Key Club Parley Draws 100 Teens From Multiple Cities
More than 100 teenagers assembled at Lawton High School for an interdivisional Key Club training conference with sessions from 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m. Delegates traveled from Grandfield Mangum Sulphur Duncan Pauls Valley Maysville Hollis Hobart Amarillo Tex Wheeler Tex and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
Jerry Brammer
LHS
Grandfield
Mangum
Sulphur
Duncan
Pauls Valley
Maysville
Hollis
Hobart
Amarillo Tex
Wheeler, Tex
Bob Metcalf
Danny Flowers
Christmas gift exchanges and store refund rules explained
This column outlines that stores are not legally bound to refund or exchange purchases simply because you changed your mind. Policies vary, but promises by a store or salesman should be honored. Misrepresentation or defects justify adjustment, but price differences or deposits depend on store policy and contract terms.
Red Cross Officials To Hear Post Allied Officers Speak
Four Allied officers from Fort Sill will address the Geronimo Council of Red Cross Chapters at a Wednesday noon luncheon at St Andrew s Episcopal Church. Speakers include Maj Rao Farman Ali Khan of Pakistan Maj Hans E Hanson of Denmark Commandant Victor E Houillet of Belgium and Maj J E A J Lamy of Canada. The event covers national Red Cross work and council aims in southwest Oklahoma, with speakers from Duncan Altus and Bartlesville inviting attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Geronimo Council of Red Cross
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Rao Farman Ali Khan
Pakistan
Hans E. Hanson
Denmark
Victor E. Houillet
Belgium
J.E.A.J. Lamy
Canada
Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
In 70 Percent of Fatal Auto Crashes Drivers Violate Laws
A statistic notes that in about seventy percent of fatal automobile accidents, one or both drivers violated safety laws. It highlights risk factors and the need for stricter enforcement and safer driving behavior.
Senior Citizens To Meet Tuesday
A senior citizens club will hold its first meeting of the year at 7 p m Tuesday in the Recreation Center at 14th and Bell. President A W Puttkamer invites members to bring retired neighbors and friends and says there are no fees or clues needed to belong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
14Th and
Bell
A. W. Puttkamer
Puttkamer
Mrs Jones Ill in Chickasha Hospital
Mrs Audie Jones is seriously ill and confined to a Chickasha hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Jones Inl Sterling
Audie Jones
Chickasha Hospital
Evening Traffic Peak: Over Twenty Percent Calamities
The report notes that more than one in five traffic accidents occurred between 5 and 8 p.m., highlighting a sharp surge during early evening hours and urging heightened caution among drivers.
Area Men In Service Herald Christmas Giving
Herbert L. Lemons aviation structural mechanic first class USN of Sterling serves in Naples Italy with Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 77. The squadron contributed 3500 to aid 200 Naples area orphans with Christmas dinners puppet show and gifts. Santa delivered shoes sweaters and toys for ages 6 to 12 via welfare agencies priests and destitute districts. First Lt. Fred J. Attaway Jr. completed Cold Weather and Survival Course at Bridgeport California with Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Marines. Charles Wade Domebo enlists in Navy and trains at Great Lakes awaiting 14 day leave after boot camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Lemons
USN
Sterling
Naples
Italy
Fleet Aircraft Service
Lemons
Santa Claus
Charles Wade Domebo
Harry Domebo
Rt. 3
Anadarko
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Broxton School
Caddo County
Lawton Students Win Second Spot At Speech Meet
Lawton high school placed second in sweepstakes at the Southeastern State college speech tournament held Thursday and Friday in Durant. Marilyn Salyer and Norma Curry qualified for state by winning first in critical analysis of public address and girls radio. Other winners included Glenda Nowlin second and Miss Curry third in poetry. Joe Crosby sixth in critical analysis of public address. Marilyn Van Eaton fourth in standard ovation. Don Hayes third and Miss Salyer sixth in original story. Jim Maddox third in boys A one-act play. Mrs Opal Ford directed. Kinley McClure and Mrs Ford accompanied the entrants. rivals included Capitol Hill Ardmore Central high and Northwest Classen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
Southeastern State College
Durant
Marilyn Salyer
Norma Curry
Glenda Nowlin
Miss Curry
Joe Crosby
Marilyn van Eaton
Don Hayes
Miss Salyer
Jim Maddox
Opal Ford
Kenneth Hamburger
Don Kouri
Bray Agnew
Allstate Cuts Auto Collision Rates in Oklahoma
Allstate Insurance of Sears Roebuck in Oklahoma reduced auto collision premiums by about 24 percent across policyholders. The change varies by car type driver age and use, with a sample showing a 1956 Chevrolet 210 sedan dropping from 48 to 37 dollars annually for 50 dollar deductible coverage. The Young Driver Discount Plan for collision coverages extends the 5 to 15 percent discounts to male drivers under 25 who completed approved driver training. women under 25 have had adult rates since February 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Allstate Insurance Company
Sears Roebuck and Co
Eddie Dorough
Jay Cox
Allstate
Drunk Driver Directs Funeral Cortege Traffic
William Hicks of Mount Carmel Illinois was fined 16 dollars for intoxication after he pulled in front of a funeral cortege and left his car to direct traffic. Justice of the Peace Leroy Shoaff presided over the case noting the incident occurred Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
Ill
William Hicks
Justice of the Peace
Leroy Shoaff
Hicks
Area Man in Service Sp3 Alfred L Kirk Graduates in Germany
Sp3 Alfred L Kirk wife Mary lives in Lawton graduates from Seventh Army NCO Academy in Munich Germany. He serves as gunner in Battery A of the 9th Infantry Division 26th Field Artillery Battalion and completed a five week course in leadership map reading and other military subjects. Kirk is son of Mr and Mrs Marvin D Kirk West Graham Va. He entered the Army in March 1950 and completed basic training at Fort Knox Ky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred L. Kirk
Mary
Lawton
Seventh Army
Munich
Germany
9Th Infantry Division
26Th Field Artillery
Kirk
Marvin D. Kirk
West Graham
Army
Fort Knox
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Division 18
Tommy Burroughs
Neil Hollis
Danny Chesnut
Tommy Wainwright
Metcalf
Wayne Ray Grandfield
William Whitener
Division Six
Burley Owens
Wheeler
Tex
John Welker
Glenn Lewis
Jon Gray
John Hopper
Texas-Oklahoma
Kiwanis International
Edward C. Keefe
Chickasha
Division 20
Weaver Creed
Kiwanis Clubs
Brammer
David Stafford
Amarillo
The
Oklahoma Bar Association
Oklahoma County
Marvin Rasher
Ivan Overton
Altus
Harry Ziegler
Dorothy Leland
St. Louis
Frank Little
Bartlesville
Comanche County
W. C. Bonnell
Everett Thompson Plumbing
Fred J. Attaway JR
Fred J. Attaway I Jr
Fred J. Attaway
Ash
Atlantic
Pacific Fleet Marine Force
Bridgeport
Pickle Meadows
Calif
High Sierras
Marine
Kouri
Agnew
Capitol Hill
Ardmore
Central High School
Northwest Classen
Oklahoma City
McAlester
Kinley McClure
Mrs. Ford
Allstate Insurance
McCord’s Terms
C Avenue
Foc Service Company
Hardy Suggs Music Co
the Record Shop
Pontiac
Masonite
Bea
PAM
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