Markets Chicago to Oklahoma City Grain and Livestock Prices
Markets report steady butter with 93 score AA at 57 and hogs steady to 50 lower. Oklahoma City cattle trade slow with some loads of 950 to 1050 lb steers at 15.00 to 16.50, calves 14.00 to 17.00, hogs 12.50 to 13.50 for 180-240 lb, sows 9.00 to 11.00, and sheep lambs 17.50 to 18.00 for 90-105 lb wooled. State poultry and eggs prices listed across multiple Oklahoma cities with steady broilers and hens and unsettled eggs.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Frederick
Hobart
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Alva
Woodward
Avenue
Watonga
Pauls Valley
Sayre
Elk City
Laverne
Hoyt To Open New Chinese Restaurant Thursday
Ben Hoyt veteran Chinese restaurant operator opens his new eatery at 302 S Sheridan Road Thursday afternoon. Doors open 4 p.m. first day and close 11 p.m. Hours thereafter 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The restaurant, in the former Spike's Fish and Chips, features remodeling and a new dining room. Hoyt has 27 years in the business and previously co owned Canton cafe in downtown Lawton.
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Ben Hoyt
S. Sheridan Road
Hoyt
Spike’s
Canton Cafe
Lawton
Symphony Concert Tickets Available
Lawton public school students will attend two special concerts by the Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra in McMahon Memorial auditorium, sponsored by the Lawton Symphony Society. A 1 p.m. junior and senior high performance and a 2:15 p.m. elementary concert will feature conductor Guy Harrison with a children’s program noted for praise. Curtain for the 8 p.m. evening concert. Tickets on sale at the auditorium door.
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Lawton Public School
Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
McMahon Memorial
Lawton Symphony Society
Oklahoma City Musicians
J. Olen Connor
Central
Harrison
United States
Debensky
Tschaikowsky
Khatchaturian
Boccerini
Grofe
Ippolitov-Ivanow
Saint-Saens
Paul White
Rimsky-Korsakoff
McMahon Auditorium
Funeral Rites for Edd Washington 75 in Lawton
Edd Washington 75 of 2011 Roosevelt died at home Tuesday night after a long illness. Born January 5 1881 in Clarksville Texas he moved to Lawton in December 1935 from Randlett Oklahoma. He belonged to Union Baptist church. Survivors include his wife five sons Andrew Hot Springs Roosevelt Jack Booker Tulsa a stepson Lewis Washington 1715 Monroe a daughter Louise Andrews Hugo a stepdaughter Naomi Ellis Oklahoma City a brother Jake Clarksville sister Ada Lee Paris eleven grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. Services will be announced by Shaw Funeral home.
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Edd Washington
Roosevelt
Clarksville
Tex
Lawton
Randlett
Oklo
Union Baptist Church
Andrew
Hot Springs
Ark
No. 9
Jack
Booker
Tulsa
Lewis Washington
Monroe
Louise Andrews
Gary Asks Drouth Disaster Declared For Part Of State
Gov. Raymond Gary urged President Eisenhower to declare part of Oklahoma a drouth relief area enabling Cimarron county ranchers to buy livestock feed at bargain rates. Under the plan cattle owners would receive a $1 per 100 pounds discount on surplus feed grains, with the government paying the difference. Forrest W. Beall said Cimarron would be approved pending USDA needs before a proclamation.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Cimarron County
Forrest W. Beall
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Scouts Visit State Capitol With TV Station Tour
Apache line reports Boy Scouts of Troop No. 53 will tour the state capitol Friday. Gov. Raymond Gary hopes to meet the visitors if time permits and a tour of the WKY-TV station is also planned.
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Boy Scouts of
Troop No. 53
State Capitol
Raymond Gary
Wky-Tv
Sandstorm halts ships in strategic Suez Canal
A desert sandstorm swept the Suez Canal halting shipping Tuesday night and early Wednesday. It unleashed huge waves and dismasted sailing vessels trapped in the waterway, disrupting traffic through the strategic route near Cairo.
