding hard bargaining until Americans cross the border. The plan excludes any discussion of Nationalist held Quemoy and Matsu or other Nationalist territories, and awaits Secretary Dulles's return.
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Washington
United States
Red China
United Nations
Geneva
Far East
U. S
A. Alexis Johnson
John Foster Dulles
Duck Island
Ontario
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Lawton High Names Junior Class Sponsors
Miss Bertha Mae Scherler and Jim Davis were elected junior class sponsors at Lawton high school this morning. Student council officers will announce a date next week for a special election to name the junior class president. Phil Clark was elected president last May but moved from Lawton during the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mae Scherler
Jim Davis
Lawton High School
Phil Clark
Lawton
Deere and Co Plant Strike Ends in Pryor Oklahoma
Picket lines were absent at the Deere and Co plant in Pryor Oklahoma on Monday after a 133 worker strike ended. Hugh Campbell Tulsa spokesman for the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union said a new contract included a 15.7 cent hourly raise with no retroactive pay. Other terms matched pre strike offers. Company officials cautioned it may take time to fully resume operations.
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PRYOR
Okla
Deere & Co
Hugh Campbell
Tulsa
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
CIO
Father and 3 Children Die In House Fire In Iowa Town
In La Porte City Iowa a father Bert Smelser 57 and his three children Glen 5 Donna 8 and Michael 10 died in a house fire started after a kitchen oil stove exploded. Mother Faye 36 alerted others as flames roared up a stairwell and the two story frame home burned to the ground. Gene 14 Joan 14 and Ralph 2 escaped but were badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Porte City
Iowa
Bert Smelser
Glen
Donna
Michael
Faye
Lloyd Cutler
Gene
Joan
Ralph
Charges Prepared Against Widow in Tulsa Shooting
Tulsa authorities prepared new charges against Inez Culton, widow of Alvin Culton, after his death from a shooting in their Tulsa home. Culton had been shot last Sunday night. she was released on $20,000 bond after pleading innocent to assault with intent to kill. Sheriff Glenn Brown said she would face additional charges connected to her husband’s death.
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Tulsa
Tulsa Telephone Company
Alvin Culton
Inez
Glenn Brown
State Honored For Traffic Safety Recognition
Oklahoma received National Safety Council honors for driver licensing and safety education. Gov. Raymond Gary received two plaques from James D. Hill, noting Oklahoma placed second in its nine-state group for 1954. The state scored 86.3 of 90 on licensing and was 2.7 short of perfect in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
National Safety Council
James D. Hill
Council
Chicago
Raymond Gary
Hill
Habitat Conference Set at Oklahoma A&M College
The sixth annual Great Plains habitat conference will be held on the Oklahoma A&M College campus from September 21 to 23. Representatives from an eight state area are expected to attend the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma A&m College
State Game and Fish Department
Albania Freeing Italians From War Crimes Prison
Communist Albania announces it will release 13 Italians detained for crimes committed during the war and after liberation. The move reflects postwar policy and ongoing cleansing of wartime detainees.
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London
Albania
Sixteen Charged In Municipal Court Weekend Arrests
Sixteen persons arrested by city police over the weekend were scheduled to face trial before Judge J Merle Oaks in Municipal Court this afternoon. Several others were turned to military authorities or held for investigation. Names include Bill Davidson and Archie Bryan among others, with charges ranging from assault and battery to speeding and reckless driving.
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J. Merle Oaks
Bill Davidson
S. Sixth
Oscar McCleen Jr
Fort Sill
David Wesley
Bell
William M. Lavich
M-Set
Archie Bryan
John W. Barse
Curtis Lynwood Batchelor
Sfc
Willie C. Barton
Samuel Taplin
Myron Langmair
William S. Farris
Smith
State Solons Hit VA Consolidation
Oklahoma lawmakers assailed VA plans to close and consolidate a regional Oklahoma City office as arbitrary and impractical. Rep Teague chaired the hearing with Ralph Stone and F W Sheridan of the VA present. Oklahoma reps Jarman Steed Wickersham and Sen Monroney joined critics including American Legion leader Hashall, citing increased travel for veterans seeking help and doubtful savings.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Veterans Administration
Ralph Stone
Veterans Benefits
Olin Teague
D-Tex
Veterans Affairs
House
Stone
F. W. Sheridan
Washington VA
John Jarman
Tom Steed
Shawnee
Victor Wickersham
Mangum
Mike Monroney
Muskogee
Charles Hashall
The
American Legion
Hashall
New York Woman Killed Near Stroud Oklahoma
A 20 year old New York woman Charlotte Rose Paliotti of Lyons was killed when her car crashed into a bridge abutment on U S 66 near Stroud Oklahoma. Her companion was injured. She becomes the 380th highway death in Oklahoma this year, compared with 379 at the same date in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. 66
Stroud
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Charlotte Rose Paliotti
Lyons
N.Y
Oklahoma
Anti Reds Win First Indo China Ballot in Cambodia
PNOM PENH Cambodia UP The anti Communist party of former King Norodom Sihanouk swept all 91 seats in the first Indo China election since the war The landslide puts Cambodia firmly in the western camp and rejects Nehru's neutralism as fostered by India Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
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PNOM
Five County Officials Attend State Meeting in Oklahoma City
Five Comanche county officials will attend the annual meeting of the County Officials association of Oklahoma September 26 and 27 in Oklahoma City. Making the trip will be Lillian Ward county treasurer, Lester Peden county assessor, Clarence Scott county superintendent of schools, Roy Johnson county clerk, and R M Blaylock deputy assessor.
