Calvary WMS Members Meet at Calvary Baptist Church
The Calvary Woman’s Missionary Society met at 1 15 p m Tuesday in the church with Mrs John Mehefko as president in charge The program titled Baptist Women Around the World featured Mrs Martha Kidd devotional and Mrs Ford Gauntt prayer Several ladies contributed to the program and refreshments were served during the social hour by Ruth Hastings circle to guests and members including Mrs Whitley and several others with a long list of hostesses named.
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Jewel Abernathy
Calvary Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society
John Mehefko
Martha Kidd
Ford Gauntt
Esdames John Hain
E. J. Gaston
W. H. Askew
J. E. Lewis
Viola Frederick
C. W. Squyres
Ruth Hastings
Biome Ec Class Silver Tea Funds Department
In Chattanooga a silver tea hosted by the home economics department raised funds for departmental expenses. The event displayed sewing work by students in the homemaking rooms featuring garments such as cotton skirts blouses dresses shirts and ensembles. Music readings and model displays complemented the program with named staff and student participants.
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Chattanooga
Chattanooga Home Economics Department
Mary Davis
Ona Morrison
Jo Meece
Shirley Branum
Joanna Carson
Judy Capshaw
Patsy Dooley
Anna Marie Fischer
Sammie Fisher
Elsie Fischer
Koleta
Mary Ann Geis
Shirley Godfrey
Nancy Goeringer
Ernani Lou Greb
Peggy Hardetter
Emma Harper
Lila Hanson
Karen Harvey
Naomi Huffer
Gracie Jackson
Joyce Jones
Deana Kelley
Evelyn Larah
Billye Moore
Charlene Ochsner
Good Cheer Club Members Honored at Faxon Party
Families of the Good Cheer club gathered in the high school economics building for an event with games and refreshments. Secret Pal gifts were exchanged. Attendees included Bill Buchwald M E Reid Paul Zeiler Carl Hall Clint Johnston Wilbur Morrison Guy Wood Rudolph Buchwald E M Carter and Mrs M Black along with many children.
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FAXON
Good Cheer Club
Economics
Bill Buchwald
M. E. Reid
Paul Zeiler
Carl Hall
Clint Johnston
Wilbur Morrison
Guy Wood
Rudolph Buchwald
E. M. Carter
M. Black
Worker Killed in Elk City Oil Field Accident
Ernest L. Queen a 52 year old oil field worker was killed when a joint of casing struck him on the head. The cable snapped sending the joint dropping 25 feet.
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Elk City
Okla
Ernest L. Queen
Lawton Rebekah Officers Named at Meeting
Mrs Clifton Sanders was admitted to membership in Lawton Rebekah lodge No 87 at 7 30 pm Monday in the new IOOF hall 109 D Noble grand Mrs R E Cullins and vice grand Mrs Sam Braddy presided and announced six month officer appointments including John Brooks Hal Falk R E Tallent sick relief George Lutz Otis Waldron Alta Mobley auditing Jack Wheeler scrapbook and others for various committees and duties Some 50 members attended with a general initiation practice held and charter draped for Mrs Hattie Betz next meeting.
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Clifton Sanders
Lawton Rebekah Lodge No. 87
New
IOOF
R. E. Cullins
Noble Grand
Sam Braddy
John Brooks
Hal Falk
R. E. Tallent
George Lutz
Otis Waldron
Alta Mobley
Jack Wheeler
Byron Lasater
E. E. Harp
Joan Schneeberger
Carl Wheatley
Cora Nix
K. F. McClain
Green Brogdon
C. A. Honeycutt
Floyd Tice
Jess Brewer
R. B. Seals
Eula Baty
Flowers
L. G. Vowell
Wheeler
Floyd Langston
Hattie Betz
4 H Leaders Parley Set
Comanche County 4 H Leaders and Parents organize a special meeting led by president W R Masters to hear Alice Carlson speak on duties and goals. A business session with Mrs L S Watson and Mrs L O Bunch follows, with 32 coaches and leaders invited to plan spring events. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m Thursday in the district courtroom.
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Comanche County
W. R. Masters
Alice Carlson
Masters
L. S. Watson
L. O. Bunch
Miss Carlson
Panama Canal construction cost cited at 375 million
The article notes the Panama Canal project cost 375 million dollars to complete. It emphasizes the scale and financial burden of building the waterway, reflecting historic funding and economic impact.
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Panama Canal
Tulsa Retarded Chapter Formed in Oklahoma
The Comanche County Council for Mentally Retarded children helped form a Tulsa County chapter with 55 members and plans for a statewide group. James E. Adams provided materials and discussed challenges via ham radio. The meeting covered an education bill moving through the legislature and featured speakers on mental health, education, and local institutions.
