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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1948

Page

12

Elgin Residents Attend Lawton Baptist Church Meetings

Elgin residents attended Baptist events as the town hosted church assemblies at the Elgin school auditorium. The report lists several attendees from Elgin and nearby areas, including Mrs. Morris Roe and Mrs. L W quid among Lawton visitors, plus notes on revivals, WMU meetings, and various local visits and family news.

Elgin Elgin School Morris Roe L. W. Quid Lawton Central Baptist Church C. B. Stevens Joyce Stevens Elbert Vaughn Noah Stoops Martha Lou Stevens Walter Barnett Coleman Ezei Ruth Alexander WMU Oklahoma City The Baptist Church Joe Townsend China Clark Tee Baby Washington C. F. Brandon Dale Jones Amarillo Tex Jones HE. R. Baughman Henry Abbott Hot Springs Ark Homer Hises Stony Point Coyle Dan Grant L. W. Jarvis Richards Spur Lester Brown Wanda Seals Opal Knowels Henry Weathers E. Weathers Inez Thomas Lake George Farrar Stillwater J. T. Farrar Simon Farrar Rudy Salty Walcott E. R. Walcott R. ©. Chones, Jr Norman Minnie Chones Junior Training Union Martha Stevens Ray Donnado Walter Jamie Sue John Stauffer Eva Mathews Chattanooga Lillian Rayel Electra Clifford Creamer

Baptists to Meet in Mustang for 7th Annual Conference

Representatives from 17 Baptist churches in Canadian Blaine Kingfisher and Logan counties will convene in Mustang on Thursday for the seventh annual conference. Local church leaders plan sessions and collaborative discussions on shared missions and community service projects.

EL Reno ilPi Canadian Blaine Kingfisher Logan Counties Mustang Séth

Prominent residents visit Lawton in September notes

I M Bohart of Apache spends Saturday shopping in Lawton while Carrie Chappell and Chace Hartnell stay in Oklahoma City. A J Rawlings returns from Mackinac, Michigan. Ed Timmons and family of Oklahoma City visit Lawton and sell his property. Mrs Sam E Simmons and Mrs Arch McAvoy of Detroit visit Mayme Montague and Pearl McLaughlin. J M Pruitt and wife of Medicine Park travel to Bradley for an indefinite visit.

I. M. Bohart Carrie Chappell Chace Hartnell Oklahoma City A. J. Rawlings Mackinac Mich Ed Timmons Familly Mr. Timmons Henry Ridgley Lawton Sam E. Simmons Arch McAvoy Detroit Mayme Montague Pearl. McLaughlin J. M. Pruitt Medicine Park Bradley

Wisconsin Nominates Acting Governor in GOP Bid

Acting Governor Oscar Rennebohm won the Republican nomination for Wisconsin governor as returns showed Ralph Immell conceding the wartime general victory. In the 3rd district western Wisconsin, Gardner Withrow led William Stevenson for the GOP nomination. Democratic nominee Carl Thompson secured the governor nomination as William Carroll trailed by over 20,000 votes.

Milwausee Wis Oscar Rheinebohm U. 5 William Stevenson Rennebohm Madison Ralph Immell la Follette Wisconsin Gardner Withrow Stevenson GOP House Civil Service and Withrow Railroad Brotherhoods Immel Carl Thompson William Carroll

Major General Andrus to Meet Gen Nevers Thursday

Maj. Gen. Clift Andrus commander of The Artillery Center will greet Gen. Jacob L. Devers chief of Army Field Forces upon his Thursday arrival. Col. Stanley Mickelsen Lt. Col. Lemuel Morrow Capt. Lucius Wright and Capt. Felix Millhouse will join the reception at The Artillery Center to welcome the field forces chief.

Clift Andrus Jacob L. Devers Army Field Forces Stanley R. Mickelsen Artillery School Lemuel L. Morrow Lucius F. Wright Andrus Felix C. Millhouse

Five Die in Oklahoma City Traffic Tragedy

Oklahoma City report states five killed when a gasoline transport smashed into a Ford sedan at an intersection southeast of the city. Driver Roy Woods, 47, and a Moore family of four including a two month old baby perished. Deputies and a state trooper blamed failure to stop at a stop sign for the crash.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Roy Woods Here Bob Ewing Bill Miskel Oklahoma County State Patrol Carl C. Snook Woods Lsted Stillwater Enid Cecil V. McClure Moore Blanche Schwartz McClure Sherry Dorothy Jean Mclures Theospital McClure

Parole Board Reconsiders Brandon Release Request

McAlester Okla Sept 22 The State Pardon and Parole board will revisit its parole recommendation for Clyde Brandon 52 once a member of the Matt Kimes bank robbery gang in the 1920s The board acted after protests from state peace officers Gov Roy J Turner sent the recommendation back for review Brandon was sentenced to life for the 1927 Beggs bank robbery that cost town marshal J W McAnally his life I S Wright chairman said the case is being reopened and all angles will be considered before action.

