City Council Set To Hear Ten Old Business Items
Ten items of old business are scheduled for the city council meeting Tuesday night. Bids will be opened for 12 water department valve boxes and for six police cars with a portable welder unit report due after a week. Other items include traffic code presentation, curb removal at Humpty Dumpty Store, paving district engineering contract, left turn provisions, street extension, a bridge project at 24th and A, and rest room improvements near the Lake Lawtonka dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Police Department
Public Properties Committee
34Th Street
Cache Road
24Th
Lawtonka
Free Food Distribution Schedule Set for August in Comanche County
August food commodities for Comanche County’s needy begin Thursday with five western district towns distributing at Faxon Chattanooga Indiahoma Cache and Medicine Park. Eastern district centers include Fletcher Sterling Elgin Cox Pumpkin Center Geronimo Porter Hill. central district at the county courthouse Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Raymond Rust
Eastern District
Central District
Faxon
Chattanooga
Indiahoma
Cache
Elgin Baptist Church
Cox’s
Pumpkin Center
Geronimo Baptist Church
Porter Hill
Indian City Exposition Opens With Colorful Parade
An Oklahoma exposition near Anadarko showcases Indian City two miles south on SH 8 and an Indian camp grounds on the edge of town. More than 75 floats and tribal participants from numerous nations join daily dances races and ceremonies through the week including a national War Dance championship. Helen Louise Peterson of Washington DC is honored as Outstanding Indian for 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Goombi
U.S.A
Yesteryear
Fort Sill
Helen Louise Peterson
Washington, D.C
Peterson
Barrick Named Assistant Provost Marshal for Post
Lt. Col. Dale L. Barrick has been named assistant provost marshal for Fort Sill. He succeeds Lt. Col. H. M. Loy, reassigned to Headquarters, V Corps, Frankfurt, Germany. Barrick returns from a 16 month Korea tour where he was senior adviser to the provost marshal, 1st Republic of Korea Army. He entered active service in 1942 after a 1929 reserve commission. A Heights High School Houston graduate, he attended university of Texas and an alumnus institute.
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Dale L. Barrick
Fort Sill
H. M. Loy
V Corps
Frankfort
Germany
Col. Barrick
Korea
Republic of Korea
Heights High School
Houston
Tex
Texas University
Circus Slated To Appear In City This Fall Disbands
The Ward-Bell circus, invited to Lawton this fall by the local Federal Order of Police lodge, was dropped afterFairbanks officials disclosed its disbanding last month. Walter Ashbery, FOP trustee, received notice today that the show cannot appear and no replacement programs are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circus
Ward-Bell
Lawton
Federal Order of Police
Fairbanks
Walter Ashbery
The
FOP
Nugent To Take Stand For Erwin In Court Martial
Lt. Jefferson D. Erwin, Blanchard Oklahoma career soldier, faces a general court martial for aiding the enemy while a prisoner of war. He is set to testify in his own defense as the last defense witness, with Lt. Col. Leslie E. Dixon and other officers expected to call witnesses. Around 40 former POWs have testified on camp conditions, and Liles has been linked to pro Communist propaganda statements by Americans on the prisoner peace committee. Nugent, president of the committee, was previously acquitted at Ft Sill court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Lewis
Wash
Jefferson D. Erwin
Blanchard
Okla
Leslie E. Dixon
Paul V. Liles
Birmingham
Ala
Camp 12
Korea
Ambrose Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Liles
Nugent
Ft. Sill
Second Tragedy Hits Mincey Family in Texas Arkana
ACCIDENT was a song leader and officer in a youth group and a deacon in the church. Rev Bob Hammond of Trinity went to Texarkana to aid the family. This is the second tragedy for the Mincey family after Linda Yvonne Mincey, 13 months old, was struck by a car in Temple in 1944. Surviving relatives include a sister Mrs Wilson, brothers Silas J Mincey and Tommy Mincey, cousin Woodrow Mincey, and mother Mrs Clayton Taylor. Becker Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Bob Hammond
Trinity
Texarkana
Mincey
Linda Yvonne Mincey
McKinley
Wildersville
Tenn
Mrs. Wilson
Silas J. Mincey
Jackson
Tommy Mincey
View
Woodrow Mincey
Andrews
Temple
Clayton Taylor
Becker Funeral Home
Medal of Honor Winner Merritt Edson Dies by Poisoning
Maj. Gen. Merritt A. Edson, World War II Medal of Honor recipient as leader of Edson's Raiders in Guadalcanal, was found dead in his garage from carbon monoxide poisoning. The 58 year old, retired Marine Corps officer and former NRA executive served 30 years in the Marines and headed Vermont state police. His son at Quantico said the father had been very tired and troubled by the American prisoner of war issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Merritt A. Edson
Vermont State Police
Marine Corps
Merritt A. Edson Jr
Quantico, Va
Traffic Control Board Chooses Ted Warkentin Chairman
Ted Warkentin was named chairman of the new Traffic Control board appointed by Mayor C. R. Ellsworth. Other members are Dr. Cuffie Waid and Ed Cagle. The board will report to the city council on a loading zone request for 928 D in front of Lawton Flower Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Warkentin
Traffic Control Board
C. R. Ellsworth
Cuffie Waid
Ed Cagle
Rachel Wray
Lawton
Warren Chrisman
Ralph Hennessee
City Seeks Bids for Clinic Air System and Storage Room
Bidders must include cashier's or certified checks or bidder's bonds totaling at least five percent of the bid. The city may reject all bids and hold them 30 days. Plans are at the architect's office 3107 Gore or $25 to procure, refundable if returned within five days after bid opening. Architect is Paul Harris.
