Oklahoma Tornadoes Cause Widespread Damage and SBA Aid
Weather readings show 31 to 44 across state as southern and eastern Oklahoma tally tornado losses. Counties including Bryan Haskell and Carter designated SBA disaster areas offering 3 percent rehabilitation loans. Reports from Durant Ardmore and Sulphur cite extensive property damage, cattle losses, and a damaged KVSO tower. Three deaths and at least 12 injuries recorded.
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Guymow
Tulsa
Oklahoma
McAlester
Okmulgee
Stilwell
Hobart
Caneggie
Tishominzo
Alva
Vail
Kiowa
Guiebo
Hin
Bryan
Haskell
Carr
The
Small Business Administration
SBA
Durant
Ardmore
Little City
McCurtain
Cental
Recruiter Arowa Thompson reassigned to New Orleans post
Staff sergeant Arowa Thompson, a local Air Force recruiter for 19 months, has been reassigned to the New Orleans recruiting office. Thompson earned the state recruiter of the month honor in January and will report to the new post next week.
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Arowa A. Thompson
Air Force
New Orleans
Thompson
Aggie Field Day Attracts Hundreds At Cameron College
About 725 contestants from 21 counties gather for Aggie Field Day events at Cameron College starting Friday night. Herschel Boydstun leads the agriculture department as FFA members from the southwest district enter three public speaking contests and a chapter meeting. Saturday features four agriculture judging contests with trophies for winners in dairy cattle, meals, field crops and livestock.
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Aggie
Cameron College
Herschel Boydstun
Cameron Agriculture Department
FFA
Cameron Agriculture
U. S. 81
U. S. 66
Coop
Bankers
Boydston
Kiwanis Club Wins Freedoms Foundation Honors
Kiwanis International named recipient of a Distinguished Service Award for the 1955 program. Downtown and Northwest Kiwanis clubs presidents Dick Ford and Bill Sieg announced the honor. Key Club International also won a Freedoms Foundation Medal for its patriotic and forward looking program.
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Kiwanis International
Freedoms Foundations
Dick Ford
Bill Sieg
Kiwanis Club
Sieg
Key Club International
Freedoms Foundation
U.s.-Canada
Kiwanis
Ballot Battalion
Key’ Cith
Hub cap theft concern sparks call for city ID program
Police Chief Wheatley notes hub cap thefts rise as ownership proves hard to prove. A city wide identification system could cut theft 40 to 80 percent, deterring thieves. California plate numbers and central ID files are discussed. a non maring engraving system is proposed. Residents may contact police headquarters for details.
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Wheatley
Lawton Knife and Fork Club Sees 210 Reservations
Mrs J C Conner secretary reports 210 reservations for the Friday evening meeting at the Hotel Lawtonian. Deadline for reservations was noon today. Guest speaker will be Robert Christopher, a youthful traveler who circled the world on $80.
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Lawton Knife and Fork Club
J. C. Conner
Hotel
Lawtonian
Robert Christopher
County Draft Clerk Honored for 15 Years of Service
Mrs. Carla Williams, clerk of the local Selective Service board, received a certificate of appreciation from Gen. Lewis B. Hershey for 15 years of royal and faithful service. She has served since 1940 with a brief break in 1947 1948 during system inactivity, and expressed appreciation for working with registrants and residents of Comanche County.
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Carla Wiliams
Selective Service Board
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Williams
Gen. Hershey
Sonic Boom Demonstrations at Fir ing Point 137
The article describes an atomic burst simulation and a sounding sonic boom if weather allows with an -84 F jet. Attendance instructions point to firing point 137 via South Boundary Road from Gate 4 as Military Police direct traffic. Sponsored by the U S Army Artillery and Guided Missiles school.
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South Boundary Road
Gate 4
U. S. Army Artillery and Guided Missiles School
Poultry Meeting Set by FFA and 4H Group
Poultry specialist G Ware and George Wilson will lead a poultry demonstration and judging session at Stillwater county grounds. The event, organized by FFA and 4H, begins at 10 a.m. on Friday with local officials coordinating the program.
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FFA
G. Ware
George Wilson
Stillwater
Inspection progress cited by Joint Commission in hospitals
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals reports that about TS per cent of 5 000 hospitals in the United States and Canada have been inspected for accreditation. Some 40 Oklahoma hospitals will be inspected in the next two months, said Dr Behneman. Member organizations include the American College of Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, and the Canadian Medical Association.
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United States
Canada
Oklahoma
Behneman
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Association
American Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Deaths Scene Shocking Wreck On Highway Testifies Fire
McHale described wreckage and liquor bottles scattered 500 feet along the highway after a crash. Dowdy's body lay 109 feet from the debris while the other body was 70 feet away. Robinson remained burned beyond recognition in the tree and was not removed until the fire faded. Dendy was a Duncan veterinarian and Robinson was a bootlegger with a still at 2104 N. 1 Highway Duncan. The car was flagged down by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy near Terrall on US 81 just north of the Red River bridge.
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McHale
Dowdy
Robinson
Dendy
Duncan
N. i.1
Jefferson County
Terrall
U. S. 81
Red River Bridge
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Frank H. Austin
Memorial
Southwestern Hospital
U.S. Indian Hospital
U.S. Army Hospital
INS
Palae
Teo Ayy
West Bend
Brit
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Darwin
Baylor
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Ad Feotr
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