Presbyterians Grab Top Spot In Bowling Loop
First Presbyterian seized undisputed first place in the church bowling league after a partial tie with Centenary Methodist. Centenary surged to win the final game, but First Presbyterian built a 113-pin lead over three games. Bill Ewald led with a 202-347 series while Kenneth Myers sparked First Baptist to a win over St John’s Lutheran.
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First Presbyterian
Centenary Methodist
Church
Centenary
Presbyterians
Bill Ewald
William Cunningham
Bill Easley
Kenneth Myers
First Baptist
St. John’s Lutheran
Alrog
Free Pin Lessons For Women At Sooner Lanes
A series of five free lessons for beginning women bowlers will begin this Thursday at Sooner Lanes. Lessons run Thursday mornings at 9 30 with free bowling shoes and coffee breaks. Each session lasts about two hours. In the fifth lesson teams will form and league matches will be rolled. A housewives league will be formed afterward for interested members.
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Bill Boydston
Housewive
World Series and Pro Football Results Mixed Night
The Wichita Boeing Bombers defeated Hawaii 5 to 3 while Colombia beat Japan 1 to 0 eliminating Japan. Winnipeg over Calgary 25 to 6 in Canadian Pro Football. In minor leagues Rochester leads Minneapolis 3 games to 2 in the best-of-seven, and Mobile leads Shreveport 3-0 in the Dixie Series.
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Wichita
Boeing Bombers
USA
Hawaii
Colombia
Japan
Winnipeg
Calgary
Rochester
Minneapolis
Mobile
Shreveport
Ford Wins Sponsors Tournament With One Stroke Lead
PGA titlist Doug Ford shot a 69, his fourth straight sub par round, to win the Sponsors Tournament by one stroke over Art Wall who finished at 277. Eddie Arcaro guided Oil Painting to victory by a length in the Step Lightly Handicap at Belmont. Deep Thought surged to win the Greenfield Purse at Rockingham Park from fifth. Espen prevailed in the Senate Purse at Atlantic City after Willie Hartack rode four winners early. Jenjay held off Mimi Mine in Hawthorne's Rose of Sharon Purse. War Garland scored his second Bay Meadows victory in the meeting's feature.
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Newton. Mass
Doug Ford
Art Wall
New York
Eddie Arcaro
Black Main
Belmont
Salem
N.H
Deep Thought
Rockingham Park
Atlantic City
N.J
Espen
Willie Hartack
Chicago
Jenjay
Mimi Mine
Hawthorne
San “Mateo
Calif
War Garland
Bay Meadows
Four Peewee Football Games Set Across City Grid
A full schedule of West league grade school football games lands four matchups at the north of the high school today starting 5 15 p m Taft faces Garfield Wilson plays Swinney Dunbar meets Whittier and Howell takes on Jefferson.
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Taft
Garfield
Wilson
Swinney
Dunbar
Whittier
Howell
Jefferson
Martin invites Army buddies to World Series
Five of Billy Martin’s Army buddies will attend the World Series as guests of the New York Yankees. Martin, who will be discharged after the Series, was given an extended leave to compete in the championship against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Martin
Fort Carson
Colo
Billy Martin
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Orioles Players to Undergo Tonsillectomies
Don Leppert and Bob Hale of the Baltimore Orioles will undergo tonsillectomy operations Tuesday at Union Memorial Hospital.
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Orioles Baltimore
Don Leppert
Bob Hale
The
Baltimore Orioles
Union Memorial Hospital
Ford Wins Sponsors Tournament at Charles River Club
PGA champion Doug Ford earned $7,000 and a swelling total of more than $34,000 this year after a 12 under par 276 to win the $43,000 Sponsors Tournament at Charles River Country Club. Ford edged Art Wall Jr and Cary Middlecoff by one stroke as Wall shot 68 and Middlecoff 68 to finish 277 and 278.
