Hunting Horse Memorial church honors Kiowa scout aging 107
The Lawton Indian Methodist Mission pastor Reverend Spencer Appentone renamed the Assembly of God building Fifth and 6 to Hunting Horse Memorial church in honor of Kiowa scout Chief Hunting Horse a Custer era figure who will turn 108. The service was led by District Superintendent Conrad Mausepe with family members presenting the new name and planning future dedication services.
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Lawton
Hunting Horse Memorial Church
Mt. Sheridan
Spencer Appentone
Assembly of God
Fifth
Appentone
Conrad Mausepe
Anadarko
Hunting Horse
Methodist
General Custer
Albert Horse
Samone
Chief Hunting Horse
Cecil
Nellie Queetone
Cecil Horse
Truman Reflects on Eight-Year Record and Global Roles
Former President Truman reviews his presidency noting doubled U S defenses and postwar gains. He highlights civilian aid, expanded social programs, rural electrification, veterans benefits, civil rights progress, and governmental reorganizations while stressing collective national strength and democratic pride.
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Greece
Turkey
Berlin
Formosa
Indo-China
Malaya
Philippines
U.S
United States
Free Nations
White House
Truman
Congress
Armed Services
National Security Council
Executive
Beads State Poultry and Eggs Prices and Stocks
Oklahoma City reports state prices for broilers hens and eggs with regional variations. It lists f.o.b farm deliveries and current receipts averages, plus butterfat and pecan figures, followed by Oklahoma City livestock and USDA market quotes for cattle hogs and sheep, with regional price spreads and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
F.o.b
Uskogee
Vinita
Seminole
Poteau
Cordell
Blackwell
Lawton
Ardmore
Chickasha
Alva
Tulsa
Muskogee
Lawton Durant
Lower
Elk City
McAlester
Enid
Buffalo
Laverne
Egs
Fairview
el Reno
Chickasha Alpene
Durant
Funeral Rites for Vyron B Ferguson and Herwauney Chihuahua
Vyron B Ferguson 604 Bell died today at Wesley hospital Oklahoma City after a week with kidney ailment. He served at Fort Sill and planned retirement in May. Survived by wife Viola, son Vyron B Ferguson 1704 Liberty, and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements by Lawton Funeral Home. Last rites Thursday 2 pm at Post Oak Mission for Herwauney Chihuahua native of this county who died yesterday. Rev Herman Neufeld to officiate. burial at Post Oak cemetery Becker Funeral Home in charge. Body taken to sister Charlene Pokoro home for wake before services.
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Vyron B
Boone) Ferguson
Bell
Wesley Hospital
Oklahoma City
Ferguson
Fort Sill
Viola
Vyron B. Ferguson
Liberty
Lawton Funeral Home
Post Oak
Herwauney
Chihuahua
Herman Neufeld
Post Oak Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Charlene Pokoro
Star Route
Lawton
Lawton Post Office Sets New Christmas Card Mail Record
Postal officials report 1952 cancellations at Lawton totaled 1 025 600, up 56 200 from 1951, with a decade of rising postal receipts led by assistant post master Grover Ralston. The expansion program adds carrier service to new residential districts.
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Lawton
Grover Ralston
Dimes Coffee Events Held Across City
S N Downs and several residents hosted a series of coffee gatherings from January 9 to January 15 at diverse locations including 1717 Cherry and 1618 North 25th, with others attending in Fletcher Chattanooga and Lawton areas. Griswold cleaners plans a March of Dimes coffee during shifts for 30 employees, inviting customers to join in fundraising efforts.
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S. N. Downs
Cherry
Charles Green
Jerome Dilling
Fletcher
Paul Wege
Meers
Owen Penland
Lawton
Elzie Humble
Chattanooga
Clarence L. Aubrey
Paul Harris
Walter Lattimore
W. F. Griswold
March of Dimes
Griswold Cleaners
Tax Help Opens For 1952 Returns In Lawton
The Internal Revenue Service office at 301 Federal Building announces free tax assistance from Jan 12 to March 16 to aid citizens with federal individual income tax returns for 1952. Returns by most individuals are due March 15. farmers have until Jan 31, 1953, with special options to file final returns by March 15. Open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., some Saturdays as needed. W-2 withholding statements for 1952 must accompany the return.
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Director of Internal Revenue
Federal Building
U. S. Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Service
Ivan L. Roberson
Lawton
Roberson
Internal Revenue
Murray backs slow approach on seven million road funds
Oklahoma Governor Murray signals support for part of a seven million emergency road fund but urges a cautious pace to assess broader needs. He notes the highway budget gap and the need to conserve funds while considering county consolidation, rural telephone bills, and a statewide turnpike plan.
