Meat Judging Winners Named at Lawton Event
Sinty live 4 17 and FFA members entered the Comanche county meat identification and judged list at Lawton Meat Supply Co. Top 10 boys and top 10 girls received cash awards. Four finalists advance to the state contest March 13 in Oklahoma City. Girls winners include Kathleen Woesner first and Lins second. Boys winners include Lartin Watson first and Wallace Begay second. Cash prizes range from $1 to $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Lawton Meat Supply Co
Arthur Gibson
Jefferson
Kathleen Woesner
Cache
Larry Watson
Flower Mound
Sinty-live
FFA
Oklahoma City
Lins
Fort Sollardian School
Thir Lendell Henson
Flower Maria
Goldie Mae
Lawton Armory to House 200 Reservists in New Build
Lawton will get a new reserve armory to accommodate about 200 soldiers, with the project part of a state program spending 1.358 million dollars for reserve armories in cities including Antlers Ardmore Bartlesville Chickasha Clinton Enid Guthrie McAlester Miami Muskogee Stillwater Tulsa and Woodward. The building will honor a local deceased veteran, and area reservists from Lawton Apache Frederick Anadarko Duncan Waurika and nearby towns will train there alongside units such as 3rd Battalion 378th Infantry and 359th FA Battalion. The plan creates a substantial local industry with an annual payroll over 200 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Armory
Department of Arm
Antlers
Ardmore
Bartlesville
Chickasha
Clinton
Enid
Guthrie
McAlester
Miami
Muskogee
Warman
Okmulgee
Ponca City
Stillwater
Tulsa
Woodward
Col. Wolverton
Lawton Reserve
Lawton
McKinley School
Maj. Morris
Reserve
Apache
Frederick
Anadarko
Duncan
Waurika
Morris
Col. Hughes
309Th Ord. Co
380Th Ord
Ray C. Hebison
Field Sup
William F. Wulf
USAR
Morris Tien
Third
Columbia
Homer Wilson to enter hospital for brain specialist exam
Homer Wilson, Oklahoma county clerk, will go to University Hospital in Oklahoma City Friday for examination by a brain specialist. A family member said Saturday that Wilson recently suffered a stroke and is now partially paralyzed.
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Homer Wilson
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Wilson
Four Men Jailed After Shooting in Lawton
Four men were jailed after a shooting at 206 North First Street in Lawton. George Whatley was shot in the head and treated for a three inch scalp wound, while witnesses identified Harry Floyd Stovall as the shooter. Det. Johnny West and Patrolman Roy Wood arrested Stovall at 502 Carver. other arrestees were Willie Lee Reece, Bobby Joe Brownlee, and Stovall’s weapon remained missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lawton
George Whatley
E. Gore
Harry Floyd Stovall
Galveston
Tex
Willie Lee Reece
E. Betts
Bobby Joe Brownlee
Bobby Joe Brownlee, 23, No. 12
Arlington
Stovall
Carver
Johnny West
Roy Wood
Otis Waldron
Primitive Samoa Canoe And Norse Long Boat Comparison
In primitive Samoa natives built a double canoe capable of carrying 50 people. The Norsemen's famous long boats could carry about 200.
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Samoa
Douglass Youth Rally Postponed to March 10
Douglass Youth Center Council president Quay Barfield announced the youth rally at MCA USC club on Larrance and Purpose is postponed to Sunday 3 p.m. March 10. The meeting will discuss plans for a youth center and pledges will be accepted at the open event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass Youth Center Council
Aspen
Quay Barfield
Mca-Usc Club
Larrance
Arlington
Barfield
Plumbing Heating Delegates To Discuss Improvement Plan
A broad nationwide program for improving plumbing and heating in existing buildings will be presented at the 53rd annual convention of the Associated Plumbing & Heating Contractors of Oklahoma at the Lawtonian hotel Thursday through Saturday. About 300 delegates are expected. Topics include protection to property values, training more apprentices, technological advances, health protection from plumbing codes, and a state housing law forum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Plumbing & Heating Contrctors of
Oklahoma
Lawtonian
Dale W. Thompson
National Association of Plumbing Contractors
Comanche Room
Emil L. Baldwin
Oklahoma Department of Health
Artillery Room
Thompson
J. R. Gordon
F. M. Brandon
Lawton
Gene Hill
Dunton
Grover L. Fauss
G. S. White
Oklahoma City
Edwin Easey
Ralph N. Morrison Jr
Tulsa
W. H. Clements
Orville W. Luckinbill
Enid
T. Clark Hashall
Morrison
Luckinbill
Carl Hopkins
Chickasha
James E. Vowel
Blackwell
Niles S. Engle
Milton S. Thompson
Elk City
Carl Y. Trowbridge
Ponca City
E. E. Hardesty
Shawnee
William H. Clements
Jay C. Frith
Allan G. Inwin
BPWS To Discuss Lawton Convention
The Lawton Business and Professional Women's club board meets at 7 30 p m in the Old South Cafeteria club room. President Leta Smith will oversee a discussion on the state convention to be held April 26 27 and 28. All board members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club
Old South
Leta Smith
Miss Smith
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Douglass
Stewart’s Furniture Snyder
Kroehler
BPWS
Raulston Furniture
C Avenue
Farious Brands
Ivy League
Famous Brand
Cole
California
Miami Beach
Fla
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