Burglary spree hits auto parts firm and others
Police investigated burglaries Saturday night through Sunday in the city. Tools worth over 100 dollars were stolen from Ernie Flowers auto parts at 1413 Cache Road, a $7 cash loss from the Donald Schott insurance agency at Fourth and D, and items taken from Jack's Five and Ten at 513 South Third. Also missing were a chest of horse shoeing tools from Theodore Wilkerson’s home and a garden hose and sprinkler from Mrs. Ray Fisk's garage, plus two hub caps from a 1952 Oldsmobile owned by Capt. R A Erickson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Flowers Auto Parts Company
Cache Road
Donald Schott Insurance Agency
American National Bank
Jack
South Third
Theodore Wilkerson
Garfield
Ray Fisk
Carborn
R. A. Erickson
Salvation Army Drives Youth Programs at Center
Captain Knight stated the Drive aims to train underprivileged youths in team sports, crafts, and supervised activities to keep them engaged away from the streets. The new young people's hall, part of the Salvation Army Center, will feature educational and recreational devices and year-round programs. The Red Shield club hosted 2,873 youths last year in the fight against juvenile delinquency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight
Young Peope’s
Salvation Army Center
Lawton Salvation Army Red Shield
AEC outlines new atomic tests and troop participation
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new series of tests to advance nuclear device development and gather weapons performance data for military and Civil Defense needs. The plan includes troop maneuvers and training with an estimated 18,000 service members and may mark the first field tests of atomic artillery shells for the Army’s super cannon at Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Las Vegas activity now totals 20 atomic blasts since January 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Aberdeen
MD.) Proving Grounds
Las Vegas Proving Ground
Nevada
Market prices for poultry grains and inputs
The listing shows prices for commercial broilers and hens with various weights and shifts, along with prices for cocks and stags. Grain items include wheat and ear corn at specified cents per unit, and maize price noted with a likely typographical error. The fragment appears to be an agricultural commodities page.
Oklahoma City Livestock and Oklahoma City Price Reports
State Department of Agriculture reports steady butter prices and diverse egg and poultry prices across Oklahoma markets. Cattle, hogs, and sheep trading mixed with gains and declines, reflecting regional demand and supply in late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Muskogee
Seminole
Vinita
Poteau
Cordell
Chickasha
Lawton
Blackwell
Ardmore
Tulsa
Alva
Durant
Elk City
Buffalo
Laverne
McAlester
Enidigs
Fairview
Enid
Laverne Alva
el Reno
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Defense list cites 27 Korean war casualties and 12 missing
The Defense Department released list No. 735 naming 27 casualties by status with 5 killed 20 wounded and 2 injured. The report also confirms the capture of 12 men previously listed as missing in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
V N Bentley Dies In Texas
V N Bentley a longtime official in the Texas comptroller s office died after years of heart attacks and retirement. He was a native of Texas active in state politics. Survived by wife, son Fred of Lawton, daughters Mrs J W McDaniels of Houston and Mrs Dexter Kinney of Austin, six grandchildren including Bill Bentley of Lawton, and Mrs Lou Johnson of Oklahoma City. Funeral arrangements not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bentley
Austin
Texas
Bentley
V. N. Bentley
Comptrollers’ Office
State of Texas
Bill Bentley
Fred Larrance
W. N. Bentley
Fred
Lawton
J. W. McDaniels
Houston
Dexter Kinney
Lou Johnson
Oklahoma
Ity
Trial opens in Wichita Falls for Mary Jean Parsons case
Army Lt Richard Parsons widow Mary Jean Parsons faces trial for his death after a sane verdict in El Paso and a venue change to Wichita Falls. She slept through proceedings in a pink blouse and navy skirt with her husband’s parents present. Defense seeks depositions from Oklahoma City doctor Carriker and nurse Cheddle to probe soundness of mind and factors behind any conclusions, but scheduling issues hinder attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Richard O. Parsons
Pleasantville
N. Y
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Parsons
Timberlawn Sanitarium
Dallas
Okla
Mary Jean
University of Oklahoma
Fisher
Brown
Carriker
Cheddle
Oklahoma City
Extension Course Meeting At Southwestern State College
Persons wishing to enroll in extension courses offered this semester are urged to attend Tuesday night class. The group meets at 6 30 p m in the office of County Superintendent Clarence Scott. Courses available this term include Educational Psychology 312 and English History 213.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern State College
