City Council Votes Paving District Plan and Budget
City council moved to create a paving district including E avenue in the business district, approved the 1947-48 general fund budget of 317,571, and weighed a Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co proposal to lower annual assessments. Opposition and a 6 to 2 vote split concerned district route implications and petition initiation.
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E Avenue
General Fund
Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Company
Lo Cereale Arrow
Milo Tague
Paul Carlaway
Joe Irwin
Julius Johnston
Busineasuren
Tague
C. W. Simpson
Charles Bledsoe
Lawton-Fort Sill Run Co
Lawton Company
Bledsoe
City Transportation
Lawton-to- Fort Sill
Walters Fair To Open Tomorrow
Walters Oklahoma Sept 10 The ninth annual Cotton county fire fair opens Thursday at the fair grounds west of the city. Deadline for entries except livestock is Thursday noon with livestock lineup at 8 p m Thursday. Judging starts Friday morning and runs through Saturday morning. The Walters unit of the National Guard will have a recruiting booth. Judges listed include William Beck Hubert Lasaler and Miss Louise Perkinson with county agents Cael Neuron and Helen Jaggers.
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Walters
Cotton County
Guy Benge
Waltere
National Guard
Cael Neuron
Helen K. Jaggers
William 3. Beck
Hubert Lasaler
Louise Perkinson
Weather at Fort Sill Showers of Heat and Duty
Fort Sill weather office reports scorcher conditions with temperatures around 106 degrees on the tarmac and a cooler 75 in the air conditioned station. Weather officer CWO William Stricker notes sympathy for locals while detailing the technical setup and a new facsimile transmitter for weather maps and distant condition checks.
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Air Training Department of
Fort Sill
CWO
William J. Stricker
Inquirer
Placiall
Cwo Stricker
Oklahoma
Stricker
Rain Drenches Lawton Area Crippling drought relented with downpour
Southwestern Oklahoma received beneficial rain as Lawton noted 1.69 inches at the U S Field Station north of the city. Heavy totals occurred across the region with Chattanooga and Grandfield reporting over an inch and fires near Wichita Mountains quelled by downpour. Farmers welcomed moisture for fall plowing and the 1948 wheat crop. Lightning sparked prairie fires but rain aided firefighting efforts and reduced damage to 300 acres across Wayne Rowe and Clay Miller ranches.
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Oklahoma
Chattanooga
Lawton
Grandfield
Red River
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wayne Rowe
Clay Miller
Mr. Millar
Jack Howenatine
Mr. Rowe
Craterville Park
Refuge
Colle
Gore and wife improving after New Mexico crash
RUSSELL, N M Sept 10 AP former Oklahoma U S Senator Thomas P Gore and his wife were injured in an automobile accident near here yesterday as they traveled to Hobbs New Mexico Mrs Gore sustained a broken leg and back injuries while Gore was bruised health authorities reported they were leaving Lodi
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Ruswell
N. M
Oklahoma
U. 5
Thomas P. Gore
Mrx. Gore
Here
Gore
Inclind
Hobbs
Nlm
Interstate Commerce rules freight rate hearing delay
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission orders an immediate freight rate change will await public hearings from opposed shippers before taking action. Separate item notes Agriculture Department estimates for 1936 weather impact on corn and wheat crops with production forecasts and historical comparisons.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Agriculture Department
Cable Wins In Council Battle In Police Chief Clash
Police Chief Cable won support for his plan to dismiss officer Wallace after a council vote. Council blocs fought over whether to defer to the police committee or back the chief, with substitute motions approved and Wallace kept on payroll pending further action.
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Cable
Tau Cable
Ity Council
Mot Worts Ely
Caucil
Neex
Dink Combs
Juluus Johnston
Paul Calaway
Earl Fox
George Hutchins
Rell
Milo Tague
Vetevan
Wallace
Harold Shore
Johnston
Calaway
Coombs
Andy Crouky
Three Girls Town Inmates Recaptured After Escape
Inmates Betty Tosse Lawson Martha Milsup and Shirley Barnhil escaped from Girls Town in Vecumseh Oklahoma, but were recaptured and returned within an hour. Superintendent Mrs Fullerton said the youths ranged from seven to seventeen years old. State Board of Affairs chairman W Tugac Bargman spoke at Oklahoma City.
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Vecumseh
Olja
Wiealy
Girls Town
Mr. Fullerton
W. Tugac Bargman
State Board of Affairs
Seld
Oklahoma City
Dairymen Demand Higher Milk Prices From Processors
Comanche County Dairy Association members presented a $5.25 per hundred demand to local processors as dairy prices rise. Spokesman BE Rast Sullivan noted past absorbtion of spring 19 to 17 cent retail cuts and warned of possible cooperative action if terms aren’t met. Dairies cited production costs and losses, with records from July showing low margins. Possible cooperative formation discussed as an alternative, with a price correction expected within one to two years.
