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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1955
Page
9
Saddle Mountain Special reports the Saddle Mountain Round-Up club hosting a steak fry at the J. K. Haley ranch picnic site. Attendees include J. K. Haley Paul Wege Bert Wolf and numerous members and guests with many family and children present.
A personal shower for Mrs Arthur McJunkin followed the Highland Park Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service meeting. Mrs J R Glass, president, led a business session at Mrs David Roberts home. Mrs Roberts gave a devotional after Mrs Haag spoke on Tension of City Life.
OCW staff busily paints scrubs and polishes campus buildings for the fall term opening Monday September 12 dormitories open the weekend of September 11 Freshman orientation and upperclass enrollment begin September 12 with classes starting September 15 Dr Don Procter OCW president directs Operation College and representatives Magness Mace and Eugene Zimmerman attend the Farm Women's conference at Stillwater in Sedan community
Oscar Pope 73 longtime Lawtonian and brother of T J Pope of 501 Dearborn died Monday in Barbourville Kentucky after a heart attack. He left Lawton in 1926 and worked as a carpenter before retirement. Services pending. Survived by aunt Mrs Jack Pritchard Lawton.
The U S Army held memorial services Tuesday for 66 American soldiers killed in a collision of two Air Force C-119 Flying Boxcars last Thursday. Air Force crew members were among the dead. services for them were held Monday at Frankfurt Rhine-Main base.
Rev. O. W. York and Jimmy Farrell led a week long cleanup around Bethel Methodist church and parsonage. They organized volunteers and cleared debris improving the church grounds and surrounding area.
The Associated Press reports Kennecott Copper Corp workers resume duties after a 47 day strike. About 11,000 employees in Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona are expected back by week’s end following a settlement with Mine, Mill and Smelter workers. Arizona’s agreement faces bargaining disputes awaiting a National Labor Relations Board decision.
International Harvester Co offered 40 000 employees a guaranteed annual wage plan and a ten cent hourly raise. The CIO United Auto Workers Union called the proposal unacceptable in its present form but began immediate negotiations with the company.
Actress Arlene Dahl entered St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica on Tuesday for treatment of secondary anemia. Her illness led to the cancellation of a trip to Italy where she was to work in the film War and Peace.
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