OK City Symphony Tickets For Three Okla City Concerts
Tickets on sale for three Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra performances at McMahon auditorium on Feb 16. Afternoon school shows and an 8 pm evening program. General admission $1.50, school children 50 cents. no reserved seats. Tickets from local symphony members and Fort Sill officials.
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Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
McMahon
J. Olen Conner
Lawton Symphony Society
Oklahoma City
Symphony
Owen Amphlett
Clinton Bell
Conner
Lloyd Bendure
Exall English
J. Hale Edwards Jr
E. B. Dunlap
W. W. Godlove
Louise Kirkham
William Fletcher
Henry Welker
Wilbur Thomas
Wyatt Hendrick
Leta Mae Smith
E. P. McMahon
Barbara Wilkerson
Jack Storey
Don Barton
Emmett Keough
F. G. Stritzinger
Fort Sill
Ralph M. Peanell
Kathleen Haley
Leister Music Store
Hardy Suggs Music Store
AB Drug
Lawton To Host February Conventions And Meetings
Six conventions plus major gatherings sweep Lawton this February. Knights of Columbus exemplification events at St Marys Academy and Lawtonian include 100 candidates and 300 attendees with head speaker J J Bellow. Oklahoma Bottlers of Carbonated Beverages and Bankers Association plan mid month and late February sessions at the Lawtonian. Public Service and Rotary groups schedule district meetings, a state parley, and a two day family conference with hundreds expected. Alumni of Oklahoma A&M also meet February 6 at the Hotel Lawtonian.
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Lawton
Henry F. Howell
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Women’s Bowling Association
Knights of Columbus of Oklahoma
Guadalupe Province
St. Mary’s Academy
J. J. Bellow
Houston
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Lawtonian
Knights of Columbus
G. C. Webb
W. J. Robinson
Charles Pike
Tom Stapleton
Oklahoma Bottlers
Oklahoma Bankers Association
Ross Porter
The
Bottlers Association
Skinny Ennis
Emmett Keough
Bankers Convention
Lawton-Fort Sill
Nual
Old South
Cecil Cash
Oklahoma Rural Letter Carriers Association
J. A. Hammond
Public Service Company
Lawton Area
Baker
R. K. Laine
Willard Public Service
Doctors Speak At Rotary Club in Lawton
Lawton's medical facilities and advances were summarized at a Rotary luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. Speakers included Dr. W F Lewis Dr. Robert P Dennis Dr Bill Mathey Dr Howard Angus Dr Charles Green Dr Sylba Adams William Love Memorial Hospital administrator and Karey Fuqua Southwestern hospital administrator. Dr E B Dunlap reviewed medical progress since Lawton's early days noting Lawton as the medical center of Southwestern Oklahoma. Rosemary Allen and Donald Mathes, two Central Junior High smile champions, attended as guests and Rosemary will enter the state smile finals in Oklahoma City.
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Lawton
Rotary Club
Lawtonian
W. F. Lewis
Robert P. Dennis
Bill Matthey
Howard Angus
Charles Green
Sylba Adams
William Love
Memorial Hospital
Karey Fuqua
Southwestern Hospital
E. B. Dunlap
Oklahoma
Love
Adams
Rotary
Central Junior High School
Rosemary Allen
Donald Mathes
Rosemary
Oklahoma City
Clyde Albright
Russell Morgan
Wichita Falls
Tex
Luther Eubanks
Walters
Joe Jackson
Duncan
Earl Botkin
County Fair Barn Bids Opened At Comanche Grounds
Bids for the giant barn and show ring at the Comanche county free fairgrounds will be opened February 3. The community building bids follow later. The project, funded by a five mill levy, aims to expand fair grounds with about 145000 total fund and 125000 for the buildings.
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County Fair
Comanche County Free Fairgrounds
Emil Woesner
Crane named U S Commissioner in Lawton in 1953
The report notes Darko Crane came to Lawton in April 1953 to begin law practice and later served as city attorney from Feb 24, 1955, resigning after the 1954 city government shift. He plans regular court terms in the U S Commissioner's office at the post office building and will keep private practice at 41514 D. The federal appointment grants full power to try and sentence petty offenses on Fort Sill and Wichita National Forest.
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U. S
Crane
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Wichita National Forest
Edgar S. Vaught
Stephen S. Chandler
W. R. Wallace
Oklahoma
Lawton
Wy n n outlines road surfacing plan for city and county
An allocation of 50000 is declared to surface half a mile of city road at an estimated 10000 with federal and city funding split. County will match 20000 from state automobile and gasoline tax receipts. Money source pending, due Feb. Project to start late May or June, weather and financing delays possible.
