Democracy Talk Contest Readied for Nov 17
Plans are underway for the I Speak For Democracy district contest on November 17 in Lawton high school rooms. Over 100 area schools received application blanks for the eighth annual event, sponsored by the Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Radio Electronics Television Manufacturers Association.
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Lawton High School
Jack Batten
Ee Oe
Junior Chamber of Erce
Radio Electronics Television Manufacturers Association
Batten
Opal Ford
LHS
Jefferson
Stephens
Cotton
Tillman
Comanche
Caddo
Kiowa
Greer
Jackson
Duncan
Walters
Hobart
Altus
Lawton
Lawton Jaycee Committee
Dave Aubrey
Fred R. Harris
Warren Crane
Washington, D.C
Murder Suspect Foiled After Car Stop on Highway
After the burial of Karen, investigators say suspect Gossard, once a seaman engineer, was traced to Philadelphia and then stopped on a highway while en route home. State police impounded his auto as evidence. Karen’s body was found near a cemetery six hours after she left home. The coroner ruled death by suffocation with no criminal assault.
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East Taylor Two
Gossard
Auto
Philadelphia
Blair
Atlantic Refining Co
Maritime
Karen
Retired Civil Employees Meet in Lawton
Lawton's chapter of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees will meet at 2 p m Saturday at the Carnegie library. G M Brooks will report on the recent state meeting in Oklahoma City.
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Lawton
National Association of Retired Civil Employes
Carnegie Library
G. M. Brooks
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma quartet grabs four Colorado tickets in Boulder
Lawton men Doyle Williams Kid McCoy Cecil Dunn and Joe Cable hunted a Colorado game, reached Boulder with no tickets, and were gifted four unclaimed seats by the university ticket office. The group, arriving after a late checkin, found lodging but faced a soldout arena.
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Boulder
Lawtonians
Ducat
University Representave
Colorado
Pecan Grove Addition Faces Legal Hurdles for City or County Takeover
Pecan Grove, a 10 acre residential area near Lawton, remains an orphan addition as attempts to include it in city or county control fail. County Commissioner Emil Woesner cites lack of legal authority and departmental capacity to operate utilities, while developer Morford pushes for FHA compliant maintenance under a recognized government body. City Engineer Gallaher clarifies past misquotes about sewer upgrades and notes future disposal plant needs for western expansion.
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Pecan Grove
Lawton
Clare Morford
Ramp Construction Co
Emil Woesner
Central District
Manville Redman
Woesner
Morford
FHA
Charles Gallaher
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report Highlights Steady Cattle Trade
At Oklahoma City on November 2, cattle offerings about 5500 head with calves and stockers slow. steers and heifers mixed with few steady sales and cows steady to active. Hogs 600 head traded actively with top around 19.75 for 180 240 lb butcher hogs. Sheep 500 head steady to higher with natives 17.50 19.00 and clippers to 18.50.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Winners in Dunbar spook parade announced
Juan Darryl Williams won first prize in the Dunbar school spook parade held Monday night. The Halloween carnival drew a large crowd under principal Le muel Harkey. Jesse Stewart Jr. took second and Pauline Johnson third. Judges were Sgt. Henry Williams Mrs. Betty Vaughn and Mrs. Geraldine Hinton.
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Juan Darryl Williams
Dunbar
Lemuel Harkey
Jesse Stewart Jr
Pauline Johnson
Sgt
Henry Williams
Betty Vaughn
Geraldine Hinton
Soviet Demands UN Action on U S Aggression Claims
At the United Nations in New York the Soviet Union pressed for immediate UN consideration of two charges against the United States. The first accuses the U S of aggression near Formosa and the Chinese mainland. The second accuses Nationalist China, with U S connivance, of piratical attacks on ships bound for Communist China. The 15 nation steering committee had blocked the demand previously.
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United Nations N. Y
Soviet Union
U. N
U. S
China
United States
Formosa
Red China
Navy Presses Sea Search For Missing Plane
New York reports describe a large naval effort continuing in the North Atlantic to locate a Navy plane carrying 42 people. Debris and flare sightings are unconfirmed, with SOS signals uncertain and officials cautioning hopes remain slim.
