Girl Dismissed From Polio Ward
Lola Fay Wishon 12 of Duncan was discharged from a polio ward after admission September 8 and treatment in an iron lung. She is the sixth Stephens county case. Kenneth Woods six months old, also of Duncan, was reported in fair condition as the 18th polio case since June, the ninth from Stephens county, placed in isolation. Four other mild polio cases are hospitalized.
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Lola Fay Wishon
O. W. Wishon
Duncan
Day
Stephens County
Kenneth Woods
Joseph Woods
President to attend prayer at Lowry AFB for peace
President Eisenhower will join chapel services at Lowry Air Force Base tomorrow morning to pray for peace. He urges a September 22 National Day of Prayer across the United States to combat war tensions by faith and unity among free peoples.
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Eisenhower
Lowry Air Force Base
Iron Curtain
America
United States of America
Free World
Officials to distribute surplus foods to needy individuals
67 needy persons did not claim their share of surplus foods on Monday. Woesner said most are ill or crippled and he will distribute it to them individually. He stressed no distribution at the courthouse due to confusion and that families will contact him by phone for arrangements outside the courthouse.
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Woesner
Minister Arrives in Sterling to Lead Local Church
Reverend Harold Welch and his wife have moved to Sterling where Welch will serve as pastor of the local Methodist church. He arrives to begin duties as the new minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Harold Welch
Rev. Welch
Sterling Methodist Church
Real man virtues quoted from Don McNeill Yearbook
A long quotation outlines traits of a real man including honesty, loyalty, dependability, and self restraint. It contrasts masculine duty with chasing wealth and warns against seeking favors or "get rich" schemes. The excerpt ends with a line praising a real woman.
Comanche County Junior Fair Draws Early Entries
Early morning activity at the Comanche County Junior Free Fair shows 4 H and FFA members bringing in livestock and exhibits. Organizers expect strong attendance with new features like a cash prize race and busy home demonstration clubs housing crafts and pastries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faxon
Four-H Club
Hillsboro School Segregation Challenge Presses Federal Action
NAACP attorneys in Dayton prepare petitions to federal court seeking to halt segregation in Hillsboro Ohio schools while officials defend rezoning as residential. In Seth and Madison, protests and picketing reflect community tension as districts adjust to integration efforts.
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Yn Diddy
Dayton
Ohio
Russell L. Carter
Ae Assn
Advancement Colored People
United States District Court
Hillsboro
Miley O. Williamson
NAACP
Webster
Washington
Seth
Sherman High School
Madison
County Court House
Scott High 1
Missing City Dog Sought By Owner For Observation
A black Cocker Spaniel, under observation for rabies, disappeared from 1409 S Fourth. Owner Mrs. G W Hudson pleaded for help locating the pet which reportedly bit a neighborhood child last week. She urged quick contact to confirm the dog’s status.
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G. W. Hudson
S. Fourth
Hudson
Funeral Rites for Mrs Josephine Rogers Held at Blessed Sacrament
Requiem mass for 69 year old Mrs Josephine Rogers of 311 Jefferson was conducted at 9 a m in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Rev Robert Westerman presiding. Rosary preceded at 8 p m in Becker Memorial Chapel. Bearers included Bill Corrales Jim Sarabia Paul Martinez Ed ae William Howard and Ben na. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery.
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Josephine Rogers
Jefferson
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Robert Westerman
Becker
Bill Corrales
Jim Sarabia
Paul Martinez
Ae William Howard
Benna
Highland Cemetery
Ranchers Avoid Drouth Aid While Farmers Submit Applications
Ranchers shun government subsidies under the drouth disaster tag, but Co manche County farmers have filed 65 applications with the Farmers Home Administration for subsidies on 393 tons of grain and 345 bales of hay. An FHA spokesman said most filings come from farmers, some ranchers, with room 315 in the post office building serving as the filing place.
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Drouth
Comanche County
Farmers Home Administration
Yeing County
Leonard C.a
Tull A.m
Win- An Fha
Wiley
County Farmers Home Administration Committee
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
FHA
Duncan
Leading scientists clash over H bomb ethics and feasibility
The article recounts a debate among prominent scientists and officials led by Bo Geer and E J Robert Oppenheimer about the H bomb. It notes Oppenheimer’s security risk ruling, his critics' view that his advice harmed U S and Soviet power, and his eventual support once practicality was shown.
