Dickenson testifies on Batchelor case in San Antonio ward
Cpl Edward S Dickenson testified in a San Antonio court martial that a fellow prisoner urged shooting a Mississippi inmate while in captivity During his hearing Dickenson said he heard a master sergeant say if I had the final say so I would Batchelor was accused of collaborating with the Reds and informing on prisoners He added he did not advocate shooting Watson who stayed behind to seek repatriation
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San Antonio
Tex
America
Missisisippi
Edward S. Dickenson
Crackers Neck
Claude Batchelor
Dickenson
Watson
Batchelor
Reds
Storms Cause Fires Injuries and Property Damage Across Regions
A report details a blast that injured a laborer who was sucked into a partition and knocked unconscious before recovering. Five stores and ten homes suffered damage, while Roy Sparks, a nekah farmer, was badly burned while walking a fence line and taken to Chickasha for treatment. A cold front failed to bring expected cooling as rainfall totals varied from .64 inches in Ponca City to .05 in Oklahoma City, with highs near 98 at Ardmore.
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Roy Sparks
Innekah
Iree
Gage
Cne
Ponca City
Enid
McAlester
Ardmore
Hobart
Tulsa
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma City
Guymon
United States Aid and Arms to Indo China Allies
Reported U S policy envisions training native Laos Cambodia forces and transferring large quantities of U S supplied arms to them from French Indo China combat. Geneva settlement restricts new arms but U S will provide replacement arms and financial aid to Paris government and to Viet Nam Cambodia and Laos at about 385 million dollars annually this year with possible increase next year as forces grow.
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Laos
Cambodia
United States
Indo-China
Geneva
Paris
Iriia
France
Viet Nam
Lawton United Fund Drive Aims For Strong Start
The Lawton United Fund Red Cross campaign hinges on 5317 local citizens and 267 businesses with five or more employees plus five public offices. Employers are soliciting wage earners with high participation already reported by two or three organizations. Campaign chairman Warren Wolverton pushes employer cooperation to boost per capita giving and push the drive over the top.
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Lawton
United Fund- Red Cross
Civic Club
Lawtoncessful
Warren Wolverton
United Fund-Red Cross
Oklahoma City Markets Report Prices and Trading Notes
Oklahoma City markets disclose cattle calves hogs and sheep activity with regional price spreads across towns including Enid El Reno Hobart Lawton and Vinita. Beef and dairy figures show steady to higher trend for certain items while hogs and sheep display mixed movement amid regional deliveries and USDA quotation highlights.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Selgfisher Erick
Alvanleneseey
Kit Enid
Renview
Medford Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Hobart
Yukon
Oklahoma City Ag
Guyman
Hooker
Lawton
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
City
Chandler
Pauls Valley
Chickasha
Tulsa
Ardmore
Elk City
Watonga
Laverne
McAlester
Blackwell
Alva
Enid
Durant
USDA
Turnpike Bond Sale Tied to Open Bids and Advisory Group
Officials debate open competitive bidding for a $200 million turnpike bond issue. Critics warn private hotel room talks distort policy. advisory leaders including Gov. Murray and Raymond Gary may influence terms. Bond sale hopes hinge on a syndicate bid covering all three proposed Oklahoma routes.
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Murray
Jendid
Miskovsky
Raymond Gary
Ray Fine
Senate
Gary
Fine
Oklahoma
Turnpike Authority
Commission
Milt Phillips
Reuben Sparks
Advisgroup
Phillips
Tulsa- Joplin
Oklahoma City
Wilbur Merritt
New York
Merritt
New Scout Troop 64 Formed in Union Baptist District
A new Boy Scout troop, Troop 64, is organized in the Union Baptist district led by institutional representative P. Parris with John E. Bailey as scoutmaster. The unit includes Scouts Edward Green Oscar Thomas Claybron West and Wade McCarty with Explorers Earl Baker Dempsey Thomas Clifford Alberty Linnie Baker Jr Otis Roy Bailey Sidney Johnson William Burke and Fred Alford. Meetings are held each Saturday night at Union Baptist arch.
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Lewis * McCoy
Union Baptist Church
Garfield
P. Parris
John E. Bailey
Edward Green
Oscar Thomas
Claybron West
Wade McCarty
Earl Baker
Dempsey Thomas
Clifford E. Alberty
Linnie Baker Jr
Otis Roy Bailey
Sidney Johnson
William of Burke
Fred Alford
Union Baptist Arch
Miami Paper Hikes Home Delivery Rate
The Miami Herald increases home delivery price to 45 cents for seven issues daily and Sunday, up 5 cents per week, effective tomorrow due to higher costs.
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Miami
Fila
Miami Herald Today
Catholic Carnival Set for Oct 6 at Blessed Sacrament Church
The 17th annual Catholic carnival directed by Rev. Robert Westerman will run October 6 on church grounds at Seventh and Gore. Activities begin at noon for children with evening events from 6 p.m. Proceeds go to Mary’s auditorium building fund with parish women offering Mexican and American dishes and various concessions.