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Comanche County Council For
Tulsa County
U. S
Tulsa
National Association
James E. Adams
Comanche County Council
Oklahoma
Adams
Senate
House
Pearl Talley
Effie Wickman
Lawton
Fifty Four Don Bars At OCS Rites
Fifty four graduates of the Fort Sill Officer Candidate School were conferred commissions Tuesday. Col A N Slocum Jr led the graduation, with William D Strom of Perry the sole Oklahoma in the class. Howard H Earle of Pomona California was the top honor grad and a distinguished military graduate. Other DMGs listed include Francis J Blee, Pomona New Jersey Carl S Hampton Breedsville Michigan Lawrence F Mealin East Elmhurst New York Thomas B Walker Norwood Ohio and Donald W Lawson Vincent Minnesota.
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Fort Sill
Pomona
N. J
Carl S. Hampton
Breedsville
Mich
Lawrence F. Mealin
East Elmhurst
N. Y
Thomas B. Walker
Norwood
Ohio
Donald W. Lawson
Vincent, Minn
Lawton Relics From The Constitution Files
A retrospective column recalls events from Lawton and northwest Oklahoma. The notes mention a man surrendering to Chicago police over a nonexisting Ton murder, a Rhode Island Reds show in Lawton, the death of county pioneer John Sigler, auto thefts involving Rev. William A. Roberts, and warnings about single matches and Friday the 13th precautions. It also covers Elmer Thomas’s filibuster stance on banking reform, a WCTU birthday tied to prohibition, Joe Louis’s 1934 visit to Lawton Fort Sill, a Hereford cattle sale, warnings to landlords about rewards, Ray Babbitt leading a county Red Cross drive, and a letter found postmarked 1924 in a mailbox.
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Constitution Files
Chicago
Lawton
J. E. Thompson
Rhode Island Reds
Walters Poultry Show
John Sigler
Meers
William A. Roberts
Fort Sill
Sgt
Joe Louis
USO
Arlington
Ray Babbitt
Red Cross
Phil Gafford
Postoffice
Bill
Cameron Night Classes Begin At Cameron College
Night classes at Cameron College open with about 72 students enrolled in campus and Fort Sill courses. Enrollment can continue to next Monday night. Welding is the only open session on Monday and Wednesday. other courses at capacity include shorthand typing economics English German and physics at Fort Sill with a possible move of the physics class to the campus.
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Cameron College
Fort Sill
Paine
Woodward Garage Man Dies In Fire
Louis Benson, 20, a garage worker for Carl Ticer Motor and Equipment CO, was killed in a garage fire caused by a grease rack explosion in Woodward Oklahoma. Fellow workers said intense heat prevented rescuers from reaching him as he was engulfed by flaming gasoline.
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Woodward
Okla
Louis Benson
Benson
Carl Ticer Motor and Equipment CO
Brock Receives Air Medal for Navy Rescue Work
Bill Brock son of Mr and Mrs Max Brock 604 Fort Sill Blvd received the Air Medal for meritorious service as a pilot in a Navy rescue squadron in Korean waters from October 1951 to April 1952 aboard a Navy carrier He piloted a helicopter on rescue missions and saved four carrier pilots including Lt Walter Johnson His decoration will be awarded later by mail Brock attended Cameron College before service and Oklahoma University where he is a junior majoring in philosophy after discharge Oct 1
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Bill Brock
Max Brock
Fort Sill Blvd
Brock
Oklahoma University
Powers To Outline Kiwanis Program
Glen Powers new president of the Lawton Kiwanis club will outline plans for the year’s activities on President’s Day. He will summon chairmen of six committees to brief the club on their group plans, including Niederjohn agriculture Green interclub relations Peller Kiwanis education Tague retinue Wicker underprivileged child and Waggoner attendance.
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Glen Powers
Lawton Kiwanis Club
Henry Niederjohn
Hubert Green
Joe Peller
Kiwanis
Milo Tague
Tom Wicker
P. G. Waggoner
New Altimeter Uses Cosmic Rays For High Altitude Readings
A novel altimeter combines cosmic ray detectors with Geiger tubes to determine aircraft altitude when standard instruments fail in thin upper atmospheric layers. The device aims to provide reliable readings for pilots during extreme flight conditions.
Flu Hits Lawton Schools Amid Absences
Flu has affected Lawton public schools with up to ten percent absent in some buildings while others report fewer. Superintendent John Shoemaker notes not all absences are flu related as many students suffer mumps measles or chickenpox. He says flu cases are present across the area but not at epidemic levels.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
Vale of Kashmir size compared to Yellowstone Park
The Vale of Kashmir in India is about half the size of Yellowstone National Park in the United States, illustrating a striking difference in the two regions' expanse.
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Vale of Kashmir
India
Yellowstone National Park
United States
Secret Service Transfer Shifts Agents Between Cities
Houston agent in charge Paul Hart announced a February transfer sending him to Oklahoma City. Tom Hanson, the Oklahoma City agent in charge, will relocate to Houston in a routine exchange of stations.
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Houston
Paul Hart
U.S. Secret Service
Oklahoma City
Tom Hanson
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Edwin H. Hood
Joe Donley
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