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Cairo
Arabian Desert
Suez Canal
Bradshaw Suit Tried In Shawnee
A Shawnee News-Star reporter Bradshaw sues Sheriff Jim Harrington for 30000 in damages claiming injuries and false arrest from an incident in Harringtons office on May 25 Bryce Wilde testified he grabbed Bradshaw by the shoulder and punched the air as mock punches to illustrate how the assault occurred Wilde and a deputy restrained Harrington and others testified including News Star editor Jack Reese and Bradshaws physician Dr Horton Hughes who described a heavy bruise over the reporters right temple
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Shawnee
Okla
Jim Harrington
Jim Bradshaw
The
Shawnee News-Star
Harrington
Bryce Wilde
Wilde
Brashaw
Bradshaw
Tom Stevens
Baptists Youthes Name King Queen Of Hearts For Fifty Six
Pat Grey and Ray Lawson were crowned King and Queen of Hearts for 1956 at the First Baptist church youth division sweetheart banquet Tuesday night. Bill Mauk hosted the Love Express themed program with Allen D. Sasser as featured speaker. Kenneth W. Myers led group singing. other participants included Kay Lu Pierce, Don Kouri, Billy Dick Brown, Gloria Ellis, and Sally Sullivan. Over 125 youths and leaders attended.
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Pat Grey
Euclid
Ray Lawson
Fort Sill
First Baptist Church
Bill J. Mauk
Allen D. Sasser
Kenneth W. Myers
Kay Lu Pierce
Don Kouri
Billy Dick Brown
Gloria Ellis
Sally Sullivan
Baptist Training Unions
Hospital Births and Admissions in Local Area
Births list includes Reid Jerom, Kriz Geronimo, Benke Rt 3 with weights 5 lb 13 oz 7 lb 12 oz and 9 lb 6 oz. Admitted patients include Rush Arlington surgery Ayers Ft Sill Meek Snow Road. discharges note various medical and surgical cases.
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John A. Reid
Hoover
Junior Kriz
Geronimo
Carl Benke
Rt. 3
Andrew A. Rush
Arlington
D. M. Ayers
Sill Blvd
Henry Brammer
Rt. 1
Ronald C. Savage
Altus
Burford Hill
Anadarko
William H. Williams
David Winter Meek
Wilbur J. Meek
Snow Road
Bruce James Meek
Alvin Crank
R. T. Conwell
Atlanta
Glenn R. Hooks
Lee
Francis Dennard McDuffie
Marrietta
Sally Mae May
E. Columbia
Lawton seeks land entry for dam site tests
Lawton council votes to secure right of entry on Earl F. Ingram's land to perform core tests and related surveys for the Elgin dam site. The move follows Ingram's refusal and includes authority to pursue condemnation if needed, with mayor Ellsworth stressing the need to determine feasibility for municipal water.
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Earl F. Ingram
Hendrick
Ingram
Cache Creek
C. R. Ellsworth
Lake Area
Council Water Committee
Chamber of Commerce Water Committee
Elgin
Porter Hill
Lawton
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Wyatt B. Hendrick
City of
Lawton Catholics Plan Open House Campaign March 4
Lawton Catholics join more than 10,000 state members in a two week state campaign inviting all faiths to an open house March 4 across about 250 communities. Leaders say the aim is to explain Catholic faith, not convert. witnesses will guide visitors at Blessed Sacrament church and St Mary's school in Lawton starting 2 p.m. March 4 with further forums March 6 8 and 13 in St Mary's auditorium.
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Lawton
Catholic Church
Msgr
Ben Hulshof
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
Eugene J. McGuinness
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Blessed Sacrament Church
St. Mary’s School
Hulshof
S. F. Luecke
Operation Understanding
Oklahoma
St. Mary’s New
Gary Reports File On State Employees Sponsors
Governor Raymond Gary announces near completion of a master file listing state employees, their sponsors, salaries, job descriptions, and immediate family names. He says the record helps track staff and sponsors, though not for political hiring decisions, and will be kept in the governor's office. The project covers all Gary departments and will extend to institutions under state control.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Gary
Cleaning Shop Burglary and Auto Theft Reported
City detectives investigate a burglary at Bad Story's Cleaners 51112 E entry gained by breaking a side window. pennies from cash register totaling 1.50. Teenagers suspected. Also missing items from a 1954 Ford include suit trousers socks handkerchiefs and other clothing. Hub caps and a cigarette lighter taken from several cars. A girl’s bicycle was stolen from a garage on Gore street.
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Bad Story’s Cleaners
Story
Otis Waldron
Arthur Carey
Carver
Midland Hotel
Carvins Hulen
Cache Road
Fred C. Burdette
Gore
Rail Freight Rate Increase Protested
Oklahoma Agricultural Advisory Council filed a formal protest to a 7 percent rail freight rate rise. Earl Nichols, council president, said farm income in Oklahoma fell 17 percent last year while rail income rose 35.4 percent, with actions filed before the state Corporation Commission.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Agricultural Advisory Council
Earl Nichols
State Corporation Commission
Nichols
Oklahoma
Civil Defense May Keep 1933 Bus, City Judge Rules
City Court Judge Ralph Cline ruled the Comanche County Civil Defense may keep a 1933 model bus donated by Bob Schuyler on Aug 30 1954. Schuyler sought return or 800 damages claiming loss of the bus after filing suit on Nov 15 last year against the Civil Defense chair, county commissioners, and Emil Woesner. He had claimed the county exemptions on license and title fees were involved and that the Civil Defense refused a barbecue request with proceeds to him.
