AMVET director assumes acting commander of Lawton Post
Al Keller, executive director of Oklahoma AMVETS, has taken over as acting commander of Lawton Post No. 16 pending reorganization and election. He pledged strict enforcement of club rules and aimed to build a sound, active AMVET post in Lawton amid public criticism of private clubs and past mayoral letters.
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al Keller
Oklahoma Amvets
I 2
Lawton
Keller
Cache Amvet
AMVET
Lawdor
Syria Tensions Rise as Damascus Denounces U.S. Policy
Syria pressed its stand against Zionists and warned it would defend the country with force. Bizry accused Dulles of a nerve war, predicted Arab states would receive arms from the United States. He said Soviet aid is defensive and Syria will not attack Israel due to an armistice. Syrian and Egyptian armies acts as a single force under Egypt. Border clashes erupted as Lebanese police killed 10 in a 45 minute battle with armed men crossing from Syria.
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Hand
Syria
Lebanon
Chambless Bond Case Holds Key Hearing Delay
Tulsa attorney Gordon L. Patten led the bonding firm’s action in the Chambless case. The hearing cannot occur until 30 days after legislative adjournment. Chambless was convicted in a 1954 Oklahoma City bootlegging hijacking involving 30 cases of liquor valued at $3700. His current whereabouts are unknown. speculation ties his fate to gangland violence. Mrs. Rita Norris, widow of Gene Norris, may be asked to testify about Chambless. Norris is jailed on bonds posted by the same firm.
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Gordon L. Patten
Tulsa
Chambless
Oklahoma City
A. H. Potts Je
Potts
Rita Louise Norris
Gene
Paul Norris
Charmbless
Norris
School Zone Speeding Leads to Fines in City Court
Police judge J Merle Oaks heard six speeding charges in school zones with fines set at 10 dollars each. Police Chief Ron Wheatley warned patrols will strictly enforce 15 mph limits in all city school zones during student travel times. Additional cases included improper backing and passing fines and a few suspensions for reckless driving, animal ordinance violations, profane language, and public drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merle Oaks
Ron Wheatley
Whealley
Ed Amelia
B. Risinger
Lakco
Day Tahdooabnippaty
Cache
Norman Gene Sampson
Logan
Bennett E. Lacy
Lawton
Robert E. Lane
Arlington
Dorothy Joan Adams
Alla B. Scott
Ruby Burkhart
Georgia
Asnic Mac
Champion
Alice Short Amphlett
Cherry
Ann
Barbara Lee Roberson
Bessie
Marvy Frances Randle
Pennsylvania
Daisy McCain
Funeral Rites for Sp3 Grady Davis Jr at Talladega
The body of Sp3 Grady Davis Jr of the Service Battery South Field Artillery Battalion Hort Sill will be returned to Talladega Alabama at 72 p.m. Saturday military escort Fle Willie W Hammonds will accompany the body Davis was killed early Thursday morning in a ruck accident on the Military Oeservation Beeker Funeral Home is in charge of local arangements
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Grady Davis Jr
South Field Artillery Battalion
Hort Sill
Talladega
Als
Willie W Hammonds
Davis
Beeker
Student Council Elections Highlight Tam Lison Junior High
A. Richardson announces elected student council candidates after petitions and qualifications. Officers include President Jacharly and Dixie Massad both ninth graders, with multiple nominees for Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, and Reporter from grades seven to nine. Local rally held Thursday to boost campaigns.
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Tamlison Junior High
A. Richardson
Jacharly
Dixie Massad
Verry Cost
Connie Counts
Eileen Phiieger
Lynn Gramling
Charles Richardson
Ellen Guiierez
Ray Shipley
Luc Qus
Gloria Ellis
Soreah Millard
Tommy Thompson
Allan Thompson
Audie Martin
Lynda Tropa
Elizabeth McCutchen
Areva Winhnim
Mank Tuell
Gisela Williams
Sherry Kemp
Doona Biges
Local Golf Pros Change Posts At Tulea Club
PRO reports Shields received a raise to stay as golf professional at Tulea, after accepting a job in Lawson and resigning before starting. Hanson, from Wichita, Kansas, will continue duties at the Country Club immediately, per officials.
