Aggies Open Practice With Optimism For 1955-56 Basketball
Cameron Aggies and Lawton High Wolverines began 1955-56 drills in Lawton. Coach Harvey Pate boasts depth height and experience with two starters from last year and three others who played every game. Lawton’s Bobby Williams fields a smaller squad with a few tall newcomers. Wolverines’ opener is December 6 against Burkburnett in the LHS gym, while Cameron’s season begins November 22 with an all-star charity game at Fort Sill.
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Lawton
Cameron Aggies
Lawton High School Wolverines
Harvey Pate
Aggies
Wolverines
Bobby Williams
LHS
Pate
Jimmy Wilson
Williams
Mike Ginn
Creighton Bradford
Harvey Coombs
Donacher
John Tillman
Charles Tonemah
Wilson
Yeahquo
Reimers
Edgar Smith
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Fort Sill
Grade Grid Play Hits Final Week
Lincoln and Douglass are tied for the East league championship after Roosevelt-Cleveland lost to Lincoln 32-12. In the West, Jefferson sits one win from the undisputed title as Swinney stands eighth and remaining games loom. Two days remain in the West. the East ends after Washington meets Jackson in a makeup game not affecting the title, followed by Lincoln versus Douglass in a playoff for the East crown.
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Lincoln
Douglass
Roosevelt-Cleveland
Lincoln Crew
Jefferson
Swinney
Washington
Jackson
Ducats On Sale For Ord Contest
Tickets for the Fort Sill Cannoneers vs Fort Ord service football game on November 19 at Roosevelt Stadium in Lawton go on sale in Lawton and Fort Sill. Reserve seats are $2 and general admission $1, with receipts funding Fort Sill team expenses. Fort Sill personnel may purchase through McNair Hall and unit group HQs.
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Fort Sill
Chamber of Commerce
Saturday Scores Highlight Late College Football Results
Emory and Henry defeated Western Carolina 40 to 7 while Tampa beat East Carolina 33 to 14. Arizona State won 27 to 7 over West Texas, and Elon routed Newport News Appr 51 to 7. Other notables include Pitt State 21 Southwestern 0, Washburn 26 Fort Hays 7, and Lincoln 27 Jackson Southwestern La. 21.
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Emory and Henry
Western Carolina
Tampa
East Carolina
River Falls
Mankato
Gustavus Adolphus
Minnesota Duluth
D. Mines
Yankton
Arizona State
West Texas
St. Benedict’s
Emporia State
Washburn
Fort Hays State
Pittsburg State
Southwestern
Delta College
Livingston
Stephen F. Austin
Sul Ross
Peru
Nebraska Wesleyan
Alcorn A&m
Arkansas A&m
Louisville
Morehead
McNeese
Texas Lutheran
Lincoln
Jackson
Oldest Civil War Veteran Celebrates 13th Birthday
Col Walter Williams the oldest surviving veteran of the War Between the States, a Confederate, celebrated his 13th birthday in Houston with family and friends. He will be 113 on November 14, and his 81-year-old wife Ella Williards accompanied him. Williams, who fought with Hood's Brigade as an honorary colonel, enjoys a new rocking chair and remains spry at 112, though deaf and blind, relying on care from his daughter. A gift chair, a pre birthday gathering drew about 200 attendees while Williams plans an actual birthday in Franklin, Texas. He has previously appeared on television and taken a helicopter ride.
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Walter W. Williams
Houston
Texas
Mae Bowles
Williams
Franklin
Walter Williams
Willie Mae Bowles
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
Hood
Tex
Ella Williards
American Income Hits Record September Total
The Commerce Department reports the national personal income at an annual rate of 307.5 billion dollars for September, up from August by two billion and nearly 20 billion above the prior year. The figure marks a new record rate for American incomes in September.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Oklahoma Public Health Association Opens at A and M
The 15th annual Oklahoma Public Health Association meeting opened on the Oklahoma A&M campus in Stillwater. More than 400 public health workers registered for the three day event. Two section meetings will study the effects of atomic radiation on public health.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma _ Public Health Association
Oklahoma A&m
7 Room Home Near Cameron College For King Size Family
7 room home in excellent condition with loads of space for a regular or king size family. Ideal location near Cameron College advertised by THE McKEE CO. Phone 432 with total price listed as 6500.
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Cameron College
McKee CO. Pho
Cityans Attend Health Meeting in Stillwater
Dr. Charles H. Miller Jr. leads nine staff members at the 15th annual Oklahoma Public Health Association meeting on the Oklahoma A&M campus Stillwater. About 400 public health workers attend a three day event with speakers including George James M.D. and topics on communicable disease chronic disease mental health and contamination of public utilities after atomic attacks.