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Highway Department
Senate
Murray
James C. Nance
D-Purcell
Tishomingo
Roy C. Beecher
Kingfisher
Beecher
The
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Regents For Higher Education
Federal Communications Commission
Oklahoma City
Statehouse
Hospital birth and admission notes across multiple towns
Births reported for Kenneth Short's family in Jefferson address at 3 40 PM January 6 weighing 6 pounds 8% ounces and a Southwestern birth record lists two newborn sons. Admitted and dismissed patients include Lonnie Jones Cache surgery Elynn Waller Anadarko medical and multiple medical and surgical cases across Fletcher Stigler Faxon Anadarko and Lawton with various addresses.
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Kenneth Short
Jefferson
Lonnie Jones
Cache
Art Franklin
Fletcher
Allen Hipps
A. D. Hipps
Maud Smith
Comanche
Jim Bradshaw
N. 17Th
Free Downing
Anadarko
Elynn Waller
Allen Taua
Addons Tapedo
Carnegie
Telitha Haas
Shawnee
Archilta
Bill York
Marlow
Hugh Oupoby
Elgin
Burgess
Lenny Gooday
Rene Chasenah
Lawton
Orville Wright
Bob Ayers
Robert Hedrick
K. R. James Lawton
Danny Hayes
George Fletcher
Stigler
R. D. Hungerford
Faxon
C. L. Turner
Kinyon
J. L. Barr
Floyd
Nichols
Billy Thomas
George Madsen
O. L. Fisher
J. Allman
Fort Sill sergeant’s daughter allegedly abducted and assaulted
A Fort Sill sergeant’s daughter was allegedly abducted last Thursday after being taken by a carpenter’s car. The child was found near home about an hour later, with the driver reportedly taking her south of Lawton to attack her. Prestidge was arrested minutes after the incident. he had prior guilty pleas for incident with intent, grand larceny, and child stealing in Stephens county, with prior prison terms dated 1940, 1943, and 1944.
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Prestidge
Stephens County
Fluorination Talk At Magic Circle Luncheon
The Comanche County Dental Association will discuss fluorination of the citys drinking water to combat tooth decay at a noon Thursday luncheon hosted by the Magic Circle Industrial Association. Dr A S Andrews Lawton dentist and president of the Dental Association will speak, with Dr O H Randall assisting. The Cache Road Diner hosts the event, with Mayor R E Glenn and city council members invited to attend.
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Comanche County Dental Association
Magic Circle Industrial Association
A. S. Andrews
Lawton
The
Dental Association
O. H. Randall
Cache Road
R. E. Glenn
Norman Bridge Accident Injures Six City Residents
Six Lawton residents including a Fort Sill soldier and his family were injured when their auto skidded on a frost slick bridge two miles southwest of Norman. The car struck a guard rail, remained on the span, and traffic was halted on SH 9 for cleanup. The driver James Powell 31 was unconscious briefly, his wife Oc tavia 36 suffered a broken hip and shoulder, and others including two children Dana Kay 6 and Estella Marie Love 3 received various injuries. The party was en route to Tulsa for a relative's funeral. Powell was on leave and heading to Korea.
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Fort Sill
South Canadian River Bridge
Norman
Fort Sill Base Hospital
James Powell
Dearborn
Octavia
Estella Love
Dana Kay
Estella Marie
Mattie Fuller
Powell
Highway Patrol
Fuller
Estella Marie Love
Tulsa
Aéerelative
Korea
R. E. Frasher
Long Bridge
Frasher
Farm Bureau Backs Fair Building Plan
Comanche County Farm Bureau directors endorsed expanding and improving the county fair grounds facilities. The group also approved a 2500 loan to the state Farm Bureau building fund for Oklahoma City headquarters. Seven delegates were named to attend a legislative school January 19 20 in Oklahoma City to learn about the legislative session. The board voted to resume monthly district community meetings with county residents.
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Comanche County Farm Bureau
Oklahoma City
Claud Martin
Chattanooga
Elbrege Sullivan
Lawton
Henry Hasenbeck
Elgin
Lloyd McClung
Starroute
Damon Watson
Rt. 1
Jo Morris Phillips
Faxon
Stanley Cahn
Cache
Col Manly Named Fort Sill Representative on CC Board
Col L L Manly acting deputy chief of staff will be Fort Sill's official representative on the Chamber of Commerce board during Col John R Hector's temporary absence. Hector has been ordered to Fort Leavenworth Kansas for the Command and General Staff College course and departed Saturday.
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Col
L. L. Manly
Fort Sill
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
John R. Hector
Hector
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Command and General Staff College
Forest Clearance Lowers U.S. Groundwater Level
The main underground water table across the United States has dropped by nearly 40 feet due to extensive forest clearance and agricultural land use changes. This decline reflects widespread alteration of soil moisture and hydrological balance, with potential impacts on wells, irrigation, and regional water availability.
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United States
Cornell Street drainage work set to begin soon
The city council approved bidding for sanitary sewer installation to ease flooding along a four block stretch of Cornell street south of Gore and west of Sheridan Road. Work funded from a small bond residue under $5,000. The council also hired Frank Sandrano and William T. Cox and awarded Standard Paving the 800 foot sidewalk project on I street. Hastings was sworn in to fill Pannell’s vacancy.
