Dems Predict Boom For Adlai
Democratic strategists predict President Eisenhower’s illness could sideline him, boosting Adlai Stevenson’s 1952 bid. With Eisenhower out, GOP challengers may avoid coattails while Stevenson emerges as a leading contender. Keefeauver may run vigorously in pre convention primaries to claim the peoples’ choice.
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John A. Goldsmith
Aan E Iecceen
House
Senate
GOP
Stevenson
Bert
New York
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Fisher Reynolds Wed in Brief Catskills Ceremony
Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds married in a three minute ceremony at Grossinger’s resort in the Catskills. Judge Lawrence Cooke officiated, noting their faiths and blessings as relatives and close friends gathered. both 26 and 23, it is their first marriage.
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Andrew Borowiec
Grossinger
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Catskill Mountains
Eddie
Sullivan County
Lawrence Cooke
Cooke
Fisher
Skunk Helps Farmers By Feeding On Crop Pests
Though often denounced for stroying birds the skunk aids man by eating vast hordes of cut worms potato beetles white grubs and other crop ravagers.
Oklahoma Farm Decline Quietly Shrinks County Farms
Oklahoma's 1954 census shows 118,979 farms state wide down from 142,246 in 1950. Comanche County fell from 1,696 to 1,477 farms while small marginal farms dropped about 30 percent from 1949 to 1954. Despite fewer farms, value per farm rose from 15,595 to 19,662 dollars. electrified farms and household amenities expanded notably.
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Jack Cleland
Washington Bureau
Washington
Oklahoma
Comanche County
Census Bureau
Robert S. Kerr
Eisenhower
Open House Set By Tipton Home
Tipton Home plans an open house on October 15 to mark a $290000 building project completed over about three and a half years. Superintendent Bryan Fullerton expects over 1000 visitors for a noon barbecue and a 10 30 a m program, with tours until 8 p m. The project includes a nursery and six cottages, with occupancy milestones noted from 1952 to just days earlier. Major donors include Dr Silas G Hammer J E and L E Mabee Foundation Movle Fowler W M Arnold A A Mutti and Sam Hardwick. barbecue beef provided by the Tipton Chamber of Commerce. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Tipton
Tipton Home
Bryan G. Fullerton
Silas G. Hammer
Haskell
J. E. and
L. E. Mabee Foundation Inc
Tulsa
Movle Fowler
Wichita Falls
W. M. Arnold
Altus
A. A. Mutti
Snyder
Sam Hardwick
Lubbock
Fullerton
City Man Injured As Horse Stumbles
Simon Scott of 519 North 34th was injured about 5 p.m. Monday when the horse he rode at the L. O. Ranch race track south of Lawton stumbled and rolled over him. He was hospitalized with two cracked ribs and a mild concussion. Sheriff Everett Ray Hale said the horse stumbled into part of the inside fence on the muddy track.
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Simon Scott
L. O. Ranch
Lawton
Southwestern Hospital
Scott
Comanche County
Everett Ray Hale
Youths Ransack Autos Then Scatter Bills on Mondelli Car
In Fair Lawn New Jersey police explained the $297 found in and around Joseph Mondelli’s car after a picnic. Earlier, youths on an alcohol fueled spree ransacked nearby autos and took $335 from orchestra leader Chick Mahon’s vehicle then scattered most of the money on Mondelli’s car as a prank.
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Fair Lawn
N. J
Joseph Mondelli
Chick Mahon
Mondelli
Wheat Elevator Work Under Way In Temple
Construction began last week on a 185000 bushel wheat storage elevator in Temple. James Brothers Construction Co. has moved in to excavate foundations for the 124 foot high concrete structure costing about 109000 dollars with 11 bins. The project follows a 50 year right of way lease approval by Rock Island railroad. When finished the three Temple elevators will hold over 500000 bushels.
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Temple
Dan McCoy
Farmers Elevator, Inc
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
James Brothers Construction Co
Oklahoma City
Policeman Addresses Lions Club On Police History
City patrolman Henry Bartels spoke to Lawton Lions at the Hotel Lawtonian about police enforcement history and the training required for effective policing. Police chief Ralph Hennessee chaired the program with Lt. G. R. Winters and several guests in attendance.
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Henry Bartels
Lawton
Lions Club
Lawtonian
Ralph Hennessee
Bob Prymate
Chickasha
Jim Bradford
Cameron
G. R. Winters
Salvation Army
Virgil Alexander
Knife Fork Club to Hear Betty Roadman Tonight
Lawton Knife & Fork club members attend the first meeting of the year to hear Broadway actress Betty Roadman perform An Actress Looks at America. The program starts at 7 p.m. in the Hotel Lawtonian.
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Lawton Knife & Fork Club
Betty Roadman
America
Lawtonian
Thornton-Minor Ointment promotes fast relief at stores
An advertisement touts Thornton-Minor Ointment or Suppositories promising quick relief from pain burning and itching with swelling reduction. Priced at $1.00, it claims a complete formula available at drug stores and promises long lasting comfort.
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Norwich
Thornton
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W. C. Bonnell
Srecaster
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Hiie
Weather Bureau
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Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
New York City
Rockies
Kerr
Ezra Taft Benson
S.W. Oklahoma
Futorian
Karpen
Flexsteel
Decorators Studios
Heywood-Wakefield
International
Hibriten
Selig
Lightolier
Cache Road Furniture CO
Cache Road
Weyter
Picknicker
Thornton-Minor
Fort Sill
T. V. Center
Motorola TV
Oldsmobile
Olds
Rocket Room
Charley Wade Oldsmobile Co
Second Street
Ely
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