City Man's Death Ruled Accidental by Jury
Finis H. Holder an 80 year old Lawton man was found dead in woods west of Cameron College after disappearing while hunting. The coroner's jury ruled the shotgun throat wound accidental noting the body's position and weapon by his feet. Burial followed services at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
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Finis H. Holder
Lawton
Cameron College
Holder
Charlie Smith
Marvin Cameron
Benny Wallis
Tommy Tomkins
Arvil Roberson
Fred Sullivan
Bill Dixon
Forrest Troy
Manville Redman
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Oklahoma campaign disputes and turnpike talk
Continued discussion in Oklahoma politics covers Logan opposing a Tulsa Dallas turnpike, praise mixed with caveats from William Coe toward Logan, Gary and Madill senator Ra Gary clashing over old age assistance law provisions, Gary denying support for a death transfer bill and urging slander-free campaigns amid attacks on elderly voters.
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Muskogee
Oan Logan
Tulsa
Gary, Madill
Gary
Senate
Idabel
Oklahoma
Madill
State Senate
Study urged on area stream runoff and water supply
Southwestern Oklahoma leaders urged a year long runoff study to assess stream potential and aid Lawton's future water supply. They called for tests of Medicine Creek and the Lake Lawtonka reservoir, to be run by the Geological Survey with local groups on a nominal cost basis.
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Oklahoma
Medicine Creek
Lake Lawtonka
Geological Survey
Gpg
Pagp
Lawton
Red Cross Aid Report for 1953 54 Totals and Activities
Rauscher program covered June 1953 to May 1954 aiding 455 families with 13667.48 dollars in assistance. Loans repaid 11132.44. About 2890 nonfinancial services included verifications consultations form completion and clothing and bedding loans. Fewer than five family disasters charged to home service. Fire losses cost 188.85 for single families. Fifty gifts bought for hospitalized servicemen at Fort Sill and hospital holiday favors supplied to Junior Red Cross. Sixty one Gray Ladies trained and 510 served 5782 hours. Next Red Cross meeting set for September 8 with summer adjournment.
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Home Service
Ifty
Fort Sill
Ring Hospital
Red Cross
Cable TV project aims to serve Chickasha and nearby towns
CABLE planned to be available by year end near Chickasha Duncan and nearby communities. The system uses filled nitrogen gas to detect defects, ensuring service remains uninterrupted unless the cable is cut in two. The N carrier cable supports 12 simultaneous telephone conversations on four wires, expanding voice pathways.
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Cmber
Kile
Chickasha
Duncan
N” Carr
Night club operator Waives Hearing on Worthless Check Charge
Richard Ricky Tamburo 36, operator of a Medicine Park venue, waived preliminary hearing and posted $2000 bond on a charge of passing a worthless 175 dollar check. He pleaded innocent before Peace Justice Woodrow Giles after arrest by Constable Edd Roberts at a north Lawton night club. Complainant is Dora Bryan. The club was raided and closed in April 1953.
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Richard
Ricky” Tamburo
Woodrow Giles
Edd Roberts
Tamburo
Lawton
Dora Bryan
Medicine Park
Ocean Coverage and Food Supply Inquiry
A fragmented line notes that more than half the earth is covered by the sea while only about one percent of human food comes from marine sources, highlighting the imbalance between ocean area and edible yield.
County Misses Weevil Damage in Cotton District
The weekly extension entomologist report shows no boll weevils found in Comanche county cottons. Nearest weevils are in Caddo county. Light thrip damage, some plant lice, and garden web worms noted. Grasshoppers remain the major pest statewide causing notable crop damage. Farmers warned to apply poison now.
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Comanche County
State Extension
Caddo County
FSIS Alumni Set Meeting at Fort Sill Indian School
Fort Sill Indian School alumni will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. on the school grounds to elect a permanent officer slate and plan a supper. The group, led by Edgar Monetathchi of Lawton, invites all former students who completed any level of the school to join. The aim is to sustain interest in the school to discourage potential government closure.
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Doc
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Jaycees
Fifth
Fort Sill
Monetathchi
Deputies to Get New Radios in Comanche County
Comanche County Sheriff Everett Hale announced that new short wave radios and a master control panel have arrived and will be in service within a week to ten days. Installation is complete for patrol cars and technicians will finish wiring in the next two days as heavier generators are awaited. The county, previously the largest in the state without car communications, is adopting the upgraded system following a recent purchase vote by commissioners.
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Comanche County
Hale
Man
Teen-Ager Drives Reading Comics in Oklahoma
Norman police officer Neal Grover stopped a teen as he drove through a busy intersection while reading a comic book resting on the steering wheel. The youth claimed skill at reading and driving. he was cited, and fined five dollars with a warning to read in the back seat henceforth.
