Social Security Rolls Increase in Comanche County
Lawton list shows 2,? beneficiaries receiving 85,082 in 1956, up 34 from 1955. Briggs notes farm employment coverage boosts insured persons. self employed farmers joined in 1955. December 1956 reveals 431 retired workers receiving 51,665 monthly. 962 wives and dependent husbands totaling 2347 monthly. widows and dependents total 3,315 monthly. County Linton District Office serves 7,051 beneficiaries at year end 1956, with 731,447 in monthly benefits.
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Lsgs
Briggs
Comanche County
Anlsu
Biggs
Linton
Youths Reach Red Chinese Border Amid Travel Tensions
A group of American youths continued their trip toward the Red Chinese border as crowds gathered at a station. Flowers were tossed aboard the train while a Russian band played and shouts of peace and friendship filled the air. Some travelers expressed nerves and defiance, while others planned to join later. An embassy official and the ambassador visited, and a prepared mass statement defended the right to travel while rejecting being seen as propagandized.
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Fase
Los Angeles
Guy Crowan
Peggy Serger
Stan Fukson
Richard Sherman
Chicago
Grow
Sher- Tan
David
Albert Maysles
Boston
Edward Killham
Llewelyn Thompson
Warren McKenna
China
Christian Herter
Dulles
America
City Federation of Colored Women Clubs Meeting Recap
Mrs Elweda Dewberry presided over a City Federation of Colored Women clubs meeting held Monday at the USOYWCA building Actington. A report on a recent art baggar was reviewed as a success. A building fund rally is planned for the third Sunday in September with clubs including the Socialaires Desmonettes Bethuse Literary and Art Gay Ladies Hospitality and Sunshine Benevolent participating.
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Elweda Dewberry
City Federation of Colored Woners Clubs
Pum
Usoq-Ywca
Actington
Socialaires
Desmonettes
Bethuse Literary and Art
Gay Ladies
Hospitality and
Sunshine Benevolent
City council debates parking and annexation near Westwood area
Lawton Lawton council discusses banning parking between Cache Road and Sycamore amid jurisdiction questions on state property. Planning and zoning backs annexation of Westwood Third addition, new Erwin Acres area to gain parking for a shopping center, plus traffic and signage fixes.
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Cache Road
Sycamore
Lawton Sale
Highway Commission
R. Ellsworth
Harvey House
Westwood Third Addition
Planning and Zoning Commission
Erwin Acres
Planning and Evening Commission
Bessie and
Fort Sill Blvd
Ron Wheatley
Lee
Public Property Committee
Lake Lawionka
Third and
Dearborn
Fourth
Food Issue To Begin Friday In Central District
Surplus commodities will be issued beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Emil Woesner, central district commissioner, said today. Recipients should bring a cannancy and identification cards. Persons collecting for someone else must bring that person’s ID and a note of permission.
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Central Distriet
Emil Woesner
Central District
Woesner
Indianaan Named To Head Lutherans In Stillwater
Carl Heidt of Evansville Indiana will head the Walther League of the Lutheran Church for a third straight year after being reelected at the group annual convention in Stillwater. The international convention continues through tomorrow and involves about 90 000 members.
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Stillwater
Carl Heidt
Evansville
Ind
Walther League of the Lutheran Church
Heidt
Cityans To Get Safety Award
The Lawton Downtown Kiwanis club and two Lawtonians are named recipients of Certificates of Commendation from the Allstate Safety Crusade for outstanding participation in traffic safety and accident prevention efforts. Eddie Dorough notes awards will be presented to the civic organization, its safety committee chairman Floyd Wood, and Vernon Carmichael, president of the Lawton Safety Council. The crusade, nationwide, promotes safe driving through community involvement.
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Lawton
Allstate Insurance Company
Hospital Physical Therapy Jobs Open
Job openings for physical therapists across federal agencies hospitals and U S Public Health Service Indian Health facilities announced by the Civil Service Commission. Qualifications include graduates or within three months of completing training and pay ranges from 3670 to 4425 annually with required experience for higher posts. Full information from post office front Robert C Pierce examiner in charge.
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U.S
United States Civil Service Commission
Robert C. Pierce
Drowning at Washita River Party Claims Earl Bray
A Lindsay area swimming party in the Washita River ended in tragedy with the drowning of Earl Lynn Bray. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Murl Gray of 344 miles southeast of Lindsay. Bray apparently suffered a cramp while swimming.
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Lindsay
Washita River
Earl Lynn Bray
Murl Gray
Strike continues at Page Fort Sill amid picket line
Lawton labor dispute stretches into a seventh day as machinists and other workers refuse to cross picket lines at Page Aircraft and Fort Sill. Tulsa union rep says strike to continue until Page meets union terms. Oklahoma City committee to report findings to State Building Trades Council.
