Funeral Rites for Long Prather and Coffey Held
Funeral services were held for Fred H. Long in Fletcher Baptist church with burial at Mountain View cemetery east of Fletcher. Irwin E. Coffey died in St. Louis, with graveside rites planned at Highland cemetery. Albert G. Prather, a Spanish-American War veteran and former Lawton resident, was honored with an American flag presentation at his Highland cemetery burial, attended by local war veterans and its auxiliary.
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Fletcher
Fred H. Long
Porter Hill
Fletcher Baptist Church
Morris Cloud
Marlow
Mountain View
Dalton Funeral Home
Irwin E. Coffey
Lawton
St. Louis
Ritter Funeral Home
Highland Cemetery
J. J. Stowe
First Methodist Church
Albert G. Prather
Ritter
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Prather
J. W. Middleton
War Veterans Group
Roy Hooper
Mack Wilson
Iron Black
W. S. Griswold
R. B. Wilkins
Guy Edson
Lawton High Band Prepares Halftime Shows for Three Road Games
Lawton High School band members plan halftime performances for three away games at Norman on October 7, Chickasha on October 14, and El Reno on October 21, under director George Walters. They will skip the Wolverine-Classen game in Oklahoma City due to school travel constraints. A Stephen Foster Story was presented at Friday’s game with the Altus Bulldogs, featuring a house formation and tunes like My Old Kentucky Home Ring Ring the Banjo Oh Susanna and a revolving wheel.
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Lawton
Norman
Chickasha
el Reno
George Walters
Oklahoma City
Walters
Stephen Foster
Altus Bulldogs
Kentucky
Suzanna
Altus
Songfest Plans Mapped By City Barbershop Group
Lawton chapter of the Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartette Singing of America will plan a 1956 Southwestern District convention site during a Tuesday meeting at 42212 E. Andy Anderson. Delegates including Anderson, Huscher, Brandon, Constant and Boucher attend Lake Murray Lodge jamboree near Ardmore. The district spans four states.
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Lawton
The
E. Andy Anderson
Lake Murray Lodge
Ardmore
Anderson
Dewayne Huscher
Mike Brandon
C. J. Constant
Ralph Boucher
Area Men In Service Across Army Units In Germany and Hawaii
Comanche native 1st Lt Ralph L Gardner executive officer of Co K 8th Infantry Regiment 4th Division recently participated in a Main river crossing during summer drills in Germany He entered the Army in 1953 and has been overseas since 1954 Sir Mansford L Proctor son of Mrs R W Pearce took part in battalion training tests with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii He has served since 1939 and his wife Julia accompanied him Seaman apprentice Franklin D Cook son of Mr and Mrs George E Cook is set to arrive in San Diego aboard the USS Skagit Sept 30 after duty in the Far East.
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Army
Ralph L. Gardner
Ralph W. Gardner
4Th Infantry
Germany
Oklahoma A&m College
Gardner
Co. K
8Th Inf
Mansford L. Proctor
R. W. Pearce
Cornell
25Th Inf
Hawaii
Proctor
Julia
Franklin D. Cook
George E. Cook
Dearborn
San Diego
Calif
Skagit
Far East
Beatty Circus Train Arrives In Lawton Monday Features
Clyde Beatty's circus train is set to arrive in Lawton Monday morning for a one day stand. Performances are at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. with doors opening an hour before showtime. Unloading at the Frisco sid ing Fifth Fourth and D draws local youngsters for a preview. The show features Beatty with wild animal acts the Hannefords a large aerialist cast elephants liberty horses and more plus Hugo Zacchini as a human cannon ball finale. Tickets available at A B Drugs and the red circus wagon.
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Clyde Beatty
Lawton
East D
Avenue D
Frisco
Beatty
Hannefords
Hugo Zacchini
Conditioning Heating Commercial Refrigeration Frigidaire SALES AND SERVICE
Frigidaire sales and service offered by Conditioning Heating Commercial Refrigeration. Contact 220 D Phone 2758 for repairs, parts, and installation. Local business provides household and commercial refrigeration support and appliance servicing.
Big Three Disarmament Meet Set In New York
Three foreign ministers from the United States Britain and France plan a New York meeting to break the East West disarmament deadlock and discuss German reunification ahead of the Geneva talks. Diplomatic prep signals a push for Allied proposals on Germany and European security as Washington awaits Eisenhowers reply to Bulganins long letter.
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New York
Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Bulganin
United States
Geneva
John Foster Dulles
Antoine Pinay
Harold McMillan
Henrich von Brentano
Germany
Dent
Denver
State Department
U.S
United Nations
Mr. Eisenhower
Friendly elephant adds charm to carnival at fairgrounds
A complete carnival for families opens at the fairgrounds starring a lovable 3 year old elephant. The event, sponsored by Your Fair Association, promises 20 truckloads of fun and entertainment for attendees.
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Fairgrounds
Your Fair Association
New Chamber Member Bill J Evans Joins Chamber of Commerce
Former Lawton resident Bill J Evans was announced Saturday as the chamber of commerce new member. Evans has opened an advertising agency at llth and .
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Bill J. Evans
Lawtonian
Chamber of Commerce
Evans
Llth and
Romulo Named Philippine Ambassador to Washington
Manila reports Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo was appointed Philippine ambassador to Washington by President Ramon Magsaysay. Romulo said he would depart Saturday night for the United States and was also expected to be named chairman of the Philippine delegation to the United Nations.
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Manila
P. I
Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Romulo
Washington
Romulo
United States
Phillippine
United Nations
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