Aggie Students Win Second Place in Speech Meet
Cameron College earned second place at the Oklahoma Junior Speech Association state championship held Friday and Saturday in Oklahoma. Muskogee won overall. Cameron competitors won five firsts and three seconds including Blanche Billingslea first in women’s radio and women’s extemporaneous, and Billy Jaquess second in men’s extemp and men’s radio.
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Cameron College
Oklahoma Junior
Oklahoma
Cameron
Billy Jaquess
Blanche Billingslea
Sarah Chapman
Dorothy Leister
Shirley English
Danny Eppler
James Byrn
Kenneth McC
Funeral Rites For Mrs Ruby Kinkade In Fletcher
Mrs Ruby Kinkade 49 died at 1130 pm Sunday at her Fletcher home after a brief illness. Born March 30 1904 at Bennington Oklahoma she married Orville A Kinkade April 13 1922 in Lawton. She lived in Lawton until 1951 then moved to Fletcher and was a Church of Christ member. Survivors include husband son David daughters Geneva and Fernita all at home, mother Annie Lemer Christi Texas three brothers Joseph L Lemer Jr Edwin Lemer Archie Lemer Christi Texas three sisters J E Atha Fort Worth Texas Alex Cannon St Jo Texas and A J Shaeffer Long Beach California. Lawton Funeral Home to announce services.
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Bennington
Okla
Orville A. Kinkade
Lawton
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Church of Christ At
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Fernita
Annie
Lemer
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Tex
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Lincoln
Edwin Lemer
Archie Lemer
No Christi
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Fort Worth
Alex Cannon
St. Jo
A. J. Shaeffer
Long Beach
Calif
Lawton Funeral Home
Chamber Members To Attend Hospital Parley In Darko
Three representatives of the chamber will attend a parley tonight to resist closing Oklahoma Indian hospitals and consolidating Indian agencies. Lawton attendees are John Thomas Jr. chair Indian Affairs Committee R L Gilbert member and Milton Keating secretary manager. Discussion will cover government moves to curtail Indian aid.
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Oklahoma
Paper delivery mixup causes Friday night delays
The Constitution subscribers along the Gore to Fort Sill Blvd route faced missed deliveries on Friday night. Sidney Wright, 12, long known for punctual drops, failed to place papers on time due to weather and route issues, leaving many readers without their papers until late.
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Sidney Wright
George A. Wright
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State markets report Oklahoma City poultry and eggs
Oklahoma City March 29 state Department of Agriculture reports extensive price notes for Muskogee Vinita Tulsa Oklahoma City Ardmore Lawton Clinton and many others. Eggs and butterfat data accompany current receipts and cattle hogs and sheep market activity at Oklahoma City, with quotes for beef steers heifers cows and calves, hogs and lambs, plus Chicago butter prices.
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State Department of Agriculture Today
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Ardmore
Lawton
Clinton
Hobart
Glahoma City
Muskoges
Elk City
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Chickasha
Shanee
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Laverne
Alva
Durant
Blackwell
Alester
Ira
Poteau
Shawnee
Lave
Searce
Shelter Petition Pushes Shorter Stray Hold and Spay Rule
A city committee backed changes to the shelter ordinance after visiting with veterinarians who praised the staff as doing as much as two workers. The plan includes reducing stray dog hold time from five to three days and requires female dogs adopted from the shelter to be spayed before adoption. The current system lets owners promise spaying later, which has often not been fulfilled.
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H. D. Hastings
Seven Lawton Students Qualify For State Speech Tourney
Lawton students named by the Oklahoma High School Speech League as state finalists in the forthcoming state championship at the University of Oklahoma. Qualifiers include Jerry Salyer and Sam Hamra in the discussion contest, Eddie Harp and Don Kennedy in oratory, Eugene Zwick in dramatic literature, Pat Oakley in girls extemporaneous speaking, and Donald Ohark in discussion. Lawton also earned Class A debate. About 500 of 5,000 active participants will reach state finals after spring tournaments.