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New York
North Atlantic
Navy
Brooks Named To Executive Committee Of Retired Group
G M Brooks a Spanish American War veteran and resident of 912 C was elected to the executive committee at the first annual meeting of the Oklahoma State Federation of chapters of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees The meeting was held in Oklahoma City with nine state federation chapters represented Rep John Jarman spoke at the luncheon Mrs Brooks accompanied her husband to the convention
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G. M. Brooks
Oklahoma State Federation of Chapters
National Association of
Salay
Oklo City
Fed
John Jarman
Mrs. Brooks
School bond drive plans major projects under way
The board set November 17 for bids on John Adams Elementary at 35th and Ferris funded by a 180000 federal grant. Grover Cleveland Elementary also receives 180000 federal aid, using all current building aid eligibility. paving on Bessie Street completed. cost 2558.52. bids planned for driveways at Garfield and senior high, fluorescent lights at Washington, and December bids for a new junior high cafeteria. Noftiger Lawrence to draft tennis court plans. landscaping study ordered. resignations of Hallie Martin and Harry Roberson accepted. J R Cook custodian and Larry Mulvaney Gene Beauchamp hired as staff.
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John Shoemaker
John Adams
35Th
Ferris
Greer
Grover Cleveland
Lawton
Justin Kuntz
Bessie Street
14Th
15Th
Jefferson School
Kuntz
Garfield School
Sideoe
Garfeld
Washington School
Noftiger & Lawrence
Shoemaker
Hallie Martin
Roosevelt
Harry Roberson
Pogo Stick Makes First Horizontal Flight Test
In San Diego on November 2, the Convair built Navy vertical takeoff fighter Pogo Stick performed its first horizontal flight and landed safely on its tail. Test Pilot J F Skeets Coleman piloted the craft during the test flight.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
J. F
Skeets) Coleman
Hospital Births and Admits Across Southwest Region
Births list includes Lt and Mrs Wilfred Sterzik with a daughter born Nov 1 at 7 pounds 0 ounces and another birth for Morris Pierson’s family. Multiple admissions and dissections note patients at addresses in Lawton, Anadarko, Cache, Elgin, Indiahoma, Snyder, and surrounding towns with medical and surgical statuses.
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Wilfred Sterzik
Skipper
al Jack Pierce
Oak
R. N. Schoonmaker
Harvey Bishop
Cora Torgue
Lake
J. S. Wood
Edmond Mouser
Parkview
C. A. Frost
S. Ninth
May Nix
Medicine Park
J. L. Tonnbbee
Grandfield
Pamela Underwood
Anadarko
Nita Birdsong
Cache
Ella Kopaddy
Apache
Elsie Tahpay
Petarsy Pahdocony
Elgin
Jess Peahway
Indiahoma
Tony Begay
Yeahqua
Lawton
Morris Pierson
State Woman New Nurse Chief
Mrs Edith Wirick of Okmulgee was elected president of the Oklahoma State Nurses Association at a three day Bartlesville convention attended by delegations from Lawton Fort Sill and the county city. Officers include Edith Lambert Enid first vice president Mary Agnes Hudspeth Tulsa second vice president Sister Mary Marcelene Ponca City secretary Reba Shipley Bartlesville treasurer Lucile Terrell Clinton past state president and Lydia Hill Norman board members Lois Stillwater Doy Lamb Enid named to nominations committee.
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Edith Wirick
Okmulgee
Oklahoma State Nurses Association
Bartlesville
Lawton
Fort Sill Hos
County City
Earth Department
OSNA
Edith Lambert
Enid
Mary Agnes Hudspeth
Tulsa
Mary Marcelene
Ponca City
Reba Shipley
Lucile Terrell
Clinton
Lydia Hill
Norman
Lois — Stillwater
Do Y Lamb
Jean Priebe
Oklahoma City
Ruth McCurtain
Shawnee
Wanda Jones
Muskogee
Industrial
Bernice Slater
Edith Smith
Okemah
Marie Cousins
Talihina
Edna Rockefeller
Community drives report progress toward quotas
Kiwanis and Lions lead with partial collections while ABC and Altrusa show smaller results. A Tav ern committee notes 255 firm cards remain and plans to pursue those cards and electronic gifts, including cuts where this year’s donation falls short of last year’s totals as two drives unite.