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Cornell Street
Gore
Sheridan Road
Frank Sandrano
Police Department
William T. Cox
Water Department
Cox
Standard Paving Company
I Street
Standard
H. D. Hastings
D Avenue
E. D. Pannell
Pannell
Truman Names Successor As Transfer Plans Made
President Truman identifies his successor for the January 20 transition and notes cooperation with Eisenhower. He emphasizes a smooth, orderly handover and the incoming president's need for full information to begin duties the moment the oath is taken.
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Truman
Eisenhower
Sister Of Lawton Woman Dies Olustee Rites Set
Mrs. Dick Craig 69 Oklahoma City died Tuesday after a month long illness following a heart attack. She was sister to Mrs. H. P. Miley of Lawton area and had lived with her sister before returning to Oklahoma City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist church in Olustee with burial beside her husband in Olustee cemetery.
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Dick Craig
Oklahoma City
H. P. Miley
Craig
First Methodist Church
Olustee
Olusstee Cemetery
Fairmont Foods executives attend national meeting in Omaha
Lawton officials J. E. Carter manager and H. Freeman general sales manager are among over 130 Fairmont Foods executives attending the national management meeting in Omaha Nebraska, which ends today.
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Fairmont Foods Company
Lawton
Omaha
Neb
J. E. Carter
H. Freeman
Lawton Citizens Gift Truman Bull Dogger Hats
Rep Victor Wickersham presented President Truman with a beaver Bull Dogger hat and a two by three foot Indian regalia etching at the White House during a 15 minute conference. The Moore Hat Company of Lawton donated both gifts, given on behalf of Lawtonians.
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Victor Wickersham
White House
Anadarko
Caddo
Archie Black 1
Wickersham
Dogger
Truman
Lawton
Moore Hat Company of
January 194? Induction List for Lawton Area Recruits
Draft notes that many 19-year-olds reach 20 before February quota and lists January inductees headed to service. Names include Zane Overstreet, Joseph Marcias, Willie Lambert, Alvin Hutson, Bennie Spriggs, Gibson Sumpter, Billy Dees, James Barber, Gordon Young, Joe Stotman, Ernest Weber, Carrol Fincher, Vandel Atauvich, Basil Fuqua, John Reece, Bobby Jackson, Donald Buster, O W McCalister, Stonewall Huddleston, Jackie Lawson, Jack Cagle, William Lewis, Donald Speigel, Billy Mansel, Donald Alexander, Bobby Phares, Glen Dupler, Marion Huitt.
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Zane A. Overstreet
Rt. 1
Lawton
Joseph Marcias
Willie J. Lambert
Indiahoma
Alvin E. Hutson
Fletcher
Bennie F. Spriggs
Gibson L. Sumpter
Fort Cobb
Billy E. Dees
James D. Barber
Lewis Redd Jr
Gordon A. Young
Cache
Joe L. Stottman
Ernest W. Weber
Star Route
Carrol D. Fincher
Vandel Atauvich
Basil G. Fuqua
John E. Reece
Bobby F. Jackson
Donald Buster
Medicine Park
O. W. McCalister
Stonewall Huddleston
Jackie E. Lawson
Sterling
Jack K. Cagle
Rt. 2
Elgin
William F. Lewis
Donald W. Speigel
Billy J. Mansel
Donald M. Alexander
Bobby G. Phares
Glen
Show class exhibits due by 2 p.m. opening day
All exhibits must be in place at the county fair grounds by 2 p.m. on March 11, the opening day. A complete rules and prize catalogue will be printed and distributed once all organizations offering special prizes notify Haydock's office of their premiums.
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Haydock’s
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Church
State Poultry and Eggs
Fairview Blackwell
Domestic Rabbit Flyers
All Colors
Rogers
Ark
Pecans
Chicago
W. B. Ferguson
FOX
Hugh Mays
Ciider Barber Shop
Opera House
Elite Barber Shop
Carl Wheatley
Curtis Carr
Washington, Medical
Jessie McCowen
Arederick
Ralph Fisher
S. 16Th
Faye
Magic Circle
Nelsons
Farm Bureau
Col. Manly
CC Board
TIN
Taylor
James Larson
Public Accountant
Income Tax
Cornell
CBS TV
Hollywood
Phono
Calaway
North 15Th
Harry S. Truman
Mr. Truman
Chevrolet Company
Koehler
Bill Thomas
Mgr
M. E
Cuffie
Waid Optometris
French L Worthen
Optometrist
C Ave
John E. Barnes
Francis A. Hald
Optometrists
Csdm Ems Clear Clifford’s Jewelry
C Avenue
Mel’s
Lawton Business College
Edwards School
aiCsouveetreit
Realtors
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
M & D Finance CO
Callas
JO G. Andrews
Wolverton
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