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Comanche County Dairy Association
BE. D.rast Sullivan
Oklahoma
Recordad
Oan
Roy Windle
Fletcher Derryman
Lyman John
Association
Lawton Chamber Forum Hosts School Leaders and Boy Scouts
Cameron College president Vernon Owell and Lawton schools superintendent John Shoemaker will report on their institutions at a Lawton Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Bob Dougherty will discuss Boys Nation. Skyway No 1 plans were explored by attendees including Millan Keating.
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Vernon Owell
Cameron College
John Shoe~maker
Lawton
Ube Reg
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber Mbers
Boys’ Nation
Bob Dougherty
Chamber Deligate
Truman Indicted By King Neptune Crossing the Equator onboard USS Missouri
A spoof dispatch reports King Neptune indicting President Truman and his White House party aboard the USS Missouri. The mythical ruler orders a regal crossing rite with a dunking tank amidships as newsmen deliver Neptune's messages accusing Truman of hiding polliwogs aboard and labeling his family as part of the scandal.
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Missouri
Truman
White House
Davy Jones
Neptunny Rex
Neptune
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
United States Urges Britain Over Exodus Jews
Secretary of State Marshall disclosed the United States urged Britain to reconsider its decision to send the 4400 Exodus Jews back to Germany. He cited American disapproval of turning back three shiploads seeking to enter Palestine, noting Hamburg disembarkation and fears of adverse outcomes. Marshall said a French offer of admission remained open and urged action by the UN Security Council to halt British actions. The American Jewish Labor Council urged prompt UN intervention.
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Taste
Marshall
United States
Germany
U. S
Palestine
Hamburg
State Department weighs Europe aid and a possible special session
Secretary of State Marshall indicated Europe will need temporary aid this year and a special congressional session may be required to authorize it. He expects to have adequate data by late October to chart action and noted Britain may need U S support for occupation costs in Germany.
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Washington
London
United States
Britain
Germany
Marshall
State Department
Europe
Truman
Ha Taard
Coe
Marshall Asid
Seavier
Citain
Germay
Gandhi Pleads For Peace In Delhi Refugee Crisis
Gandhi walked among hate inflamed refugees in Delhi delivering a plea for peace. The Hindu spiritual leader, weakened by a Calcutta fast, visited refugee camps in Old and New Delhi urging Hindu and Moslem alike to remain calm and support the new Indian government.
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Delhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi
India
Calcutta
New Delhi
Gandhi
Government of
First Unified Armed Forces Test Planned for November
A joint operation named Operation Seminole will test unification of the army navy and air forces from November 2 to 15 on the Gulf coast near Panama City. About 8000 personnel will participate under Fort Sam Houston command with Maj. Gen. John B. Couler directing the unified effort.
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Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Department of National Defense
Army
Navy
Air
John B. Couler
The
Earth Army
United States
Tne
Mariia Gulf
Panama City
St. Andrews Sound
Thomas T. Hendy
Fourth Army
R. O. Davis
U. S. Atlantic Fleet
Glenn C. Barcus
A Force
Maroh Pield
Calif
Rape
U. S
Toessent Air Command
John A. Collier
Tyndall Field Military Reservation
San Jacinto Ordnance Depot
Houston
Drastic New Labor Rules Face British Crisis Plan Revealed
A British government source says Sir Stafford Cripps will announce plans to divert thousands from luxury trades to essential industries to boost exports to 160 percent of the 1988 level. The plan envisions limited labor direction within regions and non-essential sectors, with some manpower drawn from the armed forces but no mass relocations or large-scale force reductions. The moves aim to ease an economic crisis without full compulsory labor conscription.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Lagic
Cess
British Isles
Nina, Colunin
Citywide church loyalty drive planned by Lawton faith groups
Congregations from about 15 Lawton churches finalize plans for the second annual church loyalty campaign. The citywide drive runs Sunday through October with a two week revival Oct 10 to Nov 2. Rev. Don Harrel leads the alliance. Dr H Tom Wiles heads the committee. revival evangelists will be engaged. home visitation and Sunday school boosts are planned.
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Lawton
pSecond
Don Harrel
Allliance
H. Tom Wiles
Ivan Young
L. L. McCutchen
Harrel
Ministeris! Alliance
USO
Amok Ehureh
Ministerial Alliance
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Euell R. Cheser
Ft. Sill
vLroondila
T. P. Gore
Bulletins
Conmodhe County
Dairyman
King Neptune
UJ. S
Hinabor
Vate
Marine Corps
Tyndall
Eglin
Camp Hood
Church Loyalty Campaign
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