Rallies Set in Lawton for Comanche Candidates
Three campaign rallies for Comanche County candidates will be held in Lawton as the late summer campaign unfolds. The final rally at courthouse square is planned for Monday July 5 with possible speakers including State Sen. Bill Logan.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Charles Jennings
Democratic Central Committee
Cou
Courthouse Square
Bill Logan
Jennings
Lincoln
Douglass
Sen
Logan
Oklahoma
Yukon
el Reno
Kingfisher
Enid
Medford
Cherokee
Fairview
Watonga
Weatherford
Clinton
Cordell
Elk City
Sayre
Erick
Granite
Mangum
Hollis
Raymond Gary
Gary
Gould
Duke
Altus
Frederick
Snyder
Marlow
Waurika
Temple
Walters
Comanche
Duncan
Minco
Pauls Valley
Hospital News items list births and admissions in May
Chronicle of hospital notes records multiple May births including a daughter to Mr and Mrs Bene at 2611 E and a son to Mr and Mrs James B Farley at 2138 Lincoln. Several patients are admitted for medical surgical and dental care with names and addresses across Lawton Oklahoma and nearby towns.
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Bene
James B. Farley
Lincoln
Morse
Elton Clark
Nes
Preston Trimble
Columbia
James
Ma Wright
Bell
George A . McGinnis
Altus
Thomas Garner
Oe Buycks
Texas
Clarence Warner
Apache
C. F. Togel
Cheyenne
Pauling Chames
Lawton
Dorothy Kopepassah
H. Medical
de Hurley
Calc
Summit
Medica
Dwayne Martin
Roosevelt
Coy Haile
Marlow
W. P. Hedrick
Jane Wilcox
Vernon
Tex
I. W. Chalkley
Stephen Shaw
Guy Shaw
Elgin
Danzil Branstetter
Hollis Branstetter
Acy Baker
Roan
J. A. Ogden
Arlington
Medical
D. J. Gary
James Con
Carver
Brom
Billy Thompson
R. J. Baldree
S. Texas
Leroyen
Charlie Newby
Walters
Charlie J. Smith
Dearborn
Eddie Wyatt
Stephen Dale Woodall
Calvin Woodall
James L. Thornton
Lake
Oscar A. Wade
Betty Louise Watson
FE. A. Watson
Martin E. Reid
H. F. Sales
James B. Nix
Ricky Hickenbottom
Charles Hickenbottom
Kiowa
Wilson Ware
Anadrako
Willis Attockine
Lewellyn Atauvich
Cache
Edwin Tg Anadarko
Louella Thompson
Tahah
Jacqueline Woommavovah
Lindy Theahkie
Comanche Indian Mission
Hall Divorce Case Seeks Antenuptial Pact Ruling
The Hall case centers on an ante nuptial property agreement signed Dec 9 1953 before the Dec 28 marriage. Mrs Hall seeks dissolution while Hall urges upholding the agreement and plans to introduce 50 love letters to prove she was the aggressor. Descriptions include shared funds from dates, honeymoons, and home expenses.
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Hall
Corporation Commission
Thiat
Florida
Democracy words attributed to West Virginia student
A West Virginia high school junior wrote a speech on democracy quoted by Dr Russell Humbert at a DePauw University event. The passage extols personal liberty, opportunity, and religious freedom while condemning hunger and fear in a global context.
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Oklahoma
Doc
Russell J. Humbert
DePauw University
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Humbert
West Virginia
Weather delays and rainfall totals across towns
Rain delayed activities with winds and thunder. Walters reports 0.58 inches and no damage per fire department. Frederick totals 1.19 inches with drizzle. Snyder 1.02 inches as rain continued into morning. Grandfield 0.16 inches Sunday, 0.83 last night, station tally 1.06. Tornado siren warned. cleared streets within minutes as gusty winds felled branches.
