Shorthorns Breed Of Future Gains Ground At Hallwood Farms
J A Collier and son Bob at Hallwood Farms in Fletcher push Shorthorns as the beef breed of the future. The farm, a major Shorthorn producer, shows off 24 blue ribbons in 1955 and lists extensive wins across Missouri Nebraska Kansas and Oklahoma shows. They plan a spring 1957 on farm sale and aim to expand to carload bull production for large cattlemen.
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Phyllis Gibson
Fletcher
J. A. Collier
Bob
Hallwood Farms
Denver
Colo
Shorthorn Association
Arizona
Bob Collier
Comanche County
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Fort Worth
Tex
Houston
Hallwood
Young Collier
Collier
California
Montana
Des Moines
VFW Plans National Week Marking 57th Birthday
Lawton VFW Post 1193 joins worldwide observance of National VFW Week January 22 28 per proclamation by Mayor Ellsworth. Commander Jack Smith notes post formed May 1936 with youth and veteran aid programs including blood bank wheelchairs teen baseball Boy Scout work and community service aims to grow membership from 190 to 500 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Smith
Lawton Post
City to Observe Brotherhood Week in Lawton
Brotherhood Week 1956 set for February in Lawton schools clubs and churches. Judge N B Johnson chief justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court named state Brotherhood chairman for 1956. Cherokee Indian born in Maysville educated at Anadarko Presbyterian Mission and Tulsa University. He studied law at Cumberland University and has served on the court since 1948. Johnson leads national Indian organizations and is a member of the National Hall of Fame for Famous Indians. Co chairs listed as Ben Leva Robert L Gilbert and Charles Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Johnson
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma State Brotherhood
Maysville
Presbyterian Mission
Anadarko
Tulsa University
Cumberland University
Tennessee
Presbyterian Church
Johnson
Supreme Court
National Congress of American Indians
America
National Hall of Fame
Area Man Promoted to Sergeant in Marine Division
James Harlan Stone USMC son of Mr and Mrs John V Stone 3113 Kinyon has been promoted to sergeant first class while with the 1st Marine division at Camp Pendleton California. Stone recently returned from overseas duty in Japan aged 22 has been in the Marines for 212 years and his tour ends next August.
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James Harlan Stone
USMC
John V. Stone
Kinyon
1St Marine Division
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Stone
Japan
Marines
Public Records Divorce and Marriage Licenses
Multiple divorce petitions and grants listed in Superior Court records. Names include Rueben F Lemons and Jackson F Lemons, Hervie Daniels and Nandy Daniels, Aileen Arthur and Delbert A Arthur with several other petitions. Also marriage licenses for Carlyle Olson and Eva Ball, Jess Bean and Mable Bean, Polumbo and Gates, Yates and Hagen, Morris and Tobias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rueben F. Lemons
Jackson F. Lemons
Hervie Daniels
Nandy Daniels
Aileen Arthur
Delbert A. Arthur
Esequiel Esquivel
Josefina Esquivel
Horace W. Gladney
Lessie Gladney
Ralph C. Henry
Mary Catherine Henry
Richard H. Hague
Nina Hague
Barbara Ann Rother
Carlyle Olson
Okmulgee
Eva Ball
A. Apt. B
Jess W. Bean
Hollis
Mable Christine Bean
Joseph Edward Polumbo
Fort Sill
Marion Adele Gates
Inde
Scout Leaders Name Chairman Scout Leaders Name Chairman
Scout leader Bob Poolaw of Anadarko was elected chairman of the Black Beaver Council Junior Leader Training Conference for 1956 at Fort Sill. James Smith of Duncan was chosen vice chairman for next year. Joe Crosby of Lawton and Hager Branch of Duncan were secretary and assistant secretary. The Friday and Saturday event drew 207 junior Scout leaders and was directed by Chaplain Lt. Col. Hudson B. Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Poolaw
Anadarko
Black Beaver Council
James Smith
Duncan
Joe Crosby
Lawton
Hager
Fort Sill
Hudson B. Phillips
Black Beaver Scout Council
Tex McCoy
John Shoemaker
McCoy
Charles W. Stratton
James P. Smith
Hayden Roberts
Smith
Vernon Martin
Craig White
Wife Stabs Mate On 1st Anniversary
In Hammond Indiana a 17 year old wife Shirley Wescott stabbed her estranged airman husband Raymond 18 with a pocketknife on their first wedding anniversary after he slapped her when he found her with another man. He was rushed to St Margaret s Hospital in good condition. She had a court order to prevent him from bothering her.
