Lawton To Have Branch Of FHA Director Named
A branch office of the Federal Housing Administration will open in the Lawton federal building this week. Jack Mobrey is named to direct the office with Jim ZEstell as evaluator and Bennie Stephens guiding quartering arrangements. The office serves southwestern Oklahoma to speed processing of builders commitments.
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Federal Housing Administration
Lawton Federal Building
FHA
Jack Mobrey
Jim Zestell
Bennie Stephens
Federal Building
Washington
Lawton
Hugh Askew
Oklahoma
Hospital News Items From Southwestern and Angus Hospitals
Admitted include Mrs. Mary Beauchamp Indiahoma and Mrs. J C Smith Templa for medical treatment. Major operations on Arthur Bigbee Fletcher and Charles Kidson with others in Duke Apache and Lawton regions. Birth reported for Robert Hancock and wife in Indianohoma. Dismissals include Mrs Druie King Apache and Mrs Wilma Metzner Apache.
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Southwestern Hospital
Mary Beauchamp
Indiahoma
J. C. Smith
Templa
Druie King
Gary Bob Howard
W. D. Howard
Route 1
Lawton
Arthur Bigbee
Fletcher
Charles Kidson
H. J. Snapp
Duke
O. B. Dunlap
Robert Hancock
Angus Hospital
Clarence Pointer
Apache
Wilma Metzner
Ferris
Jake Kemp
N. 15Th
Farm Women’s Council to Meet for 1944 49 Program
The Camanche County Farm Women’s council holds its annual fall meeting Thursday at 1 30 p m in the Coca Cola hospitality room. Miss Louise Perringon announces the program outline for 1944 49 with district agent Esther Martin present to discuss the plan. Also to be elected is a new council secretary to serve two years. Mrs Paul Were of Meers finishes her term.
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Camanche County Farm Women's Council
Louise Perringon
Coca Cola
Esther Martin
Southwest District
Paul Were
Meers
Stevenson Ahead In Tight Senate Race After Revisions
Stevenson led by 119 votes as election officials acknowledged revisions to Eastland Garza and Hardin counties. O'Daniel unavailable for comment due to ranch visit, leaving Stevenson with gains from updated tallies and a slim edge in the bureau returns.
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Senate
GOP
O'Daniel
Aledo
Johnson
Stevenson
Robert Johnson
Eastland County
Garza
Hardin
Election Bureau
Moscow communique awaited as western sector accord nears
Agreement continues from page one with a likely delay until Moscow issued communique detailing decisions. Russia presses for reparations while American troops face a gunfight with speeding Soviet soldiers leaving a Russian sergeant reportedly wounded.
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Moscow
Russia
Market summaries across grains livestock and sugar quotes
Chicago butter markets show firm tone with 348,002 pounds traded and varied scores. Oklahoma City cattle and hogs call opening trading slow with grass steers and weak quality. vealers down 25, heavy calves at 27 28. stocker calves 23 28. Cotton futures rise modestly led by Oct and Dec with gains up to 10 cents. NYSE closes mostly lower with large caps mixed and several Dow components down.
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Oklahoma City
lPy
USDA
Two Lawton men charged with wagon wheel theft
Walter A. Caldwell, 33, and Elmer J. Caldwell, 30, both of Lawton, face larceny charges for taking four wagon wheels and three wagon nuts from a wagon owned by Joan Repp in Lawton. The wheels were rolled away on three successive nights last week. A preliminary hearing is set for Thursday in Justice John Manning’s court.
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Joan Repp
Lawton
Walter A. Caldwell
Elmer J. Caldwell
John Manning
Justice of the Peace
Midwest Sees Cooling as Heat Wave Shifts North
The Great Lakes and portions of the east enjoyed relief from heat as a cool air mass from northwestern Canada moved in. Los Angeles hit 95 while Blythe and Silverlake reached 112 in hot southern California. Forecasters warned of another overheating wave following the cold front.
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United Press
Great Lakes
East
Canada
Alleghenies
U. S
Dakotas
Minnesota
German Border Changes Could Shift Schleswig-Holstein Ports
Continued from page one, the report notes plans to extend Schlesweg Holstein’s northern border by ceding the port city of Hamburg. Economists say the vital port would supply Schleswig-Holstein with income needed as the population swelled by eastern refugees since the war.
