Fun Contest Tonight At Cameron 4-H Share The Fun
Comanche county 4-H holds annual Share The Fun in Cameron college auditorium at 6 p.m. tonight with 35 acts from county clubs. Judges are Ford Mercer Tom Sharrock and Lee Woods. Junior and senior divisions feature musical, novelty, and dramatic acts including The Trained Horse No one is missing from the lively program.
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Eisenhower immigration plan aims to liberalize policy
President Eisenhower proposes to raise annual immigration quotas by 65 000 to 220 000 using the 1950 census as a guide and to distribute added quotas to nations most in need. The plan would admit 5000 aliens without regard to nationality, pool unused quotas regionally, end mortgageing future quotas, and shift toward more flexible entry for skilled and hardship cases.
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United States
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Connie Mack Death Inspires Youth in American Baseball
The piece honors Connie Mack, longtime manager of the Philadelphia Athletics for five decades, describing him as a stalwart citizen and an inspiration to American youth. It notes his triumphs, friendships, and resilience in rebuilding championship teams, highlighting his role in American baseball.
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Inventions and Histories: A Quiz of Facts and Figures
A compiled Q and A covers the folding fan’s origin in Japan circa 700 AD and batwing inspiration, screamer birds of tropical South America, the argali sheep of central Asia, the 1919 1924 Farmer-Labor Party in Chicago, Marbury v Madison as first Supreme Court struck down, Day of the Dead fiesta on November 1, Stephen F. Austin as Texas founder, and Jim Bagby’s World Series home run record in 1920.
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Cleveland
Brooklyn
Good Morning Sir Prayer For Lent By Robt Dieffenbacher
A reflective piece on a newsboy and the simple respectful exchange of "sir" that uplifts the reader. The narrator describes a bleak morning, the act of buying a paper, and a moment of gratitude and prayer, emphasizing kindness, dignity, and divine blessing.
Scouters To Hold Session Tonight In Lawton Area
Scouting sessions convene at Lawton Senior High School at 7 30 p m with Den mothers Den chiefs and Scout leaders gathering. Tex McCoy district Scout executive notes meetings occur on the second and fourth Thursday nights to brief leaders on area Scouting developments Neil Kissick leadership training chair outlines Den mother to Den chief relation and the theme Helping the Scout Grow.
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Lawton
Tex McCoy
Neil Kissick
Hunting Horse
190 Prisoners Die In Sudan Jail Heat Tragedy
Cairo reports officials in Sudan are probing the death of 190 prisoners at a Kosti jail, blamed on extreme heat in a poorly ventilated facility. The deaths occurred amid a Sunday clash that saw 680 arrests as tenant farmers demanded advance payments for their cotton crop, with at least 15 people killed in the unrest.
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Khartoum
A J Worthen City Druggist Dies Rites Set
Funeral services for A J Worthen 51 of 705 Gore will be at 3 30 p m Friday in the First Methodist church with Rev J J Stowe Jr officiating Burial will be in Highland cemetery Lawton Funeral home in charge Worthen a Lawton druggist since 1939 died after a heart attack in a Lawton hospital He was formerly a teacher and OU graduate He is survived by his wife two sons a daughter and four brothers
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Lawton
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Tex
School of Pharmacy
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Vinson
Okla
University of Oklahoma
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Glenn Stinson
11Th Street
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U.S. corn pickers rise 51 percent 1950 to 1954
The number of U.S. corn pickers grew by fifty one percent between 1950 and 1954, reflecting a significant expansion in harvest labor during the early 1950s.
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Adoption of Uniform Traffic Ticket Urged By Safety Group
Lawton Safety Council urged adoption of a uniform traffic ticket and early crosswalk and lane painting at key intersections. Police Judge J Merle Oaks explained the ticket would detail offenses and allow suspending licenses after three violations, with four copies for court, officer, records, and summons. The group urged prompt action and discussed a spring vehicle check to spot mechanical defects. Next meeting set for March 21.
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Employment Drops Here in Comanche County
A monthly bulletin from the Oklahoma State Employment Service shows a mid-December to mid-January employment decline of 450, totaling 16,075. Unemployment rose from 575 to 650, with January placements at 548 versus 464 in December, while many sales workers left after Christmas. Lawton area residents with work applications totaled 1,113 at end January, including 368 women.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Public Employment Service
Lawton Area
Three Traffic Counts Filed by County Attorney
Three traffic charges were filed this morning by County Attorney Manville Redman against motorists arrested Wednesday by Trooper Dan Combs and Lt. Clyde Awtrey of the highway patrol. Gerald A. Elliston, 36, Fort Worth, was fined 30 dollars and costs on a speeding charge, and Wilbur Gene Carroll, 28, Frat Sill, was fined 5 dollars and costs on a charge of driving to the left of center. Donnie Lee Livingston, 22, of 1905, and John M. Lyons, 42, Fort Sill, were in Woodrow Giles' court charged with speeding at night.
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Dan Combs
Clyde Awtrey
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Gerald A. Elliston
Fort Worth
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Frat Sill
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Fort Sill
Worry Forward Lesson From Bible Figures in Dr Crane Talk
The article urges efficient worry using Jesus and King David as examples. It contrasts worrying forward with backward fretting, advising to fasten the mind to future solvable problems and to lay down outmoded worries after a deadline, with a note on obtaining Dr Crane booklets.
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Oklahoma City and Chicago markets mixed with dairy and poultry prices
Stock markets show butter steady with mixed dairy quotes across Oklahoma City including wheat prices and eggs. Oklahoma City livestock reports list cattle calves hogs and sheep with varied gains and steady demand. Chicago market activity noted without detail.
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Across Puzzle Answers and Related Terms List
A compact puzzle solution consolidating planet names and related terms across clues. It covers planetary terms, abbreviations, constellations, mythic and linguistic items, including planets base words and cross references with rivers, animals, and common nouns.
Credit Bureau Seminar Slated At Lawton Hotel
A credit bureau employe seminar will be held at the Hotel Lawton on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mrs. Bess Christy, manager of Lawton's Retail Merchants association, announced. Instructors include Marion Johnson of Ponca City and Irene Shanbaugh of Newton Kansas, with delegates expected from El Reno Ardmore Duncan Healdton Clinton Hobart Marlow Altus and Mangum.
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Ponca City
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Tractors Boost U S Farm Numbers Soar by Millions
U S farm machinery inventory shows about 4.5 million tractors in use, roughly a million more than in 1950, reflecting rapid adoption of mechanization across agricultural sectors and regional growth patterns in the postwar period.
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