Bond Procedure Will Be Adopted By City Council
City officials plan a city council meeting to adopt a bond procedure for a six million two hundred fifty eight thousand four hundred eighty four dollar water system expansion. The plan calls a first bond sale February fifteenth to market one million dollars, with the issue sold in three stages to finance new reservoir construction between Telgin and Pea ter Hill on Ha at Cache crept. A request to remove four hundred saplings from the Dake Lawtonka area for a Wichita Indian hut and an Apache Swiekay replica will be considered, with removal by post detail if approved.
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Council
City Ahoynes
Warren Chrisman
Telgin
Peater Hill
Haat
Comedie
Dake Lawtonka
Frovhier
Gene
Mitor
Camanche County Historical Society
F. Shaen
Oklahoma City Market Prices Report From State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma City markets list prices for wheat grains broilers hens eggs and butterfat with regional notes and Oklahoma City Livestock figures for cattle calves hogs and sheep. Includes bids for fed steers and heifers stockers calves hogs and slaughter lambs with various weights and price ranges.
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Toultry
Oktahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Frederick Edmond
Bison
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Reno
Enid
Medford
Vici
Kon
Clinton
Hobart Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Vinita
Pauls Valley
Wajunga
Alva
Lawton
Blackwell
Eth City
Shattuck
Elk Cry
el Reno
Watonga
Elk City
USDA
Driver Fined for Hit and Run in Emerson NJ
Elaine Okuniewski of Hillsdale witnessed a Christmas Eve hit and run in Emerson when a motorist struck a parked car and fled. She provided the license number to police, leading to the driver Robert W Day being fined 100 dollars last night. Day is her brother.
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Emerson
N. J
Elaine Okuniewski
Hillsdale
Robert W. Day
Man Fined In Malicious Prosecution Case At Lawton
A Lawton cafe owner Lem Raglin was fined 20 for malicious prosecution after he filed a theft complaint against James Culpepper and then did not prosecute. Several other cases were dismissed for want of prosecution including assaults and disturbances. A Grandfield deaf mute, Harold Stephens, was held for prosecution on assault with intent to rape after officers arrested him near a newsstand. The incident involves an elderly Grandfield woman and a car theft linked to the case.
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Lawton
J. Merle Oaks
Lem
Yancvy) Raglin
Sunny Front
James Culpepper
Culpepper
Andge Oaks
Raglin
June Linton
Alite Harris
Onita Dickerson
Euclid
E. B. Rogers
Kingsbury
Glyn Coley
Rogers
Preston Anderson
Monroe
Eurn Pearl Grant
Washington
Harold L. Stephens
Grandfield
Tillman
Frederick
Tillman County
L. L. Kilgore
Cleo Stout
Johnny West
Kilgore
Merriing
School Board acts on repairs and staffing needs
The board approved $1,000 to Clare Morford for a sewer line issue, arranged lease clarifications with the U S Army Reserve over McKinley school space, and addressed overcrowding at Taft, Jefferson, Jackson, and Douglass schools. Bundled actions include boiler insurance, bids for folding tables and chairs, and staff changes plus salary raises.
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Glen Dutcher
Justin Kuntz
Clare Morford
Sam Joyner
Charles Bledsoe
United States Army Reserve Unit
McKinley
Reserve Group
Board of Education
Taft Elementary School
Jefferson
Jackson
Douglass
U. S. Army Reserve
Juntz
Fort Sill
Southwest Oklahoma
McCord
Office Supply
Lawton
Soren Malone Company
Chickasha
Dora Hargrove
Anne Andrus
Lawton High School
Teague
McDonald Kidnapping Drama Ends With Actress Posing In Recovery
A 23 year old actress, abducted from her home then found dazed near Indio after a midnight drive to a desert hideout, described the ordeal to friends before police. She bore a bruised face and dental damage and later appeared in a newsreel interview while receiving support from Michael Wilding.
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Indio
Lohrman
Zohrman
Michael Wilding
Miss McDonald
Wilding
Liz Taylor
Tye
Barbara open heart plea raises odds and plans
Barbara to undergo exploratory surgery with up to four operations possible to repair heart leakages. Surgeons must stop her heart and revive it. doctors give a 350 chance of survival. Contributions are asked to be mailed to Open Your Heart to Barbara care of Taft elementary Lawton or pledges via Oswalt EL3-4903.
