Classy Thanksgiving Football Upset and Vintage Lawton Ads
A 1910 Lawton Daily Star issue reports Lawton’s 27-0 Thanksgiving win over Mangum with 1,000 rooters. A nervy woman saves herself from a runaway horse incident at the game. Front-page ads push velvet top button boots, 25 cent meals, sugar deals, and Maxwell cars amid Mexico unrest and rising transit signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Lawton Daily Star
Bert Martin
Stephen W. Martin
Bell
Bert
Mangum
Brandon
Parmenter
Lawton Mercantile Company
Busy Bee Cafe
Leader Grocery Co
Happy Home
B. C. Whitney
Isle of Spice
Ramsey Opera House
Mexico
Madero
U.S. National Guard
Fred F. Thompson
Third Street
Maxwell Cars
Bond Confinement Leads to High Prison Term Demand
The defendant faces a mandatory forty year sentence after bond was continued from page one. Werts bond remained seven thousand dollars amid A D A objections to raise it. Preliminary hearing was scheduled for July 22. Police said Shelton had previously ordered gang members from his house.
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Shelton
Police seek arbitration over pay and sick leave demands
The Fraternal Order of Police and the city remain at odds over a 6 percent cost of living raise plus a $50 per month pay rise and hospital premiums for dependents. FDP proposes a mid year CPI adjustment and backdated sick leave compensation, totaling up to 300000 dollars, with potential arbitration being pursued under state law if no progress is made.
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Metzinger
Robert Bridwell
FDP
Bridwell
Williams
FOP
Russell Bennett
Bennett
Oklahoma City
City weighs pond removal and park redevelopment costs
At an April 26 city council debate the pond and spillway were discussed for drainage importance. Brune proposed city crew driven work totaling 42 000 with 15 750 first year budget, to make banks safe and park usable including a fishing island and picnic areas.
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Crosby
Brune
Graduation Facts Told in 1977 NCES Estimate
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that about 11 973 000 people are expected to graduate in 1977 from grade school through doctoral programs.
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National Center For Education Statistics
County budget items and hearing ruling cited
The report lists expenses for county budget items including a county superintendent and social development projects at the fair grounds with specific amounts. It notes a February public hearing on spending projected revenue sharing funds, and a State Examiner Inspector ruling requiring a public hearing each time an allocation is received.
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Fairgrounds
John Rogers
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the Star
E. R. Davis
United Drug Co
Boston
By Paul McClung
Bond
Stacy Adams
Cache Road
Souare
Lawton Meat Market
South 11Th Street
Monroe
Ratner
California
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