Lawton Students Named to OU Honor Roll in Norman
Two thousand ninety six OU students earned a fall semester honor roll recognition, including forty from the Lawton area. The list features 126 perfect 4.0 averages, with distinctions by college such as Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, and University College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Lawton
University of Oklahoma
George L. Cross
University Schools of Medicine and Nursing
Oklahoma City
Graduate College
Arts and Sciences
Sameera Adeeba Hamra
Bell
Don Winston Hickman
Cherry
Dorothy Lucille Leister
Euclid
Joanna Gee
Sondra Lane Leva
Arlington
Cenia B. Billingslea
Elm
Charles B. Battle
Cache Road
Mary Elizabeth Angus
Alice Claire Shoemaker
Columbia
Hospital News Items Births and discharges totaled across multiple families
Births record multiple families with dates and weights including Ray Griggs Floyd Baker Tom Sales Mack Rumph Walter Stout and Alex Cabrales. Admitted and dismissed patients list names ages and locations with medical or surgical status across several towns.
Births and medical notices list Oklahoma region names
In a series of births and medical notes, families from Cache Mountain View Apache and Walters regions report newborns and parental details. Notable entries include a daughter for Clarence Tahpay of Cache born March 26 at 3:53 PM weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces and a son for Erwin Ware of Mountain View born March 26 at 5:57 PM weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces. additional births list Elgin Red Elk of Walters born March 27 at 3:35 AM weighing 5 pounds 15 ounces, and other individuals with residences in Mountain View Apache Anadarko and 1315 Williams Address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Joe Messick
Indiahoma
Fred Farrar
Jefferson
Medical
Lizzie Abbe
Walters
Thomas H. Conrad
Fletcher
William Byron Brady
Rufus B. Brady
Chattanooga
Robert Lynn Pine
Oliver Pine
Jerry Romelfanger
John T. Reese
O. Kent
Rudolph Smith
James F. Freeman
Christin Schwartz
Gene W. Welch
Arden Foster
Alfred Neil Smith
Lawrence Smith
Pat Cavazos
H. W. Johnson
Williams
Clarence Tahpay
Cache
Erwin Ware
Mountain View
Elgin Red Elk
May Jay
Apache
Seibert Kopepassah Jr
Mabel Weryavah
Brenda Joyce Komahchett
Oran
Costumes used for Pageant wardrobes and belts
Costume work begins in January or earlier. Wardrobe rooms are checked for repairs by wardrobe women. Mrs. O. S. Cook assisted this year from Fort Sill. Lawton High students contributed new headpieces and Fort Sill Indian School students supplied accessories. All garments are authentic and copied from Biblical pictures collected by Rev. Anthony Mark Wallock. Costumes are sized to fit over warm clothing for cold weather protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. S. Cook
Fort Sill
Lawton High School
Anthony Mark Wallock
Benson pushes for soil bank and farm reform plan
Secretary Benson told a House committee remedial farm legislation tops priorities and urged shaping a new bill to fix agriculture’s problems. He argued current law lacks authority for a soil bank program and defended administration opposition to price supports in the Senate bill while noting the Eisenhower recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooley
House Committee
Benson
White House
House
Senate
Congress
Hotel Threat Case Details in Coryell Assault Scene
Court testimony recounted a late night encounter where Coryell forced a ride, then drove recklessly and abducted a woman to a motel. He brandished a switch blade and threatened murder upon learning she knew too much, while a roommate and witnesses prepared to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Coryell
Oklahoma Today magazine broad distribution expands nationwide
Oklahoma City editors report Oklahoma Today, the new bi monthly magazine, is read in 27 states and Alaska. Publisher John McWilliams says the color publication is mailed to hundreds of industries, travel organizations, travel editors, libraries, and went on sale last week at newsstands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Alaska
John McWilliams
Griffiths proposes televised House and committee proceedings
