Area Men In Service Benny Joe Martin Enlists in Marines
Benny Joe Martin, 18, son of Mrs. Effie Martin of 712 Summit, has enlisted in the Marine Corps. He is at the San Diego recruit depot undergoing basic training for 10 weeks. Afterward he will attend four weeks of advanced training at Camp Pendleton, California, for a four year hitch.
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Benny Joe Martin
Effie Martin
Summit
Marine Corps
San Diego
Martin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Ritzhaupt to Assume Post at Poultry Nationals
Dr. Louis Ritzhaupt of Oklahoma City will become resident of the American Poultry Nation during its first annual convention at Michigan State College East Lansing Michigan from August 16 to 19.
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Ritzhaupt
Oklahoma City
Louis Ritzhaupt
The
American Poultry Nation
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Mich
Oklahoma lunchroom supervisors to attend statewide meeting
Stillwater Oklahoma July 30 annual state meeting for four and cuisine school lunchroom personnel includes 600 lunchroom cooks supervisors and managers expected to attend August 1 5 to discuss short courses and program updates.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma ‘4&M
Suirse
Safety Experts Call JPs Inadequate Traffic Control
Oklahoma City safety group urges repeal of 14 year old scooter driving law and creation of special traffic courts. They say justices of the peace should be attorneys and enforcement alone will not curb highway deaths.
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Jps
Oklahoma City
Justice of Peace
Oklahoma
Justices of the Peace
Oklahoma Turnout in 1954 Primaries Edges Up
Nationwide primaries show smaller turnout than 1950 off year, despite population growth. Oklahoma’s 1954 primary vote reached 578,119, up from 565,955 in 1950, while other states record gains and losses. Party leaders expect big November votes. Illinois and Pennsylvania show declines amid few contests.
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Texas
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
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New Mexico
North Carolina
South Dakota
Montana
Oklahoma
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Mary
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Ilinois
Chicago
Oklahoma Faces Worst Grasshopper Plague Since 1937
STILLWATER Okla The state endures its worst grasshopper invasion since 1937 with concentrated damage in central and eastern Oklahoma. Entomologist Newton Flora notes heavy outbreaks around Pryor Nowata Durant Madill Pawnee and Pauls Valley.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A&m
Newton Flora
Pryor
Nowata
Durant
Madill
Pawnee
Pauls Valley
Municipal Band Finishes Season in Lawton
The Lawton Municipal band concludes a 1954 summer season with James Matthews and Walter Walters directing. The 60 member group, drawn from business, service, student, homemaker and other sectors, held four well attended concerts after June and July rehearsals. The band will regroup at the start of next summer and faced a brief pause due to junior high band room renovations.
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Lawton
James Matthews
Ee Walters
Education Group To Check Comic Book Situation
Frank Crawford, president of the Citizens Council on Education, named the welfare committee to review comic books in Lawton. The committee will report at the August meeting. Crawford urged consultations with magazine readers and outreach to civic groups in Dallas and Wichita Falls, Texas, where bans are being pushed.
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Citizens “Council” On
Welfare Committee
Lawton
Crawford
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Bill Crawford
Constitution Press
Comic Campaign Redistribution Plans Stir Shelf Revisions
A note outlines efforts to repurpose comic book material for broader distribution. The plan targets shelving in additional cities to boost availability and visibility across markets.
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