Convicts Save Prison Teacher During Missouri Riot
J O Dotson director of education at Missouri State Penitentiary credits two inmates with saving his life during last night's riot. He escaped a burning school building wearing prison clothes after fellow convicts pried bars apart to free him and donated garments. He then reached the warden's office as chaos filled the yard.
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Jefferson City
J. O. Dotson
Missouri State Penitentiary
Dotson
Ofce
Watermelon Riot Allegation Sparks Missouri Prison Uprising
Guard Ben Cederburg recalls rioters at Missouri State Penitentiary claiming green watermelons at supper triggered the disaster last night. He notes several accounts but finds the claim odd despite widespread talk among prisoners.
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Jefferson City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Ben Cederburg
Prison Riot at State Prison Sparks Armed Response
Rioters at a state prison hurled rocks at officers as guards struggled to regain control. Warden Eidson said no guns were found on inmates while Gov Donnelly and Lt Gov Blair visited the site. About sixty police officers arrived from St. Louis with riot guns and grenades to restore order.
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Ralph E. Eidson
Phil Donnelly
James C. Blair
St. Louis
Hospital News Items Summary
A cluttered hospital notes page lists births and patient admissions across multiple cities. Entries mention newborns with weights and dates, plus patients receiving surgeries or medical care in Altus Duncan Lawton Frederick Cyril Anadarko Calumet and nearby communities. Names include Grimes Hennessy Campbell Stuever Young Davis Mittendorf and others.
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Su “Porn
Philip Grimes
Coy
Altus
Thomas W
Floyd T. Marine
Duncan
T. P. Brammer
James Hennessy
Summit
R Campbell
Lawton Firms Sign Up For City Customer Relations Survey
Twenty six Lawton firms have signed up for a customer survey to begin soon under Milton Keating. The Extension division of Oklahoma University will conduct the survey if at least 50 firms participate, covering a ballot to gauge customer feelings in city shopping and providing confidential results to each participating firm.
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Lawton
Milton Keating
Extension Division
Oklahoma University
Extension Service
Guard officer leads 65 soldiers to Oklahoma City bivouac
About 65 members from two Lawton units under Lt KR Simms and Lt Norman Monroe depart at 6:30 a.m. Saturday by truck with detachments from Walters and Marlow to join Ardmore Co H and Ardmore Co D. They move to a bivouac at the new fairgrounds in Oklahoma City for a review before returning home.
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Lawton
Heece
KR. Simms
Co. F
Norman Monroe
Walters
Cabeanin
Max Parrish
Co. G
Marlow
Jim Sandefer
Norman
Co. H
Ardmore
Lehm and Suttle
Co. D
Oklahoma City
Bolte Visits Oklahoma National Guard Post for Colors Ceremony
Gen. Bolte spends Saturday touring the post starting at Snow Hall before attending the state fair ceremony where the 45th Infantry Division Oklahoma National Guard will receive its colors from Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens. Bolte has served as Vice Chief of Staff since October 1953 and earlier led U S Army Europe. his decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and Purple Heart among others.
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Williams
Snow Hall
Oklah Can Oy
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Robert T. Stevens
Bolte
Army
U. S. Army
Europe
Maurizio E Lazarro
Savoy
Cameron Students Rally To Send Off Aggie Football Team
Cameron college students plan a 6 p.m. pep rally to cheer the 33 member Aggie grid team as they depart tonight for Bridey’s contest at Arkansas City, marking Cameron’s second game of the season.
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Cameron College
Aggie Grid
Bridey
Arkansas City
Cameron
Two Drunk Driving Dockets in County Court
County court opens a two day docket with 42 cases listed the lowest in memory. Lawton liquor dealers face trial on possession charges led by Melvin Ballard and N N Young. Helen Hudson, 37, faces liquor transport. Ballard linked to 1203 Washington and padlocked stores. Several defendants face multiple possession counts from raids by Ridgeway Roberson and Lip lips. (NOTE: Summary condensed to fit essential named entities and main actions.)
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Twales Gruik
Lawton
N. N. Young
Melvin Ballard
Helen Margaret Hudson
Hudson
Douglas
Ralph Hudson
Ballard
Ry Watson
Washington
Manville Redman
Estab
Young
Redman
Ting
Estelle Woods
Cees Ae Gehet
Melvin Claude
Frank Griffin
Virginia Carter
St Mary’s High School Names Senior and Junior Officers
Thomas Nebling will lead St Mary’s high school as senior class president. Senior officers include John Larkins vice president Nancy Norman secretary and Paul Carter treasurer. Junior officers include Bobby Baird president Pat O'Dell vice president Judy Gramolini secretary and Phil Roberts treasurer. Kay Steuver reclassified and Don Griggs is vice president. Nancy Feuleky is secretary with Shirley Logsdon reporter. Freshmen leaders include Rodney as vice president Kay Crossland secretary and treasurer.
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Thomas Nebling
St. Mary’s High School
John Larkins
Nancy Norman
Paul Carter
Bobby Baird
Pat O’dell
Judy Gramolini
Phil Roberts
Kay Steuver
Don Griggs
Saas
Nancy Feuleky
Shirley Logsdon
Rodney
Kay Crossland
Postmaster Warns Hunters To Leave Mailboxes Alone
Lawton Postmaster Stephens urges hunters and youths to stop damaging mailboxes in fringe city areas. He notes federal penalties and warns of prosecutions as mailbox damage rises, stressing safety concerns and local enforcement action.
