City OKs Option To Buy Preference Right To Land
City council approves an option for the city to buy preference rights to a quarter section of school land near a proposed East Cache Creek reservoir between Elgin and Porter Hill. Harold Redding, leaseholder, holds first choice of sale and will receive city payments for his rights and improvements. The council also enacted a sanitation ordinance, approved police cars purchases, and reviewed a 13 item agenda including parkway changes, garbage rules, and bids for water meter boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache Creek
Elgin
Porter Hill
Harold Redding
State School Land Commission
Redding
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Gore Blvd
Fort Sill Blvd
Gore-Fort Sill Blvd
Gore
Gore’ Blvd
BPW Club
Council
Water Committee
Morrison Supply Co
Fort Worth
Tex
Viking Supply
Oklahoma City
Clowe and Cowan
Wichita Falls
Well Machinery ,and, Supply
Taylor Foundry
Jessie M. Jackson
City
Public Service Co
Woody Johnson
Insurance
Taft
Central Fire Station
Lake Lawtonka
Animal Shelter Committee
John, Adams School
County Welfare Returns Lead State in Tax Allocation
Comanche county ranked sixth in September for the smallest welfare dollar return per sales tax dollar paid. County administrator Marie E Delty noted $104 995 48 in August sales tax payments to welfare yielded $116 855 00 in September, a 31.0 cent return per dollar, with federal funds contributing part of the total. Latimer county led returns at 15.38 per dollar. Tulsa 64 cents and Washington 60 cents were among lower figures. Old age assistance totaled 383 740 for 1 390 recipients. dependent children averaged 23 70 for total 23 465. the blind received 2 608 for 42 persons. disabled received 37 042 for 10. general assistance averaged 13 70 to 27 cases. September also included placements at Whitaker State Home and several local institutions.
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Comanche County
Marie E Delty
Department of Public Welfare
Latimer County
Washington County
Comanche
Cimarron
Garfield
Oklahoma
Texas
Tulsa
Whitaker State Home
Deaf, Blind and Orphan's Home
St. Joseph’s Orphanage
St. Patrick's Mission
Federal Employees Mark 40th Anniversary With Banquet
About 225 Lawson and Fort Sill federal employees attended a banquet marking the 40th founding anniversary of the National Federation of Federal Employees. Rep. Toby Morris pledged support for a federal pay raise and urged unity, stressing no strikes against the U S government. James W. Pierce hosted, John E. Woodard gave the invocation, and local leaders welcomed guests before an eight piece orchestra provided music for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson
Fort Sill
Federal
Ational Federation of Federal Employes
Federal Employes
Toby Morris
Morris
James W. Pierce
John E. Woodard
William M. Benge
Lawton
Oklahoma
H. H. Kniffin
NEFE
Henry G. Nolda
Washington, D.C
NFFE
C. R. Ellsworth
Jimmy Long
U.S. Predicts Farm Prices and Steady Income Next Year
The Agricultural Department forecasts farm income and prices to be about the same in 1958 as 1957. It notes potential output gains if favorable weather continues, with a bumper crop possibly widening surpluses. 1957 farm income has been higher while costs for farmers rose, prompting a projected parity ratio decline in 1958 absent cost controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
Farm Bureau Sees Past Program doomed by supply and demand
The Wichita Kansas Farm Bureau criticizes the last decade of government policy as doomed to fail as it attempted to fight market forces. It outlines next year’s reference with two options: high parity price with controls and large production cutbacks, or lower parity price with no controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichitaw
Kansas Farm Bureau
SAEA Families Move Bethel Area Homes
Mr and Mrs L 4 Clopton move into a new home just south of LeHtia Baptist church. Mr and Mrs Ray Ketchum and sons will occupy the Cloptons former home. Mr and Mrs Jimmy Ketchum will move this week into the Ray Ketchums vacated house.
Judge's Salary Cut By State's Ruling
Oklahoma City District Judge Andrew Wilcoxen of Muskogee had his salary cut after Attorney General Mae Q Williamson ruled a 1955 law boosting his pay from 7200 to 9000 dollars unconstitutional. The opinion aligned with a broader ruling invalidating nearly 100 local bills passed by the last Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Andrew Wilcoxen
Muskogee
Mae Q. .Williamson
Wilcoxen
Une
Elgin Pastor Attends Oklahoma City Pastors School
Rev. R. Z. Millner of Elgin Methodist church returned from Oklahoma City where he joined a pastors school for Methodist pastors of the Oklahoma conference. Bishop Frank Smith spoke at the meeting held at Oklahoma City University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
R. Z. Millner
Oklahoma City
Memorial Fund Established For Col Charles W Henry Award
A memorial fund in honor of Col Charles W Henry, former Fort Hood deputy post commander, will award an annual prize to a high school senior from Killeen Texas who plans to pursue further education. The prize includes 100 dollars and is funded by local officers and the First National Bank of Killeen and Fort Hood.
