Rex Stout Dies At 88 Creator Of Nero Wolfe
Rex Stout, famed novelist and creator of Nero Wolfe, dies at his hillside Connecticut home aged 88 from natural causes. He authored 46 Wolfe adventures starting with Ferde Lance in 1934, selling over 45 million copies in 22 languages. Stout, a Quaker and anti fascist, supported World Government efforts and wartime radio programs while maintaining a focus on logical deduction in his detective fiction.
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Danbury, Conn
Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe
Wolfe
Ferde- Lance
Stout
FBI
Archie
League of Frightened Men
Crooks
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
Society For the Prevention of
Writers Board For World Government
Ford Plans Milwaukee Stop On Campaign Swing
President Ford will speak at a Republican fund raising dinner in Milwaukee at the Performing Arts Center on Thursday as part of a mid week campaign swing. He will also attend a GOP fundraiser in Los Angeles and a San Francisco luncheon after a two day California visit. He laid a wreath at Arlington Cemetery on Veterans Day to honor veterans.
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Washington
Ford
Milwaukee
White House
Performing Arts Center
California
Ron Nelsen
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Arlington Cemetery
Live Cattle Price Drops Slow Beef Costs while Pork Rises
A Department of Agriculture report shows beef prices eased slightly in early October, with an all-out average near $1.53 per pound, while pork prices rose above $1.58 per pound amid a broader rise in retail food costs. Hog prices fell from September highs, but pork still climbs. Roald Amundsen’s Northwest Passage voyage is noted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
Labor Department
Scott's House of Flowers Hosts Fall Winter Open House
Mike Scott invites Lawton shoppers to Scott's House of Flowers for the sixth annual Fall and Winter Open House on Sunday November 23 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The shop offers floral designs home decor and free delivery in Lawton and Fort Sill with staff ready to assist.
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Scott's
House of Flowers
Mike Scott
Scott’s
Mike
Scott
Lawton
Fort Sill
Linda Evans
Chris Best
Artistic Ornamental Iron Offers Fine Crafted Iron
The Gathers Howard and Mary own Artistic Ornamental Iron at 2102 Cache Road. They offer hand made wrought iron items including light fixtures railings and baker racks in a gift shop and display room. Howard heads manufacturing and Mary runs office and sales with custom security doors and sliding patio doors designed for homes.
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Cachera
Artistic Ornamental Iron Co
Cache Road
Howard
Mary Gather
Gathers
Iron Company
Bowman’s TV Offers Fast Reliable Service
Sam Bowman runs Bowman's TV at 1309 Gore with 1309 Gore address and 353 7756 and 248 3464. The shop provides day or night repair service for televisions stereos and tape recorders and carries Sylvania sets and Sharp Microwaves. The business emphasizes quick one day service and reconditioned sets and has five years of local experience.
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Sam Bowman
Bowman's TV
Bowman
DeVry Institute of Technology
Magnavox
Bowman’s TV
Gore
Lawton
Sam
Bowman's
Bowman’s
Sylvania
Ex-Sill Band Leader Joins Frontier Music
Owen Kirby former direc tor of the 77th Army Band at Fort Sill joins Frontier Music Co. to handle keyboard instruments and expand Kimball piano and organ sales. He will conduct Kimball Frontier demonstration booths citywide and oversee 50 Kimball models in stock. Frontier offers instrument lines from Conn to Mirafone and Fender to Epiphone plus rental purchase options.
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Owen Kirby
77Th Army Band
Fort Sill
Frontier Music Co
D Ave
Ken Hatch
Kirby
Kimball
Frontier
Hatch
Oklahoma
Karl Waldbauer
Graydon Fooshee
Conn
Getzen
Holton
Olds
Mirafone
Buffet
Leblanc
Artley
Armstrong
Gemeinhardt
Ludwig, Pearl
Rogers
Fender
Gibson
Ovation
Epiphone
Frontier Music
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Roald Amundsen
Norway
Northwest Passage
Garber’s
C Ave
Kelvinator
W. Gore
Ring and Brake Automotive Supply CO
W. Lee
Cliff Brady
Jessie Brown
Lawton Business Review
Yamaha Music School
Gather
Sill
Lealing
Ted’s
Kirkpatrick Seed & Pet Shop
Margie’s Poodle Parlor
B Ave
Ohio
Paragon Kiln Sales & Service
Wei
Okla
Dave
Rod & Gui
Spring Crest
Jetta’s
Howard Smith Ford Service Dept
M'Lady Beauty Salon
Deeya Counts Studio
Deeya
N. Sheridan
Faye Smith
Twilight Bungalow
Shasta
Skeeter Dunn
East Lee Blvd
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