Hospital Births and Admits Across Multiple Oklahoma Areas
Births include a daughter to Curtis Akins in Fletcher at 3 37 a m weighing 8 01. Admits feature Gretel Matthews and May Whitehead among others. twins born to Donald Hammett and another infant listed with times 5 13 and 5 21 a m. Several births and discharges noted with names and towns such as Lawton Cameron and El Reno. many patients listed by full names and medical status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Akins
Fletcher
Gretel Matthews
Washington
May Whitehead
Arlington
Theoplas Wilkinson
Lawton
David Kerr
Marietta
Gladys Ballard
Ash
Medi- Lee Rhodes
Cache
State Poultry and Livestock Prices Oklahoma City Jan 28
Oklahoma City reports include broilers No. 1 steady 25-30 fob farm with regional prices from Muskogee Seminole Vinita to Tulsa Alva Lawton 26-30 and hens No. 1 steady to firm 12-21 with movement light. Eggs weaker with large eggs 40-45 Tulsa 45 Oklahoma City 44. butterfat 56-63. Cattle and calves steady. hogs active 19.50-20.00. lambs 20-21. Market notes include USDA cattle sale details and Chicago butter price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Muskogee
Seminole
Vinita
Poteau
Cordell
Tulsa
Alva
Blackwell
Ard
Chickasha
Lawton
Enid
McAlester
Laverne
Buffalo
Elk City
Ardmore
Cordella
Durant
Fairview
el Reno
All Colors
Rogers
Ark
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Dulles Warns Europe on Unity and USSR Threats
Secretary of State Dulles warned Western European nations that continued division could prompt new American actions. He cited stalled steps toward a European Defense Community and warned France Germany and Britain to seek unity, while labeling the Soviet Union and its allies as enemies plotting destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dulles
West Germany
U. S
Western Europe
France
Germany
Britain
Erica
Europe
Russia
Lawton FFA Entries Return From Houston Show
Lawton FFA youths sent seven steers and seven sheep to a Houston show with senior members Royce Crosby and Johnny Griswold among the accompanying team. The group included Green with Chevrons and several drivers or escorts, and a grand champion steer from Washita County entered by Ted Green. The Shorthorn steer claimed champion honors at Comandherty Fair and reserve grand at the Oklahoma City state fair, with the Lawton entries winning prizes in county and state contests. The return to Lawton is expected Sunday Feb 18, with Houston activities wrapping up a few days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Crosby
Johnny Griswold
Lawton Ffa
Green
Jack Babbitt
Bill Keeney
Leonard Grundman
Don Davenport
Kenneth Jumpers
Lawton
Ted Green
Washita
Oklahoma City
Houston
City council acts on bike registrations and traffic plan
The council approved a bike registration scheme with descriptions and serial numbers, projecting thousands of bicycles and annual renewals. A one way Fort Sill boulevard plan during peak periods will run 7 00 to 8 00 a m northbound and 4 30 to 5 30 p m southbound to speed Fort Sill traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill Boulevard
Cache Road
Fort Sill
Russ- Mitchell Construction, Company
Houston
B and M Construction
Oklahoma City
W C. Shelton Construction
Lawton
Shelton
Bell
Army
Gore
Glenn
Earl Christmas
Christmas
Sheridan
Harvey House
Gooch Acres
Northside
Tomlison
Greer
Columbia
Ferris
Kingsbury
19Th
Sheridan Road
Tomlison Addition
Arlington
U. S. 62
Twin births arise mainly from two fertile eggs
It is estimated that about three quarters of human twins are the result of two fertile eggs, and only one-quarter the result of a single split egg.
City council weighs stray dog destruction proposal
The chief urged mayor and council to authorize shooting stray dogs found outside downtown areas. The council did not formally act but allowed the measure to be discussed further.
