Baptist Parley in City Slated for January Eight
Baptist groups from Comanche and Cotton counties, 26 churches, plan evangelistic and missionary sessions at First Baptist Church from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma leaders Dr. T. P. Haskins and Dr. Harold Graves headline. Speakers include W. R. Wallace and Dr. Willis E. Howard. A 3:30 p.m. film “While It Is Day” closes the day with a laymen’s rally. Goal set for 500 attendees and a 150 from Lawson’s Baptist Church to spark a regional evangelistic crusade next January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batists
Comanche-Cottonastien
Kenseth Huffman
T. P. Haskins
Oklahoma City
Vivian Cochran
M. F E. Rames
Edmond
Clyde Clayton
Harold Graves
Bartlesville
W. R. Wallace
Oklahoma
Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma
Willis E. Howard
Psymen
Howard
Judge Wallace
Baptist Foundation
Man
Yes
Lawson
New City Church Opens Sunday at 21th and McKinley
Jaxton's Wesley Methodist church at 21th and McKinley will open with morning worship led by Rev. Howard Roberts. The sermon titled The Church's New Year will begin at 11 o'clock. A revival week starts Sunday night with Rev. Perry Mearthur speaking on Value of the Rev. McArthur. Evening services at 7 30 nightly next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxton
New Wesley Methodist Church
McKinley
Howard Roberts
Perry Mearthur
McArthur
Saill
Roberts
Cache Youth Breaks His Wrist In Fall On Ice
One year-old Donald Hutson, son of Mrs. J. M. Hutson, fell while sliding on the ice in front of his Cache home. He fractured his left wrist and was treated at Angus hospital, then released after a late Thursday afternoon visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ela-Zlelter
Donald Hutson
J. M. Hutson
Cache
Angus Hospital
Markets summary of grain livestock and stocks across cities
Markets report from Chicago Oklahoma City and New York on January 2 with figures for butter carlots hogs cattle calves steers cows and sheep. Cotton futures close lower with midpoints and spots listed. Selected stocks including Am Airlines Am Can A T and T Anaconda Armour Coca-Cola Du Pont and Goodyear show mixed gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Stox Am Airlines
Am Can
Armour Co
Avco Mfg
Barnsdall Ol
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Branit
Brown Shoe 317
Burr Add
Ches and Ohio
Chrysler Corp
Coca-Cola
Up & Uant Oi del
Curtisa Wright
Doug Air
Dupont del
Eagle Pich
Eastman Kodak
Elec
Gen Fonda
Gen Mtrs
Checker Players To Enter Tourney In Enid This Weekend
Lawton checker enthusiasts travel Friday and Saturday to Enid for Oklahoma’s annual checker tournament with players from across the state. Ralph Currell Marcus Burton and John Showder depart Lawton and join Apache locals Wilton Nation and Oscar Finney. Ernest Loft, Oklahoma City’s state champion, plans not to defend his title. Andy Dossett, a winter Apache visitor and former Indiana champ, is disqualified due to Indiana residence. Contest begins round robin to form Class A and B. host pair in Class A vie for the late title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Andy Dossett
Apache
Indiana
Dossett
First Baptist Deacons Elect At Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of First Baptist church deacons D A Becker was elected chairman P C Monroe vice chairman and Rey B Hooper secretary Becker succeeds Monroe and Hooper succeeds Becker Monroe and Becker had served two years in their roles In 1847 the Sunday school average was 003 and 732 in 1846 the church received 472 members with 174 baptisms as against BE in 1946 Total receipts for 1947 were 68280 47 and 60207 16 in 146
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Deacons of the
First Baptist Church
D. A. Becker
P. C. Monroe
Rey B. Hooper
Becker
Monroe
Hooper
30 Day Jail Term For Whisky Possession In Lincoln
Farl Williams a 57 year old African American man with a history of five whisky possession arrests in 1947 began a 30 day jail term for his most recent offense. He pleaded guilty before Judge G W Horne last month and received a $50 fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farl Williams
Lawton
G. W. Horne
Percent changes for numerous companies in early commerce data
