Local Hospital Births And Admissions Log
Births include a son for Bobby Speck in Pennsylvania born Sept 14 at 4 08 PM weighing 4 pounds 2 ounces and a daughter for Phillip Gillock in Dearborn born Sept 14 at 4 45 PM weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces. Multiple admissions and dismissals listed with patient names and towns, including surgeries and medical cases across Apache Duncan Fort Sill Meeker Fletcher and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Speck
Pennsylvania
Phillip Gillock
Dearborn
Etta Keller
H. A. Webster
Gore
Quee Elliott
Sanford Brandon
Pat Hardin
Hayden Hardin
Liberty
Mary Jo Runnels
Harvey Buffer
Joseph Seacrist
Bula Cook
Arlington
Fred Larrance Jr
Johnnie Odell Spivey
Taft
Donald Langefels
Morningside
Charles Pike
Dott Roof
Anadarko
Kenneth F. Worrell
Duncan, Sur
Gery
Verna Ruth Ware
Otho Ware
Mangum
Bose L. Halcond
Altus
Hughie Pritchett
T. E. Matthews
Andrews
Woody Johnson
Linecoln
Mark Young
Apache
William A. Burden
Fletcher
Earl Buchanan
Hollis
Joseph Drapala
Fort Sill
Thomas Birdsong
Joseph Birdsong
Bell
Orvel Ney
Mountain Park
Dan Pickrell
Tipton
L. D. Stroup
Williams
Joseph Jung
Wilfred Briugin
John Burris
Napoleon Tiddark
S. 13Th
Gordon Tahsequah
Michael Hackbarth
Meeker
Pettaway waives prelim in deadly shooting case
Pettaway, 34, a Negro man, waived preliminary hearing after pleading innocent at arraignment for the fatal shooting of 20 year old Horace Stevenson Jr. early last Saturday. He appeared before Peace Justice Woodrow Giles unrepresented, then consulted a local attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettaway
Horace Stevenson Jr
Woodrow Giles
Smokehouse Roof Fire Causes Minor Damage at Lawton Meat
Fire damaged insulation on a concrete roof at Lawton Meat Supply, 320 E. C, today. About five feet of roof area will need repairs, said Wayne Meeks, sales manager. Assistant Fire Chief O K Markham cited an overheated flue as the cause. Two engines from Station No. 1 and Southside station responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Meat Supply
E. C
Wayne Meeks
O. K. Markham
Southside
Hearing To Resume In Larceny Case
Preliminary hearing for Roy Rentie Jr. 24 charged with grand larceny was set to resume at 2 30 p m after a noon recess. The proceeding began yesterday amid conflicting testimony over where he allegedly took 70 dollars from a Fort Sillman last month. Complainant is Jimmy S Waccer Jr A Btry 553rd FA Bn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Rentie Jr
Rentie
Fort Sillman
Jimmy S. Waccaser Jr
Btry
U S Rights To Measure Farm Acreages Cited
U S Department of Agriculture official Lewis F Wolfe says a Maryland court ruling upholds the right of county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee representatives to enter farms and measure wheat acreages to enforce marketing quotas. The decision applies to determining compliance with quotas and exemptions. An appeal is on the full calendar of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Lewis F. Wolfe
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stillwater
Maryland
Wolfe
United States District Court For
District of Maryland
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Lawton Water Use Parched Citywide August Readings
Lawton residents used 147 gallons per person per day in August. The filter plant supplied 4,576 gallons per person for the month, with Lawton totaling 228,799,300 gallons and Fort Sill using 71,787,700 gallons. Daily raw water intake averaged 10,070,645 gallons.
