U S in Hock for Record Sum But Is Credit Trend Dangerous
UPI reports Americans owe 43 billion dollars with savings surpassing 800 billion. Installment credit totals 33 billion, split among banks 12.03 billion, sales finance about 9 hundred million, and small lenders 3.2 billion. One in six families use 10,743 small loan offices. Prospects show 12 to 14 percent growth. End with question of danger of rising installment credit.
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U.S
Fred Danzig
United Press Star
New York
National Consumer Finance Association
Household
Ben
Funeral Rites For Worthen And Other Local Deaths
Funeral services held at First Presbyterian for Claude E. Worthen 43 of 1330 Ash who died Sunday at a local hospital. Officers Rev Clayton Walder and Rev Lon unty presided burial at Highland cemetery under Lawton funeral home. Bearers named Ewell Laty Dr William Cunningham Dr Bill Howard James Rust G A Hamra and Livya Aurel. Services set for 1 20 p m Friday in Hecker Funeral home chapel for S E Jackson 70 of Decatur Texas who died Monday at his home there. Jackson a pioneer Lawtonian is father of Mrs Leamon Jones 803 N 36th. Rev J Walter Browers Jr pastor Centenary Methodist church will officiate. Burial in Highland cemetery. John Fields pioneer Lawton resident died Tuesday at Rt 1 in local hospital. Services 2 p m Friday at Letitia Baptist church burial Letitia cemetery. Fields born Franklin Mo Dec 8 1871 lived in area 15 years as sewing machine agent came to Lawton in 1901 and farmed there since. He married Mildred B Spry Dec 5 1894 at Glasgow Mo. She died February 1935. Survivors five sons Henry Pratt Kan Noble 1912 5 Sixth Howard G Elgin Emmett New Franklin Mo Ray Oklahoma City two daughters Mrs Bill Peterson Marlow and Mrs R W Vaughan Rt 1 two sisters Mrs Nettie Clemmons Granby Mo and Mrs Ida Chilton Prescott Ariz nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Becker Funeral homes in charge.
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First Presbyterian Church
Claude E. Worthen
Ash
J. Walter Browers
Methodist
Clayton Walder
Lon Unty
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Highland Cemetery
Lawton
Ewell Laty
William Cunningham
Bill Howard
James Rust
G. A. Hamra
Livya Aurel
Hecker Funeral Home
S. E. Jackson
Decatur
Jackson
Dormer
John Fields
Rt. 1
Letitia. Baptist
Letitia
Fields
Franklin
Mildred B. Spry
Glasgow
Henry
Pratt
Kan
Noble
Howard G
Elgin
Emmett
New Franklin
Ray
Oklahoma City
Bill Peterson
Marlow
R. W. Vaughan
Nettie Clemmons
Granby
Ida Chilton
Prescott
Ariz
Becker Funeral Homes
New York Pays Governor Most in 1957 Salaries
The highest paid governor is Averell Harriman of New York with $50,000 annually. New Jersey's Robert B. Meyers earns $30,000, five governors bring in $25,000, and North Dakota's John E. Davis receives $9,000. Figures are as of January 1, 1957.
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Albany
N. J
United States
Averell Harriman
New York
Robert B. Mey
New Jersey
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Illinois
James T. Blair, Jr
Missouri
William O'Neill
Ohio
George M
Pennsylvania
Iherscale
John E. Davis
North Dakota
Orval, Faubus
Arkansas
Rovert
Smylie
Idaho
George BD. Clydé
Utah
Bridge Traffic Reaches 100000 Daily On Bay Span
SAN FRANCISCO UP Traffic on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge is averaging near 100000 vehicles per day with a peak of 110661 on Aug 23. State Public Works figures show the six lane double decker bridge is straining under volume and a parallel crossing is being planned.
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San Francisco
Oakland Bay
Public Works Department
Oakland
Texans Help Science In Cultural Movement
In San Antonio a group known as the Argyle Club, about 400 members mainly in San Antonio, fund basic research through the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education. Members donate around 50 000 dollars while campaigns raise up to 150 000 dollars yearly to support scientific labs and facilities. Mrs C F Urschel provides matching funds for this effort as the club aims to retain leadership in basic research.
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San Antonio
wDr
Harold Vagborg
Southwest
Southwest’ Foundation
Dinancie
Farilies
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Family Finance
Lawton Constitution
Texa
Amer
Argyle
Westena F
C. F. Urschel
Atta
Rela Oa
Been
Sears
Caravan
Harmony
Harmony House
Everton
Acqua
Pe. Melmac
Searsa
Wilton
Gore Lawton
Oklahoma
A. L. Pollard
D Avenue
Worthen Tith Street
Harold M. Woods
Comeres
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