Plans Made for Lawton Birthday Parade and Barbecue
Civic clubs discuss August 6 parade as Lawton Ranger club and Lawton Pioneer Women’s club co host a barbecue at LO ranch to spark the season. About 150 expected. Monday night parade committee meeting includes Rotary Lions Kiwanis Optimists Ex change VFW Chamber groups and American Legion with Ed Russell chairing.
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Lawton
Lawton Ranger Club
Rangers
Lawton Pioneer Women’s Club
Walter Crosby
Charles Kelsey
LO Ranch
Civic Club
Rotary
Lions Kiwanis
Optimists
Exchange Clubs
VFW
Chambers of Commerce
Business and Professional Women's Club
The
American Legion
Lawton Pioneer Women
Ed Russell
Ranger Parade
Russell
Glenn Fuqua
Emely Kelly
Coca-Cola Recreation Room
Ferris
Purse and Cash Stolen by Youths Using Elevator
Deputy sheriff Oral Ridgeway reports a daring theft at the new county courthouse elevator. A purse containing 59 dollars vanished from his apartment as three unidentified youths, aged about 12 to 15, stepped from the elevator and fled in a hurry.
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Court House
Oral Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Surplus Machinery And Equipment To Be Sold At Tulsa Plant
Government surplus machinery and equipment valued at about 200000 dollars will be placed on sale at the Douglas Aircrit Plant in Tulsa to priority claimants and commercial buyers on June 28 to 30. Items include grinders presses riveting machines industrial furnaces rectifiers boring and tapping machines and miscellaneous machine tools.
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Douglas Aircrit
Tulsa
War Assets Administration
Dewey's early career champions a steady rise to power
The article recounts Thomas E Dewey's career from U S attorney to district attorney and governor. It notes major defeats and subsequent wins, including losses to Lehman and Hines and later political comebacks. It hints at a forthcoming piece on Dewey's domestic platform.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Dewey
Tammany
New York County
New York
Herbert Lehman
Lehman
Philadelphia
GOP
Wendell Willkie
GOF
Bilzen Hutt
Jimmy Hines
Jeader
Repeat Births Mark Seymour Indiana Families
Mrs. Albert Lucas and Mrs. Robert Schneider each welcomed a son and daughter at Schneck Memorial Hospital. The two couples had previously given birth to daughters at the same time five years earlier, marking a rare coincidence in local families.
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Seymour Ind
Albert Lucas
Robert Schneider
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Lucas
Liquor Possession Charge Filed Against Local Proprietor
c E Hennessee 43 charged in county court with unlawful possession of whisky after a sheriffs raid on the Covered Wagon at 12th and Ie Thursday night. Hennessee, owner, kept in custody on 2800 bond after pleading innocent before County Judge G W Horne. Complaint by Floyd Kennedy under Sheriff. Deputies included Ed Gartrell Otis Waldron and Oral Ridgeway.
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C. E. Hennessee
Hennessee
G. W. Horne
Floyd Kennedy
Ed Gartrell
Otis Waldron
Oral Ridgeway
Raid Involvement Mentioned With Kennedy Under Sheriff
The text notes participation in a raid alongside Under Sheriff Kennedy, citing official involvement and chain of authority. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
City Sanitary Department Praised By Councilman
Roy Johnson councilman from ward one and sanitary department chairman praised the department for progress in its beautification program to improve the city’s appearance.
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Roy Johnson
Ward One
Sanitary Department
Municipal staff shuffle aids downtown trash overhaul
Mr Johnson announced that Pop Allison became sanitary superintendent replacing Glen Duckworth who resigned due to illness. This change lets Barly Tucker focus on the downtown area where he is reported making progress replacing trash boxes with metal racks and containers.
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Jonhson
Pop” Allison
Glen Duckworth
Barly Tucker
Mets
Blind man Milton Klein Overcomes Blindness Since Birth
A report details Milton Klein who has been blind since birth and now faces new opportunities as a transformed life unfolds. The story highlights his experiences and the implications for his future.
Radio Amateur Licensed After FCC Exams Passed
The applicant has been licensed as a radio amateur after successfully passing all examinations required by the Federal Communications Commission as part of the licensing process.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Mon” Battenfield
Liberty Barber Shop
ELITE
White's
Weatherstrip
Burrows Insulation & Weatherstrip, Inc
S. 8Th
Phonograph Records
Lawton Novelty Co
White House
J.B. Allred and Company
Certified Public Accountants
Oklo
James Latson
Mer
Buston
Kennedy
Fairmont’s
Oklahoma
D.' Shelton
Penney
S. Fetest
U.S
Pat Off
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