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Bo Geer
Ee. J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Russia
Car Truck Crash Injures Two Men Near Lawton
A car rear ended a truck on U.S. 277 four miles south of Lawton sending two men to Southwestern hospital with cuts and bruises. Jim Pollard, 25, of 1202 Park, and G. W. Asbery, 42, of 1507 S. Sixth, were treated after Pollard's car hit the truck driven by Jesse Fred Farrell, 62, of Rt. 1, Elgin. Farrell had stopped to make a left turn.
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Lawton
U.S
Southwestern Hospital
Jim Pollard
Park
G. W. Asbery
Coe John Duke
Pollard
Jesse Fred Farrell
Rt. 1
Elgin
Farr
Python Pete Sighted Crossing Road Near Fort Worth Zoo Escape
Reported sighting places Pete the python two miles from Forest Park, near the Fort Worth Department garage across the Trinity River from his zoological enclosure. A 15 man crew conducted tree and brush searches while park officials track Pete’s possible route back toward the reptile pit.
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Fort Worth
Uup
Pete
Forest Park
Forest Park Zoo
Trinity River
Hamilton Hutson
Hutson
Oklahoma City Markets Report on Cattle Eggs Butter and Grains
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture reports mixed receipts for poultry eggs and butter with state prices in Clinton Lawton Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Cattle calves hogs and sheep at Oklahoma City sale yards show varying demand with higher bids on some beef steers and steady to strong utility cows.
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Department of Agriculture
Mon
Aea Clinton
Lawennessey
Kingfisher
Bison
Frederick
Vinita
Muskogee
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Lawton
Pauls
Chandler
Durant
Ahoma City
Chickasha
Clinton
EX City
Laverne
Watonga
Vinit
Blackwell
Alva
Alester
Hobart
Elk City
el Reno
McAlester
Pauls Valley
Enid
USDA
Fair judging officials and junior county fair entries
Clyde Quattlebaum of Hy dro high school will act as official judge and inspect beef cattle at 2 p.m while Snyder vocational agriculture teacher inspects dairy cattle at 11 a.m and judges sheep at 8 a.m on the same day. Only 4-H club members Future Farmers of America members and Home Demonstration women’s clubs in good standing may enter. Winners may enter the State fair in Oklahoma City Sept 25 Oct 2 or the Tulsa fair in October.
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Clyde Quattlebaum
Hydro High School
Snyder
Farmers of America
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Severe weather hits Oklahoma with storms and tornado risk
A powerful weather event brought scattered thundershowers across eastern Oklahoma with 1.5 inches of rain in 30 minutes at Durant. A barn collapsed and debris spread over a half mile at Skyview Drive-In, injuring theater attendant Jack Glover. Temperatures plunged to 47 in Gage while highs reached 100 in Oklahoma City, marking a record hot day and multiple 100 degree readings statewide.
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Skyview Drive-In
Jack Glover
Gage
Guymon
Ponca City
Enid
Oklahoma City
Hobart
Tulsa
Fort Sill
McAlester
Ardmore
Capital City
Noel testifies in Batchelor escape plan case at court martial
San Antonio AP photographer Frank Noel testified he and Cpl. Claude Batchelor discussed a fourth escape attempt from a North Korean prison camp. Noel, captured on the Korean front, spent about three years as a prisoner and described plans to reach a map and safety during the August monsoon. He said Batchelor never informed on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Associated Press
Frank Noel
Cpl
Claude
Noel
Batchelor
Kermit
Tex
Hotel Campaign Dinner Promotes Lawton Venture
Campaign workers at the Lawton hotel banquet room, prepared for painters and fixtures, heard English recount the project’s past and future. The event, with Lawton High School Band, supported stock sales with workers pledging to market at least fifty dollars of stock and answer buyers’ questions.
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Dacia
Lawton High School
James Mathews
Sevant Gees
Suspected vice raid leads to padlock suits in Washington
Washington authorities raided two locations on September 11 and filed injunction suits to padlock both sites. County records show SUITS has prior possession convictions dating from 1947 to 1953, with several possession charges and two prior acquittals or releases. Raiders reported additional seizures on September 1 and September 9 including gin whisky and other liquor. Affidavits by Ridgeway and Roberson support the case and officials say further padlock actions and continued vice raids are possible.
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Washington
Young
Curly
Ridgeway
Roberson
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