Food Relief Delayed In Comanche County
Comanche County will receive surplus food from the Oklahoma Relief Board Friday but distribution faces a three day delay due to paperwork and packing. About 350 certified families await supplies including pinto beans and lard stored at OK Transfer Co. expected by Monday or Tuesday, with county commissioners handling distribution themselves.
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Breuth
Comanche County
Lawton
Oklahoma Relief Board
Central District
Emil Woesner
Woesner
Oklahoma City
OK Transfer Co
Pete Wynn
Bill Kleeman
OERB
Agriculture Department to cut price supports for 1955 grains
Washington reports the Agriculture Department plans to reduce price support levels on 1955 feed grain and possibly other crops freed from production controls. A November election timing is cited, with Ezra T. Benson eliminating a total acreage allotment program for farms with idle land. Benson says he did not know details, while congressmen push back against the plan as a hardship on one crop farmers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
GOP Farm Belt Congress
Fetlen
GOP Leaders Kick Off Drive Across Nation
Republican leaders launched a nationwide campaign push targeting Eisenhower as a key issue for the 1954 elections. Nixon and Martin urged voters to back GOP House and Senate candidates while Stevenson framed the race as a referendum on the administration’s conduct. Senate contests in Ohio and New Jersey were cited as close. Stevenson attacked GOP smear tactics as the Maine governor's election underscored Democratic gains.
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Associated Press
83Rd Congress
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Congress
Adlai
Adlai Stevenson
Cincinnati
Nixon
Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Jersey
Martin
New Brunswick
N.J
Ben Hogan
New Jersey
Stevenson
Illinois
Maine
Boy Hears Thief, Shot By Mother In Oklahoma City
An 11-year-old boy thought he heard a burglar and grabbed a rifle. In a struggle with his mother, the rifle discharged, wounding him in the right leg above the knee and right arm below the elbow. Doctors called the wounds minor. The incident occurred Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Rowana Adams
Jimmy Lee Adams
Drouth Forces Fewer Entries At Comanche County Fair
Comanche county fair judges named by Lewis Haydock and Mrs. Clara J. Kelley for September 21 23. Expected entries exceed 500 but below last year due to a tough summer. Women's division includes about 200 participants and 15 farm clubs. judging begins Tuesday afternoon with crop handicraft and poultry in the morning.
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Comanche County
Lewis Haydock
Clara J. Kelley
Haydock
Mary Watson
Cotton County
Walters
Dora Bollinger
Jefferson "Hda
Waurike
Bessie Lee Black
Grady County
HDA
Chickasha
Miss Bobbie
Nossett
Kelley
Ude Yor Ie
John Wood
American Poultry Association
Altus
Don Prophet
Cameron Agriculture
Clyde Quattlebaum
Hydro High School
Stock Sale Opens Monday For Lawtonian Hotel
A five day drive to sell 30000 dollars of additional stock for the Lawton Community Hotel begins Monday with a dinner in the hotel banquet room. Directors say the plan follows a 30000 dollar loan reduction and will involve about 60 volunteers selling 100 dollars of stock daily. A victory dinner with plans for lighting, food, and music is set for Monday night as leaders announce team rosters and campaign logistics.
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Lawtonian
Lawton Community Hotel, Inc
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Proram
Exall_ English
Ins
Joe Turner
Jerry Mustain
A. P. Burns
D. L. Wigington
James Knox
Emmett Keough
Clare Morford
Ralph Currell ,Jr
J. C. Kennedy
Clyde Shelton
English
Neil Ashlock
New City
Hotel Board of Directors
Lawton
Burns
Wigington
Turner
State Convict Admits Slaying Story Is Hoax
McALESTER Okla Sept 16 UP Convict Jack Ray admitted Thursday his confession of the 160 murder of a Pennsylvania State College coed was a hoax designed to gain another parole hearing at the McAlester state penitentiary Ray in his 14th year of a life term for murder had given authorities on March 17 1940 near the State College Pa campus serving time for Ray said he made up the story to attract attention to his case and prove innocence Deputy Sheriff Abner Dear who disclosed Ray s disavowal expressed disbelief at first thinking the convict told the truth Ray said he learned the Taylor murder from an old detective magazine He was not represented by an attorney when sentenced to life in 1940 for the Cordell Okla murder of George Goodwin Records show he pleaded guilty Deputy Warden H C McLeod said little checking was needed to show the confession did not align with facts of the Taylor girl s death Howard Cowan said Ray wanted another parole hearing and believed the confession would help See RAY Page 10
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Mcalester
Okla
Jack Ray
Pennsylvania State College
McAlester State Penitentiary
Ray
State College
Abner Dear
Dear
Taylor
Dallas
George Goodwin
Cordell
H. C. McLeod
McLeod
Tarote
Howard Cowan
Cowan
Pennsylvania
Dulles
Gove
Adenauer
United States
Western Pacific
Manila
Europe
French National Assembly
Chief Widens Disaster Area After Edna Damage
Fraser Colorado Sept 16 UP President Eisenhower widened the federal disaster designation in New England to cover hurricane Edna affected areas after receiving telegrams from Gov Christian Herter of Massachusetts and Gov Dennis Roberts of Rhode Island No extra funds were granted yet and future relief depends on Federal Civil Defense inspections and reports The action aims to funnel up to $1 5 million for relief per state to ease damage and suffering caused by the hurricane Carol
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Fraser
Colo
Eisenhower
New Eng
Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Dennis J. Roberts
Rhode Island
Cvil Defense Administration
Oklahoma heats: gridiron temperatures forecast across state
Oklahoma forecast calls for near 100 degree highs in the northeast and 90s statewide on Thursday with warm readings through Friday. Lows range 55 to 70 in various regions, with scattered thunderstorm chances in northwest Oklahoma and cooler Panhandle temps Thursday night.