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Shields
Sccock
Tecrnt Mooks
Lawson
Tulea
Hanson
Wichita
Kaw
Cub Pack 70 Is Organized
The organizational meeting for Cub Scout Pack 70 at B C Swinney School was led by chairman W F Faggo. Capt Z T Harris was named cubmaster, with a slate of committee members and den mothers. About 50 attendees registered, and the next pack meeting is scheduled at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium on Thursday Sept 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Swinney School
W. F. Faggo
Z. T. Harris
Hayden Ireland
C. Carl Fitch
Richard Frank
Harry Reid
C. E. Johnson
Pau A. Eagan
Ellsworth Kuh Jer
J. T. Neal
Jack Cummins
C.&. Johnson
Harold D. Wilson
James W. Porter
J. L. Bolton
James Wiggins
Isaac 5
Disturbance Charge Filed in Local Justice Court
Mike ieardin faced a disturbance charge in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court after being accused of disturbing the peace. Constable Newt C. Adair arrested Picaroni at 2nd and 6th last night for fighting and using profane language.
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Mike Ieardin
Justice of Peace
Woodrow Giles
Newt C. Adair
Picaroni
Chandler Crash Kills Texas Pilot in Field
A small high light plane crashed 432 miles northwest of here killing pilot Waywell Harwell of Wichita Pallas Texas. A sheriff’s card identified him as a retired American Airlines pilot. No witnesses. weather described as clear. A nearby farm family said fog banking woke them to the wreckage. Parts of the plane scattered over a wide area. Waywell was an independent operator.
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Chandler Im — Forest
Tlacdin
Harwell
Wichita Pallas
Here
American Airlines
Waywell
Faubus and Hays Press for Federal Court Solution in Little Rock
Officials report Faubus may meet Eisenhower to seek a plan ending the federal clash over Central High School integration. Hays stresses legal limits and seeks defined options as the Justice Department cites ten cases forbidding state orders to block court‑ordered rights. Truman comments on presidential duty to enforce constitutional decisions amid the crisis.
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Tie
Hays
Faubus
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Bitte Rock
Central High School
Paubus
Arkansas
Truman
Supreme Court
United States
Newport
Department of Justice
Department
US District Court Clerk
Central U High School
Parakeet Says One Phrase in Charlotte Man’s Call Home
Ralph Fleming’s last parakeet speaks a single line Franklin 7 6384 his phone number. The quirky pet may help reunite a lost owner with his feathered friend in Charlotte North Carolina.
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Charlotte, N.C
Ralph Fleming
Union Panel Talks Taft Hartley Law and Labor Issues
AFL-CIO leaders and state officials will discuss the Taft Hartley Act and labor legislation at a union event. Oklahoma City secretary J. J Caldwell and Sen. Fred R. Harris are listed among speakers. Film screenings and sessions on the AFL-CIO merger are planned with remarks by organizers in Tulsa and Lawton.
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Howaid River
Afl-Cio
Unity
N. T. G. Wells Jr. Dellas
Texas
AFL Cio
J. J Caldwell
Oklahoma City
Central Labor Baily
Fred R. Harris
Ife
Industrial Commission
Congress
AFL and
CIO
Cale
W. G. Ogden
Lawton
Fultwa Educational Artivist
Jim Gillian
Tulsa
Ind+eration
Aid Institute
Sexton
Judge Is Speaker At BPW Meeting
County Judge John P. Fullerton was guest speaker at the Lawson Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at the Qld South Cafeteria. The civil rights bill dominated discussion as members and guests participated in Constitution Week salutes and club activities.
