Oklahoma State Fair crowds show diverse county presence
Thousands gathered in Oklahoma City for the state fair with strong Comanche county and southwestern Oklahoma 4-H and FFA displays. Lawton attendees crowded the Midway while locals joked about country folks visiting town and contests. Families balanced chores at home as fathers handled childcare, and jokes about daily routines surfaced amid fair excitement. Doc jokes about longevity from water each morning appear among the snippets from last week.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Comanche County
FFA
Pooch Swap Traced to Lawton Arrival
The Morrows learned their prized German police dog Don had been swapped en route to Lawton. The dog delivered in Lawton came in the same crate as Don but was not him, causing a painful revelation about the expensive canine. A new camera exposure followed the confusion.
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Don
Germany
Time of Four Hundred Millionths in Catching Tricks
A fragment notes the speed in fixing time as four hundred millionths of a second and mentions junior’s tricks, implying a comparison to athletic or showy feats. The terse line hints at skill and rapid performance without clear names or context.
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Junior
E. IL. My
Man Confesses Slaying Of 11-Year-Old Niece
Police said George A. Neill 22, a former Marine, confessed to strangling his 11-year-old niece Isa belle Mallon of Worth Philadelphia Pa. Neill had been the subject of a nationwide search after disappearing in September.
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Man
Rockville
George A. Neill
Isabelle Mallon
Worth
Philadelphia
Neill
Night slaying shocks local farm community
Police report a man confessed to strangling a girl who went missing earlier the same day. He said he seized her during supper at a farm kitchen near here and disposed of the body on a vacant lot near her home, offering no motive for the crime.
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Charles Bledere
Ash
James
Lew) Craig
Yiger
Messrs. Bledsoe
Craig
Charlie
Lew
Aa Farm Kitchen
Here
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Samuel L. Morrow
Old Man
Motorola
Ron Stephens
Second & D Avenue
Dole
Pineapple
Doe
Coca Cola
Plantation
Potties
California
Humpty Dumpty
A.B.C
Gov't
Whiting Motor Coo
C Avenue
Lawton
6Th & Lee
Anthony
Anthony's
Drass
el Cetera
Leos
Children’s Winter Weight Union Suits
D Avenue
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