Chest Payments To Participants Voted Approval
Chest di recto approved the third quarter of 1946 47 allocations totaling 7981 55 for immediate payment to participants. Organizations listed include Boy Scouts 2025 Salvation Army 1237 Camp Fire Girls 924 20 Lawton City Mission 900 local USO 900 national USO 877 Cancer fund 720 and Lawton Girl Scouts 407 25. Mr Neptune urged pledges be sent promptly, cautioning possible cuts to final balances if pledges lagged. Board members planned the second annual drive for next fall and began gathering materials for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laycan Community Chest
Chest Directo
E. E. Neptune
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Camp Fire Girls
Lawton City
Mission
Cancer Fund
Lawton Girl Scouts
Neptune
Giants To Play Chiefs Tonight Exhibition Clash in Oklahoma City
A 3 man squad of the Lawton Giants traveled for an Oklahoma City exhibition game against the Oklahoma City University Chiefs at 7:39 pm. Dick Ward business manager leads the unit including pitchers Melvin Fredericks Murray Baugh Bob Vorhis Comp Sterling and Al Blancha outfielders Pat Knox George Cox Howard Weeks infielders Alan Green Ken Clark Russell Ritter catchers George Bradley Danny Mathews. Manager Lou Brower remains at the capital. The Giants also schedule an exhibition home game against Pumpkin Center at 2 pm Saturday at Mem eet field, home of the Lawton 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eman
Lawton Giants
Oklaghoma City
Oklahoma City University Chiefs
Dick Ward
Giants
Melvin Fredericks
Murray Baugh
Bob Vorhis
Ney Sterling
al Blancha
Pat Knox
George Cox
Howard Weeks
Alan Green
Ken Clark
Russell Ritter
George Bradley
Danny Mathews
Lou Brower
Capital
Pumpkin Center
Memeet Field
Lawton 43
Former Cityan Author Visits Lawton Friends
Former Lawton resident and author visits Lawton Thursday afternoon for a brief gathering with friends. Since her first novel Return to Dus she has written six novels and numerous short stories for major publications. The family now lives in Ponce City after moving from Lawton in 1639. Her seventh novel is set for release next spring by Samuel Curl Publishing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lent Covert
Lawton
Dus
Covert
Saturday Blooming Post
Red Book
Fred
Dale
McAlester
Ponce City
Notor
Samuel Curl Publishing Co
Funeral Rites Set For James Allen Moore Infant
Funeral rites for James Allen Moore infant son of Mr and Mrs James Darton Moore will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Highland Cemetery with Rev Harry Bartel reading graveside rites. Beck Funeral Home in charge. Survived by parents paternal grandfather C D Moore paternal grandmother Mrs M L South Lamar Cole and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Vernie Sloan Rush Springs. The infant was the couple's first child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Allen Moore
James Darton Moore
Lee
Highland Cemetery
Harry Bartel
Lawton View Mission
Swanifather
C. D. Moore
Harry H Herndon Leaves For Brother Funeral
Harry H Herndon, resident of 208 N Seven 2 Street, Herndon, 60, died today at 2 AM after a lengthy illness. His wife, of Lawton, is seriously ill in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanry H
Herndon
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Texas
Chicago Butter Market Report and Related Commodities
Chicago butter prices steady at 93 score 59 92 score 68 34, with 431672 pounds traded. Oklahoma City livestock shows cattle and calves weak versus week, hogs steady, lambs scarce, and stockers firmer. Grain ranges largely mixed with wheat soy oats. New York cotton closes steady, stocks mostly lower with many leaders down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Okla City
Oklahoma City
New York
Values Raised In 32 Counties For School Aid
Oklahoma Tax Commission report shows 82 of 77 counties? increased real and personal property values enabling common school aid without penalties. It lists counties meeting the 50 percent minimum, with many above and several below, reflecting statewide trends in ad valorem revenues and assessed values for 1940–44 real property and 1945 personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commision Today
Tereneeth
Tax Commission
Len James ©. Nance
Purcell
Atoku
Carter
Cherokee
Choctaw
Cl- Marron
Cleveland
Coal
Craig
Ellis
Garvin
Haskell
Johnston