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Lawton
University of Untiversi Oklahoma
Oklahoma High School Speech League
Jerry Salyer
Sam Hamra
Eddie Harpnd
Don Kennedy
Eugene Zwick
Pat Oaklay
Donald Ohark
Egypt in Turmoil as Naguib Rivalry Sparks Clash
Cairo turmoil widens as civilians clash with police near the Supreme Court gardens over naval and political alliances. Justice Sanhouri denied traitor claims while Maj. Salah Salem urges restraint to prevent British influence as troops move from Abbaseya. President's illness deepens weekend conferences on government reform.
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Murderer Escapes State Prison Farm
McALESTER Oklahoma police hunt a 31 year old convicted murderer, John Noble, who escaped from the State prison farm yesterday. Noble, sentenced for a Tulsa 1946 conviction to life imprisonment, fled with a trusty guard in the escape. Mrs. Schubert Lewis was admitted to Southwestern hospital at 11 35 am today for emergency treatment.
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John Noble
Tulsa
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Southwestern Hospital
Elks Lodge to Install Officers on April 13
About 75 members of Law ton Elks Lodge No. 1056 elected officers for the coming year. The installation of new officers is set for Tuesday April 13. Meeting nights shift to the second and fourth Tuesdays. Officers to be installed include Herman Holland exalted ruler Carney Lassetter leading knight Don Drumm loyal knight Ray Nowlin lecturing knight D D Raibourn treasurer Harold Carey secretary Clyde Helms tiler and Tom Ward trustee. A dinner was served by the Does Elks auxiliary.
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Herman Holland
Carney Lassetter
Don Drumm
Ray Nowlin
Missionary 4 From Page One Africa in June
Arline will join her mother after completing a medical course in Philadelphia. Another daughter Maria will stay in Englewood while the family remains in Africa. The sisters, who visited here last summer, were featured in the Constitution Press. Mrs Laird is sent out by Bethel Baptist church in Denver and is affiliated with the Baptist Mid-Missions board which has 575 missionaries worldwide.
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Arline
Maria
Englewood
Constitution Press
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Bethel Baptist Church
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Baptist Mid-missions Board
Booze Seized At Southern Club By Sheriff Hale
County officers raided the Southern club at 108 Lee during the night and seized more than a case of beverages. Sheriff Everett Hale reported 36 half pints of whisky 4 pints of whisky and 12 half pints of gin were recovered. Charges against the owner were to be filed today.
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Southern Club
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Everett Hale
Comanches Honor Monetathchi at Cache High School Gym
Comanches gathered at Cache High School gym in fur costumes to honor tribal chairman Monetathchi. The event recognized his work for Indians and his role in efforts to forestall the closing of Kiowa Indian hospital amid Bureau of Indian Affairs tensions.
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Ir Lonetathchi
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Pictures Of Texas Pancake Day Slated For Lawton Showing
A motion picture of the Abilene Kiwanis supper and a school sales drive are planned. Lawton hosts the showing with meetings of both clubs and a junior pig league event noted for student participants and ticket sales.
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Texas
Lawton
Abilene
Kiwanis Supper Aeree Oe
Palmer commanded VII Artillery in major World War II battles
General Palmer led the VII Artillery through Normandy and Cherbourg operations, St Lo breakout, Mortain, Mons, Liege, Aachen, and He also directed actions in the Battle of the Bulge and the Ruhr encirclement, concluding with the advance to the Elbe. His decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star. He will return to Washington for Fort Silly ceremonies tomorrow morning.
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Liege
Aachen
Bulge
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Douglass Festival Friday at Lawton High School Gym
Tickets for the 8 p.m. program are 20 cents for students and 35 cents for adults. The event, held in Lawton high school gymnasium, will feature both band and vocal music with Kyle Work of Cameron College as guest director.
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Lawton High School
Kyle Work
Cameron College
New Square Dance Classes at Youth Center Start Tuesday
Five convicts will be freed in Minnesota as a dance class opens at the Youth Center Tuesday evening. Instruction will cover square dancing steps and group routines for attendees, with the program aimed at community rehabilitation and social activities.
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