Guided Missiles Powered By Jets Resemble Planes
The first intercontinental guided missile will likely be jet propelled and resemble an airplane, traveling under the speed of sound. Supersonic over-ocean missiles are in progress, with officials noting a five-year development cycle from drawing board to proving tests. Retiring Air Secretary Finletter hinted trans-ocean missiles may be available fairly soon, though others doubt tomorrow morning delivery.
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Charles W. Corddry
Washington
Thomas K. Finletter
Finletter
Air Force
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Property transfers and warranty deeds listed in city records
A sequence of warranty deeds and property transfers is recorded, listing grantees, grantors, rights, and parcel descriptions across multiple additions such as Military, Stephens, Lawton Heights, Lawton View, Legion, North Legion, and Fields and Dunning. Stamp amounts are noted for several deeds, with totals ranging from $0.55 to $15.40.
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Willie H. Kleeman
Lois E. Kleeman
Arthur Farrar
Frene Castle Farrar
Ney
Benson R. Carrick
Mary Jane
Carrick
William O. Hicks
Katherine V. Hicks
Franklin L. Wilson
Barbara Jean Wilson
Charles F. Toegel
Mary T. Toegel
West
Stephens
Virgil E. Riddle
Gladys M. Riddle
Addison Betts
Grace V. Betts
Edward R. Betts
Ethel A. Betts
Lawton Heights
Aldene Petty
F. M. Kolker
Mary Agnes Kolker
Walter M. Smith
Neil A. Smith
E. L. Richardson
Maude H. Richardson
Lawton View
James Twiggs
Bessie Dale
E. F. Miller
Vernis Miller
Fields and Dunning
Wade B. Smith
Mary Alene Smith
Sidney L. Waller
Scoutmaster Award Due at Liberty Heights Church
The Scoutmaster's Key, the highest volunteer award, will be presented to Jack Hart of Troop 41 during the 11 am service at Liberty Heights Christian Church. Col. John E. Stone announced the honor, with Joe Harbour officiating. Hart has led church and troop activities, serving as church board chairman and Scoutmaster for six total years.
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Liberty Heights Christian Church
Jack Hart
John E. Stone
Black Beaver Council
Joe Harbour
Hunting Horse District
Hart
Church
Investigators Still Hunt Bomb Letter Writers
Navy and AEC investigators probe who wrote home letters about the Enriwetok hydrogen test. Preliminary report exists. no conclusion yet. Officials say letters may contain secret information. potential disciplinary or legal action possible under Atomic Energy Act. No evidence of malicious intent linked to recipients or espionage.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
Navy and Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Navy
AEC
Justice Department
Department
Gordon Dean
ABC
U. S
Dean
DeWolf case seen reaching new hearing next week
Oklahoma City January 17 a five member Senate investigation committee will question the Pardon and Parole Board on whether death row inmate Carl Austin DeWolf received a fair trial. Chairman Sen Kirksey Nix said the panel will hear parole board members and aim to file a report by Wednesday.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Austin DeWolf
Senate
Pardon and Parole Board
Kirksey Nix
Parole Board
Nix
DeWolf
Tulsa
Jerry St. Clair
St. Clair
Victor Everhart
Everhart
Richmond
Ind
Shaces
Apache Masons Plan Gracemont District Meeting
Apache lodge No. 223 AF and AM members will attend the first district meeting of the year on Thursday night January 22 at Gracemont. District schools of instruction are set for January 27 to 29 at Chickasha and January 30 to February 1 at Anadarko with other local Masons involved.
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Apache Lodge
Af&am
Gracemont
Chickasha
Anadarko
Attending Meeting in Chattanooga by Local Couples
Mr and Mrs Logan Hyder and Mr and Mrs Howard Bain attended a meeting of the Hereford association held at Roosevelt in Chattanooga.
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Chattanooga
Logan Hyder
Howard Bain
Hereford Eee Association
Roosevelt
Prestage Sells Caravan Club Rebrands to Club Caravan
Bill Marsh announced Saturday he bought Clyde's Caravan Club from Clyde Prestage and renamed it the Club Caravan. Effective immediately, Marsh, now New Orleans resident, will run the venue and keep the same high type entertainment. This week features Preston Foster and Sheila D'Arcy performing Thursday. Mr and Mrs Marsh with two sons live at 2113 B.
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Bill Marsh
Clyde’s
Caravan Club
Clyde Prestage
Club
Caravan
Marsh
Lawton
New Orleans
Preston Foster
Sheila D’arcy
Mrs. Marsh
Superintendent Quits At Chatty Chattanooga
Grover McCutcheon veteran Comanche county educator has resigned as Chattanooga school superintendent effective at year end after six years in the post. Ed Meece named to replace McCutcheon, former Indiahoma principal, coming to Chattanooga at start of term. McCutcheon active in county school and civic affairs says no definite plans and no pressure to resign.
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Chattanooga
Grover McCutcheon
Comanche County
Board of Education
McCutcheon
Ed Meece
Indiahoma
Mailmen Thankful Sy ned Special Contest Winners
Pleasant Valley residents southwest of Snyder won first prize in the previous community improvement contest. Rural mail carrier Owen Hartzog credits the effort to better mail box identification and placement.
