Indian Students To Arrive Sunday At Fort Sill School
About 250 students are expected at Fort Sill Indian School for the new term led by Walter Gray superintendent. Among them 149 Navajos will arrive Sunday morning. Most students will be junior and senior high, with classes from the grade school level. Thirteen teachers return, and Reeves Nahwooksy becomes football coach. Enrollment will be Monday, August 29, with classes starting Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Gray
FSIS
Reeves Nahwooksy
James B. Wallace
Oklahoma City Market Reports Update From Cattle to Poultry
Oklahoma City markets show cattle receipts mostly cows with steady to weak finish and no beef offerings. Hog prices hold at 16.50 to 16.75 per cwt for 200-230 lb barrows and gilts with sows scarce. sheep absent. State Poultry prices list wheat, broilers, hens, eggs, and butterfat ranges across multiple Oklahoma cities with firm poultry demand and cash track watermelons noted at Rush Springs and Marlow with 30 lb limits at 1.00 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guymon
Hooker
Vici
Blackwell
Medford
Alva
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Frederick
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Hobart
Lawson
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Lawton
Rush Springs
Marlow
Four More Win y Scholarships at Cameron College
Cameron College awarded scholarships for the 1955 56 term to four more area high school graduates. Dean Gordon L. Paine announced the winners who join 18 freshmen receiving aid this term. Recipients include Glenda Marie Hood Bruce Burnett Jr Carl Harris and Harry Davis from Ryan Walters. additional prior winners span Cache Grandfield Mangum Tipton El Reno Elgin Nenville N
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
Gordon L. Paine
Glenda Marie. Hood
Arlington
J. E. Hood
Sentinel
Commerce
Bruce Burnett Jr
Bruce Burnett
Ryan
Carl Harris
Clark Harris
Walters
Harry Davis
Harry Davis Sr
School of Arts and Science
Lawton Delegation Seeks Federal Help on Water Problem
Meeting notes show a 3000 dollar appropriation to measure stations collecting data for federal evaluation of the local water issue. Lawton Fort Sill argues the watershed is fully developed with Lake Lawtonka raised ten feet, but stock ponds and contour farming reduce storage potential. Tulsa engineers urge written cooperation requests to Oklahoma senators and representatives in Congress. Participants include Mayor Ellsworth, councilmen, city officials, and lawmakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Lawton-Fort Sill
Ellsworth
Oklahoma
Congress
Lawton
Hendrick
Lester McKenzie
H. D. Hastings
E. C. Parks
Blunt Zorger
Buck Kinsey
Douglas Smith
Judgment Sought For Sewer Service
Home Building and Supply corporation of Selected Investments filed two civil suits in Superior court Friday seeking judgments against homeowners for unpaid sewer service charges related to tying onto a plaintiff constructed main. Defendants are W. W. Harris for $540 and J. N. Robertson for $570. A separate suit for abstract of judgment was filed by John W. and W. A. Grissom dba Community Loan and Investment against Lorene Chamberlain. John A. Reece and wife sue James H. Haggard and others to quiet title to Lawton Lot 12-16 Block 2 Lawton View Addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Building and Supply Corporation
Selected Investments
Superior Court
W. W. Harris
J. N. Robertson
John W
W. A. Grissom
Community Loan and Investment Company
Lorene Chamberlain
John A. Reece and
James H. Haggard
Lawton View Addition
Lawton
Woman Charged In Fatal Crash In Oklahoma
Claremore woman Edna Barefoot, 41, was charged with manslaughter after a Sunday head on collision east of Hobart killed five people including her husband Guy Barefoot and sister Fay Burns. Other victims were 18 month old John William Burns and Mary Frances Chambers with her daughter Glenda Joyce Chambers. Barefoot remained hospitalized with injuries as highway authorities say she was driving the car that failed to stop at U.S. 183 and H. 9 intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Claremore
Kiowa
Lloyd Reeder
Edna Barefoot
Guy Barefoot
Barefoot
U.S. 183
Square D Club Hosts Saturday Square Dance Night
Square D club members host a weekly square dance at 8 30 p m Saturday in the 35th Division park. Melvin Jennings serves as club president and Ernie Hunter will be the caller for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Square Dance
Square D
Melvin Jennings
Ernie Hunter
Chicago Butter Prices Steady in Wholesale Market
Butter prices in Chicago remain unchanged with receipts totaling 750,494. Wholesale buying prices show a 93 score AA at 57.5, 92 A at 5T, 90 B at 345, and 8 C at 52.5. Car prices list 90 B at 55 and 9 C at 535.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chaplains Office Hits 100 Percent Drive Goal
Fort Sill Chaplains turned in the full goal of 340 dollars in the 1955 Relief and Welfare Fund Campaign. They were the second post group to reach 100 percent, following the A&GMC safety office which led with a complete goal. Campaign manager Sfe. L. S. Cook led the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Chaplains Office
A&gmc Safety Office
Sfe
William Stack
Fort Silk
Government budget figures revised for fiscal year
The report shows receipts now projected at 62.1 billion dollars, about 2.1 billion above last January’s estimate and 1.8 billion more than the 60.3 billion tax yield. The budget deficit is placed at 1.7 billion for the year, down from the January forecast of 2.4 billion. fiscal 1955 deficit was 4.2 billion.