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Apache Gate
Fort Sill
Medicine Park Road
International Association of Machinists
22Nd Street
Page Aircraft Maintenance Co
Nickating
Ini
Claude T. Jones
Tulsa
TAM Stand Lodge
Sid Tuesday Ie
Lawton
Page
Oklahoma City
Aiike
State Building Trades Council
Sexton
Consi
National Labor Reliations
Dal
Fort Worth
Spartan Aircraft
Sexton Scu
Page Co
D. Sweeney
Wrava
Sweeney
Ross Cleared On Contract Deal In Military Purchases
The House Military Operations subcommittee cleared Robert Tripp Ross of any wrongful act connected with military contracts to a family firm while he was assistant secretary of defense. It did fault the government awards to a relative of a high official as contrary to public policy, citing about 75 contracts totaling over 25 million dollars linked to Herman Wynn and family. An $834,000 Army contract to Wynn Enterprises Inc for cotton trousers drew focus. Claire Wynn Ross, Wynn's sister and Ross's wife, was firm president. Ross resigned February 14 as assistant secretary of defense for legislative and public affairs amid the issue.
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Washington II
House
Robert Tripp
Ross
Defense
Government Operations Committee
Herman D. Wynn
Wynn Enterprises Inc
Claire Wynn Ross
Wynn
Fraud Scams and Bad Policies Highlight Hearing
Oklahoma officials report widespread fraud complaints from towns across the state. A Tulsa man seeks coverage for a preexisting illness, while inspectors note health policies sold at homes and hospitals often lack proper licensing. Authorities vow hearings and action to shut down illegitimate agents and require compliance from insurers.
Ex-Tulsa Judge Dies in Muskogee
John T. Harley, 69, Tulsa attorney and former common pleas judge, died Tuesday in Muskogee Veterans Hospital after a month of illness. Requiem mass set for 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Catholic Church.
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Tulsa
Muskogee
John T. Harley
Common Pleas
Muskogee Veterans Hospital
Christ, the King Catholic Church
Chicago Butter Chicago price and Oklahoma City livestock market notes
Butter prices steady to 4 percent lower with receipts at 986000. Oklahoma City market reports cattle, calves, hogs, sheep with mixed to steady trends. Slaughter cattle and hog prices show modest gains and declines across weight classes. poultry and eggs prices listed from multiple Oklahoma towns.
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Chicago
Oklahoma City
USDA
Chairmen Named By Rotary Club 1957-58
General committee chairmen for 1957 58 were named at noon today. Col Ret ELC Williams directed club service activities O B Lord vocational service D Wigington community service Henry Ford international serving Dr Charles Green club president presided. A song reader was Dr Charles Schow. Charles Bledson fed the invocation and Morgan Roberts presented the news. Guests included Henry Claiborne Curtis Merriott Walte red Whitten K P Larsen L Humphreys Walter Fortner and C W London Apache Denver W Meacham Clinton George A Makris Pine Bluff Ark Sid O Hansen Mellon Reed and Don Elbert Oklahoma City Rotarians.
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Elc
Wiliams
O. B. Lord
D. Wigington
Henry Ford
Charles Green
Charles Schow
Charles Bledson
Morgan Roberts
Clarence Davis
Henry Claiborne
Curtis L. Merriott
Waltered Whitten
K. P. Larsen
L Humphreys
Walter Fortner
C. W. London
Apache
Denver W. Meacham
Clinton
George A. Makris
Pine Blut
Ark
Sid OQ
Hansen
Studio City
Calif
Mellon Reed
Don Elbert
Oklahoma City
Scandal trial recounts famous Hollywood affair claim
Testimony describes a confidential Las story involving actress Maureen O Hara and television star Desi Arnaz. Arnaz disputes the tale calling it baloney as prosecutors prepare to read more from Confidential and Whisper magazines. O Hara has sued for libel and may testify.
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Miss O'Hara
Dep
William L. Ritzi
O'Hara
Grayman
Maureen
Hollywood
Bilai
Archer
Miss O
Funeral Rites for Harry Comer at Ritter Chapel
Funeral services for Harry Comer, 65, were held at 10 a.m. at Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Henry Wall of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery as members of Lowery-White American Legion Post No. 2 conducted rites. Legion commander Percy Givens presented the flag to the family.
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Harry Comer
Ritter Funeral Home
Henry Wall
Calvary Baptist Church
Highland” Cemetery
Lowery-Whitehead American
Légion
Rite Beavers
Percy Givens
Buddy Garber
Harold Carevicka
Givens
Legion
Polish Streetcar Strike Ties Up City Transport
A strike by 25 000 streetcar workers in a Polish industrial city escalated as a union delegation met officials to resume negotiations. Authorities deployed 1000 military and civilian trucks to substitute streetcars, while the government offered 9 50 million zlotys to raise wages. Strikers press for higher pay, seeking 5 zlotys an hour for the lowest paid and an end to the collection based pay system.
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U Party
Poland
Deel
Kiwanis Governor Speaks At Meeting
A W Dick Moore lieutenant governor for Division 18 of Kiwanis International addressed Northwest Lawton Tawton Kiwanis members at Lawton Heizhis Methodist church Tuesday noon. He urged Kiwanis virtues and shared experiences from the Atlantic City International convention. Program chair was Howard Way. Guests included Lt Paul S Carpenter from Fort Sill, Billy Walker of Clovis New Mexico, Oliver E Miller of St Louis Rex Woods and W C Burboth of Lawton.
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A. W
Dick) Moore
Texas- Oklahoma
Kiwanis International
Northwest Tawton Kiwanis Club
Lawton Heizhis
Moore
Atlantic City
Howard Way
Paul S. Carpenter
Fort Sir
Billy Walker
Clovis
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