Halloween Art Contest Opens At City Carnival Night
The Elks sponsor their second annual Halloween picture contest in cooperation with the downtown carnival. Prizes of 15, 10 and 5 will go to top entries judged at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Entries must secure owner permission for windows. contact Elks at 1154. The event aims to curb vandalism and is part of a larger carnival program sponsored by the Woman's Forum with treats, costumes, a dance, and pageant activities from 7:30 to 11 p.m.
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Elka Club
Reece L. Muswell
Elks
Civic
Helzes Olfured
Lawton
Woman's Forum
Tle
Fort Sill USO clubs' wartime service carried on
The article recalls Lawton Fort Sill USO clubs and their wartime roles from 1929 onward. It notes the 1940s expansion with six clubs including Fourth and B and negro, Salvation Army USO, YWCA, and INWCCS USO, offering recreation, nurseries, games, dances, travels aid, and hospital programs. It also covers postwar plans to transfer operation to the National Defense Department while local funds sustain the center through a municipal recreation program.
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D. Steed
Federal Works Agency
Bureau of Community Facilities
Fort Worth
National Defense Department
FWA
Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill Boldiers
C. Rule Lodge
Snow
Oarke
Oerke
USO
Salvation Army-Uso
Ywca Club
Inwccs-Uso
Uso-Travelersa Aid
Field Artillery Schoo
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Ulitlesa
USC
Army Hospital
Fort Bill
Lewton
Corke
Lawton Attorneys Praised For Reporting Tax Cases
Orlando McClendon auditor for the Inheritance estate and gift division of the Oklahoma tax commission commends Lawton attorneys for prompt reporting of due taxes during probate case audits in county court. He notes most inheritance reports are filed promptly and the audit is expected to finish this week.
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Orlando McClendon
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Lawton
Markets Summary From Provo To New York Financial Flows
Provo markets list various egg prices and poultry values with mixed figures. Chicago butter, Oklahoma City livestock and wheat ranges appear with top prices noted. New York cotton futures slide, while closing stock prices show mixed gains and losses across major firms and industries.
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Chicago
New York
Futurea
Paris mob dispersed as police break up Compuniat led rally
Bulletin dispatches report 15 000 demonstrators in Paris protesting a rightist meeting. In Guayramerim near the Brazil border authorities say a Communist uprising was put down by police forces.
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Bulletins
PANIS
Paris
WA Paz
Wallaby
Interior Ministry
Guaysramerim
Brazil
Rotarians Plan Oklahoma Grid Day at Norman
Rotarians and their Anns will travel Saturday to Norman to see the Oklahoma Sooners homecoming game. Notable names include Everett Glen Glyde Shelton Harold Redding Robert Selley A B Hambrick Lennie Leard Earl Ethel Carl Bergman Wyatt Hendrick John Sehott Frank Dauph Walter Wolverton Bill Muiwon G Jennary, with state director Ross Scurlock present and Pete Becker as program chairman.
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Lawton Rotarians
Anns
Norman
University of Oklahoma
Heime
Honey Ford
Everett Glen
Glyde Shelton
Harold Redding
Robert Selley
A. B. Hambrick
Lennie Leard
Earl Ethel
Carl Bergman
Wyatt Hendrick
John Sehott
Frank Dauph
Walter Wolverton
Bill Muiwon
G. Jennary Tenden Hillington
State
Vaational Rehabilitation Service
Ross Scurlock
Two Scout Units List Enrollments
Two Comanche district Boy Scout troops announced new members James L. Keegan said Melvin Baell joins Troop 42 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church Ben Hobbs and Arnold Lee McCarty join Steeling’s Troop B1 under Scoutmaster Tie Williams all county scouts will be recognized next month in fall membership roundup ceremonies
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AdkMhi
James L. Keegan
Melvin Baell
First Presbyterian Church
Ben Hobbs
Arnold Lee McCarty
Steeling
Tie Wiliams
Births at Angus Hospital and Horner home births
Angus Hospital reports a 6 lb 15 oz daughter born to Mr and Mrs Bill Whitten at 3 p m on Monday. Mr and Mrs A M Horner welcome a 7 lb 12 oz daughter at 11 45 a m today at 1301 I. A city council resignation by Lodty takes effect immediately as he plans to move east.
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Angus Hospital
Bill Whitten
A. M. Horner
Qoustodian
Lodty
Rat Eradication Drive Scheduled in State
Gov Roy J Turner backs a rat eradication program as part of Oklahoma food conservation efforts. Youth groups from clubs engage in campaigns while supporters joke about police and robber motifs as part of the drive.
