The Oklahoma County Herald (Harrah, Okla.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1960 Page: 1 of 8
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The
Itklahoma County
Thirty-Sixth Year
George C Keyes
Publisher Files
For House Post
George C Keyes publish-
er of The Oklahoma County
News and The Oklahoma
County Herald newspapers
serving Eastern Oklahoma
County filed as a candidate
for the legislature to repre-
sent District Six
Keyes said that since
most of the area in the dist-
rict is located in the north-
east section of the county it
is time for a man from the
rortheast section to be elected
to represent the district
A combat veteran Keyes
served twice for six years in
the United States Navy—an
overseas veteran of both World
War II and the Korean conflict
"I feel confident I can repre-
sent the veterans at the state
house" Keyes said
As a civic minded citizen
Keyes has served as a member
of the Jones City town board
president of the Chamber of
Commerce is a member of the
American Legion the Masonic
Lodge the Methodist church
the Oklahoma Press Association
and other organizations
"Vote For A Man Who Will
Represent ALL The People" is
the slogan Keyes is using in his
campaign "I believe I can serve
the farmer the veteran the
businessman the laborer the
teacher and all others" Keyes
said after declaring "I am run-
ning myself for this office and
that is why I will be able to
represent everyone and not some
special group"
Receives Wings
Pvt Lyndell Harrell who is
stationed at Fort Bragg North
Carolina has completed Jump
School with the 82nd Airborne
division and received his wings
Pvt Harrell is the son of Mr
and Mrs Ed Harrell of Harrah
Thieves Strike
Thieves stole a tractor bat-
tery and some tools from the
R G Leveridge place south of
Harrah The articles were taken
Tuesday or Wednesday of last
week
Musical Comedy
At HHS Next Week
On Tdesday May 10 Hararh
highschool will present "Miss-
issippi Melody" a musical com-
edy in two acts The perform-
ance will begin at 8 pm Ad-
mission will be adults 50 cents
highsehool 35 cents and grades
25 cents
The story is based on the fa-
mous Mark Twain characters
and has been enriched with live-
ly tunes This is truly an even-
ings entertainment that will be
enjoyed by young and old
Speaking roles are played by
Paul Pitman James Wiggins
Jacque Johnson Carol Harris
Judy Weller Doris Thompson
Sharon Shockey Arney Ellerby
Roberta Navarre Doug Proctor
Nancy Grimes Bud Holt Carole
Kubiak Linda Moore Robert
Ferguson Steve Proctor and
Ernest Johnson
The chorus includes Jean Gil-
ham Catherine Malaske Pat
Porter Phoebe Porter Gwen
Winton Annette Engel Ann
McCarty Suzanne Russell Billy
Klotz Dennis Robinson Bill
Gy les Ronnie Frost Dean Rice
Clifford Geissler Gary Butler
and Don Martin Pianist for
"Mississippi Melody" is Alice
'Jarrell George Meredith as-
sisted by Don Martin is stage
manager
The play which is a joint ef-
fort of the speech and music de-
partments is directed by Bob-
ble Hipp and Carl Craig
Hay Rack Ride
Twenty-eight young people of
the Intermediate Sunday School
class of the Harrah Methodist
church and their friends en-
joyed a hay rack ride and
weiner roast at the J T Trim-
ble home Saturday evening
Former Resident
Dies In Houston
Mrs W D (Mary) Baxter of
Houston Texas mother of Mrs
Bonnie Erbin and Scott Baxter
of Harrah passed away Friday
at her home in Houston
Funeral services and burial
were held Monday morning in
Houston
Mrs Baxter was a former
resident of the Harrah community
Paul pitman Valedictorian
Carol Kubiak Valedictorian
Harrah Oklahoma Thursday May 5 1960
Camp Season Will
Be The Largest
For Scout Council
The Summer Camp season for
the Last Frontier Council Boy
Scouts of America with 1606
advance reservations will be the
largest in the history of the
council with more reservations
expected announced Robert D
Stonee chairman of the council
camping and activities commit-
tee Advance registration running
30 co over 1959 with 8 5 co of the
camp capacities already re-
served Only four unit campsite
reservations are available at
Camp Kickapoo with 40 unit
campsites already reserved and
nine campsite reservations avail-
able at Camp Sasakwa with 38
unit campsites already reserved