Representative Martha Griffiths of Michigan urged Congress on Tuesday to televise the House in session and its committee meetings. She called for all open House proceedings to be broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
House
Robbery continues from page one as clerk clues
An early morning stickup forced the operator to open the register. The robber took all currency except a $10 bill, leaving coins totaling $29 and warning the clerk to lie on the floor. Suspect fled. no escape route or accomplice known. Capt. James Warren and Bryan Logan assisted by Night Chief Pete Fuller. detective division on case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Scheuerman
James Warren
Bryan Logan
Pete Fuller
Inspect Texoma cabins and lodge at Lake Texoma Park
An engineer, an architect, and a state official will inspect new cabins and a fisherman's lodge at Lake Texoma State Park on April 2 to decide if construction should be approved. A later inspection of the main lodge is planned. The team includes Dr W K Haynie Durant chairman of the Planning and Resources Board Ross Taylor engineering consultant and architect Don Gumerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lake Texoma State Park
W. K. Haynie
Durant
Planning and Resources Board
Ross Taylor
Don Gumerson
Two Deny Guilt On Two Charges
J. L. Henderson, 31, Henderson Texas, and Leroy Williams, Anadar ko, pleaded innocent before Peace Justice Marvin E Cameron and waived preliminary hearings. Williams faces second degree forgery. released on $2,000 bond. Henderson charged with attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. jailed in lieu of $2,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Henderson
Henderson
Tex
Leroy Williams
Anadarko
Marvin E. Cameron
Williams
Easter Pageant patrols to guard lunch stands and traffic
Oklahoma Highway Patrol units will cover Easter Pageant lunch stands and pageant signs along highways near Lawton while Lawton Police assist. Patrols transport money to Security Bank, guard violators to Comanche jail, and place lights at pageant directions. Wreckers stationed at Civil Defense HQ. Officers urge motors to start early, queue in lines, and drive carefully during heavy weekend travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keathley
Oklahoma
Lawton
Security Bank & Trust Co
Comanche County
Civil Defense
Rollins
Poison on Washington train prompts tests in Baltimore
Three Huntington residents fell ill after drinking from bottles thrown from a train en route to Washington. Mrs Idell Scott and Charles Hertig recovered, Mrs Charles Ross treated at home, tests on ginger ale samples sent to Baltimore showed no issues. eight bottles were tested in Charleston with results pending. On Friday the Chessie 29 crew cleaned the galley after overhaul, and President Eisenhower planned to use Chessie 29 for a Sunday trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Idell Scott
Charles Ross
Mechanical Service
Charles Hertig
Ross
Washington
Baltimore
West Virginia State Hygiene Laboratory
Charleston
Chessie 29
Eisenhower
Democratic stalwarts weigh Harriman bid before convention
The report describes Harriman’s potential candidacy as a favorite son, backed by a militant bloc in western states. McKinney of Indianapolis predicted strong regional support. Harriman, vacationing in Florida, declined comment while aides said he remains not active. Truman urged against any run. Symington denies candidacy while Kefauver and Humphrey assess prospects and criticize Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symington
Harriman
New York
Frank E. McKinney
Indianapolis
Democratic Ee Committee
Washington
Missouri Democratic Committee
Kefauver
Los Angeles
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stevenson
Oklahoma development council dinner drives membership
ODC members listed include Wallace Kidd Anadarko Daily News editor and H B Groh Southwestern Bell executive. Other leaders from First National Bank Chickasha, First National Bank of Frederick, Temple Bank, and Anadarko Chamber join as Paul McLellan and Vernon L McGinley. Membership kits and brochures will be distributed at the dinner meeting and a drive report will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security National Bank of
