County Seeks 1956 Cotton Acreage Quotas in County
Cotton acreage allotments for the 1956 crop are being established for all eligible farms in Comanche County. Elbert Wolf says growers will be notified by mail of their farm allotment before the December 13 referendum on marketing quotas. The county has 13 985 acres to distribute amid a national allotment of about 17.39 million acres.
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Comanche County
Elbert Wolf
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Wolf
Four Seeked In Fort Sill Assault On Pvt Kendrick
Police hunt four men accused of attacking Private Leon Kendrick at the Old King Cafe on Fort Sill grounds shortly after midnight. Officers found Kendrick injured, an ambulance took him to Fort Sill Station hospital where he was treated and released. Witnesses say Kendrick and an Indian girl, identified as Faye Horse, caused a disturbance earlier. The cafe owner heard the melee and saw Kendrick dragged and the assailants flee in a car, partial license digits were obtained and investigated.
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Pvt
Leon Kendrick
Fort Sill
Old King Cafe
Kendrick
Fort Sill Station
Faye Horse
Masked gunmen rob Kentucky bank in daylight heist
In Marysville Kentucky two masked gunmen robbed Bank of Germantown Saturday taking about $10,000 after forcing three women employees into the vault. Officers reported the perpetrators fled in a light green stolen car. Cashier Genevieve Hitt said one robber announced a holdup and ordered everyone down.
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Marysville
Bank of Germantown
Genevieve Hitt
Local Marines Offer Flag Renewal by Burning Old Glories
MSgt Bill Schoolcraft at the Marine Recruiting office invites residents to bring worn flags to Room 318 in the Post Office building. Frayed banners will be privately burned and ashes scattered on local school grounds. Calling 5388 available for notify and arrange drop offs.
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American Calvary and Foot Troops
Navy
Marine Corps
Bill Schoolcraft
Sgt. Schoolcraft
Time Wearing Away For Tag Choice in Lawton Area
Lawtonians and county residents have a final chance to reserve a 1956 automobile tag number this week. Phil Gafford, local agent, says requests end December 1 with tags available only by then. About 1,000 reservations so far, far below last year’s pace.
Guard Fires On Car At Indiana Roadblock
National Guard sergeant fired twice at an old Buick with Kentucky plates that charged a barricade near New Castle Indiana. Three men were in the car as guardsmen dodged the hit, with negotiations continuing at the Chicago office of the Federal Mediation Service.
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New Castle
Ind
National Guard
John S. Anderson
Perfect Circle Corp
Anderson
Chicago
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Stamps Ozark Quartet Concert At IOOF Hall
The Stamps Ozark quartet performs at 7 30 p m Thursday in the IOOF hall. IOOF lodge No 71 sponsors the event with net proceeds to lodge activities and an orphans home. Admission 25 50 and 75 cents reported by Edgar Peak past noble grand.
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Stamps Ozark
IOOF
Edgar Peak
Noble Grand
Gertrude's Airplane Ride After Duncan Retreat
Gertrude the cat owned by Bruce and Pat O'Donnell enjoyed an unusual trip after a charity retreat. Lawtonian Cy Bell's transfer and storage crew shipped Gertrude in an air conditioned crate to Muskogee by Central Airline. The cat then rode back to Duncan before being flown again to Fort Worth and onward to Muskogee.
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Lawtonian
Cy Bell
Duncan
Gertrude
Muskogee
Angora
Carl Hughes
Gertie
Fort Worth
Tex
Bruce
Pat O’donnell
Fred O'Donnell
Ground Observer Corps Formed in Lawton Area
Civil Defense workers in Lawton form a Ground Observer Corps to begin operations by December 4 in time for Oklahoma City dedication ceremonies. Gov. Gary designates Ground Observer Week December 4 10, with a planned airlift from Amarillo to Oklahoma City to test observer readiness and report aircraft movements.
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Lawton
Oklahoma City
Air Defense Filter Center
C. R. Ellsworth
John Bostick
Comanche County
Raymond Gary
Ellsworth
Air Force
Amarillo
Tex
1300
N. Harvey
Maurice A. Marrs
Oklahoma Air National Guard
Robert L. Roseberry
Potter
Enid
Woodring Field
Elmer Fink
Grant County
P.m
Gary
Ground Observer Corps
United States
Frank M. Gaskey
Army
Civil Defense
Fort Sill
Johnson Elected OAPEA President
Norman, Oklahoma Dave Johnson editor of the Nowata Daily Star was elected president of the Oklahoma Associated Press Editorial Association at the fall meeting held at the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism. He succeeds A. J. Strauss with Ben Berger named vice president. The group will meet in Sequoyah State Park for its spring session hosted by the Muskogee Phoenix and Times Democrat.
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Ben Berger
The
Daily Oklahoman Times
Oklahoma City
Sequoyah State Park
Muskogee
Phoenix
Times Democrat
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Great Lakes Region
New England
Pacific
U.S
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic States
Kentucky Bank
Gafford
Office
Indiana
Stamps Ozark Quartet
R. M. Dodson
OM “Lawton
F.D.I.C
Lawton, Oklahoma
South Side
Railroad and
Lee Street
S.mith
JOE & Roy
Rold D. Johnson
Observer Post
J. S. Palmer
St. Francis
Clinton-Sherman Airport
Burns Flat
Clarence A. Overstreet
Sentinel
B. C. Meadows
Post
L. C. Harrison
Municipal
Ellsworth and
Bostick
J. D. Jones
Tillman County
Pittsburgh Paints
Cache Road
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Service
Koehler
Floyd Campbell
Mgr
Donc Aes AB
Johnson
OAPEA
Motorola
Ava
Hiway North
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