Turner Ford Camp on the Il-
linois River for Explorer Float
trips has only two available
unit reservations with 9 units
already holding reservations
Reservations to date are as
follows: 520 Scout reservations
at Camp Kickapoo 505 at Camp
Sasakwa 81 for Turner Ford
Float trips 102 reservations for
special aquatic and Scoutcraft
Camps at Kickapoo and Sasak-
wa and 296 Scouts and Explor-
ers attending the 5th National
Jamboree at Colorado- Springs
Colorado in July
The summer camp season will
open at Camp Kickapoo on May
29 and at Camp Sasakwa on
June 5 Turner Ford camp opens
August 3
Mr Stone states that every
effort will be made to handle
all desiring to camp this sum-
nen New unit campsites will
be available in 1961 and 1962
with funds forthcoming from
the recent successful Develop-
ment Fund Campaign
Spring Festival
Harrah school will present its
Spring Festival Thursday May
5 at 7:30 pm in the gym
The program will consist of
vocal and instrumental numbers
and folk games Grades one
through six along with the sev-
enth and eighth grade chorus
will participate
The public is invited to attend
EXERCISES ARE
MAY 15 AND 19
Rev Jack King pastor of
the Methodist church will
deliver the address at the
Harrah highschool Baccal-
aureate Sunday May 15 at
8 pm
Commencement will be at
8 o'clock May 19 Dr J N
Baker dean of student af-
fairs at OSU will be the
speaker
Complete list of graduates
will be published in next is-
sue of The Herald
COMMUNIST PRISONER FOR 10 DAYS
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forced by the Russians to land
his transport plane in Hungary
For more than a month he and
three crew members were held
captive until the US govern-
ment paid a total of $210000
in fines
An employe of the Federal
Aviation Administration Hen-
derson retired in 1959 as a ma-
jor in the air force
He is survived by his wife
Florence three daughters Sus-
an Monty Lou and Jeanne and
two sons David and John all
of the home at Del City his
parents Mr and Mrs David
Henderson Shawnee and four
sisters Mrs Wanda Roberts
Oklahoma City Mrs Jimmie
Barnwell and Mrs Hazel Burns
both of Shawnee and Mrs Lor-
ee Maiwurm Livonia Mich
Harrah 4-Hers Do
Well At Contest
Harrah 4-11 club members did
very well in the Speech and
Demonstration contest at Jones
Saturday Donna Bealmer won
a red ribbon on her Timely
Speech he three Demonstration
teams entering each won a blue
ribbon They were Carolyn
Owens and Betty White Sherry
Wells and Joyce Johnson Janice
Greeson and Catherine Trott
Sherry Wells and Joyce John-
son were judged second best in
Oklahoma county in the 9-12
year old group
A LOT of people already are
working a four-day w e e k
though it takes them five or six
days to do it
Rosa Moore Salutatorian
enderson Is
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No 7
David He Jerson whose wife is the former Flozence
Steciak of Thirrah died Sunday of injuries received when
his pickup truck crashed into an embankment near Sem-
inole Services were at 3 pm Wednesday in Central
Church of Christ Shawnee
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Free Eye Check
For Pre-Schoolers
Pre-schoolers ages four to
six will have an opportunity to
have their eyes checked com-
pletely free of charge Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday May
17 18 and 19 at the Wick line
Methodist church 417 Mid-
America Blvd Midwest City
Although particular stress ig
being given to children living
in this area actually any child
within this age group is eleigi-
ble for this free service Schools
participating in this program
this month are as follows all
M id west City Elementary
schools St Philip Neri Crutch°
Star-Spencer Dunjee Nicoma
Park Choctaw Green Pastures
and Harrah
The vision screening clinic
under the sponsorship of the
Oklahoma County Committee of
the National Society for the
See EYE CHECK l'age 8
Douglas Proctor Salutatorian
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Keyes, George C. The Oklahoma County Herald (Harrah, Okla.), Vol. 36, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 5, 1960, newspaper, May 5, 1960; Harrah, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2076478/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.