Oklahoma House Takes Up Annexation Bill Amid Protests
Oklahoma City House galleries were packed as lawmakers began debate on a local annexation bill angering many small towns around Oklahoma City. The session entered its 15th week with battles over GRDA bonding limits and a Senate probe into alleged overcharging in grocery pre packages, while a conference committee prepares to tackle remaining money bills.
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Title Legislature
Bethany
Midwest City
Ign
General Appropriations
Grand River Dam Authority
GRDA
Senate
Raymond
Gary
Public Service Company
Markham Ferry
State Department of Agriculture
Charles Wilson
Sayre
Wilson
Oklahorma County
Department of Agriculture
Area Schools To Be Checked In Lawton Visit
Gilford Windle of Oklahoma City is in Lawton this week for a routine check of area schools. Clarence Scott, county superintendent of schools, said Windle is deputy examiner for the finance division of the Oklahoma State Department of Education.
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Gilford Windle
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Clarence Scott
Windle
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Constitution Press Win Phillips Award
United Press Oklahoma presented the first Tom R. Phillips Memorial Awards for coverage benefiting UPO clients to the Alva Review Courier and the Lawton Constitution and Morning Press. Plaques honor 1956 and 157 awards. Henthorne announced annual plaques.
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Tom R. Phillips
United Press Oklahoma
Alva Review Courier
Lawton Constitution
Morning Press
United Press Editors of
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N. G. Henthorne Jr
Tulsa
UPEC
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Phillips
Alve
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Brooks H. Bicknell
Review-Courier
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Constitution
Lawton
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Reynolds
United Press
Alva
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Constration
U.P
Ralston
Holdenville
U. P
Bengal Exports Tea Ranked Second After Jute
Tea stands as Bengal's second largest export after jute, highlighting its crucial role in the region's trade. The statement underscores tea's economic importance within the state's exporting sectors.
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Bengal
Whittier School Readies Disneyland Skit and Chorus Festival
Second grade students at Whittier Elementary will perform A Trip to Disneyland in the 1:15 p.m. Tuesday school program in the auditorium, followed by the Whit tier Chorus Spring Festival at 7:30 p.m. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds for chorus robes. Cast includes numerous students and teachers.
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Whittier
Whittier Chorus
Helen Mcintosh
Mark Hopper
Bruce Woods
Sally Wicker
Cherri Streetman
Mary Katherine Logan
Mary Ann
Atlas's Peak Named Ocean Aegean Origins Recalled
The Atlantic Ocean derives its name from Mount Atlas in classical geography, linking a mythic geography to a vast sea. The association reflects ancient naming practice that tied major oceans to prominent deities or landmarks.
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Atlantic Ocean
Mount Atlas
Funeral Rites for W. E. Martin and Campbell
W. E. Martin 70 of Ferguson Missouri died Friday in a St. Louis hospital. He worked over 20 years for the Frisco railroad in Oklahoma and was born in Ravia. Services for W L Bill Campbell 55 owner of Campbell Farm Implement Co at 212 Lee will be Tuesday at 2 pm at the First Assembly of God with Rev. J W Gladney officiating. Burial at Letitia cemetery under Lawton Funeral Home direction. Campbell born April 26 1901 at Kennedale Texas married Bonnie Newman May 27 1922 at Geronimo survives wife two daughters Mrs Mildred Lynch and Mrs Bonnie Sue Baker three sons Wayne W Campbell James M Campbell and Kenneth T Smith mother Mrs Anna Campbell sister Mrs Maydell Hennessee four brothers Jim Campbell Jack Campbell R D Campbell and Jesse and nine grandchildren.
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Bill” Campbell
Campbell Farm Implement Co
Lee
Campbell
Roosevelt
Geronimo
Assembly of God
J. W. Gladney
Letitia Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Maydell Hennessee
Jim Campbell
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Campbell
Wichita
Kan
R. D. Campbell
Altus
Jesse
Andrews
Four More Added To Central Junior High Honor Roll
Principal A Richardson announces four seventh grade students at Central Junior High were added to the honor roll for the fifth six weeks of the 1956 57 school year. The names Regonal Gaston John Perry Gerry Wright and Karen Brewer were previously omitted.
