Masons To Install Officers Thursday
Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183 to install new officers including M. B. Capshaw as worshipful master at 7 30 p m Thursday night. Installing officer Henry Harvey, past master, will oversee ceremonies in the Masonic Temple at 413 1/2 S Fourth with a full slate of elected and appointed officers.
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Lawton Masonic Lodge No
M. B. Capshaw
Rites
Jack H. Gorehead
Henry Harvey
A. E. Gross
James Story
George C. Whitten
W. C. Casey
James Dale
Dave Killiam
George Townsley
J. W. Cooper
C. R. Hall
Herman Lee
Jack Love
Masonic Temple
Scouts To Hold Mekogee Pow Wow Training Parley
The Black Beaver Scout council at Fort Sill Oklahoma plans the Mekogee Pow Wow. Col H E Liebe leads the conference with McCoy coordinating. About 150 patrol leaders and Scoutmasters will attend opening ceremonies Friday night. Reservations may still be made.
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The
Black Beaver Scout Council
Fort Sill
Texac
Col
H. E. Liebe
Council
McCoy
Dan T. Moore
Earnest Dunbar
Post 74
Walters
Jim Schaaf
Miller Family Ties Highlight Local Doctor Moves
Doctor formerly assistant chief of the diabetes section at the U S Public Health Service in Washington D C has directed the Hidalgo County Health unit in Edinburg Texas for two years. The Millers reside at 1807 Lawton. They have five children Karl J 13 a Lawton junior high student Jacqueline Miller a guidance teacher in Washington Charles H Miller III a Naval Academy graduate serving in the Pentagon and two nurses Mrs Tom Gordon and Miss Sheila Corby in Springfield Illinois.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Washington, D. C
Hidalgo County
Edinburg
Tex
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Pentagon
Tom Gordon
Sheila Corby
Springfield
Property owners push Cache Road paving plan debate
Continued from page one the proposal to pave Cache Road from Fort Sill boulevard to Sheridan is discussed with state and federal authorities. Owners want a 30 foot concrete slab beside the existing two lane road while state and federal plans call for a divided four lane road with 31 foot safety islands and turning lanes.
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Cache Road
Fort Sill Boulevard
Sheridan
Meningitis victim listed as critical infant named Gilmore
Deborah Darlene Gilmore five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Gilmore of 2501 East remains in critical condition at Memorial hospital. Diagnosed Tuesday the type of meningitis undetermined officials report admitted Sunday
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Deborah Darlene Gilmore
William Gilmore
Memorial Hospital
Merchants Expect Better Yale Sales
Commerce Department field officers surveyed retailers in 33 cities and found most expect improved Christmas sales. Secretary Weeks said 25 of the areas foresee year end gains from 1 to 12 percent, with an average increase around 5 percent over 1953.
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Washington — Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce Weeks
Two Trucks Dynamited in Tulsa Parking Lot
In Tulsa two large Central States Steel Co trucks were dynamited early today in the firm’s lot near downtown. Unexploded dynamite sticks were found in the damaged trucks and also in a third truck that remained undamaged.
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Tulsa
Okla
Central States Steel Co
Hospital Births and Admissions Across Oklahoma Network
Hospital news items list numerous admissions, discharges, and births. Names include Webster Anadarko Simmons Geronimo, Mrs John Anadarko, Louis Law at 1733 Ash born Dec 7 weight 7 pounds 1 ounce, Leslie Brauer, W Allen, Ellen Barnes, Cordelia Willoughby, Nidlett Comanche, Chaney Ash, Roskam Cache, Montgomery 706 B, McKenna 2515 D, Paul Martinez Gore born Dec 7 at 3:25 pm weight 7 pounds 4 ounces, Sammie Woodard Snyder, Lawrence Murphy, Earl Sappington Willow, Frank Hinton, R M Taylor, Frank Rush Craterville Park, Ima Farr Fort Sill Indian School, Darling N Fifth, Teediane Chattanooga, Neal Walker 2004 A, Gene Cochran Rt 3 born Dec 2, Parsons 815 Euclid.
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Louis Law
Ash
Leslie Brauer
Bell
Medical
W. W. Allen
Rt. 3
Ellen Barnes
Cache
Cordelia Willoughby
Walters
James Nidlett
Comanche
Harold W. Chaney
Leonard Roskam
Norman Montgomery
William F. McKenna
Dew
Paul Martinez
Gore
Sammie Woodard
Snyder
Lawrence Murphy
Columbia
Earl Sappington
Willow
Okla
Frank Hinton
R. M. Taylor
Frank Rush
Craterville Park
Ima Farr
Fort Si
Conestoga wagon given to museum from 1831 Johnstown era
One of the country's top rodeo riders will present the Conestoga wagon built in Johnstown Pa 1831 to the museum. The wagon, part of a frontier exhibit expansion, recalls its use in Washingtons era and wars. Fort Sill's wagon will join two gun halls in the Old Corral tour opening Friday afternoon with weekend hours.
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Frank Rush
Crater Ville Park
Johnstown
Baltimore
Philadelphia
John Koons
Koons
Omaha
Paxton and Gallagher Co
Valley Forest
George Washington
Fort Sill
Corral
Gillett Griswold
Butte
Mont
Nhow
Alva Approves High School Bond Issue
Alva voters approved 249000 in bonds for a new high school building a physical education plant and improvements to current facilities. total 944 for 204 against. City officials have not set a sale date.
