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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1946
Page
2
Lawton junior chamber of commerce plans Navy Day observance with guest speaker from the navy. The program features Lt Conde and Navy Nurse corps members as honored participants in a Sunday ceremony.
A church announces a Monday banquet to honor veterans. About 65 men are invited to attend the social hour and informal program hosted by the church and its women’s auxiliary, with meals to be prepared for the guest list.
Lawton friends report 1st Sgt. Clement L. Zapata, formerly with the 18th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, serving in the Caracas area during the war effort. The veteran, who joined in September, is listed with a Texas home in Lawton and has ties to Panama and Normandy campaigns.
A transcription lists October 19 1946 radio offerings across ABC and affiliates. Entries include Hudson Martin Agronsky Wake Up and Smile Milt Herth Trio Social Security program Elizabeth Woodward Teen Age Time and Veterans Administration programs. Also noted are organ performances Charlie Spivak Serenade and a Treasury Salute with a 2:00 PM to 6:02 PM schedule window.
Oklahoma City livestock and Chicago butter open with price moves for cattle hogs and lambs. Cotton futures eased while New York stocks closed mixed with industry names and values across multiple sectors.
Mrs Wilbur Garvin and Mrs O O Gelvin visit Durant to see daughters at college. Landol gets permit to build a garage at 614 E Bull Gaylor. Nash Finch rep spends Sunday in Cement with parents. Elizabeth Boyd, OCW Chickasha, had appendectomy at Southwestern hospital. Earl Boyd at A and M Stillwater returns home due to illness. Kirkham returns from Pawhuska after attending Oklahoma conference of Methodist churches as lay rep from First Methodist.
The Comanche county schoolmasters club will meet Monday at 4:30 p.m. after a luncheon at Old South Cafeteria. The business meeting follows in the office of Clarente Scott, county superintendent. Finyd Hubbard of Sterling is group president.
AOGUS HOSPITAL reports births for Mrs. W N Burk at 008 am a 6 pound 12 ounce son. Mr and Mrs Thomas Gainey welcome a 7 pound 106 ounce daughter at 7 23 pm Thursday. Mr and Mrs Robert O Reilly announce an 11 pound 6 ounce son born Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Harry C. Payne of 726 No. 16th remains in satisfactory condition at home after a major operation on Sept. 16 at St. Anthonys hospital in Oklahoma City. Mrs. L. EB. Day and infant son have returned home from Angus hospital. Miss Mamie Rikard of Indianapolis is visiting Mrs. Nelle Peard and Mrs. George Hulbert in Oklahoma City.
Senator Elmer Thomas who attended the Copenhagen food conference and Muenster sentencing of war criminals will broadcast a statewide talk from 8 30 to 10 p m on December 22 over KOMA Oklahoma City with KFWT Wichita Falls and KTUL Tulsa carrying the speech.
Louie V. Sumrall of Layton faces first degree manslaughter charges in the Stella Mae Nolan death. He pleaded guilty to second degree manslaughter, but the county attorney seeks the first degree conviction. Dist. Judge Cham Jones of Duncan postponed today's hearing to November 7.
Nine representatives from Lawton and Fort Sill will travel to Durant for the annual fall wreck of Durant Voltures. The event is set for Saturday and Sunday, with local organizers confirming attendance and listing attendees including Mc Garber, Raymond Wells, Dr. C. S. Hich Yoann, Joseph Zipen, and others.
Records indicate a delay in rushing animals across the border with Mexican shipments to the US delayed by one to three weeks. A yearly quota of 509,009 Mexican bead cattle is set, while imports were suspended last June pending an investigation into hoof and mouth disease.
The article notes uncertainty about how many volunteers will be discharged before March 15 when the Selective Service Act expires. It cites large numbers enlisting under one year and 12 month options and mentions some may re-enlist. Officials say they simply follow the army’s bidding.
National Guard payroll is projected to exceed twenty thousand dollars annually as plans to secure a National Guard armory unfold. Mr. Kitchens commends the Board of Education for space cooperation. Rev. Young urges the BPW to “Let’s Work Together for Better Communities,” praising ongoing BPW efforts and outlining stages a city undergoes from pioneer to settled, culminating in continued development.
Rev. Young argues development relies on community thinking and unity. He says Lawson must sharedly build its future, not leave it to authorities, and that a city's fate reflects its citizens' vision and cooperative action.
Government pursues settlement as over 860 ships idle in nation's ports. Negotiations in New York between operators and the masters, mates and pilots union AFL, and the marine engineers CIO have not resumed with representatives saying they have not been contacted.
The article notes that the entire OPA staff of 34 000 and its functions should be slashed before lawmakers reconvene in January. It references ongoing discussions on wage controls and related programs including rent and a duality program.
Delegates from both nations describe a demand by the justice department as issued under threat of penalty for noncompliance. Vavnov recalls past wishes of US officials and the American public to strengthen cultural ties between the countries. He and the Soviet embassy agree, noting gratitude to hosts and organizations involved in their stay in the United States.
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