Road Meeting Under Way On U S 277 Four Lane Plan
State Highway Commissioner Bob Barr met in Lawton with county legislators engineers and Fort Sill authorities to discuss highway projects. Ozman said Barr will confer with Fort Sill on the four laning of U S 277 from the new interchange to Gate No 1. One mile of the route was funded under urban plans but the program extended to 3.8 miles with preliminary surveys complete. State and federal governments share urban financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Barr
Lawton
Fort Sill
Charles Ozman
Barr
U.S. 277
Fort Sill Gate
Low Youth Center Attendance Sparks Budget Debate
At a February meeting commissioners criticize student sign in rates and lack of a functioning youth council. They note $400 monthly for 85 students and Pope's $350 salary with $50 for a custodian, plus maintenance costs. Police report disturbances at the drive in and several bop hop events earlier drew crowds. An Feb 18 session will address attendance as plans advance for a new Negro Youth Center near Douglass school and renovate the Dunbar site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ford
H. O
Red” Ahischlager
Pope
Billy Stamps
Barnes
Douglass School
Dunbar School
Hospital News Items From Southwest District
Admitted patients include Mrs. Kenneth Alexander and Mrs. Edwin Allard with surgery or medical needs, plus several others across Hobart Rush Springs and surrounding towns. Dismissals include Mrs. George Lane and Mrs. Leo Riley, with new birth announcements for two families, and additional admissions list for Elizabeth Eckinandah Geary and others. Memorial births note twins to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Baker and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Conwell, with multiple medical and surgical entries across Oklahoma locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Alexander
Charles Ray Gent
A. P. Gent
McKinley
Edwin Allard
Hobart
Roy Moody
Rush Springs
Lynn Best
O. W. Wortham
George Lane
Pollard
Leo Riley
Bell
Eugene Carter
Cache Road
Eugene Baker
R. T. Conwell
Atlanta
Ulysses Berryhill
Elgin
Mavis Hinman
Manda Stanford
Synder
Allison J. Avriette
John Avriette
Frederick
Pauline Riley
Gerald Michael Franklin
Gerald Franklin
Cornell
Ernest C. Gray
Billy Bob Wisner
Indiahoma
Walter Gilbreath
Apache
Rickey Don Maloney
Mark Maloney
Duncan
Clyde B. Thompson
Betty Jo Sly
David Sly
Nell Stallings
Gladys Hensley
Lincoln
Juanita Lawrence
Oklahoma City
Albert Jacobi
Marlow
Intoximeter Test Prompts Charges Against City Man
Frank Joseph Stuever a 45 year old carpenter of 312 Arlington was charged in Judge Ralph Cline's court with driving while intoxicated based on an intoximeter test after his 1952 Ford station wagon struck the rear of a 1954 Chevrolet at a red light on 11th and Lee. Floyd A. Doty 49 was driving the Chevrolet. Velma Doty 47 was slightly injured. Patrolmen Henry Bartels and Glynn Coley investigated. Stuever pleaded innocent and posted a 250 dollar cash bond to await trial at 9:30 a.m. February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Joseph Stuever
Arlington
Ralph Cline
11Th and Lee
Henry Bartels
Glynn Coley
Stuever
Floyd A. Doty
Walters
Velma
Bartels
Cityan Is Placed Under Peace Bond
Joe Claude Kalpkoff, 21, of 125 0, was placed under a peace bond after his wife Sue reported a Thursday beating to sheriff's deputies before Peace Justice Woodrow Giles. Also, John A. Hardee Jr., 37, Wichita Falls, Texas, paid a 10 dollar fine plus costs in Peace Justice Marvin E. Cameron's court for speeding at night, arrested by Trooper H. D. Morgan of the highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Claude Kalpkoff
Sue
Kalpkoff
Woodrow Giles
John A. Hardee Jr
Marvin E. Cameron
Hardee
Wichita Falls
Tex
H. D. Morgan
Highway Patrol
Cameron Delays Sweetheart Vote Campus coronation moved
Cameron college shifts the campus sweetheart election from today to Monday. Gordon Paine dean announces all day Monday voting. Coronation planned for Tuesday Valentines dance in the Aggie cafeteria with candidates Sheridan Crump ton Gary Bean Tim Guzzle and Edith Glandon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
Gordon Paine
Aggie
Sheridan Crumpton
Gary Bean
Tim Guzzle
Edith Glandon
Students critique youth center attendance and activities
Irked students note few attendees at the youth center with many preferring drive-ins. They urge more planned activities and decorations for events like dances, plus safer environment as fights and noise deter participation. A girl says leaders’ presence could boost turnout and address rough behavior outside.
