Joe B. Watson Dead Former County Official
Joe B. Watson a former county official died at 76 after a long life in Oklahoma and Arkansas He homesteaded in Cox Store and later returned to Comanche county where he resided He was married to Cr vy an Elea nor Sullivan who died in 1954 He will be buried beside her in Letitia cemetery Services are planned at 236 p m in Becker Memorial chapel Rev J Walter Browers Jr officiating He was a Centenary Methodist member and IOOF member He is survived by two sons four daughters two sisters three brothers and nine grandchildren plus a nephew Ras Sullivan
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Rt. 1
Law- KC Grotery
Waldron
Ark
Letitia
Becker Memorial Chapel
J. Walter Browers Jr
Centenary Methodist Church
Watson
IOOF
L. S. Watson
Joe Damon Watson
Kinyon
Josephine Hoffer
Stillwater
Camilla Bilby
Bellflower
Calif
Ellen Wood
Watonga
Mary Gene Butler
Duncan
Tom Williams
Marlow
Ed Cox
Norman
Roscoe Watson
Anehiem
Dick Watson
Herrington
Kan
J. Damon Watson
Lawton
Watsons
E. D
Ras) Sullivan
Cityans Return From Capital With Acquisition Confidence
Milton Keating manager of the Chamber of Commerce and J. C. Kennedy have been in Washington the past week and return home Sunday Exall English chairman of the military affairs committee will return Tuesday. Confidence the land acquisition program Fort Lily will take place ten days before further conferences with the Defense and Interior Departments on transferring 10 700 acres of Wildlife Refuge to the military. Legislation for the transfer has been twice approved by Congress and twice signed by the President, Keating said.
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Milton Keating
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Kennedy
Washington, D. C
Exall English
Military Affairs Committee
Washington
Fort
Lili
Congress
Keating
Cold Winds Bring Chilly Weather to Oklahoma
Gusty north winds forecast to push temperatures about 20 degrees lower across Oklahoma Tuesday. A Canadian cold air mass from the Panhandle into central and northwest areas will bring colder conditions, with Lawton in the 60s and scattered showers in the east. Earlier forecasts warned of possible snow in the far north.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Lawton
Oklahoma City Prices and Market Report Fragment
Oklahoma City prices for wheat, broilers, hens, eggs, butterfat and pecans list multiple towns and ranges. Cattle and hog quotes from USDA markets in Oklahoma City, with receipts and price ranges for beef steers, heifers, cows, calves, hogs and sheep. Chicago butter prices noted with wholesale levels.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Hobart
Blackwell
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Frederick
Hennessey
Lawton
Broilers
Tulsa
F.O.B
Muskogee
Vinita
Watonga
Alva
Laverne
Elk City
Woodward
Pauls Valley
USDA
Blaze Damages Storage House In Pennsylvan ia Street
A small frame storage house at 1115 Pennsylvania owned by Willie Haywood was badly damaged by a 7 15 p m Sunday fire. Fire Chief Harris Hancock reported contents including couches and air conditioners were destroyed. Cause undetermined. children reportedly played with matches in the building.
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Harris Hancock
Willie Haywood
Pennsylvania
Halloween Rites and History Debated Throughout City
City plans extra police and Civil Defense help to curb tricks as Halloween celebrations continue. Merchants report steady soap sales but higher candy takings over the weekend. A historical survey traces Halloween’s origins to All Hallows Eve and Celtic Samhain. A separate report covers Miss Mills’ Geneva talks and her claims on brainwashing, the Korean War, and U S policy.
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Europe
Latin America
United States
Scotland
Ireland
Saman
Samhain
Freed Yank Describes Communist Imprisonment
Miss Mills, 35, daughter of Presbyterian missionaries, recounts her time in Communist custody from 1952 to 1953. She says ankle chains were used as punishment for a prior statement and that imprisonment led her to rethink her views of the new Chinese government.
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Miss Mills
China
Peiping
Gideon Society to Place Bibles in Ranch Motel Rooms
Lawton Gideon society will hold a short service at 5 30 p m today at the Ranch motel and will place 32 Bibles in each room, announced motel managers Mr and Mrs B H Huff.
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Lawton Gideon Society
B. H. Huff
Funeral Rites for Mrs J E Shelton Former Lawton Resident
Mrs J E Shelton longtime Lawton resident died Saturday in an Oklahoma City rest home after an extended illness. Born November 27 1877 in Selma Indiana she and husband ran Park Laundry in Lawton for 25 years. Survived by husband three daughters four sons a sister 23 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 pm in Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev H E Snodgrass officiating burial in Highland Cemetery.
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J. E. Shelton
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Selma
Ind
Sheltons
Park
Ed Porter
Morris Francis
San Antonio
Tex
Ruben Poteet
Cromwell
Okla
C. E. Shelton
Ft. Worth
Melvin D. Shelton
Texas City
W. L. Shelton
T. J. Shelton
Ollie Jackson
Levelland
Lawton Funeral Home
H. E. Snodgrass
Centenary Methodist Church
Highland Cemetery
Explosion compared to star energy, says National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society states that even a hydrogen bomb explosion is tiny beside the energy released by a exploding star, highlighting the vast scale of cosmic events.
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National Geographic Society
Woodward tied to slain wife case roils inquiry
Dist Atty Galotta questions key points in the Woodward case as investigators seek to know if Mrs. Woodward called out before firing or if fear and trigger happiness played a role. The probe also weighs whether a warning was given, if a shadowy figure could have been a family member, and why the 38 caliber gun was not used by the husband. Woodward rose to prominence in horse racing inheriting Belair stables in 1953 and was seen with his wife in coverage of the Nashua Swaps match race.
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Woodward
Belair Stud
Bowie
Four 4 H Clubs To Hold Meetings
Four 4 H clubs have meetings scheduled Tuesday with six others planning to meet later in the week. Miss Betty Brannon, assistant home demonstration agent, announced. Tuesday sessions include Chattanooga at 9 a.m. Scott p.m. Cache Senior at 3 p.m. Cade Senior at 3 p.m. Wednesday agendas list Fletcher Junior club 10 a.m. Senior 11 a.m. Medicine Park 1 30 p.m. Stony Point 3 p.m. Friday features Sterling Junior at 9 a.m. and Sterling Senior at 10 a.m.
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Betty Brannon
Chattanooga
Scott P
Cache
Cade
Fletcher
Medicine Park
Stony Point
Sterling
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M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
Oklahoma City Livestock
Chicago
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Avenue
Civil Defense Corps
Red China
Geneva
Roaches
Scorpions
Virgil Laird
Home Ee
D. Raibourn Pesster McCord
FOG Service
Otto Howard
Howard & Howard Insurance
Southwest
Harry
WIEST
S 33 Auto Service
Percy
Pinnell
Dist. Atty
Frank Gulotta
William III
James
Nashua
Andry
Supreme Twins
Supreme Electric Wardrier
Supreme Gas
Wardamatic
Investors Stock Fund
Investors Stock Fund, Inc
Investors Stock
Harold K. Bradford
Terry
Condrey
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
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