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Wynn
Comanche County
Taylor Faces Trial In Chandler February 22
Oklahoma city commissioner Joe Taylor faces a district court trial in Chandler on two burglary charges. He is free on $14,000 bonds awaiting trial in Chandler and Pauls Valley on four additional burglary counts. Authorities say he masterminded burglaries across Oklahoma and northern Texas and he also faces Wichita Falls charges. Taylor was charged January 9 in Prague burglaries.
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Chandler
Okla
hi—Ardmore
Joe Taylor
Taylor
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma
Texas
Wichita Falls
Prague
Air Force Plane Crashes Into River Near Pittsburgh
A twin engine Air Force B25 bomber with passengers crash landed in the Mangahela River after running out of fuel. The craft barely cleared a bridge and two airmen were feared drowned as rescue efforts began in icy waters.
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Pittsburgh
Mangahela
Air Force
United Spanish War Veterans Plan Convention Discussion
Henry W. Lawton Camp No. 6 and auxiliary No. 12 will meet at 2 p m Sunday at the IOOF hall 1090 to discuss state convention plans. The state meeting is set for April 15 17 at the Hotel Lawtonian with Royal F Trader as commander and Inez Barrett as auxiliary president.
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United Spanish American War Veterans Convention
Henry W. Lawton
Auxiliary No. 12
IOOF
Lawtonian
Royal F. Trader
Inez Barrett
Groh Named Oklahoma Private Enterprise Advocate Leader
Groh, 47, a longtime Southwestern Bell executive, moves to Oklahoma as a key growth figure. He began in 1929 in St Louis and held leadership roles across Missouri Arkansas and Kansas. In Oklahoma he serves as first vice president of the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health and on multiple boards including Chamber of Commerce and United Fund. He is an honorary colonel on Gov. Gary’s staff and state chairman of the U S Payroll Savings plan. He played college swimming at Illinois and earned All American honors in 1928.
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Groh
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Southwestern Bell
Missouri-Illinois
Oklahoma Association For Mental Health
Governor’s Economic Development Commission
Gary
U. S
Oklahoma Development Council
Chamber of Commerce
Better Business Bureau
Sirloin Club
Oklahoma City Safety Council
United Fund
Family and Children’s Service
Blue Shield
Rotary Club
Associated Industries
Oklahoma Historical Society
Public Expenditures Council
Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association
Belleville
Ill
University of Illinois
Oklahoma Weather Bulletin Reports Heavy Snow Likely
Early rainfall totals show 18 inches at Lawton and lighter amounts across the state. Cold overnight lows reach 11 to 25 degrees with northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. A snow bulletin warns of drifting and very poor driving conditions as 1 to 4 inches of snow is expected in northwestern Oklahoma.
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Lawton
Ardmore
Tulsa
McAlester
Hobart
Altus
Oklahoma City
Guymon
Gage
Enid
Ponca City
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Kansas
State Poultry and Eggs Prices Pulse in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture lists grain and poultry prices for multiple towns. No. 1 hard wheat up 11 cents, broilers ample, hens steady with light offerings, eggs weaker with several markets down 2 cents, butterfat steady to firm. Oklahoma City livestock report shows slow trade on fed cattle and calves weak, hogs and sheep with varied prices and modest volume.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Hobart
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Alva
Woodward
Laverne
Watonga
Pauls Valley
Sayre
Elk City
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Farmers Warned Of Tax Deadline in Oklahoma District
Southwestern Oklahoma farmers who failed to file estimates by January 15 face a February 15 payment deadline to avoid penalties. About 2,000 farmers may be subject. district official Robert Hodge notes many returns are late. The general filing deadline is April 15, with the Lawton IRS office offering Monday morning assistance.
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Oklahoma
U. S
Robert Hodge
U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue
Hodge
Lawton
Greens Mowers Reported Stolen
Lawton area sheriff deputies investigate the theft at the Municipal golf course warehouse on U S 277. Owner Jack Greer says two golf green mowers with nine reel cutters and Briggs & Stratton motors, plus assorted tools, were taken after entry by prying a lock on Monday night.
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Municipal Golf Course
Lawton
U.S. 277
Jack Greer
Briggs & Stratton Motors
Tag Office Sets Business Record
Lawton license office issued 700 automobile tags in one day, the highest total in 13 years. Through 1956 the office has issued 10,300 tags, with an expected 18,000 for the year. A 10 cent daily penalty applies through March 1, after which fees double.
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Lawton
E. Phil Gafford
Gafford
Police Probe Theft Reports
Police investigated thefts reported Tuesday night and this morning in Lawton and area. A 1953 Mercury four door was stolen from in front of Dixie Kitchen. Two hub caps from a 1949 Oldsmobile were taken at Sooner Bowling Lanes. A Schwinn bike with Whizzer motor was stolen from a dirt road in Stephens addition. A J C Higgins boys bike was stolen from a residence.