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Ralph Cline
Comanche County Civil Defense Organization
Civil Defense
Bob Schuyler
Civil Defense Organization
Schuyler
County Civil Defense
County Com
District Commissioners Seek Purchasing Law Amendments
County commissioners from Oklahoma Sixth district draft minor purchasing reform proposals for the next legislative session. Pete Wynn of Comanche county says changes aim to preserve revenue with no new taxes while broad attendance included state senators, representatives, and fellow officials.
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Oklahoma
Pete Wynn
Comanche County
Anadarko
Wynn
Cotton County
Jim Taliaferro
Lawton
Grady County
Jeff Davis
Rush Springs
Jim Rinehart
el Reno
Walt Allen
Chickasha
Don Baldwin
State Association of County Commissioners
Bob Pickering
Okmulgee
Taylor to Arrive at Tinker for Oklahoma City Visit
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor will arrive at Tinker Air Force Base tonight to begin a Oklahoma City visit. He will speak at a Chamber of Commerce noon forum Thursday and inspect the Oklahoma Military District before departing Thursday afternoon for Fort Hood Texas.
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Oklahoma City
Maxwell D. Taylor
Tinker Air Force Base
Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
John E. M. Taylor
Oklahoma Military District
Ft. Hood
Tex
Students Present Safety Plays At Garfield Elementary
Third grade students under Mrs. Pearl Harmon staged two safety plays and two Valentine themed pieces at Garfield Elementary Tuesday. Casts included Aleta Patterson, Larry Spurlock, Bobby Martin, Chuck Logan, Louise Combs, Michele Lewis, Melvin Wright, Jennie Rector, Steven Carel, Carol Ann Crosby, Sandra Childs, Marilyn Brooks, Ollie Mae Hill, Duff Weddle, Jean Logan, Patrick Burton, and James Woodruff. Narrator was Jimmy Cruse. Other performers included Billy Fields, Wayne Meeks, Richard Roberts, Johnny Elkins, Linda Buck, and Randy Sykes. The Valentine unit featured Soldier Valentine with Dana Hancock, Gloria Walters, Linda Buck, Steven Carel, Marilyn Henry, Diane Irwin, and Melvin Wright. The Valentine Nobody Wanted starred Darlena White, Kandy Sykes, John Taylor, Jimmy Morris, Charles Hoob, James Hegarty, and Mary Ann Winter. Pina solos were Molly Marilyn Brooks, Diane Irwin, and Linda Buck with a piano duet by Jennie Rector and Aleta Patterson. Dena Hancock and Marilyn Henry and Darlena White performed tap dances. Richard Roberts sang He.
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Aleta Patterson
Larry Spurlock
Bobby Martin
Chuck Logan
Louise Combs
Michele Lewis
Melvin Wright
Jennie Rector
Steven Carel
Carol Ann Crosby
Sandra Childs
Marilyn Brooks
Ollie Mae Hill
Duff Weddle
Jean Logan
Patrick Burton
James Woodruff
Willy
Jimmy Cruse
Billy Fields
Steve Harris
Wayne Meeks
Richard Roberts
Jimmy Rooney
Cecil Harrison
Philip Swindler
Johnny Elkins
Linda Buck
Randy Sykes
Valentine
Dana Hancock
Gloria Walters
Marilyn Henry
Diane Irwin
Four Drivers Face Traffic Counts
Four speeding complaints filed by County Attorney Manville Redman list Anna Christine Cagle 40 of 2138 Smith Oklahoma City and John Arthur Hurlburt 31 of Oklahoma City. Roger Lee Hutton 18 Anadarko and Hoyt Shadid 36 Altus are charged in Peace Justice Marvin E. Cameron and Woodrow Giles courts with speeding at night.
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Manville Redman
Marvin E. Cameron
Anna Christine Cagle
Smith
John Arthur Hurlburt
Oklahoma City
Dan Combs
Highway Patrol
Woodrow Giles
Roger Lee Hutton
Anadarko
F. A. Mussen
Hoyt Shadid
Altus
Norman Carroll
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