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Charles W. Henry
Department of Tactics and Combined Arms
Fort Sill
Killeen
Tex
Col
Fort ‘Hood
Hood
Charles W.' Henry
Legion Post 193 Initiation Set for Prospective Members
Andrew Yoder announces American Legion Post 193 initiation for about 10 prospective members. The event is scheduled for Saturday November 16 at the Legion hut near Medicine Park. Eligibility requires the 40 and 8 program members to have held office and to be voted in as standing Legionaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Legion
Medicine Park
Andrew Yoder
Naman Oly
Elgin Pastor Attending Oklahoma Baptist Convention
Reverend Don Berger and Mrs. Bergeron of Elgin Baptist Church are attending the General Convention of Oklahoma in Tulsa this week and will return Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Don’ Bergeron
Elgin’ Baptist Church
Bergeron
Baptist’General Convention of
Oklahoma
Tulsa
NLRB Rules Hot Cargo Pacts Illegal Under Taft Hartley
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that hot cargo contracts between unions and common carriers violate Taft Hartley law, marking the first explicit declaration of illegality after prior years of varying stances. The decision targets Teamsters Local 728 in Atlanta for urging members to refuse shipments from Genuine Parts Co. and signals that union efforts to induce secondary boycotts can be evidence of unlawful activity.
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Washington
National Labor Relations’ Board
NLRB
Teamsters Union
Atlanta
Taft-Hartley
Genuine Parts Co
Teamster
Boyd,.reedom
Joseph’a. Jenkins
Stephen S. Bean
Abe Murdock
Leedom- Jenkins
Murdock
Leedom and Jenkins
Dress Rehearsal Set for Light Up the Sky at Fort Sill
Lawton high school speech students and U S Army hospital parents will attend a dress rehearsal Thursday night for Light Up the Sky a Moss Hart comedy about theatrical people by Red Barn Players. The Moss Hart production opens the Fort Sill Playhouse season Friday night and runs Friday Saturday and Sunday at the Red Barn Playhouse on the military reservation with 8 p m curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
U.S. Army Hospital
Red ‘Bam Players
Moss Hart
Fort Sill Playhouse
Wayne Knilttin
Red Barn Playhouse
Rites Held Reburial Ends Oklahoma Mystery Case
Coroner in Cleveland County rules a badly decomposed body found near the South Canadian River last week is Orville Lindsay Chambless of Oklahoma City. Remains moved to an Oklahoma City funeral home for last rites before burial at Resthaven Cemetery. Identification by dentist Dr L Powell matched his dental charts and was supported by clothing a wristwatch a ring and two keys found with the body. Chambless disappeared July 5 1958 while in Oklahoma City tied to a liquor syndicate and a prior legal case. the case involved Norris and others. The bond forfeiture case remains under consideration by county officials.
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Cleveland County Coronier
Orville Lindsay Chambless
Oklahoma
Norman
Oklahoma City
Resthaven
Mary
Lou Chambless
H. C. Sh. Clair
Roswell
M. M
Chambless
John W. Ryle
Chambleas
L. Powell
Powell
Chambress
Norris
Pagean Ld
Fort. Worth
Tex
Texas
Rangers
Eras Badman
Floyd Albert
Pia
Hill
Huntsville
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Seth Stone
Lawton
Warren Crane
Cleveland County
Crane
Bonding J Company
Service Club Opens for Federal Employees at Fort Sill
Oklahoma’s first service club for federal employees holds an open house from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the new club off Rogers Lane east of Fort Sill Bird. Blue Barton and his orchestra will provide music for a grand opening ball Saturday night.
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Open House of
Oklahoma
Rogers Lane
Fort Sill Bird
Blue Barton
Cameron Classics Meeting On Top
An organizational meeting for the Cameron Classics planning a second annual all college talent revue is set for 7 p m today at Cameron College. A director and executive staff will be elected and show sponsors chosen. Classics is scheduled for presentation at 10 a m December 12 and 4 p m December 13.
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Cameron Classics
Cameron College
Lawton School Chief to Speak at Chamber Forum
John Shoemaker superintendent of Lawton public schools will be principal speaker at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Lawtonian Hotel. His address titled Lawton Schools Today marks National Education Week. The earth weighs about six thousand trillion trillion tons.
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John Shoemaker
Lawton Public Schools
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Lawtonian
Lawton Schools Today
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U.S
SAEA
Mrs.Norris
Oklahoa
Service Club
Hear City School
Tome
Tiomal Telephones
Southwestern Bell F
SU Han
Sheridan Road
Gore EL
Entin Fj
Jaywe
Sputnik
Mar
Russia
UYL
Geer
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