Eight City Sill Men To Attend Homicide Seminar
Eight men from Lawton and Fort Sill registered for a South western Homicide Investigators seminar May 24 28 at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in Oklahoma City. Twenty one experts will staff the seminar with four counselors for registrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
Southwestern
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Oklahoma City
LeMoyne Snyder
East Lansing
Mich
Herbert Lyle
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Division of Criminal Investigation
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
OU School of Medicine and Extension Division
Ralph Hennessee
Cleo Stout
Frank Murphy
Oral A. Ridgeway
Manville Redman
Sfc
Percy Dillard, Jr
YO Cleo F. Hardin
John T. Kane
MP Cid
Redman
Cement Seniors Leave On Trip To Lake Texoma Area
Cement high school seniors depart for a trip through Sulphur and Tishomingo toward Durant, returning Sunday via Ardmore and Turner Falls. Attendees include Ann Riffe and Rolland Webb among others, with Mr and Mrs Jack Skelton and Cathryn Ratliff as chaperones. Baccalaureate is May 16, Class Night May 17, final exercise May 19 with J L Standridge as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cement
Lake Texoma
Tishomingo
Durant
Ardmore
Turner Falls
Ann Riffe
Rolland Webb
Lawson Stroud
Don Smith
Ace Atkison
William Cook
Dora Trammell
Donna Dorris
Harlene Gilmore
Johnna Steed
Barbara Wainscott
Virginia Brown
Kernodle Re-Elected Fletcher Board President
Fletcher school board reelected Harry Kernodle as president. Mrs. J M Fentress was named clerk for five years and was again chosen vice president. Other board members include Mrs Ralph Lanning and Clyde Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Harry Kernodle
Fletcher School Board
J. M. Fentress
Ralph Lanning
Clyde Brock
Funeral Rites Set for Mrs. Alice Townsend
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Townsend, 76, of 415 Jefferson, are at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church with Rev. Alrade Whitwell officiating. She died Wednesday at a local hospital after a long illness. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Lawton Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Townsend
Jefferson
First Christian Church
Alrade Whitwell
M. R. Sargent
Cache Methodist Church
J. G. Anderson
el Reno
Sargent
Mr. Sargent
Chillicothe
Oklahoma
Snyder
Indiahoma
Missie Moore
Lawton
Wolverton Locker Co
IOOF
Masonic Lodge
Cache
Peres Nam” Alters
Fort Bliss
Tex
R Patrick
Elgin Clergy Conduct Last Rites For John Sheffield
Rev. C D Farmer and Rev. Dale Geis led last rites for John Ivan Sheffield 30 at Elgin Baptist Church after his death in Fort Worth Texas. Bearers included S Abbott Derril Nolan Leroy Love Lonnie Hill Henry Franks Junior Glover. Survivors include wife and baby daughter of Fort Worth mother Mrs Gertie Sheffield Elgin father Ode Sheffield Texas sister Mrs B Herrod and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
C. D. Farmer
Lawton
Dale Geis
John Ivan Sheffield
Fort Worth
Tex
Elgin Baptist Church
S. Abbott
Derril Nolan
Leroy Love
Lonnie Hill
Henry Franks
Junior Glover
Gertie Sheffield
Ode Sheffield
B. Herrod
Oklahoma City Livestock and Poultry Prices Report
Oklahoma City May 6 USDA market report shows cattle calves steady to mostly steady with some sales firm. Hog prices held, sheep steady with lambs softer. state poultry prices list no. Wheat and eggs mixed with regional spot quotes. butterfat and berries quoted with regional variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
USDA
State Department of Agriculture Today
Lawton
Guyman
Hooker
Hobart
Alva
Frederick
Vici
Clinton
Enid
Fairview
Medford
el Reno
Blackwell
Tennessee
Kingfisher
Steady
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Shawnee
Tulsa
Ardmore
McAlester
Pauls Valley
Laverne
Watonga
Elk City
Chickasa
Durant
Chandler
Vinita Shawnee
Chickasha
Flk City
Debris strewn fields studied for relief needs near Frederick
Workers led by Brett, sent by Murray, surveyed debris from farm buildings spread across a mile by fifteen miles. Landowners hurry to rebuild shelters and plan cotton planting while neighbors assist as 200 workers are needed for two days. The CDA official said Governor will send help this weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brett
Murray
Frederick
Thirty three ROTC Students To Visit Fort Sill
Thirty three ROTC students from Oklahoma A&M at Stillwater will tour ordnance facilities at Fort Sill starting Friday morning. The contingent will be escorted by two officers and depart the post around noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Fort Sill
Ordnance
Advanced Ordnance
Two Charged on Traffic Counts in Local Justice Court
Edward Otto Butler of Monroe pleaded guilty to an improper muffler charge and paid a $15 fine in Marvin Cameron's justice of peace court. Robert Hozier of 1107 S Ninth is charged with driving without a valid license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Cameron
Justice of Peace Court
Edward Otto Butler
Monroe
Cameron
Robert Hozier
Two Rig Workers Burned In Gas Fire Near Ramona
Natural gas ignited at an oil well three miles southeast of Ramona Oklahoma injuring two drilling crew members. Fred Koehler 61 of Cement and Dee Lang 54 of Oklahoma City suffered burns on the face hands and arms. The Central to Oil Co. rig had drilled 700 feet when a blowout sparked a flash fire, which was extinguished in minutes. Both men were listed as not in serious condition and expected to be released from a Tulsa hospital soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramona, Ola
Here
Tulsa
Fred Koehler
Cement
Dee Lang
Oklahoma City
Koehler
Central To Oil Co
Canny shocks manies greater those which shatter tubes
The line notes an unexpected impact surpassing fractures with a cryptic phrase. It hints at hidden strength or surprise effects exceeding simple breakage in a figurative comparison.
