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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1957

Page

11

Funeral Rites for Joseph F Mast in Mericine Fark

Joseph F Mast 83 of Mericine Fark died Thursday afternoon at Lawton rest leme after stong illness. Born January 22, 1872 in Quincy UK he came to Enid from ISIS. Survived by one brother Earl Mast and a nephew Joseph Strub of Chicago. Funeral services Tuesday at the Church of the Acrament with Father Roebert Vin officiating. Burial will follow in Highland cemetery under Lawton Funeral Home direction.

Tusepl B. Maeh Mericine Fark Lawton Stong Mast Quincy Enid Vom Isis Enid Lawler Ean Mast Quings Joseph Strub Chicago Oyam Church of Theacrament Roebert Vin Ure Dal Highland Cemetery

Enid terror figure guilty in plane theft case

Air Force Staff Sgt Milton J Martin was found guilty by a U S district court jury after escaping Bergstrom Base and stealing a plane. He terrorized relatives of his former wife near Enid Oklahoma and was arrested after landing the stolen aircraft in Springfield Ohio. The verdict came in under ten minutes and sentencing was deferred.

Oklahoma City Air Force Milton J. Marfin Texas Okla Vesterday U.S Wo, Walelace Jr Slant Geokamp Martin Hss Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin Col Fes Enid Mapria Mary Lee Martin Tater Garber Oklawomar Barbara Janssen Springfield Ohio Detroit Beer Steam

Vultures and Towers of Silence in Zoroastrian Death Rite

The Parsis dispose of the dead by leaving the body on the Towers of Silence for vulture consumption. Priests, mourners, and professional touchbearers carry the body by stair and stone path into the circular roofless towers. Bones remain after the scavenging, with burial only possible if towers are absent. about 90 thousand Parsis remain in India today after migrations from Persia.

Vante Ghates Ramdathar Hill Indi Persia

Farm Bureau urges gifts of farm products this Christmas

Washington based Ameri can Farm Bureau Federation in its Nation's Agriculture magazine urges gifts of farm products this December including canned or whole hams baskets of fruits canned fruits and vegetables dressed chickens and turkeys cotton blouses cigars wool socks sweaters cheese nuts cider or potatoes. The bureau says such purchases have less inflationary effect than other buying.

Washington American Farm Bureau Federation Nation's Agriculture Bureau

First A Plane Eyed As Prestige Move

Defense officials weigh a prestige first in nuclear aviation versus a practical aircraft. A decision is due in months, with experts split on speed and weight yet agree a first mover adds status. ARPA will fund future weapons research, with a service later assigned to operate them. Polaris missile work may speed up two years ahead, and production of Thor and Jupiter TRBM units aims for next year.

Elton C. Fay Washington Russia United States Front Russi Pentagon ARPA al Omorn Navy Air Force Army

Oklahoma City Tax Collections Jump in November

State tax collections show a nine percent rise from a year ago and November totals reach $15,718,987.43. Gasoline and fuels taxes rise by 773,996 to 2,003,021 for the month, while driver’s licenses bring in 8 16, up 11 percent. Total July 1 to November 1957 figures compare favorably to 1956, with notable gains in gross production tax and the wet gas tax.

Oklahoma City Pune White Tax Commission

Trio Bonds In Bootlegging Raid Near Norman

In Norman Oklahoma three men arrested in a South Canadian River bootlegging raid between Cleveland and McClain counties posted bonds totaling 49000. They were arraigned on illegal liquor possession charges with Melvin Fisher posting 5000. George M Fisher 69 and William Rice posted 2000 each. Melvin Fisher faces a preliminary hearing December 16. Other defendants face upcoming county court trials.

Norman Okla South Canadian Cleveland McClain Couuty Next Bussey Buollegrers Helomlands George M. Fisher William Rice Melvin Fisher Melvin Hisher

Fire department on a slow burn over new phone line mix

AW, CUT It OUT The fire department here is burn by a new telephone number once used by a meal market Village trustee Wulard Kogs says housewives ordering a pound of pork chops spark alarms that ring in homes of two volunteers a gasoline station the fire station and a fertilizer agency as the mix drags on.

Savoy Jil Wulard Kogs

Television Schedule Dense Amid Live Music and Talks

A sprawling Sunday lineup shows numerous programs from morning through late night. Networks feature variety acts, soap operas, news, sports, and many classic films, with top acts including Tex & Jinx, Liberace, and Gene Kelly staples in rotation across days.

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