City Officer Returns to Schofield Barracks Home in Hawaii
John A. Willis, a captain and air officer in the 25th Infantry Division, returns to his boyhood home at Schofield Barracks Quarters 444. His father, Capt. Allan S. Willis, once commanded Company D of the 27th Infantry. The piece recalls Willis family history, horse shows, and Willis’s Army career from Schofield to Korea and back to Hawaii.
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John A. Willis
Schofield Barracks
Allan S. Willis
27Th Infantry
John
35Th Infantry
25Th Infantry Division
Allan
Willis Brokerage Co
Lawton
Willis
Arlington
Elizabeth Blaine
Black Springs
Ark
Schofield
Young John Willis
Schefield
Young John
Fort Williams
Portland
Capt
Cameron Junior College
Army Air Corps
Advanced
Pacific
Hawaii
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Infantry
Hawaiian Infantry Training Center
Army Aviation School
25Th Division
Korea
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27Th Infantry Regiment
State to Receive Millions in Federal Funds for Oklahoma
Oklahoma is set to gain about 35 million dollars in federal funds through public works, military projects, and infrastructure. Major allocations include 6.3 million for Markham Ferry Dam and 4.7 million Willis Ferry Bridge with 3.488 million from later aid. Senate remarks note boosts for airports, highways, water protection, education, veterans benefits, REA, and tribal funds.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Markham Ferry
Arkansas River
Oklahoma City
Oologah
Eufaula
Keystone
Enid
Clinton-Sherman Air Base
Ardmore
Altus
Ft. Sill
Congress
Yesteryears Chronicle: War Debates and Local Appointments
A retro column recalls ten years ago when the Soviet Union declared war on Japan and invaded Manchuria while Fort Sill prepared a 2000-prisoner barracks. H. P. Cook announces five Lawton youths to attend state convention as Maj. Gen. Hibbs takes Field Artillery School command.
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Soviet Union
Japan
Manchuria
Fort Sill
War Department
H. P. Cook
Lawton
Louis Emerson Hibbs
Field Artillery School
M. E. Trapp
National Guard
Fort Sill Third Street
Market Row
National
Stowaway Joycelyn Pilapil Aboard Athabaskan Seeks Legal Trip
In Hawaii a 16 year old girl Joycelyn Pilapil stowed away on HMCS Athabaskan after leaving a note about a baby and a lover. She was found in a locker a day out of Honolulu and detained in Los Angeles juvenile hall awaiting arraignment. She described helping onboard and claimed casual crew acceptance while the captain called the incident regrettable.
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Long Beach
Calif
Joycelyn Joan
Hawaii
Joycelyn
Hmcs Athabaskan
Honolulu
Bill
FBI
Los Angeles
Hilo
Tarzan
Cmdr
Charles Richardson
Five Traffic Deaths Boost Toll To 328
The Associated Press reports five traffic deaths in Oklahoma over the weekend raise the toll to 328, up from 320 last year. Victims include Jack Knight Jr and Maddie Bell Lucille Knight both 24 and 22, Elk City. Donna Womack 18, Elk City. Rufus Earl Estes 21, Reydon. Meredith Gaylord 19, Taloga. One-car crash on U S Highway 66 near Sayre claimed three Elk City youths when a vehicle hit two telephone poles. Estes died after his pickup left the highway southeast of Durham.Gaylord died from injuries in a Seiling area crash.
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Oklahoma
Jack Knight Jr
Elk City
Maddie Bell
Lucille Knight
Donna Womack
Rufus Earl Estes
Reydon
Meredith Gaylord
Taloga
U. S. Highway 66
Sayre
Donald Lee Knight
Estes
Durham
Gaylord
Woodward
Seiling
87 Year Old Woman Struck While Pursuing Streetcar
Mrs. Essie Madsen, 87, was hit by an automobile while running to catch a streetcar in Los Angeles. She suffered only minor cuts and bruises according to a brief police report.
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Los Angeles
Essie Madsen
Madsen
National Glider Distance Mark Set at 270 Miles
Palm dale Calif A new national glider distance record of 270 miles is claimed by Paul F Bikle a civilian worker at Edwards Air Force Base. He flew from Mirage Dry Lake to Essex Calif and back during the 1955 Southwestern Soaring Regatta totaling 8 hours 10 minutes with a peak altitude of 13 000 feet eclipsing the 260 mile mark set in 1952 by William H Cloverdale of Philadelphia.
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Palmdale
Calif
Paul F. Bikle
Edwards Air Force Base
Bikle
Mirage Dry Lake
Essex
William H. Cloverdale
Philadelphia
Bible
Pope's Sister Dies at 83 in Vatican Home
Countess Giuseppina Pacelli Mengarine, widowed sister of Pope Pius XII, died at her Vatican home Sunday night. She was 83, according to high Vatican sources reported Monday.
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Pope
Vatican City
Giuseppina Pacelli
Mengarine
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
Warren and wife return from rare six week European tour
Chief Justice Earl Warren and his wife arrived in Los Angeles after a six week Europe trip described as his first real vacation in years. He reported signs of economic recovery and full employment in countries visited. The tour included Norway Sweden Denmark Finland Belgium Luxembourg Germany and Austria.
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Los Angeles
Earl Warren
Tulsa Lawyer Killed With Butcher Knife
A Tulsa attorney, 34 year old Bill L. Terry, died from knife wounds after his wife, married three weeks, phoned for an ambulance around midnight. Detective Harold Haus stated a butcher knife found at the scene was the suspected weapon. Terry died two hours after reaching the hospital.
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Tulsa
Okla
Bill L. Terry
Harold Haus
Terry
Hans
The 100 Million Dollar Ride Ad Drives Car Buyers In
When current stock runs out the dealer promises no more cars, urging customers to rush in today to experience the 100 Million Dollar Ride. The pitch claims it will be the smartest new car buy of a lifetime and that America is talking about it.
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All America
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