Oklahoma National Guard to add armories in 12 cities
Oklahoma City report states Woodward will gain a new armory and wings will be added to existing armories in 11 other cities. A two year 720 900 building program funds 540 000 federal and 180 000 state money. Major General Roy W. Kenny said plans are drawn for all 12 projects with inspections and dedications scheduled in Stilwell Broken Arrow and Ponca City.
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Oklahoma City
Woodward
Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma National Guard
Roy W. Kenny
Norman
Hobart
Nowata
Miami
Sapulpa
Pauls Valley
Hollis
Elk City
Walters
Hartshorne
Allen
Kenny
Stilwell
Broken Arrow
Ponca City
Public Forum Lawton Kentucky Reveries and Pioneer Relics
The Lawton Constitution reflects on Kentucky history from Harrodsburg to Fort Harrod, noting ancient unmarked graves and famed Derby horses buried nearby. It cites Bill Logan and War Admiral as examples of notable Kentucky figures, urging historical societies to preserve pioneer relics for posterity. The piece closes with signatories Leo W. Pokorny Mary Pokorny Lela J. Wilson en route to Chapel Hill North Carolina.
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Lawton
Kentucky
Harrodsburg
Bill Logan
Blue Grass
Old Fort Harrod
Greece
Rome
Leo W. Pokorny
Mary Pokorny
Lela J. Wilson
Chapel Hill, N.C
Ozman Appointed To Gas Rate Study
Oklahoma City OK UP State Sen Everett Collins will head a nine member legislative council committee to probe utility rates and practices. Collins has led the attack against a rate increase by Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp and seeks the corporation commissioner post next year. The panel includes four senators and five representatives with State Rep Charles Ozman named as one of the House members.
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Oklahoma City
Everett Collins
Sapulpa
Legislative Council
Oklahoma
Collins
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Senate
Ray Fine
Gore
Jim Rinehart
el Reno
Boyd Cowden
Water use per person surges in U S history
The United States has seen water consumption climb from 50 gallons per person per day in 1850 to about 1000 gallons per person daily in the present era, reflecting widespread growth in population and living standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Negro Gaines sentenced to 20 years for auto slaying slur
Lawton district court jurors found 56 year old Leo Gaines guilty of first degree manslaughter in the July 10 auto slaying of Daisey Mae Johnson. Judge Toby Morris set sentencing for the term's end. The verdict came after a day long trial in a packed courtroom.
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Leo Gaines
Lawton
Daisey Mae Johnson
Toby Morris
E. E. Rust
Gaines
Morris
Johnson
Construction Workers Targeted for United Fund Drive in Lawton
A Lawton luncheon outlined a United Fund Red Cross campaign targeting the city’s construction workers. Paul Harris and Mrs. Latha Prosser announced union sessions with electrical and carpenters locals, detailing a drive goal of 96 314 to start October 17.
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Lawton
United Fund-Red Cross
Lawtonian
Paul Harris
Lawton-Fort Sill
Charley Wade
Ray Babbitt
George Page
J. Olen Conner
Mrs. Prosser
James Blonigan
Ike Love
John Plaxco
D. Henry Jones
James Fewell
Dale Thompson
Harvey House
Sheriff Accuses Reporter of Insult in Court
Shawnee Oklahoma Sheriff Jim Harrington told district court that reporter Jim Bradshaw insulted him, prompting a 30,000 damage suit. Harrington said Bradshaw insulted, assaulted, and threatened officials and jailed him May 25 to protect the dignity of his office. A criminal charge of aggravated assault against Harrington is pending with a grand jury indictment under review.
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Shawnee
Okla
Shawnee News-Star
Pottawatomie County
Jim Harrington
Harrington
Jim Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Cleveland Iron Ore Port Home to 46 Nationalities
Cleveland, a leading iron ore shipping port and a major American industrial center, has a population made up of 46 nationalities.
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Cleveland
America
Safety Council Chief To Talk At Lawton Meeting
Oklahoma Safety Council manager Bob Eastman will present a program for Lawton Safety Council members at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the council chamber at city hall. Henry Zwaan, president of the local organization, announced.
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Bob Eastman
Oklahoma Safety Council
Lawton Safety Council
Henry Zwaan
Lawton JC Members to Visit Comanche County Fair
Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce members plan a trip to the Comanche County Junior Free Fair after their Wednesday luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. Manville Redman, president, announced today.
