Transportation Officer Chosen For Artillery Center
Lt Col James W. Hobbs of Suffolk Virginia has been named Post Transportation Officer at the Artillery Center replacing Lt Col Jack D. Smith who left for a course at the Advanced Officers Marine School Quantico Hobbs previously served as Transportation Officer at Fort Bragg during Exercise Flash Burn He entered the Army in August 1941 was commissioned from OCS at Fort Benning in September 1942 and served 18 months with the 52nd Medium Port at Le Havre France He attended a course at Fort Eustis and this is his first assignment at Fort Sill.
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James W. Hobbs
Suffolk
Artillery Center
Jack D. Smith
Advanced Officers’ Marine School
Quantico
Hobbs
Fort Bragg
N. C
Army
OCS
Fort Benning
Service Awards Given At Fort Sill
Four Army Exchange employees at Fort Sill received awards from Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams recognizing a total of 55 years of service. Mary Hazel Small earned a gold watch for 25 years after starting in 1928 and serving 22 years 5 months as exchange cashier. Elva L. Knight, Dorothy F. Pike, and Dick Codopony received ten year service pins.
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Army Exchange
Edward T. Williams
Mary Hazel Small
Fort Sill
Elva L. Knight
Dorothy F. Pike
Dick Codopony
Steno and Typist Exams Announced by Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission announced steno and typist exams. They opened July 29 and will stay open until a future closing date. Eligible applicants under prior announcements should reapply for consideration. The Stenographer exam covers GS 2 through 4 and the Typist exam GS 1 through 3 at Fort Sill.
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Civil Service Commission
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Fort Sill
Church Leaders Urge Temperance Over Race Dispute
Lawton Ministerial Alliance approved a statement urging temperance and moderation in addressing post ruling race issues after the Supreme Court decision on school segregation. The group affirmed harmony with Christ’s teachings and equal justice, calling for democratic conduct during the adjustment period.
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Lawton Ministerial Alliance
U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court
Fisherman Finds Octopus Clutching Purse of Yen
Kameichi Matsumoto, 58, fisherman in Naruro, Japan, hauled in a large octopus that clutched a purse with more than 7,000 yen. He sold the octopus and reported the money to police. if unclaimed, he may keep it.
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Naruto
Japan
Kameichi Matsumoto
Matsumoto
Army Field Forces Board Head Named at Fort Sill
Col. John F. Ammerman, former 17th FA group commander, returns to Fort Sill as President of Army Field Forces Board No. 1 after duties with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His Fort Sill ties date to 1934 with earlier service in gunnery and artillery commands. The Pennsylvanian graduate earned the Bronze Star and served in IX Corps Artillery in the Philippines and Eighth Army in Japan. He studied at Michigan Trinity College West Point and Armed Forces colleges.
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17Th Fagp
Fort Sill
Army Field Forces Board No. 1
John F. Ammerman
Clearfield
Joint Strategic Plans Group
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ammerman
Department of Gunnery
Pacific
IX Corps Artillery
Eighth Army
Philippines
Col. Ammerman
Japan
Eee of Michigan
Trinity College
West Point
C and GS College
Armed Forces Staff College
Army War College
Col Clirehugh Leads 18th Battalion At Fort Sill
Lt. Col. Robert W. Clirehugh of San Barbara California assumes command of the 187th FA Obsi Bn at Fort Sill replacing Capt. Walter B Thompson who becomes battalion executive. He previously attended the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and served in Europe during World War III earning the Bronze Star and Commendation Ribbon.
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Robert W. Clirehugh
San Barbara
Calif
187Th FA Obsi Bn
Walter B. Thompson
Fort Sill
Clirehugh
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Col
Clivehugh
Army
BOC
Germany
Post Art Showing To Open Sept 28 At Fort Sill
The Fort Sill art exhibition and judging will open Sept 28 with four categories including paintings water colors drawings and cartoons. Entries from Army personnel on active duty over 90 days made on the current tour are eligible for judging. Prizes will be awarded at both Fourth Army and post levels. Entry blanks and rules are available at Theater No 1.
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Fort Sill
Fourth Army
Department of Army
Retaining Board Death Investigated in Chicago
A Chicago incident reports a 4-year-old boy, Charles Gohn Jr., killed when a retaining board arranged to prevent a fall became wedged between his head and the mattress. His mother, Elizabeth Gohn, 27, found him lifeless after he allegedly tossed his body in distress.
Sill Unit Praised For Fire Fighting
Battery B 537th FA Bn receives commendation for fighting a range fire under post range rules. They stayed after reporting to range control, the first such unit in a year, amid 45 fires last month. Lt. Ronald W. Mason led the operation. Battery commander Capt. Walter T. Larsen supervised.
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537Th FA Bn
Ronald W. Mason
Walter T. Larsen
Keratolytic Fungicide Ad At Gilbert Woods
A drug store offer promotes T4 L keratolytic fungicide for athlete's foot. It claims the outer skin is sloughed off to expose and kill buried fungi on contact with a one hour satisfaction guarantee or a 40 cent refund. The ad runs from Gilbert Woods.
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Gilbert Woods
Talent Scouts From DA Seek Fort Sill Entertainers
Army sponsored show auditions in Fort Sill offer eight day trips to New York for selected performers. Arlene Francis hosts the program replacing Talent Patrol, with past Fort Sill acts traveling to New York for auditions and appearances. Summer broadcasts will feature Artillery Center talent in August or September.
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Arlene Francis
Talent Patrol
Fort Sill
New York
Artillery Center
Doan’s Pills touted for kidney relief in old advert
An old advertisement promotes Doan’s Pills as a mild diuretic to ease backache headaches dizziness and fatigue from reduced kidney function. It claims long use over 50 years and says the pills help kidneys flush out waste and relieve discomfort.
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Dean
Doan
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Eugene L. Bowman
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Epeers Compact
Money
ML U Hia Emer
Penney’s Own
Penney
Rondo
Wards
Tire & Tube
Gingham
Hunter
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