Tickets On Sale For Edmondson Dinner In Lawton
Tickets for the Southwest Oklahoma chapter of the Association of U S Army banquet on March 22 went on sale. Sen J Howard Edmondson will be principal speaker at the Lawton Chamber of Commerce event with about 800 civic leaders and Fort Sill personnel expected. Price is 2.50, sales at Lawton Constitution Press office and Chamber of Commerce. AUSA president Bill F Bentley will preside. cocktail party at 6 30 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m. This is Edmondson’s first southwest Oklahoma visit since his Oklahoma governor appointment following Sen Kerr’s death.
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Southwest Oklahoma
Association of U. S. Army
J. Howard Edmondson
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Constitution Press
Third
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton
Fort Sill
City approves study on Lawton water system expansion
The Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission would oversee a state funded contract with C H Guernsey Co to study water supply facilities and pipe networks for 10 to 20 years. The plan analyzes pressure, pipe sizing, storage, and hydrant capacity to guide future growth and reinforce fire protection.
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State Commerce and Industry Department
Lawton Metropolitan Area
C. H. Guernsey and Co
Oklahoma City Consulting Engineers
Legislature Advances Education Funding Bill
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill awarding 103 450 dollars to the state board of education from the emergency fund for Tahlequah schools enlarging after Northeastern State College cut teacher training. A second measure would shift social security financing for teachers from local districts to the state with an estimated seven million dollars for the biennium.
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House
Senate
State Board of Education
Bill Shipley
Novata
Tahlequah
Northeastern State College
John Massey
Holdenville
Great Salt Lake’s Salinity Outpaces Ocean Levels
The Great Salt Lake, despite not being an ocean body, is about six times saltier than seawater, fed by fresh water streams yet distinctly saline.
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Great Salt Lake
Volga River Described as Europe's Longest by Britannica
Britannica identifies the Volga as Europe’s longest river and Europe’s most important waterway in European Russia, underscoring its geographic and historical significance.
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Volga
Russia
Europe
4H Trash Barrel Winners Named at County Fair
Flower Mound 4-H club won the trash barrel contest held Thursday at the county fairgrounds during National 4-H Week and the Comanche county Junior Fatstock and Dairy show. Seven entries competed with Bishop Junior and Sterling clubs taking second and third. Alma Koerner noted the barrels bore citizenship slogans and were judged on originality and appearance.
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Flower Mound
Comanche County
Bishop Junior
Sterling
Alma Koerner
Fairgrounds
Floyd Kennedy
Security Bank and Trust Company
American Legion
4-H Council
Funeral Rites for Guy Tucker Peetsueni Walters
Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Devo Mission for Guy Tucker Peetsueni 52 of Walters who died Wednesday in a Lawton hospital. He was born March 3, 1912 in Cache and lived there most of his life before moving to Walters seven years ago. He married Mary Tippopi in Lawton on December 19, 1940. Survivors include his wife, his mother Mrs. Pekah of Cache, two brothers Bob Peetsue ni and James Pekah of Cache, and three sisters Carrie Asenap Hulda Pekah and Julia Mahaseet. Rev. Daniel Tooahnipper of Cache will conduct the services. Burial will be in Devo cemetery under Pearson Funeral home Walters direction.
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Walters
Guy Tucker Peetsueni
Rt. 2
Devo
Mr. Peetsueni
Lawton
Cache
Mary Tippopi
Pekah
Bob Peetsueni
James Pekah
Carrie Asenap
Hulda Pekah
Julia Mahaseet
Cyril
Daniel Tooahnipper
Devo Cemetery
Pearson Funeral Home
Jannie Green Rites Planned for Local Resident
Services for Mrs. Jannie Green 48 of 120 Arlington Drive follow her death Monday night at Barnett Chapel AME church with Elder J A Young officiating. Burial is at Post cemetery Fort Sill under Jefferson Funeral Home.
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Jannie Green
Arlington Drive
Barnett Chapel
AME Church
J. A. Young
Post Cemetery
Fort Sill
Jefferson Funeral Home
Glennie Rellihen Services Planned in Oklahoma City
Former Lawton resident Glennie Rellihen died Tuesday. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Sherman Funeral Home in Oklahoma City with burial in Memorial Park, Oklahoma City.
