Indians to Get Food in August Through County Chiefs
Indians receiving emergency relief commodities through the Bureau of Indian Affairs will obtain them from the County Commissioners starting in August. J H Allison, Anadarko, Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board field representative, says the July issue followed recertification and August will align with others on the relief list. Commodities were transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the County Commissioners, with final list size pending full re-certification. Allison will be at the Comanche county courthouse every Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Indian Affairs
J. H. Allison
Anadarko
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Allison
Comanche County
County Commissioners’ Office
Williamson hears case over fatal crash and liquor claim
The hearing details testimony from Laura Carter and Diana Carson about the March crash involving Carson and Wade. Witnesses questioned the investigation and an improper accident report. Officials from the Safety Commission and Highway Commission attended as the board weighs reinstatement or dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faxon
Wade
Lawton
Williamson
Ozman
Cavanagh
Carson
Reed
Board of Appeals
Jim Lookabaugh
Mac Q. Williamson
Highway Commission
Julius Cox
Boise City
Lookabaugh
Dierker
Norman Carroll
Wades
Hospital News Births and Admissions in July List
Memorial report lists births at various addresses with times and weights for seven newborns including a daughter to Hatfield, a daughter to Welch, and a son to Cunningham. Multiple admissions and dismissals across towns note patients under surgery or medical care, with numerous names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hatfield
Raymond Welch
Douglas
Patrick Cunningham
Elgin
Budget shows $1.86 million for schools in 1955 56 plan
The proposed general fund budget for schools totals $1,855,830, up from $1,672,168.18 last year, with detailed needs including teaching salaries $1,346,590, plant operation $62,310, real property costs $129,160, and interest on warrants $450, among other line items totaling $2,048,110.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofice
First ROTC Dance Slated Friday Night
Fort Sill ROTC cadets will hold the first of four dances Friday on the officers club patio from 8 to 11 pm. Invites not mailed. Lawton and area girls invited. Transportation contact Maj. McCord at 4108 Fort Sill. The event caps a six week encampment with 1000 cadets from 35 colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Walter B. McCord
Special Services
Maj. McCord
Lawton
Cache Road dispute prompts paving district plan
Merchants along Cache Road oppose the state and federal urban project proposing widening and a 30 foot paving strip with an inter change at Sheridan Road. They favor a local paving district allowing traffic turns anywhere on the highway, while residents seek an injunction to block the 30 foot strip. Lawton officials push programming of the Cache Road project amid wider Gore Gap road interest linking Lawton and Carnegie, with a city meeting planned before Oklahoma City talks.
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Ect
Cache Road
Fort Sill Blvd
Sheridan Road
Sheridan
Cache Roads
Sycamore Street
Lawton
Sen
Logan
Gore Gap
Carnegie
Two OG&E Workers Beaten Near Muskogee Plant
The Muskogee County Sheriff's Office seeks a group of men for questioning after two Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co workers were beaten as they left a strike-bound plant. County Attorney Louis Smith identified G. G. Goodwin of Muskogee and Joe Eckert of Harrah as the attacked workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma Gas and Eelectric Co
Louis Smith
G. G. Goodwin
Joe Eckert
Oklahoma Schools Strive for Speedy Desegregation Plan
Oklahoma's 1955 56 policy requires good faith desegregation while allowing districts to operate white and colored classes in the same district. Transfers and joint schooling are permitted, with state aid for mixed classes and use of prior attendance to set teacher needs. Lawton officials expect workable solutions without mass closures of colored schools or layoffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Oklahoma State Board of Education
Boards of Education
Board of Education
State Board
State Board of Education
Lawton
Boys Top The Girls In County Births
Comanche county registrar Mrs Molly Randolph reports 223 births in June with 114 boys and 109 girls. June ahead of May when 209 births were recorded and deaths reached 24 in June and 23 in May. The year’s figures match June 1954.