Duncan
Wallace Kidd
Anadarko Daily News
H. B. Groh
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
W. A. Yeilding
Oklahoma Development Council For
Southwestern Area
Temple
M. G. Tomlinson
Frederick
W. M. Acres
First National Bank
Chickasha
C. M. Crawford
First National Bank of
Paul McLellan
ODC
Ed Brockert
First State Bank of Temple
Vernon L. McGinley
Anadarko Chamber of Commerce
English
Thye Urges Support for 4.8 Billion Aid Plan
Sen. Edward J. Thye urged support for President Eisenhower's requested 4.8 billion foreign aid program calling it a key factor in establishing the foundation for peace and freedom worldwide. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson said the administration must make a compelling case to win congressional backing for economic aid and long term commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward J. Thye
Eisenhower
Foundation For Peace and Freedom
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Congress
Sooner paratrooper fled circus act to join Air Force
Sgt. Sanders once rode in the J M Tidwell Circus as a bike stuntman, performing a pyramid act with two partners before a fatal fall ended the routine. He then joined the Air Force, later serving as top sergeant of 2nd Field battery after 122 parachute jumps and Korea service. He reflects that life depends on how things work out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon Brando
J. M. Tidwell
Sanders
Air Force
Army
Korea
Pageant security and support staff details listed
Police and civic volunteers outline duties for the Pageant including supervision by Don Taylor and Richard Greep, 25 men for spectator areas, sixteen men with four jeeps patrolling, first aid by Jess Newby, Red Cross trailer by Audience Hill cross, ambulance service for military personnel by Col. W. C. Knott and civilian service by Doyle Williams, with event operations run by Jack Batten and Hal Hallett and liaison Chaplain Hudson B. Phillips coordinating with Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bostick
Lawton CD Unit
Don Taylor
Richard Greep
Jess Newby
American Red Cross
Cross
Audience Hill
Holy City
Col. W. C. Knott
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Doyle Williams
Central Ambulance Service
Bert Alford
Easter Service Association Board
Civic Club
I. G. Cole
Hal Hallett
Hudson B. Phillips
Fort Sill
Lawton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Preston Albert Trimble
George Richard Stanley
Denver
William C. Knott Jr
Richard Clair Gaworski
C. A. Shrader
Luetta Lambert
Shirley Stovall
Laird
Jacquelyn Lee Gold
Anna Claire Swanson
Gore
Shirley Ann Ray
Ferris
Guy Paxton McMurray
Ash
Rachel Ann Dunnington
Wolverton Hotel
Loeta Leavone Powers
Allen
Dean Dayton
Jerry Palmer Watson
Elgin
Donald Edward Wheatley
Charles William Osborn
Bessie
Sherman Claude Reed
Floyd Wayne Harris
D. M. Charles Gilbert
Hayes Harris
Fine Arts
Alton Wayne Kniffin
S. 16Th
Maerita Ann Riddle
Liberty University College
Jo Lynn Ansley
Kinyon
Donald Eugene Bryant
N. 20Th
Ray Griggs
Park
Floyd C. Baker
Georgia
Tom L. Sales
Mack D. Rumph
Walter J. Stout
Danny Hollander
Carl Hollander
Rt. 7
Dorothy Mae Yoder
Earl Yoder
John Bland
Donna Inez Owens
S. Ninth
Clarence Williams
Donald Gettens
Eli Gettens
Snyder
Joel Epps
Richard Churchwell
Altus
Surgery
Roy Dixon
Grandfield
Cecil Reid
Alex Cabrales
Oneda Slatten
Lottie Slatten
Charles Howard
Coy Rogers
Rt. 1
W. E. Morefield
Grace Pahdophony
Star
N. O. Fisher
Randlett
Gon
Ronald Best
James Edwards
S. A. Creith
W. C. Brown
Edward Ray Gifford III
Kiowa
Kenneth Karty
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
D Avenue
Manville Redman
Shirley Chappel
Lexa
Institutions Homes Theatres Schools
Johnson Wax & Floor Machines
Wyandotte Chemicals
Lily Cups
Buffalo Fire Equipment
Southwest Disinfectants
Regina Floor Machines
Wheeling Metal Ware
White
Neil Ashlock
Texoma
Weaver
Dalton Business College
S. Sheridan
C Avenue
Bill Smith Agency
Bill Clarton
Seer
U. S. Brewers Foundation
First National
Oklahoma Division
Thye
Support Office
Pageant
Jack Batten
John Welch
Boston
Mass
St. Joseph
Knox-Jensen Motor
Zale
America
Oxgat Biawonn
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