Latimer
Logan
McIntosh
Marshall
Murray
Muskogee
Nowata
Okmulgee
Ottawa
Pawnee
Payne
Pontotoc
Roger Mills
Rogers
Stephens
Texas
Tulan
Wagoner
Washington
Woodward
Beckham
Bryan
Caddo
Comanche
Catton
Creek
Custer
Gartieta
Grant
Greer
Hughes
Jackson
Kay
Kiowa
Mayes
Noble
Oklahoma
Osage
Pittsburgh
Seminole
Tillman
Woahita
Wooda
Snyder Rodeo Boosters Here
Mr and Mrs Joy Blanchard of Snyder visited Lawton to promote a May rodeo in Snyder on the 2nd 4th and 5th. Blanchard serves as part time secretary of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce. He recently sold his Snyder drug store due to health while aiding local Chamber efforts. The granate processing industry now employs over 200 workers and is growing in Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Blanchard
Snyder
Lawton
Blanchard
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of' Commerce
Gov Roy Turner Signs Vets Commission Bill
Oklahoma City April 25 AP A measure creating a new veteran affairs commission to replace the soldiers relief commission was signed by Gov Roy J Turner and will take effect July 1 The governor will appoint three members from lists submitted by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Bond 18 posted Daniel D Lew Fort Sid posted a $10 bond at the police station on a charge of driving without a license after an auto collision at Sixth and Lee Thursday night Police said his car collided with a vehicle driven by Col deen S Raybourn 726 A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Vet Veterana Commission
Soldiera Relief Commission
Roy J. Turner
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Daniel D. Lew
Fort Sid
Lee
Coldeen
Raybourn
Market movers and stock changes from an old financial page
Readable snippets show price movements and percentage changes for a mix of companies. Notable shifts include Texon Co advancing while Texia Gulf Prod and US Steel decline. progress or losses appear across oil, rail, airline, and manufacturing firms, reflecting mixed market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seara Roebuck
Sinclair Oi
Southern Pacific
Cal
Ind
N J
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Texon Co
Texia Gult
US Rubber
US Steel
West An Tel A
Wilson and Co
Woolworth
Local Society Notes and Hospital Updates
Mrs. Johnnie Qualls of Byars and Miss Dolly Rogers of Los Angeles have returned home after visiting sister Mrs. E. R. McClung at 1306 RH. Mrs. Oscar C. Burba of 108 Ny Fourth was a medical patient at Angus hospital today. Bobby Jean Welch, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Welch of 2509 Smith, is recovering at Southwestern hospital after an emergency appendectomy Thursday night. Mrs. H. G. Friedman of 509 Dearborn was dismissed from Southwestern hospital after a tonsillectomy performed Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Qualls
Byars
Dolly Rogers
Los Angeles
Calif
E. R. McClung
McClung
Oscar C. Burba
Ny Fourth
Angus Hospital
Bobby Jean Welch
E. S. Welch
Smith
Southwestern Hospital
H.G. Friedman
Dearborn
More Cables (Continued from Page One)
President William Green notes total contributions around 57000 for NFTW. Reports from 14 states cite long distance wire cuts and vandalism affecting booths and utility boxes. A restraining order against Southwestern Bell was sought to curb peaceful picketing. May 1 hearing set to confirm injunction. A Tulsa cable cut caused 300 phones to go dead, water shorting the sheath, echoing damage from the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Green
Nftw Aaid
BELL
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Telephone Workers
Southwestern Bell Telephone
A. P. van Meter
Mont Highly
Trunian
Oklahoma
van Meter
Highly
Tulsa
Oklo
OC. O. Luranger
Southwestern Bell, Telephone Co
Lawton Woman Charged With Forgery Of Check
Lawton woman faces a preliminary hearing May 8 on a charge of passing a forged $100 check. She pleaded innocent at arraignment before Peace Justice Fred Kinmonth and posted a $1,000 bond. The complaint alleges she forged the name Alton E H Martin at 1241 Dummit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
1813
Washington
Fred Kinmonth
Alton EH. Martin
Dummit
Two Men Bonded In Theft of 25 Machine Guns
