Douglass Students Named To Offices At Hi Y Meeting
Four Douglass high school students were elected to offices in the state Negro Hi Y organization at a Muskogee conference. Doris Washington was elected Houser, Tulsa. Other officers hail from Ardmore, Muskogee, IdaBel and Oklahoma City. Local delegates included Armella Thompson, Doris Fisher, Teola House, Doris Parker and Willa Bridgewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Doris Washington
Houser
Tulsa
Ardmore
Idabel
Oklahoma City
Billy Ray Perry
E. H. Dewberry
Delores Dillard
Ronald O’neal
Pauline Ste. Lacy Ward
Prestonohnson
E. E. Stewart
Herbert Hagler
Douglass
Preston Johnson
Armella Thompson
Doris Fisher
Teola House
Doris Parker
Willa Bridgewater
Funeral Rites for Mrs Pete Geevers 79
Mrs. Pete Geevers 79 of 706% I died at 845 am after two months illness. Born Kate Terneuzen February 22 1875 in Bay Settlement Wisconsin she married Peter Geevers in 1895 at West De Pere Wisconsin. They moved to Lawton in 1908. Survived by son Justin Crawfordsville Indiana daughter Cecily Gregory Tulsa brother Joe Terneuzen Morro Bay California sisters Emma Dart West De Pere Delia Vandenberg West DePere. Lawton Funeral Homes in charge.
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Pete Geevers
Geevers
Kate Terneuzen
Bay Settlement
Wis
Peter Geevers
West de- Pere
Lawton
Justin
Crawfordsville
Ind
Cecily Gregory
Tulsa
Joe Terneuzen
Morro Bay
Calif
Emma Dart
Delia Vandenberg
West DePere
Lawton Funeral Homes
Sill Man Is Held After Accident Near Lawton
A 24-year-old Fort Sill man was jailed for drunken driving after his Plymouth overturned in a bar ditch northeast of Lawton and later sideswiped a truck in the city. Police said the car flipped near Lawton, was driven away, and the driver was arrested at 23rd and Arlington. truck driver details were not obtained.
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Fort Sillman
Lawton
Frank My
Murphy
23Rd
Arlington
Highest mean elevations by continent per Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society lists Antarctica as the highest continent by mean elevation at 6,000 feet, with Europe 980, Asia 3,000, North America 2,000, Africa 1,900, South America 1,800, and Australia 1,000 feet.
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Antarctica
Europe
Asia
North America
Africa
South America
Australia
National Geographic Society
Father’s Day contest for the proudest papa in town
Doc proposes a contest between three fathers to designate the proudest papa as Father’s Day nears. He has inspected six boys, praising their qualities while crediting the mothers, Madge Wade notes the ban on mobile washing near Lawton and Wichita Mountains lakes. Doe suggests backyard bucket washing to prevent lake pollution and save money.
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Doc
Madge Wade
Lawton
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Doe
Hospital News Items Admits and Births in Area
List of patients admitted or dismissed to area hospitals, with residences and medical or surgical status. Includes births such as a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Richardson at 407% H, May 3, weight 7 pounds 13% ounces, and other newborns. Names span Norman, Lawton, Chickasha, Geary, Watonga, Cache, Enterprise.
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Evelyn Cross
Colony
Elmer Wolf Tongue
Watonga
Opal
Frank Jordan
Oliver Hunt
Charles Thompson
Cache
Don Whitfield
Donald Whitfield
W. F. Brown
Davidson
Stanley Bryant
Euclid
Mittie McGowan
B. Leard
Lake
James Willis
Apache
James Richardson
Ann Daugherty
Williamse Orm
Williams
Norman Griggs
Lawton
Lewis Priest
Indiahoma
Ita Henry
Shawnee
Sur
Arthur Jennings
Vernon Williams
Lavern Williams
Columbia
Carolyn Roberts
Fletcher
Maloney
E. Gore
Dulles On Geneva Mission Amid Indo China Debate
The piece notes pressure at the Geneva conference raising the risk of a far eastern Munich. Dulles, returning to Washington, will brief the President and leaders on Geneva. Rep Lanham accuses the administration of surrender and predicts partition or abolition of Indo China, with communism as the outcome.
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Munich
Dulles
Geneva
United States
Washington
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Asia
House
Rep
Lanham
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Indo-China
Playboy Wants To Be A Wife Plans Surgery
John Cabell Breckenridge, heir to a California family fortune and great grandson of Vice President John C. Breckenridge, says he will travel to Denmark in August for gender reassignment to return as Glorianna Cabell and marry in San Francisco. He plans five or six operations and notes past marriages and a daughter in France. He admires the Jorgensen transformation and hopes to help other men with feminine souls. His home is pink and frilly, nicknamed Bunny, and he refuses to name his future husband. His mother lives in England and has been placed in mental institutions.
