George Gutshall Rites Held For Alsace Lorraine Veteran
Final rites and military honors were conducted Monday afternoon for George F. Gutshall of Chattanooga. Services at the Chattanooga high school auditorium included a color guard, post 29 American Legion oration, and a firing squad at Highland cemetery. Gutshall, a 20 year old Chatanooga High School and Cameron College graduate, died in combat in Alsace Lorraine on February 15, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Gutshall
Chattanooga
Alsace-Lorraine
Chattanooga High School
Roy Enterline
Chattanooga Baptist Church
Cotton Co-operation Association
F. C. Minton
Raymond Carson
A. A. Schumper
Lowery-Whitehead
American Legion
Fred B. Carston
Co. L
Fort Sill
Willard B. Levey
Robert D. Anderson
Harry L. Carlton
Abelardo Hilario
Elmer J. Magara
Dan W. Miller
Cyril BE. Stuyvaert
Richard C
Coun
Former City Resident Mary Stinnett Dies in Tucson
Former Comanche county resident Mary Etta Rogers Stinnett died in Tucson at 2 45 am after a month long illness. She was 72 and survived by her husband Joseph R. Stinnett two sons Glenn and Berle two brothers and two sisters and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held in Tucson with arrangements pending.
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Joseph R. Stinnett
Tucson
Ariz
Comanche County
Glenn Stinnett
Berle Stinnett
Gretchen Kinningham
Jeanell Newberry
Wood And Story To Attend Parley In Fort Worth
Floyd Wood and Jor Story district vocational rehabilitation counselors plan to attend a national conference in Fort Worth from May 31 to June. The event hosts the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and the National Rehabilitation Association with panels and talks on handicaps and employment for rehabilitated persons. Speakers include Michael J. Shortley, Ben Baynton, and Thomas B. McKneeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Wood
Jor Story
Fort Worth
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
National Rehabilitation Association
Michael J. Shortley
Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation
Washington,d. C
Ben Baynton
Veterans Administration
Dallas
Thomas B. McKneeley
Vocational Rehabilitation Office
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
State Board of Vocational Education
Check Forgery Charges On Suspect Dismissed
Deway Holmes a Lawton man on bond from a Wichita Falls Court faced possible indictment on whisky theft charges after a check forgery count was dismissed here. Justice Fred Kinmonth said Holmes paid a $21.75 check to James E. Miller signed by S. A. Conner. Holmes was released from Comanche county jail and said he would appear in Wichita Falls for a grand jury meeting.
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Deway Holmes
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Texas City
Fred Kinmonth
Holmes
James E. Miller
S. A. Conner
Comanche County
Texas
Prairie hay and grain futures mixed at midweek trading
Prairie hay prices hold at 16 to 22 dollars per ton while oats stay around 14 and new pets fetch 1.00 to 2.10. Prairie livestock reports show Oklahoma City cattle and hog markets easing with calves and sheep also moving at varied tops.
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Ben Gran Kafir
Chicago
Oklahoma City
Breh BE Bik
RAM Bank
New York
Cattle Theft Plea Yields Six Year Term for Seiglers
Winfred Seigler, 27, and his two sons faced three livestock theft charges after a guilty plea in Comanche County. He received six-year concurrent sentences. The trio allegedly stole a steer yearling and two calves near Porter Hill and Meers on April 15 and 19. Lloyd Seigler already drew four years in a separate Anadarko case. The father was released on $5,000 bond to await district court trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Winfred Seigler
Meers
Floyd Jackson
Winteed Seigler
Co. W. Seigler
Lloyd Seigler
Halsey L. Burns
Porter Hill
R. D. Rankin, Jr
Minnie Perkaquanard
McAlester State Penitentiary
L. A. Wood
Anadarko
Personal News Briefs From Local Homes
Capt. M. J. Francis and his sons Bothie and Phillip arrive in the United States from Germany and soon visit Mrs. Francis Shelton at 403 Park. The officer spent two years overseas and returned to New York May 21. Mrs. Francis followed by boat the next day. Mrs. Walter W. Strong of 712 G returns from Chickasha with son Robert visiting during his two week vacation. Robert, formerly with Montgomery Ward and Co, now works in Bartlesville shoe department. Mrs. Bess Belcia returns from a weekend with Aunt Mrs. Ailie Lewis in Oklahoma City. Miss Inez Baptist, a Portales New Mexico teacher, is guest of Miss Ruth Fullingim at 706 Columbia.