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Pope
Disciplinary Board Revises Fort Sill Off-Limits Rules
At Fort Sill the Disciplinary Board met in the Officers Mess to address morals welfare and health of servicemen on leave. Officials discussed loan company interest water quality prostitution gambling bootlegging narcotics and fire hazards across Oklahoma and one Texas site Perrin AFB. The board lifted off-limits status on 1103 Washington property after conditions improved with Col Jack L Rhodes presiding. Next meeting set for Tinker AFB Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Lawton
Gen. Williams
Washington
Jack L. Rhodes
Fort Sil
Army
Navy
Air Force
Oklahoma
Texas Point
Perrin Afb
Sherman
Tex
Comanche County Law Enforcement Council
Highway Patrol
Chamber of Commerce
Health Department
Tinker Afb
Oklahoma City
Butter and cattle market notices across states
Oklahoma City dairy and livestock pricing reports show steady butter with varied scores and prices. Cattle and calves markets are nominally steady with low receipts. hogs and sheep markets lack sufficient volume. State poultry and eggs prices list No 1 broilers, hens steady, eggs firm, butterfat prices by city.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Frederick
Blackwell
Medfid
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Hobart
Kingfisher
Lawton
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Elk City
Sayre
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Laverne
Alva
Woodward
Clinta
Cache Road market to close Saturday for clearance sale kickoff
Cache Road Supermarket and Furniture Co will close all day Saturday to prepare for a wall to wall clearance sale. Manager George Lewis said every item will be placed on sale and the store will reopen at 9 a.m. Monday for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache Road Supermarket Furniture Company
George Lewis
Oklahoma City TV Show Highlights Lawton Activities
KWTV channel 9 will air Bruce Palmer Reports the Lawton Story this Saturday from 4 30 to 5 p m. Emmett Keough former Lawton Chamber of Commerce president will be interviewed. The program previews Lawtons new industrial efforts and scenes from Lawton businesses schools hospitals the armory Fort Sill and residential areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Kwtv Channel 9
Bruce Palmer
Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Emmett Keough
Snow Brings Optimism to Comanche County Wheat Farms
Farmers in Comanche County report improved outlook as snow restores topsoil moisture and benefits wheat and alfalfa. W. P. Sieg notes a very optimistic view from Elbert Wolf of Meers and others in Faxon and nearby Lawton area. Weather may stay cool with light snow after a brief dry spell. two traffic deaths occur from slick roads near Chickasha.
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Lawton
W. P. Sieg
Comanche County
Federal
Elbert Wolf
Meers
Sieg
Faxon
Harry Hulen
Funeral Rites For Haskel Burney Of Wichita Falls
Mrs Rosa L Brown was told Thursday afternoon of the death of her brother Haskel Burney 46 of Wichita Falls. He was found dead at home by a neighbor who returned snow-removal tools borrowed. Death is believed to be from a heart attack and officials say he may have been dead two days. Survived by wife ten children and two sisters Mrs Lee Alexander Phoenix Ariz and Mrs Noel Billington Los Angeles. Arrangements pending.
