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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1957
Page
8
A hospital page lists numerous births and admissions with names and addresses, including the Saad child born Feb 21 at 3:50 pm and weight six pounds. It logs patients admitted for medical or surgical reasons and lists several discharges to home or other facilities.
Lawton high school Future Farmers of America students will exhibit five steers three barrows and 15 lambs at the Camanche County Junior Livestock show March 6 8 Marvin Bicket vocational agriculture instructor announced today Students exhibiting stock include Bill Caldwell Stanley Wilson Jar rel Crosby Glen Smith Curtis Boyd Perry Brown F Jonce Cox Ronnie Snyder Ronnie Wiley Bill Abbott Dee Ricketts Glen Slaughter Darrell Beasley and Warren Jenkins The FFA chapter will also enter a livestock judging team in the three day event.
A five member Apportionment Committee in Oklahoma City will convene Sunday at 2 p.m. to compare drafts for a proposed state constitutional amendment creating automatic legislative reapportionment. Members Homer Smith Richard Romany and three others will present separate drafts with plans to have one endorsed for voter submission. The group also considers a fallback if the legislature does not act with the Secretary of State or the State Supreme Court taking charge.
An American flag fashioned from turkey feathers by Mrs. Hazel Laird was displayed this morning on Dave Garroway's Today show in New York City. A letter from Mrs. Laird was read by Garroway on air.
Young men between 17 and 18 years may enlist in the Army Reserve six month active duty program through the local recruiting office M Set. Bill Bradley Lawton recruiter says enlistees serve in a reserve unit first and then report for six months active duty when called. Deferment up to 120 days may be granted if still in school.
Senate Education Committee plans discussion Monday on a bill to apply a 2 percent sales tax to newspaper radio television and billboard advertising. Chairman Leroy McClendon of Idabel announced the briefing yesterday.
Danville Illinois former Dallas oilman Homer Snowden was found guilty on 16 counts of violating the Federal Securities Act in selling fraudulent oil and gas leases. Jury deliberated about six hours. sentencing delayed as defense seeks new trial. Snowden could face further proceedings Wednesday on briefs and arguments.
Services are pending in Grandfield for Frank B. Tisdale 52 killed in a Thursday morning light plane crash four miles north of Vernon Texas. He was a Bell Oil & Gas Refinery pilot and crop duster, former Tillman deputy, and owner of an electrical appliance store. Survivors include his wife a son Pvt Bill F. Tisdale in Germany his parents two brothers and three sisters. Burial will follow at Grandfield cemetery with Mohr Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Julia Ann Carr 88 of Apache died Thursday after a five week illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Christian church with burial in Fairview cemetery. Born February 29 1868 in Texas she moved to a farm near Apache in 1901 from San Antonio. Survived by son Orville Carr Tucson daughters Mrs Qla Gibbs Redlands and Miss Alberta Carr Bakersfield six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
A3C Jack B. Dalton, son of Mrs. Ida Sisk, formerly of Lawton now in Hobart, is home on a 10 day leave. He completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio and will report to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming after his leave.
Oklahoma Forestry division offers tree seedlings for shelter belts windbreaks and post lot plantings. Applications available from Lewis Haydock county agent. Minimum order is 101 trees.
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