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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1948
Page
5
Oklahoma State Employment Service reports 910 placements in Comanche county for January through March, up 58 from a year earlier. March alone yielded 486 placements, with 236 women and 257 veterans. 486 plus nearly 50 handicapped workers joined regular jobs.
Mr Looney notes work orders marked hard to fill include engineers posting machine operators comptometer operators secretaries stenographers maids live-in Diesel mechanics railroad track laborers farm equipment salesmen surveyor and tractor mechanic An opening lists a disabled veteran to work as an auto mechanic chief who will direct mechanics and must have a mechanical background Overseas positions include Linemen cable splicers conveyor operators Diesel mechanics refrigeration mechanics boatmen dump truck drivers pile driver operators riggers Crane operator for Venezuela rotary drillers booster pump operators oil pumpers for Arabia and engineers for South American countries.
Pte Kenneth R. Tucker of the Seventh Infantry division in Seoul sends home a clipping about his brother Pfc Joe C. Tucker with the First Cavalry in the Tokyo Yokohama Honan area. The Tucker family, 1207 Oak, from Oak and Sycamore route, has a history as paper boys. Kenneth enlisted in June 1947, trained at Fort Jackson, and serves in the Service Battery 2st Field Artillery MP Battalion as a jeep driver.
In Lawton neighbors Tom Phipps and Mrs. John C Hobbs clash over iris blooms. Phipps fences his yard with concrete and cyclone fencing to guard against gophers and crabs as Mrs. Hobbs boasts the early bloom. A chorus of iris tallies follows with many names mentioned.
Mrs Robert Pomerene and Mrs Watkins share keen interest in Trieste and Italy discussions. Lt Pomerene and Lt deWey recently served in Italy, prompting the exchange of information and a planned gab fest between the two ladies as the small world topic widens.
Public records show divorces and several warranty deeds in Lawton and surroundings. Entries include Frazier versus J James with Naom i Ballard, multiple land parcels in SHIP and Airport additions, and transfers between Hamm Welch Gassaway and others with revenue stamps and corrections noted.
The Army lists multiple promotions and transfers including Lt Col Howard R. Cress to Sixth Army 6404th ASA in Washington and Maj Douglas H. Patterson to Fort Hamilton New York for station Det at Artillery School Fort Sill pending the 1948 49 officers advanced course beginning August 11 1944 details show several FA officers reassigned to posts from Fort Hamilton Boston Camp Holabird Fort Bragg and others with duties ranging from CIC centers to seacoast training and instructors at various bases.
Emerson School held a Wednesday afternoon assembly featuring second and third graders. Monte Richardson chaired the program with songs dances and playlets directed by Lois Loftin and Louise Scott. Students and teachers listed include Rhonda Good Kenneth Easton Helen Langford Barbara Yoder and Barbara Yoder among others.
A fragmented OCR line shows many personal names such as Elaine Stark Darlene Holland Syl Bramlett Gary Cooper Olin Yearby Janice Pinchback Penny Simpson and others. The text reads as a roster of individuals without clear context or events documented in the visible portion.
A list of individuals including Renee McMahan Carmen Moraigs Janine Sammons Mary Francis Sinor Maxine Skaggs Rosemary Totty Louiss Turner Madeline Voelkel and Joyce Wilson appears in the community recognition segment highlighting recipients and participants in the event.
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