Lawton Baseball Club Names Lou Brower as Manager
Lou Brower a former Oklahoma City Indians shortstop has been signed to lead Lawton’s opening season in the Sooner State league. The Giants linked farm club deal announced by Dick Ward says Brower will report in April after a prior stint with the Dalles Texas club. Giants scout J R Bully McClain met Ward and locals to approve field plans and roster signings as $300,000 in shares remain to finance grounds and bleachers.
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Lou Brower
Oklahoma City Indians
Lawton
Dick Ward
New York Giants
Ward
Brower
Dalles
Texas
Fort Smith
Ark
J. R
Bully) McClain
Giant
MccClain
Fort Smith Club
Western Association League
Giants
Baseball Corporation
Grade Schoolers Hold Cage Meet
Grade schoolers hold a Chattanooga county invitational basketball tournament entering its second day with finals slated for Saturday in three divisions. Tonight matchups include Lakeview vs Chattanooga Boys at 6 20 p m Stony Point vs Faxon Etrls at 7 20 p m Stony Point vs Chattanooga A boys at 8 40 p m and an exhibition between Chattanooga High School and Fort Cobb at 9 39 p m. Finals times set for B Boys at 6 30 p m Girls at 7 30 p m and A Boys at 2 20 p m Saturday. Thursday results show Faxon 31 Oklahoma 11 Es bore Lakeview 16 Oklahoma 12 Cache 20 Sterling 7 Stony Point 21 Chattanooga 16 and Chattanooga forfeit wins over Faxon.
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Chattanooga County
Gey
Lakeview
Chattanooga Boya
Stony Paint
Faxon
Chattanooga
Chattanooga High School
Fort Cobb
Indlahoma
Es bore—Lakeview
Cache
Sterling
Elgin
Stony Point
Knights of Columbus to Hold Rosary Rite Tonight
Lawton council members are asked to gather at the Lawton fan sra home at 5 30 p m to recite the rosary in honor of William Clarke who fled Wednesday. Rev. Ben Hulshof of Blessed Sacrament Church will lead the ceremony.
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Lawton
Gunman Sought After Revolver Theft From Local Furniture Store
Police hunt a gunman who stole a new 36 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver from Crane and Son Furniture at 218 D. Charles Crane, co-owner, said the theft was found Thursday afternoon. The gun vanished from the showroom while staff were busy.
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Showcrase
Crane and Son Furniture
Charles Crane
Crane
Brother of Lawton Woman Dies at Home in Indiana
J. T. Bruss, 905 A, reported Thursday night the death of her brother W. A Trout at Marion Indiana. Trout had been an invalid for many years. Marion D. Kelly of Hobart posted bonds totaling 30 dollars at the police station on charges of driving without a license and reckless driving after an arrest last night by police.
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Lawton
Indiana
J. T. Bruss
W. A Trout
Marion
Ind
Marion D. Kelly
Hobart
Lizzie Jones
Mabel Read
Read
Metill
Market summaries and mixed: cattle to cotton futures rise
Oklahoma City livestock market reports steer tops to 23.00 plus weekly gains across cattle calves and stockers. Hogs and sheep show mixed moves while New York cotton climbs with March at 0.85 to 1.80 per bale. Chicago grains range shows modest advances for wheat and corn.
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Okla
City Livestock
Oklahoma City
N.Y
York
Chicago
Speakers Named For Church Parley In City Sunday
Lawton First Christian church hosts February 8 all day assembly with delegates from 38 southern Oklahoma churches. Eight national officials will lead two public sessions at 2 p m and 7 40 p m. National speakers include Henry Wable Sherwood Darvin Sheets and Harrie L Smith. Several hundred delegates expected to attend.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Crusade
Ivan Young
Henry Wable Sherwood
The
Disciples of Christ
D.arvin Sheets
General Pension Fund
Indianapolis
Ind
Harrie L. Smith
William Woods College
Fulton
Yuma
Oklahoma City
Enid
Pack 7 Members Will Get Awards
Pack 7 Boy Scouts meet at Washington School auditorium tonight at 7 PM to award ranks and present advancements. Cubmaster Jess Forbes urges all parents and cubs to attend as two cubs receive Webelos, Wolf, Bear, Lion, and star awards, plus donations of comics for patients at Fort Sill Station Hospital.