Mcalester Oklo State Pardon and Parole Board Clyde Brandon Matt Kimes Roy J. Turner Branden Beggs Bank J. W. McAnally I. S. Wright Parole Board Brandon

Milk Producers Organize New Bargaining Union

In Oklahoma City on September 22, Charles Moore, manager of the Oklahoma City Milk Producers Bargaining association, announced that contracts are finished with 65 percent of the nine surrounding counties dairy farmers. The group becomes the sales bargaining agent for the producers in Oklahoma, Canadian, Blaine, Caddo, Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Kingfisher, and Custer counties.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Charles Moore

Maj Gen Andrus To Address VFW Meeting Oct 3

Maj Gen Andrus will speak to Sixth District members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliaries at a Sunday, Oct 3 gathering under Fort Sill General McNeil Post 5263. State and district leaders from Ada Tulsa Muskogee Oklahoma City Fort Sill and Lawton Fort Sill will attend. A Fort Sill team will stage an initiation ceremony and the Ladies Auxiliary will serve a Dutch lunch at noon.

Clift Andrus Artillery Center McNeil Fort Sill Charles E. Spencer Ada Raymond B. Thomas Tulsa Peter J. Grimmer Muskogee Malcom C. Davis Oklahoma City C. Alexander Oran P. Christenbury Lawnton- Fort Sill VFW

Kansas Cityan Charged With Murder In Shooting Fray

Kansas City, Sept. 23 21 George Bell, 34, Negro, was arraigned on a first degree murder charge tied to a Monday night shooting affray in which five men died. Bell is charged with killing Patrolman Charles Neaves, 30, after witnesses said he fired the first shot as police moved to quell a disturbance in an apartment building.

Kansas City George Bell Bell Charles Neaves

Sterling Ag Building Under Way at Schoolhouse

Work starts immediately on the Sterling schoolhouse agricultural building with all materials arriving from Clinton air base this week. The state mobile X ray clinic will be in Sterling next Saturday and at the schools Monday offering free chest examinations to the public.

Sterling Clinton Air Base Maney Summers Leston Summers Oklahoma City Elda Himes Orson Bailey F. R. Hubbard J. D. Yandell Gainesville Tex Henry Yandel Joe Keeney Jim Meade Rose Green Marlow Bill Lancaster Donna Faye Sawin Myles Sawin Southwestern Hospital Lawton

Local events and meetings note post on community groups

The article lists a Friday banquet for a winning team led by Mrs Homer High with Mrs Ralph Harper heading the blue side and Mr. Homer High as captain of the gold side. It also reports a school closure due to cotton picking and ginning totals this week and last year, along with attendance plans for an FFA leadership conference in Duncan. It mentions various local residents visiting, baptisms at Denton Baptist, and upcoming community gatherings.

American Legion Auxiliary Homer High Ralph Harper Tom Mote Oklahoma City Muriel Anderson Texas Eddie Scroggins Denton Baptist Church Ernest King, Jr Wilma Green Tom Burris Flavius Besett Chester Liles Bobby Holderman Charlie Morris Nelson Charlie Hertzog Marlow Jake Thomas Asa Kitchens

Oldest Man in Georgia Norman Area Turns 94

CROSS IN GEORGIA NORMAN September 29 President George L. Cross of the Uni of Oklahoma and community notes. Mrs L C Evans entered Oklahoma City hospital for eye surgery. Cpl Curta Bll of Ft Sill mentioned along with local family ties. Autry 94, born near Memphis Tennessee, identified as the oldest man in the area.

Curta Ft Sill L. C. Evans Oklahoma City Q. Autry Memphis Tenn Cross Georgia Norman George L. Cross Uni

Oklahoma official attends March of Dimes conference in Atlanta

A University of Oklahoma representative travels to Atlanta GA for a conference of all March of Dimes state chairmen and is expected to return to the university late this week.

Versity Oklahoma Atlanta All March of Dimes

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