Ten Dollar Fine Becomes Thirty One Dollar Benefit
In Edmond Oklahoma a Deer Creek School District group selling cakes door to door in Nichols Hills was fined ten dollars for peddling. The fine was repaid by a Nichols Hills resident and a magician helped at the carnival. A hat collected thirty dollars and ninety five cents to cover inconveniences.
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Edmond
Okla
Deer Creek
Here
Nichols Hills
Oklahoma City
Alvin Lawson
Tulsa Recall Petition Short by 2000 Signatures
A Tulsa group seeking to recall Mayor L. Clark and city officials reports the petition is short about 2000 names. Citizens Fair Tax League president George W. Wyatt says they will gather enough signatures within 10 days to force a recall election alongside a November bond issue vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
George W. Wyatt
Citizens Fair Tax League
L. €. Clark
Tax League
Elizabeth Stowell Anderson
City Commission
Anderson
Wyatt
Clark
Trip Continues Four Group Tour Of Oklahoma Businessmen
A 1955 economic development tour from Lawton will split into four groups after St. Louis, visiting 2,300 firms in over 40 cities to seek new Oklahoma branch plants. Participants include Dennis Boothe Hobart Sam Blackburn and others from Ardmore Anadarko Sayre and Frederick Kidd will file daily UP reports. Governor Gary chairs the effort and J E Daley of Tulsa is tour manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Newark
Sooners
St. Louis
New England
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
North
Middle West
Oklahoma Development Council
New Oklahoma Economic Development Commission
Raymond Gary
Gary
J. E. Daley
Tulsa
East
Philadelphia
N.J
Clevland
Ohio
Boston
Mass
Oklahoma City
Lawton
NLRB Upholds AFL Bargaining Election Loss
The National Labor Relations Board refused to set aside the June 6 bargaining election at Robberson Steel Co. in Oklahoma City. The AFL Ironworkers lost 213 to 145, with the board ruling no NLRB violations altered the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
Robberson Steel Co
Oklahoma City
NLRB
Royal romance tests church stance on Margaret Townsend wedding
Reports say a Tuesday and a Thursday meeting plus party talks weigh Margaret and Townsend wedding implications. Some expect Parliament to act on renouncing succession if engagement proceeds, amid Archbishop Fisher’s stance on remarriage and church limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret-Townsend Weeting
Margaret
Geoffrey Fisher
Church of England
Townsend
Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Printers Hold Conference Meeting With State and Local Officers
The tour included Chandler, Cliff Gramling, J. R. Earls, Ella Baldridge and Homer Ray as guests in the conference room. State officers listed are Marshall president James Gentry Lawton vice president and John Gosford secretary, with local union officers Witherspoon president Bob Foster vice president and Chandler secretary treasurer. Special visitors from Dallas Fort Worth and Wichita Falls are expected to attend. Early Saturday afternoon arrivals included Moore I W Garrett Tulsa independent trustee candidate Union Printers Home and DeForrest Roberts Newspaper Printing Corp Tulsa and Mrs Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant
Chandler
Cliff Gramling
J. R. Earls
Ella Baldridge
Homer Ray
Lloyd Eicholz
Marshall
James Gentry
Lawton
John Gosford
Bethany
Witherspoon
Bob Foster
Dallas, Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Tex
Moore
I. W. Garrett
Tulsa
Trustee
Union Printers Home
DeForrest Roberts
Newspaper Printing Corp
Groseclose Civil Engineer and Contractor Dies
Groseclose began as a civil engineer and moved into contracting. Survived by mother Mrs. M. C. Groseclose of Waurika, three brothers Elgin in Washington DC Frank in Texarkana and Herman in Oklahoma City, a sister Esther Damm of St. Louis, and other relatives. Services set for 4 p.m. Tuesday at Waurika Methodist Church with Rev. Earl Burris and Rev. J. O. Whitworth officiating. Burial in Waurika Cemetery. Worley Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Groseclose
Waurika
Elgin
Washington, D. C
Frank
Texarkana
Tex
Herman
Oklahoma City
Esther Damm
St. Louis
Waurika Methodist Church
Earl Burris
J. O. Whitworth
Waurika Cemetery
Worley
Phillips In Good Condition After Undergoing Surgery
ADA Okla Oct 15 James Phillips publisher of Holdenville Daily News and chairman of the Pardon and Parole Board is reported in good condition after surgery. He suffered a virus infection aggravated by anemia and a gall bladder infection as hospital attendants stated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Tom R. Phillips
The
Pardon and Parole Board
Phillips
Holdenville Daily News
Andrews resigns as IRS commissioner after restructuring
In Washington, Andrew says he leaves the Internal Revenue Service after more than two years to complete his task of restoring its prestige. President Eisenhower reportedly accepted the resignation. Treasury Secretary Humphrey traveled from Washington and planned to discuss a successor after visiting Fitzsimons Army hospital.
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Andrews
Washington
Tax Post
Internal Revenue Service
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Fitzsimons Army) Hospital
Richmond, Va
Istanbul
International Bank and Monetary Fund
T. Coleman Andrews
Internal Revenue
Race pe ers this year for 200 boys event details
Race peers this year are for 200 boys, L. R. Tex McCoy district ex ecutive has estimated. Officials for the race include John Storng pushmobile director C. H. Passons scorekeeper Henry Walker assisted by Percy Givens and Dan Butler starters Henry Sabine Coy Watson J. K. Jennings and Bill Edwards judges and Len Morton master of ceremonies. Also Dr O L Parsons first aid and Wayne Whiting registration. Physical arrangements for the event will be handled by the camping activity committee headed by D A Givens. The public address system equipment will be furnished by Roy Maynard. Southwestern Bell Telephone company Lawton branch will provide communications.