Elementary Music Festival Set Friday
The annual elementary school music festival is announced by Mrs. Mildrege Roberts director. The National Music Week program begins at 8 p.m. Friday in Roosevelt stadium with Roberts directing and Louise Kirkham as accompanist. Teachers from multiple schools contribute in a varied program of patriotic songs and folk tunes led by a seating committee including Gertrude Cook and Vancille Osen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildrege Roberts
Roosevelt Stadium
Roberts
Will Rogers School
Louise Kirkham
Washington School
Gertrude Cook
Lincoln
Vancille Osen
McKinley
Jo Sessions
Roosevelt
Tommye Williams
Emerson
Marguerite Young
Howell
Ruth Rivers
Swinney
Mary Ida Leigh
Taft
Mary Raunikar
Whittier
Helen Yonkers
Woodrow Wilson
Land
Classical League Convention Set at Oklahoma Event
Lawton and Bartlesville will co host the Junior Classical League convention at the University of Oklahoma Norman on Friday and Saturday Latin students from Hugo Ardmore Bartlesville Putnam City Bristow and Lawton expected to attend Mrs Evlyn Harkholz LHS Latin instructor said Paul Massad state president will conduct business sessions Lugene Williams LHS state treasurer Local students running for 1954 55 offices include Jerry Goochey Donald Kouri Liz Ryan and Douglas Howard Jerry Goochey to be master of ceremonies Friday night Lawton skits on Julius Caesar and Nero Group singing Saturday led by Marvin Inman with Donna Dee Lehman accompanist Four LHS students in discussion groups Allen Isbell chair constitution group Kay Purvis head finance group Reporters Donald Kouri nominations Barbara Dallon club activities Lawton delegation lists many names and Mrs Evlyn Barkholz local sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Bartlesville
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Hugo
Ardmore
Putnam City
Bristow
Evlyn Harkholz
LHS
Paul Massad
Lugene Williams
Constitution
Kay Purvis
Donald Kouri
Barbara Dallon
Don Freund
Bobby Cain
Don Stewart
Tony Russell
Wayne Carter
Jimmy Warkentin
Allen Isbell
Jan Eubank
Jerry Goodey
Joe Kilpatrick
Ronald Denham
Jack Forbess
Don Morton
Donald
Joan Bailey
Marjane Morton
Hattie Jo Carlton
Deanna Porter
Evlyn Barkholz
Armed Forces Day Morse Code Contest Set
A May 15 event features an International Morse code contest by the Army Signal Corps open to civilians and soldiers. The CW receiving competition offers certificates for a perfect copy of a secretary of defense message, sent at 25 wpm. Two runs at 8 p.m. and midnight from Fort Sill Station K5WAH.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Signal Corps
Secretary of Defense
Fort Sill
Andrew G. Holmes
Ag Spring Prom Scheduled Friday
The Cameron college spring prom will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday in the school gym nasium. On May 19 at 10 a.m. the annual Honor Day ceremonies will be conducted at the school. May 14 is the date for student senate elections with posts for president vice president sophomore class president and two members at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
McCarthy Army Hearings Record Totals 432000 Words
The first ten days of the McCarthy Army hearings yielded about 432000 spoken words for the record. Associated Press reporting notes roughly 200000 words used so far in coverage since the hearings began on the 22nd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Burglars Steal Station Money
An undetermined number of men burglarized a service station at 23rd and E in the late hours. They entered through a north window and stole about 36 to 38 dollars from a money bag behind the cash register. The cash register and a cigaret machine coin box were emptied. Additional thefts reported include a gasoline credit book and more from a car, a portable radio and alarm clock from a home, and a purse at a church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd E. Speights
Francis Bigman
C. A Roberts Jr