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Rosa L. Brown
Haskel Burney
Wichita Falls
Burney
Lee Alexander
Phoenix
Ariz
Noel Billington
Los Angeles
Charley R McNeil Services Held in Lawton
Charley Roy McNeil age 58 of 2205 B died at home Tuesday after months of illness. Services were at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Garland Johnson of Lawton Heights Nazarene Church officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Bearers were J. A. Williams G. L. Brown Oral Richardson Doyle Williams W. P. Cowart and W. N. Cochran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Roy McNeil
Lawton Funeral Home
Garland Johnson
Lawton Heights
Services for Mrs Gibbs Held at Lawton Funeral Home
Mrs. R. B. Gibbs aged 52 of 304 S 26th died after months of illness. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Drew Allen Cameron Baptist pastor officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Bearers were Albert Hall Lester Hunt Bill Krauss O E Gilbert T J Ramsey and Tommy Bolander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Gibbs
Lawton Funeral Home
Andrew Allen
Cameron Baptist
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Gibbs
Albert Hall
Lester Hunt
Bill Krauss
T. J. Ramsey
Tommy Bolander
Korean student Tong pursues studies and service in Lawton
Tong, a former Fort Sill interpreter and South Korean aide, plans a four year study program sponsored by Lawton churches with Kerr and Estes aiding his visa. He aims to set up hospital schools for needy students and devote his life to medical research though he worries about his abilities. He reflects on home, faith, and his planned progress report to his Beal Heights Presbyterian Church family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tong
South Korea
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Seventh and Park
Fort Sill
Tony
Lawton
Duncan
First Presbyterian Church
Robert S. Kerr
William B. Estes
United States
Sen. Kerr
Estes
Hyung Suk Lee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Seoul
Korea
Mark
Council Keeps Fight Over Water Mains Alive in Court
City officials authorize attorneys to press a rehearing in the US Circuit Court of Appeals against developers seeking reimbursement for water mains installed in residential developments. Attorney Jack Cummins and W. W. Godlove told the council a petition for a rehearing would be filed soon. They believe a reversal is possible if granted, following a prior trial court ruling favoring Wichita Finance and Thrift Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jack Cummins
W. W. Godlove
Cummins
Wichita Finance and Thrift Co
Cameron High tourney reports speeches and plays
Continue from page one coverage of a Cameron High School tournament with events in drama and debate. A sweepstakes trophy rewards the school with the most points, medals will go to top event placers, and one act plays are scheduled at 1 p m including Pink and Patches High Window Monkey s Paw and Smokescreen. Peggy Elledge is student tournament chair man and Jerry Salyer heads the debate event with many Cameron students and teachers assisting and serving as judges and staff. Speech winners will be announced later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tory
Benne Daniel
Cameron
Peggy Elledge
Jerry Salyer
Peter Gilman
Julia Fullerton
Bertha Brawley
Helen Elliott
Frances Wright
Jessie Mae Hines
Rose Marie Bowman
Arda Frans
W. J. Becker
Doris Joyner
T. Verle Jones
Melvin Keeney
Larry Becker
Russell Peterson
John Corrente
Ford Verma
Don Warren
Buddy Eppler
Arlene Golub
Jerry Hoopert
Thurman Lowry
Bennie Schaefer
Clair Payette
Doris Reeder
Japanese Women Seek Eye Shape Changes in Public View
Many Japanese women undergo minor operations to remove the slanted eye appearance while American women often use makeup to mimic the Oriental look. The article discusses cultural beauty norms and gender expectations in postwar Japan.
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Elizabeth Eckinandah
Washita
Edna Pedro
Geary
Clarence Tahpay
Cache
Evelyn Johnson
Olustee
Towauey
Tommie Sapcup
Chester Tieyah
Southwest Chemical Co
E Ave
Wolverto
In Electric Co
Lawson
Letzo Nat’l. Plumbing Lith & F
Greater Lawton, Inc
Town & Country Mobile Home
Rae Pemberton
Mobile Homes
Chicago
Oklahoma City Livestock
Clingan Sand & Gravel
Chickasha
Jesse F. Gabbard
Seminole
Thomas Welsh
U.S. Highway 277
Cement
United Press
Charley R. McNeil
City TV & Washer Sery
Tiaeas
Sao Wars
Pelee
Chase Price
Con
Ruta
Carpenter’s
Gane YS
Tourney
Aggies
Wilson
Schaefer
Hona Friedman
Bill Sexton
Charles Wilson
Nancy Stephenson
Eppler
Verma
Jack Griffin
Mercury
Buster Wyatt
S. W. Gila
Walnut
Ivory
B.F. Goodrich
L. C
Corky” Higbee, Mgr
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