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John P. Fullerton
Lawson Business and Professional Women's Club
Qld South
Kate Loud
Dixie Secuges
Marie Delty
Two-Year-Old Dies After Auto Hit In Oklahoma City
A two-year-old boy died after being struck by an automobile in Oklahoma City, the latest in a series of traffic fatalities. Police charged 18-year-old Geraldno Tonson with failing to stop in time. he had been test-driving a car from a local used car lot when the collision occurred.
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United Press
Oklahoma City
Don Edward Otley
Geraldno Tonson
Henson
Mayor Proclaims Civil Defense and Home Week in Lawton
Mayor C R Ellsworth issued two proclamations for Civil Defense Week starting Sunday and National Home Week beginning September 1921. He cited Eisenhower and Gov Gary, urged public participation to promote civilian defense and better living, praising the Home Builders Association for aiding city growth.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Eisenhower
Raymond Gary
Lawton
Home Builders Association of
Memorial service honors World War II and Korean campaign casualties
Chaplain Charles Richmond of Oklahoma City will preach at a memorial service in honor of World War II and Korean campaign casualties. Maj. Jack Montgomery, Hugo, national president, will preside at all functions.
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Charles Richmond
Oklahoma City
Jack Montgomery
Hugo
Officer Continued from Page One in War Time
Enlisted man returned to active duty 1950 52 promoted to warrant officer went to Korea in 1955 born in Neapolis Milin
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Korea
Neapolis
Milin
Fair Weekend Expected in Lawton Area
Weather forecast says a pleasant weekend with cooler than normal temperatures across the state. Five day average highs near 42 to 46 with nightly lows around 38, about two to four degrees below normal for this time of year.
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Lawton
Suspect Waives Burglary Hearing In Local Case
Thomas Desento an 81 year old staying in a local hotel waived preliminary hearing on a charge of attempted burglary. Justice of Peace Marvin Cameron transcribed the case to a higher court and remanded Desento to jail in lieu of 5400 bond. Desento is accused of attempting to burglarize Bert's Brass Rail Bar at 301 EB. He was arrested early Wednesday morning by Night Police Chief Pete Fuller and Patrolman Johnny West.
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Thomas Desento
Marvin
Cameron
Desento
Desenta
Bert
Tatern
Pete Fuller
Johnny West
For Sale Large Shipping Boxes for Building Projects
For sale large shipping boxes four feet wide and ten feet long with four inch height. Suitable for play houses dog houses or construction material. Priced at 20 dollars each.
Crater opens in Lancashire as homes abandoned on Friday the 13th
Authorities feared 120 families would lose their houses as a massive, zig zag crater grew after days of heavy rain. The hole began as a small cave on Fylde Street Thursday and expanded to 30 yards across and hundreds of yards long by morning. Police warned residents to evacuate as tremors shook nearby homes. Weather and unknown causes hampered efforts to shore up the affected block.
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Fylde
Town Plume Sparks Sewer Risk After Ground Shifts
Residents described a possible main sewer rupture emitting fumes beneath the town. Another theory blamed heavy traffic on a nearby highway for ground settling that could have undermined the entire area.
Bombing Case Shifts to Circuit Court Following Grand Jury Action
FBI information referenced as ongoing. grand jury issued a presentment against Kasper hours before a General Sessions Court appearance for inciting riot. The case moved to circuit court where the heavier penalty applies. The school suffered heavy damage after midnight on Tuesday after the first day of integration.
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FBI
Kasper
General Sessions Court
Tariot
Circuit
Brovinell
Integra
Nashville Schools Gradual Integration Advances at First Grade Level
Federal action appears to have reduced violent resistance to gradual integration in Nashville schools. Students who had been disruptive became quiet today and began drifting back to classrooms as approval grew.
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Nashville
Car Hits 250-Pound Bear Near Norwich
Leroy Jones failed to avoid a bear on the road and struck it with his car. The bear stood up, stared, then wandered away. The left fender of Jones’s vehicle was crumpled in the collision.
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BEAR
Norwich
Leroy Jones
Jones
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