Finney Outlines 3 Point Program For Lawton Community
Tom W. Finney industrial manager of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce spoke to Lawton Rotarians and guests outlining a three point plan for a balanced and economically sound community during Southwest Oklahoma Industrial Week. He urged community, trade and industrial development to boost Lawton’s growth and highlighted Oklahoma’s need to diversify beyond natural resources. Finney praised Lawton’s people and the city’s leadership, stressing the importance of a top quality community to attract industry and improve living standards.
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Tom W. Finney
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
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Oklahoma
Industry Week
Texas
Frank Kitchens
Lowton
Constitution
County 4-H Club Wins Fair Honors
County 4-H members at the Oklahoma City state fair earned multiple ribbons in swine and Jersey classes, led by Fletcher and Fort Sill Indian School winners. Betty Wege and Ann Reid captured top placings in canning and dress classes, with 4-H leaders noting strong results while complete club standings await final tallies.
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Ted Krisher
Fletcher and
Fort Sill
Betty Wege
Betty Isac Wege
Cade Club
Paul Wege
Meers
Ann Reid
Faxon
M. E. Reid
Novel Style Industry Week Program in Lawton
Nieman Marcus Dallas official Joseph Ross will be featured at the Wednesday noon Southwest Oklahoma Industrial Week program before a joint meeting of three Lawton civic groups. Interviewed by Victor Barnett, the talk titled The question that We Do Not Know explores cross state cooperation and overcoming regional challenges. Exhibits by 40 Lawton region manufacturers will open Wednesday night at the YMCA and run through Friday.
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Nieman-Marcus
Dallas
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Lawton
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Southwest
Victor F. Barnett
The
Tulsa Tribune
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Exchange Club
Old South
Jpanwhile
Southwest Oklahoma
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J. C. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Chamber Fot Commerce
Probers Hunt Mystery Men in Atomic Espionage Probe
Washington sept. 28 up house un american activities committee may add two more names to a list of four prosecuted for allegedly stealing us atomic secrets for russia. Arthur Adams a soviet super spy and scientist "X" are under scrutiny as possible new targets. Adams fled the country while "X" allegedly passed an atomic formula to a party functionary in 1943. The panel already has Clarence Hiskey and Marcia Sand plus John Hitchcock Chapin and a party functionary connected to the case. Page two column i.
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Russia
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Adams
Communist Party
San Francisco
Com- Titter
Clarence Francis Hiskey
Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn
N. Y
Columbia
Chicago
Marcia Sand
Hiskesy
John Hitchcock Chapin
Probers
Inactive National Guard To Be Revived Soon
Maj. Gen. Kenneth FE. Cramer, chief of the National Guard Bureau, announced that the inactive National Guard will be revived in the near future. The unit would serve as a manpower reservoir for men unable to join the active program, enabling rapid mobilization when needed.
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Lhief
National Guard Bureau
National Guard
Peary Notes Found During U.S.-Canada Arctic Expedition
The State department said joint American and Canadian explorers recovered records left near the North Pole by Admiral Robert E. Peary 43 years ago and notes by Sir George Nares a half century earlier. Ships Edisto East Wind and Wyandot returned to Boston after supplying weather stations at Eureka Sound Ellesmere and Resolute Bay. The search also began plans for an additional joint station near Winter Harbour Melville Island.
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Kerr Given Truman Nod In State Visit
President Truman endorsed former Oklahoma Governor Robert Kerr for the United States senate as his campaign train moved through Oklahoma. He urged large Democratic majorities in November while highlighting Republican dangers, speaking at Ardmore and Marietta before heading to Oklahoma City for a major address. The event drew tens of thousands. estimates varied from 35,000 to 50,000 spectators across the state.
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United States Senate
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Paradise
Mont
Soviets Won't Start A War Officials Say
In Washington diplomats believed Russia would not start a war to force Western powers from Berlin. They expected continued harassment and the air lift pressure, but felt Moscow would avoid direct armed conflict. Reasons cited include U S industrial strength and political risks to the Russian leadership. Page Two, Column 7.
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Russia
Berlin
Washion
Europe
United States
Suspect Denies Assault On Kin In Farm Dispute
Harold Skeet Clifton 22, Ballister farm hand, pleads innocent to assault with a dangerous weapon charges after an incident at Shirleys farm home Monday afternoon. Leon Red Shirley, 26, was wounded in the right thigh. Clifton faces preliminary hearing October 18. Bond set at $5,000. Clifton was arrested in Frederick after seeking an attorney and reporting voluntarily.