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Hunter
Lawton
Stephens
Ean
Uinmee
St Marys Young Christian Students name officers
St Marys High School selects new YCS officers led by Phil Roberts as prefect with John Larkins as vice prefect Kay Stuever acts as secretary and Nancy Norman as treasurer Initiation for freshmen occurred Tuesday afternoon Seniors hosted a celebration at Blessed Sacrament Church basement with Thomas Nebling presiding over ceremonies
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Young Christian
St. Mary's High School
Phil Roberts
John Larkins
Kay Stuever
Nancy Norman
St. Mary's
Church of Blessed Sacrament
Thomas Nebling
Firemen Douse Blaze At Law Street Home
Two fire fighting companies from Station No. 3 extinguished a house blaze at 1110 Law Street shortly before noon. Children playing nearby started weeds on fire, flames crept up the wall but did not break through. No owner was on site. firefighters arrived at 11:20 and doused the flames by 11:50.
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Law
Pee
St Mary's High Choirmaster Office Sees New Leaders
Paul Carter has been elected president of the St. Mary's high school choral club. Assisting officers are Nancy Norman as vice president and Judy Gramolini.
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Paul Carter
St. Mary's High School
Nancy Norman
Judy Gramolini
Funeral Rites for Mrs James Spinks in Lawton
Funeral services for Mrs. Wille Mae W. Spinks 54 former Lawton resident were held today at Lawton Funeral Home pending burial in Highland Cemetery. She was born June 11 1900 and moved to Norman in 1939. survived by husband James Spinks son William P. Terry 913 Bell brother Pat Woods 1701 N 18th and sister Mrs Tom Hooper Walters. Burial planned in Highland Cemetery. Additionally Lawton received word of the death of James E Murphy a former Lawton resident died of a heart attack in Los Angeles California. He was born February 11 1886 in Alville Wisconsin and later lived in Chattanooga before moving to Lawton in 1919. Survivors include his wife in Los Angeles and three brothers Miles M Waurika Bob Oklahoma City and Pete Long Beach California. Funeral arrangements pending in California.
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James Spinks
Lawton
James E. Murphy
Los Angeles
Calif
M. E
Mose) Murphy
E. Lawton
Margaret Cummins
Chattanooga
Jack
Bill Cummins
Alville
Wisc
Lillian Russell
Dallas
New Orleans
Los Angles
Gree
Miles M . Waurika
Bob
Oklahoma City
Pete
Long Beach
California
100 ROKs Get Sill Diplomas
Commencement for the sixth class of the Allied Associate Field Artillery Battery Officer Course will be held in Snow Hall Fort. Brig Gen Thomas M Watlington will give the principal address. Col John R Brindley will introduce him. The event features Col Worth L Kindred and the 97th Army Band and is open to the public. The officers were training on May 7 and are touring Tacoma en route to Korea.
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Republic of Korea
Snow Hall
Fort
Thomas M. Watlington
Artillery School
John R. Brindley
Worth L. Kindred
Department of Tactics and Combined Arms
97Th Army Band
Tacoma
Korea
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report Prompting Mixed Receipts
Oklahoma City on Sept. 23 reports cattle receipts of 2500 with 500 calves and varied stocker bids. Slaughter cattle steady, stockers uneven after weekly decline. calves 17.50-18.50 prime, cows 9.00-12.50, bulls to 12.75. Hogs 300 head, barrows and gilts down about 25 with primes 20.50. sows 16.00-19.00. Sheep 200, lambs steady to 18.00 top, feeder lambs 13.00, ewes 3.00-4.00.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
County Farmer Urges Plan To Save Water Resources
A Comanche county farmer urges a regional water storage plan to curb flood runoff and conserve water for Lawton and nearby farms. Proposed lakes would hold acre feet of water, reducing flood damage, supporting irrigation, fishing, and river power, and creating contractor work. The plan envisions drought resilience and regional growth.
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Waurika
Sat & Ee
Lawton
Comanche County
Porter Hill
Sales contest awards at breakfast event highlight incentives
Security Bank and Trust team lieutenant led by Kennedy topped the campaign with 35 shares sold. James Knox’s team was second with 22, followed by English 18 Kay Keating 13 Joe Turner Wigington 11 and Clare Mottord, as individual prizes ranged from $25 to a beef quarter and polio insurance.
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Security Bank and Trust
Eave
Katy Kham
Paul Harris
Frank Kitchens
Charles Payne
Glen Dillingham
Kennedy
Sheteed
James Knox
English
Kay Keating
Joe Turner
Wigington
Clare Mottord
Vandalism Spreads as Teens Target Street Signs
Officials refuse to name suspects but say carloads of teenagers will be spot checked tonight and warnings issued. Phipps warns the uprooted signs risk fatal consequences for unsuspecting citizens while rocks and attacks knock out multiple streets.
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Page One
Phipps
Tulsa fair event highlights and future farmers entries
City merchants displayed more than 18 exhibits with booths from Sullivan and Ragan Next awards were split into adult and junior divisions No girl entrants aged 6 60 participated Some 4-H and Future Farmers youth planned to head to Tulsa October 2 for home wares and a State fair bid in Oklahoma City on Monday Officials cited inadequate fair buildings and urged more space to expand the junior fair
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Sullivan and Ragan
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
President visits West Coast area amid Senate contest
The President spoke at Missoula Air Force Base and endorsed Rep. Wesley D Ewart in the race against Democratic Sen. James E Murray. Senate seats are at stake as voting begins in several states and the completion timeline stretches to December 1956.
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Walla Walla
Senate
Missoula
Mont
Air Force Base
Agriculture Department Forest Service
Wesley D’ewart
James E. Murray
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