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Alva
Okla
Council Short Session Approves Cox Disability Retirement
The Lawton City Council approved the disability retirement for veteran firefighter J. P. Cox after a brief session cut short by quorum issues. Other actions included sewer pipe bids, a warehouse site purchase for Sooner Freight Lines, water department supply bids, and a $153.70 claim settlement for a boy injured in a drainage canal accident.
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Lester McKenzie
Joe McCain
Lawton Firemen’s Retirement Pension Board
J. P
Pete) Cox
Council
Water Committee
Reginald Dodson
Water Department
Turnpike underwriter bid falls short on three routes
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority executives say a three-route bond issue failed to attract underwriters for all three projects. The northeastern route from Tulsa to the Missouri line saw a single bid and the group will push to market the remaining two issues. Officials credit staff and engineers for soundness, noting absorption limits and market conditions rather than fault.
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Merritt
Oklahoma City
Wichita, Kan
Wichita Falls
Tex
Tulsa
Missouri Line
Joplin
First Boston Corp
New York
Walter Steel
Drexel and Co
Donald MceFadden
Eastman, Dillon and Co
Raymond Gary
Authority
Jim Bullard
Duncan
House
George Green
Oklahoma City Liberty National Bank and Trust Co
Don Baldwin
Anadarko
Senate
The
Jim Rinehart
el Reno
Ray Fine
Gore
Gary
H. E. Bailey
Kansas Turnpike
Wichita
Kan
Legion leader to press Eisenhower on airmen release
Seaborn Collins, national commander of the American Legion, said he will confer with President Eisenhower on Thursday to press for the release of 11 American airmen held by the Chinese Communists.
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Philadelphia
Seaborn Collins
The
American Legion
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City Price Report Complex Commodities and Livestock
The report lists butter, eggs, poultry, and grain prices across Oklahoma markets, with Butter Chicago steady receivers and various state poultry prices in Alva Enid and Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City Livestock notes cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep trading patterns with specific price ranges and weekly changes.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Alva
Frederick
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Blackwell
Enid
el Reno
Medford
Vici
Yukon
Clinton
Hobart
Lawton
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b
McAlester
Tulsa
Durant
Chickasha
Pauls Valley
Vinita
Ardmore
Watonga
Elk City
Laverne
Muskogee
Shawnee
Sill Man Stabbed Woman Is Hunted
Fort Sill Pvt. Ken Johnson was stabbed in the face about 3 a.m. at No 82 Nebraska and taken to post hospital with heavy bleeding. A woman fled after waking George Williams at 211% E Gore to report the stabbing during a fight. Police hunt the suspect as night chief Pete Fuller notes a four inch flip blade was likely used.
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Fort Sill
Ken Johnson
No. 82
Nebraska
Post Hospital
George Williams
E. Gore
Johnson
City Messiah Performance Unharmed by Sunday Church Fire
The Lawton Fort Sill area Schubert Music club announces the annual Messiah will be held Sunday at First Baptist Church as planned despite Sunday night fire damage to the educational building. A 104-voice chorus will perform at 3 p.m with final rehearsal Friday at 7 30 p.m under director William Fletcher.
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Lawton
First Baptist Church
Clinton Bell
Schubert Music Club
Fort Sill
William Fletcher
City Faces Damages Over Creek Channel Plan
Brig Gen E C Itschner said investigations show the main issue is the existing channel failing to carry excess runoff and storm waters. The creek drains Lawton city limits and nine lawsuits are pending from property owners on both sides claiming crop and property damage. The city disclaimed responsibility but started a survey as property adjoins the city.
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E. C. Itschner
Civil Works
Wickersham
Lawton
Local School Bond Fight Strains City Building Plan
The city faces a bonds battle as federal funds are unavailable for Lawton. Two schools need relief with classrooms in use from auditoriums to storage areas. Taft and Howell strain under overcrowding while 423 homes in Taft/Jefferson zones add demand. enrollment up 627 this year to 9,824 with 8,995 on the roll.
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Uncle Sam
Lawton
Howell School
Garfield
Taft School
Jefferson School
Taft
John Shoemaker
Jefferson
Frank Crawford
Shoemaker
Crawford
Lawrence Laird
Emerson
Howell
Lincoln
Post
Roosevelt
Swinney
Washington
Whittier
Will Rogers
Woodrow Key Ey Douglass
Dunbar
Pierre Mendes-France pushes milk habit in French schools
In Chatelet en Brie France Premier Pierre Mendes-France launches a national school milk program to curb wine drinking among children. He plans milk with cookies and fruit to win rural families over and ease a dairy surplus in the Brie region.
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Chatelet - EN
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Mendes-France
Box Supper Set At Auction Barn
Lawton Auction Sales plans a box supper at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Lawton Auction barn 1914 Lee D B Hale company manager says proceeds support a community Christmas tree and treats for local residents. Hale notes employees and area residents are especially invited to attend.
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Lawton
Lee
D. B. Hale
Lawton Auction Company
Hale
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Security Bank
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Koehler
S. Third
MR. Brubaker
the Motor Equipment CO
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USDA
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Deodorizer
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
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Oklog
Andrews
D Ave
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Herb Thomas
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