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Robert Westerman
Blessed Sacrament Church
Seventh
Gore
Mary’s Auditorious Building Fund
Hospital News Items
Admitted and dismissed lists from multiple towns include Audrey Tenopir 1015 Monroe Apache area, Mrs Mary Hopper Elm Street, Mrs D Morrison and others. Dated notes show surgeries at Fort Sill and Fort Cobb facilities with new births for Leroy Rogers and Donald Tahah.
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Audrey Tenopir
Monroe
Peg . Werner
Garfield
Sure
B. Ray
Cache
Glarence Mason
Mary Hopper
Elm
Lowe
F. Lowe
Keste Smith
Russell
Jennings
Apache
Dn Morrison
Piste
Elsie Dutton
Alexander
Ee. Pate
Re See
Fort Cobb
Meditethers
Joseph Tsotaddle
Donald Tahah
Mariana Valadez
Medical
Office Club Names Mary Lynn Marler As New President
Mary Lynn Marler is named president of the Office Club for the new school year at Lawton High School. Officers include Janice Parker as vice president Sandy Hunter as secretary treasurer and Carlene Crow as reporter. Mrs Ralph McCarty acted as temporary chairman at the Wednesday election. Plans were discussed for a club Christmas party.
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Mary A Marler
Lawton High School
Janice Parker
Sandy Hunter
Carlene Crow
Ralph McCarty
E. Lund
Army Plans Combat Divisions With Rotating Overseas Units
The Army outlines combat divisions kept at training level manpower while expanding unit roles. Plan calls for quick expansion to full strength and a rotating overseas force, with units serving 33 months abroad and 31 at home. A $166,601,200 tank order for M48s is to be produced by Chrysler at Newark.
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Chrysler
Ion
Chrysler A
Newark
Benjamin Franklin’s Life Span And Age Coverage
A brief note outlines Benjamin Franklin’s chronology and the years covered by his age, reflecting on how his age history spans from early life through later achievements.
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Benjamin Franklin
Circus stars draw crowds as Clyde Beatty tour comes to town
Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor the show featuring Clyde Beatty and other famed circus performers. A bus load of Fort Sil Indian school students arrived for the big unload while local officials managed traffic for about 60 cars plus circus trucks.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clyde Beatty
Guaen
Fort Sil
Whisky at address leads to swift bond demand
Officers reported only a few cases of liquor found at the address, while rumors spread quickly. The detainee was taken into custody and demanded release on bond within minutes, as the case progressed.
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Ney
Coun
Funeral Rites for Robert T. Kenley Held in Lawton
Funeral services for Robert T. Kenley a retired Civil Service employee were conducted at 10 a.m. in the Lawton Funeral home chapel with Rev. Raymond McDonald of Salem Baptist Rocky Oklahoma officiating. Burial followed in Highland cemetery for the World War I veteran. Survivors include his wife of the home and one brother Noah of Muskogee.
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Robert T. Kenley
Civil Service
Medicine Park
Lawton Funeral Home
Raymond McDonald
Salem Baptist Rocky
Okla
Buria
Highland
Eaieen
A. A. Tuggle
Cedric Caldwell
Frank Jerry
Jim Beardley Lauder
Ralph McSurvivors
Noah
Muskogee
Services for Harry A Williams Lawton theater owner
Funeral services for Harry A Williams a Lawton native and retired theater owner were held at 10 am with Reverend John H Lamb of Chattanooga and Reverend Clayton S Walder officiating. Henry W Lawton Camp No 6 veterans attended and G M Brooks led the graveside ritual presenting the flag to Mrs Williams. Active bearers included Howard Babbitt Emmett McKee Otto Howard J C Kennedy Exall English Marvin Trope Curlee Tomlinson Ron Stephens. Honorary bearers were Milton Ned Shepler Ralph Zack E L Richardson Ray Babot John White and Frank Shippey.
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Harry A. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Howard Babbitt
Emmett McKee
Otto Howard
J. C. Kennedy
Exall English
Marvin Trope
Curlee Tomlinson
Ron Stephens
Milton A Ned Shepler
Ralph Zack
E. L. Richardson
Ray Babot
John White
Frank Shipey
City Man Fined Sixty Dollars for Shooting Quail
Earl H. Alexander of Fort Sill pleaded guilty to shooting quail out of season and was fined sixty dollars by Justice Marvin Cameron. Game Ranger L. E. Crawford arrested him on a county farm where quail had been released recently by the Lawton Sportsmen club weeks earlier.
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Earl H. Alexander
Fort Sill
Marvin Cameron
Quail
Alexander
L. E. Crawford
Crawford
The
Lawton Sportsmen Club
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