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Duke
Lawton
Fort Sill
Fort Sill Cannoneers and Bolling clash preview at Fort Sill
DUCATS IOWA Ed Nickla Tennessee John Troha Maryland and Mar ty Paris Tennessee guards Al Barry USC Chuck Franks Michigan State and centers Roy Martine Maryland Otto Knop Louisville headline a mix of returning starters and new additions as Fort Sill readies for a Bolling classic. Fort Sill hosts Sheppard Air Force on October 1 as coach Leon Heath aims for another strong run in the split T era. Tickets for the Sill Bolling game are selling briskly at local banks and chambers with ducats at 2 dollars reserved and 1 dollar general admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ed Nickla
Tennessee
John Troha
Maryland
Marty Paris
al Barry
University of Southern California
Chuck Franks
Michigan State
Roy Martine
Otto Knop
University of Louisville
Generals
Fort Sill
Cannoneers
San Diego
California
Alderton
Warlick
Martine
O’connell
Lattner
Faloney
Reynolds
Mavraides
Perry
Billy Wessels
Buck McPhail
Marv Matuszak
Joe Ramona
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Prichard Field
Leon Heath
Dem Sees New Farm Recession in 1949 Outlook
EAST LANSING Michigan Chairman Cooley of the House Agriculture Committee warned that a farm recession is creeping over the land. He cited Agriculture Department figures showing a 30 percent drop in farm income since 1947 and farmers receiving 42 cents of the food dollar compared with 52 cents in 1946, a frightening parallel to past agricultural distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lansing
Mich
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Local United Fund budgets shrinkage debate and agency allocations
The Lawton-Fort Sill United Fund sets allocations totaling 94 425 04 with a 1 888 96 deficit from the 96 314 goal labeled shrinkage by the board. The State Cancer Society withdrew from the campaign after urging 7 000 minimum it received 3 940 a gain of 790 over last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Cancer Society
United Fund
Cancer Society
Lawter - Fort Sill
United Fund - Red Cross
American Red Cross
Black Beaver Council
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Fire
Fort Sill
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Negro Mission
Salvation Army
Y.M.C.A
American Hearing Society
American Social Hygiene Assn
Blinded Veterans Assn
Family Service Association of America
International Social Service
National Recreation Assn
National Social Welfare Assembly
National Travelers Aid
National Urban League
United Seaman’s Service
United Service Organization
USO
Oklahoma Association For Mental Health
Lawton-Fort Sill United Fund
Cultural optimism cited before 1930s downturn speech
A speech prepared for the National Association of County Agricultural Agents convention notes that culture in the years just before the severe 1930s downturn reflects optimism. The remark ties cultural trends to the looming economic hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Assn. of County Agricultural Agents
Little Theater Plans Annual Patron Drive in Lawton
Lawton Little Theater will discuss its patron drive at 8 p.m. in room 214 at Security Bank building. Chairman Col Ret Grant Mangum leads the drive with $10 season memberships granting reserved seats. First production Green Grow the Lilacs runs Nov 16-18 at Cameron College Aggie auditorium. tryouts Sept 26-30 at 1410 N. 15th. Designers and set workers urged to contact Craig Pierson or John Denney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Little Theater
Security Bank & Trust Co
Lynn Riggs
Claremore
Oklahoma
Cameron College
Aggie
Claudia
Stalag
Craig Pierson
Little Theater
John Denney
Fender Skirts Reported Stolen From Several Cars
Police investigated thefts of fender skirts reported missing yesterday and this morning. Burl Wilson said his 1955 Ford parked at Memorial Park had its fender skirts taken while he attended a baseball game. Hadge McDonald reported a theft from his 1941 Cadillac on Tuesday, and Co. E. Warner reported a portable radio taken from his car last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl Wilson
N. 23Rd
Memorial Park
Hadge McDonald
Washington
Co. E. Warner
Dearborn
Reserve Leaders To Meet In Capital
In Oklahoma City this weekend a series of conferences will bring Army advisers and senior unit commanders from Oklahoma Army Reserve organizations. Attending staffs hail from Tulsa McAlester Fort Sill Woodward Enid Norman Stillwater Miami Bartlesville Ponca City Ardmore Durant Muskogee Chickasha Okmulgee Clinton and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Tulsa
McAlester
Fort Sill
Woodward
Enid
Norman
Stillwater
Miami
Bartlesville
Ponca City
Ardmore
Durant
Muskogee
Chickasha
Okmulgee
Clinton
Judgment Appeal Filed By Cityans
Cityans C Tom Bullock and Richard Leo Bullock appealed a City court default judgment of $274.11 awarded to Albert P Aucoin after a Sept 25 1954 traffic accident Judge Ralph Cline rendered the ruling. They sought to have the judgment set aside in District Judge Toby Morris's appeal case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Tom Bullock
Richard Leo Bullock
Albert P. Aucoin
Ralph Cline
Toby Morris
State Traffic Toll Reaches 383 After Fatal Collision
A two car crash on U S Highway 66 west of El Reno killed Edmond Porter Jr. 31 Panorama City Calif and critically injured Ernest E. Ruffell 24 Dundalk Md. Five other injured were out of state servicemen. Toll for the year rises to 383, near last year’s 384.
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Associated Press
Edmond Porter Jr
Panorama City
Calif
el Reno
Highway Patrol
Porter
Ernest E. Ruffell
Dundalk
Negroe suit over airport service filed in Louisville
A $110,000 damage suit was filed by 11 Negroes in Louisville charging violations of their constitutional rights through denial of service in the airport snack bar dining room and cocktail lounge.