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Central
A. Richardson
Regonal Gaston
John Perry
Gerry Wright
Karen Brewer
Four H Contest Set Tuesday at Fort Sill Indian School
County 4 H demonstration teams and individuals will compete Tuesday at Fort Sill Indian School starting 9 30 a m to qualify for the state roundup in Stillwater next month. Divisions cover home and agricultural subjects with junior and senior classes for boys and girls and age cutoff 12 before Jan 1 1957. Judges include Velva Walz Virginia Fite Barbara Smith Margie Kowena George Seals James Son and Ferrell Smith.
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Velva Walz
Public Service Co
Virginia Fite
Cordell HD
Barbara Smith
Altus
Margie Kowena
Fort St
Ag Play Opens Run Tuesday Night In Cameron
Cameron Players finalize rehearsal for The Madwoman of Chaillot directed by Berne Daniel. Show begins at 8 p m Tuesday in Cameron college auditorium Aggie. Tickets sold by Cameron Players or box office Tuesday night. Prices 7 cents for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Chaillot
Berne Daniel
Cameron College
Aggie
Thespians
Easter holiday dismissal at Lawson high school
Lawson High School will dismiss students Thursday afternoon for the Easter holidays, principal Hugh Bish announced. Classes resume Monday morning, April 2.
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Lawson High School
Hugh Bish
Practical Joke Lands Fugitive In Capital Jail
A 30 year old ex convict in Oklahoma City is jailed after police arrested him for drunk driving and discovered he was a California fugitive from Megaflight charges. Jack Hamons claims a joke. California authorities seek extradition. Hamons had prior Oklahoma terms for larceny burglary and rape.
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California
Jack Hamons
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San Bernardino
Calif
Oklahoma
Hospitality Club Welcomes New Member at Friday Meeting
Mrs Eddie Mae White was welcomed as a new member of Hospitality Club at an 8 pm Friday meeting led by Mrs Emma Ackerman. Mrs Henry Thomas, president, conducted the gathering which planned a tea for Sunday. Mrs Stanley Newberry spoke on health with several members present.
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Hospitality Club
Emma Ackerman
Henry Thomas
Stanley Newberry
Mesdames Clarence Shaw
Johnnie Fletcher
Carrie Hylton
Day Sullivan
Area Men In Service Victor Bullock Finishes Ranger School
Second Lt. Victor T. Bullock son of Mr and Mrs Clayborne Bullock 106 Kim recently graduated from the infantry school ranger course at Fort Benning Ga The seven week program covered jungle and mountain combat training Bullock a 1956 United States Military Academy graduate
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Ranger
Clayborne T. Bullock
Kim
Infantry School
Fort Beoning
Bullock
United States Military Academy
Youth Stabbing at Hospital Ends With Family Release
An 18 year old youth reportedly stabbed a 20 year old man, Donald Langley of 2213 Pollard, at Southwestern hospital around 1 12 a m Sunday. The assailant then drove a knife into his own stomach before officers seized the weapon and released him to his father. No charges had been filed.
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Donald Langley
Pollard
Southwestern Hospital
Polite
Film On Anger at Work A Cameron College Showing
A film titled Anger at Work will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday in room three at Cameron college. Sponsored by the Cameron Commerce club, the event is open to the public. Miss Blanche Beavers, head of the division of business administration, announced. Guy Brown, former Cameron speech instructor and now assistant executive secretary of the University of Oklahoma Association, narrates and acts in the film. Brown also portrays a draftsman addicted to the head ache switch in the production written directed and acted by OU personnel.
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Cameron Commerce Club
Blanche Beavers
Business Administration
Guy Brown
Cameron
University of Oklahoma
Alan Association
Brown
Cameron Students Won’t Get Holiday
Cameron college will not dismiss classes Friday for Easter due to the National Pi Theta Kappa convention opening Thursday on campus. A prior January weeklong vacation during the first and second semesters also influenced the decision, said Gordon Paine, dean of administration and registrar.
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Cameron College
Gordon Paine
Granoff School Head Quizzed By Modern Music Trait
Isadore Granoff, head of the Granoff School of Music in Philadelphia, says he is no fan of some modern music. While searching the Free Library for a book, he discovers a title card drawer labeled yoc-rol, reflecting puzzling library terminology.
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Philadelphia
Isadore Granoff
Granoff School of Music
Tle
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York special reports a new healing substance Bio Dyne in Preparation H preparation that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Doctors note striking improvements with long lasting results across many years of patient history. No narcotics or anesthetics used and claims include high satisfaction guarantees.
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AL Reach
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