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Norman, Okla
Neal Grover
Grover
Municipalit
Jenkins Considers Senate Run in Tennessee
Jenkins says national publicity over the McCarthy Army counsel has put him in the spotlight for a Tennessee Senate bid but he has not decided. Incumbent Sen Kefauver (D-Tenn) seeks reelection as the race looms.
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Knoxville. Tenn
Ray Jenkins
McCarthy Army
Tennessee
Senate
Jenkins
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Cameron graduate set to finish MA at Midwestern University
Craig Pierson, instructor in a fish and speech at Cameron loge, will complete work for a Master of Arts degree this summer at Midwestern University, Wichita Falls. A Cameron College and Oklahoma A&M alumnus, he majors in English and minoring in history.
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Craig Pierson
Cameron Loge
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Cameron College
Oklahoma A&m
Texay Fined For Night Speeding Plea
Texay was fined for speeding at night after pleading guilty. The charge came from the county courthouse on a complaint filed by the highway patrol court records indicate the case originated with Highway Patrol.
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County Caurncy
Highway Patrol
Funerals Held for Finis Holder 80 in Oklahoma
Funeral rites for Finis M. Holder 80 were held at Becker Funeral Home chapel on Wednesday with graveside services at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Coroner's jury ruled his death accidental after holder was found shot through the throat. Survivors include five daughters Maude Sanders Norman Norman Leicy, Mary Beats Malakoff and Stella Rogers Stroud. three sons Tom Bart of Stroud and Buckie of Roseburg Ore. a sister Minnie Holmes Enid. a brother Pete Prague. and several grandchildren.
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Finis M. Holder
Becker Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Garland Anderson Age Holder
Leicy Norman
Te Maude Sanders
Dessie Smith
Tehachapi
Calif
Mary Beats
Malakoff
Tex
Stella Rogers
Irene Stokes obituary notice in Lawton area
Mrs Irene Stokes formerly of 118 E Bell married Jimmie Stokes January 14 1920. They moved to Lawton in 1940. Service arrangements with her daughter Mrs Ester Lean McNeil of Dallas. Jessie Co sees home address.
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Irene Stokes
E. Bell
Jimmie Stokes
Lawton
Ester Lean McNeil Dallas
Jessie Co
Cityans To Attend Tribal Conference
A Kiowa Comanche and Apache business council meeting will convene in Anadarko on Friday at 2 p.m. in the council room of the post office building. Members include Coffey and Edgar Monetathchi of Lawton and Lawrence Tomah of Walters, as discussions cover construction of U.S. 277 and U.S. 62 near Indian land.
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Anadarko
Post Office
Coffey
Edgar Monetathchi
Lawton
Lawrence Tomah
Walters
U.S. 277
U.S. 62
Indian Land
Vesper Services Set At Holy City
Weekly vespers open to all in the Wichita Mountains at Holy City Calvary near the stage area. The first service 7:30 to 8 p m features Dr Wallace Gray of First Methodist with Rev J Smith to assist in future weeks as invited by the Easter Sunrise Service association.
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Wicita Mountains
Holy City
Calvary
Stage
Lawton Ministerial Alliance
Wichita Mountains
First Methodist
Wallace Gray
J. Smith
Wallack
Jack A. Batten
Easter Service Association
Batten
Theft Spree Ends as Boys Turned Over to Parents
Tuesday evening two youths were caught after a bicycle theft spree near the Fort Sill area. They rode into town on the bike, stole newspapers from a rack at the bus station, sold them, went to a show, swam, then broke into a concession stand taking lollypops a bath towel and ID tags. Bill Hutchins apprehended them and turned them over to authorities.
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Fort Sill
Lolly Pops
Bill Hutchins
Con
Conference moves on Southeast Asia pact amid US Britain talks
Officials in Washington and London push for a rapid agreement with Churchill and Eden on a Southeast Asia security pact. The United States considers policy revisions and possible non Allied arms options as talks address an international force concept and French and German participation has seen inaction.
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Mans
Ccd
U.S
Churchill
Eden
Care
United States
Mack
Can
West Company
Surine Reported Named CIA Prober in Washington
Surine told a reporter in Washington last week that he had security clearance and urged an investigation of the CIA in Wyton. He declined to discuss further and said he did not know anything about it.
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Surine
Washington
CIA
Wyton
Women killed annually in United States by accidents
More than 22,000 women aged 15 years and older die each year in the United States from accidents, with four of five deaths occurring in traffic incidents.
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United St
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