Test Drivers Roll Up Mileage for Goodyear in 1976
Goodyear tire testers logged over 12 million miles in 1976 across San Angelo Texas and Ohio highways. Texan Victor Brenek drove 115 527 miles, boosting his total to 2 388 750 miles, while Akron’s Tom Voorhees leads with 2 675 487 miles in 34 years and one accident.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
San Angelo
Tex
Goodyear
Victor Brenek
Brenek
Tom Voorhees
John Dutton
Dutton
Gold Market Enters Bullish Phase Says Dow Theory Expert
Richard Russell of Dow Theory Letters says gold has entered a bull market, with a rise likely to 160 before a temporary pullback. He cites Homestake Mining as the safest gold stock, noting its uranium and lead ties and past losses of 1.5 million dollars last year.
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Richard Russell
Dow Theory Letters
Russell
Homestake Mining
Homestake
Bull market mood boosts gold as prices hit year highs
The market enjoys a bull run as gold bullion rises on European markets by about $2 an ounce to above $140 in London, its highest since December 1975. Chartist Russell cites waves theory and sees a profitable year, while cautioning on kaffirs and recommending Krugerrands as a store of value.
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London
Russell
Grand Opening At New Lawton Men's Wear Store
Lawton opens Pauls Men s Wear Ltd in Cache Road Square. The 4,300 square foot shop hosts three employees and sells men s clothing shoes and accessories. Owner Paul Grose a Lawton native and former Perkins manager has 22 years in men s wear.
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Paul Grose
Wayne Gilley
Paul's Men's Wear Ltd
Cache Road Square
Carl Miller
Jo Grose
Grose
Gilley
Lyle Grose
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Jerry Caddell
Lawton
Paul's Men’s Wear Ltd
Vogue
Perkin’s Department Store
Lawton Home Show Set for June at Great Plains Coliseum
The 1977 Lawton Home Show will run June 3 to 5 in the Great Plains Coliseum. Contact Red Kirby, show chairman, at 355 2490 to book a booth. The event features new home equipment and building supplies and is open to the public with free admission.
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Lawton
Lawton Homebuilders Association
Great Plains Coliseum
Red” Kirby
Homebuilders Association
President Selected By Savings Group
Tulsa Rod L Reppe 47 named president and chief operating officer of Sooner Federal Savings and Loan Association L W Bud Grant named chairman of the board while retaining CEO duties Grant notes rapid growth since 1970 with 10 new offices and assets rising to 655 million by end of 1976 Grant predicts ongoing expansion in 1977 with record loan volume and improved operating results
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Tulsa
Rod L. Reppe
Sooner Federal Savings and Loan Association
L. W
Bud) Grant
Sooner Federal
Grant
Reppe
United First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Sarasota
Fla
Oklahoma Industry Outlook Brightens on 1976 Foundations
Oklahoma's 1977 industrial prospects look strong as 3 new manufacturing facilities opened in 1976, with 89 expansions and a $211.859 million investment creating 4,988 new jobs. Goodyear plans a $180 million radial tire plant in Lawton, GM to build a $200 million auto assembly plant in Oklahoma City employing up to 5,000, Mobil Chemical to add a $20 million Shawnee plant, and Delat Faucet started a 140,000 square foot Chickasha facility in 1976.
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Klahoma City
Oklahoma
Scott Eubanks
Eubanks
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Lawton
Goodyear
General Motors Corporation
Oklahoma City
Mobil Chemical Company
Shawnee
Delat Faucet
Chickasha
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Copley News Service
Dennis Lang
C Avenue
KEN & Terri
Savings Group
Lawton’s
City National Bank Building
Montgomery Square
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
America
Llth & Gore
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