Cotton Classing School Docketed At Lawton Oklahoma
Lawton hosts a cotton classing school at the west elevator 23rd and F at 9 30 a m Tuesday for all cotton producers 4 H members and cotton trade leaders. George E Stroup directs with licensed classers and gin operators assisting to explain U S grades pull staple length and bale value from price reports. A 4 H classing contest and notes on the 1955 state contest at the Oklahoma state fair are included. Comanche county agents Haydock Johnson and Choate will host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Co-op
George E. Stroup
Oklahoma A&m College
U.S
County mills set for 1954-55 average daily attendance review
Excise Board will review districts on 1954-55 ADA basis and millage levies for 13 school districts by corporation auditors. Most towns raise rates. Geronimo faces 131.01 per thousand vs 44.05 last year while Lawton stands at 80.89. Auditors typically cut levies slightly. disputes go to tax court, but most changes settle out of court. Receipts issued after rates are official by county assessor for treasurer processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation
SD 41
Geronimo
Lawton
County Excise Board
Roberts earns master degree at North Texas State College
James R. Roberts of Mountain Park earned a masters degree at North Texas State College in Denton Texas on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Roberts
Troy L. Roberts
Mountain Park
North Texas State College
Denton
Tex
Warnings Issued To Veterans On Monthly Payments
Edwin P. Hobbs of the Lawton office warns veterans and dependents to notify the VA of any address change and to report lost or undelivered checks promptly. Do not cash checks that differ from the regular amount. return them to the VA for correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Edwin P. Hobbs
Lawton
Hobbs
Reunion Near World War I Ends. Woman Returns to New York
A woman recalled near the end of World War I moving to New York City and living there until three years ago, reminiscing about two weeks of visiting and picnics in the Wichita mountains with her mother the late Mrs. Maggie Johnston, and hinting she may return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Maggie Johnston
Wichita Mountains
Mackie
Sheriff issues delinquent tax notices and warrants
Sheriff Everett Ray Hale will send delinquent tax notices to county residents early next week. The 517 delinquents have 60 days to pay before alias warrants are issued and property may be seized to satisfy tax debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Ray Hale
Sheriff's Office
Expectant Mother Attempts Gas Self Harm in Lawton Home
Lawton police reported an expectant mother, wife of a Fort Sill man, attempted suicide by turning on a gas stove jets and closing the windows in her Lawton home Thursday night. She was taken to Fort Sill Hospital around 9 50 p.m. for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sillman
Lawton
Fort Sill Hospital
Plea trends rise as mandatory jail term bites drunk drivers
County data show 17 drunk driving cases this period with 11 pleas of guilty and six awaiting trial. Officials say 10 day jail mandates deter pleas, noting job loss fears and vacation pleas. City Court cases show lower innocence pleas than county court, delaying reckoning for defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
Redman
Fort Sill
Comanche
County Officials Return From Vacations In Midwest Trips
Pete Wynn, western district commissioner for Comanche County, returned Thursday evening from a week in Missouri. Rey Johnson, county clerk, came back Monday after a two week vacation in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Wynn
Comanche County
Missouri
California
Rey Johnson
Funeral Rites for Mrs Fannie Whitfield Held in Lawton
Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Kath erine Whitfield age 82 of 905 Douglas are set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Ritter Funeral home chapel with Rev Robert Hammons officiating. Burial will follow in Highland cemetery. She died Thursday after a lengthy illness. Born June 2 1873 in McKinney Texas she married Henry T Whitfield Oct 29 1894 in Whitesboro Texas and moved to Lawton in 1909 from Abilene. Survivors include her husband a son Bill a daughter Verna Kill and a sister Maud Johnson along with several grandchildren and great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Katherine Whitfield
Douglas
Ritter
Robert Hammons
Trinity Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Whitfield
McKinney
Tex
Henry T. Whitfield
Whitesboro
Oklahoma City
Ruth Anderson
Odessa
Fonda Liddle
Pittsburg
4 H Photography Contest Winners To Be Announced
1955 4 H photography contest winners to be announced next weekend, Mrs Louise Rupe says entries deadline Sept 1. County top two receive prizes from Gilbert Wood Drug and Blanck Studio and advance to state contest Sept 8. Prior county winners ineligible, former state winners may not compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Rupe
Gilbert Wood Drug and Blanck Studio
Rupe
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Cache
Grant Kinzer
Grandfield
James Rosenbaum
Mangum
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Tipton
Billy Stewart
Jack Warner
Science
Sheridan Crumpton
Carlene Logan
Charles Cremer
Elgin
Woody Robertson
Janell Withrow
Davidson
Alfred Clayton Jr
Waurika
William Pewitt
Irving High School
Earl Dale Baxter
Ninnekah
C.”’ Paine
Jo. G. Andrews
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Lewis Haydock
Arlen Johnson
George Choate
Excise Board
Pat
Sale Jewelry Company
Ms Poe WU Ae
America
Oxyt Diamono
LA Sill
Cache Rd
Sheridan
Cache Road
Sooner Estates
E. Morris
Res
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Pho
Ee Gay Insurance Service
C. M. Pike
Koehler
Sauerman
Fannie Whitfield
Tale Jewelry Company
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