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Schlesweg- Holstein
Hamburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Chief Regrets Continued From Page One
Wallace, crying and hat-sticking, says eggs and tomatoes hurt less than hunger. He condemns hatred, expresses compassion for the hungry, and the crowd laughs as more bao’s are served.
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Wallace
Bao
Porter Hill Man Admits Drunken Driving Charge
Harold Johnson, 40, Porter Hill Indian, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. He was fined $100 and costs by County Judge G. W. Horne and given a six month suspended sentence. Police officer Grover Dyer filed the charges after a two car collision at Sixth and C Sunday night.
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Harold Johnson
Porter Hill
G. W. Horne
Johnson
Grover Dyer
Midget Racing Plane Pilot Hurtles Into Safety
Cleveland reports 1948 national air races saw Robert Huggins bail out of a midget racing plane during pull out tests. The Milwaukee pilot, 41, parachuted to safety over Olmsted Falls after the craft, owned by Merle Zuehlke, began to fail. Initial confusion over pilot name followed by clearance record issues.
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Cleveland
Robert Huggins
Milwaukee
Huggins
Olmsted Falls
Merle GC. Zuehlke
Rarehile
One Charge In Case Dismissed In Nichols Liquor Case
Rastus Nichols, 34, had one of five liquor possession charges dismissed after a motion to suppress evidence was sustained by County Judge G W Horne. The judge overruled another suppression motion on a second charge set for Sept 15 in County court.
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G. W. Horne
Jndge Horne
Charles Ozman
Nichols
Wichels
L. L
Five Booked For Disturbance After Fight At Downtown Bar
Two men and two women were charged in city court Monday night with creating disturbance and fighting at the Big Top bar located at 217 C. Names listed include Luther Slimp 21 of 111 F Lannie W Grass 22 Fort Sill Gladys Pat Stilwell 32 117 CG Bill Stilwell 35 Lawton and Loyd Byrd 21 430 E.
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Big Top Bar
Luther Slimp
Lannie W. Grass
Fort Sill
Gladys Pat Stilwell
Bill Stilwell
Lawton
Loyd Byrd
Firm Policy Contested in Deportation Hearing
The deportation case of Stevecs, 44, before an immigration inspector drew attention as his attorney blocked testimony. Whittaker Chambers testified he called Stevens the No 1 man in the Communist underground, while Stevens remained silent citing potential self incrimination. Government seeks deportation on grounds of illegal entry, political affiliation with a violent overthrow group, and publishing materials advocating government overthrow.
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Steveccs
Hewitt
J. Peters
Coral King
Oons
House On American Activities
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazin
Stevens
Chambers
Department of Naturalization and Immigration
Commuter Car Clubs Lease Air Conditioned Coaches
Commuters along the Central Railroad of New Jersey form air conditioned coach clubs to reach their jobs. They lease air conditioned cars from the railroad and finance the cooling equipment over a 15 year period.
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New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
More Funds Needed for Oklahoma Textbook Plan
Governor Roy J Turner announced Oklahoma needs an additional 3 1 2 million dollars to finish providing books through the 12th grade after a half million already spent this year. He credited lawmakers and the textbook division for economy and noted 50 000 was saved by buying wholesale. The program will require ongoing about 90 000 annually after start.
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Oklahoma City
Roy J
Turner
True B. Emerson
Hoors
Two Fort Sill Prisoners Remain Missing
Ervin C. Dressing an 18 year old felon in pending disposition vanished from the guard house after 10 p.m. authorities say. Kenneth G. McIntire a Class A prisoner walked off from a work detail without guard around 9 a.m. today. No signs of a break out were found.
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Fort Sill
Ervin C. Dressing
Kenneth G. McIntire
Bridge Railings Theft Alleged in Comanche County
Lloyd Anderson of 793 McKinley is charged with stealing four magic irons and rails from Wolf Creek bridge four miles south and a half mile east of Layton. The bridge is county property. bond was set at 1000 dollars. Anderson waived preliminary hearing and awaits district court trial.
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Agels
Comanche County
Lloyd Anderson
McKinley
Anderson
Wolf Creek
Layton
Oral Ridgeway
Ered Kinmonth
Jet Planes Seek World Speed Record At Cleveland Races
The air force will run jet speed tests during the Cleveland air races on September 4 to 6 over a three kilometer course parallel to the 70,000 seat grandstands at Cleveland airport. The public may witness the attempt to set a new world speed record on this weekend event.
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Gleveland
Air Force
Clevelane
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