Two men Karl Eisenhardt and Edward Browder Jr were each released on 10 000 bond after being arraigned on charges of stealing 25 government surplus machine guns. They were ordered to appear in federal courts in Baltimore and Savannah as investigations continue. The men were arrested at Clinton Naval Air Station after traveling to obtain surplus property and held in Custer County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Karl,Eisenhardt
Hillicott City
FHY
Edward Browder, Jr
Amarillo
Tex
U. S
Paul F. Showalter
Baltimore
Savannah
Kera
Clinton Naval Air’ Station
FBI
Custer County
Arapaho
Retail price rollback plan fuels brisk Newburyport sales
Newburyport Massachusetts reports brisk sales as retailers test a 10 day plan to reduce prices by 10 percent on all items. Plan not a markdown says Essex Development council director Norman J Randall, with refunds offered to consumers. Babson criticizes move noting need for wholesale price cuts and wage restraint to sustain any broad price relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport
Masa
Norman J. Randall
Essex Development Council
Babson
Eureka
Kans
Iir
Roger Babson
Uto-pia College
Kansas City
Robbery Suspects En Route To Lawton From California
Two of four suspects in the December hijacking of a nm local gambling game were en route to Lawton from Los Angeles, in custody of Sheriff Ed Gartrell and County Attorney Bob Landers. The suspects Carl Hugene Duncan, a former Lawton cook, and Emil L Crowell, 34, sought to阻阻阻 their return to Comanche County to face armed robbery charges. The other two, Sam Agrista and Perry Pugh, both from Los Angeles, were returned last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Los Angeles
Calif
Ed Gartrell
Bob Landers
Assatant County
Carl Hugene Duncan
Lawton Cook
Emil L. Crowell
Comanche County
Sam
Skit to Be Given Sunday at Fourth and B USO
A skit titled The Family Album will be presented at 4 p m Sunday at the Fourth and B USO. Fourteen Lawton girls and Fort Us service men will perform, written by William Greenan MNCCS representative, with Mrs Nadell Merz as narrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Us
William Greenan
MNCCS
Nadell Merz
Grass Tour Spurs Oklahoma Range Improvement Talks
Conservationists tour the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge to study virgin grasses and plan reseeding strategies. A 4:15 p.m. stop at Wayne Rowe ranch near Meers showcases native grasses planted in 1945 and brush eradication trials. A Lawton barbecue follows with a talk by D. A. Savage on range reseeding and pasture improvement in western Oklahoma. Committee members include Glenn Beecham H O Gibb Milton Keating and Ken Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wichita Mountains
Wayne Rowe
Lawton
Ear Congenentia
Oatorn
Krisher
Glenn
A. ‘Beecham
Comanche County Soil Conservation District
H.O. Gibb
Chamber of Commerce ‘Agriculture
Milton Keating
Chamber of Commmerce
Ken Stephens
Solons Debate Greece Turkey Aid and Marshall Report
Senators Connally and George indicate plans to have Marshall report to the committee behind closed doors, with potential impact on the Greek Turkish aid program the Balkan treaties and a proposed 350 million dollar European relief fund. Chairman Vandenberg convened the foreign relations committee to discuss changes in the relief bill language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Greece
Turkey
House
Connally
D-Tex
andGeorge
D-Ga
Marshall
Committee Behind Closed Doors
Landiny
Congress
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cash and Articles Taken From Store at Public Drug
Thieves broke a rear window of the Public Drug store at 219 E Avenue last night and escaped through the rear door after taking about $25 in change from the money reg¬ister and various items. Missing were an electric ton, electric razor, two pairs of sunglasses, several wrist bands, four leather billiards, and cosmetics valued around $60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Avenue
Fur-Bearing Egg-Layers Arrive From Australia
Boston dispatch reports three platypuses arrived from Australia aboard the freighter Pioneer Glenn en route to the Bronx Zoo New York. Officers noted the odd mammals showed curious appetites and a fondness for custard as they settled in aboard ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Australia
Pioneer Glenn
Bronx
N. Y
New York
Second Lieutenant Ray F. Skaggs Commissioned
