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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1947

Page

5

City Dads Act On Two Sewer And Water Projects

City council actions approve two small sewer and water works in Lawton and the Industrial addition with bids opened for 255 feet of sewer in the Industrial area and 1150 feet on 15th Street. A 100 bed county city hospital proposal moves forward with county adoption planned.

Lawton Heights Lawton County Board of Commissioners Lake Snawtanka Medicine Pact Charles Gallaher Water Department Harold Shore Joe Irwin D Avenue Cache Creek 15Th Street Taylor and Taft Lawton Construction Co Sherman Machine and Tron Works Oklahoma City Harry Poston Tawlon Milo Tague Dink Coombs

Vet Remembers Bonds and Wins 1400 Jackpot

Corpus Christi, Sept 3. A Corpus Christi man, soon unidentified, struck a $1400 payoff after a crowd of 3500 veterans milled around the banks to cash terminal leave bonds from World War I. He disappeared briefly then returned with bonds, explaining he recalled the bonds as he saw younger veterans being paid. The bonds matured in 1945 if used in WWI.

Corpus Christi Tex

Contending for Resident Consideration in Permit Zone

A resident group argues that the area’s zoning should merit greater scrutiny before a business permit is approved in the residential district. The dispute centers on potential impacts on community character and neighbor well being.

Tulsa Rations Water As City Supply Dwindles

Tulsa faces a water shortage as officials prepare to ban lawn sprinkling and ration water for only essential uses. Water Commissioner Braden warned supply could be exhausted by September 16 if dry weather continues, with street quaking and park watering halted to conserve.

Tulsa Okla C. E H. Braden

Competition Opens Tonight In Miss America Pageant

Atlantic City New Jersey September 3 Story reports the Miss American pageant opening with 54 contestants from 42 states and Canada. Contestants perform in talent gowns and swimsuits in initial preliminaries at mammoth Convention Hall as rounds continue over the next two days to determine the 1947 winner.

Atlantic City N. J Mammoth States Canada

Waurika Church Post Is Accepted By Virgil Trout

Virgil Trout a young Lawton minister accepts a call as minister of the Waurika Church of Christ and will report Sept. 15. He is a 147 honor graduate of Ormeron college and will continue studies at Abilene Christian College in Texas. He previously ministered at the India Homa Church of Christ and spoke at churches in Oklahoma City and Dallas area.

Virgil Trout Lawton Waurika Church of Christ Trout Ormeron College Worlenaan Extensien Athent Abllene Christian College Abilene Texas Cameron Indiahoma Church of Christ

Notable Tulsa graduate plans California motor trip

A Spartan School of Aeronautica graduate from Tulsa, now employed four years in The Constitution's circulation department, moves with Mrs. Trout to Waurika and contemplates a motor journey to California with a stop in Salt Lake City to visit a Church of Christ.

Spartan School of Aeronautica Tulsa Hna Baen Emolayvad Ah Lvel Aliparia Aa Constitution Waurika Trout California Salt Lake City Church of Christ

Brigham Young Auto Fire Burglar Insurance Ad

Classified notice offering auto and fire burglary insurance services for Brigham Young area clients. Mentions Kochler building contact via phone 838 with limited readable details.

Brigham’ Young Kochler

Resignation reshapes state representative race and legal society

A torn and incomplete OCR fragment hints at a resignation to pursue a state representative post. It references the National Founders or a junior entity connected to Anadarko Toriner and a legal society, but details and exact names remain unclear.

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