Walters Powwow Ends Tonight With Final Dances
The Walters Indian Powwow wraps up tonight at 8:30 with a final old style dancing session. About 1,500 attended Friday. more are expected Saturday. Performances are free to the public and featured Otoe dancers from northern Oklahoma plus national champions. Miss Mary Jo Tahsuda and Miss Sandra Bear, both 17, are Comanche and Kiowa princesses for Anadarko’s expo next month. Booster trips to area towns are planned for July 29 and 31, with co chairs Kenneth Rhodes and Emery Cowley.
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Tom Sharrock
Walters
George Kishketon Jr
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Sultan Park
Kishketon
Mary Jo Tahsuda
FSIS
Sandra Bear
Anadarko
Onita Mae Klinekole
Novalene Swift
Gracemont
Darwina Goodchief
Pawnee
The
Pawnees
Doris l Loneman
Greenfield
Arapahos
Howard Kinmouth
Laird
Rangers
Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
Cary to Attend Church Education Workshop
Tracy D. Cary, minister of music and education at First Christian Church, will travel to Williams Bay Wisconsin for the National Council on Churches director’s workshop for Christian education leaders. The 1953 session is led by Dr. Charles M. Layman and Gentry A. Shelton, with Cary also visiting the Christian Board of Publication in St. Louis on return.
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Tracy D. Cary
First Christian Church
Williams Bay
Wis
Directors of Christian Education
National Council On Churches
Chicago
Charles M. Layman
Ohio Wesleyanne
Department of
Gentry A. Shelton
Cenee Christian Church
Lexington
Lawton
Cary
Christian Board of Publication
St. Louis
Air Force Opens Pilot Officer Path for High School Grads
The Aviation Cadet Aircraft Observer program invites high school graduates to become Air Force officers. Applicants aged 19 to 26 must pass mental and physical exams, remain single during training, and complete 14 months of instruction spanning pre flight, primary, specialty, and advanced phases. Contacts: local Air Force recruiting offices.
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U.S. Air Force
Aviation Cadet
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Area Men In Service Maj Pershing C Gross USAF
Major Pershing C. Gross, USAF, son of Mrs. J. L. Gross of 1106 D, is stationed at Camp Detrick in Frederick Maryland. A World War II veteran, he graduated from Oklahoma A&M and earned a master's from North Carolina State. He previously worked for Phillips Petroleum before re entering service in 1950. Heber Coulson of 604 S 24th was promoted to sergeant first class this week. Coulson, wife Mary, serves as mess sergeant in Medical Company 9th Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division. He enlisted in 1943 and was with the 2nd division in Korea in January 1953.
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Pershing C. Gross
USAF
J. L. Gross
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Gross
Oklahoma A&m
North Carolina State College
Phillips Petroleum Company
Heber Coulson
Coulson
Mary
2Nd Infantry
Korea
Rodeo Queen Contest Planned by Lawton Rangers
Plans for the Lawton Rangers rodeo queen contest and booster trips for Lawton’s August 6 birthday celebration were announced by secretary Bob Easley. The queen will be chosen August 3 during the rodeo opening, based on horsemanship, costume and personality, with entries due by July 31.
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Lawton Rangers
Lawton
Bob Easley
Rangers
Pulpit Committee Named At Snyder Church
Snyder First Baptist Church members assemble to name a pulpit committee to choose a replacement for Rev. Orvel Sanders who has resigned, signaling church leadership moves this morning.
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Snyder
Snyder First Baptist Church
Orvel Sanders
Beef Promo Delayed As Grocers Mull Campaign Start
Washington July 18 UPI Retail grocers, urged by the Agriculture Department and cattlemen, prepare a broad campaign to boost beef sales starting August 1 to stabilize a market hit by falling prices. A department delay decision and concerns about boomeranging prices push a staggered start, with a big push aimed for August 13 if prices rise, while chains promise careful watching of the market.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
National Association of Food Chains
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Zak’s
California
D Avenue
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Pershing Gross
Detrick
Este
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Public Service Company
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