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Comanche County
County Officers Association of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Lillian Ward
Lester Peden
Clarence Scott
Roy Johnson
R. M. Blaylock
Hospital Births and Admissions Across Southwestern Area
Births reported for Capt. Wilfred Burgin at Fort Sill and additional births in Southwestern region including Eugene Green and Paul Keeler. Admissions list shows numerous patients under medical, surgical, and other care across towns such as Medicine Park, Frederick, Duncan, Lawler, and Apache, with many entries specifying names, ages, and residences.
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Wilfred Burgin
Fort Sill
Hattie Cable
Fletcher
Glen King
Mary Beth McAskill
Carr McAskill
Elmer
Medical
C. D. Arnold
Wichita
Kan
Butch Farris
Sam Farris
Smith
Leah Worley
Cache
Clyde Detty
Arlington
L. J. Duncan
Snyder
Dan Pickrell
Tipton
Bud Birch
Ryan
Lora Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Duke
Virgil Baker
Sheri Lynn Pate
Bill Pate
Don Bjurman
John F. Bjurman
Lindy
Paul Blose
Bobby Beaty
McKinley
William Berry
Ash
Elvis Billen
Walters
Eugene Green
Dearborn
Paul Keeler
Washington
G. D. Hendricks
Medicine Park
L. E. Mitchell
Frederick
John G. McLinn
Baldwin
Fred Hammond
Eucl
Townsend in London for annual conference of air attaches
Group Capt. Peter Townsend returned to London from Brussels to attend the annual conference of British air attaches and was previously linked romantically with Princess Margaret.
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Townsend
London
Peter Townsend
Princess Margaret
Brussels
Thefts and Break-ins Probed By Police
Police investigate weekend offenses including two break-ins and numerous thefts. Victims include Dr. Barrett Andrews who reported an electric razor stolen, Miss Haliie Hanna with a carload of cigarettes missing, and several others noting stolen hub caps, a goodyear bicycle, copper wire, fender skirts, a six and twelve volt battery charger, and a damaged tire or clothing items from clothesline.
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Barrett Andrews
Haliie Hanna
Euclid
Andrews
Miss Hanna
Donald Feffler
Jackie McClung
Sinclair Service Station
Third
Roy Noble
Cache Road
Lawton
Wandell Thompson
Gore
Goodyear
Thurman Curtsinger
Lee
Ford
C. L. Anderson
Ray Brown
Troy Motor and Salvage Co
Ed Carter
Cherry
Frances Skinner
E. Columbia
Tax Receipts For County Residents Soon Ready
County treasurer Lillian Waid announced receipts based on proposed tax rolls by Assessor Lester Paden will be finished and certified by October. Official tax receipts showing ad valorem taxes will be issued after November 1 when the new fiscal year tax collections begin.
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Lillian Waid
Lester Paden
Altrusa Club Sets First Meeting Program
Altrusa information will be the program for the club's first meeting of the new year on Thursday September 15 at 6 30 p m in Bryan's Coffee Shop. Mrs Bessie Knight publicity chairwoman said the year’s programs for the civic club for women executives will be outlined at the dinner. Miss Yvonne Bender is chairman. Reservations must be made by members before 11 a m the morning of the meeting. Members may call 218 for reservations.
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Altrusa
Altrusa_club
Bryan
Bessie Knight
Altrusa Club
Yvonne Bender
Cop and Girlfriend Questioned in Slaying
Homa county authorities questioned city scout car officer Gordon Ray Stout and his girlfriend Virginia Fitzgerald after Jimmie J. Miller, 24, was shot three times in the chest by a .38 revolver while Miller approached the parked car. Stout, off duty, said he fired in return and Miller fled, crashing the car into a house.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Bob Turner
Jimmie J. Miller
Gordon Ray Stout
Turner
Stout
Virginia Fitzgerald
Miller
Baptist Sunday School Workers Meet in City
More than 600 Sunday school workers attend the annual associational central training school at First Baptist church. Thirteen classes are offered for delegates from 28 churches in the Comanche Cotton Baptist association. Gene Witsel directs the school through Thursday night, with classes at 7 35 p.m. Dr Harold E Ingraham of the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville Tenn is the principal speaker addressing delegates each night after division classes.