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Mercury
Enid
Ponca City
Gage
Ardmore McAlester
Altus
Guymon
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Fort Sill
Hobart
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Dulles Seeks German Rearmament Plan In Europe
Dulles arrived in Bonn for emergency talks with Adenauer on a substitute for the European Defense Community and West Germany's equal status in the western alliance. He planned private discussions and warned that SEATO would back stronger Western forces, while Mendes-France and Eden moved toward a nine-power approach linking West Germany with Italy and Brussels powers under NATO.
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Germany
Dulles
West Germany
Britain
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
EDC
France
France J
Eden
Mendes-France
North Atlantic Council
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Europe
Mendes- France
America
U.S
London
U S Supports Eden Plan With Reservations
The United States backs Britain's quick rearmament plan for West Germany under the Atlantic pact while reserving its stance on a seven nation alliance to replace the Allied European Defense Community. The NSC approved the position and outlined it to British Ambassador Makins as Dulles prepared talks with German and British leaders.
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London
United States
Britain
Washington
Seven Nation Alliance
European Defense Community
Germany
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Brussels
National Security Council
Eisenhower
Roger Makins
Dulles
Payroll Padding Probe Opens With Promised Testimony
Oklahoma City authorities plan further hearings on payroll padding in state offices. Rep. O Cunningham, committee chair, says two witnesses will testify before the Legislative Council auditing subcommittee. He notes evidence suggesting startling operations affecting the school system and past inquiries into travel expense reimbursements for employees claiming residences elsewhere.
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Oklahoma City
Rep. O. Cunningham
Oklahoma
Cunning
Tod
Legislative Council
Concarne Tas
Puta
State Department of Education
Probe Ordered In Kidnaping Of Patina Tot
Paris courts ordered a magistrate to investigate the reported kidnapping of 4 month old Isabela Goldsmith amid a custody dispute between her father James Goldsmith and her Bolivian grandmother Antenor Patino. The child was said to be taken to a safe place by unknown persons after the father filed a non presentation of child charge that the court did not accept.
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Paris
Krenen
Isabela Goldsmith
James
Isabela Patino Goldsmith
Smith
Goldsmith
Antenor Patino
West Africa
Patino
Batchelor Will Testify By Mail In San Antonio Case
POW Claude Batchelor’s attorney said two New York psychiatrists on brain washing cannot testify in person. One will reply to hypothetical questions by air mail next Monday, with Fegan as evidence.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
New York
Westbrook
Airmail
Fegan
Evi
Army Moves to Warn Citizens About Chemical Hazards
Washington reports the Army will issue precautions if chemical, biological, radiological, or ram materials escape during shipment. Escorts may request media and police help to announce accidents without detailing material. In worst cases, nearest installation officers will issue warnings and evacuations if needed. Gas risks include nerve agents like G gas causing rapid death.
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Washington
Military Shipping Age
United States Army
Japanese General to Visit Fort Sill in September
Gen. Keizo Hayashi chairman of the Japanese Joint Staff Council will visit Fort Sill September 21 to 23 as part of a month long US stay. He travels with aides and will meet Gen. Edward Williams at the field for honors with the 89th and 97th bands providing music. He will tour the Artillery School and Training Aids Section then visit Army Aviation School and the Department of Motors to view training and facilities in a multi day program See Page 2.
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Keizo Hayashi
Japanese Joint Staff Council
Fort Sill
United States
Hayashi
Post Field
Joshiro Magari
Jiro Tokuyama
Stanley T. Fukuchi
U. S
Edward T. Williams
Gen. Hayashi
Williams
Army Aviation School
Jules E Gonseth Jr
Iven
Department of Before
Department of Motors
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