Comanche 4-H Members Score Big at Oklahoma State Fair
Comanche county 4-H youths earned top awards at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, taking three firsts among 55 counties. Joe Lynn Wernl, Sterling, won grapes. Larry Watson, Fairview, yellow onions. Kathleen Woesner, Cache, first in handicraft with a barbecue table. Other placings included Linda Reed, Faxon, third in apron. Judy Livingston, Faxon, fifth. Karen Elling, Cache, 10th. Wilma Buchwald, Faxon, fifth. Tommy Jones, Flower Mound, third in honey. Joe Lynn Wernh, fourth in honey. Roger VanDervort, Ash Grove, third squash and fourth insect exhibit. Frank Skrolle, Beaver Bend, fourth red potatoes. Eurah Richards, Cache, fourth handicraft. William A. Watson, Beaver Bend, fifth study lamp.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma City
Clara J. Kelley
Joe Lynn Wernl
Sterling
Larry Watson
Fairview
Tommy Jones
Flower Mound
Joe Lynn Wernh
Roger VanDervort
Ash Grove
Frank Skrolle
Beaver Bend
Eurah Richards
Cache
William A. Watson
Six Complaints Filed By Redman
County Attorney Manville Redman filed six complaints Saturday morning against individuals accused of offenses from public intoxication to illegal dumping. Clifford Mowat faced a trash-dumping charge 144 miles north of Indiahoma, via Constable Ray H. Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
Clifford Mowat
Ray H. Powell
Indiahoma
Albert C. Holt
Anadarko
Fletcher
W. W. Flanagan
Charles E. Beaty
Altus
Lawton
Flanagan
William Edison Finley
Washington
Woodrow Giles
Peace Justice Court
Cache
H. D. Morgan
Former Official Seeks Asylum in Chilean Embassy
The Chilean foreign office said former Argentine Foreign Minister Jeronimo Remorino sought asylum Friday in the Chilean embassy in Buenos Aires. A spokesman noted Remorino appeared alone and the incident passed without confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Jeronimo Remorino
Buenos Aires
Foreign Ministry
Remorino
Artillery Village Sewer Plan Approved by City Council
City council agreed on a sewer service plan for Artillery Village housing. Effective Oct 1 through May 1958 the city will charge a flat 225 dollars per month, up from 200, reflecting a 60 cent per unit rate and continuing the 35 cent per unit credit previously granted for early developer work. Mayor Ellsworth noted the lower rate rewarded developers for laying sewer lines.
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Defense Housing Project
Artillery Village
Wherry
C. R. Ellsworth
Food Distribution Set to Start Monday in Comanche County
Needy residents in the central district of Comanche County certified by the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board may pick up their September food allotment from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the courthouse. County Commissioner Emil Woesner leads the operation, assisted by Mary Rust, the commissioners' secretary, and Peté Wynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Emil Woesner
Mary Rust
Peté Wynn
Four States Lead U.S. Egg Production
Iowa California Pennsylvania and Minnesota rank as the top four egg producing states. The report highlights Iowa and Minnesota as major producers with California Pennsylvania also contributing significant output to national totals.
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Iowa
California
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Glen Spaulding Heads Jefferson School Dads Club
Glen Spaulding heads a new Jefferson elementary Dads Club with Woodrow Coss ey as assistant chairman John Elkins as principal secretary and treasurer Bill Sands and D L McCorkell as publicity chairmen The first regular meeting is Oct 4 in the school auditorium Monthly meetings follow The group plans safety patrol support port a uditorium bleachers bike racks and bike tagging Lawton police Capt Tom Phipps spoke on safety patrol The organization is described as the only one of its kind in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Spaulding
Dads Club
Jefferson Elementary School
Woodrow Cossey
John Elkins
Bill Sands
D. L. McCorkell
Jefferson Orchestra
Lawton
Tom Phipps
Sands
Guard Won't Stop Traffic Bridge Dedication Fouled Up
NEW HOPE Pa They reopened the New Hope Lambertville N J Bridge after floods with a hurried dedication that collapsed into chaos when a bridge guard refused to permit parade traffic. Notables including Mayor Shepherd and Miss Sloan Simpson forced to improvise as pedestrians moved across.
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New Hope, Pa
New Hope
Lambertville
N. J
Bucks County
Delaware River
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Harry Shepherd
Shepherd
Miss Simpson
Col
Charles Schoeffel
Delaware River Toll Bridge Commission
Filing For Clerk Exam Ends Oct 3
A civil service clerk examination to be held in November closes Oct 3. Otis Black, local examiner, said positions range from GS-1 to FS-4 with salaries from 2690 to 3415 dollars. Applications are available at the post office civil service window and should be mailed to the 8th US Civil Service Region office in Dallas Texas.
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Civil Service
Otis Black
Black
US Civil Service Region
Dallas
Tex
U.S. Tequila Sales Rise 52 Percent in First Half 1955
U S distributors report tequila demand climbed 52 percent in the first six months of 1955 as the Mexican liquor made from desert plants gained popularity in the United States.
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Los Angeles
U.S
United States
Oklahoma Navy Recruiting Tops All Stations in August
The U S Navy Recruiting service for Oklahoma led the nation in August enlistments. Local recruiter Chief R E Barkley reported the Oklahoma station reached 139 percent of its quota. Two drives formed the Oklahoma Company and Sooner Company, boosting effort.
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U.S. Navy Recruiting Service
Oklahoma
R. E. Barkley
Slick Air to Launch All-Cargo Service to Oklahoma City
Slick Airways has been granted temporary permission by the Civil Aeronautics Board to begin operations to Oklahoma City within 30 days. The service marks the city's first all cargo air operation, expanding air freight options locally.
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SLICK
Capital
Washington
Slick Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Oklahoma City
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Marvin Livingston
Faxon
Bobby Pepper
Donnie Buchwald
Charles Bailey
Karen Elling
Kathleen Woesner
Janeris Hagar
Pearl Thornton
Juanita Clower
Frederick
Okla
Fort Sill
Headquarters Battery, Artillery and Guided Missile Center
534Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Bob Cheaney
David Hallender
James Taylor
Ronald Wilson
Tomas Telles
Jerry D. Whitman
Edwin Slack
Redman
Artillery
Jefferson School
Royals Smith Corona
Remington
D Avenue
Crosley-Bendix
Crosley-Bendix Sales and Service
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
Serv
Mgr
Navy
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
F.H.A
RCA Victor
Glenswood
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
E Avenue
RCA
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