Yule Plans Mapped After Thanksgiving Festivities
Lawton merchants decorate for Christmas as the BPWC outlines downtown trim plans. Mrs. Margaret Day urges merchants to decorate windows while firemen string wire for lights. Four street corners receive permanent decorations and trees from the Optimist Club lot open Saturday at Cherry and Fort Sill Blvd.
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Lawton
Margaret Day
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Fourth Street
Optimist Club
Cherry and
Fort Sill Blvd
Day
Fourth
BPWC
Je Scruggs
Leta Smith
Viola Ferguson
Edith Baker
Oma Lee Gillespie
Ruth Stanard
Mary Pokorny
Lucille Neal
Elsie Kuchlin
Katharine Harper
McCarthy to Return to Senate After Hospital Stay
Senator McCarthy plans to attend the Senate session on Monday after leaving Bethesda Naval Medical Center following elbow treatment. Attorney Edward Williams said McCarthy would be back in Washington for the reconvened censure debate.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Senate
Edward B. Williams
Naval Medical Paso
Bethesda
Williams
Wisconsin Republican
C. L. Ferguson
Naval Medical Center
Sen. Knowland
California
R. W. Gifford
Capitol
Richard O’melia
New York City
Melia
Sen. Carthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy Leaves Hospital During Thanksgiving Break
Senator McCarthy, reportedly improving from an elbow injury, left Naval Medical Center for a brief Thanksgiving pause. Officials would not confirm whether he would attend Senate deliberations resuming Monday on censure charges.
Floods Hit Many Parts Of England
Torrential rains flood England as freak winds buffeted shipping. An 86 year old and an 89 year old woman died when a chimney and roof collapsed at an old peoples home during a television program. Several others were seriously injured. Devon roads flood as rivers burst banks after a heavy rainfall.
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London
England
Devon
Hospital News Items Dismissals and Births Noted
Kiowa captures discharge and newborn entries, listing births for November including a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Trotter at 712 Lee and multiple surgeries and medical discharges across local addresses such as 409 Lee 1323 Ferris 805 Lee and 2211 Baltimore Circle.
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Bill Trotter
Lee
John Fink
David Tague
Max Tague
Ferris
Margaret Bates
George Dutton
Cache
John F. Wicker
Oak
Alice Brogdon
Army
Elizabeth Harvey
James Harvey
Roosevelt
Karen Sue Roof
Floyd Roof
Summit
John Crawford
Frank Crawford
Andrews
Eugene Marburger
Edgar W. Marburger
Margaret Carolyn Marsh
Victor Marsh
Duncan
Kent Ross
Howard K. Ross
S. 13Th
Sandra Kay Parker
Nathaniel Parker
Garfield
Marc W. Hoffman
Willis Hoffman
Baltimore Circle
Sandra Kay Hoffman
Timore Circle
Orrin R
Lincoln
Ronnie Diffee
Alvon Diffee
Bell
Donnie Diffee
Steve C. Kelly
Sanford A. Perry
Medicine Park
Weldon Smith
Clyde Smith
Marlow
Jack Hefner
R. N. Hefner
Billy Dean Langfitt
Bill Langfitt
Charlotte Magill
Chester Magill
Euclid
Reminders for Veterans to File Benefit Information
Veterans and dependants receiving pensions or compensation must file annual income questionnaires within 30 days to avoid stopping checks. Non service pension limits are 1400 dollars for widows with no minor children and 2700 with minor children. Changes in marital status or dependants for service connected compensation require updated details. Call Zipen at 5221 or visit Room 111 county courthouse. service officer volunteers mornings through Saturday.
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Veterans
Cac Oe
Laieitehead American Legion Post No. 9
The
Veterans Administration
Zipen
Three Drivers Fined On Speeding Counts
Three men were fined during the weekend for speeding at night. Clifford Barbee of Marlow received 65 dollars and costs after a 90 mph arrest. Marten C. Pierce of Tyler Texas was fined 20 dollars and costs, and Thomas B. Rixleben of Oklahoma City drew 10 dollars plus costs. Peace Justice Marvin Cameron imposed Barbee’s higher fine.
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Peace
Clifford Barbee
Marlow
Marten C. Pierce
Tyler
Tex
Thomas B. Rixleben
Oklahma City
Marvin Cameron
Barbee
City Man Studies Law At Harvard
Gene Huff son of Mr and Mrs Jewett E Huff 1925 Oak enrolled in first year at Harvard University Law School as a scholarship student. He won a 1200 scholarship for first year based on a strict exam ranking in the top 2 2 percent of 35000 tested. Huff earned a BA in government from the University of Oklahoma and Phi Beta Kappa with dean's honor roll. He did ROTC at OU and attends Judge Advocate General meetings at Harvard. A Altus high school graduate, he lived in Altus until two years ago before moving to Lawton. His wife Ima Jean Collins of Altus works as a secretary at Harvard. They have one child, Paul Edward, one year old.
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Gene Huff
Jewett E. Huff
Oak
Harvard University Law School
Harvard
Huff
University of Okla
Altus High School
Lawton
Ima Jean Collins
Altus
Paul Edward
Brando Defends Engagement From Publicity Criticism
Marlon Brando returned to New York for a reunion with Josanne Mariani and angrily rejected claims his engagement is a publicity stunt. The 19 year old French fisherman's stepdaughter was not at the dock when he arrived, and Brando said he asked her not to attend to avoid public display of their relationship.
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New York
Marlon Brando
Eny
Josanne Mariani
France
Brando
United States
Josanne
Hoover Described as Hate Leader by Communist Radio
In Berlin the Communist radio described Herbert Hoover as one of the leading men in the hatred campaign against the Soviet Union after his arrival in West Berlin.
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Hoover
Berlin
Communist Radio
Herbert Hoover
West Bermain
Soviet Union
Laborer Injured On Building Job At Local Site
A 39 year old laborer from India named Eddie Boxberger employed by W C Shelton Construction Co was injured at about 7 am at the Lawton Constitution Press building site. He suffered facial and head lacerations and a broken rib when a bucket used to lift concrete swung loose and struck him. He was unconscious briefly but recovered and was in satisfactory condition at a local hospital with X rays to check for additional injuries.
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Indiahoma
Lawton Constitution
Eddie Boxberger
W. C. Shelton Construction Co
Boxberger
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