Five Cheers For Lawton High
Five Lawton High cheerleaders will lead fans in opening home game yells at Roosevelt stadium. Head cheerleader Gwen Patterson, with seniors Rosalie Thomson and Charlotte Magill, kneeling are Janice Callicott and Vivian Pursley.
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Lawton High
Lawton High School
Roosevelt Stadium
Gwen Patterson
Rosalie Thomson
Charlotte Magill
Janice Callicott
Vivian Pursley
Bill Dixon
Wolverines Open Home State Tonight Pep Rally Sets Scene
Lawton high School braces for tonight’s opening football game against Ardmore at Roosevelt stadium with a 3 45 p m pep rally downtown led by head cheerleader Gwen Patterson and a host of Wolverettes and band members. The Lawton High School band under George Walters will perform a football themed halftime show and form a large pigskin on the field as fans arrive.
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George Walters
Bob Bodenhamer
Bob
Stroud Turnpike Guard Arrested in Liquor Ring
Lincoln County sheriff reports Woodrow Sosbee a Stroud toll booth guard turned major liquor wholesaler was arrested with over 100 pints of whisky and gin. Sosbee 45 resigned his post as investigation by sheriff and state crime bureau closed his operation. Turnpike manager Hoback said officials knew nothing of the activity.
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Stroud
Okla
Turner Turnpike
Lincoln County
Woodrow
Doc) Sosbee
Sosbee
Stroud Toll Booth
W. A. Moore
State Crime Bureau
W. D. Hoback
Area Weather Forecast Fair with warm readings likely
Area forecast calls for fair conditions with afternoon cloudiness. Strong southerly winds expected this afternoon and Saturday, continued warm temperatures with highs near 95 today and 97 on Thursday. Lows around 68 tonight and 71 today, with 11 am reading near 88.
Kytle Wins Injunction Against City Zoning Plan
Judge Robert S. Landers voided the 1928 zoning ordinance and two amendments as enforceable against Jack Kytle, Southwest Realty operator, leaving the city without a valid ordinance. A permanent injunction was granted, and hearing on a new zoning ordinance was scheduled for Sept 26. The ruling may invite similar actions by others.
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Robert S. Landers
Jack Kytle
Southwest Realty
Kytle
Landers
Judge Landers
Tenneson Prefers Death Over China
ALDEN Minn UP Turncoat GI Richard Tenneson age 22 says he would rather return to the United States and be executed than stay in Red China. He wrote to his mother that he would be returning to prison or perhaps execution and that he would rather face trial to expose certain things.
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Alden
Minn
Richard Tenneson
United States
Red China
Portia Howe
Far East
Tenneson
China
Sooner Council Meeting Set At Hotel Lawtonian
R. K. Lane of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma Tulsa will be principal speaker at an Oklahoma Development Council southwest regional dinner meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hotel Lawtonian. Leon Rogers of the state department of commerce and industry will also attend. Exall English, state board member, said about 100 people will be present.
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R. K. Lane
Public Service Co. of
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma Development Council
Lawtonian
Leon Rogers
State Department of Commerce and Industry
Oklahoma City
Exall English
State Board of Directors
Lane
English
Pinball Machines To Bite The Dust
District Judge Toby Morris granted county attorney Manville Redman’s request to destroy three pinball machines seized from American Bar, Tom Ward operator, who did not contest. Sheriff deputies seized the machines after a state agent allegedly saw a man receive money for winning free games. Redman said he and Ward’s attorney had agreed to a continuance in the case.
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Toby Morris
Manville Redman
American Bar
Tom Ward
Sheriff's
State Crime Bureau
Steele Westbrook
Redman
Githen Rhoads
Ward
Vicki the runaway elephant heads toward airport near Charlotte
Vicki, a 2,300 pound elephant escaped from an amusement park near Douglas Airport, roamed swampy woods, crossed U.S. 29 and a railroad, and moved toward the Charlotte area. Police spread out as owner Jack Partlow met with officials to plan capture or restraint, while volunteers and handlers chased the animal.
