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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1957

Page

10

Solons To Study Teacher Salary Hike Proposals

Oklahoma lawmakers discuss funding higher teacher salaries as the school bill conference committee meets to balance the budget. Proposals include higher property taxes and advertising tax reform to raise revenue, with Dales Senator Oliver Walker urging equalized assessments and local revenue gains. Strong opposition from rural members noted.

Howard Wilson United Press Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma Education Association Z. D. McCarts Schon Oliver Walker D-Dales

City on Shows Top Hereford In Big Meet

Ted Warkentin of Lawton had the champion and reserve champion Hereford female and the toppriced bull at the Oklahoma City fat stock show sale Monday. The champion female sold for 1350 to Art Pfister of Aspen Colorado. the reserve to Turner ranch for 900. The bull brought 1500 to Harold Wilson of Lawton. Calvin Stoll and Freddie Ferrell placed in junior divisions. In lamb judging Wayne Cook led with Southdown grand champion. other area winners included Tommy Knowles and Johnny Vanderpool. In swine, Joe Howell and Wayne Garrison earned top and reserve Chester White titles.

Ted Warkentin Lawton Oklahoma City Art Pfister Aspen Colo Turner Ranch Sotnivar Oklahoma A&m College Harold Wilson Calvin Stoll Chattanooga Freddie Ferrell Elgin Don Farrell Kiowa County 4-H Wayne Cook Snyder Ffa Bill Abbott Comanche County Tommy Knowles Indiahoma Ffa Secon Dorset Lambs Johnny Vanderpool Cornerton FFA Hirst Jerry Phillips Walters Ffa Garrison Roosevelt Ffa Joe Howell Carnegie Ffa Chester White Wayne Garrison Wan Chester Whites James Freie Anadarko Poland China

Defendants Can't See Testimony in Oklahoma Liquor Conspiracy

Tulsa federal court refused to allow defendants to examine grand jury testimony in a liquor conspiracy case alleging top police officials protected a local liquor network. Judge Royee Savage overruled motions to dismiss the indictment but ordered prosecutors to provide dates of alleged conspirator’s actions. The indictment covers two alleged schemes involving liquor infractions and tax violations, with defense arguing duplication and insufficiency.

Tulsa UPI Royee Savage B. Hayter Crawford Oklahoma U.S B. Hayden Crawford Savage

Wind Storm Ebbs As It Blows East

A wind storm sweeping from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley with dust and rain brought mainly diminishing velocity. The system dumped up to one inch in Memphis Tennessee and Alexandria Louisiana, with half inch elsewhere from Louisiana to lower Michigan. Temperatures rose 20 to 30 degrees in the east while colder air followed, bringing a 16 degree low near Minot North Carolina and wet Pacific Coast conditions from San Francisco to Seattle. Forecasters warned showers and thunderstorms would spread across the East with colder air returning to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

Great Lakes Ohio Valley Memphis Tenn Alexandria Lmisiana Michigan Kansas Nebraska Colorado Larned Kan Goorland Russell Pittsburgh Mississippi Valley Minot N.C Far West Pacific Coast San Francisco Seattle Rockies New England Florida Middle Gulf Coast

Area Man Is Named Instructor of the Month at Williams AFB

L. James B. Nix Jr. of Phoenix was chosen as instructor of the month for January at Williams Field Air Force Base. He was praised for his service as a gunnery instructor and for patience and duty to train fighter pilots for the Air Force and allied nations. Lt. Nix and his wife Kay Strickland received a two day Las Vegas trip and a $50 gift certificate from the Phoenix Retail Merchants Association.

L. James B. Nix Jr J. B. Nix Sry Dearborn Williams Air Force Base Phoenix Air Force Las Vegas Ney Phoenix Retail Merchants Association

Baptist Student To Speak Here At Cameron College BSU

Willard Tuffy Goforth an OBU Oklahoma Baptist university student Shawnee speaks at 7 p m today at Cameron College Baptist Student Union general meeting. He discusses 10 weeks in Hawaii as a missionary and will show slides and films. The event aims to raise funds toward a statewide goal and plans for officer elections are announced. Area high school students are invited to attend at the BSU Center on the junior college campus.

Willard Tuffy Goforth Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee Cameron College Baptist Student Union Fred Teague OBU Hawaii Oklahoma Cameron Jerry Askins Missions Lawton BSU

Widows to Receive Oklahoma Confederate Pensions

Oklahoma City report says two Confederate war widows will get 20 dollars monthly for two years under a 480 dollar per year bill signed by Gov. Raymond Gary. The widows are Minnie B. Mayes of Afton, 81, and Eleanor R. Bowden of Guthrie, 78, per Public Welfare Department officials.

Oklahoma City Cps Oklahoma Raymond Gary Minnie B. Mayes Afton Eleanor R. Bowden Guthrie Public Welfare Department

Highway Patrol Arrest Fee Bill Faces Rough Senate Scrutiny

In Oklahoma City the Highway Patrol arrest fee bill, proposing a 35 and 5 arrest fee on motorists convicted for offenses where a patrolman made the arrest, faced dense Senate opposition. Proponents say $250,000 to $300,000 yearly would fund patrol needs, while critics warn of quota driven snatch-and-arrest practices and misallocation to the state general fund. bill sent back to Public Safety committee after debate.

Oklahoma City Senate Walt Allen D-Chickasha Public Safety Committee George Miskovskys Miskavsky State General Fund Allen Howard Young D-Stigler Highway Patrol Harold Shoemake D-Muskogee

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