Sayre Men Fight Plan for Dividing U S 66 Highway
Oklahoma officials deny hopes of Sayre businessmen to block a divided four lane section of U S 66 within Sayre city limits. A 30 to 40 foot median is required by the Public Roads Bureau, a plan defense argued could wreck local investments and hinder cross traffic. Officials warned the median would delay future by passes and improve safety. Sayre leaders pleaded for mercy while admitting progress cannot be halted. Meanwhile, county bonds for right of way face market timing as surveys lag and future contracts may be let east and west of Clinton to ease funds.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Department
Sayre
C. A. Stoldt
US. Bureau of Public Roads
Cecil Neely
Stoldt
Neely
Gomer H. Bittle
Highway Department
Public Roads Bureau
M. E. Fariss
Custer County
E. A. Gill
John Donley
el Reno
Texas Panhandle
Clinton
Beckham
Washita
Hospital Births and Admissions in Memorial News
Birth: Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Boydston at 425 S 23rd born 5:35 a.m. Feb 22, 6 lb 13 oz. Admissions list includes Mrs. Marvin P. Fitzgerald 1122 Maple medical and numerous others in city and Midland regions. Dismissals noted for Shari Lynn Strong and others. several in Macon Missouri and surrounding areas undergoing medical or surgical care.
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William Boydston
S. 23Rd
Marvin P. Fitzgerald
Floyd Baker
Georgia
Mary Grace Apponey
Joseph Apponey
Virginia Riedeburg
Herman W. Riedeburg
Snow Rd
Sharon K. Surgener
T. E. Surgener
Harry Robert Jensen
Williams
Matthew Kazlauskas
Ferris
Wendell Hawkins
Hershel L. Bryan
Park
Tom L. Sales
S. 1St
Shari Lynn Strong
Bennett Strong
Macon
Chris Blanton
Andrews
Richard Roblin
D. M. Ayers
Sill Blvd
Tommy William Hennessee
Melvin Hennessee
S. 28Th
Vernon Cornett
Hutchinson
Kan
Patti Lou Harris
Wayne W. Harris
Longview
William Baker
Glenn E. Pierson, Jr
Kingsbury
Carl Harrel
Indiahoma
Eleven Arrested By City Officers For Various Offenses
City police arrested eleven people Tuesday night facing charges in municipal court for disorderly conduct public drunkenness traffic violations and related offenses. Notable names include MSgt. Joe F. Ramirez 31 Fort Sill and Melva Jean Keadbone 21 Anadarko. Several defendants were fined bonded or had charges dismissed. several cases involved traffic violations and reckless driving.
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Msgt
Joe F. Ramirez
Fort Sill
Melva Jean Keadbone
Anadarko
George Wiley Zimmerman
North Hollywood
Calif
Ronnie Powell
Williams
Leo L. Blaine
Federal Hotel
Blaine
J. Merle Oaks
Joel Thomas Hopkins
Donald R. Pirwitz
Robert
Linda Gathof
Lucas
Charron Lebrom Francisco
Lupe Costello
E. Gore
Guard Holds Muster Day in Lawton Kentucky?
The Oklahoma National Guard in Lawton held Muster Week activities beginning with an open house at the Armory on Cache road at 1 p.m. A public drill program by about 200 Guardsmen was planned for 7:30 p.m. Lt. Col. Milton Worley said the event aims to attract young men to the Guard, with Gov. Raymond Gary proclaiming National Guard Muster Day. Maj. Gen. Roy W. Kenny urged enlistment in Army and Air units.
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Lawton
Oklahoma National Guard
Cache Road
Milton Worley
Worley
179Th Infantry
National Guard
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
Roy W. Kenny
Oklahoma City
Guard
Woman Treated For Head Wound After Fall at Home
Police report a Lawton woman, Mrs. Peggy Fitzgerald of 1122 Maple, was treated at Memorial hospital about 10:30 p.m. for a severe head wound after she fell at her home and struck her head on a coffee table. Her husband and Lt. Walter C. Asbery supplied details of the accident.
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Lawton
Peggy Fitzgerald
Maple
Memorial Hospital
Walter C. Asbery
Fitzgerald
Contests Set For Four City Council Seats
Four city council seats appear set for the March 20 primary with incumbents facing possible challenges. In Ward 5 W R Morris announced his candidacy against incumbent Stitt Pair who fills an unfinished term from Wesley Kepler’s resignation. Filing runs Feb 29 to March 10. other incumbents Lester McKenzie Ward 1 Buck Kinsey Ward 2 and E W Kirkpatrick Ward 3 also expected to draw opposition.
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W. R
Bob) Morris
Jefferson
Morris
Stitt Pair
Pair
Wesley Kepler
Lester McKenzie
Buck Kinsey
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Thefts Reported To City Officers
Three theft reports appeared in police records including a toolbox taken from a pickup at 1501 Andrews owned by Jim Thornton of 1802 N. 19th Lyle Carrier of 314 Park reported the loss of this year’s state tags from a 1937 Pontiac at 1715 Monroe and Mrs. C. M. Price of 1612 C. noted a bicycle stolen from her home.
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Jim Thornton
Andrews
Lyle Carrier
Park
Monroe
C. M. Price
Meeting Cancelled by Lawton Education Council
Lawton Citizens Council on Education members cancelled their Thursday meeting announced by president Darold English. A called meeting will be held later, he said.
