Lenten Retreat Set At Church
A one day Lenten retreat will be held Tuesday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church at 14th and C. Sister Joanna Mary of the Convent of the Transfiguration in Glendale Ohio will lead with Rev Lon Prunty assisting at the morning Communion. Silence will be observed throughout the day including lunch. Sister Joanna Mary travels next to Oklahoma City then Tulsa to conduct services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrews’ Episcopal Church
14Th
Joanna Mary
Convent of the Transfiguration
Glendale
Ohio
Lon Prunty
Churc
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Rev
Painty
New Entertainers Added To Jaycee Visiting Squad
Two new entertainers join the 1957 Jaycee Rural Acquaintance program. Vocalist Jayce Williams and Mrs Harold Anderson are added to the roster. Next show at Roseland School 7:30 p.m. April 19 near Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Spencer
Jayce Williams
Harold Anderson
Andersom
Roseland School
Roseland
Lawton
Triangle
Spencer
Four Cheerleader Candidates Named for Lawton High
Lawton High School prepares for 1957 383 term with four cheerleader contenders Janice Caligott Linda Jones Elaine Seilt and Johanna Cargil a 9 32 am assembly Tuesday previews and April 15 school-wide election for class representatives and a campaign assembly Wednesday morning featuring platform talks. A run-off is set for April 16 with results April 17, according to Principal Hugh Bish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
Janice Caligott
Linda Jones
Elaine Se It
Johanna Cargil
Hugh Bish
LHS
Douglass Math Exhibit Planned
The fourth annual Douglass school mathematics exhibit will be displayed at p.m. today in the school auditorium. John Sadberry, Principal, notes the event features grades 7 through 12 with 8–12 under Mrs. O A Patterson and grade seven under Mrs. El weda Dewberry. Samuel Howard, president of the school mathematics club, assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass School
John Sadberry
O. A. Patterson
Elweda Dewberry
Samuel Howard
Aggies to view film Anger at Work at Cameron assembly
A lm Anger at Work will be shown April 14 at a Cameron college assembly sponsored by the Aggie Commerce club. Narrator Guy Brown, former Cameron speech instructor and now assistant executive secretary of the University of Oklahoma Alumni Association, portrays a draftsman addicted to the headache switch and the film was written directed and acted by OU personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
Aggie Commerce Club
Guy Brown
Cameron
University of Oklahoma Alhrmmi Association
Brown
Hopper Takes Post In Ardmore Church
Rev. Richard Hopper resigns after 32 years at Central Baptist Lawton to become pastor at First Baptist Ardmore effective April 17. A search committee will recommend a successor. Hopper reports congregation growth from 1,262 in 1951 to 1,724 now, with increased receipts and missions gifts. He helped plan a $140,000 educational building and property expansion. 414 baptisms and a new home for the music director marked his tenure. He is a Oklahoma Baptist University alum and Southwestern Baptist Seminary graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hopper
Central Baptist Church
Jiastor
First Baptist Church
Ardmore
Hopper
Central Baptist
Enh McCoy
Spec 3Anders
Leon Calahan
Jack Rauston
Vernon Carmichael
Lee Hunter
Honger
Lawtorn
Hollis
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Tex
OBU
Oklahoma Highway Patrol District
Lawton-Fort Sill
Kiwanis Club
Lawton
Auto Wrecks Fatal To Five
Five people died in Oklahoma highway crashes over the weekend and a sixth death likely from a heart attack. Victims include Karen Kiernan, 5, Vancouver Washington. Leon Bowen, unknown age, Fayetteville Arkansas. John McDonald Canon, 22 Midwest City. Margaret Ann Davis, 21, Oklahoma City. George West, 14, Gra cellular? (grim: incomplete name). Leddie John Munch, 40, Bartlesville, died likely of a heart attack before his car struck a tree south of Bartlesville on U.S. 7. his wife injured, two children unharmed. The toll for 1957 rises to 147 versus 142 a year ago at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Leddie John Munch
Bartlesville
U.S .7
Postal Cutback Orders Reach Lawton Office
Lawton postmaster Bennie Stephens said Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield’s plan to curtail postal service will begin Saturday unless a Senate appropriation is approved. The House committee has backed 17 million with action on 20 million more. curtailments would suspend Saturday service, limit deliveries, close some offices, and halt third class matter and money orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Post
Bennie Stephens
Arthur E. Summerfield
House Appropriations Committee
Summerfield
House Committee
Post Office Department
Cass
Cameron officials discuss transfer problems Thursday
Alvin Hand Cameron college dean of students and Gordon L Paine registrar will attend a Thursday meeting at the University of Oklahoma to discuss junior college transfer problems with other junior college representatives and OU deans. Paine will attend a convention Friday for state university and college registrars at the Oklahoma College for Women campus in Chickasha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Hand
Cameron College
Gordon L. Paine
University of Oklahoma
Paine
State University
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
Clerk Homer Wilson To Return Briefly To Office
County clerk Homer Wilson remains unable to return to full duties and will be away until at least June 1. Reports say he will intermittently be in his office for short periods before then, detailing a phased return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Wilson
Cleanup Call to Place Grass Clippings for Trash Pickup
A local notice urges residents to place grass clippings in boxes for collection and to help with the cleanup effort. It emphasizes citizen participation with two main points: ensure trash is curbside on designated pickup days and volunteer time if possible.