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Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Comanche County
Need For Civil Defense Cited At Lions Club Luncheon
Tom Brett state director of civil defense urged Lions club members to strengthen local defense and supplement city police with a nonmilitary initial aid plan. Mayor Ellsworth spoke. Joe McCain highlighted a local defense setup and urged participation. Guests included Harold Reeves, Bill Wigham, and Virgil Trout.
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Tom Brett
Lions Club
Lawtonian
Brett
C. R. Ellsworth
Joe McCain
Lawton
McCain
Joe Curb
Harold B. Reeves
Tulsa
Bill Wigham
Lion
Duncan
Virgil Trout
Walters
Otto Loel Lane to Face Trial in Oklahoma City
Otto A. Loel, charged with the murder of Elizabeth J Henderson of Compton, California, in a Oklahoma City motel on January 10, 1954, is deemed not mentally ill by psychiatrists at Eastern Oklahoma State Hospital Vinita. Hospital superintendent Dr Felix M Adams quoted by Assistant County Attorney Joe Martin Jr saying Loel knows right from wrong. Loel, once on the FBI ten most wanted list, was arrested in Florida a year after the crime. Martin plans to try Loel about October 17.
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Oklahoma City
Otto A. Loel
California
Oklahoma State Hospital
Vinita
Felix M. Adams
Joe Martin Jr
Oregon
Loel
Elizabeth Jenne Henderson
Compton
Calif
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Florida
Martin
Sgt Cole completes artillery maintenance course at Fort Sill
Sgt R C Cole and wife Paula J Cole reside at 1609 Pollard, recently completed an artillery vehicle maintenance supervision course at the Artillery and Guided Missile Center, Fort Sill.
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R. C. Cole
Paula J. Cole
Pollard
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Fort Sill
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Hattie Cable of Fletcher
Mrs. Hattie Cable 80 a Fletcher resident since 1907 dies in a Lawton hospital. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fletcher Christian church with burial in Fletcher Cemetery. Dalton Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include seven sons Tom Ernest Orville Joe Carl John Alton a daughter Alma Miller 29 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Husband Joseph A. Cable died in 1935.
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Fletcher
Hattie
Cabb) Cable
Fletcher Christian Church
Fletcher Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Joseph A. Cable
Maj. (Ret.) Lawrence A. Murphy Rites Held
Lawrence Murphy 56 of 905 Columbia died of natural causes. Rosary services 8 p.m. today at Lawton Funeral Home chapel. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church with Rev. Robert Westerman. Burial Fort Sill post cemetery under Lawton Funeral Home direction.
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Lawrence A. Murphy
Columbia
Lawton Funeral Home
Blessed Sacrament Church
Robert Westerman
Fort Sill Post
Murphy
Williams Sentenced in Extortion Case In Bel Air
Veronica Elsie Williams, 24, received a two year federal term for attempting to extort $100,000 from the family of murdered Bel Air socialite Norma T. McCauley. She pleaded guilty to threatening to harm her three sons in a bid against John A. Thomson, father of the deceased.
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Los Angeles
Veronica Elsie Williams
Bel Air
Williams Monday
John A. Thomson
Norma T. McCauley
Linda Raibourn Named to OU Homecoming Committee
Linda Raibourn daughter of Mr and Mrs D D Raibourn of 1604 Gore has been named a member of the homecoming committee for the October 15 alumni celebration at the University of Oklahoma. She will serve on the alumni committee.
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Linda Raibourn
D. D. Raibourn
Gore
University of Oklahoma
No surgery needed for piles at home Pazo compound
A new stainless compound named Pazo claims to reduce swelling and relieve internal and external piles without surgery. It combines six medically proven ingredients including Triolyte, offering instant pain and itching relief and healing through medication. Available as suppositories or ointment at druggists and designed not to stain clothes.
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Pazo
Lawton Vocational Teachers to Attend Four-State Conference
Four Lawton High School vocational teachers will attend a four state conference October 20 to 22 at Pittsburg Kansas. Representing LHS are W. C. Burris photography instructor Milton Worley distributive education Charles Johnson diversified occupations and J A McCraw vocational auto mechanics. The Better Vision Institute estimates 20 million American women need glasses but do not have them.
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Lawton
Pittsburg
Kaw
LHS
W. C. Burris
Milton Worley
Charles Johnson
J. A. McCraw
The
Better Vision Institute
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