New Station Wagon Replaces Hillside Rural School Bus
Hillside country school near Lawton has a new two week old station wagon funded by a private school fund replacing the old bus. Mothers take turns driving to transport 18 students, with eight grades taught by 22 year old teacher Mrs Clarence Johnson, a Texas Tech graduate. Her husband, an SP3, will return after Army service.
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Hillside
Hillside Country School
Country School
G. R. Hill
Lawton
U. S
Comanche County
Oral Andrews
Clarence Johnson
Hillside School
Cyril Students Win Superior Vocal Ratings at Weatherford
Cyril students earned eight superior ratings from eleven entries at the district music contest in Weatherford. The high school mixed chorus, girls chorus, girls trio, girls quartet, boys quartet, Karen Swagerty, Roger Breckenridge, Kristin Webb, and Elaine Hale attained superior or excellent ratings, with the state finals in Stillwater in April possible for those rated superior. The piece on the University of Rhode Island free evening classes for 69 and older appears as a secondary note.
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Cyril
Weatherford
Karen Swagerty
Roger Breckenridge
Kristin Webb
Elaine Hale
Stillwater
Queen and Malenkov Watch Races Separated at Aintree
In Aintree England on March 24 former Soviet premier Georgi Malenkov and Queen Elizabeth attended the Grand National separately. Malenkov watched from the race course owners box while the Queen and Princess Margaret stayed in Lord Derby’s private stand. No meeting occurred amid security tensions surrounding Soviet officials in Britain.
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Aintree
England
Georgi M. Malenkov
Queen Elizabeth
Malenkov
Britain
Ivan Serov
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Princess Margaret
Lord Derby
Indian Home Demonstration Council Meets At Mission
The Indian Home Demonstration Council of Cotton and Comanche counties met for an all day meet ing at Deyo Mission near Lawton. National Livestock and Meat Board experts Moreland L. Martin and John W. Almburg led a pork lamb and beef cuts demo. Members included Mrs Eva Chappabitty Mrs Clara Kelley and Miss Betty Brannon. Plans were set for redecorating the Deyo educational building and for county and district fairs.
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Indian Home Demonstration Council of
Cotton
Comanche Counties
Deyo Mission
Lawton
Moreland L. Martin
John W. Almburg
National Livestock and Meat Board
Chicago
Illinois
Martin
Almburg
Clara Kelley
Comanche County Home Demonstration
Betty Brannon
Eva Chappabitty
Lawton Club
Esther Homovich
Essaquannahdale Club
Walters
Dan Grumman
Devo Club
Pat Murrow
Robert Choate
Deyo Club
Russians Attend Race Event At Aintree In 1950s
Mrs Mira bel Topham hosted a race day at the Aintree track inviting 25 Russians, including body guards and interpreters. Cleanup crews in Kensington Row combed the Russian embassy lawn for anti Communist literature pieces.
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Malenkov
Mirabel Topham
Aintree
London
Swank Kensington Row
Public Service Franchise Voted in Washita County
The Public Service Company of Oklahoma won a 25 year electric franchise by 47 to 0 in a March 20 special election at Burns Flat near Elk City. The company has operated under a county permit for 18 years, per Willard Baker of the Lawton Public Service Co. branch. Clinton-Sherman Air Base sits adjacent to Burns Flat.
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Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Burns Flat
Elk City
Washita County
Willard Baker
Lawton Public Service Co
Clinton-Sherman Air Base
Chevrolet Four-Door Stolen From Porter Hill Lot
Sheriff's deputies investigated the theft of a 1954 Chevrolet four-door car parked at Porter Hill before midnight Friday. The owner, James W. Lawson of Elgin, reported the vehicle missing and officers were alerted to locate it.
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Porter Hill
James W. Lawson
Elgin
Court Notes Civil Proceedings And Probate Dockets
United States suit on transcribing judgments for promissory notes of 17.24 233.60 and 520.37. Richards Motor suit for 339.97 on automobile purchase. Superior Court quiet title actions in Lawton and North additions. Comanche County Probate docket lists administration and will probates with hearings set in April and March 1956.
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United States of America
Walter V
Etta Dodson
U. S. District Court
Frank L. Richards
Richards Motor and Equipment Co
Pawnee
J. M. Hendricks
Lawton
Superior Court
Jesse Bookman
James High
Lawton View Addition
M. H. Wilson
Flora Schrader Roach
Ruth R. Clark
William H. Clark
North Addition
Comanche County Court
Nancy L. Hanks
Joseph D. Hanks
Oklahoma City
Grace Begley
Calvin Ridenour Begley
Public Records Marriage Licenses Listed
Public records list marriage licenses for Suphi Okur 30 Fort Sill and Wilma Dean Pearson 31 of 811 B Robert E Bland 18 Fort Sill and Joan Smith 19 Lawton. William John Kuimek 23 Fort Sill and Dorothea Jean Bryner 22 Cleveland Okla. Willie Freeman 41 Burkburnett and Presbies Derrick 34 Burkburnett. Dale M Bone 21 Lawton and Rachel Sarabia 18 Lawton. Barry Lee DeGroot 23 Fort Sill and Betty Jo Booth 24 Lawton. Andy Pritchett 70 Lawton and Mrs Lou Allen 80 of 1108 Washington. Floyd A Allen 22 Fort Sill and Jenny Ott 24 Lawton. Don Wayne Tapp 21 Fort Worth Tex and Eva Lenore Hilton 18 Fort Worth. Julian M Gunn 26 Fort Sill and Norma Mamie Gragg 27 of 210 Ferris. George E Wainscott 46 of 706 Monroe and Thelma Newman 39 of 1412 Lawton. Gerald Vincent Albers 20 Fort Sill and Alice Ann Tramp 18 Randolf Neb. William E Flanagan 31 of 1904 Lee and Charlene Flanagan 31 Lawton. William Sandy Herron 24 of 309 Me Kinley and Lenora Alverez 20 Lawton.
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Fort Sill
Wilma Dean Pearson
Robert E. Bland
Joan Smith
Lawton
William John Kuimek
Dorothea Jean Bryner
Cleveland
Okla
Willie Freeman
Burkburnett
Presbies Derrick
Dale M. Bone
Rachel Sarabia
Barry Lee DeGroot
Betty Jo Booth
Andy Pritchett
Lou Allen
Washington
Floyd A. Allen
Jenny Ott
Don Wayne Tapp
Fort Worth
Tex
Eva Lenore Hilton
Julian M. Gunn
Norma Mamie Gragg
Ferris
George E. Wainscott
Monroe
Thelma Newman
Gerald Vincent Albers
Alice Ann Tramp
Randolf
Neb
William E. Flanagan
Lee
Charlene Flanagan
William Sandy Herron
Kinley and
Lenora Alverez
Lawton DUI Suspect Not Resident of Address
Mrs. Edna Zell reports that a Lawton woman charged with drunk driving did not live at 709 A, as stated in the paper. Police say the booking address was provided incorrectly by the woman.
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Edna Zell
Constitution Press
Lawton
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