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Comanche County
Molly Randolph
Randolph
Oklahoma state price report on poultry eggs butterfat and cattle
State agriculture reports steady to mixed prices across wheat broilers hens and eggs with specific city quotations. Oklahoma City Livestock shows slow trade for cattle with mixed calf hog and sheep movements and varied quotes across meats and grains.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Hobart
Guyman
Hooker
Vici
Blackwell
el Reno
Medford
Yukon
Alva
Clinton
Enid
Frederick
Kingfisher
Lawton
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Watonga
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
Pauls Valley
USDA
Butter Prices Steady Amid Strong Receipts in Chicago
Chicago market reports steady butter with total receipts at 1,326,348. Wholesale buying prices hold firm across grades AA to C, with scores 93 AA at 96.75, 92 A at 56.75, 90 B at 54.5, and 89 C at 52.5. Car lot values show 90 B at 55 and 89 C at 53.5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lawton City Council Feeds Dissent in Growth District Debate
Buck Kinsey led with three dissenters as council discussed the 1802 Sheridan area in a growing business district. Webb's civil defense post resigned, with Ellsworth praising his service and a letter of appreciation planned. The panel authorized property negotiations at Lake Lawtonka head and approved engineering drawings for a new fishing dock, hiring Arlene Hargrove to replace Pat Morrison as assistant secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Kinsey
Kytle
Sheridan
Jack Webb
Lawton
Webb
C. R. Ellsworth
Public Property Committee
Lake Lawtonka
Wesley Kepler
Douglas Smith
Ralph Hennessee
Ellseworth
Sgt. T. A. Vital
Vernon Addition
Boardman Co
Mankin
Gore Blvd
23Rd Street
F. P. Breitenbach
Evans Street
State Insurance Fund
Ellsworth
Maxine McGowan
Coyt Robinson
Bill Fritsch
E. A. Hillery
Medicine Park
Kenneth Lahren
Maj
J. P. Willis
Greer Addition
Park Board
Prison riot at main jail ends with hostage stand off
Prison officials reported control of the main facility by convicts after a riot started around 9 45 am. Seven inmates reportedly met with officials and claimed good treatment while hostages remained inside the prison including guards and officers. A 4 pm deadline for improved conditions was set with no promises given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Boots Fain
Prison Athletic and Recreation Department
al Remboldt
Bezzerides
Remboldt
Bert Jenkins
War Games Fatal For 13 Year Old Boy in Shed Explosion
In North Sacramento California a 13 year old boy named Jimmy Whitley was killed in a war game accident. His 10 year old brother Michael said the boys were using a shed as an ammo dump containing gasoline kerosene paint thinner and paint. A fire broke out and Jimmy became trapped inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
Jimmy Whitley
Jimmy
Michael
Kentucky Place Names Cited by National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society lists Hardshell Baptist Pumpkin Chapel Hi-Hat Brightshade Stop over Julip Mud Lick Mud Camp Fishtrap and Pippapass as places in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
National Geographic Society
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Diana Carson
Linda Reed
Charles Ozman
Jack Brock
Highway Patrol
Charlie Dicker
Arthur Cavanagh
Sam Gains
Patterson
Richard Martin
Marlow
William I. Winter
Comanche
Charles Puckett
Fletcher
Claude Crawford
Washington
Cecil Johnson
Dearborn
David Jo Seigrist
George Seigrist
S. Washington
Billy Gene Goss
J. W. Goss
Elmer
Rollie Gower
Wilbur Smith
Sycamore
John Cline
Max Seibold
Everett Beeson
Liberty
John Lansden
Joe Lansden
Clarence McGee
Temple
Medical
Jessie Littrell
Medi Cal
Adam Meyer
Hoover
John Pugh
Andrews
Woodrow Mays
Elm
J.C. Davis
Mountain Park
Susie Buxton
Wilbur Buxton
Lake
G. D. Stephens
Waymon Trest
Snyder
E. Edwards
Money
Arthur Hamilton
Kinyon
Ellis Bowden
J. M. Obert
Billy Livingston
Carl Wayne Dorman
W. L. Dorman
Rush Springs
W. E. Hilliard
Jack Ryan
Duncan
John L. Tunnell
Walters
Geraldine L. Gordon
Lee Blvd
Rita Wilson
Bell
Graydon Miller, Sr
Columbia
A. S. Andrews
Charles R. Partain
Donald Reiss
Tom Leonhardt
C. G. Phillips
Summit
R. H. Shriner
Parkersburg
W. Va
Otis Nelms
Hugh West
Summers
Altus
Irena Tahsahsanah
Indiahoma
Frank Gutierrez
Star Rt
S. 16Th
Carlotta Domebo
Theresa Tahsequah
Comanche Indian Mission
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & FE
Og&e
4Th & E
Bulmer’s Auto Parts
Lawton, Okla
Ernie Wyatt
Mercury
Montclair
Buster Wyatt
Lincoln
2Nd & B Ave
Council
Vypvestors Mutual, Inc
Investors Mutual
H. K. Bradford
Ord
Terry Condrey
D Ave
America
Pioneer Airlines
Oiamono
Phil Gafford
S&h
Best Cleaners
Roaches
Scorpions
Virgil Laird
D. Raibourn
McCord
Oklahoma
Jo. G. Andrews
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Tom Oliver
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pgollard Sporting Goods
Pho
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