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Charlotte
N.C
Vicki
Douglas Airport
Jack Partlow
Electrical Shock Fatal For Cityan
Luther K. Slimp 26 of 1913 Lincoln was electrocuted at Chickasha station while working on a high voltage transformer. Four crewmen were replacing a burned fuse when one fuse failed to disconnect. Ambulance crews and a doctor attempted to revive him for over an hour. Slimp, born July 4 1929 in El Reno, moved to Lawton as a child, attended Lawton schools, and served in the Korean conflict Army Engineers. He was employed by Public Service Company.
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Luther K. Slimp
Lincoln
Chickasha
Herman Hughes
Public Service Company
Slimp
Hughes
el Reno
Lawton
Army Engineers
Rebel Forces Seize Bahia Blanca Port in Argentina Crisis
Rebels claimed control of Bahia Blanca near the Puerto Belgrano naval base and a radio station, with fighting reported in Cordoba city. Circles say officials urged President Peron to resign. police HQ evacuated amid martial law and a state of siege extended nationwide. Casualties uncertain.
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Argentine
Naval Base
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Cordoba
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Puerto Belgrano
Peron
Dalmiro Felix Videla Balaguer
Rio Cuarto
Entre Rios
Seige
House of Deputies
Cafeteria Robbery Probed After Local Manager Held Up
Arnold White, manager of Old South Cafeteria at 114 S Fourth, told detectives two men robbed him at about 8 p.m. stealing about 700. White, a city councilman, identified one assailant while another displayed a knife. Investigators released three suspects after alibis checked. Detectives believe possible accomplices aided escape and link this to a prior alley sighting near closing.
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Arnold White
Old South
S. Fourth
Otis Waldron
White
Chinese Reds Release Spy Priest Double Spy Case
Gregory J. Lima of New York City and Theo K. Hollie of Los Angeles claim they spied for the Russians to pass to the West and accuse the CIA of stringing them along for three months after offering double agent work. They say they will testify against the agency.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Gregory J. Lima
New York City
Theo K. Hollie
Los Angeles
CIA
Intel
Hollie
Navy
Lima
Army Department
West Germany
American Labor Party
New York
Hurricane Ione Threatens Atlantic Coast Near 90 MPH
The Weather Bureau sounded a weekend hurricane alert for the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Florida as Hurricane Ione built to 90 mph winds and moved west-northwest at about 12 mph. Forecasters warned the path could bring effects along the coast within 24 hours, urging close monitoring of advisories. Small craft were told not to venture far offshore. The center was 480 miles east of Nassau and 650 miles east-southeast of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
North Carolina
Florida
Ione
U. S
Nassau
Gates
Rickett Stirs War Talk With Confession In Hong Kong
Hong Kong reports say Walter A. Rickett of Seattle and Rev. Harold W. Rigney of Chicago, both detainees since July 1951, were released by Chinese authorities. Rickett admitted spying for the United States and said he collected military information during the Korean War period.
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Hong Kong
Red China Today
United States
Walter A. Rickett
Seattle
Harold W. Rigney
Chicago
Fu Jen University
Peiping
Rickett
U.S
Adele
Reds
U.S. Marine Corps
Father Rigney
Richard Tomlin
Red Cross
Dem Leader Calls Eisenhower a Political Freak
Governor George M. Leader accused President Eisenhower of being a political freak and vowed a tougher Democratic stance. He attacked the soft approach and said Eisenhower is a Republican partisan president, deserving clear recognition and opposition.
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Dem
Eisenhower
Los Angeles
George M
America
George Washington
Truman
San Francisco
GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
New Fund Drive Method Devised For Local United Fund
Lawton Fort Sill United Fund Red Cross will adopt a new procedure this year for soliciting firms and individuals labeled as special gifts. A 25 member committee, chaired by Ray Babbitt, will handle 134 targets. Clubs remain volunteers, now divided into categories. advance gifts are new. Officials expect the change to make the drive run more smoothly.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
United Fund
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Ardmore
Wolverettes
Secret Army Group
Federal
Congress Building
Army Ministry
Belgrano
General Confederation of Labor
Workers’ Organization
Ligence Organization
Pennsylvania
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Stonewall
Texas
Wool
Jan Turbeville
Lockhart
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