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First Baptist Church
Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
Gene Witsel
Walters
Association
Harold E. Ingraham
Service Division
Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville, Tenn
Arnau Sasser to Enter Innocence Plea in Fatal Shooting
Arnau Sasser whispered to the defendant before waiving reading of the complaint and entering a plea of innocence in the fatal shooting at the Arnau home. Shaw died from a left breast wound after a struggle, with Arnau's wife present. Ernestine Russell reported seeing Mrs. Arnau aid Arnau after shots. Shaw was not seen by the maid. Case under investigation by Lawton detectives and the county attorney.
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Sasser
Arnau
Oak
Shaw
Lawton Baptist Leaders In Annual Training Union Event
The program featured Rev Bob Hammons of Trinity Baptist and Mrs Gerald Smith WMU president along with Hubert Chapman Dr H Tom Wiles Frank Lewis Roy Hooper and Rev Hammon as speakers and association officers Rev Hopper moderator Rev Anderson clerk and Rev John J Evans superintendent of missions also taking part were Myers Rev Don Bergeron Rev Fred Cox and Rev C D Farmer at Brookland Mission.
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Yel Baptist
Bob Hammons
Trinity Baptist, Training Union
Gerald Smith
WMU
Women’s Missionary Union
Hubert Chapman
Lawton
Brotherhood
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist
Frank Lewis
Central Baptist Education
Roy Hooper
Association
Hammons
Myers
Don Bergeron
Elgin
Fred Cox
Sterling
C. D. Farmer
Brookland
Hopper
Anderson
John J. Evans
Stillwater to Get Safety Council Grand Award
Stillwater Oklahoma will receive the Oklahoma Safety Council grand award for outstanding achievement in traffic safety. The award will be presented October 10 to Mayor A. B. Alcott.
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Stillwater
Okla
Mystery Fumes Again Kill Gulf Fish at Padre Island
PORT ISABEL Texas UP Coast Guard and highway patrol report hundreds of dead fish along beaches near Padre Island and faint fumes from the Gulf of Mexico over a 20 mile area. Patrolman Don Hoyd and guardsmen wore gas masks. water samples were sent to a lab for analysis as headaches were reported by beachgoers. A red tide from impurities in river runoff years ago killed Gulf fish. officials caution until lab results confirm the current cause.
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Port Isabel
Tex
Coast Guard
Highway Patrol
Padre Island
Gulf of Mexico
Don Hoyd
Hoyd
Gulf
Traffic Complaints Filed Against Six
Six traffic complaints were filed this morning by County Attorney Manville Redman. Dennis Martin Crane, 21, driving to the left of center while meeting traffic, and James E. Clark, 23, Fort Sill, speeding at night, appeared in Peace Justice Woodrow Giles' court. Earl Weaver McCay, 34, Fort Sill, followed too closely. John Harold Stewart, 27, of 355S Seventh, driving to the left of center. In Judge Ralph Cline's City court, Kenneth L. Blair, 19, Fort Sill, and James Lee Branch, 17, Comanche, were charged with speeding at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
Woodrow Giles
Dennis Martin Crane
James E. Clark
Fort Sill
Marvin Cameron
Earl Weaver McCay
John Harold Stewart
Ralph Cline
Kenneth L. Blair
James Lee Branch
Comanche
Mysterious murder ends in temple shot in Washington area
In Oklahoma near Club Savoy Pettaway and others were arrested about an hour after a shooting that killed Stevenson. Pettaway admitted holding the murder weapon but said the gun fired when Stevenson raised his hands and grabbed Pettaway's arm. Stevenson died en route to Southwestern hospital. a coroner's jury ruled death by gunshot wound in the temple.
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Washington
Savoy
Cavanagh
Richards
Bonner
Pettaway
Bonners
Chickasha
Stevenson
Southwestern Hospital
Hubert Bulson
Garfield
Gregory Douglas
Marvin Cameron
Lawrenceian Chicagoan Harry Rice visiting Lawton relatives
Harry L. Rice of Chicago a former Walters resident is in Lawton for a three week visit with his parents Mr and Mrs J C Rice at 1012 D He is accompanied by his wife and is also calling on his two sisters Mrs Roy H Adams of 814 Columbia and Mrs Virginia Kidson at 1012 D in Lawton.
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Harry L. Rice
Chicago
Walters
Lawton
J. C. Rice
Rice
Roy H. Adams
Columbia
Virginia Kidson
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