Rotary Presents Two Scholarships To County Boys
Two Cameron College freshmen from Comanche County received $78 tuition scholarships for two semesters at Cameron College funded by the Rotary Club. Recipients Bill Barnett of Lawton and Bob E Wood of Geronimo were honored for high school agricultural achievement. Bicket led the presentation with guests Arlen Johnson and Floyd Jacobs attending. Scholarships aim to aid two 4-H or FFA students annually.
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Lawtonian
Bill Barnett
J. J. Barnett
Sterling
Bob E. Wood
Guy E. Wood
Geronimo
Bicket
Marvin Bicket
Lawton
Barrow
Poland
Oklahoma City
Cameron
FFA
Walter Bryan rites set at First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Walter C. Bryan a 67 year old retired restaurateur and Lawton resident since 1917 will be held at 2 30 p m Friday at the First Baptist church with Dr H Tom Wiles officiating Burial will be in Highland cemetery with Becker Funeral home in charge Bryan died at 245 p m Tuesday in a local hospital He suffered a heart attack early Monday He retired from the restaurant business in 1947 but helped Mrs Dora Bryan run Bryans Coffee Shop 303 C He was born February 6 1888 in Atlanta Ga He moved with parents to Granite Oklahoma then Tucumcari New Mexico before coming to Lawton in 1917 He established a restaurant there that year and operated until retirement He lived at 303% C above the restaurant Survivors include two daughters Mrs Gladys Danneau and Mrs Lucille Sanders both of Los Angeles Calif three grandchildren and two great grandchildren TEMPLE Special Services were held Monday in the Baptist church here for Charles M Henderson 67 Temple resident since 1908 and former Cotton county clerk He died Saturday in a Lawton hospital after a heart attack Born in Granbury Tex June 28 1888 he moved with his parents to six miles south of Temple to homestead In 1912 he married Cheste Lee Hensley Henderson was Cotton county clerk for three terms Survivors include his wife a son Verneil Artesia NM a daughter Mrs Arthur Clingman Oklahoma City two brothers Jim and Grover Henderson and two sisters Mrs Lon Morris Temple and Mrs Henry Williams Fort Worth Rev K M Anderson officiated Burial was in Mason ic cemetery here under the direction of Pearson Funeral home
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H. Tom Wiles
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Bryan
Dora Bryan
Atlanta
Granite
Okla
Tucumcari
N. M
Gladys Danneau
Lucille Sanders
Los Angeles
Calif
Arthur Clingman
Oklahoma City
Jim
Grover Henderson
Lon Morris
Temple
Henry Williams
Fort Worth
K. M. Anderson
Masonic Cemetery
Pearson Funeral Home
Baskin Family Returns From Lubbock Funeral
Mr and Mrs W E Baskin Sr and their children Sara and Bill have come back from Lubbock Texas after funeral services for his mother Mrs W E Baskin Sr who died after a lengthy illness Last rites were held at 2 pm Friday at the Lubbock First Methodist church Mrs Baskin was the daughter of the late Rev R H Burnett a Methodist preacher and was active in church work and formerly operated a kindergarten in Lubbock for 20 years
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Sara
Bill
Lubbock
Tex
W. E. Baskin
Lubbock First Methodist Church
R. H. Burnett
Basskin
Lawton Seniors To Finish Tests
Lawton high school seniors will complete a vocational interest and science research association primary mental ability tests. This totals six aptitude tests since they entered high school. Senior interviews begin in the second semester with Mrs. Wesley Silk and Glenn Dosser guiding each student on vocations and colleges after graduation.
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Lawton High School
Wesley Silk
Glenn Dosser
Services held for Mrs J E Shelton former Lawton resident
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lawton Funeral home chapel with Rev. James Boren of Wichita Falls Baptist church and Rev. H E Snodgrass of Centenary Methodist church officiating. Burial followed in Highland cemetery. Mrs. Shelton died Saturday in an Oklahoma City rest home after an extended illness. Bearers were R F Neely, R B McCoy, Ray Babbitt, H H Shore, Judge Toby Morris and Roy Creamer.
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J. E. Shelton
Lawton
Lawton Funeral Home
James Boren
Wichita Falls
H. E. Snodgrass
Centenary Methodist Church
Highland Cemetery
Shelton
Oklahoma City
R. F. Neely
R. B. McCoy
Ray Babbitt
H. H. Shore
Toby Morris
Roy Creamer
Cameron College Midterm Examinations Schedule
Gordon Paine dean of administration said mid term examinations will be given Thursday and Friday at Cameron College.
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Cameron College
Gordon Paine
Cotton storage spaces fill as harvest slows
As Oklahoma cotton harvest runs about half complete, ginners and warehousemen report all storage full. Gins show 1500 to 3000 bales in open yards across Elk City Mangum Dill City Altus Frederick Tipton with government loan cotton occupying warehouses. Officials seek aid from Rep. Wickersham and CCC to ease loans and storage pressures.
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Elk City
Dill City
Mangum
Altus
Frederick
Tipton
Commodity Credit Corp
Looters Break Police Cordon At Crash Scene
At the United Airlines DC-6B crash near Longmont Colorado forty four people died. Authorities set roadblocks and a large cordon to keep looters and thrill seekers away as firemen sheriff’s deputies and air line officials worked the scene. Looters moved through the field taking valuables from wreckage and corpses despite the freezing weather and darkness.
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United Airlines
Colorado State Patrol
Gilbert Carrel
Youth Admits Killing Aged Storekeeper
In Sandy Hook Kentucky a 17 year old youth confessed to the murder of 82 year old storekeeper Jesse Adkins after a robbery. Gary Thompson surrendered a .38 pistol, with Donnie Thompson John Henry Gibson and Jerry Pence jailed separately to avoid gang activity.
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A. D. Lewis
Jesse Adkins
Elliott
Morgan County
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Donnie Thompson
Gary
John Henry Gibson
Jerry Pence
Kentucky
Clover mites invade homes as weather cools
With the approach of cool weather clover mites move into houses but they can be stopped by spraying the lower parts of the house foundation with 2 per cent summer oil emulsion aramite di mite or malathion.
Looting Reported by Farmers After Dark Without Arrests
State patrolmen said farmers reported a dozen looting incidents Tuesday night. The dark conditions made proof difficult and there were no arrests noted.
North Addition five room home in excellent location
Five room North Addition home in excellent location with good value. Call Erwin for details.
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Erwin
Bond Issue Battle In Supreme Court Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City reports the attorney general and Wagoner County commissioners filed a Supreme Court petition over a 431000 bond issue for Wagoner County separate schools. Taxpayers had challenged the bonds in Wagoner County district court, arguing separate schools are illegal post ruling and new financing bans. The petition claims the bonds were voted before changes took effect.
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Wagoner County
Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Appointment of United States treasurer confirmed by Senate
The treasurer of the United States is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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United States
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