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Pleasant Valley
Snyder
Owen Hartzog
Funeral Rites for Mrs. Daubenspeck Held at Letitia Baptist Church
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Friday at Letitia Baptist church for Mrs. Sarah Catherine Daubenspeck aged 78 who died Wednesday at the home of a daughter near Marlow. Rev J H Shaffer conducted the rites and burial followed in Letitia cemetery under Lawton Funeral home direction with bearers Harry Hammond Harvey Moss Cleo Stringer Jim Welborn Emil Schram Ferrill French.
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Letitia Baptist Church
Sarah Catherine Daubenspeck
Marlow
J. H. Shaffer
Pentecostal Church of God
Letitia
Lawton Funeral Home
Harry Hammond
Harvey Moss
Cleo Stringer
Jim Welborn
Emil Schram
Ferrill French
Mrs L E Gooch died after illness in Lawton hospital
Annie Cabiness born in Texas moved to Oklahoma in 1904 married L E Gooch in Hobart in 1907. They lived in Hobart before moving to Lawton 40 years ago. She was in First Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star past matron. Survived by husband daughter son three sisters and four grandchildren. Funeral at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Highland Cemetery.
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L. E. Gooch
Kinyon
Annie Cabiness
Madison
Tex
Oklahoma
Hobart
Lawton
First Presbyterian Church
Granite
Eastern Star
Joe Lansden
N. 38Th
Wyeth H. Gooch
Denver
Colo
W. B. Austin
L. O. Hammons
Wewoka
L. C. Talbot
Oklahoma City
Clayton Walder
Robert Naylor
Centenary Methodist Church
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Theater Boards State Meeting elects two governing boards
Lawton's Little Theater will elect two governing boards at a Tuesday meeting in the Lawton Youth Center. Mrs. F. E. Weller urges attendance to shape the permanent organization as the group ends temporary officers. The boards will oversee artistic work and business affairs with committees drawn from the membership, following officers named last week.
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Lawton
Little Theater Group
F. E. Weller
Little Theater
Weller
Elizabeth Killian
J. L. Dalton
Jack Peace
Postal Meet Guests Return From Four-County Rural Letter Carriers Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brooks with Mrs. Margaret Cummins local postmaster were guests at Walters for a four-county Rural Letter Carriers meeting. Mr. Brooks presides over the area including Comanche Cotton Jefferson and Stephens counties.
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Panooga
Joe Brooks
Margaret Cummins
Walters
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Brooks
Comanche
Cotton
Jefferson
Stephens Counties
Tisdel In Jail. Jug Still Found At House In City Raid
Wayne Tisdel a Lawton liquor dealer is in county jail serving 30 days for peddling whisky. Police visited his residence at 113 Euclid and seized 85 half pints of whisky 14 fifths of whisky 16 pints of whisky 25 pints of gin 7 half pints of gin 3 fifths of gin and 9 quarts of wine. Brewer at 113 Euclid forfeited two $20 bonds on liquor possession and running a joint. Police raid followed earlier seizures. Tisdel jailed January 7 with $100 fine and costs on the same count.
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Wayne Tisdel
Lawton
Tisdel
Euclid
N. C. Adair
Brewer
Semester Exams Face Ag Students
Cameron students remained on campus over the weekend due to icy highways and finals approaching. They have one more day for cram time before exams start Tuesday and run through Friday with credits posted the following week. Second semester classes begin Tuesday Jan 27 for those not pre enrolled.
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Cameron
Apache PTA Meeting on Polio and Dimes Collection
Apache parents will meet January 22 in the school auditorium for a polio program organized by Leonard Jones and J R Willis. A March of Dimes collection will be taken and refreshments served in the homemaking rooms after the program.
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Parent- Teacher Association
Leonard Jones
J. R. Willis
Birkhead to Speak Snyder Meeting at Frederick First Baptist
W Roy Birkhead president of Tillman Associational Brotherhood will preside at the 7 30 p m meeting Monday Jan 19 at the First Baptist church of Frederick The Man is the announced theme for the association wide men's meeting with a supper for pastors and laymen at 7 p m in the church dining room The program will follow
Lawton Quartet Presents First Of Radio Series
Lawton SPEBSQSA chapter presented the first radio broadcast featuring Dudley Triplett Lee Waller Kenneth Myers and David Moore on a 30 minute program over KRHD in Duncan. Mike Brandon the chapter president introduced the quartet.
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Ait
Lawton
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
America
KRHD
Duncan
Dudley Triplett
Lee Waller
Kenneth Myers
David Moore
Mike Brandon
Spebsqsa
Building Nears Finish at Post Oak Mission School
Nearing completion is a three apartment stucco teacherage at the Post Oak mission school in Indiahoma. The project signals progress for local education efforts and religious community housing.
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Post Oak Mission School
Navigable Waterways Milles Tops 26000 Miles
United States waterways exceed 26000 miles of navigable routes enabling extensive transport and commerce. Officials note the vast network supports shipping, recreation, and regional economies across multiple states and regions.
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United States
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