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Glennie Rellihen
Lawton
Sherman Funeral Home
Oklahoma City
Memorial Park
Waste Hit In Vitamins
STILLWATER AP Americans waste about 350 million dollars yearly to ensure nutrition they do not need. Dr Helen F Barbour head of OSU food and nutrition says money is spent needlessly on vitamins unneeded by the body and simply wasted and eliminated.
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Stillwater
Helen F. Barbour
Food and Nutrition
Oklahoma State University
Lawton Teachers to Convene with Election Plans
The EWING GAFFORD TEACHERS group will hold conventions in Lawton with John Shoemaker, Lawton schools superintendent and OFA vice president, announcing sessions. Candidates for president-elect include Don Owens Clinton Jim Smalling An Adarko and Walter Fields Hin ton. Pearl Harmon Lem Apala and Kenneth Harrel seek treasurer. Richard Neptune leads as convention co-chairman.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
District Ofa
Don Owens
Clinton
Jim Smalling
Anadarko
Walter Fields
Hinton
Pearl Harmon
Central
Lem Apala
Fort Sil Indian School
Kenneth Harrel
Fletcher
Richard Neptune
Lawton Education Association
Thieves Take Antique Oven in Lawton Yard Theft
Lawton man R. L. Jenkins reports an antique miniature Dutch oven stolen from his yard this week. The item is almost 100 years old. Other reports include a go cart theft, wine from a freight car, clothes from a line, a coin bank and watch burglary, and a missing 14 year old.
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Lawton
R. L. Jenkins
Arlington
E. Ferguson
Frisco
Mary Brukner
Gore
Jueth D. Conner
Myron Thomason
Dearborn
Travis
Audra Miller
Monroe
Gene French
S. 29Th
Bill Sexson
Lincoln
Juniors Discuss Accrediting At North Central Meet
Five members of the Lawton public school system attended a North Central Accrediting association meeting in Oklahoma City to discuss establishing North Central accreditation at the junior high level. Hugh Bish and four junior high principals were among the attendees. About 250 junior high principals and superintendents attended. Bish called it a discussion session.
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Lawton
North Central Accrediting Association
Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma City
Hugh Bish
North Central Accrediting
A. Richardson
Tomlinson
Glenn Dosser
Eisenhower
John Sadberry
Douglass
Pearl Harmon
Central
Bish
Hospital News Southwest Births and Admits Near March Dates
Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John ney E. Cook Jr. at 5:40 a.m. March 7, weighing 6 pounds 142 ounces. Multiple admissions and dismissals list patients by full or partial addresses with medical, surgical, and maternity notes across Walters, Clinton, Davidson, and surrounding towns.
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Johnney E. Cook Jr
Walters
Lois Williams
Wisconsin
Ola Cooper
McKinley
Leslie M. Stingily
Columbia
D. L. Hutchinson
Albert Kouri
Arlington
William T. Ebisch
Euclid
Arthur Wilson
Robert D. Smith
Clinton
Douglas Dobbs
A. Jay Tidwell
Davidson
Joseph R. Drapikoski
Andrews
Ronald Cochran
Three Guilty Pleas Lead to Suspended and Restitution Sentences
Three defendants slated for Superior court jury trials entered guilty pleas before Judge Landers. Doris Mae Philpott 18 Oklahoma City received three two year suspended sentences for second degree forgery tied to forged money orders. L C Brown 22 Oklahoma City pleaded to reduced assault and battery and got 30 days in jail. William Staubach 26 Lawton faced embezzlement from Jiffy Food. he received a suspended three year sentence plus one year to pay restitution and costs. Traffic cases filed against Frances Stevens 18 Oklahoma City for speeding and Dorothy Broady 59 Oklahoma City for running a stop sign. Verdie Manning 50 Columbia charged with petty larceny at Herb’s Food Store.