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Gore
Paul Harris
Patrol Probe is Postponed in Oklahoma Inquiry
The Senate Investigation Committee postponed its planned probe into the Highway Patrol and War Veterans Commission due to missing members. Chairman Nix noted two members were out of state and another recently returned. Members Cartwright and Miskovsky were expected to join later, amid staff shakeups and Don Davis’s firing as director.
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McAlester
Okla
Highway Patrol
War Veterans Commission
Kirksey M. Nix
Senate Investigation Committee
John Russell
Okmulgee
45Th National Guard Division
Camp Hood
Tex
LeRoy McClendon
Keith Cartwright
Durant
George Miskovsky
Oklahoma City
Miskovsky
California
Cartwright
Veterans Commission
Don Davis
Nix
Oklahoma City Prices and Livestock Report
State Department of Agriculture reports prices for wheat, broilers, hens, eggs, and butterfat across multiple Oklahoma towns. It also covers Oklahoma City Livestock market with cattle, calves, hogs and sheep prices, noting steady to higher trends and specific bid ranges and top lots.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Frederick
Hennessey
Hobart
Alva
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Lawton
Yukon
Blackwell
Medford
Vici
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Laverne
Elk City
Woodward
Watermloons
Rush Springs- Marlow
USDA
Funeral Rites for Milam in Temple and M F Ray Obituary
Two funeral notices detail the deaths of Charlie C Milam age 65 of 901 Columbia who died from a cerebral hemorrhage and M F Ray 76 president of First State Bank Temple who died after three and a half months illness in Wichita Falls. Milam born Weatherford Texas served in 1918 Camp Sheridan Alabama and leaves a son brother and four sisters. Ray arrived in Temple in 1919 from Waurika led the bank through the Depression era was active in insurance and cattle and held leadership roles in banking associations. Both services are arranged by Becker and Pearson Funeral homes with Highland Cemetery burial for Milam and First Methodist Church Temple for Ray.
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Charlie C. Milam
Columbia
Weatherford
Tex
Milam
Comanche County
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Methodist Church
Alvie Curtis Milam
Jay M. Milam
N. 31St
Andrew Knowles
Duncan
Ethel McGehee
New Market
John Cooper
Ivanhoe
Calif
Joe B. Knowles
Tulsa
Becker Funeral Home
Highland Cemetery
Temple
M. F. Ray
First State Bank
First Methodist Church
Ray
Wichita Falls
Roy C. Rowland
Carnegie
Temple Church
Cecil L. Bolding
Waurika
Cotton County
Southwestern Group
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Temple Masonic Lodge
The
Methodist Church of Temple
Temple Chamber of Commerce Board of
Florence
Andrew J
Hugh L
W. E. Alexander
W. D. Wall
Leslie
Pearson Funeral Home
Tarantulas Not Typically Dangerous or Potent Pets
Tarantulas are not usually dangerous despite their venomous nature. Some species have been kept as pets, though handling and care vary by type and keeper.
Oklahoma Woman Urged to Apply for Ex-POW Compensation
Marie Sharp of Oklahoma City, one of four missing relatives sought by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, is advised to apply for about 3800 dollars owed as next of kin for her late husband’s imprisonment by North Korea. The commission seeks four Oklahoma claimants, with August 21 deadline for applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Sharp
U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Sharp
FCSC
Dickey Murphy
Dalewood Drive
Midwest City
Louis W. Hopper
Tulsa
Commission
Street Washing Plans Proposed for Downtown
Street Commissioner Earl Christmas proposes washing downtown streets two or three times weekly using water from sources unconnected to the city supply. Mayor C R Ellsworth confirms water will come from a stadium well or other sources but not from the city water system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Christmas
C. R. Ellsworth
Public hearing on statewide deer season in Lawton
The Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission announces a public hearing in Lawton Oklahoma on August 18 1955 at 3 00 p m in the County Court Room at Court House for discussion of the proposed statewide deer season exclusively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission
Lawton
Oklahoma
Court House
Prison riot ends with hostage standoff at Yakima prison
About 150 people were in the dining hall during a prison riot. Hostages were moved to the stewards' office above the dining room. After tear gas forced a failed rescue, inmates surrendered after a half hour. No major damage. guards treated well with tobacco and blankets.
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Delmore
Stewards
Yakima
Johnson
Bichsel
Eutopia Town Origin Name Change From Hell To Pay
The town of Eutopia in Washington state began life in 1889 under the name Hell-To-Pay, a moniker later abandoned for the hometown’s present title. The origin reflects a rough frontier era and local settlers’ naming choices.
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Eutopia
Wash
Hell-To-Pay
Science claims new nonsurgical pile shrink remedy
A healing substance called Bio-Dyne is reported to shrink piles, relieve pain, and stop itching without surgery. Doctors note actual shrinking and patients say piles are no longer a problem. Available as suppository or ointment under the name pees H with a money back guarantee. Regulatory details and dates are unclear.
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Moncey
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M & D Finance CO
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KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
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Pho
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Mate
Gulf Station
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Gulf
Runyan
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