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Barbara
Taft Elementary School
Lawton
Oswalt
Gasoline price hikes linked to crude oil costs
Crude price increases affecting Oklahoma were announced by Phillips Petroleum Co., D-X Sunco, Anderson-Prichard Oil, Carter Oil, and the Texas Co. The price posting matched Continental’s schedule, placing Conoco among the largest crude buyers in Oklahoma. Conoco regional general manager K W Brill called the gasoline price rises a natural result of higher crude costs, noting higher labor and materials costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Phillips Petroleum Co
D-X Sunday Oil Co
Anderson-Prichard Oil Corp
Carter Oil Co
The
Texas Co
Continental
D-X Sunray
Phillips
K. W. Brill
Conoco
GOP Sets Agenda with Defense Aid and Tax Extensions
Senate Republicans unveiled a priority program including authorization for economic aid with standby military power in the Middle East to deter Communist aggression. They seek extension of 3 billion dollars in excise, estate, and corporate taxes due to expire April 1, plus a planned 3 million dollar juvenile delinquency study and civil rights legislation. Other items include refugee relief re-enactment, a four year school construction program, and aid for corn producers.
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U.S
Middle East
GOP
Knowland
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Polio Toll Road raises funds at Sheridan and Cache roads
Proceeds from the Toll Road conducted Saturday at Sheridan and Cache roads totaled 693.39 dollars. Jim Noury, chairman, announced the figure today. The event is one of several projects in the 1957 March of Dimes drive, with General chairman Gordon Paine.
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Sheridan
Cache Roads
Jim Noury
Gordon Paine
Spanish War Vets Install New State Officers
W A Garman was installed commander of the Henry W Law ton camp No 6 United Spanish War Veterans at a Sunday dinner meeting at the Youth Center. Other officers installed included George R Bridges senior vice commander George W Mas by junior vice commander Ralph Holt quartermaster and G M Brooks adjutant. Appointive offices named Roy F Trader immediate past commander J W Middleton patriotic instructor C H Madden historian W C Stephenson officer of the day Henry Wilkin Johns guard Ed Lawrence quartermaster sergeant W H Wilson senior color sergeant and Fred K Barrett junior color sergeant.
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W. A. Garman
Henry W. Lawton
United Spanish War Veterans
George R. Bridges
George W. Masby
Ralph Holt
G. M. Brooks
Roy F. Trader
J. W. Middleton
C. H. Madden
W. C. Stephenson
Henry Wilkinjohns
Ed Lawrence
W. H. Wilson
Fred K. Barrett
Budget outlines rises in common schools and higher education
The article shows a proposed budget increase with common schools rising to 78,448,462 and higher education to 40,630,500. It lists a function-by-function breakdown of 1985 appropriations including general government, public health, mental hygiene, welfare, public safety, highways, regulatory services, conservation, and a 250,000 semi centennial commission, plus capital outlay at 266,685.
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Glven
Gary
Semi-Centennial Commission
Murder mystery ties woman to lonely hearts ad
Mrs Marston, estranged or divorced, disappears with her child after answering a lonely hearts advertisement. A 44 year old man, described as tall and driving a brown car, is sought. The case hints at possible murder during an auto journey, with a neighbor report and a bloodless scene suggesting the crime occurred in a vehicle.
Lions Club Holds Civic Discussion
Lawton Lions Club Monday noon meeting led by president Gordon Paine. March of Dimes guest speaker canceled due to dense fog grounding in Oklahoma City. Attendees included city councilmen Arnold White and H. D. Hastings, Chamber of Commerce representatives Frank Kitchens and Jeanne Howell, and Sterling Lions club presidents Frank Hughes and Preston Williams.
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Lawter Lions Club
Gordon Paine
March of Dimes
Lawton
New York
Oklahoma City
Arnold White
H. D. Hastings
Frank Kitchens
Jeanne Howell
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Frank Hughes
Preston Willams
Sterling Lions Club
Cadillac Debut Echoes In 1957 Model Hype
A brief passage notes the public’s reaction to the new 1957 Cadillac, praised after its recent first appearance and described as having inspired many favorable remarks from readers who have heard and read about it.
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QC Ave
Pho
D Avenue
Joe
McDonald
Creditors Adjustment Bureau
Security Bank
Ensley Tire and Supply
St. Joseph
MUS
D. Hollister
Los Angeles
Buster Kern
Ronnie
Sheriff Kern
Ray McClintock
Thornton
Lions Club
Cadillac
Norton-Kitchens
Buick CO
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