100 Dairymen Attend City Parley Today
About 100 area dairymen braved cold winds to attend a Dairy Day conference in Lawton. The morning program in the district courtroom featured talks on feeding producing cows, testing data, and record keeping by extension staff from Oklahoma A&M and Cameron College. A veterinary talk covered dairy diseases and management, followed by a feed selection contest.
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Lawton
Lloyd Stinnett
Oklahoma A&m College
Jack Pendleton
E. R
Snake) Thompson
Cameron College
Charles Kelsey
Elbrege Sullivan
Carl Hanza
Mayor outlines water plant upgrade and dam plan
The mayor described modernization of the filtration system to roughly double capacity, noting construction must run during low demand or delay. Plans to raise the dam five feet cost $138,950 in gates with land acquisition for 640 acres and eminent domain if negotiations fail. The council will decide budgetary trims and whether to delete a $85,000 land strip or a 36 inch pipeline to fit funds of $1,728,000. A mining firm may survey ilmenite deposits and possibly build a processing plant.
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Glenn
Lawton
W. C. Shelton Construction Company
Chamber
Poultry and Livestock Markets Mixed Across Regions
The report covers prices and bids for eggs, broilers, corn, alfalfa, and maize, with Chicago butter steady and Oklahoma City livestock trading modestly. Cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep values show limited trading, with many items quoted as steady or nominal and regional varies in delivered and farm prices.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Sda
Oklahoma
Broilers
Muskogee
Seminole
Vinita
Poteau
Cordell
Tulsa
Alva
Ardmore
Blackwell
Lawton
Chickasha
LaVerne
Enid
McAlester
Buffalo
Elk City
Durant
Fairview
el Reno
All Colors
Rogers
Ark
Burglary Tied to Travelptrs and Safecracking Case
A suspect admitted cashing stolen American Express traveler's checks in different states. Several thousand dollars in blank checks were taken in the burglary on July 21. Investigators report precision safecrackers used a rope signal system to peel two safes at the local office. Orren was captured in Chillicothe tied to a similar Ohio case and is held on $5,000 bond with detainers. a woman suspect is held on $2,000 bond awaiting grand jury action. Orren, claiming insanity, may face 30 days in a mental observation facility before further charges. Home addresses are Beckley West Virginia for Orren and Shreveport Louisiana for the woman.
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Mitted
American Express
Poole
Ohio
Orren
Chillicothe
Beckley
W. Va
Shreveport, la
Clothesline Thief Strikes Lasson Home
A clothesline thief snatched several items at the Lasson residence early today police reported. Loot taken from the line included two sheets a pair of pillow slips diapers nine towels and three shirts.
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E. L. Lasson
Professional Play On Tap Tonight at Civic Drama Festival
Curtain time is 8 p m for the Civic Drama festival production of Glad Tidings sponsored by the Lawton Jaycees and Janes. An all professional cast from the Civic Drama Guild of New York stars in a Broadway hit from 1951. Tickets at the high school auditorium are $2.44 for adults and $1.22 for students. Doors open 7 15.
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Civic Drama Festival
Lawton Jaycees and
Janes
Civic Drama Guild of New York
Skunk Brought Down In Civic Garage Siege
Police faced a stubborn skunk holed in a residential garage at 1813 Smith. Officers, led by Chief N C Adair, used dirt clods and a .410 shotgun to flush the animal, which was finally bagged by Gifford and dumped in a burlap sack before burial in the yard.
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Smith
N. C. Adair
Battlefront
Bartel
Gifford
Adair
Auto Insurance Rates Cut Across State Territory Change
Oklahoma city and Tulsa gain separate comprehensive zones with Tulsa cheaper overall. Collision rates post mixed changes: Tulsa drops from 12 to 9, while 1946 Buick Super and 1952 Chrysler four door see shifts. Average premium cut about 4.4 percent. total three year collections $12.826 million. Public hearing required for final action.
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Tulsa
Chrysler
Oklahoma City
Collins Will Visit Korean Battle Line
Gen. J. Lawton Collins announced he will depart tomorrow for a visit to Korea. The Army chief of staff had a conference with President Eisenhower yesterday, which likely related to the upcoming trip.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Korea
Army Chief of Staff
Eisenhower
Hotel Sues 9 Subscribers Over Delinquent Installments
Lawton Community Hotel filed nine separate suits in district court to recover judgments for delinquent stock subscription installments. Defendants include eight Lawton residents and one Sterling subscriber, with individual amounts sought ranging from 40 to 90 dollars. Names listed: F M Pillow, W L Halbrooks, R L Gower, Clint Bass, H K Briggs, Robert R Brown, L E Goodgeon, Troy O Lemons, and R E Kolker.
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Lawton Community Hotel, Inc
Lawtonians
Sterling
F. M. Pillow
Lawton
W. L. Halbrooks
R. L. Gower
Clint Bass
H. K. Briggs
Robert R. Brown
L. E. Goodgeon
Troy O. Lemons
R. E. Kolker
Better Teacher Standards Talked
Methods to promote a professional attitude and raise standards among area teachers were discussed at the Comanche Cotton county Kellogg foundation unit meeting. T. V. Smart will report to district chairman Al Harris, who then reports to the state organization. Kenneth Harrel of Fletcher is president.
