Lawton Kiwanis group forms to push better government
The meeting elected Dr. Green as president with C. Ellsworth as vice president and Elmer Bauman as secretary treasurer. Directors include Emmett Keough Johnny Keathley and Rev Richard Hopper, among others. The group aims to be a clearing house for state government issues and to counter demotion protests affecting Lawton. Justice Floyd Jackson praised local citizens for a civil protest effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Green
C. R. £Llsworth
Elmer Bauman
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Emmett Keough
Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Keathley
Richard Hopper
Central Baptist Church
Spec Sanders
Jerry Mustain
Lawton Safety Council
Terry Condrey
J. C. Conner
Kiwanis Club
Raley
Gov
Gary
Jim Lookabaugh
Highway Patrol
Lawton
St. Raley
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Floyd Jackson
Lawton and
Walters
Justice Jackson
Richardson
Comanche County
Hopper
Oklahoma grain and livestock prices steady across state
Oklahoma prices for wheat and livestock were listed across multiple towns with No. 1 hard wheat at 2.05 in several locations and hens and butterfat steady to firm. Oklahoma City stockyard receipts were light with cattle and calves modest, hogs and sheep trading nominal as markets varied by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Guyman
Hooker
Vici
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Alva
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Frederick
Hobart
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Tulsa
F.o.b
Muskogee
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
Pauls Valley
Vinita
Watonga
Rush Springs
Marlow
USDA
Guthrie Woman, 71, Dies As Fire Sweeps Her Home
Guthrie Oklahoma. Seventy one year old Mrs Bertha E Hyde died yesterday when fire swept her home. Firemen found the body after flames were brought under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Bertha E. Hyde
Hurricane Diane and Connie Move With Erratic Paths
A weather bulletin reports hurricane Diane near 60 miles west and moving north with an erratic course. Winds extend 50 miles east of center, gales to 250 miles, rain and high tides expected along the coast to New England. Ships are warned to clear the storm path and officials keep an alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
Diane
Here
Center
New England
Drowning at pond shocks Lawton family
Two boys stayed at the pond while Charles and Paul Thompson sought help after a drowning near Lawton. Firemen retrieved Ernest Thomas Epperson Jr. from 8 to 10 feet of water, 15 feet from shore, after a half-hour resuscitation attempt. The child, eight, lived on a farm near Lawton with five siblings and a newborn. Mrs. Epperson wept as the emergency truck headed to Fort Sill hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Roderick
Mafford
Ernest Roy
Lawton
Cache Road
Fire Department
Roy
Epperson
Thomas
Central Fire Station
Tommy Perkins
Woody Johnson
Marvin Linebarger
Grady South
Linebarger
Johnson
Perkins
Fort Sill
Sgt
Lonnie
Dorothy
Gordon
Lydia
M. E. Olmstead
Ten Property Owners Sue Douglas For Jet Noise
Ten property owners near Municipal Airport sue the Douglas Aircraft Co. in U S District Court for 122000 dollars in damages over jet noise and vibration from operating and testing aircraft. The filing follows a similar action by 30 area residents seeking 411906 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Property
Douglas
Tulsa
Okla
Douglas Aircraft Co
U.S. District Court
Difference Between American and European Cuckoos
The American yellow billed cuckoo builds its own nest and raises its own young unlike the European cuckoo which lays eggs in other birds nests. This distinction highlights varied reproductive strategies and nesting behaviors across the two species.
Trash overflow and charges filed over illegal dumping
Trash overflowed along the banks to Cache creek and spread to Cameron college field. Papers blew into alfalfa fields disturbing farmers. Lawton residents Darwin D. Roach Douglas Wickens and Joe Tolley face charges of dumping in unauthorized places. hearings set in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court after complaints by Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
Norris
23Rd and
Lee
Lawtonians
Powell
Darwin D. Roach
Douglas Wickens
Joe Tolley
Manville Redman
Justice of Peace
Woodrow
Ike Signs Water Compact Bills
President Eisenhower signed bills authorizing states to negotiate and enter into water compacts. The measures permit Kansas and Oklahoma to apportion the Kansas River and its tributaries, while Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma and Texas may agree on the Red River and its tributaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas River
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Red River
Hospital News Items Southwest Region Admitted and Dismissed
A batch of hospital notices lists admissions and discharges across towns. Names include Daniel Bressman and Carol Thomas with surgery or medical needs, plus multiple patients from Clinton, Faxon, Olustee, and Snyder. Several births noted, with dates August 6 and 9 mentioned for newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bressman
Medicine Park
Carol Thomas
Paul Thomas
Cleo Watson
Louis Arnau
Oak
Mollie Johnston
Faxon
Cecil Willis
Olustee
Minnie Terkaquanard
Rt. 3
Judy Hobbs
Carl Hobbs
Jefferson
G. A. Boydston
Peter Giammanco
Kingsbury
Wallace
Duncan
L. J. Duncan
Snyder
Dominick Hermann
Ray C. Hall
Denver
Wendell Phillips
Cheyenne
Lee Mallow
Walters
Gayle Berry
Prentice
Betty Douglas
Washington
Hubert Lewis
Gregory Welch
Tom Welch
Moses Stein
Virgil
Airman Arnold returns home to reunite with family
Arnold plans to leave for Alabama Friday to be with his children, whom he hopes to meet after a long separation. Schmidt trails a few feet behind, refusing to discuss his own marital woes or contact details, while reporters crowd the scene at the air base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Alabama
Schmidt
Una
Travis
Bus With Boy Scouts Flips Into Pecos River
A chartered bus carrying 29 Boy Scouts from Abilene Texas overturned and slid down an embankment into the Pecos River near Terrerro New Mexico yesterday. State policeman Jim Clayton said no one was injured and none of the scouts or adults had any scratches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe, N.M
Abilene
Tex
Pecos River
Terrerro
Jim Clayton
Preventing Pie Crust Sogginess with Egg White Brush
A light coating of egg white on an unbaked pie crust creates a moisture barrier. This prevents custards and other moist fillings from soaking into the crust during baking.
Funeral Rites for John J Varner Held at Becker Chapel
John J Varner 72 of 232% C died Wednesday morning from a heart ailment after two days of illness. Funeral services were at 7:30 a.m. today in Becker Memorial chapel with Rev H E Snodgrass officiating. The body was sent to Marietta Ohio for burial. Bearers were Glen Huffman George Zimmer Capt Allan Willis Ewell Lacy Joe Jaucks and Earl Flickenger. Becker Funeral home handled local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Varner
Becker Memorial
H. E. Snodgrass
Centenary Methodist Church
Marietta
Ohio
Becker Funeral Home
Warner
Glen Huffman
George Zimmer
Capt
Allan 5S
Willis
Ewell Lacy
Joe Jaucks
Earl Flickenger
Crude bomb found in the Roxy Theatre
A crude bomb hidden in the Roxy Theatre links to twenty two earlier home made devices found in public sites over 15 years. A workman discovered a five inch pipe device while repairing a seat upholstery. police trace it to the same bomb planter active since 1940. Eight of the bombs have exploded, wounding seven people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roxy Theatre
Lawton Student To Get Degree At Baylor Commencement
Lawton resident Maynard Gerald Fuller Jr. of 1145 Oak will receive a bachelor of arts degree among 280 graduates at Baylor University commencement on August 18. Also receiving a degree is Callie LaVeta Ligon of Altus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Maynard Gerald Fuller Jr
Oak
Baylor University
Fuller
Callie LaVeta Ligon
Altus
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