Pancake Breakfast to Benefit Civic Club for Kids
Freeman said the event will feature an all you can eat pancake menu with pork sausage coffee orange juice tomato juice and milk. Fines move with great efficiency this year as bottle necks are eliminated. More than half a ton of bacon and pork sausage 10800 eggs 6000 half pints of milk and ample beverages will be served. Proceeds go to the civic club to aid underprivileged children. About 105 Chattanooga school students will attend at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Civic Club
Chattanooga
Storm Continues Across Plains Then Warms In West
Storms stretched from South Dakota to eastern Colorado and western Kansas with heavy snow in Colorado Springs totaling 18 inches. Ground blizzards closed a highway east of Colorado Springs and a high mountain pass. By afternoon, sun melted most of Wyoming and eastern Colorado while main routes reopened. Overnight snow was forecast in the southern Great Lakes and rain mixed with snow to the south, with fair weather expected in the Northern Plains and coastal states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Kansas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Goshen
Ind
Erie
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Noth Atlantic
Plains
South Atlantic
Nine Women Fined In Police Court In Lawton
Five Lawton women were fined $20 each in Municipal court this morning after guilty verdicts for soliciting. Judge J Merle Oaks presided. Names include Laura Sims 27 Like Mae Mc Callie 24 Odessa Davis 42 Katherine Bowers 36 and Billy James 25. Other briefs report Bare Gratts Carter Hooks Alman Brigham Pleramons and Pete with various fines or transfers to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
J. Merle Oaks
Frank Williams
Johnnie L. Rhodes
Laura Sims
Mae McCallie
Odessa Davis
Katherine Bowers
Arlington
Billy James
Wayne Curtis Bare
Elk Park
N. C
Lawson Gratts
Washington
Sp. Paul N. Carter
Fort Sill
Mary Carter
Gerald M. Hooks
Carroll B. Alman
No. 47
John H. Brigham
Cache Road
William Pleramons
Raymond H. Pete
Lennard Wood
Hospital Births and Admissions Report Apr 7
Births listed include Son to Capt and Mrs Clayton Moran 1874 Spaulding born April 6 at 1 45 pm weight 8 9 and Daughter to Mr and Mrs Troy Aishman 1565 S Ward born April 7 at 2 05 pm weight 9 8. Admissions include Mrs Hollis Jackson Walters and many others under medical or surgical care across multiple addresses and Indian Nation communities with numerous names and ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Moran
Spaulding
Troy Aishman
S. Ward
Hollis Jackson
Walters
Dave A. Boydston
Cache
G. C. Edwards
Sterling
Clay Sommers
Meers
Vernon Kensell
Park
Robert Pierce
Elgin
William Schumacher
Fort, Sill Blvd
Billie Marie Suggs
Hardy Suggs
Lake
Bobby Joe Gilbert
Bernell M. Gilbert
Maple
Eunice Brightwell
Sally L. Clark
Mas
James D. Clark
Judith Ann Humble
S. Gale Humble
Fort Sill Blvd
Michael J. Davis
Billy J.davis
Jackie Sue Doyle
Edward B. Doyle
Bill Hunt
Lindy
Robert Lanmann
Lincoln
Johnnie Kay Wilkins
William W. Wilkins
A. L. Stringer
Lucille McCray
Marion Sealy
Jesse McCraney
Gore
Ted Ottinger
Fletcher
Jimmy Molina
Howard Carleton
Cooperton
Milton 5
Mathieu
Hubert Green
Fort Sin Bird
Charles Glandon
Grandfield
John Lancaster
Cache Road
Michael Lee Ward
Lillia Mae Ward
Colura
Bia
David Shoemaker
G. E. Shoemaker
Pollard
Wood‘row Kopabby
Ramon Laurenzana
Denver
Colo
Joseph Morris
Aitus
Joe Cisco
Apache
Thomas Jones Sr
Floyd
Ruth Reese
Oklahoma City
Lewis Poor Buffalo
Carnegie
Hubert Tasso
Indianhoma
Yell
H.G. Grandgenecta
Phyllis Agneta
Nicholas Agneta
Thersa Triplett
Cecil’ Triplett
Williams
James Oliver
Medicine Park
Diana Pierce
Kingsbury
Tilda Young
Stephanie Haydon
J. H. Haydon
Bessie
Richard Howard
Iris Dann
Waurika
Herbert Williams
Bell
Daniel McPhail
Dearborn
Doyle Williams
Richard Taft
Clemamon Stone
Maurice
Baxter
Northwood
Marvin Lair
Tex Lansden
Joe Lansden
Wmigsi
H. G. Brown
Roosevelt
Frank Bouley
Tilday Young
Francis Ware
Cyril
A. H. Wade
Ferris
Stanley Hennigar
Roy Lee Veach
Wesley Jackson
Judy Ann Morgan
Mike Morgan
Jefferson
Francis Baden
Logan
Robert Harrison
Charles Harrison
Perry James Bysinger
Wallace Bysinger
Fort Sill
Stephanie Hayden
J. H. Hayden
Leo Shipley
Pearl Bradley
Snyder
Clyde Sanford
Bill Harmon
