Lawton School Board Approves Budget and Upgrades
The Lawton Board of Education approved a 1937-58 budget plan with detailed needs for 1937-38 and 1956-57 figures. They approved investments in notes, new office equipment, Venetian blinds, and new Royal typewriters for Lawton High, plus summer maintenance at Whittier, Taft, and Tomlinson. The board also adopted a property destruction policy, set a July 24 meeting, and sent John McHenry to a marching band clinic at the University of Oklahoma.
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Taft
Tomlinson Junior
Harold Wilson
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Alsetie Board
New Royal
Lawton High School
McCord
Tomtinson
Oklahoma Education Association
Lawton
Hubert J. Pitts
Douglass School
Myrna Kay Langley
Ruby Harris
Janice Wood
Gary Anderson
Tomlinson Juniors High School
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Lawrence
Oklahoma City
W. C. Hixon, Oklahoma Inc
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Tex
Whitter
Swinney
Dunbar
Will Rogers
Lawton Board of Education
John McHenry
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Subscription Rates for Lawton Area Newspapers
Subscription rates listed for Morning Press and Sunday editions in Lawton area including Sun and Constitution titles. Rates show monthly, yearly, and three year terms across multiple papers with varying prices and regional coverage.
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Monihh Morning Press
Sund Constitution
Constitution
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Sun
Ericea
Orphan Seeks Help In Finding His Mother in Lawton
Bakersfield man Donald Gene Gilbert, born May 25 1936 in Lawton, seeks his mother Edna Moses and is seeking help from Lawton Constitution readers. He has not seen his mother since age five and lists possible relatives Bud Moses and Louise Moses, hoping someone can locate her.
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Bernice Harris
Louise
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The
Lawton Constitution
Area Men In Service graduates from Chaffee School
Pvt. dalin E Head, 18, heads a list of eight graduates from the Adnistra tion School at Tart Chaffee. Head attended Lawidn high school and is connected to Kingsbury, Terently apie.
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Chaffee School Pvt. Dalin E
Emerson School Site Could Host City Hall and Post Office
Lawton officials seek to transfer Emerson school property for a new city hall and post office. The plan, backed by a three year negotiation window, notes declining Emerson enrollment and argues the site would benefit both citizens and the school district.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Zorger
Girard scrapnetal tragedy and Camp Whittington wedding details
A Girard youth is killed at the Soma gahara firing range by an empty grenade launcher cartridge while a woman named Candy faces a tense situation tied to a demand for signatures. Shimizu, a parolee linked to extortion, is under police scrutiny as Candy seeks protection at Camp Whittington. Amid this, Girard, a noncommissioned officer with four years’ service, plans marriage to Candy and awaits housing on base, though none is available.
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Galbraith testifies on insanity and killings in trial
Galbraith described his mental state during the murders of his wife and five children, saying he believed punishment awaited him and that insanity might have preceded the crimes. He detailed mental treatment, fear of another breakdown, and a confession of adulterous relations, with medical depositions showing varying mental disorders.
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McAlester Clinic
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Refuge record attendance at Wichita refuge despite popularity ranking
Refuge officials note Wichita's Buffalo and Longhorn cattle herd draw visitors from across the United States though Crab Orchard leads in visitation. Howard explains Wichita is midliec with various inside industries contributing to attendance figures.
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United States
Howard
Midliec
Wichita Refuge
Storm Deaths Named From Pag Way's Great Storm Mass Graves Mark Toll
A staggering toll from Hurricane Audrey's havoc appears in Cameron and surrounding communities. Unidentified dead, 267 batches processed, mass graves with a common headstone. Damage tallies reach into millions. petroleum properties alone estimated at forty million dollars. Health officials warn Cameron remains uninhabitable for weeks as cleanup and burial efforts continue amid disease fears and scarce utilities.
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Jeff Davis
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Times- Picayune
City Sues Over Lawtonka Dam Flood Gates Fight
The city faces two damage lawsuits from the Huckleberry family totaling 311000 after Lawtonka dam flood gates were raised. They allege inundation of 72 acres across part of their estate and depreciation in value since 1986.
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Ledge
Publisher Dies in Shreveport at 79
Douglas Attaway, 79, longtime president and publisher of the Shreveport Journal, a newsroom figure since 1901, died yesterday in Shreveport Louisiana.
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Shreveport Journal
Graves and mission near Indiahoma advance with new caskets and doors
Meggs' workers made 410 wooden caskets of 18 by 12 inches and 275 of 3 by 1 feet while 24 boxes 6 by 22 inches are planned as graves near the old cemetery. The old mission site is nearly cleared, and the new Indiahoma mission nears completion with a 250 seat auditorium, dining hall, classrooms, and kitchen planned. Services are set for next Sunday in the basement dining hall.
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Indiahoma
A. F. Weibe
Post Oak
Clygech Avill
Dulles Views on Recognition of Red China and Russia
Secretary of State Dulles contrasted U S recognition of Red China with Russia. He urged evaluating respectability in world conduct rather than internal policy. He cited Americans imprisoned in China and adherence to international obligations as key factors. Khrushchev’s heirs and gradual reforms in Russia were noted as evolving factors.
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