City Teen-Agers To Attend Council Parley In Capital City
Thirteen Lawton youths will join about 600 teenagers at a Young People's Councils gathering in Oklahoma City this weekend. The Salvation Army event runs Saturday and Sunday with supervision by Captain Lonnie Knight. The delegation will tour the Oklahoma Historical Museum and meet Governor Johnston Murray at the state mansion.
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Lawton
Oklahoma City
Salvation Army
Lonnie Knight
Pean Inference
Oklahoma Historical Museum
Johnston Murray
City Postal Receipts Rise in Early 1954 Quarter
Postmaster Bennie Stephens reports a near five percent rise in city postal receipts for the first quarter of 1954 over 1953. Increases are linked to population growth, greater air mail use, and small rate hikes on box rent and second class mailings. March receipts lead the quarterly gain with a total of 41 378.30 versus 37 848.55 a year earlier.
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Bce
Bennie Stephens
Bates
Radio Club Plans Pageant Message Effort For Year
Radio amateurs discuss pageant year preparations and potential features. Club officers meet at President George Henson's home and outline emergency station readiness. Regular meeting of all members scheduled for Friday.
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George Henson
Man Faces Trial for Knife Attack at Hattie Cope Site
Accused attacked Hattie Cope at 125 E Columbia with a knife Saturday night and now awaits trial. incident details outline charges and location in the case record.
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Hattie Copeland
E. Columbia
Lawton Realtors Seek National Real Estate Insight
In Lawton, a real estate school event draws attention from top authorities about current economic mood. Doc Oopey and Col Lattimore of Kennedy's Organization share impressions on depression fears and political timing, arguing low mood harms the Communist cause and GOP's tenure.
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
Sooner
Doc
Col. W. C. Lattimore
Kennedy
GOP
Oklahoma City State Poultry Egg Prices Report
Oklahoma City April 7 state Department of culture reports prices for broilers hens and eggs across towns. Prices list f.o.b farm delivered and altered by spot off on various grades and locations including Shawnee Vinita Ardmore Tulsa McAlester Durant Enid Clinton Lawton and others with butterfat and wheat quotes and cattle and calf market notes from Oklahoma City Livestock yard.
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State Poultry
Oklahoma City
State Department of Culture Today
Shawnee
Poteau
Vinita
Ardmore
Ahoma City
Tulsa
McAlester
Watonga
Pauls Valley
Clinton
Alva
Blackwell
Durant
Elk City
Chandler
Chickasha
Laverne
Lawton
Muskogee
Hobart
Wa A
Enid
Ckasha
el Reno
Ard
Alva Pauls Valley
Frederick
Hennessey
Blackwell el Reno
Medford
Vici
Fairview
Guymon
Hooker
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Cattie
Kepler and Kinsey Win In Key Wards In Primary
In the Democratic primary Kepler defeated Eral J. Martin 580 to 347 as Kinsey carried Ward 2 with five of seven precincts and Kepler edged Martin in six of Ward 5 precincts. Olmstead totals 494 to 393. Voter turnout was light, with less than a third of eligible voters voting in the two wards. Official totals follow.
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Eral J. Martin
Gene Teacher
Kepler
Ama Ee
Sane
Olmstead
Kinsey
Martin
Sony
Silac
Mayor Morrison Re-Elected in New Orleans Victory
New Orleans Democratic Mayor deLesseps Morrison won a third term in a landslide over the organized Republican opposition since 1930. Voter turnout was low, with less than one third of registered voters participating.
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New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
Hospital News Items Kiowa Area Admissions and Births
Local hospital updates list admissions in Kiowa and nearby towns with patients from Anadarko Shawnee and Indiahoma. Birth recorded for Nolen Keith born 4:30 a m weight 6 pounds 10 ounces to Mr and Mrs Nolen Keith. Dismissals and surgeries include multiple residents from Lawton Duncan and surrounding addresses.
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RE. Scruggs
Lawton
Eee Sellers
Lester Smith
Ae R. D. Kaeena Medical
D. Burnett
Washington
Virgil Tate
E. B. Morgan
Maple
D. L. Davisson
Columbia
Mattie Moten
S. First
Willie Buycks
Texas
E. J. Ramey
Ash
Bill Moore
Lee
Roger
Duncan
Pea
Oak
Sur
Nolen Keith
Thomas E. Gresham
Bell
Oscar T. Kelling
Robert A. Moon
Indiahoma
Mullins
Jefferson
Park Stovall
Laird
Ruby May Kizzia
Albert Taylor
H. H. Kniffen
Medisents
Jack Woodall
Executive Joins Fairmont Foods Expansion Amid Turnover
An executive with Michael Ter joins Fairmont Foods as part of a broader leadership shift. Ter, a 20 months veteran in the industry, will relocate to the company’s central offices, signaling a strategic realignment.