Clarence Scott
Mothers' March Volunteers Organize For Polio Drive
Area mothers appoint lieutenants to supervise blocks and collect funds for polio drive. Contact mothers call at homes by porchlight, with totals conveyed to captains who deliver to polio headquarters under police escort. Community groups aid, including Army Brats. Square dance netted 130 dollars. guests included polio patients from Memorial hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Bank
Lansden
Cameron College
Percy Givens
Oklahoma
Texas
Linda Jo Powell
Duncan
Doris Shook
Rush Springs
Memorial Hospital
Marcia Landoll
Ou-Kansas
Telephone Company
L. E. Moran
Fort Sill and Lawton
Norton- Kitchens
Buick
Funeral services set for AMBURGEY Park relative group
Fred E. Amburgey Park of 709 S Seventh Oklahoma City and LeRoy Oklahoma City left behind two sisters Mrs Lillie Kinter Toledo Ohio and Mrs W H Halbrooks Ft Smith Ohio eight grandchildren two great grandchildren and other relatives. Services at 230 pm Tuesday Ritter Funeral home chapel with Dr H Tom Wiles First Baptist Church officiating. Burial in Highland cemetery with Odd Fellows lodge and Spanish American war veterans taking part. Fort Sill personnel will give full military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One Park
Fred E
S. Seventh
LeRoy
Oklahoma City
Lillie Kinter
Toledo
Ohio
W. H. Halbrooks
Ft. Smith
Ritter Funeral Home
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge
Fort Sill
Funeral Rites For Five Local Residents In Area
Funeral services were held or announced for five local residents. Thomas Cash died Friday night at home 206 E Columbia with 2 p m services at Church of Christ First and Euclid and burial in Highland cemetery. Martha Elizabeth Gandy 75 died after a stroke with 2:30 p m services in Binger and burial there. Parthenia Lovett Bagwell formerly of Lawton to be buried in Highland cemetery with 2:30 p m Tuesday services at Becker Memorial chapel. Harriett Clothier McCord 84 died Saturday and last rites at Centenary Methodist Church with body to Iowa Center Iowa for burial. Linda Kidder 26 died Friday from a Stephenville Tex car wreck with 10:30 a m today services at Becker Memorial chapel and burial in Highland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
First and
Euclid
Thomas Cash
E. Columbia
A. W. Fitzgerald
Highland Cemetery
Fletcher Funeral Home
Binger
Martha Elizabeth Gandy
Thomas
Lyle Garlow
Binger Cemetery
Lawton
Parthenia Lovett Bagwell
Lancaster
Calif
Becker Memorial Chapel
L. P. Roberts
the Nazarene Church
Ninth
Centenary Methodist Church
Harriett Clothier McCord
Robert Naylor
Iowa Center
Fess Lawrence
Riley Park
Woolsey Godlove
Charles Bledsoe
Frank Sneed
Donald Angus
Linda Kidder
Stephenville
Tex
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
John Jacques
Ben Luna
Edward Labrada
Fred Espinosa
Elias Villaneuva
Adolph Carbajal
Health department annual report details 1952 sanitation and nursing data
The report covers sanitarium and health service activity, including nursing visits and admissions for school health, crippled children service, and adult hygiene. It lists inspections by sanitarian units, dairy and food inspections, water and milk testing, and morbidity and mortality figures with year-to-year changes. Highlights include staff shortages, increased health education, and extensive laboratory analyses across water, milk, and foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitation Department
Health Department
Texas Man Fined On Driving Count
Robert Wade Russey Jr of Wichita Falls Texas pleaded guilty to drunken driving and was fined 150 dollars and costs by County Judge S R Harper. Russey driving a 1942 Buick sedan was arrested Saturday 2.2 miles east of Lawton on SH 7 by Highway Patrol Lt C W Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wade Russey Jr
Wichita Falls
Tex
S. R. Harper
Russey
Lawton
Highway Patrol
C. W. Adams
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All Colors
Rogers
Ark
Escato
Blunt Zorger
C Avenue
Jewelry and Loan
Ronson
Lee Roy L. Lewis
Amburgey
M. B. Yarbro
Optometrist
Verne Bowers
Boulevard Pharmacy
Burnell Gilbert
Tith and
Ferris
Lawton’s Prescription Center
Tith
Jeep Delivery
A Regis
Martha Gandy
P. Bagwell
Mrs. Harriett McCord
Sanitary Department
Antrim Lumber CO
Johnny’s Hiway
S. 2Nd
Specialty Motors
New York
Wash
D. C
Airport Ticket Office
ULL
Lawton’s Finest Jewelers
Jewelers
Raskins
ST Tpo
ST. Jose
Pirin
Childr
French L Worthen
M. E
Cuffie
Waid Optometris
DR. W. B. Coachman
John E. Barnes
Francis A. Hald
Optometrists
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
S. Lrd
Petri
D Avenue
Geese
Insurors Realtors
Lawton Business College
Edwards School
M & D Finance CO
F Ave
G. Andrews
Wolverton Hardware
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