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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1948
Page
9
Thimble club entertained Tuesday by Mrs Z Blake with Mesdames Hess Adams Wade Snider McDonald Taylor Richards Plaxo Ford Taylor Lawton and visitors from Loton and Richmond Calif. Next meeting set for April with Mrs Bill Hess.及 Cemetery Board To Meet.
Tuesday night notices list local people visiting and preaching at the Methodist church. Absent pupils due to mumps. The annual school election is set for Tuesday March 30 from 2 to 6 pm. Lena Banks and Rita Banks of Lawton visited Wednesday evening.
Lawton high student Warren F. Chrisman son of Mr and Mrs Robert Chrisman 1614 Gore will be among 44 OU senior ROTC cadets awarded the new Army and Air Force Order of Merit Badge at an Army Day review April 6 in Norman Brig Gen Hal Murdrow will present the awards selected for outstanding academics and leadership Chrisman and fellow cadets are among the first to receive the honor in the university list includes Donald Lagsetter Cecil Couvier John Froneberger John W Young Lawton and William L Lockhart Cache
Radio and TV listings for Saturday March 27 1948 show a full day of programs from 6:00 AM through 12:00 PM with Farm Party Line News Morning Headlines and ABC network entries including The Abbott and Costello Show Story Lady Adventures Roger Gale Voice of the Army American Farmer and more. late day features include Gangbusters Murder and Mr Malone and Wichita Mountains Easter Services.
A J TRACEY of the Railway Express Agency opens an office in the Chamber of Commerce at the Warren hotel to assist merchants with air express shipments for the inaugural Lawton Fort Sill airline service. Local merchants are urged to use the first Continental flight scheduled before April 5 and 10, with outgoing parcels stamped first flight stickers.
Lt. Col. James L. Craig will address members of the 4434 Organized Reserve composite group at 3 o'clock tonight in the district courtroom of the Camanche county courthouse. Col. Russell Jones, commanding officer, announced that Craig will speak on Korea, a Nation Divided, and a training film on The Ihwell Road will be shown.
Stahl, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council, told Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce officials that abandoning the relative responsibility plan endangers the state's finances. He warned that shifting aged care to wealthy children would strain funds, noting 95,000 on old age assistance versus 60,000 manufacturing workers, and cited the Oklahoma City commission meeting where legislators pressed for higher payments. He argued relaxing policy would dissipate working balances within months and recalled the constitutional intent of appointments free from political pressure.
REV Eugene S Griggs president of Phillips University will speak at both morning and evening services Sunday at First China Han church. He leads Lions International as first vice president and serves on the Christian Board of Publication and the North Central Association. He has headed Christian College in Columbia Missouri and Southeastern State College in Durant.
Warna of Pressure cautions the present commission to resist pressure and not let down the bars as the shrinking state economy and mushroom conditions loom. Stah notes the need to stand firm amid calls to ease controls.
A speaker warned that higher taxes to fund an aged assistance program could drive manufacturers away from Oklahoma. He argued the need to provide food clothing and shelter for residents in need while stressing concern for taxpayers and beneficiaries over potential economic volatility in the state.
Reserve officers who are graduates of an accredited college with an eight degree in physical sciences or engineering are advised to attend a two week safety course. Nera is notified today by Capl Ben F.
Fragmentary OCR describes an applied course with contact details for Capt. Moore at Fortalll and a California location. It mentions a telephone line 7209 and that application blanks will be mailed on request. Also notes Lake Nipigon and distance from Lake Superior with ambiguous measurements.
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