Missourian Joins Staff At Refuge
Thomas W. Martin Jr., 30, a Missouri native, joins Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge staff as he trains to become a refuge manager. He will study administration and refuge operations for about a year while gaining experience. Previously a marine fisheries research biologist at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, he earned a BS in agriculture from the University of Missouri in 1953, majoring in wildlife management. He will reside at the headquarters area with his wife and two children, Thomas W. III and Pamela Ruth.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Julian Howard
Thomas W. Martin Jr
Martin
Marine Fisheries
Woods Hole
Mass
University of Missouri
Thomas W. Ili
Pamela Ruth
Funeral for Toscanini Draws 3000 Mourners in New York
Three thousand mourners attended Arturo Toscanini's funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. The Most Rev. Joseph M. Perini officiated the requiem Mass with Francis Cardinal Spellman giving final absolution. Mayor Wagner and Italian ambassador Manlio Brosio led a procession of forty pallbearers. The conductor, 89, died at his New York home and lay in a copper coffin at Heaven cemetery before burial in Milan beside his wife and infant son.
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New York
CPI
Maestre Arturo Toscanini
St. Patrick's
Joseph M. Perini
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Toscanini
Robert F. Wagner
New York City
Manlio Brosio
United States
Gates of Heaven
Valhalla
Mary
Milan
Shotguns Stolen From Kiowa County Farm Home
Kiowa county Sheriff BE. C. Peters reported two 20 gauge shotguns stolen Tuesday from a farm home near Hobart. Two unidentified Negro men were seen driving a 1948 Pontiac near the farm shortly after the theft.
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Kiowa
BE. C. Peters
Hobart
Trailer Home Fire Destroys Garfield Street Structure
A trailer at 2001 Garfield was destroyed by a Saturday afternoon fire reported at 4:20 p.m. The owner Theaocria Thomas was not home. The cause is undetermined.
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Garfield
Theaocria Thomas
Banquet Plans Put Chamber Official Center Stage
Plans for Lawton Chamber of Commerce annual banquet are complete with State Sen. Fred R. Harris serving as master of ceremonies and Rev. W. J. Parish Jr. delivering the invocation. Special Fort Sill guests include Maj. Gen. de Sharo and Brig. Gen. Walter among others. tickets are available at the Chamber office.
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Daniel N. Pia
Chamber of Commerc Botany
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Law
Toninn. Oy
Mae
Chamber
Cairman
Fred R. Harris
W. 3. Parish
First Christian Church
Casey
American Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Ele
Pennsylvania State Chamber
Haverhill
Mass
War Department
Pearl Harbor
Air Force
Times
Milton Keating
Harrisburg
Community Chest Campaign
Red Cross
Heart Association
Sales Executives Club
Greater
Advertising Club
Ross H. Porter
Chartoer
R. E. Glenn
James H. Bushart
Oklahoma
Joe. Lansden
Fort Sill
Thomas F. de Sharo
Gener
Cal
Edward G. Shinkle
Artillery Board
Robert Maling
Chamber Board
Mercer C. Walter
Paul A. Gavan
U. S. Army Artillery and
Chambers of Commerce
Jimmy Inox
Marlin Keathley
E. C. Williams
Othy Kirby
Fountain
Nicklas
J. c. Kennedy
Porter
I Carter
George Barber
Marvin Reece Tops Dunbar Honor Roll
Marvin Reece leads the Dunbar seventh grade honor roll with a 97.5 GPA for the third six weeks of the 1956 57 school year. Principal Lemuel Hac key confirms the list includes Erma Brousard, Paul Haywood, Robert Henry, Roy Marshall, Wade McCarly Jr., and Ruby Sublet, among others.
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Marvin Reece
Dunbar
Lemuel Hackey
Reece
Neal Reese
Washington
Erma
Broussard
Paul Haywood
Robert Henry
Roy Marshall
Wade McCarly Jr
Ruby WN. Sublet
City Man Denies Assault Charge
Eli Glover 40 of 1231 Pennsylvania pleaded innocent to assault and battery in Judge Marvin E. Cameron's court. The Lawson man was free on $300 bond Saturday. Accused of assaulting his stepson aged about 12. Trial set for Jan. 31.