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Newton
Mass
Doug Ford
Charles River Country Club
New Haven
Conn
Ford
Husky
Yonkers
N.Y
Manhattan College
New York
Johnson Sparkles As Lions Triumph In 1955 Opener
Johnson, a 155-pound halfback, ran for 126 yards on 24 carries and scored twice to spark Lawton to a 15 to 7 victory over Ardmore at Roosevelt Stadium. The Lions built a 9-7 lead on a safety and capped it with a 21-yard scoring drive, while Ardmore’s Joe Young connected on a 61-yard pass to Ray Loftis for the opening TD. Douglass next visits Idabel in a conference encounter.
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Doyle May Press
Lawton Douglass
Ardmore
Tommie Johnson
Lions
Johnson
Lawton
H. C. King
Frederick
Idabel
Douglass
Roosevelt Stadium
Leon Burks
King
Freddie Faniel
Floyd Thomas
C. B. Rice
Collis Allen
Robert Stevenson
Raymond Lawrence
Joe Young
Ray Loftis
Willie Butler
Young
Loftis
Robbie James
Leon Wesley
Thomas
Allen
Faniel
Burks
Reece
Orioles Sign Local Pitcher Dan ny Welsh
The Baltimore Orioles signed 17 year old pitcher Danny Welsh a local high school player and said he will join one of their class B farm teams. Welsh was named the most valuable pitcher in last year’s American Legion tournament in Yakima Washington.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Danny Welsh
American Legion
Yakima
Wash
Falcons Chosen as Symbol for Air Force Academy
The nickname The Falcons was chosen for all athletic teams representing the new U. S. Air Force Academy. The decision came Monday by an almost unanimous vote of the 296 cadets in the first class, formalizing the storied bird as the academy symbol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
U. S. Air Force
Falcons
Dog catchers armed pistol plan approved in Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg County Commission approves arming its dog catchers with pistols though they do not intend to shoot dogs. The move comes as some dog owners have recently begun carrying firearms themselves, amid a tense atmosphere surrounding the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte, N. C
Mecklenburg County Commission
Churches Map Census Plans In City Meeting
Twenty five zone captains from cooperating churches will meet at First Baptist Church at 8 pm to map a city wide census planned for October 9. About 800 church members are expected to participate in the biennial census overseen by Kenneth Myers census director and education director at First Baptist Church. The census will be completed in one day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ministerial Alliance
Kenneth Myers
Myers
Ugly Girl Casting in The Friendly Persuasion Draws Applicants
Hollywood casting for William Wyler's The Friendly Persuasion seeks a six foot tall unattractive actress to play Marjorie Main's daughter in a Civil War Quaker setting. Many applicants were too attractive or short. only six showed, with one misunderstanding the ad.
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Hollywood
Allied Artists Pictures
Gary Cooper
Virginia Higgins
William Wyler
Frances Farwell
Revenoeers
Miss Farwell
Clarence Marks
Wyler
Marjorie Main
Morgan
Miss Main
Dentist Father Proud Of Traveling Son
CHICAGO. Dr Otto H Schulz, father of explorer Dr Brethold F Schulz, praised his son for a global road odyssey. He noted Moscow marks a new achievement as the Chicago dentist reportedly traveled by auto into Russia, possibly the first tourist there since 1917. The elder Schulz cited prior feats, including a Sahara crossing.
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Chicago
Brethold F. Schulz
Russia
Otto H. Schulz
Moscow
Schulz
Fourth Army Chief Named at Fort Sam Houston
The Army named Lt. Gen. John Collier to command the 4th Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas effective October first, succeeding Lt. Gen. Samuel T. Williams who was recently named chief of the military assistance mission in Indochina.
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Washington
Army
John Collier
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Samuel T. Williams
Indochina
Treatment Chronology For the Shocks Doctors
A detailed look at the sequence of events as President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in Denver and was moved to a hospital. Doctors question why cardiographs took 11 hours and why he walked to a car for a seven mile drive, amid mixed reports of the severity and timing of the attack.