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Orglalloma Ciyv
APT
Vty Yin Gti Keeles
Personal notices from Lawton area public records
Indefinite visit by Ancareg Vino and TL Cherry to son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs E L Brasseux in New Orleans accompanied by Mea Mal Koeller and Mira Grace Flare spent two days with the family. Hospital entries list several patients and operations at Southwestern and Angus hospitals. Tonanjestomy, tonsillectomy, and major surgery noted. Lt Ira H Potter Jr posted 15 bond for speeding.
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E. L. Brasseux
New Orleans
Mea
Mal Koeller
Mira Grace Flare
Natemain
Three Injured In Auto Collision Near Lee Street
Three persons suffered minor injuries in an early morning auto collision at the Lee Street intersection around 2:30 a.m. Doyle Barker age 17 from Cameron Cecil Larah 17 of Chattanooga and a third occupant were treated at Southwestern hospital and released. Barker had leg and mouth lacerations Larah suffered cuts on legs hands head and forehead. The other driver was Burler. Police said the crash occurred when Sergeant Hutchins attempted a left turn at the intersection and collided with the other vehicle.
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Lee
Doyle Barker
Cameron
Cecil Larah
W.c.larah
Chattanooga
Southwestern Hospital
Barker
Soath Ordnange
Hutchins
Burler
Towns Rally to Aid Fire Sufferers After Tornado
Red Cross officials rotated in to coordinate recovery efforts as Osage area homes and hundreds of Woodward structures damaged in April tornadoes receive aid. Firefighters from Viel, Selling, Mooreland, Waynoka, and Buffalo joined crews, with further assistance from Clinton, Enid, Alva, and Fairview.
Witnesses Debate Confinement Charge At Hearing Scene
Witnesses clash at a congressional hearing as questions about whether scriptwriter Dalton Trumbo is a Communist are left unanswered. boos and applause erupt among attendees including Bogart Jones Bacall while Committee Chairman J Parnell Thomas cautions the crowd against demonstrations. The contempt charge is approved unanimously by the committee.
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Humphrey Bogart
Jennifer Jones
Lauren Bacall
J. Parnelt Thomas
N. J
Trumbo
Screen Writers Guild
Membuya Proroni
Thamnea
Richard Vial and John McDowell measure approved for full committee
A proposal involving Richard Vial and John McDowell requires approval by the full committee and the house before any action can begin. The plan could move forward after formal endorsement and scheduling, with potential implications for the proceeding timeline.
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Richard Vial
John McDowell
Churchill Attacks Labor Plans on State Control
Churchill argued that state planning and control cannot match free enterprise personal initiative and competitive selection. He condemned the Labour government's legislative programs as stifling productivity and individual effort.
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Chnurchill
Solon Reveals War Outlook and Censorship Claim
Solon reports that Bennett alleges global conflict could engulf the world while criticizing American military censorship for masking serious news from the public about Trieste. The army declined to comment on Bennett's assertions.
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Trieste
Bennett
General Clay Seeks Retirement Next Year in Georgia
Berlin Oct 28 General Lucius D Clay American military governor in Germany announced he had asked the army to retire him in 1948 so he could quit army and public life and go cadishing in Georgia He said he would remain in his post as military governor for a substantial length of time and that retirement was not imminent despite the request
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Berlin
Lucius D.” Clay
Germany
Georgia
Iin
Clay
Agreement Terms Detail Sliding Scale for Gross Revenues
The document notes an ongoing agreement continuation from page one. It mentions a sliding scale that will increase the rate according to the amount of gross collections, as stated by an official.
Lawton Fort Sill Bus Contract Details Revealed
A three year contract ended last month sets the bus firm to receive a percentage of gross income from city transportation. The deal guarantees 1 percent of one third of revenue from the Lawton Fort Sill route and blocks any fare hike while grow income tax is reduced. The agreement was reviewed by a special council committee led by Milo Teaue.
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Cials
Grogancan
Gity Transportation
Lawton-Fort Sit
Lawton
Milo Teaue
Food Committee Progress in Grain Saving Campaign
Washington October 28 voters watch the citizens food committee report it is about 95 percent toward President Truman’s goal to save 100000000 bushels of grain for winter relief in Europe. Industry production may add 35000000 bushels in 90 days, with the remainder from public self denial and farm grain saved for livestock. Chairman Charlie Luckemann will meet soon with tobacco packing representatives to seek another industry source.
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Washington
Citizens Food Committee
Truman
Europa
Prodyca
Omer
Charlie Luckemann
Mont
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