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Comanche- Cotton County
Kellogg Foundation
T. V. Smart
Cache
al Harris
Clinton
National Foundation
Kenneth Harrel
Fletcher
Comanche-Cotton Group
Trindle Tentative Acceptance For Committee Appearance
The speaker states tentative acceptance by Trindle pending formal appearance before their Chicago committee on Saturday January 24. The opportunity, linked to Wal lace Memorial Church and the Easter Sunrise Service association, acknowledges gratitude for a scholarship and the personal regret of leaving friends to face global challenges.
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Chicago
Wallack Memorial Church
Lawton Chest Plans UDF and USO Contributions
The Chest proposes a total annual operation cost of $13,392 with $3,600 supplemental. The Chest year ends Oct 31. Lawton-Fort Sill Chest blocked Douglass club operations, citing use of UDF quota as leverage. A counter proposal offers $4,553 to the UDF and $2,000 to the USO, proportionate to city contributions.
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UDF
Douglass Club
Lawton-Fort Sill
USO
Lawton
Early European Whaling Reaches Newfoundland Waters
Historical notes indicate whaling ships from Europe may have reached Newfoundland waters in the 14th century. The claim highlights early transatlantic seafaring and long-standing exploitation of North Atlantic whale resources by EU fleets.
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Europe
Newfoundland
Eisenhower to Host White House Cabinet Conference
The eight Cabinet posts are confirmed and sworn in. Eisenhower will host a meeting with Vice President Nixon and six other top officials to discuss foreign and domestic issues ahead of a State of the Union address. Some attendees may arrive late due to a Senate Armed Services hearing.
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Senate
Mmey
White House
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Nixon
Oveta Culp Hobby
Joseph M. Dodge
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security Agency
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
United Nations
Sherman Adams
Congress
New York
Auction fund drives raise money at Kiwanis and Optimist events
At a Kiwanis luncheon Sheriff Hale auctioned a table’s shirts, boosting the fund to 223.10 for the Ugly Man contest benefiting Northwest Kiwanis candidate Aubrey. An Optimist drive netted 48.56 after Parmenter contributed to avoid freezing. A local telephone firm added 200, putting L. E. Morgan ahead with 299.99 while Aubrey trails at 210.05.
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Business & Professional Women’s Club
Kiwanis
Everett Ray Hale
Powers
Lawton Kiwanis Ugly Man
David Aubrey
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Aubrey
Optimist
Ugly Man
Parmenter
L. E. Morgan
Youth Fined $25 For Joy Riding
Jerry Don Zimmerman a 16 year old from Lawton pleaded guilty in county court to joy riding and was ordered to pay a $25 fine plus costs. The charge against Bill Eugene Best 18 Lawton was dismissed since he has joined the Army. They were arrested by military police after the car developed trouble and left the road on U.S. 277 north of Lawton following a theft allegation from Bob Reeder used car lot last month.
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Jerry Don Zimmerman
Lawton
Zimmerman
Bill Eugene Best
Bob Reeder
N. Second
Bost
U.S. 277
Truman Adjusts To Life After White House In Missouri
Ex president Harry S. Truman strolls Jackson County and Independence life with a relaxed grin and no secret service, planning a quiet rest with wife Bess and daughter Margaret. He works at the Federal Reserve Bank Building answering letters, weighs future steps, and backs a Grandview library project to house presidential papers. Two former Battery D guards accompany him on travels inside Kansas City and Grandview.
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Independence
Jackson County
Harry S. Truman
United States
White House
Kansas City
Mrs. Truman
Delaware Street
Grandview
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Federal Reserve Bank
Congress
Margaret
Secret Service
35Th Division
129Th Field Artillery
France
Arthur Bell
State Highway Patrol
Fred Golfers
Muehlebach
Four Engine Constellation Burns After Test Flight
A rebuilt four engine Constellation burst into flames in Burbank California after a test flight on Thursday night. Ten men aboard escaped unharmed as explosions enveloped the aircraft.
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Burbank
Calif
Funeral rites for Walter Branum in Chattanooga church
Last rites for Walter Branum, who died Thursday in a Grandfield hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chattanooga Baptist church. Rev. A. E. Hughes will conduct the services with burial in Chattanooga cemetery under Mohr Funeral Home of Grandfield supervision.
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Chattanooga
Walter Branum
Grandfield
Chattanooga Baptist Church
A. E. Hughes
Mohr Funeral Home of
Mrs P L Bagwell obituary notes long Lawton ties
Mrs Parthenia Lovett Bagwell a former Lawton resident died at 8 30 p m Thursday in Lancaster California after years of ill health from a stroke. Born December 2 1873 in Texas she moved to Indian Territory in 1895 later living in Pauls Valley Lawton and Lancaster. Survived by three sons and three daughters, three brothers and two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Becker Memorial chapel with burial at Highland cemetery.
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Parthenia Lovett Bagnel9
Lawton
Lancaster
Calif
Texas
Indian Territory
Pauls Valley
W. A. Lovett
Washington
C. F. Lovett
H. L. Griffin
Newcastle
R. F. Traughber
Lone Wolf
L. B. Cassiday
Charles Baker
Charles Allison
Wilson
William Allison
Chickasha
Henry Allison
Newkirk
Charles Cross
Las Cruces
Georgia Rowland
Rockdale
Tex
Becker Memorial Chapel
Highland Cemetery
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