A compiled list shows varied shares with gains and losses across firms like Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Prod and United Air Lines United Steel Woolworth and Tex Co. Several percentages indicate modest rises while others show notable declines, reflecting a fluctuating market landscape noted alongside a historical remark about English maritime trade practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Gl
McKess
Rob
Mid Cent Pet
Mont Ward
Nash Kelv
Nat Biscuit
Nat Distillers
NY Cent RR
North Am
Northern Pac
Ohio
Pan Am -Air
Parom Pict
Penney JC
Penn RA
Pepal Cola
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Qi
Pure
Radio Corp
St Joseph
Sears Robck
Sinclair Ol
Sou Pac
Cal
Stand Oil Ind
Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Swift and Co
Tex Co
Tex Gulf Prod
Tex Gulf Sylph
Tide Wat A
United Air Lines
United Air
US Rubber
US Steel
Fairmont Foods Uses Silver Dollars In Local Payroll Plan
Fairmont Foods in Lawton announces two week program paying operating expenses in silver dollars to promote awareness of payrolls and local farm processing. About 8 500 in cartwheels had been paid by New Year’s Eve, with 10 000 already furnished by local banks through other cities. The plan aims to keep silver dollars circulating locally to reduce demand for paper currency, with large payments still made by check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pairmont
BE. O. Gibb
Fairmont
Gibb
Lawton
Inca
Southwest Oklahoma
Tulsan to Speak at 40 et 8 Meet on Spastic Paralysis Center
Jimmy Moss of Tulsa will address Lawton 40 et 8 members at the Legion hut about creating a spastic paralysis center in Norman. J. D. McCarthy will accompany him as a state official. The meeting will focus on the plan with public attendance invited. Norman will house the center in a building from the University of Oklahoma, funded by private contributions after a $20,000 appropriations from the last legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Moss
Tulsa
Norman
Lawton
Legion Hut
Mona
J. D. McCarthy
Buddy Garber
Moswx
University of Oklahoma
Norman Naval Base
County Tax Office Schedules Early 1847 Assessments
County Treasurer Lillian Wald reports progress on collecting near half of the year's 1847 taxes. Taxpayers are urged to appear as soon as weather and roads permit. Assessments are set for various towns including Medicine Park, Indiahoma, Geronimo, Perry, Meers, Chattanooga, Cache, Elgin, Zella, Sterling, and Fletcher across February, with multiple dates at each location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Wald
Moore
Ila
Medicine Park
Indiahoma
Braeton
Sterling
Post Office
Fletcher
Bani
Church News at John s Lutheran Church Seventh Street
Church notices from John s Lutheran Church on Seventh Street and A Avenue list Trey, BG Heitfeld as pastor and a mix of unreadable fragments. Morning worship and services at Crandfield are mentioned alongside a message about faith in the new year and a sermon title Faith Our Greatest Need with a reference to Matthew 16 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church News
John's Lutheran Church
Seventh Street
A Avenue
Trey
Heitfeld
Heo Ony
Crandfield
Intruders Target Episcopal Parish House For Wine Theft
Youths broke into the Episcopal church parish house at 114 S. Eighth through a broken window above a kitchen sink. They took the remnants of sacramental wine. No other damage or loss was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
S. Eighth
New Year's Day Baby Reported At Fort Sill
A New Year's Day baby was recorded today in the stork department at Fort Sill. A son was born to Maj. and Mrs. Wilson C. McNemara at 6:15 p.m. Jan. 2 in Station hospital. Major Wilson is an instructor at the Artilery school department of general subjects. Legi Charles Boswell, 41, Fort SA was fined $19 and costs by John Manning, justice of the peace, Thursday for failure to have a driver's license. He was arrested by Sgt. Clyde Awtrey, highway patrolman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Wilson C. McNemara
Station Hospital
Wilson
Department of General Subjects
Artillery School
Charles Boswell
Fort SA
John Manning
Clyde Awtrey
Personal Notices From a Southwestern Hospital