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Don Whitehead
Washington
Eisenhower
Denver
White House
John S. Doud
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
Murray Snyder
James C. Hagerty
Doud House
Best Bet for Ambitious Man Is to Get a Maid Job
Hal Boyle argues during National Business Women's Week that women increasingly enter all fields and many households rely on maids. He suggests a future for ambitious young men lies in becoming a maid for indoor work, good pay, meals, and short hours, plus training for later family life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
America
Papa
Mama
Supreme Court Opinions Today in Oklahoma City
Western Farmers Electric Co-op of Anadarko versus Rowlett and Mildred Rowlett in Jackson County reversed and remanded with directions. The same co-op versus O E Kaufman and Mrs Kaufman in Jackson County affirmed. Co-op versus Pax et al in Jackson County affirmed. Anadarko versus Albert Smith and Edna Smith in Jackson County affirmed. Anadarko versus C H Anderson and Mrs C H Anderson in Jackson County affirmed. Anadarko versus Yada Yates individually and as executrix of Elmer Yates in Jackson County affirmed. Melvin Johnson application for drivers license in Jackson County affirmed.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Western Farmers Electric Coop
Anadarko
Vance L. Rowlett
Mildred Rowlett
Jackson County
Western Farmers Co-op
O. E. Kaufman
Western Farmers Electric Co-op
Russell J. Paxa
Western Farmers Electric Coop of
Albert Smith
Edna C. Smith
Affirmed
C. H. Anderson
Yada Yates
Elmer Yates
Melvin Johnson
Four Area FFA Members Win Honors at State Fair Barrow Show
Four Area boys from Altus and Roosevelt FFA won junior division barrow honors at the Oklahoma State Fair. Entries totaled 430. Vernon Phillips of Roosevelt took third in medium Duroc, Jerry Kelly of Altus was second in light Hampshire, David Trent of Altus placed fourth in heavy Hampshire, Frankie Meier of Roosevelt was fourth in light Chester Whites, and Trent also earned second in heavy Berkshire.
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Altus
Roosevelt Ffa
Barrow
Vernon Phillips
Roosevelt
Jerry Kelly
Hampshire
David Trent
Frankie Meier
Chester
Ransom Bills Found in Chicago Bank Raid
A FBI report says a minute search of bills at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago uncovered five more Greenlease ransom bills. The total bills recovered in the city now reach 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
FBI
She's Not Drunk, Just Intoxicated
In Boston Municipal Court Sergeant Daniel Perry testified about a woman he had arrested. Perry described her as intoxicated rather than drunk, noting intoxication means not acting normally. Judge Daniel J. Gillen agreed and acquitted her of drunkenness.
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Boston
Daniel Perry
Daniel J. Gillen
Perry
Gillen
Frankfort Oil well No 1-a back after test
Frankfort Oil’s No 1-a well, located southwest of S4 TIS R11W about six miles southeast of Law ton, has been plugged back to 1,980 feet after salt water influx from three intervals between 2,010 and 2,134 feet. The well is temporarily abandoned.
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Frankfort Oil
Lawton
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Congregational Church
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First Methodist
Central Baptist
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St. Andrews Episcopal
Westminster Presbyterian
Knox-Jensen Dodge
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Wall
Middlecoff
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Claremont
Leo Biagetti
Willoughby
Ohio
Jackie Burke
Houston
Fred Hawkins
St. Andrews
Ill
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Johnson Sparkles As
Lions Triumph
Butler Sparkles
Earnest Taplen
Alfred Reece
Dragons
Orioles
James Bacon
Homburg
Knox
DODGE
Southwestern Radio & Sound
A. B. Drug CO
4Th & D Ave
Lawton-Fort Sill Kennel Club
J. R. Nunn
Cameron College
Oklahoma
Cal
Sherman Killian
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