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L. R
Tex’’ McCoy
John Storng
C. H. Passons
Henry Walker
Percy Givens
Dan Butler
Henry Sabine
Coy Watson
J. K. Jennings
Bill Edwards
Len Morton
O. L. Parsons
Wayne Whiting
D. A. Givens
Roy Maynard
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Lawton Branch
Budget drive sets 1955-56 goal at 96314 dollars
The United Fund board approved a 1955-56 overall budget goal of 96314 dollars, up 12212 from last year, with George Dent as president. A campaign cabinet leads the drive, including Charley Wade and Ray Babbitt, and new solicitation methods target firms and individuals. Red feather neckties will be awarded to workers who meet their quotas at a pre campaign coffee on October 19 at the Hotel Lawtonian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teer
Lawson-Fort Sill
United Fund
George Dent
Charley Wade
Ray Babbitt
Paul Harris
O. B. Lord
George Page
Elmer Bauman
Lawtonian
Conventions Gather for Oklahoma Credit Groups
Registration opens at 9 a m Saturday in the Hotel Lawtonian for a two day convention by the Credit Women's Breakfast Clubs of Oklahoma and Associated Credit Bureaus of Oklahoma. About 300 delegates are expected with Chester A Lauck among speakers and officers to be elected Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Retail Credit Association
Credit Bureaus of America
Lawtonian
B. K. Fowler
CWBC
Chester A. Lauck
Continental Oil Co
Houston
Tex
Lum
Chickasha
Hart Stokes
Oklahoma City
Anne Westphal
Enid
Don Bixler
Tulsa
Leon Willis
Associated Credit Bureaus of Oklahoma
Collection Service Division
Oldest United States coal mine located in Lansford Pa
The oldest operating coal mine in the United States is an anthracite mine in Lansford Pennsylvania that began operations in 1792.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lansford
Three Die In Nitro Blast At Ardmore Well Site
The Ardmore blast killed Calvin Huffaker son in law of the well owner Don Lamb and injured Kenneth Jackson T W Rosenthal W J McCaw E F Marshall and Jesse Fore. Sullivan Torpedo Co Oklahoma City manager veteran with crew from Oklahoma City. Duke Anderson partner en route to Wilson missing. Second blast five seconds later. drill rig collapsed and two five foot craters formed. Jackson in critical condition taken to Ardmore hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Huffaker
Don Lamb
Kenneth Jackson
T. W. Rosenthal
W. J. McCaw
E. F. Marshall
Jesse Fore
Sullivan
Oklahoma City
Sullivan Torpedo Co
Duke Anderson
Wilson
Ardmore
Jackson
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Duncan,a
Eisenhower receives wide greetings as he nears recovery
President Eisenhower, praised by Hagerty for improving signs, receives hundreds of letters and 3,000 telegrams since his heart attack. He spends time on a terrace, has a lunch with Secretary Humphrey, and eyes a possible three-week hospital checkout. Humphrey discusses balanced budgets and future tax plans, reiterates his support for the President as the sole candidate, and notes prosperity worldwide amid Andrews’ resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Hagerty
National Symphony Orchestra Association
Washington
Prisoner Seeks Death By Cutting Throat In Jail
A 29 year old inmate at Lawton jail, W S York of Lubbock Texas, cut his throat with a razor blade shortly before 11 p m Saturday. Fellow prisoners found him bleeding at the neck and officers sent him to Southwestern hospital. York, jailed Oct 11 on public drunkenness charges, had been employed as a janitor around the police department to gain early release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
W. S. York
Lubbock
Tex
Southwestern Hospital
York
Fast-drinking gunman robs bar in Detroit
Police seek a quick gunman who walked into a crowded Detroit bar on Friday, ordered three beers, drank two, pulled a pistol and robbed the bartender of 2000 dollars, then downed the last beer, called it lousy, and fled through the back door, leaving patrons stunned.
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Detroit
Trials Set in Bootlegging and Local Crimes in Lawton
A docket crowded with murder and armed robbery cases opens the week with jurors to be chosen Tuesday. Oklahoma City bootlegger Chambless faces Oct. 20 trial with Potts Jr. as key witness, while former officer Beasley retried after appellate reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
Orville Lindsay Chambless
Oklahoma City
Albion Henry Potts Jr
Potts
Chambiers
Charles Ozman
Ozman
Chambless
Dave Tant
Lawton
John Tyree
Lawton City
Ira Q. Beasley
City
Criminal Court of Appeals
Beasley
Lawton View
Guy Kleeman
Ricky Tamburo
Tamburo
Medicine Park
Paul Glass
Glass
W. J. Lamb
Harlan Hall
Hatfield Named Publicity Aide For Planning Board
Oklahoma City newsman Leon Hatfield was appointed assistant public relations man for the state Planning and Resources Board. He will work under Jeff D. Griffin, starting Monday, replacing John McWilliams, editor of a planned state sponsored magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Leon Hatfield
Midwest City
State Planning and Resources Board
Hatfield
Jeff D. Griffin
John McWilliams
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Ike
Bulletin
C. M. Pike
Koehler
Lawton Constitution Press
Jack Shaw
Arnau
Toby Morris
Onita Bonner
Betty Richard
Earl Pettaway
Landers
Horace Stevenson Jr
Pettaway
Albert Eugene Walker
Walker
First Baptist Church
Planning Board
Moone
A. & B, Drug Company
M& D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pillard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Pho
D‘avenue
480
C Avenue
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