Religious Center Eyed As Medicine Park Sold
Two Walters businessmen announced purchase of Medicine Park 360 acre complex from Texas Land Company. Plans aim to convert park into a religious civic center with wholesome youth recreation, ban alcohol, and support by church and youth groups. Immediate steps include cleaning up facilities, opening Rustie Inn hotel, building playgrounds, rides, boating, and expanding group use for Scouts and churches.
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Medicine Park
Walters
Corporation
Texas Land Company
C. C. Davis
Davis
Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
Falls Assembly
Rustie Inn
Therk
The
Nazarene Church
Staff Section Formed At Sill
A new special staff section will be established at the Artillery Center January 31 when the Finance and Accounting Section is formed. Capt. E. H. Wells will be acting Finance and Accounting officer, as the Army adopts installation integrated accounting.
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Artillery Center
Comptroller's
E. H. Wells
Department of Army
Army
Ich
Douglass To Get Another Teacher For Second Semester
Douglass school will add a new first grade teacher at the start of the second semester to ease overload in that grade. Currently forty seven first graders occupy one classroom. The new teacher will teach in a section of the home economics lab converted to a classroom. Additional classrooms are planned next year with a four room addition at Douglass and a similar addition at Dunbar.
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Douglass
John Shoemaker
Dunbar
Hospital News Items
Hospital notices list admissions births and discharges for many residents. Entries include John Clark surgery at 216 Lee. Mrs Love medical at 803 E. Mrs Kinney medical Marlow. Births: Capt Paul Jones and Mrs Jones at 3127 Liberty. Mrs Beavers at Chattanooga with 8 5 oz. weight. discharges such as Mrs Wheeler and Nadine Davis.
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John Clark
Lee
J. A. Love
Lee Pouncil
McKinley
Bailous Belcher
Jefferson
Vance Lenz
Euclid
Dorothy Greiser
Williams
Bruce’ Barnes
Charles R. Barnes
Gordon Haying
Gordon’ L
Paul Jones
Liberty
Roy Beavers
Chattanooga
Travis Anthony
Lee Davis
L. L. Gibbs
Pete Jepson
Fletcher
Agery
Fred Pruitt
Lawton
Roy Stevens
Elgin
Herman Vaughn
Sheridan Road
George W. Zumwalt
Bald
Win
Oran Phelps
Edward Wheeler
Nadine Davis
Louis’ Davis
Charlene Davis
Louis Davis
Marvin Toms
Taft
Notable Birth Announcements Across Several Families
Multiple names and addresses listed for newborn daughters connected to Mrs. John Flaming, Mrs. HB Stinnett, Mrs. M. E. Ward, and Mrs. Joseph Power along with associated birth dates in January. Additional mentions include Beuna Jean Jones and others with locations Shawnee Norman Partsah Anadarko and Lookeba, followed by medical and dismissal notes for Kate Tahdooahnippah and Ernestine Shemayme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Flaming
Lawton
HB. Stinnett
M. E
Cuffie) Ward
Taylor
Joseph Power
Beuna Jean Jones
Shawnee
Norman Partsah
Anadarko
Kate Tahdooahnippah
Geronimo
Given II
Indiahoma
Ernestine Shemayme
Lookeba
Oklahoma Traffic Toll Climbs To 39
The 1954 Oklahoma death toll reaches 39 after a 47 year old Michigan woman and a seven year old Arkansas girl die from injuries suffered in traffic crashes. The Lane child died after a Sunday crash near Atoka while Mrs Kroetsch perished in a head on collision near Lawton while en route to Ft Sill with her husband.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Alice Lane
Wild Cherry
Ark
Helen Kroetsch
Hazel Park
Mich
Lane
Atoka
Southwest Area Oil Reports Summary
Southwest area oil reports show multiple wells in Comanche, Tillman, Jackson counties with activity in Fort Sill district. Wells include Stanolind No 1 Per o-sorpy in St-an-l2w and Union Oil No 1 Jones near Hollister townsite. Output ranges from a few barrels daily with water, to completions and casing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
St-an
Fort Silistrict
Sunray Oil
Bentley
Pere
Fort Sil
Tillman County
Union Oi
California
Jones
Hollister
Volunteers Rally for Polio Mothers March in Comanche
About 100 volunteers and area women gathered in Comanche County to plan the 1954 Mothers March on Polio set for January 28 from 6 30 to 7 30 p m. The campaign aims to raise March of Dimes funds from porch light invitations as authorities outline vaccine trials and gamma globulin efforts while noting ongoing totals and the foundation's goal of 75 million dollars for four year programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediaa
Helen Ages
National Cal Science
Tom Lansden
Polio Foundation
Carl Stephens
Comanche County
Lansden
National Foundation
U. S
Stop Sign Advertising Test Case in Lawton Court
A criminal case filed in Lawton County Court tests whether placing commercial ads on the reverse of stop signs violates law. King Enterprises president L. S. King is charged with unlawfully displaying an unauthorized sign. he pleaded innocent and posted bond. The case hinges on interpreting a 1953 statute about commercial advertising on public signs and could affect future contracts in Oklahoma cities.
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Lawton
L. S. King
King Enterprises
Oklahoma
State Criminal Court of Appeals
King Wednesday
S. R
Harper Ana Ne
Ninth
Monroe
Teakell’s
S. Ninth
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Ron Stephens
Bos D Ave
Sill
Decker Bros
T. V
March of Dimes
C. Ote
Wes Montaly
Doan
Kswo-Tv
Bill Logan
KWTV
Oklahoma City
Geo
Miskovsky
Gov. Ray
Itizens Turnpike Association
Zale
Revere Ware
Evere Ware
Revere
Meric
D Ave
Tire & Supply
Philco TV
Deep Dimension
Philco
Dave
Lhinsley
Tire and Supply
Williams, Mgr
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