Comanche County Historical Society Membership Notes
List of members and contributors to the Stafford era Comanche County Historical Society includes numerous local residents and out of state associates. Names span Oklahoma Texas Florida New York Hawaii and beyond reflecting wide civic interest in collecting archives and planning future storage and display of historical items.
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Lydia Jane Blount
A. G. Norris
H. D. Hastings
E. B. Dunlap
Kate Wildman
Fred R. Harris
Ada Easton
W. C. Shelton
Mary K. Frazier
Edgar C. Ingraham
Cora Allen Herndon
C. W. Haines
Blanche Kimble
Rayl
CA. Freeman
H. C. Jesse
Arch Peg Ny
Roorgy Gigne See
Chester H
Richard A. Yielding
Montgomery
Win ‘Austin Sit
J. A. Hammond
Lawton
Maye Rowell Johnson
Anadarko
Indo China policy sparks Senate debate in Washington
Senate discussion centered on U S policy in Indo China with Sen Jackson urging Eisenhower to spell out congressional and national expectations amid fears of withdrawal or war. Kennedy prompted a heated exchange as the debate intensified over free nations and collective security.
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Red China
Indo-China
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Jackson
Senate
Kennedy
Sill Fund Earmarked for Aviation School Expansion
Defense appropriations include 3.692 million for an aviation school project with Altus Oklahoma City and Clinton bases receiving funds for runways fuel storage and maintenance facilities. The Altus base plans cover navigation equipment and aircraft support facilities while Clinton staff totals 595 officers 200 enlisted and 300 civilians. The school trains Army pilots and aircraft mechanics with about 300 aircraft operating daily.
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Altus Air Force
Clinton
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Victor Ackersham
D .Okla
Altus
Noti- Fort Eee
Escle Ee
Army
Probe Continuation Highlights Resignation and Credibility Concerns
The probe resumes with remarks on April 1 as a resigning official pledges not to undermine the proceedings. He cites a desire to avoid tainting credibility by past words or actions while addressing questions from the News Conference. The dispute involves Army officials, subcommittee members, and the Arkansas federal counsel, with speculation over the successor post and potential risks to public trust.
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Janerc P
Beca
Army
Sibl Ial le Special Counse
Arkansas
Sopee
Drainage project approved for Stephens addition amid bids
The council approved a drainage relief plan in the Stephens addition with a low bid of five dollars for structures to ease a bottleneck. Edna Hagle and A F. led the action as part of a broader survey of drainage problems at the Atlanta crossing and requests to amend the constitution to empower cities with local taxes.
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Ve & & Pall Se
A. F
Edna Hagle
Stephens
Atlanta
McCarthy Faces Backlash Over H Bomb Debate
McCarthy supporters and critics debated the H bomb’s feasibility as U S policy shifted after Russia’s A bomb monopoly claim. McCarthy was reportedly in Tucson with his wife on vacation and not available for comment amid Murrow criticisms.
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Russia
U.S
Tucson
Ariz
Area Men In Service In Basic Training
Robert H. Christian 17 son of Mr and Mrs Herman Christian 209 F is taking basic training at Lackland Air Force base San Antonio Texas He enlisted in the Air Force March 20 after attending Lawton high school.
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Robert H. Christian
Herman Christian
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Christian
Lawton High School
Air Force
Weather recovery improves after dust storm pass
Readable fragments show dust storm path with initial visibility near Gage dropping to miles by midmorning. Temperature changes include readings from Hobart 101 and Enid 94 to Oklahoma City 92 overnight and 69 forecast lows. data unclear for other locations.
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Gage
Hobart
Enid
Ponca
Oklahoma City
Guymon
Nine Firms Add to 100 Cross List Names Include Lawton Nash and Wicker
Nine firms join 100 Cross list including Lawton Nash Motor Co Walter M Smith Ideal Ladies Ready-to-Wear Leva Dr G G Downing Dr E Wicker Dr Walter Wicker Dr W F Lewis Dr J T Hicks Dr gg Graybill Dr Bill Howard Dr Fred Fox Lawton Clinic Mid West Maytag Canton Cafe.
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Lawton Nash Motor Co
Walter M. Smith
Ideal Ladies Ready-to-Wear
Leva
G. G. Downing
E Wicker
Walter Wicker
W. F. Lewis
J. T. Hicks
Gg Graybill
Bill Howard
Fred Fox
Lawton Clinic
Mid- West Maytag
Canton Cafe
Vandiver To Head Jobs Inc Probe
The request for a probe into the Jobs Inc group was initiated by a coal miners union Local at Poteau. United Mine Workers groups from McCurtain Poteau Milton and Muskogee joined the new requests with Dave Fowler signing from Muskogee.
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Poteau
Rhodes
United Mine Workers Groups
McCurtain, Poteau
Milton
Muskogee
Dave Fowler
UMW District 21
Eastern Oklahoma
Oth
Agre Bae
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Acme Fence Co
Dan Preston
Ph. Lewis Kinsell
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Suite
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Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E Pho
Mutual OF
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J. Crew
P.O. Box
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