County Baseball Tourney Begins At Craterville
Wet rounds delay the Camanche county baseball and softball opener at Craterville park. Clarence Scott announces the schedule shift with finals set for Saturday. Friday features Elgin, Sterling, Indiahoma, Geronimo, and Fletcher contests plus a Fort Sill vs Lawton game. Chattanooga junior high wins county title 6 6 over Cache.
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Elgin
Sterling
Indiahoma
Geronimo
Chattanooga
Fletcher
Faxon
Cache
Chatt Juniora
Lawton Wolverines
Fort Sill
Fabu
Army
Driving Test Tips Emphasize Right of Way and Safe Turns
In Lawton a driving examiner warns applicants about right of way rules and safe intersection technique. Drivers should stop at all stop signs, back slowly with shoulder checks, avoid coasting, brake rather than clutch, and keep hands on the wheel. The examiner notes many novice errors mirror the average driver.
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Bickeratoff
Lawton
Aim
Bickerstaff
Tomay
Evangelist Plans Series of Sabbath Broadcasts on KSWO
Evangelist MelIntosn of the Lawton Seventh Day Adventist Church will air Saturdays at 10 30 p m for 15 minutes on KSWO. The three week program seeks to explain the beliefs origin and purpose of the church to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MelIntosn
Lawton Seventh Day
Adventisn Church
KSWO
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Markets recap highlights from Chicago and Oklahoma City reports
The April 23 market roundup lists Chicago butter at 747,944 pounds and grain ranges in Chicago with wheat quotes, while Oklahoma City notes cattle at 400 head and calves 400 with steady to higher trends top prices, hogs lower, and lambs steady. New York cotton futures slide, and a broad array of New York stock closes show mixed gains and losses across major equities.
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Chicago
Wenkar
Carlots
Oklahoma City
Strang
New York
Postmasters At State Meeting In Ada Oklahoma
Three Comanche county postmasters attended the annual state meeting of the National Association of Postmasters of the United States. Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson was to address a banquet at Ada’s Aldridge hotel. Mrs. Cumming and other county postmasters traveled with state officers to the pre convention events. Some Oklahoma officials planned to attend the Texas state convention in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Ada
Aldridge
Margaret Cummin
Chattanooga
Ade
Cumming
Tom Gray
County Trio Held In Cattle Theft
A faller and two sons were held in Camanche and Caddo counties today on charges of cattle theft. G W Seigler 60 Winfred Seigler 25 and Lloyd Seigler were linked to two white face calves taken from Minnie Perkquanard’s herd near Geronimo Meers pasture and found on the Seigler farm. Bail set at 3000 for the first two. Lloyd Seigler jailed at Anadarko awaiting arraignment. The trio claimed innocence at arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faller
Camanche
Caddo County
G W. Seigler
Winfred Seigler
Lloyd Seigler
Anadarko
Minnie Perkquanard
Geronimo
Medicine Park
John Manning
Clues In Dream Violence Case Hints at Hospital Hearing
In 1938 a veteran recounts recurring nightmares of a man with a butcher knife and a girl’s throat, while testimony notes no such wounds in the Hayter case. City officers sought a hearing after questioning a man, and Judge Horne hopes to place him in a veterans hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hayter
Hayter
Horne
Veterana Hospital
Charges Filed After Mishap Near Porter Hill
Wealey Prank Bacon, 36, of Elgin route 4, faces county court charges of driving while intoxicated after a vehicle rollover on highway 277 near Porter Hill. Bacon, previously convicted of a drunken driving charge in 1948, was taken to Angus hospital in Lawton after three soldiers assisted him. Highway patrolman John R. Duke led the charges.
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Wealey
Bacon
Route 4
Elgin
Porter Hill
The
Highway Patrol
Lawton
Angus Hospital
John R. Duke
Avocados Delivered to Southwest Oklahoma from California
Continental Air Lines and Wertz Fruit Co arranged an experimental air freight of 60 pounds of avocados from Los Angeles to Albuquerque and Lawton. The fruit was distributed to local grocers for weekend sales, aimed at boosting salad use in the region.
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Oklahoma
California
Wertz Fruit Co
Los Angeles
Continental Air Lines
Albuquerque
TWA
Lawton
Continental
Ralph Wertz
Lawton Chamber to discuss water and highway funds in May
Senator Logan outlined highway projects unaffected by funding disputes while noting western Oklahoma lacked urban road approvals. He urged the Lawton Chamber to broaden its scope to Western Oklahoma. President Witzel announced a chamber meeting with the city water committee to tackle the summer water problem, with guests Herdman and Miller attending.
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Logan
Public Roads Administration
State Highway Commission
Roads Committee
Legislative Council
U. S
Sterling
Rush Springs
Temple
Texas
PRR
Oklahoma
WBS
Lawton
Frederick Woodward
Enid
Chickasha
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Western Oklahoma Chamber of Commercce
Jake Witzel
Chamber, of Commerce Board, of Directors
City Council
Council Chamber
Charles Herdman
Kansas City
Glen Miller
Colorback Co
Court Hears Testimony in Injury and Drowning Cases
Witnesses outlined hearing loss from a head blow and debated agency in a motorcycle crash case. The jury returned a verdict for the Meadows family in the drowning suit after a brief deliberation, with Davison denying a prior witness claim about a life guard.
