Comanche County Commissioners Convene June 1953 Notes
County meetings on June 12 15 23 and 26 1953 approve lumber purchases from Western Bridge & Supply Company and Long Bros Material. transfer appropriations. appoint deputies. adjust courthouse insurance. review numerous claims including hospital care and supplies. close offices for funeral. recessed to June 27. Notable: Oakbridge lumber purchase 481.58. bridge lumber 217? total. many juror and claim entries listed.
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Board of County Commissioners
Comanche County Court House
P. M. Wynn
Emil Woesner
W. H. Kleeman
Western Bridge & Supply Company
Enid
Oklahoma
Court House
Jack Shanklin
Excise Board
Everett R. Hale
Carl Phillips
M. A. Tompkins
M. A. Tom
Arthur L. Cavenek
Vernon C. Field
Investigors
Oakbridge Lumber
Long Bros. Material Company
Oklahoma City
Great American Insurance Group
Road Builders Supply
Duncan
P. M
Instruction Films, Inc
Western Bridge & Supply Co
Bridge Lumber
Southwestern Stationeryst Supply
Carl Allen Bridge Co
Carl Allen Bridge & Supply Co
P. F. Collier & Son
Hoover Equipment Co
Lawton Glass & Mirror Co
Memorial Hospital
McNulty
Eddie
Underwood Typewriter
Acme Laundry
Lawton Constitution
H. Dorsey Douglas, Inc
Manville Redman
Milford Walker
Fowler’s Paint & Paper Co
Ron Stephens
A. L. Pollard
Qaim
Hawkins Studio
Miller Hdwe. & Impl. Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Oklahoma Tire & Supply Co
Southwestern Stationery & Bank Supply
R. L. McFarland
Leo Wood
Eugene Flowers
Robert L. Colete
Thad D. Hall
Coy O. Moody
Marvin Cameron
Blaylock
Clover Printing Co
Western Bank & Office Supply
Star Engraving Co
L. R. Wilson
Stout
Co-Operative Publishing Co
Southwestern & Bank Supply
Jo G. Andrews
John Moore
Tabor
Shelby Seals
Jack Wheeler
Jim Bradshaw
Jerry Paul
Scott Foresman & Co
Vaseco, Inc
Visual Education
Jack’s Norge Sales & Service
Robert H. Walker
Mid-West Surgical Co
Bennett
Rogers
Williamson
Johnson
Huffiman
Reed
Lowe
Davidson
Ingle
Morales
Bradford
Smith
Green
Pierce
Wright
Thompson
Odom
Herrion
Adams
Williams
Laurance
Thomas
Brown
Wilson
Macias
Bedford
Wages
Taylor
Fewell
R. F. Neely
Harlin
Consolidated Gas Utilities
Kathleen L. Riggs
Southwest Chemical Co
Public Service Co
Carroll D. Davidson
O’marra
Alan Page
Don Holman
Bob Jones
J. R. McCaig
Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Duff Hardware Co
Morris
Clark
Carr’s Grocery
Keys
Chambers & Lowe
Boxley
Fletcher Funeral Home
Lewis
Central Ambulance Service
Kirks
Gilbert-Woods Drug Co
Justus
Jolley
Earl Drug
Wainscott
G. G. Downing
Sewell
Allen
Jackson
Ricketts
Bilbrey Food Store
Justus, Baker
Fennell
Adamson
Chochpagh
Baker, Boyd
Poyivetowarp
Morrow
Pekah
Phelps
Roberts Grocery
J. N. Mitchell
M.D
Sullivan
C. M. Martin
Boydston
Dr. L. M. White
Hull
Davis
Carroll
Burnett
Chickasha Hospital
Read
J. C. Penney Co
Adkinson
Ballard
DeWitt
Gowan
Ulrich
Earl L. Simmons
Ross
Kennedy & Company
Hoyt Shelby
G. C. Wright
Allan Page
Alford T. Hennessee
Jack
Norge Sales & Service
Bell
Aim
L. M. Gensman
Wolverton Bros. Electric Co
Miller Hardware & Implement Co
Sexton
Brock’s Trading Post
J. D. Caldwell
E. EK. Stanton
Lillian Ward
L. J. Ryan
Jones
Bertha Previtt
Harrell
Oklahoma State Department of Highways
Kessler-Simon Machinery Co
City of
Lawton
Bertha Preuitt
Emily Woesner
Pitts Lumber Company
Boswell
Manville
New York Vessels Having Hard Time
A sightseeing yacht carrying 169 passengers rammed a bridge piling in the Harlem River and then hit a pier, injuring eight slightly. Rudder trouble was blamed. The incident followed another in three days as boats carrying tourists faced trouble around Manhattan Island, with the Gotham stuck in mud nearby.
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New York
Harlem
Manhattan Island
Gotham
Baby Robins Fly Without Wings In Sacramento Park
In Land Park a mother robin nests in the kiddie flight structure. As planes spin the nest and birds, she feeds them and departs. Keeper Ray Silva sometimes halts flights to allow feeding. She returns with food and watches from a fence while the rides whirl.
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Sacramento
Calif
Land Park
Robin
Ray Silva
Firehouse Is Best Place For Firebug
United States delegate Henry Cabot Lodge at a luncheon likened the United Nations to a fire department noting it is curious to have the principal arsonist in the fire service He added he may revise this view in six months though preferring to keep him visible in the department rather than unseen in the bushes
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Los Angeles
United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
U. N
Destroyer Bumps Whales En Route to Pacific Island
Tokyo The Navy states the US destroyer Blue collided with two or three whales while sailing toward a Pacific island. A Memphis Missouri crewman recalls returning to the area and finding a large red stain with two thrashing whales, suggesting a broader school was struck. The ship sustained no damage.
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Tokyo
Navy
U. S
Pacific
Memphis
Insurance Rate Increase Draws Solons Warning
Oklahoma City July 15 A protest may be filed with the State Insurance Board against workmen's compensation premium increases for out of state industries. State Rep. Robert Cunningham warned the board that rates for industries not located in Oklahoma would discourage relocation here. He cited an asbestos maker facing 1.20 per 100 payroll up from 77 cents, and said the legislature did not intend to include such an industry.
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Oklahoma City
State Insurance Board
Oklahoma
Robert O. Cunningham
National Council On Compensation Insurance
J. H. Boyajian
New York
Council
Cunningham
Apache District Free Fair Dates Set at Apache Park
Apache district announces the annual free fair for Aug 26 to 29 after a fair board meeting. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the event will feature a carnival, horse show, live stock exhibition and agricultural display at Apache municipal park under Tom Teaney’s leadership.
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Fair Board
Apache
Chamber of Commerce
Tom Teaney
Texas Cities Mull Cloud Seeding Plan
Dallas and Fort Worth officials discussed jointly hiring Dr. Irving P. Krick to boost rainfall. Dallas already signed a six month contract with Krick's Water Resources Development Corp. Cloud seeding raised Dallas lake storage by 80 000 acre feet while Fort Worth’s main lake fell by 7 700 acre feet.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Irving P. Krick
Denver
Krick
Water Resources Development Corp
Alvin Trapped by Rock Hole Rescued in Park
In Kansas City Alvin McCully ages unknown climbed into a rock cliff hole 15 feet high. Friends and Patrolman William Hutcherson freed him after 25 minutes with a screwdriver hammer and towel. Alvin escaped unharmed.
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Kansas City
Alvin MccCully
Alvin
William Hutcherson
Hutcherson
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