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Robert S. Landers
Doris Mae Philpott
Oklahoma City
L. C. Brown
Bell
William Staubach
Lawton
Jiffy
Frances L. Stevens
Smith
Dorothy A. Broady
Rt. 1
Okeene
Verdie M. Manning
Columbia
Herb’s
Moose Lodge Enrollment Set for Sunday in Balinese Club
Lawton lodge No. 2040 Loyal Order of Moose will hold an enrollment ceremony for candidates at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Balinese club ballroom. A degree team from Oklahoma City Moose lodge will provide the ritualistic service for the class enrollment, governor John L. Smitherman said today.
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Lawton Lodge
Hayride Planned by Centenary Methodist Youth
The senior high Methodist Youth Fellowship of Centenary Methodist Church plans a hayride Friday night departing the little chapel at 6 30 p m Sponsors are Mr and Mrs Paul Powell.
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Centenary Methodist Church
Paul Powell
Floods ease in Ohio River Basin as heavy rains spark danger
Flooding receded in West Virginia Ohio Indiana and Pennsylvania while multiple states faced renewed risk from widespread rainfall. About 12 deaths across five states linked to floods. 12 000 people affected in the Ohio River Basin. Schools and factories closed. roads blocked as rivers crest and rail service slowed.
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Ohio River
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
South Carolina
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Maryland
Carolinas
Maine
Kentucky
Illinois
North
Middle Atlantic
New York State
Cincinnati
Athens
Hocking River
Duncannon
Clark’s Ferry
Amity Hall
Juniata River
Newport
Clark's Ferry
Wheeling
W.va
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Huntington
Mississippi River
Memphis
North Carolina
Bosman
Rockies
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
North Atlantic Coast
Lawton YMCA plan outlined with facilities and leaders
Taylor Roberts from the national YMCA council in Lawton promotes a forthcoming YMCA campaign. Ellsworth notes Lawton lacks a building despite a 40 000 plus population. The plan includes an indoor pool gym three club rooms a large multi purpose room and more.
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Taylor Roberts
National Council of Ymca
Roberts
Lawton
Financial Service Bureau
National Council
YMCA
Ardmore
Enid
Ellsworth
Elmer Bauman
O. B. Lord
Madeira
W. S. Parish
Allan Sasser
Ned Shepler
Floyd Zook
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Guy T. Peetsueni
Home Equity
Gore Boulevard
Ada
Duncan
Ewing Gafford
Zale
Baylor
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Arlis Newhouse
James L. Vineyard
Quenton Hancock
Mt. View
Maude Davis
Thomas B. Cogan
S. 26Th Place
W. T. Penland
Geronimo
I. Castle
D. Taylor
Altus
Robert L. DeYong
Atlanta
PHS Indian Hospital
Oscar Bob
Grandfield
Mary Asepamy
Apache
Lula Tahzemahache
Nancy Gibson
Byers
Minnie Auson
Carnegie
Martha Harjo
Ronda Boyntin
Fort Cobb
Etta Shemayme
Lookeba
Bob Felton
Baldwin
Patricia Grothe
G. A. Grothe
Crosby
Alin Spurlin
Mangum
Esther Beavers
Carrie Williams
Chattanooga
James Collins
Elgin
Clarence Hull
S. 23Rd
Glen Gathright
Dirl City
Norvel Heston
Mary Hooks
Raymond Ebisch
Alfred Laven
Snyder
L. B. Adams Jr
Carol Burke
Lavon DeYong
Frederick
Mercide Farris
Washington
Eddie Gill
Jefferson
Stacey Harless
Joe Harless
Debbie Ogden
Jewel Johnson
Bishop Rd
Frankie Kurtz
Charles Lee
E. Columbia
Ruth Metah
E. Ohio
Jo Nauman
Robert Nauman
S. 24Th
Danny Ogles
R. L. Ogles
Mary Osgood
Elmo Osgood
Rush Springs
Virgil Russell
S. 11Th
Medcail
Marie Tuck
Oak
William Walker
Eddie White
Dora Wilcox
Cherry
Robert Young
Tipton
Moose Lodge
Cache Road
Szale’s
Eliasey
Dairy Queen
Queensburger
Johnson’s Dairy
Perse Emu EM
Melmac
Pry Rd
Cache Road Square
Izale
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