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Washington School
Jess Forbess
Fort Sills Station Hospital
Woody Wolverton
Richard Neptune
Jay Davis
Jack Babbitt
Dean Larsen
Floyd Porter
Louis Craig
Harold Hutton
Carl Hittle
Bloyd Porter
John Wolverton
Sammy Hamra
Russell Williams
Danny Smith
Edward Shelton
Dean Larson
Lawrence Merrill
Clenn Johnson
Gervise Hittle
Charles Horton
David Hamilton
Don Wheatley
Glenn Johnson
Leo Holmes Rites Will Be Saturday
Services for Leo Lloyd Holmes a 30 year old Lawton salesman and World War II air corps veteran have been set for 2 p m Saturday at Ritter Funeral home Rev Forrest Fields Centenary Methodist church pastor will officiate Holmes a Lawton resident since 1914 died Tuesday noon at the family home 1008 B after a heart attack Burial will be in Apache cemetery where he lived as a child before moving to Lawton His mother Mrs Nellie Tomes arrived from Fort Bragg New York with her husband Maj J R Tomes and son Jimmie
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Leo Lloyd Holmes
Lawton
Ritter
Forrest Fields
Centenary Methodist Church
Mr. Holmes
Nellie Tomes
Fort Bragg
N. Y
Maj
J. R. Tomes
Jimmie
Apache
Polio Drive Continues with County Contributions
Fort Sill and Lawton Lions coordinate the county polio drive with army officials. Rural schools report new gifts including $3.50 from Blemerehine and $6 from Phelpa. Other donors include the Beaver Valley farm women’s club and Nehl Bottling Co. Total efforts suggest the quota will be exceeded as coin boxes are collected Monday.
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Fort Sill
Army
Lawton Lions
Fort Sil
Comanche County
Thomas
Blemerehine
Beryl Schumann
Phelpa
Luja Oswalt
Denton
Alvin
Thames
Budget Cuts Drive Debate on Tax Slashing Plan
A committee plans a calling before the Feb 15 deadline under the reorganization act. The president's budget could be reduced by about 85 billion dollars to fund debt reduction and tax relief. Senate Democrats attack the GOP tax-slashing program as House Republicans claim they favor a 20 percent cut overall but not a uniform one-fifth for every taxpayer.
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Ber
Senate Democrata
House
New Cold Weather Wrecks Homes Across States
The storm system stretched from Georgia into farm districts, with twisters and heavy damage reported. Forecasters traced the slow-moving pressure area that spanned nearly half the nation and warned of further shifts as the weather moved into the St Lawrence river valley north of New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Georgia
St Lawrence River
New Hampshire
Vermont
Chicago
Low Pressure System Targets Midwest Snow and Cold
A new low pressure area centered in Washington yesterday moves east toward lower Michigan bringing more snow flurries to the midwest. The Weather Bureau issued cold wave warnings for Montana North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas with temperatures dipping to 30 below in northwestern North Dakota and northern Montana and 25 below in northern Minnesota.
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Washington
Michigan
Middlewest
Weather Bureau
Montana
Dakotas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Mrs Arleen Shelton Named Deputy County Clerk
Miss Bertha Preultt, county clerk, announced today that Mrs Arleen Shelton of 1602 Columbia has been appointed deputy in the county clerk's office, succeeding Mrs Verda Rae Miller who moved to a civil service post in the Fort Sill finance office.
