Lawton High Fourth Annual Beginner Speech Winners
Results from Lawton high school and Southwest Oklahoma schools show freshmen and sophomores competing over two days with Lawton advanced students judging. Fub bonds and awards spanned supers, excellent and good ratings across entrants from LHS and neighboring districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Turner
Walters
Jim Whisnand
Central Junior High
Lawton High School
Kinley McClure
LHS
Sterling
Tipton
Cordell
Velima-Alma
Duncan
Opal Ford
Velma-Alma
Lawton High
Oklahoma
Fubbons
Lawton Hick
Lance Carden
Sam Joyner Jr
Truman Attacks Weak Leadership at Jefferson Day Rally
Former President Harry S. Truman told about 1,200 Kansas Democrats at a Jefferson Day rally that Congress must fix what he called weakness in the government. He praised U S foreign policy record but warned of slipping power as communism advances, blaming leadership lapses in the State Department and White House.
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Topeka
Kan
Harry S. Truman
Kansas
Congress
Truman
Thome
Efort
Middle East
Far East
State Department
White House
Blutling
Five Chamber Meetings Planned This Week
Five Lawton Chamber of Commerce conferences are scheduled this week. Milton Keating announced Saturday that a special committee led by George Page will meet Monday at 8 30 a.m. to discuss additional finances. Regular directors meeting Tuesday at 8 20 a.m. with Ross H Porter presiding. A 10 a.m. traffic committee meeting led by Col Ret W C Lattimore and a retail committee led by Jack Raulston follow. Police Chief Ron Wheatley will discuss downtown parking with the two committees. A steering committee will meet Thursday at 3 p.m. to appoint chairmen and plan the Lawton Fort Sill Armed Forces Day observance May 18. Steering committee includes Dan Walding Col Ret E C Williams Gordon Paine Sam Ard Dave Zorbis Mayor C R Ellsworth Ted Ralston Githen Rhoads Bill Sieg Neil Ashlock Howard Babbitt George Page. A joint dinner of the industrial committee led by Don Billingslea and Chamber directors is set for Friday at 7 p.m. in the Artillery room of the Lawtonian to discuss boosting the city's industrial payroll. Also a Lawton Comanche County Law Enforcement Council meeting is slated for 3 30 p.m. Wednesday in the district courtroom. George Page chairs the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Milton Keating
George Page
Chamber
Ross H. Porter
W. C. Lattimore
Jack Raulston
Ron Wheatley
Lawton - Fort Sill
Dan Walding
E. C. Williams
Gordon Paine
Sam Ard
Dave Zorbis
C. R. Ellsworth
Ted Ralston
Githen Rhoads
Bill Sieg
Neil Ashlock
Howard Babbitt
Don Billingslea
Lawtonian
Lawton - Comanche County Law Enforcement Council
Last Candidate Files Report On Expenses During Campaign
The final of 19 candidates in the city primary filed a financial statement Saturday. Herman T. Jackson, Ward 5 council candidate, submitted an itemized report showing $89.50 in campaign expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Joyner
County Election Board
Herman T. Jackson
Ward 5
Lodges Plan Talent Show at Cmerson Elementary
A talent show sponsored by Lawton Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will be held at Cmerson Elementary School at p.m. Saturday to raise funds for the Rebekah Grand Lodge. Participants come from Hobart Grandfield Shawnee Chickaski Duncan Apache and Leavatan. Contact Mrs. Juanita Rockwell for entry. A cedar chest donated as a prize and first through third place awards accompany an emcee, Sgt. Charles Rail. Tickets are 31 at the door, with free admission for children under 12 with a parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Odd Fellow
Rebekah Lodges
Cmerson
At & P.m
Rebekah Grand Lodge
Cecil Carter
Hobart
Grandfield
Shawnee
Chickaski
Duncan
Apache
Léavtan
Juanita Rockwell
Kingstory
Sgt
Charles Rail
Enid Man Held For Gun Theft
A year-old Enid man, Robert Reed, was held in county jail Saturday on grand larceny charges for stealing a .32 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver from W. C. Shaw of Lawton on March 20. Officers say the pistol was pawned at Buck's Pawn Shop in Lawton.
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Bra
Vela
Layton
Robert Reed
Enid
W. C. Shaw
Tennessee
Buck
Lawton
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Lynn Brewer
George Bridges
Suzanne Jones
Georgia Girl
Rosalind Janard
Jeanne ‘Lilson
Kenneth Gross
Pat Shelton
Lytin Wrewer
Larry Watson
Frankie Ledhowler
Carayn Burgess
Rosalind Stanard
Larry Walsog
Manna Muncy
Ceninala
WGA
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Charles Vanis
Phillip Beston
Mike Lewis
Terry Riddie
Jane Babbitt
Carol Allison
Judy Gibsor
Carolyn Mctoy
Ramey Carpenter
Nancye Walker
Euzabeth Paine
Herbert Nowlin
Sandra Tilson
Jimmy Wright
Elvie Ferry
Karen Carpenter
Lynn Zorbis
Jim Whienand
Fred Fox
Sterling Superior
Goldie May Ford
Anna Bridge
Sharon Cross
Anita Halbrooks
Apeak
Sandra Halbrooks
Walters Esceelent
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Pall Bitchell
Leone Philpott
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Jean Petty
Good
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Patricia
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John Praitt
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Crutchfield
Carol Weer
Juanita Wade
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Hoover Street
Garber’s Jewelers
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Marvin Bicket
Lawton Ffa
Aggie
Cameron College
Billy Caldwell
Glen Smith
Bill Abbott
Bicket
Joe Ishmael
Johns Manville
Eugene L. Bowman
Wichita National Life Insurance Co
Home Office
Lawton, Oklahoma
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Wichita National Life Insurance Company
Southwest
C Ave
Dial EL
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
Sprague's
Christ Jesus
Christian Science
Sylvia N. Poling
Phoenix
Arizona
Mother Church
The
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
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Emerson Auditorium
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