Mrs Crystal Rodgers 1701 A near Southwestern hospital employe, critically ill with a stomach ailment reported today. She was stricken on Christmas day and has been seriously ill since. She has been bookkeeper at the hospital for 15 years. A W Puttkamer 1002 Dearborn entered Bethania hospital Wichita Falls Tex for medical treatment. Mr and Mrs T A Hamra 1008 Arlington hosted Mrs Hamras sister Mrs Robert Nasleh Norman. Mrs L Arnau 748 N 16th dismissed from Southwestern hospital after major operation Dec 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Rodgers
Southwestern Hospital
A. W. Puttkamer
Dearborn
Bethania Hospital
Wichita Falls
Tex
T. A. Hamra
Arlington
Hamra
Robert _Nasleh
Mr. Nasleh
Norman
Fort Sill warehouse fire. two employees lose property
A fire at a Fort Sill warehouse south of the past exchange near Sheridan and Craig roads burned, destroying personal property of Mildred Reed and S Sgt. Fredille Terff. Fire chief John Pugh credited a strong west wind for preventing spread to six nearby frame buildings. An investigation began to determine origin and loss, with record replacement taking days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pugh
Fort Sill
Exchange
Sheridan and
Craig Roads
Central Post Fund Office
Mildred Reed
Fredille BE
Terff
Delton Wheat
Central Posnt Fund
Postfield Improvement
1047
Post
More Traders Continued From Page One
A committee note on employe dealings in commodities reports that except for 17 top commerce department staff, others deny speculative trading. Names listed include Mantell, Lehman, Murphy, Sabin, Hermannen, Massergale, Bolling and Foster among others questioned under federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Foster
Warren
Leroy H. Mantell
Office
Senate inquiry flags 17 employees field locations
A congressional panel reviewed 17 government employees from various agencies. Names include Marl Williams, Nelson, John Carney, Raymond Meyer, William Carpenter, John Rowan, W L Perrotta, Harold Wilde, Philip Tucker, among others. Foster did not specify workplaces for all. Nine were in the field while others remained undisclosed. The inquiry also pressed Edwin Pauley for personal commodity records amid an expanding probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rlald
Bureau of Standards
Marl L. Williama
Coast and Academy Survey
Wisran
Nelson
Agricultural
Census Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Administration
John R. Carney
Raymond R. Meyer
Willam E.carpenter
John P. Rowan
W. L. Perrotta
Harold A. Wilde
Phillip Tucker
Foster
Washington
Lst
Senate
Edwin W. Pauley
Pauley
the Soretesy
Army
Blizzard Conditions Thwart Cape Cod Region Weather
Blizzard conditions and northeast winds 25 to 35 mph bring heavy rain north of Cape Cod. The region faces alternating rain and snow flurries with temperatures near freezing as the day progresses. Weather bureau projections indicate a continued unsettled pattern with sleet or snow likely to follow rain in the Boston area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Boston
Bureau
Weather Brief Warns of Lingering Freezing Rain in Western New York
A winter storm lingers in Western New York with freezing rain and snow. The weather bureau cautions that conditions will not improve soon, leaving roads slick and travel difficult as temperatures hover around 34 degrees. Local reports note a blend of sleet and ice affect area travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Two Face Charges In City Court Case
Two men faced assault charges in city court on Thursday. Cpl. William Brashier was charged by Josephine Brashier, and Napoleon Tiddark was charged by Mrs. Alice Tiddark, according to the terse docket notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
William Brashier
Josephine Brashier
Napoleon Tiddark
Mra
Alice Tiddark
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Qualry Fabrice Southwest
Lareest
Patterne
Lawton Tert & Awning CO
Avenus
Chicago
Rompt
Burba
Home Service
Avenus Leste
Checker
First Baptist
Fairmont Foods
Pee Ete
CIA
Z& Business College
Progressiml Businet
Hubert
Joe
Green-Howenstine Motor Co
E Avenue
Episcopal Parish
Wolfe’s
Post Field
B. &. Bruce Co
Terminix Service Company
Koehler
T. P. Brammer
Criptions Holmes Drug Shop Erat
LT. McAtee
Blizzard
John J. Schott Insurance Agency Automobile — Fire
Osenalty and Floor Americas Natl Bank
Bob and
Lois
Earl
Willth
Freah Atocles
Ee Insulation & Herstrip
Oan
Uae
Berry
Berry's
Diamond Duette
Terme
Bulova, Elgin and
Beorus
Berry’s
D Avenue
Crown Store
Jones Drug
South 3Rd Street
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