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Kiwanis
Lions
ABC
Altrusa
Tavern Committee
Community Chest
Red Cross
Sill Man Reports He Was Hijacked
Wayman Jenkins of Fort Sill told Lawton police two men threatened him with a blackjack and stole $70 and his wrist watch after a car posing as a taxi stopped him while he waited for a cab. Investigations ongoing.
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Wayman Jenkins
Fort Sill
Lawton View
Jenkins
Funeral Rites Set For John Godwin Pioneer Stecker Farmer
Funeral services for John Godwin 73 pioneer of the Stecker area will be held at 2 p m in the Apache First Methodist Church with Rev N A Stout officiating Burial will follow in Fairview cemetery Apache under Crews Funeral Home direction Godwin died Monday at his sister’s home in Grovis New Mexico He was born January 7 1881 married Hattie Fry in 1907 came to Stecker in 1916 moved to New Mexico last spring due to ill health Mrs Godwin died January 3 1949 Survivors include two sisters Mrs Merrill and Mrs Nancy Chapman five nieces and one nephew Ollie Godwin
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John Godwin
Stecker Farmer
Apache First Methodist Church
N. A. Stout
Fairview
Apache
Crews
Godwin
J. B. Merrill
Grovis
N.M
Hattie Fry
Madill
Stecker
Here
New Exico
Merrill
Nancy Chapman
Rison
Ark
Lee Thompson
Fairy
Lloyd White
Johnny Sink
Ollie Godwin
Anadarko
Last rites for Mrs Minnie Boice to be held at Nazarene Church
Mrs Minnie Bell Boice 67 of 1503 H died suddenly Monday. Services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at the First Church of the Nazarene at 14th and Arlington with Rev L P Roberts officiating. Burial in Flower Mound cemetery under Becker Funeral home direction.
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Minnie Bell Boice
Church of the Nazarene
14Th
Arlington
L. P. Roberts
Flower Mound Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Fuqua Fights Writ in Habeas Corpus Case
Fuqua served notice Monday that he would fight or be released if free on federal charge. Undersheriff Host Shelby said Amarillo authorities have had a warrant for Fuqua's arrest for a week. The state crime bureau learned he was slated for trial in Amarillo after being charged locally. A suspect arrested ten days ago in Oklahoma City was freed there after Potts failed to identify him in a lineup. The robbers allegedly took a $5,000 liquor load after gunplay halted Potts' car by a flat tire.
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Fuqua
Shelby Sai
Amarillo
State
Euts
Oklahoma City
Potts
Catholics Deny Sheil Silenced by Critics in McCarthy Debate
Chicago archdiocese spokesman rejected the claim by Americans for McCarthy that Bishop Bernard Sheil was silenced on the McCarthy issue. The remark came during a radio debate with Edwin P. Hoyt, editor of the Colorado Springs Free Press, after Mrs. James Thorsen of Albuquerque charged Sheil with left wing activity.
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Chicago
Joseph R. McCarthy
Bernard Sheil
McCarthy
James Thorsen
Albuquerque
N. M
Americans For McCarthy
Edwin P. Hoyt
Colorado Springs
Colo
Free Press
Colorado
Aiet
Thorsen
Joel
Denver
Sheil
Lawton Masonic Lodge to Confer Two Master Mason Degrees
At 6 p.m. Friday two Master Mason degrees will be conferred at Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183, announced senior warden M. B. Capshaw.
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Lawton Masonic Lodge
M. B. Capshaw
City Man Enlists In Marine Corps
Harold Edward Humphrey aged 17 nephew of Edward B Tarwater has enlisted in the Marine Corps at San Diego California for basic training and a ten day leave follows training at Camp Pendleton California.
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Marine Corps
Harold Edward Humphrey
Edward B. Tarwater
San Diego
Calif
Lisas Tieens
Camp Pendleton
Lee Sanur
Pain Sets Heavy Speaking Slate for Lawton Leader
Leslie Pain of Lawton Lions club district governor has a full schedule this week. He spoke Monday to the Home City downtown Lions club and will address Elk City on Wednesday and Frederick on Thursday.
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Leslie Pain
Lawton
Lions Club
Pain
Lions International
Elk City
Frederick
Veterans to Meet at IOOF Hall Sunday
Members of the local Spanish-American War Veterans chapter will gather at 2 p.m. Sunday at the IOOF hall. W C Williams is the commander and announced the meeting today.
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IOOF
W C. Williams
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