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Skeet) Clifton
Ballister Farm
Leon
Red
Boys escape hospital ward by bedsheet climb
In Portland Maine two boys aged 8 and 9 climbed out a hospital window on a bedsheet while missing their mothers. Police found them in a hallway a block away. Robert Fogarty fractured an arm sliding down a banister and William Stanton had a broken jaw from a bottle blow.
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Robert Fogarty
William Stanton
Maine General Hospital
Harold K. Maguire
Robert
William
U S Rocket Plane Flown At Supersonic Speeds
Levelland Texas reports that the Army XS-1 rocket plane has been flown by four pilots at speeds from 850 mph to over 1000 mph during tests at Cleve land and Lake Mat. the project is by Bell Aircraft and the plane is launched from a B-25 at 40,000 feet. Only one of the four pilots is alive. the others died in other ship accidents.
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W. S. Symington
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Flight Propulsion
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Padlock Ready to Lock Flamingo Club in Oklahoma
County officers move to seal the Flamingo night club north of Lawton under a temporary restraining order by District Judge Floyd Jackson. The padlock will go on the club’s doors once notices of a temporary injunction hearing are served on owner Jack Greer. The action cites liquor law violations and gambling allegations, plus prior arrests and confiscations. Greer Mills and other Flamingo personnel face hearings on Oct. 12 for possible temporary injunction.
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Jack Greer
Floyd Kennedy
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Motor Inn
Jesse
Tex) Thurman
Jackson
Black questions to preserve Johnson Stevenson ballot rights
Supreme Court Justice Hugo L Black said no action can preserve both Lyndon B Johnson and Coke Stevenson rights in Texas Democratic senatorial nomination. He noted speed is necessary and federal courts may not decide who won the election contest. Private chambers hearing attended by attorneys for both candidates.
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Brig Gen Roscoe C Wilson Named Air Atomic Liaison Officer
Washington dispatch reports Brig Gen Roscoe C Wilson named military liaison officer to the atomic energy commission amid a reorganization of Air Force generals. He will also serve as assistant deputy chief of staff for operations for atomic energy and deputy chief for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project.
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Hungarians Force Two Americans To Admit Oil Field Sabotage
Two American oil men expelled from Communist Hungary said they were forced to sign statements claiming sabotage at the Standard Oil plant. They described coercive tactics including long interrogations, sleep deprivation, and isolation, and said the entire Lispe l oil fields are now under government control.
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Paul Ruedemann Ers Hartsdale
N. X
George Se
St Louis Mo
New York
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Regetion
Budapest
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Ballatine
Puedemann
Gain
Spaak Warns Of Dangerous Fifth Columnn
Paris dispatch reports France Britain and the United States blame the Soviet Union for the Berlin crisis with a Security Council vote likely within 48 hours. Foreign Minister Schuman urged the UN to end the blockade as Western powers prepare a sharp complaint and draft final notes.
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Spask
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Council
Lawton FFA Show Awards 116 Prize Winners at Oklahoma City
Lawton FFA members displayed 116 prize winning entries today at the Oklahoma City state fairgrounds. In fat steer judging winners included Wayne Cox 1st middleweight Hereford, Wayne Sims 1st middleweight Angus, Maurice Wyatt 2nd middleweight Angus, Roger Smith 4th lightweight Hereford, Maurice Wyatt 5th heavyweight Angus, Herschel Caldwell 8th heavyweight Angus, Rudy Banza 7th heavyweight Angus, and Jane Murray Letviaath among others. Open class results list Rudy Hanza 4th Sth Angus, Keiter 3rd Southdown, Paul Taliaferro 3rd, Roy Boyce 5th Duroc Jersey, Roger Smith 7th and 8th Poland China, Bennie Allison 13th. Durge Jersey and Lawton FFA placed second in the school group on Angus with Maurice Wyatt, Herschel Caldwell, Rudy Hanza, Murray Lewis, and Wayne Sims showing.
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Oklahoma City State
Marvin Bicket
Capital City Fairgrounds
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Hereford
Wayne Sims
Angus Steer
Maurice Wyatt
Roger Smith
Sth
Angus
Herschel Caldwell
Rudy Banza
Jane Murry Letvia Ath
Alton Cox
Wayne Sime
Russell John
Rudy Hanza
Angus Keiter
Paul Taliaferro
Roy Boyce
Duroe
Jersey
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