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Page One
Walters
Frederick
Snyder
Grandfield
Onerandfield
Dan Tocking
Senate hears Army charges against McCarthy aid David Adams
The Army’s record of its McCarthy charges is debated as Stevens defends his role and insists he acted on his own. McCarthy presses for consistency and access to the rescue memo while Mundt allows wide questions about a high level administration meeting. The panel nears crossfire over executive involvement and the scope of testimony allowed.
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House
Sherman Adams
Army
John G. Adams
McCarth
Schine
Stevens
McCarthy
Colin
Cohn
Francis Carr
Pentagon
White House
Far East
Congress
Fred M. Seaton
Seaton
Executive Department
Potter
Wilson
Subcommittee
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Eisenhower
Len Symington
D-Mo
Sen
Weekend Visit Returns Home with Family in Oklahoma City
Personal Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Hurt of 1906 Oak returned from a weekend visit in Oklahoma City with Mrs. Hurt's sister Mrs. Stuart Bayles. They were accompanied home by her mother Mrs. Julia Newt for an extended visit.
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Frank B. Hurt
1906
Oak
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Oklahoma City Market Prices Report
Oklahoma City market report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices with steady to lower bids and regional wheat and poultry figures. Cattle calf volumes around 5,500 with yearlings and steers dominant. hogs 800 head traded. sheep 800 head offered. Prices span utility to good grades with noted declines in early sales and steady fat cattle bids.
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Oklahoma City
Traffic crashes claim multiple lives and injuries across Oklahoma
Reports detail several wrecks on U S 60 and U S 70 near Pawhuska Pauls Valley Fort Towson and Siloam Springs. Harold Haxton 22 Gate, Chester Schmidt injured. White of Ardmore killed. Logan and Rowten hospitalized. Lorene Harrison Emma Wright among injured. four others hurt in separate crashes.
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Darko
Harold Kenton Haxton
Gatebo
Chester Lee Schmidt
Ronald Gene Schmidt
White
Steele Bruce White Oil Co
Logan
Pauls Valley
Lorene Harrison
Oklahoma City
Goodwin
Fort Towson
U. S. 70
Rowten
Idabel
Emma Wright
Delaware County
Siloam Springs
Rain Delays Slow Brick Work on Lawton Hotel
The 10 story Lawton hotel at Fourth and E Clyde Shelton remains about 65 percent complete with completion date unchanged. Concrete pouring is nearly finished and 40 percent of brick work is done while interior systems progress despite weeks of rain.
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Lawtonian
Fourth
Clyde Shelton
Final Exams Set For Lawton High School Students
Lawton high school juniors and sophomores will take final exams Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. Senior exams were held last week with dismissal Wednesday afternoon to finish grading. Commencement rehearsals and ceremonies are planned for Wednesday and Thursday at Roosevelt stadium and Lake Quanah Parker.
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Lawton High School
Ie Bish
Tony
Roosevelt Stadium
Lake Quanah Parker
Home Economics
Negro leaders threaten suit over Oklahoma park lodge segregation
NAACP attorney from Dallas says a federal suit will target the State Planning and Resources Board over the Sequoyah lodge for white visitors. Leaders seek to force bond plan changes to end segregation in state parks while considering actions against Oklahoma A&M and other facilities.
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Grand River
Oklahoma
State Planning and Resources Board
NAACP
Dallas
U. S
Sequoyah
Jack Boyd
Planning and Resources Board
Boyd
Dunjee
Oklahoma A&m College
D. A. Wharton
Meridian
Okla
A&m
Universe of
NAA
Generals Arrive at Sill for Inspection Ceremony
Lt. Col. Robert M. Dahlquist medical corps officer leads inspection of medical units at Sill. Capt. William N. Hearn accompanies, greeted by Gen. Hart Brig. Gen. Brittingham and Brig. Gen. Watlington. Battery A fires 15-gun salute. honor guard from 522nd Infantry. 89th Army band plays.