Morford Drive
Ntenary Methodist Church
Indian painter and educator Asah dies after three decades of lecturing
Asah, an influential ASAH painter who taught for three years and led lectures nationwide after training, died leaving a prominent Oklahoma Choctaw lineage. His last major activity was murals at Midwestern University Wichita Falls Texas. He mentored Indian dancers and once titled Mary Pickford Queen of International Artists in 1932. He also supported Kiowa Sun Dance attempts, which were halted by rain in Hollywood and Anadarko. Burial is planned at Cache Creek cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asah
United States
London
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mary Pickford
Hollywood
Anadarko
Ada
Albert Attockine
Oklahoma
Cit
Olamae
Lara
Norman
Ted Ware
Cache Creek Cemetery
Cement Students Schedule Banquet
Moonlight and Roses themed junior-senior banquet set for Thursday May 13 with Lola Mae Dollar as sponsor and planner. Denzil Hood is master of ceremonies Peggy Pooler welcomes guests and Ann Riffe delivers the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cement
Moonlight and Roses
Lola Mae Dollar
Denzil Hood
Peggy Pooler
Ann Riffe
Births and hospital admissions listed in regional notes
Births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs James Pocowatchit at Star Route Lawton born May 5 at 11 35 am weight 7 pounds 5 ounces and a son to Mr and Mrs Leonard Cozad Anadarko born May 5 at 7 49 pm weight 7 pounds 13 ounces. Several hospital admissions and discharges noted for residents of Lawton Apache Enid Duncan Walters Snyder and surrounding areas with medical and surgical entries and a memorial mention for Douglas Stroud Jr born May 5 weighing 9 pounds 10 ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pocowatchit
Star
Lawton
Leonard Co Zad
Anadarko
Jerry Hummingbird
John Springer
Enid
Mark Standing
Evelyn Cross
Colony
Darell Tiger
Cogar
Okla
Joerion Jones
Sea
Cosgrove
Rt. 1
Medica
W. A. Wilson
Walters
Linn Keys
Duncan
L. L. Dunlop
Apache
Sur- Dismissed
Sophie Mahsetky
Arlene Moore
Dwain Moore
Garfield
Edna Zell
Gary Torres
Leon Torres
Pollard
Thomas Clinton
Wayne Ane
Jeffer
Maggard
Axon
Douglas Stroud Jr
Billy Lemons
Kingsbury
William Smith
John Wilson Jr
Jack Rodolph
An MeQorkle
Snyder
Jurannie Sandlin
James Barr
Floyd
Tiantas Ice
Fletcher
Billy Stuckey
Bob Stuckey
Chattanooga
Flood Control Plan Ties to Local Flood Prevention Districts
Federal aid supports flood control of Sandstone watershed with up to 250 acres. Cache and Beaver creek areas cover almost a million acres. several districts are planned. Local farmers and landowners will join campaigns with Chambers of Commerce to fund terracing pond improvements and other measures through assessments proportional to benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Cache
Beaver Creek
Chambers of Commerce of
Temple, Walters
Wauri
Keratolytic Fungicide Ad for T-4-L Sold at Gilbert Woods
An advertisement promotes T-4-L as a strong keratolytic fungicide for athlete's foot that sloughs off tainted skin to expose and kill fungi. It promises a 40 cent refund if not pleased within one hour and notes availability at Gilbert Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Woods
Iceberg Size Compared to Ocean Surface Depth
An iceberg can hold enough ice to cover one square mile of ocean at a depth of about 500 feet.
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City, Sill
Homicide
Fletcher Board
Mrs
John Sheffield
Chicago
Bese
Steffe
Jolley
Rodgers
Wolverton
Abt
Scholin
Watson
Swift
Bratton
God
Kountz
Ag Spring
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E Pho
Wnsurors Realtors
Wat
Lenace
Pree Tite
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
G. Andrews
Refrigerators
Wolverton Harware
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Arctic
Fog Service Co
O Fog Service
McCord’'S
Cardus
Dean
Doan
SUL
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