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Arleen Shelton
Columbia
Verda Rae Miller
Fort Sill
Bertha Preultt
Car ransacked on Columbia Avenue. valuables stolen
C. R. Mahaffey of 412 Columbia reported a break in to his automobile last night. A leather bill fold and a pair of leather gloves were taken from the glove compartment. No arrests reported as yet.
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Carid
C. C. Mahaffey
Columbia
Personal notices from Lawton area residents and hospital patients
Mr and Mrs Choondice Johnson and their children Jim and Beverly have returned to Noc Mo after a brief visit with friends. Claude M Brown Mrs Lizzie Jones illness in lawton area. Mrs Crystal Rogers resumed duties after vacation at Southwestern Hospital. Six surgery patients listed including Mrs Morris Eckhart and Mrs Jamey Odell. Pearl Mardin returned to Oklahoma City after visiting sister Mrs Alex Walker.
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Crystal Rogers
Southwestern Hospital
Morris Eckhart
Park
Jamey Odell
Fred Russell
L. A. Easter
Billa Barrett
Mra
Miss Pearl Mardin
Oklahoma City
Alex Walker
First Formal Continued on Page One
Lilienthal announced Col. James McCormack, formerly of the Army General Staff, as director of the military application division. The first formal work would be conducted with the paramount objective of assuring the common defense and security.
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Lilienthal
James McCormack
Army General ‘Staff
McCormick Seen as Anti New Deal Figure in War Record
The article recalls Colonel McCormick’s military career from World War I, noting his initial cavalry service, then field artillery in Europe where he commanded units, and his postwar role as Fort Sheridan commandant. It highlights his stance as an ardent anti New Deal critic during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency and his frequent clashes with the administration.
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McCormick
Fort Sheridan
Franklin “D. Roosevelt
Police seek statute check on falsification charge viability
Police discussed whether falsification of police records is a criminal violation while awaiting statutory guidance. Milo Tague, mayor pro tem, requested a city attorney investigation after the case was brought to attention. Mayor Everett Glenn was out of the city.
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Milo Tague
Everett Glenn
Jap Ministers Named In Expanded War Cabinet
Home Minister Soeichi Omura and Education Minister Katara Tanta lead a broadened wartime cabinet alongside Transportation Minister Truen teiro Hiratauka Agriculture and Forestry Minister Hiro Wada and Director Keinasuke Zen of the generation page.
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Soeichi Omura
Katara Tanta
Truenteiro Hiratauka
Agriculture and Forestry
Hiro Wada
Keinasuke Zen
Madam Marvene Astrologist and Advisor at Warren Hotel
Readings confidential guidance by Madam Marvene covering personal business love and marriage. Visit daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Warren Hotel room 214 for consultations.
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Marvena
Warren Hotel
Economic stabilization board gains new cabinet posts
Prof Sleghira of Keio University becomes education minister while Gov. Kineshigi Masuda of Hokkaido prefecture is named minister without portfolio and reconstrucion board president. Mitsuhiro Ishii of the Liberal party is commerce and industry minister. Tyr comments on MacArthur's compulsory order as a painful but unavoidable blow to labor.
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Economic Stabilization Board
Sleghira
Keio University
Kineshigi Masuda
Hikkaido Prefecture
New Reconstruction Board
Mitsuhiro Ishii
Liberal Party
Tyr
MacArthur
Labor
Teen Age Burglars Given Suspended Sentences Here
Lawton youths received four year suspended sentences after admitting to entering the Pure Ice company, 602 EB, via a roof flue. They took 15.18 dollars from the cash register during the Jan. 23 break in. Police initially believed they stayed in the building after the proprietor P. B. Cox closed. Charge heard before County Judge G. W. Horne.
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Lawton
P. 8. Cox
G. W. Horne
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Hudson
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Wilson Canvas Goods CO
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Conoco Gas & Oil
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Hand & Cockrell
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Rex Lee
South 4Th
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C Avenue
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C. E. Matthews
First Baptist
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