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Lawton
Otis Johnson
Fort Sill
Dixie Kitchen
Charles M. Zurek
Smith
Sooner Bowling Lanes
John Hollis
Stephens Addition
Roddie Emerson
S. 11Th
J. C. Higgins
Hogs Win Honors At Stock Show
Ten of eleven hogs brought by county 4-H members to the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth last week earned ribbons. Arlen Johnson announced first place heavy Poland China by Dean Haydock Lawton club. Marvin Livingston Faxon placed third with a light Poland China and sixth with a heavy Hampshire. Jim Clower Faxon won fourth in heavy Chester and seventh with pen of three light Durocs. Donald Spencer Faxon won third with a heavy Duroc. Bobby Pepper Faxon placed second in heavy Hampshire and second in a pen of three.
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Fort Worth
4-H
Arlen Johnson
Poland
China
Dean Haydock
Lawton Club
Marvin Livingston
Faxon
Middle Hampshire
Livingston
Chester
Jim Clower
Donald Spencer
Bobby Pepper
Dairyman Earns Exclusive Herd Name Drieth
Harold Dreith of Chattanooga has been granted exclusive use of the herd name Drieth for his Holstein Friesian cattle. He is converting his herd from mixed breeds to purebreds, and the prefix will be recorded by the Holstein Friesian Association of America in Brattleboro Vermont.
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Chattanooga
Harold Dreith
Chattanooga Dairyman
Month-End Night Arrests Seen By City Police
Sixteen persons including seven women were arrested on a busy month-end night downtown. No violence, but a wallet theft of about $60 occurred at the Downbeat club. Several were booked on vagrancy, morals, and other counts. one case involved unlawful cohabitation. Municipal court fines totaled 134 dollars in 10 cases.
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Pvt
Leon Kendrick
Fort Sill
E. Gore
Kendrick
Harry Ingram
Jefferson
Wilson James
Arlington
Frankie Rush
Amarillo
Tex
James Albert Hartzfield
Dallas
Halley (Luckie) Geddins
Betty Johnson
Comanche Indian Mission
Venita Blackstar
Betty Jackson
Peggy Morris
Bell
Ronald R. Russelberg
Dunell Brooks
Garfield
Virginia Smith
Angel Alvenson Guerra
Johnny Brewer
Sybil Rae Overstreet
Lawton
J. Merle Oaks
John L. Richerson
S. 12Th
Paul McConnell
Sherman H. Smith
Plaza Trailer Courts
Charles H. Lunsford
Charles J. Moorehouse
George L. Wise
Jimmie Skinner
Tony Gonzales
Monroe
Harry G. Stuart
Stevenson Attacks Eisenhower Aids In California Primary
In Sacramento Adlai Stevenson slammed the Eisenhower administration calling for change and attacking piety threats and stockholder self advertising. He addressed about 1200 at a bean dinner as part of an eight day California tour prior to the June 5 primary. Kefauver also seeks California delegates but cancelled southern California events to stay in Washington over a natural gas bill debate. Stevenson plans light speeches with bean dinners and street talks, insisting his approach mirrors 1952 but aims for improvement.
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Sacramento
Calif
Adlai Stevenson
California
Illinois
Eisenhower
Oakland
Phoenix
Ariz
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Stevenson
Washington
Democratic Council
Fresno
Court docket update shows multiple burglary and forgery sentences
The December court docket lists Scott with a one year term after a guilty plea to grand larceny for a car theft near Public Service Co. E Gore. William F. Purtle, 53, of Prister Calif., gets two three year sentences for two burglary counts. Pete Higgins receives two one year terms for second degree forgery and removal of mortgaged property. James Oliphant, 27, pleaded guilty to sale of marijuana and disposal of mortgaged property with concurrent three year terms. Ivan Powell Lawton and Steve Dunlap Anadarko receive two and three year sentences for second degree forgery. The docket on Feb. 13 now has 11 cases.
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Public Service Co
E. Gore
Scott
William F. Purtle
Prister
Calif
Twenty-Third St. Drive-Inn
Vera’s Drive-Inn
Pete Higgins
James Oliphant
No. 12 A
Ivan Powell
Lawton
Steve Dunlap
Anadarko
Norway Captures 14th Soviet Boat
The Norwegian Navy seized its 14th Russian fishing boat inside Norwegian waters and pressured the remaining Soviet fleet to retreat to the high seas. Svinoey lighthouse reports the fleet pulled back from Norwegian waters and did not indicate another invasion of Norway's four mile territorial zone.
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Aalesund
Norway
Svinoey
Mothers March Campaign Receives Notable Support
The fifth annual Mothers March drew volunteers door to door despite rain at Security Bank and Trust Co. HQ. Last year contributions reached about 13,000 with the largest single gift of 25 dollars. Vice chairmen assisting Mrs Brubaker included several county volunteers.
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Hugh Bish
Security Bank and Trust Co
Brubaker
O. L. Parsons
Jack Carter
Frank Crawford
Jack Webb
Buford Morgan
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