10 Man Marine Team To Demonstrate At Fort Sill
Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Pollock arrives at Post Field for a one day visit as a 10 man Marine team presents a demonstration seen by Advanced class students. The team has shown success in Copenhagen London and Paris and will tour NATO sites after Fort Sill. Capt. Edward J. Pollock is among observers with his wife visiting.
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Edwin A. Pollock
Educational Center
Post Field
Armed Forces Staff College
Naval War College
Infantry
Copenhagen
Denmark
London
England
Paris
France
Fort Sill
Hawaii
NATO
Edward J. A
Pollock
Eee
Appel
Director Of WAC Visits Fort Will Today
The Women’s Army Corps director will arrive at Fort Will Postfield at 5 p m to tour the Artillery Center and School. She travels with Lt Col Anne E Sweeney and will meet Brig Gen James F Brittingham and other officials after touring WAC facilities including the U S Army Hospital and an Aviation School.
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Women's Army Corps
Will
Women's Army
Postfield
Anne E. Sweeney
TAS
Galloway
WAC
U. S. Army Hospital
WAC Btry
James F. Brittingham
Artillery Center
Two Air Force Officers Die In U S F-94 Crash
In Seoul on April 5 two U S Air Force officers were killed when their F 94 night fighter crashed into a deserted railroad station during a training flight. The victims were 1st Lt Ford and 2nd Lt Michael O Bruckett both assigned to Fifth Air Force. Investigators have not yet determined the crash cause.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Fifth Air Force
Ford
South Park St
San Angelo
Tex
Henry Clay Blvd
Lexington
Michael O. Bruckett
South McKinley St
Caspergo
Americans Consume Fourteen Pounds Coffee Per Person in 1953
The 1953 data show average American households used about 14 pounds of coffee per person. This figure reflects national consumer habits and coffee product availability during the period.
Lawton Junior High Enrolls 1600th Student Today
Lawton junior high school reaches 1600 students for the 1953 54 term with seventh grader Mike Queen the 800th boy enrolled. Queen is son of Cpl and Mrs Howard B Queen of 1106.
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Lawton Junior High
Mike Queen
Howard B. Queen
Giveaway Shows Are Ruled Legal
Justice Robert H. Jackson suffered a heart attack last week and was read opinions he wrote before his illness by colleagues. The article reports that the so called giveaway shows were ruled legal.
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Robert H. Jackson
Leland Vance Dies Of Heart Ailment
Leland S. Vance 51 long time Oklahoma Publishing Co official died at 1 30 p m of heart ailment in Oklahoma City He had worked since 1923 rising from salesman to top company executive He served as traffic safety advocate organizing the Oklahoma City Safety Council and safety clubs statewide including Mistletoe Ex and Station WKY affiliations.
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Oklahoma City
Leland S. Vance
The
Oklahoma Publishing Co
Vance
Creae
Mistletoe Ex
WKY
Oklahoman Enterprises
Oklahoma City Safety Council
Ada Recluse Croston Found Dead At Home
Ada Oklahoma Albert Croston age 60 a longtime recluse was found dead in his bed at his small farm home authorities believe he died recently neighbors last saw him about a month ago and he told them he did not want to be bothered. Croston a former Ada High School teacher and World War I lieutenant commander was a Cornell graduate.
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Ada
Okla
Albert Croston
Croston
Cornell
Ouach
120 Sill Men Tour Wichita Mountains
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge host a 120 Sill Men tour guided by Cmdr R H Tryon with Fort Sill officers presenting. The group visited Craterville Park to watch authentic tribal dances and photographed Indians in native dress. Drivers included C M Swabb and many others who donated a sound truck for the event.
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Paul Baty
Leslie Contway
L. L. Johnsoy
Walter Hutchins
S. J. McIntosh
Thomas Ray
Arno Lund
Elmer Bauman
Pete Becker
Lonnie Leard
James Sanders
E. L. Richardson
Earl McKinney
W. D. Ford
C. Y. A. Franklin
C. R. Ellsworth
Annie Laurie Montague
Chesley Montague
Sill Flags Fly At Half Mast For General Vandenberg
Fort Sill raises its flags to half mast in honor of General Hoyt S. Vandenberg former Air Force chief of staff who died at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Flags stay lowered until sunset as announced by the public information office.
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General Vandenberg
Fort Sill
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Public Information Office
Mom Has Second Child In 3 Weeks
An aviation electrician stationed at Weymouth naval air facility is involved as doctors report Mrs Chapman, expecting her second child, with medical teams noting health concerns about organs.
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Weymouth Naval Air Facility
Chapman
Pancake Day Race Money Deadline Extended
Rotary and Kiwanis co chairs Howard Babbitt and Glen Powers announced extensions for turning in ticket money for the Pancake Day queen race. Money must be delivered to Col. E. C. Williams or Reginal Brown at Security Bank & Trust by 2 30 p m Wednesday to count the candidates Jo Lynn Ansley and Janice Parker.
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Perm
Howard Babbitt
Glen Powers
Rotary-Kiwanis
Civic Club
Col
E. C. Williams
Reginal Brown
Security Bank & Trust Company
Polio Victim Uses Hand Bike to Feed Herself
A polio survivor stays active by using a hand powered bike to aid feeding and daily tasks. Her perseverance demonstrates how adaptive devices enable independence and mobility for disabled individuals.
Assistant County HD Agent Announces Her Resignation
Mrs. Jean Hubbard the assistant Comanche county station agent announces resignation from the post. No replacement has been seen and the resignation was effective immediately.
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Jean Hubbard
Comanche County
Cama
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Wolverton Electric Co
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New New York
Eeeenee Allied Cheee
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Tel&Tel
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Beth Steel
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McKess & R
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Socony
UN Pac
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E Pho
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Eugene L. Bowman
A-B Drug Company
4Th and
D Avenue
Leland Vance
Ada Recluse
Kennedy Insurors
Realtors
Burnett
E Ave
Wichitas
Fuller Brush CO
Buckner Fanning
Everal J. Martin
Lawton
Polis
Bendix
REAL
M‘coys
America
Oregon
Trea
Adress Xcelsior Institute
Excelsior Springs
EL Paso
Tulsa
Airport Ticket Office
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U.S
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Buckner Fanni
Bob Feather
Central Baptist Church
Richard T. Hopper
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Oklahoma Tire & Supply
Er Insurance Service
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