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Meadows
Davison
Jury Panel Expanded for Lawton Civil Term
Court Clerk Ollie Fite announced 16 additional jurors for the upcoming civil term in Lawton. Names listed include Ralph Hennessee Harriman Arthur Lawrence A C Halbrooks T B Brammer L C Dawson T B Ketchum Walter Bruns Fred Bentley Frank Boordiman Sumuel Joyner John Filetz Sv John D. Helvey William Vogel Fletcher and E M Ferris Indiahorna.
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Fheowlanaa
Dale Pitter
Regalnge
Ollie Fite
Ralph Hennessee
Harriman
Arthur Lawrence
A. C. Halbrooks
T. B. Brammer
L. C. Dawson
T. B. Ketchum
Walter Bruns
Fred Bentley
Frank Boordiman
Union Chiefs Contend With Mayor Over Police Action
Reported exchanges show Union Chiefs accusing Mayor Clark E. Tucker of misusing police strength to quell unrest. The scene at the plant involved a heavy police presence, with all available officers deployed and headquarters nearly empty except for two female booking clerks.
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Prutatity
Clark E. Tucker
Tucker
Gudaby
Kllontiy
Miners pledge on injunction and strike penalties
In a news conference, officials said the injunction granted by Goldsborough remains in effect, with penalties for contempt possible for any new coal strike. The injunction fund lasts 40 days unless the attorney general seeks dismissal, and the 80 day production clock starts when full production resumes, Morison noting it does not begin today until production returns.
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Goldsborough
Morison
Miners Strike Tension Rises Over Injunction Impact
A reporter questioned if an injunction could bar a strike on issues beyond miners pensions as walkouts began March 15. Morison claimed the injunction is aimed at maintaining production and that all civil contempt orders could be dissolved when the dispute resolves, removing future penalties.
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Morigan
Jong Goldsborough
Morison
Cnvil
Scouts Attend Upcoming Bivouac Roster Listed
Scouts from Last Frontier and Great Salt Plains councils prepare for bivouac with Explorer Posts and Sea Scout ships across Oklahoma. Units include Oklahoma City Outfit 4 Sea Scout Ship 95 and Norman Post 222 plus Shawnee Outfit 11 and Seminole Sea Scout Ship 72 among many others in a regional listing.
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Unita
Last Frontier Council
Explorer
Outfit
Sea Scout
Oklahoma City
Air Squadron
Shawnee
Seminole
Norman
Hydro
Chickagha
Altus
Temple
Duncan
Frederick
Lawton
Great Salt Plains
Exajd
Alva
Okeene
Arhvolin Council
Frantle
Ate
Ada
Wi Rogers Council
Air
Ponca City
Guthrie
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Am Airlines
Am Can
Am Tel
Anaconda Cop
Armour and
Avoo
Beeth Aire
Beth Steel
Branif
Chrysler Carp
Coca-Cola
Cent Motors
Curtiss-Wright
Mi Hastman Kodal
Gen Elec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Greyhound Corp
Hercules Powder
MT Central
Int Harvester
Int Shor
Johns-Manville
Kan City South
Kennecott Cop
Lig Myers
Lion Ol
Loew's Inc
Martin
McKea Rob
Mid-Cent Pet
Mc-Kan-Texag
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
Nat Distillers 21% Up * NY ¥ Cent RR
Ne Am Aviation
North Ameria
North Pat
Ohio OK
Packard Motor
Penney JC
Penn RR
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pet
Plymouth of
Pure Oil
Radio Corp
St. Joseph Lead
Sears Rawbuck Ats
Sinclair of
Dawsten Socany-Vacuum
South Pac
Cal
Snahona
Alze
Glenn Huffman
Gil NW
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texas Gulf Prod
Texas Gulf Sylph
Tide War A
United Air Lines
Us, Rubber
US Steel
West An Tel
Up & Wilson Co
Hammon Dry Cleaners
Agenus
Aycock
Hurst
Jones
Gaskinn
Gaskin
Mildred Dayton
V. M. Waid
Frankb. Daugherty
Ross ‘Malson
H. A. Puttkamer
Wayne Gilley
Denil Green
J. A. Tompkins
D. Fi
Cline
D. Nm, Wigington
J. ©. Lewis
J. A. Bumpers
George Meadows
Leon Butler
Miners
Andy Clyne
Rand Brooks
Cartoon
Qoustom
Newtow Prigen
Dourhwest
Lawton Tent & Awning Co
Shwen
Anington
Lawrence & Bitl
Ibirths Southweastern Hospital
E. L. Scott
Oscella Mills
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Earl
D Avenue
Jarold Shop
Berry's
Lowton
BC Avenue
Jarold
Berry's Jewelrers
Betty's
Jones Drug
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