Ray F. Skaggs of Indiahoma was commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Benning Georgia on April 29 after completing the Officer Candidate Course at the Infantry School. He entered service May 24, 1946, served with the engineers, held the rank of private before commission, and is a graduate of Indiahoma High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray F. Skaggs
W. K. Skaggs
Indiahomn
Fort Benning
Infantry
Leutenant
Army
Engineers
Indishoma High School
Walter Jadwin Funeral Services Told in Local Notice
Walter Jadwin a well known local businessman and bookseller at Jadwin and Co operated a waterc y. he held rare volumes and belonged to the Masonic lodge. Surviving with Mrs Jadwin are relatives including J B Hardin of Houston Mo and James Ablem of Springfield Ill. Rev Thompson Gene Hodges will officiate with Masonic rites by Dr C P Hues. The funeral will proceed to Oklahoma City for graveside rites at Fairlawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jadwin
Masonic Lodge
J. B. Hardin
Houston
James Ablem
Springfield
Til
Nettle Stewart
Oklahoma City
Thompson Gene Hodges
First Presbyterian Church
C. P. Hues
Fairlawn Cemetery
Twenty Students Win $1 200 Scholarships To OC University
Oklahoma City April 26 Twenty high school students earned Irminday Banning Scholarships valued at 1200 each to Oklahoma City University as the selection committee announced the winners. The list includes Donald Dees Catherine Johnson Naomi Livengood Wayne Stevens Alyce West Natalie Lokensgard Mabel Banks Morgan Hunter Donna June Milligan Frances Duncan Jeanne Hill Charles Patrick Betty Lee Estes Donna Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Donald Dees
Catherine Johnson
Naomi Livengood
Wayne Stevens
Alyce West
Natalie Lokensgard
el Reno
Mabel ‘Banks
Hardesty
Morgan Hunter
Hil City
Donna June Milligan
Southard
Frances Duncan
McAlester
Jeanne Hill
Tahlequah
Charles Patrick
Catoosa
Betty Lee Estes
Donna Dean
Notable Names in Oklahoma Figures Mentioned
The passage lists individuals including Ne Groom Blackwell Glenda Ja y Krenn Ponca City Ester Hazen Tulsa Frances Henson Shawnee Donald L Patten Holdenville Curtis Ward Cromwell and Joan Rogers Ada, indicating a directory or community roster across multiple Oklahoma towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ne Groom
Blackwell
Glenda Jay Krenn
Ponca City
Ester Hazen
Tulsa
Frances Henson
Shawnee
Donald L. Patten
Holdenville
Curtis Ward
Cromwell
Joan Rogers
Ada
Cityan Wounded in Knife Fight
A Lawton man aged about 30 was held for questioning after a knife fight in a beer parlor at Ith and Lee. Robert C. Simmons underwent a long operation with about 150 stitches to close chest and facial wounds. Jess McClain, jailer, said he remained at the hospital and watched surgeons sew the last stitches as the altercation unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Simmons
Ith
Lee
Lawton
Jess McClain
Births at Southwestern Hospital and area homes
At Southwestern Hospital a 6 pound 10 ounce daughter born to Mr and Wirg J F Lewis at 11 25 am Thursday. A 7 pound 8 ounce daughter born to Mr and Mrs Robert Judge at 1 18 pm Thursday. A 7 pound son born to Mr and Mrs C A Roberts Jr Frederick at 12 40 am today. A twin birth to Mr and Mrs K Elling Route 3 Lawton includes a 5 pound 7 1 ounce boy at 3 03 am and a 3 pound 10 ounce boy at 3 17 am today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Hospital
Wirg
J. F. Lewis
Park
Robert Judge
Elm
C. A. Roberts
Frederick
K. &. Elling
Route 3
Lawton
Twina
State to Furnish Funds for Bangs Disease Work
Oklahoma lawmakers approved a bill approp riating 25000 dollars annually for a state program to control Bangs disease in livestock herds. The measure, passed by the legislature, now goes to the governor for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
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Chiefs
Moore
Harry H, Herndon
Am Airlines
Am Can
Ts Am Tel and Te
McKeas
Rob
Mid-Cent Pet
Mo-Kan-Texas
Montgom Ward
Nash-Kelvinator
Nat Biscuit
Net Can
Nat Dairy
Nat, Distillers
NY Central RR
No Am Aviation
Worth Ameria
Northern Pacific
Ohio
Stags
Barry Curnutt
Jimmy Johnston
NEW Litho Press
Roy Turner
Vets’ Commission
Earl
Ath&c
California
Solons Due
Rae Na
Wilson Canvas Goods Co
Lawton Tent & Awning Co
Lawton Tent and Awning CO
Phono
Avenus
Indiahoma
Walter Jadwin
OC University
Asrinin
Berry
Chece
ELGIN
Bulova
Benrus
Berry's
Sheaffer
Berry’s
Jones Drug
South 3Rd Street
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