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San Francisco
John Cabell Breckenridge
California
Denmark
Breckenridge
United States
John C. Breckenridge
Glorianna Cabell
France
George Jorgensen
Adelaide Murphy Roberts
England
Mars life and Soviet plant studies in cold Yakutia
The report covers acid bricklets forming complex proteins into coacervates that yield the first living forms under favorable conditions. It notes 200 plant varieties found in Yakutia, calls Mars patches dark, and mentions Alexander Speransky linked to Pavlov in nervous system studies.
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Mars
Otto Y. Schmidt
Soviet Yakutia
Alexander Speransky
Pavlov
Val Frakes Elected Student President
Val Frakes Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Val Frakes, 909 Columbia, was elected president of the Lawton high school student body for 1954 55. Other officers named include Julia Fullerton as vice president and Jo Lynn Ansley as secretary Goodey was named senior class president with Zelpha Christmas as vice president and Sandy Hunter as secretary Hattie Jo em is cheer leader. Juniors elected Donald Kouri as president Marilyn Morris as vice president Susan Hawkins as secretary Gwen Patterson as cheer leader. New sophomores include Dick Swaby as president Nana Amis as vice president Roby Browers as secretary and Vivian Pursley as cheer leader.
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Val Frakes Jr
Val Frakes
Columbia
Lawton High School
I Ave
Charles Wilkerson
Everard Carter
Eugene Zwick
Julia Fullerton
Presies
Jo Lynn Ansley
Secretans Goodey
Knife Attack Leaves Bell Stabbed Near Tea Room
Witnesses say Bell ran outside and fell after a stabbing at Tennies Tea Room. A jacket tied around his throat attempted to staunch bleeding while Mildred Dixon, a waitress, discarded the knife. Bell was taken to Station hospital as officials investigate his status and discharge. Charges were filed in Marvin Cameron's justice court.
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Bell
Banks
Tennies Tea Room
Mildred Dixon
Marvin Cameron
Justice of Peace Court
Auditions for Fort Sill Summer Theater Scheduled
Reading auditions for the Fort Sill Enlisted Men's Dramatic Society summer theater productions will be at 7 30 p m Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday All enlisted men their wives or dates invited to try for roles Service club No 1 Building 1721 Fort Sill
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Fort Sill
Enlisted Men’s Dramatic Society
Service Club No
Embezzler Begins One Year Prison Term
Charles W. Young, 38, of Lawton, started a one year penitentiary term for embezzlement after a district court jury found him guilty on one count. He had pleaded guilty to 10 other counts and received concurrent sentences. He embezzled money from Jertz Fruit Es 207 East while employed as a salesman.
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Charles W. Young
Lawton
Sheriff's Office
Young
Jertz Fruit Es 207
Oklahoma poultry and eggs report with state prices
May 4 Oklahoma City state Department of Agriculture reports mixed hen values across towns led by Blackwell Clinton Enid Fairview and others. Eggs steady with weaker undertone. Butterfat steady. Oklahoma City Livestock summary shows cattle hogs and sheep with noted price ranges. Chicago butter market details and a note on rug pile lay.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Cul Today
Blackwell
Clinton
Enid
Fairview
Frederick Medford
Vici
Hobart
Alva
Guymon
Hooker
Lawton
Broilers
Muskogee
Shawnee
Tula
Ardmore
McAlester
Pauls Valley
Vinita
Laverne
Watonga
Elk City
Chickasha
Durant
Tulsa
Chanler
Chandler
el Reno
Chandler Pauls Valley
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Oads
Eocalves
Senior High Drives Toward New Construction Plans
Senior High board approves tentative sketches for a junior high dining room and a one building attached to the east side of the band room. A 60 by 200 foot fireproof warehouse is planned on the school farm for storage, inflammables, equipment repair, and cafeteria supplies with cold storage. George Walters named junior high band director for summer session. James Mat Cecil Chesser joins faculty for 1954 55. Teaching contracts may offer 10 or 12 month pay options. Superintendent Shoemaker to attend federal aid meeting in Hot Springs Arkansas. delegates from southern states expected.