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Lawton Citizens Council On Education
Darold English
Area Man Transferred to Fort Leavenworth Kansas
MSgt. Vesper D. Millspaugh of Lawton is transferred to Fort Leavenworth Kan after 40 weeks in an Armed Services Medical Equipment Maintenance course in St Louis. He served 48 months overseas in World War II and Korea, earning the Silver Star Purple Heart and Distinguished Service Cross. Married to Dorothy Zlotkowski, they have two children Barbara Dale and Vesper D Jr.
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Vesper D. Millspaugh
Marvin Millspaugh
Morford Drive
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
U.S. Army
St. Louis
Armed Services
Millspaugh
Army
Lawton
Far East
Lawton High School
Dorothy Zlotkowski
Barbara Dale
Vesper D., Jr
Pilot Escapes Fire After Plane Crash in Rhode Island
Navy Lt. Daniel M. Reddy, 28, of Sunbury Pennsylvania, hacked his way out of a burning plane using a regulation hunting knife at an auxiliary landing field in Charlestown Rhode Island. He escaped without apparent injuries but was kept overnight at the Quonset Point Infirmary for observation.
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Charlestown
R. I
Navy
Daniel M. Reddy
Sunbury
Quonset Point
Bulldog Bites Woman and Dog Dies in Back Yard Attack
Mrs. Hugh Brodkey received serious arm and thigh wounds when an English bulldog bit her as she entered a neighbor's yard. Two men restrained the dog, which choked to death. The incident, second bite of Tuesday and fifth in five days, involved owners Mike Clifford and neighbors. Rabies tests and tetanus shot were discussed. Stillwater was to test the dog's head. Police credited local men with preventing greater harm.
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Hugh Brodkey
Donald Peine
Jack Peine
Mike Clifford
Brodkey
Robert L. Shanklin
Stillwater
Alford T. Hennessee
Cal Sims
Police Department
Lawton
Warning Doesn't Take Young City Boy Jailed Again
Detectives say one of eight members of a petty theft gang likely faces juvenile court after being caught prowling a car within 18 hours of release to his parents. The group had two years of school burglaries thefts from a feed mill and a lumber yard and pigeon thefts. The youth reportedly was the gang leader and could be sent to Stringtown training school.
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Cleo Stout
Stringtown Boys Training School
35000 Receive U S Tax Refund
Approximately 35,000 Oklahoma taxpayers have already received federal tax refunds for the 1955 tax year, says Robert Hodge of the Lawton IRS district. He notes many errors delay processing, with signatures and withholding statements often missing, and a July bulk release planned pending corrections.
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Oklahoma
Robert Hodge
Lawton
U. S. Internal Revenue Service
Hodge
Oklahoma City
State to spend 93000 for county road repairs this summer
The State Highway department will spend 93000 on hard surfacing repairs across Comanche Grady Caddo Cotton Carter Love Jefferson counties this summer as part of a statewide project totalling about 3130113. The plan covers 121.5 miles in Oklahoma with multiple designated segments and costs.
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State
State Highway Department
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Caddo County
Binger
Hinton
Carnegie
Cotton County
Stephens
Tillman
Randlett
Carter County
Ardmore
Ratliff City
U.S. 77
U.S. 70
Washita River Bridge
Love County
Lake Murray Park
Jefferson County
Ringling
Worker earns price of round steak in fewer minutes
In 1929 an industrial worker needed 49 minutes to earn a pound of round steak. The National Beef Council reports today that the same worker earns the price in 30 minutes, signaling improved relative cost of meat.
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National Beef Council
Comanche Farmer Dies Under Discs Of Plow
Hiram R. Hilderbrand 80 died Tuesday after being crushed by tractor plow discs near his Comanche home. He died at 3 p.m. on his 47th wedding anniversary from chest and back injuries after his clothing entangled in the discs. His body was found about 4:45 p.m. by son-in-law Kenneth Simmons. the tractor dragged 180 feet. Survived by widow, two daughters, and a brother. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. Burial in Comanche cemetery.
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Hiram R. Hilderbrand
Hildercrow
Hilderbrand
Kenneth Simmons
Lee Williams
Comanche
Simmons
Stephens County
Melvin Cox
Frank Hilderbrand
First Baptist Church
J. A. Bristo
Chamber Leader to Speak at Friday Forum
Albert Connel, president of the Anadarko Chamber of Commerce, will speak to Lawton Chamber members at the regular Friday forum lunch in the Hotel Lawtonian. He will discuss the Foss Cobb Creek project, highlighting flood control, irrigation and municipal water supply benefits for Lawton. Reservations via Chamber office No 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Connel
Anadarko Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Lawtonian
Connel
Lawton
Milton Keating
Chamber
Actress files suit over maintenance in California
Molly Suzanne Kenaston known as Molly O Day sues James McGregor Kenaston for separate maintenance alleging physical cruelty and seeks 1680 dollars monthly temporary alimony. The couple married in 1952 and reside in Santa Monica California.
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Santa Monica
Calif.p
Molly Suzanne Kenaston
Molly O’day
James McGregor Kenaston
National Guard units in World War II campaigns and landings
National Guard units participated in 11 campaigns and conducted 34 assault landings during World War II, underscoring their extensive mobilization and frontline involvement in major battles overseas.
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National Guard
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