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M. J. Francis
Bothie
Phillip
United States
Germany
Francis
J. E. Shelton
Park
New York
Walter W. Strong
Chickasha
Robert
Montgomery Ward and Co
Bartlesville
Shooting Victim Improves After Lower Abdominal Wound
V. Z. Hall, a Lawton resident, was reported in slightly improved condition at Southwestern hospital after a bullet wound in the lower abdomen from a Friday night scuffle in the 1300 block on Washington. His 22-year-old companion is in jail and the case waits on Hall's condition before grand jury consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Z. Hall
Southwestern Hospital
Washington
Hall
J E Hamilton Former Lawton Resident Dies in Texas
Word has been received of the death of J E Hamilton former Lawton resident at Paris Tennessee Monday. Services were scheduled for this afternoon. Mr Hamilton aged 74 formerly lived at 1309 Jefferson.
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J. E. Hamilton
Lawton
Paris
Mr. Hamilton
Jefferson
Mrs. Johnson Named to Oklahoma War Dads Nominating Group
Mrs L B Johnson of Lawton was named as a member of the Oklahoma War Dads nominating committee. The appointment was announced after a Sunday meeting in Oklahoma City. Lawton attendees included Mr and Mrs Jack Trenary Claud Hight and Ralph Townsend.
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L. B. Johnson
Lawton
Oklahoma City
and Mia
Jack Trenary
Claud Hight
Ralph Townsend
Wheel-Chair Veterans Dominate 1947 48 Basketball Standings
CHICAGO IBA team the Gizz Kids from Hines Hospital paralyzed veterans posted 27 straight wins to set a top Midwest record for the 1947 48 season. They defeated several top five squads, proving one of the era’s finest cage performances.
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Chicago
IBA
Gizz Kids
Hines Hospital
Save
Midwest
Chicago Stags Wheelchair Exhibition Matches Highlight Paraplegic Play
In a wheelchair exhibition featuring the Chicago Stags, paraplegic players offset superior shooting with skilled wheelmanship while opponents struggle with the two wheeled vehicles. Hines teammates adapt with notable unity, likened to a polo rider and his pony.
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Chicago Stags
Hines
Ao Pola
Peaceful Lake Scene Of Horrors Of War
In California a small eight mile lake in the Sierra Madre Mountains near Pasadena has seen over 3,000 underwater missiles launched since 1843. The Navy Bureau of Ordnance reports the site used for peaceful tests to aid future research on torpedo weaponry.
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San Francisco
California
Navy Bureau of Ordnance
Pasadena
Sierra Madre Mountains
Navy
Negotiations Resume After Wage Cut Dispute at Ford and Chrysler
Chrysler officials and the United Auto Workers plan to resume bargaining after a breakdown on the wage cutting policy opposed by Ford Motor Co. The talks follow Norman Matthews' order for Ford's 73,000 workers to strike, with negotiations paused since May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fering
Johns. Bugas
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
Norman Matthews
Lawton Teachers Face Step Up In Pay Next Year
The senate backed a salary plan now stalled in a house committee. Observers say the measure could pass if brought out. Lawton teachers will receive a 100 dollar raise next year, on top of a 50 dollar annual increase already in 1947-48. Association officers plan one more spring meeting to form a committee with the board of education to study the issue.