Everett Chapman
Carver
Charles L. Bury
Geddes
Dak
Bandits Seek Extradition of Ahmad and Mohammed
Reports say Iran will try Ahmad and Mohammed for the Dad Shah bandit group at Baluchistan army HQ in Qhash. Dad Shah was said killed in a crash on April 3, with his son Hamal also dead. A wife was wounded in the running gun fight. another wife’s body found. U.S. aid officials Carroll and Wilson and Iranian guides were ambushed in southeastern Iran two weeks earlier. Mrs Carroll killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaurchakate
Dad Shah
Iran
Ahmed
Mohammed
Qhash
Jed
Ahmed Shah
Hamal
Persian Gulf
Carroll
Wilson
U.S
Superintendent Attends Parley At Regional Gifted Minds Meet
John Shoemaker Oklahoma City city superintendent leads educators at the Southwest Regional Conference on Administrative Leadership. The annual meeting across Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Louisiana and New Mexico runs at the Biltmore Hotel and concludes Tuesday evening in cooperation with the State Department of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shoemaker
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Biltmore
State Department of Education
Southwest Chemical Co Adds Floor Protection Service
An advertisement from Southwest Chemical Co promotes new floor protection for rubber and asphalt surfaces. It urges callers to contact the firm at 508 E Ave, EL 65-5820 for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Chemical Co
E Ave
Future Nurses Name Officers for 1957 58
Pat Cook was elected president of the Lawton high school Future Nurses of America for 1957 58. New officers include Rhodell Thompson as vice president Elaine Starks as secretary and Loretta Alford as treasurer. Louise Agnew is sponsor. About 15 FNA members will visit Central State hospital in Norman on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Cook
Lawton High School Future Nurses of America
Rhodell Thompson
Elaine Starks
Loretta Alford
Louise Agnew
FNA
Central State Hospital
Norman
Contests Set Schedule and Directors for Cameron Event
The page lists contest activities continuing to 7 p.m. with winners announced. Directors include Miss Blanche Beavers Mrs Jane Cottingham and Hennie Stehr Cameron business administration teachers. Sophomore Aggie students aiding with business contests include Merrill Neal Doris Joyner Evelyn Sarah Wanda Carter Larry Becker Merle Murray Norma Tompkins Virginia Kleeman Tom Ashmore Everett Newman Diane Pearce Charla Rice Bill Bentyn Jim Powers Lonnie Guthrie Lannie Guthrie Robbie Stanford Don Kriss Paul Gross Clem Adair Van Long Charlotte Magill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clude
Blanche Beavers
Jane Cottingham
Hennie Stehr
Cameron Business Administration
Aggie
Merrill Neal
Doris Joyner
Evelyn Sarah Wanda Carter
Larry Becker
Merle Murray
Norma Tompkins
Virginia Kleeman
Tom Ashmore
Everett Newman
Diane Pearce
Charla Rice
Bill, Bentyn
Jim Powers
Lonnie Guthrie
Lannie Guthrie
Robbie Stanford
Don Kriss
Paul Gross
Clems Adair
van Long
Charlotte Magill
PROWLERS CONTINUE BREAK-INS REPORTED IN AREA
Police said four break-ins were solved as prowlers gained entry by rear doors or cut window screens. A cigarette fighter found in a backyard at 1508 Arlington linked to the case. In two other weekend break-ins, youths were suspected. Items stolen included $1 at 2118 Ferris and $18.33 at 2214 Walding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Lee Roy Wilson
Ferris
Stuicnt
Gordon Anderson
Walding
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Bronthy Morning
Sunda Constitution Press
Sunday Mail
Gan Southey
Dan Ye
Gast Press & Sun
Roy and
Hay Adams
Koehlar
Ardmore Church
Associated Press
Storm
Harry Gorman
Douglas Meharg
N. With
C. BR. Myers
Paul McPherson
Jim T. Kise
Carlon Hearon
Sona
Jimmy Nor
Pakistan
I’s
Dante
Waranty
D Avenue
Hamilton-Bryan
MT. Scott
S$rd & Gore Blvd
War and Peare
News and Cartoon
Jere Helms
Hankins Drive-In
Farbara
Errol Flynn
United Acterte
Prowlers
North 23Rd
American Foods
Ritz
Glenn Ford
Mina Foch
Bors Town
Telord
Murray
Austin & Ca
Derk West
Virginia
Edmond Ladd
Mayo O'Brien
Warnercolor
Jaguar
Warner Bros
Steve
Cocuan
Shark River
Checker Cab
Diai
the “Checker” Way
Taxi Service
Lawton FT. Sill
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