Loyalty oath bills debated by Oklahoma committee
The committee heard Mennonite leaders and lawmakers discuss loyalty oath proposals. Proponents urge civilian oversight and nonmilitary service options for conscientious objectors, while opponents warn against fear and distrust and call for broader protections and classroom discussion of communism. A speaker noted Negro teachers may face added risks under oath. No student delegations attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shibley
Bristow
Communist Party
Paul Upde
High Court
Updegraff
Guy Horton
Altus
James P. Speer
Oklahoma City
Soviet Union
John Levergood
Shawnee
Muskogee
Bus Service In Tomlinson Greer Slated
The Lawton-Fort Sill Bus company will extend service to Tomlinson and Greer by re routing the Northside bus. The hourly loop travels Sheridan Road Bell Arlington 31st to U S 62 and back to downtown via Cache Road and 6th. Local merchants and community groups aided the campaign with extensive support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton-Fort Sill
Tomlinson and Greer
Northside
North Addition
Fields and Dunning
Lawton Heights
Sheridan Road
Cache Road
Bell
Arlington
Tomlinson and Greer Additions
March of Dimes Drive Volunteers Rally Lawton
Carolyn Hunt club and $10.54 from Beta Sigma Phi sorority helped the March of Dimes fundraiser. Workers were moved by tales of children’s piggy banks, giving generously. Lions delivered a lively push with sound trucks from Southwestern Radio and Sound and I. G. Cole, led by Don Mahaffey, Eugene L. Bowman, C. J. Gramolini, Mike Brandon, and Tom Stanton, with porchlight reminders and volunteer refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Hunt Club
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Southwestern Radio and Sound
I. G. Cole
Local Councilman Cease Dies After Five Years Service
Former city council member from the Fifth ward Cease dies at home 608 Lee Lawton Funeral Home to handle arrangements Survivors include wife a grandson George Perry Cease a brother Glenn Cease five sisters Carrie Van Lew Thomas Conrey Helen Tutor Fred Anderson and Charles Moody all listed with ties to Oklahoma City Los Angeles Phillips and Phillips Texas He was an elder at Bear Heights Presbyterian Church a Mason and a member of the American War Dads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cease
Lee
Mr. Cease
Bear Heights
Lawton Court Hears Burglary and Theft Trials
Trials postponed due to illness and a jail escape shape a two week term in Lawton. Mrs Hargraves admits killing her husband at the farm northeast of Lawton, claiming the man threatened her after drunken approach. Eight burglary cases head the docket alongside narcotics and grand larceny charges. Civil terms run concurrently with criminal court as Robert S Landers Jr presides as new superior judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples
Hayden Smiley
Robert S. Landers, Jr
Lavender Parsons Grooms Named in Local Arrests
Elmer Nelson Lavender faces drunken driving charges, William Edward Parsons is linked to burglary, and Noel Dean Grooms connected to grand larceny in Aledo court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Nelson Lavender
William Edward Parsons
Noel Dean Grooms
Former City Businessman Promoted To Army Corporal
Dick Dane, a former Lawton businessman, has returned from Korea with the 45th Infantry Division and has been assigned to the 4050th ASU at Fort Sill. He is promoted to corporal and in his spare time works with the Hornaday Greenhouse. In Korea he served with the 700 Ordnance Maintenance Company which was stationed at Fort Sill prior to the 45th division. Mrs. Dane is Evelyn Dawson, daughter of Mrs. Ora Hornaday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Dane
Lawton
45Th Infantry Division
Korea
4050Th
ASU
Fort Sill
Dane
Hornaday Greenhouse
700 Ordnance Maintenance Company
45Th Division
Evelyn Dawson
Ora Hornaday
Lodge Meets Lie To Advise on UN Communist Screening
United Nations New York Henry Cabot Lodge Jr the new U S delegate met Secretary General Trygve Lie to map procedures for weeding out American Communists and security risks from the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Trygve Lie
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James Loper
George Jordan
Medicine Park
Dewayne Moore, Jr
Dewayne Moore
New York
Delores Ellington
G. Ellington
Cathy Sue Hughes
Paul Hughes
Marcy Ann Asbury
Leigh Asbury
Donald Hammett
Douglas Grubbs
Bob Burch
Harry Frantz
Apache
Emma Smith
Garfield
Bertha Tabbytite
Frank Cabelka
Geronimo
Ella Lund
J. R. McCracken
I. E. Clark
Sycamore
Grover Thomas
Don Miller
Minka Sims
L. H. Sims
Summit
Gail Lynn Broome
George W. Broome
Geraldine Gordon
Nicoma Park
Robert Noe
Dewitt Jeffries
S. 13Th
Oe Harpe
Park
Paul McDaniels
Cameron College
Re Timbo
Rt. 3
Carl Kickingbird
Mediene Padilla
Kenneth Chaddlesone
Neda Birdsong
Don Osage
Longdale
Fred Domebo
Hobart
Oo Takawana
Elgin
Harvey Beartrack
Anadarko
A Anderson
Sss
Delain Idle Solel
Cisais
Chicago
ST Ae
Orville D. Pope Agency
Council
Prim
Board OF Education
Tomlinson
Willis Harris Wholesale
Ben Ansley Paper Company
A Cola
Pure Ice Company
Lawton Meat Supply
Pepsi la
Scotts Bakery
Dean Mullins
Bilbrey’s Food Market
Lansden
Mothers March
Constitution
Security Bank & Trust Company
Comanche County
Lawton Funeral Home
Toby Morris
Leslie Pain
General Practice of Law
Koehler
Morris
Dee Eas
Sadie M. Moore
William H. Frison
Bobby C. Cash
Virgil Tate
Roy Grooms
Robert Simmons
Clyde McDonald
Lincoln L. Johns
Robert Cummings
Nelson Viall
MR. Eggers
Midland Hotel
Packerd
Lucas Ave
Lodge
Lie
French L Worthen
Optometrist
M. E
Cuffie
WAID
DR. W. B. Coachman
C Ave
John E. Barnes
Francis A. Hald
Optometrists
Hollywood
Calaway
North 15Th
U.S
Phillips 66
Phillips
Lulu
Oury
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
D Avenue
Pretec Ee Insurors Realtors
Lawton Business College
Edwards School
APA & D Finance CO
Callas
Oklahoma
JO G. Andrews
Wolverton
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