State Employment Reaches All Time High in May Oklahoma
Oklahoma May employment climbs to a record 1,046,700 with 56,500 jobless, 5.1 percent of a 1,103,400 labor force. Morris Leonhard, director of the State Employment Service, notes a 22,100 gain over 12 months across sectors including government, manufacturing, construction, trade, and services. Agricultural work totals 126,000. 804,500 wage earners on payroll with 193,900 in all government units.
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Oklahoma
Comanche County
Morris Leonhard
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Transportation and
Stock Prices Rally Amid Gains on Wall Street
New York stocks notch solid advances extending an upswing as the Dow gains about six points at noon. Oil, rail, chemical and electronics shares rise while motors fall. the market ignores a May price-rise report. Oklahoma price lists show cash wheat, barley, Milo, alfalfa hay, broilers, eggs, and cattle prices across key towns.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dying Fort Sill Homemaker Ernestina Pepper Dies at 42
Mrs. Ernestina Pepper 42 of 1607 Pollard died Tuesday at Reynolds Army Hospital Fort Sill after an extended illness. Burial in Fort Sill Post Cemetery with Chaplain Maj Thomas Groaduent officiating. Survivors include husband Sgt LC Pepper and children. Arrangements pending Becker Funeral Home. Born January 29 1930 in Neumarkt Germany.
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Ernestina
Tina) Pepper
Pollard
Reynolds Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Becker Funeral Home
Post
Thomas Groaduent
Thomaston
Conn
Wilhelmina Haring
Franz Haring
Neumarkt
Kathe Grammer
Neumberg
Willie J. Galbreath
Billy J. Galbreath
St. James Baptist Church
Perry Clay
Hugo Cemetery
Miller’s Mortuary
Hugo
Lawton
Dunbar School
Ella Carol
Neta Faye
Lanney
Tannie
Billy Dean
Ted
Holland
LeDell
George Galbreath
Grady Brewer
Monroe
Everald Irene Hillis
Parkview
Lawton Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Silent heart disease rising among young U S men says Navy doctor
Lt Cmdr Carl J Pepine reports in Philadelphia that a 200 Navy study found 40 percent had risk factors such as family history and high cholesterol. Arteriogram diagnosed significant coronary disease in 19 of the 40, with 31 year old Marine case noted. calls for screening despite lack of symptoms.
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San Francisco
Navy
Carl J. Pepine
American Medical Association
Pepine
U.S. Naval Hospital
Philadelphia
Malcolm C. Lancaster
Brooks Air Force Base
Tex
Air Force
Vietnam
Public Records Complaints Reported to City Police in Lowton
Names of residents and businesses reporting burglaries vandalism theft and other property complaints to Lowton police. Items include Bobby Jackson reporting residence burglary Ann Miller loss of a dog Brown & Brown Construction vandalism, Jock Rhoads theft of rods and reels Maurice Pointer vandalism Meriene Rita breaking and entering Seventh Day Adventist Church burglary Jeacquetta Hodges vandalism to car Cecil Stair theft from residence Melvin Osborne burglary of stereo Leona Hayden burglary Leona and Mobel Blankenship larceny by fraud.
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Lowton
Bobby Jackson
Texas
Ann Miller
Cache Road
Dog
Brown & Brown Construction Co
Cimarron Trail
Jock Rhoads
N. 17Th
Maurice Pointer
Bishop Rood
Meriene Rita
Lindy
Seventh Day Advertist Church
Jeacquetta Hodges
Cecil Stair
Melvin Osborne
Leona Hayden
Ozman
Mobel Blankenship
N. Third
Charges Filed in District Court Clerk Office
List of names charged in district court shows numerous traffic related offenses from open container and speeding to improper passes and failing to submit for inspection. Notable entries include Fort Sill defendants, Duncan, Lawton, and Snyder residents with varied violations. The record cites minor traffic, misdemeanors, and felonies including possession of barbiturate and LSD.
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District Court Clerk
John H. Wombie
Fort Sill
James R. Dixon
Duncan
Thelma M. Oerline
Billy R. Penick
Ervin C. Corison
David E. Looney
Melvin G. Owens
Arlington
Gary Meyers
Lawton
Sanford Brandon
Pearl Werqueyoh
Cache
Francetta Anderson
Elgin
James D. Parker
Lincoln
Harold K. Holder
Snyder
James B. Ae
Dickson
Anodarko
Fire Reports From City Call Logs
Fire records show multiple incidents: a grill fire at Lee Blvd on Tuesday around 2 percent p m and again at 9 46 p m at Lee Blvd. A Wednesday report notes a building fire at Black Cat Bar on Fort Ju tsi Blvd at 1 50 p m and a gas leak near Dearborn. The entries mix partial times and places.
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Lee Bivd
Fort Jutsi Bivd
Cache Road
Dearborn
Jefferson
Hotline Installed At VA Hospital For Drug Treatment
A drug treatment telephone hotline has been installed at the Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Hospital. The line provides direct contact between patients and staff and can be used in a crisis. Callers may remain anonymous and can obtain information about the VA program. Dr Ronald Krug notes the service and its access number 236 0769.
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Oklahoma City Veterans Administration Hospital
Oklahoma City
Ronald Krug
Victim Of Crash Identified In Tulsa
A motorcycle rider killed in Tulsa on Tuesday was identified as William Bernard Allyn Jr., 25, of Eastlake Ohio. Allyn struck a curb, skidded 34 feet, and was thrown into a utility pole. he carried no ID, and his name was learned from military records. He had served in Vietnam and was discharged from the Marines in 1969.
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Tulsa
Okio
William Bernard Allyn Jr
Eastlake
Ohio
Allyn
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Fire Destroys City Tavern at Fort Sill Boulevard
A cigarette likely started a blaze that gutted the Black Cat Bar at 2306 Fort Sill Blvd early today. Fire Marshall Ray Catlin said origin undetermined but cigarrete droppage near closing time is suspected. Damage estimated at 10 000 to 12 000 dollars. Two fire trucks and a ladder truck responded about 2 a.m. and it took about 45 minutes to control the fire.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Ray Catlin
Plan To Rename Street Rejected in Montgomery
Montgomery City Commission rescinds its earlier resolution to rename seven blocks of Jackson Street in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Jim Robinson dissents as commissioners vote to revert to the Jackson Street designation amid mixed white and black resident objections.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jackson Street
Martin Luther King Jr
Jim Robinson
Jack Rucker
Cliff Evans
King
Andrew Jackson
King’s
Young Methodist Mayors Spark National Attention
Ronald Hooker 19 became mayor of Newcomerstown Ohio challenging for youngest city chief. Jody Smith of Ayrshire Town is a few months younger. Both are active United Methodists and illustrate rising youth leadership.
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New York
Ronald Hooker
Newcomerstown
Ohio
Jody Smith
Ayrshire
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