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Louisville
New Plan Drawn For Cache Road Improvements
Cache Road merchants and property owners worked with City Engineer Douglas L. Smith to map their recommendations for northwest Lawton highway improvements. They aim to align with a State Highway Commission proposal while seeking two changes: elimination of an underpass at Sheridan Road and U.S. 62, and removal of wide safety islands separating traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache Road
Douglas L. Smith
Lawton Highway
C. R. Ellsworth
Cache
State Highway Commission
Cameron Offers Wide Range Of Evening Courses This Year
Cameron schedules many courses including art accounting business law economics and typing across two semesters. Evening classes cover science history languages math psychology sociology geography and welding with chemistry and library science meeting weekly. Night instructors come from college faculty high school staff and Fort Sill specialists.
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Cameron
Fort Sill
Foreclosures to Sell 54 Lawton Duplexes in Two Auctions
In U S District Court Western District of Oklahoma Federal National Mortgage Association foreclosed 54 defense duplexes placed in receivership. Auctions will occur at the county courthouse September 22 for 16 units and October 27 for 37 units. Official notes say sales reflect seasonal rental slumps rather than alarm. Dees cites 965 defense rental units in Lawton. foreclosures equal 11 percent. Lawton home sales continue briskly.
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U. S. District Court
Western District of Oklahoma
Federal National Mortgage Association
Dees
Insurance panel schedules set for Oklahoma City session
The morning session starts at 1 15 p m with an adjournment at 4 p m after a 2 45 p m panel on package policies. Oklahoma City and Tulsa insurers including John Pickles Ed Self I Murray Hughes Don Shannon Jesse Murray Allen Tillotson W B Highleyman and others attend. Five more similar conferences run Friday through Sept 23 in Oklahoma City Ada Muskogee Vinita and Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
John Pickles
Ed _ Self
I. Murray Hughes
Don H. Shannon
Jesse E. Murray
Allen Tillotson
W. B. Highleyman
John F. O'Reilly
Paul Claunch
John Walker
Ed Rooney
W. C. King
Richard L. McRee
Ada
Muskogee
Vinita
Butter Prices Steady as Receipts Hit Six Hundred Thousand
Chicago market reports butter remains steady with receipts totaling 538,056. Wholesale buying prices show no change to percent higher or lower, with grade AA 93 score at 58.5 to 58.75, A 92 at 58 to 58.25, B 90 at 56.75, and C 89 at 54. Car values list 90 B at 57.25 and 89 C at 54.5.
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Chicago
Oklahoma City Reports Farm and Livestock Prices
Oklahoma City market notes show No 1 hard wheat around 2.03 to 2.04 a bushel in multiple towns, No. 1 broilers steady with moderate demand, hens firm around 10-14 to 13-20, eggs steady around 38-45 cents, and butterfat around 47-56 cents. Livestock prices: cattle and calves near steady with limited offerings, hogs mixed with lighter prices, and sheep active with spring lambs 17-18 dollars. Stockers, feeders, and slaughter classes cited with various weight ranges and regional quotes.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Frederick
Hobart
Vici
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Tulsa
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Alva
Watonga
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
Pauls Valley
Steady
USDA
Free Food List Sent To State for Comanche County
An order for September free commodities to Comanche County needy was sent to the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board in Oklahoma City. It lists 1176 boxes of milk 3910 pounds of cheese 1176 cans of shortening 8270 pounds of beans and 2635 pounds of rice. Trucks will pick up in Oklahoma City Tuesday and foods will be sacked Wednesday at the courthouse with distributions on Sept 22 23 in eastern Comanche County Sept 22 in western and Sept 26 27 in central districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Oklahoma City
Raymond Rust
Vaccine funding plan outlines shot distribution to children
The plan details allocating a million vaccine doses under the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. It would give 100000 third shots to previously treated children, feed 300000 more for a full three shot course, covering about 400000 kids aged 0-17. It notes 230000 children aged 5-9 prioritized and questions remain if vaccine will arrive before February 15 or if states can pre-spend funds for later delivery.
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Washington
National Foundation For
P T A Leader Urges Self-Selling For Doughnut Sales
Providence Rhode Island a parent and state P T A Congress president Mrs Harold J Gil dea told a meeting of PTA leaders that if children must sell doughnuts door to door they should do it themselves rather than rely on others the message emphasized personal responsibility in fund raising for worthy causes.
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Providence
R.I
Harold J. Gildea
P. T. A. Congress
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