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Lawson
Marvin E. Cameron
Eli Glover
Pennsylvania
City on Regains Custody Of Car
Lawton man Howard Hudson won temporary custody of a 1956 Ford seized after Elis J. Henry Fort Sill was arrested for liquor transportation. Judge Robert Sanders ordered Hudson to store the car pending a ownership hearing. A sheriff sale previous to this had winner Earl Simmons with a $1,600 bid.
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Lawton
Robert
Sanders
Howard Hudson
Hudson
Elis J. Henry
Fort Sill
Henry
Manville Redman
Earl Simmons
Jaycee Week Proclaimed By Lawton Mayor Ellsworth
Mayor Ellsworth proclaims Jaycee Week in Lawton aligning with national observances. The highlight is the Distinguished Service Award for an outstanding local young man, to be presented at a joint Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce meeting at noon Friday at the Hotel Lastonian.
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Co. R. Ellsworth
Jaycees
Lawton
DSA
Daycees
Chamber of Commerce
Lastonian
Ground Observer Alert Postponed in Oklahoma
A statewide Ground Observer Corps alert scheduled for this afternoon was postponed due to bad weather. Lawton Chief Observer Homer Cherry announced Saturday it is reset for January 27 at 2 to 3 p.m.
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Ground Observer Corps
Lawton
Homer
Cherry
Hungarian Extravaganza at Auditorium Draws Large Crowd
About 600 Lawtonians and area residents packed McMahon Memorial Auditorium Friday for the Hungarian Extravaganza benefit for freedom and peace. Tickets totaled over $2000 in sales. proceeds final figure not yet released. The five episode program showcased top musicians and dancers including Lawton high school band, Wichita Falls groups, and performances from The Bartered Bride pieces.
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Midwestern University Dance Theater
Lawton High School
Geri Champar
Wichita Falls
Symphony
Cameron
Kathleen Haley
Beryl Macpherson
Ricn Anderson
Johanna McLaughlis
Durcan
Rachel Egelston
Amanda Johnson
Snyder
International Club
Ernst Friedlander
University of Oklahoma
Storey
Barton
Wichita Falls Civic Players
Mary Lavinia Young
Leslie Powell
Funeral Rites for Kelvin Fleischman Held in Antigo
Funeral services and burial for Kelvin Leonard Joseph Fleischman age 28 days, son of Spa and Mrs Elmer H Fleischman of La Sill courts, will be held in Antigo Wisconsin. The infant was born in December and died shortly after birth.
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Kelvin Leonard Joseph Fleischman
Spa
Elmer H. Fleischman
la Sill Courts
Wil
Antigo
Wise
Fleischman
Funeral services announced for local gunner Fleischman
The Lawton Constitution reports a service for Sp2 Fleischman who died Saturday at 2 24 p m in a local hospital. He is survived by his parents a brother Elmer E K Fleischman 2 and sister Sanita Marie 1 his paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Fleischman An ligo Wise and his maternal grandmother Mrs Marie Skariup ka Antigo Wise Sp2 Fleischman is assigned to B Battery 597th FA Bn Fort Sill Becker Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
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THE
Lawton Constitution-Morning Press
Elmer EK. Fleischman
Sanita Marie
Henry Fleischman
Anligo
Wise
Marie Skariup
Antigo
Fleischman
Fort Sill
Lawton
Becker Funeral Home
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Daniel N. Casey
Gore
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Comanche County
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Lawton Sterling and Cache
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Elgin Lions Club
Sterling Lions Club
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
Comanche-Cotton County Medical Society
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Lewton Clinic
Farm Bureau Office
First National Bank
First State Bank
Hise Farm Supply the
Bank of Elgin Green’s Hardware
Cache Telephone Exchange
Lowton
Chattanooga
Indiahoma Elgin Blain
Sterling Cache Fletcher
Tops Dunbar
City Man
City On
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Jaycee
America
Charleston
S.C
Kelvin Fleischman
Brammer
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Newcomb
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