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Senate
House
Shoemaker
Lawton
Hill
Board of Education
Former Dean Era Heated By Segregation Lawsuit
Former Dean era testimony frames the Langston school dispute as a frontal attack on segregation. Oklahoma Attorney General Mack Williamson labels the suit a broader constitutional challenge while Hinshaw indicates the case may widen to include constitutionality questions. Williamson objects to testimony on that issue.
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Mack_ Williamson
Oklahoma
Hinshaw
Marshall
Williamson
Henry H. Foster
University of Oklahoma Law
Foster
Langston School
Attorney General's Office
Court caution on casting aspersions on state bodies
A note warns against casting aspersions on the Supreme Court of Oklahoma or any other state body. The statement emphasizes restraint in public commentary and adherence to respectful discourse regarding judicial and governmental institutions.
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Supreme Court of Oklahoma
More Rain Reported Across Lawton Area
Weather notes show moisture varying by station. The U S field station north of Lawton recorded .78 inch by noon and moisture continued into the afternoon. City station measured .97 inch by noon with more rain forecast from Wichita Falls for the Lawton area.
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U. S
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Texas
Witnesses Continued From Page One
Witnesses listed include Russell E. Dill Delbert E. Fincher John M. Hain HG Biles R L Reeder J B John Kenneth H Allison Fred Treffenger Fred Metscher FP Yancy George Peterson Boyd Smith Baker Henry C Bramer and Clint Waters with partial addresses shown in the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell E. Dill
N. Arth
Delbert E. Fincher
John M. Hain
H. HG. Biles
S. Seventh
R. L. Reeder
Dearborn
J. B. John
Roosevelt
Kenneth H. Allison
Fred Treffenger
Fred Metscher
S. Fifth
Fld. Yancy
George Peterson
Boyd Smith
E. &, Baker
Bell
Henry C Bramemer
Cherry
Clint Waters
Rats Take Beating in City Extermination Drive
Oklahoma City sanitation engineer Groesclose reports 43,900 rats killed in the 18 month program. The city surveyed and rat proofed 1,200 downtown buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Herman Groesclose
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George Gutshall
Surial
Ritter Funeral Home
Wood
Story
Funny Business
Am Airlines
Am Can
Arm and Co
Aveo Mfe
Barnsdall
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Braniff Airy
Brown Shoe
Burr
Chickasha Cot Oil
Chrysler Corp
Coca-Cola
Cal G
Cent Motors
Cent Oil
Gurtiss-Wright
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont del
Eagle-Pich
Eastman Kodak
Gen Hlec
Gen Foods
Gen Motors
Goodyear
Nat Biscuit
Nat Can
Nat Dairy Prod
Nat Distillers
NY Central RR
No Am Aviation
North Ameria
Wortha Pac
Ohio Oil
Packard Motor
Pan Am Airways
Par Pictures
Penney
Penn RR
Pepsi-Cola
Phillips Pet
Plymouth Oil
Radio Corp
St. Joseph Lead
Sears Roebuck
Sinclair Oil
Socony-Vacuum
Southern Pacific
Stand Oil Cal
Stand Oil Ind
Stand Oil NJ
Studebaker Corp
Texas Co
Tex Gulf Pro
Amlight
Ark Nat Gas
Cities Service
el Bond
Ford M
Ford Met Ltd
Humble Oil
Wat Bellas Hess
Piper Aire
South Royal 46 Ltd
Oil Ky
Berry's
D Avenue
Jarold
Berry’s Jewelers
Electric Motors
Glenn Huffman
Avenua
Hammon Dry Cleaners and Fur Storage
Avenus
Lal
Inez Baptist
Portales, WN. M
Ruth Fullingim
Columbia
Qual Iy
Tabrich Southwe
Pate Tema
Ster
Zephyr
Lawton Tent & Phy Awning Co
By Galbraith
Rea Serice
Mrs. Johnson
Peaceful Lake
Berry
Selec
Bulova Elgin Hamilton
Benrus
Rogers
Holmes and Edwards
Ronson Lighters
Ronson
Berry’s
Berry's Jewelers
Jarold Shop
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