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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1955

Page

4

Lawton Hereford Sale Set Feb 8 In Lawton Oklahoma

The 17th annual Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Hereford sale will be held February 8 at the Comanche County Free Fair Grounds in Lawton. Auctioneer Col Walter Britten of College Station Texas, cattle come from about 10 counties, 55 head including 35 males and 20 females. All cattle tested for brucellosis and tuberculosis within 30 days. registration papers accompany each head. Event draws about 1,000 visitors. Pershing Home Demonstration club runs concessions.

Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Comanche County Free Fair Grounds Lawton Harned Bain Chattanooga Col Walter Britten College Station Tex Bain Oklahoma Pershing Home Demonstration Club Fair Grounds S. S. Ferrell Carnegie L. D. Hyder C. E. Price J. R. Dawes Lester Richey Cloud Chief G. C. Truitt Norris Fulton Frederick W. H. Witten Mt. View Earl Norman Walters B. C. Ewing Hendrick Harry Linn Chickasha

Black-Eyed Pea Custom Moves North

Exponent of black eyed peas as luck food, Elmore Torn, opens national interest after expanding the National Black-Eyed Pea Assn membership. Readers from 40 states send letters praising the dish with jokes and quips about its fortune bringing power. Farmers and residents nationwide respond, with anecdotes from M. Sgt. Fred D. Thomas and others about promoting the New Year’s staple.

Tim Parker Taylor Tex Elmore R. Torn Fred D. Thomas Isle of Palms S.C Thomas Torn Back-Eyed Pea Assn P.O. Box Taylor Tom Yankeeland Inez G. Hughes Sisseton M.D Perry R. Baker Corcoran Calif

Frederick Sets Hereford Show

Seventh annual sale by the Red River Valley Hereford Breeders association will be held here Wednesday afternoon. Auction begins at 12:30 p.m. after a 9:30 a.m. Hereford show. A total of 68 head will be sold including 35 horned bulls, 25 horned cows, and five polled bulls and three polled cows. Consignors listed include H. E. Bain and sons Chattanooga and others from Chattanooga Frederick Goree ranch Graham and Sayre. Polled consignors include Haskell A. Holloman Frederick and W. H. Obenhaus Chillicothe.

Frederick Red River Valley H. E. Bain Chattanooga Troy N. Kinder Class C. Knight Duke Calvin Stoll Jake Stoll George Stoval Sayre George A. Tallant J. Alton Thompson W. H. Witten Mt. View Haskell A. Holloman E. G. Morgan Crowell Tex W. H. Obenhaus Chillicothe

Burglar Criticizes Texas Garages

A California burglar, caught ransacking a Dallas home, criticized Texas garage design. He told police California garages have back doors and suggested Texas garages should too to avoid trapping occupants in a fire.

Dallas Tex California San Quentin Texas

Monica Lewis Plans To Marry Agent Lang In Santa Monica

Monica Lewis 28 and agent Jennings Lang 40 plan a New Year's Day marriage in Santa Monica followed by a New York honeymoon. It will be her second marriage. Lang is a widower who was shot and wounded four years ago by film producer Walter Wanger, who served four months in jail for the incident.

Santa Monica Calif Monica Lewis Jennings ‘Lang New York Miss Lewis Lang Walter Wanger Wanger Joan Bennett

New Year Party From Hal Boyle Warns For Remembered Night

Hal Boyle prescribes a sober New Year Eve party avoiding cars and noise. Guests enter with bottles searched, drinks flow as nonalcoholic punches and bouillon appear, stories shared, then tears with towels. A final wakeful exit uses a pretend fire notice and a prohibition tract leaving guests to sleep.

Too Many Nickels Lands Long Beach Man Burglar Suspect

In Long Beach California police detained Joseph L Richetti on burglary suspicions after 27 400 nickels were found in his apartment and authorities alleged he robbed a safe last Friday carrying away about 200 pounds of coins.

Long Beach Calif Joseph L. Richetti

Sensitive mother slays two sons in St. Louis tragedy

Kathryn Davis, 29, told police she shot her sons John 9 and Kevin 21 months to death yesterday, saying people looked down on her and the boys since a sanitarium release. Husband John Davis found the bodies. she is held without charge pending an inquest into the killings.

ST. Louis Kathryn Davis John Kevin John Davis

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