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Charles H. Miller Jr
Oklahoma Public Health Association
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Mother On Trial For Killing Sons
In Galveston Texas 28 year old Mrs Ann Williams faces trial for the February double murder of her two sons Calvin nine and Conrad eight. Defense plans an insanity plea while the prosecutor seeks the death penalty supported by psychiatric testimony. Bodies found February 22 in a shallow grave near Algoa after Williams claimed she buried them on a friends land following claims of a man’s involvement.
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Galveston
Tex
Ann Williams
W. E. Stone
Percy Foreman
Marsene Johnson Jr
Foreman
Williams
Johnson
Lawton Junior High Delegates Headed to State Convention
Five members of Lawton Junior High school student council were elected as official delegates for the state convention No. 17 19 at Clinton Junior high in Tulsa. Jo Louise Lewis Shirley Hester Find ley Means Danny Preston and Ben Ansley Jr will attend with Mrs. Lorena Fullerton as sponsor. The event runs Thursday to Saturday with sessions, entertainment, officer installations, a mixer, colors, and discussions.
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Lawton Junior High School
Clinton Junior High
Tulsa
Jo Louise Lewis
Shirley Hester
Findley
Danny Preston
Ben Ansley Jr
Lorena Fullerton
Benny Wins Tax Case Over Amusement Enterprises Sale
The U S Tax Court in Washington ruled for comedian Jack Benny in a seven year tax case involving about a million dollars. The dispute centered on whether Benny owed personal income taxes or capital gains tax on the 1948 sale of Amusement Enterprises Inc. The government argued personal income tax at roughly 45 percent, while Benny claimed the gain qualified as a long term capital gain taxed at 25 percent.
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Hollywood
U. S
Washington
Jack Benny
Benny
Amusement Enterprises, Inc
Comellian
Missing Boy Found Asleep By Blue River
A 10-year-old Bryan County boy named Howard Carson who wandered off seeking water near his Blue River farm was found asleep and cold a mile from home after more than 16 hours missing. He was with his dog throughout the trek and remained in good condition aside from the cold. a chunk of ice still clung to the water bucket he carried.
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Blue, Oklaha
Bryan County
Blue River
Howard Carson
Funeral Rites For Ida Beasley 81 In Lawton
Mrs. Ida Beasley 81 of 908 Washington died 10 p.m. Saturday after a long illness. Born July 27 1874 in Francisco Indiana she married Charles Beasley and moved to Lawton in 1907. She leaves four daughters Mrs Tice Mrs J H McMahon Mrs M M Painter and Mrs R L Davis a sister Mrs Elsie Hussey six grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Services 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church with Rev J J Stowe Jr officiating burial Highland Cemetery Lawton Funeral Home in charge.
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Ida Beasley
Washington
Floyd Tice
Francisco
Ind
Charles Beasley
Indiana
Lawton
Beasley
First Methodist Church
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Tice
J. H. McMahon
Houston
Tex
M. M. Painter
Fort Worth
R. L. Davis
Portland
Ore
Elsie Hussey
Princeton
J. J. Stowe Jr
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Oklahoma Baptists Prepare for 50th Annual Meeting
About 3 000 to 5 000 ministers mission workers and lay messengers are expected for the Oklahoma Baptist General Convention's 50th annual meeting in Tulsa. The event will be held jointly with the Oklahoma Baptist Brotherhood and Woman's Missionary Union.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Baptist General Convention
Oklahoma Baptist Brotherhood and Woman’s Missionary Union
Clabes Leads Grid Guessers In Upset Picks
Clabes tops weekly predictions with an 18-5 mark as he and Ray Atteberry forecast Kansas over Kansas State and California over Washington. Bill Ewald nails Michigan over Illinois while others post solid 16-7 to 15-8 scores, with Ralston maintaining season lead at 139-49 and Bentley close behind.
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Hoth
Constitution Press
John Clabes
Ray Atteberry
Kansas
Kansas State
California
Washington
Bill Ewald
Ewald
Michigan
Illinois
Clabes
Jack Warner
Atteberry
Red Ahischlager
Ted Ralston
Bill Bentley
Lew Johnson
Bob Greenberg
Tom Sharrock
Bill Dixon
Ralston
Bentley
Johnson
Ada Cougars Take Top Spot In High School Rating
ADA, OKLAHOMA CITY Ada Cougars dethrone Muskogee as the top high school football team. Muskogee 22 game win streak ends with a 13-0 loss to Tulsa Central as Ada defeats McAlester 20-6. Ada faces second-ranked Oklahoma City Capitol Hill Friday night in a potential ratings shift.
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Oklahoma City
Ada Cougars
Muskogee
Daily Oklahoman
Tulsa Central
Ada
McAlester
Cougars
Capitol Hill
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