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Veeo
George Walters
Thews
James Mat
Cecil Chesser
John Shoemaker
Hotings
Ark
Autopsy Held After Soldier Found Dead In Car On Road
Soldier Set Leroy T. 43 of Fort Sam Houston Texas was found slumped in a car on U S 62 near Lawton Oklahoma. An autopsy at Station Hospital determined cause of death while a cynogas ant killery container lay on the floor. The sergeant reportedly had been dead about 36 hours with beer can in hand. He was visiting Oklahoma on leave and resident of Altus with wife and son. A coroner's jury recessed without verdict unless requested by Fort Sill officials.
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Set
Leroy T
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Lawton
U.S. 62
Station Hospital
C. R. Hassett
Trentmand and Co
Brookland Tract
ASU
Oklahoma
Everett Hale
Altus
I .E
Marvin Cameron
Fort Sill
Cooperton Incorporates Plans Water Filtration Plant
Cooperton officials announce incorporation by Kiowa county commissioners as the town moves toward a new water filtration plant after the health department flagged lake water as polluted. The spring fed lake serves 35 customers with others on wells. an election will select city officers.
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Cooperton
H. Bottom
Kiowa
Bottom
Health Department
Botttam
Last Performance Of Play Tonight At Lawton Theater
Lawton residents have one last chance to see The Bat tonight at 8 p.m. in Cameron college auditorium with tickets sold at the door. Directed by John Denney, the Mary Roberts Rinehart mystery features Marie Fox Sue Wheatley Martha Buford Bob Lamphere Leonard Wathen Carl Strating Jim Fox Bill Wheatley Paul Nishimura and Paul.
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Lawton Theater
Lawton Little Theater
Cameron College
John Denney
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Marie Fox
Sue Wheatley
Martha Buford
Bob Lamphere
Leonard Wathen
Carl Strating
Jim Fox
Bill Wheatley
Paul Nishimura
Paul
Oklahoma Free Water and Crop Report Highlights Rains End Drought
Hydrologists report Wister Dam rise 12 feet and Arkansas River crests near flood stage at Fort Smith and Van Buren. Neosho floods from Kan to Grand Junction. Rains end drought in Oklahoma but cause soil erosion and crop damage. Crop report notes improvements in grain, wheat benefits from cooler weather, some corn and cotton losses, sowing favorable for sorghums soybeans and peanuts. Rainfall over seven days averaged 2.79 inches, greatest 6.34 at Ardmore with other major totals above normal.
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Poteau
Wister Dam
Wister
Tulsa
Peenlie
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
van Buren
Ark
Neosho
Grand) Oe
Par- Kan
Grand Jame
Oswego
Commerce
Bird Creek
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Thert
Ardmore
cAlester
Bartlesville
Pauls Valley
Roger Mills County
Fort Sill Advisor Addresses Lions on Delinquency
Dr. Waldo Dahlstedt, Fort Sill staff advisor and former University of Nebraska professor, spoke to the Lawton Lions on juvenile delinquency, blaming poor environments and urging rehabilitation programs in penal institutions. He was introduced by Glenn Dillingham. George Lewis presided over installation for five new members: Bill Phillips, Joe Curb, Lee Knowles, Dave Sevier, Kenneth Puckett. Guests included Wayne Whiting, Rev. R. C. Weirs Jr., Bob Plymate and Don Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldo Dahlstedt
Fort Sil
Lawton Lions Club
Dahlstedt
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Iowa
Glenn Dillingham
George Lewis
Bill J. Phillips
Joe Curb
Lee Knowles
Dave Sevier
Kenneth Puckett
Wayne Whiting
Rev. R. C. Weirs Jr
Bob Plymate
Don Fisher
Students Prepare for Citywide Music Week Concert
Eleven city elementary schools sent students to Roosevelt Stadium this morning to rehearse for Friday’s 8 p.m. Music Week concert directed by Mrs. Mildrege Roberts. The program features patriotic, novelty, religious, and western songs for a public performance.
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Roosevelt Stadium
Mildrege Roberts
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Charlie Wade
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Lary
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Southwestern Radio & Sound
Pho
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Eedome Ile Aeeiee
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Chrysler
Elec
Gen Motors
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Lion Oil
Martin
McKess
Ohio
Penney
Phill Peteo
St Jose
State Department of Health
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19Th Street
18Th Street
Lindy Avenue
20Th Street
Pollard Avenue
17Th Street
Arlington Avenue
North Fourth Street
Bell Avenue
Euclid Avenue
D. L. Shelton
the City OF
Orville D. Pope Agency
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Berry
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Babbili Peller Rvice
D Avenue
JO G. Andrews
D Ave
Wolverton Harware
M & D Finance CO
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