Colonel Dior Transferred from Germany After Sloppily Dressed Wives Scandal
In Frankfurt on January 21, Colonel John Dilley leaves Germany as his successor continues the fight against casually dressed U.S. Army wives. The Army had announced Dilley’s reassignment in March to Third Army HQ in Atlanta, Georgia. Dilley earned the nickname Col. Dior in 1954 for banning wives from the post exchange if they wore sloppy slacks blue jeans or pin curls.
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Frankfurt
Germany
John Dilley
U.S. Army
Army
Dilley
Third Army
Atlanta
Col. Dior
Energy Pills Send Boxer Pup On Spree
London report tells of Susan the boxer pup that ate 44 energy pills from a box on a windowsill in Alsager Staffordshire. She ran wild for days, zigzagging through the house and garden before slowly returning to normal. A vet forecast a future hangover but full recovery.
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London
Susan
Philip Johnson
Alsager
Staffordshire
Ike Takes Quick Look At His Farm
President Eisenhower drove from Washington to Gettysburg for lunch and a farm tour. He traveled 85 miles in about two hours through snow covered Maryland and Pennsylvania with George E. Allen joining in the presidential limousine. It was his first farm visit since before Christmas.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
White House
George E. Allen
Mr. Eisenhower
Graham Denies Proselytizing Mission in India Visit
American evangelist Billy Graham arrived in Madras for a week and will speak at a Christian convention for three days starting Monday. He said he came at the invitation of Indian Christians and churches, not Europeans, and denied coming for a proselytizing mission.
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Madras
India
Billy Graham
Graham
Tulsa Cop Surrenders for Extradition in Philadelphia Theft Case
Tulsa police radio dispatcher Gus A. DeMoss plans to surrender to face extradition to Philadelphia on money theft charges tied to the death and robbery of Mrs. Lulubell Rossman. DeMoss lacks funds for an attorney or $50,000 bond. he denies knowledge of the crime and emphasized wanting to straighten things out.
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Tulsa
Okla
Philadelphia
Gus A
al) DeMoss
Tom Durham
Durham
DeMoss
Bob Thomas
Lulubell Rossman
Thomas
Dade County
Fla
Raymond P. Wilson
Frank J. Ellsworth
John W. Henderson
Rossman
A Hero One Day A Bum The Next
In Old Town Maine a kitten owned by Mrs. Doris Darling saved her family from a Friday fire. The kitten alerted Mrs. Darling and her two sons escaped with neighbors. Later the feline tried to eat the neighbor’s parakeet and was sent to a relative’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town
Doris Darling
Waldorf Head Waiter Charged With Failure To Pay Taxes
New York January 21 The federal government charged former Waldorf Astoria headwaiter Hans Paul 63 with failing to pay income taxes on sixty seven thousand dollars in tips earned over four years. Paul who reported only part of his income and paid taxes on his three thousand dollar salary faces tax charges.
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New York
Waldorf Astoria
Hans Paul
Paul
Six Area Men Take Tours With Army Enlistment
Six area men enlisted for three years with the Army this week, according to Sgt. John McAdoo, Lawton recruiter. Waldo Landon of Lawton joins regular Army after 11 years in prior service, Justus to artillery, Crump to medical service, Rose to regular Army, Harrison to direct school duty at the automotive fuel and electrical system repair school in Atlanta, and Terry to the Armored Corps.
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Army
John McAdoo
Lawton
Waldo Landon
Helen A. Landon
Walton Ray Justus
J. G. Justus
Eldorado
Larry. Neal Crump
Joseph D. Crump
Chickasha
Frank Allen Rose
Beatrice Rose
Waurika
Kenneth
Automotive Fuel and Electrical System Repair
Atlanta, Ga
Terry
Armored Corps
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VFW
Brotherhood
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Ben Leva
Robert L. Gilbert
Charles Wade
Public Records
Superior Court
Warren Curtis Yates Jr
Lois Jean Hagen
Robert Foster Morris
la Tretta
Wolverton Electric Co
Dior
Boxer
Ike
Waldorf
Denison
Sheridan Road
Sprague’s
Howdy
Keme
McCord
C Avenue
Eugene
Bowman
Packard
Cpa Plone
Lawton-Fort Sill
NORGE
Lawton-Fort Sill Appliance & Furniture Co
Post
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