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Robert M. Hall
Sill
William N. Hearn
Dahlquist
Post Field
Hart
James F. Brittingham
TAC
Thomas M. Watlington
537Th Field Artillery Battalion
Terry C. Mitchell
522Nd Infantry
Marvin E. Williams
89Th Army Band
St Marys High School Graduation Awards List
Readout shows multiple students receiving awards for high scholastic averages in various subjects. Patsy Davis earns Knights of Columbus for top overall average. Tom Carpenter salu tatorian. Temple Lynn Carpenter and others receive state education honors. Nancy Norman and Judy Gramolini win national piano audition honors. Esther Valdez, Teresa Simon, and Donald Kolker receive citizenship, all round student, and athletics recognitions.
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Olin
Mary Gonzales
Ronnie Heckencamp
Patsy Davis
Knights of Columbus
Tom Carpenter
Domas Kolker
James Duffy
Knights of Gregg
Temple Lynn
Lucia Agnostini
State Department of Education
Temple Lynn Carpenter
Donald Kolker
Nancy Norman
Jack Kane
Mary Norman
Phillip Roberts
Judy Gramolini
Kay Steuver
Hannalore Cox
National Guild of Pianists
Esther Valdez
Temple Lynn Carotner
Teresa Simon
Bill Drueger
Mary Jo Landoll
Wind Blame Sought as Rug Vanishes Overnight
An irate Lawton woman reported a rug missing from her clothes line after a windy night. Desk Sgt. Jim Warren urged self search of neighbors before police dispatched. Ten minutes later the rug was recovered and the woman offered to shake hands with the officer.
Correction for Lawton-Ft. Sill Appliance Ad
A correction notes the Sunday telephone number printed for Lawton-Ft. Sill Appliance was wrong and provides the correct firm number for readers seeking contact.
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Lawton-Ft. Sill
Lawton-Ft, Sill Appliance CO
Officers Installed By Lawton Junior High Student Council
New officers for 1954 55 were installed in candlelight ceremonies at Lawton Junior High in the home room of sponsor Mrs Lorena Fullerton. Pete Love is president Patricia Payne vice president Lyntha Nicklas secretary Gwen Wood treasurer. Remodeling plans include repainting curtains and new equipment for the old high school offices to become the student council room serving as HQ in 1955 56 for the state junior high council convention.
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Lawton
Lorena Fullerton
Pete Love
Patricia Payne
Lyntha Nicklas
Gwen Wood
Downpour flood hits roads across western Oklahoma
A heavy 24 hour rain caused creeks to overflow and closures from Clinton to Elk City. Turtle Creek and Deer Creek flooded roads around Hydro and U S 66, with S H 64 under water near Net and Cherokee. rainfall totals ranged from about 0.31 to 4.42 inches in towns including Clinton Elk City Watonga Geary Enid and Oklahoma City.
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Turtle Creek
Clinton
Elk City
Deer Creek
U. S. 66
Ne Patrol
Net
Cherokee
Tulsa Army Engineers River
Bridgeport
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau and Engineers
Watonga
Fargo
Okeene
Mutual
Geary
Enid
Gage
Marshall
Perry
Buffalo
Perkins
Purcell
Blackwell
Laverne T
Weather observer reports rough wind and heavy rain
Maurice Jessup, Cherokee weather observer, said a menacing cloud appeared and looked ragged though without tornado tails. The storm brought hard rain that flooded lowlands around the city, but no damage reports were received. At Hollis, the town whistle sounded.
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Maurice Jessup
Hollis
Crash probes opened after Sunday airport incident
CAA investigators from Oklahoma City planned to arrive today to probe the crash at the airport. Pfc. Smith, a Ve nice California native and husband to Jo, with one child Kathryn Dennis, is noted among the deceased.
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King
CAA
Oklahoma City
Pfc. Smith
Venice
Calif
Los Angles
Kathryn Dennis
Clint Joins Our Sales Team for Auto Needs
Our dealership welcomes Clint as part of the sales staff to assist customers with automotive needs. Customers are invited to contact Clint for guidance on vehicles, financing, and purchasing options.
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Clint
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