Amateur Artists Association Gets Off To Good Start
Lawton's new Amateur Artists Association of America, Inc. has 24 paid members since its first meeting, with 10 more interested. The USO library filled to capacity for Thursday's session, and officers seek a larger hall. Weekly meetings run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the USO, with plans for lectures, field trips, shows, and exchanges with other state chapters. Officers: Volney E. Hamm president, Mrs. F. M. Whitaker vice president, Mrs. F. A. Lee secretary treasurer.
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Lawton
Amateur Artists Association of America, Inc
Fort Sill
USO
Leslie Powell
New York City
AAAA
Oklahoma
New York
Volney E. Hamm
F. M. Whitaker
F. A. Lee
American Artists Association of America, Inc
Powell
Browsings of a Bookworm on Civil War Narratives
A critical look at Stanley Horn of The Army of Tennessee and three Lincoln era biographies. The review notes Horn's penetrating, sometimes blunt leadership portraits and Ruth Painter Randall's Mary Lincoln biography. It reflects on the personal dimensions of Lincoln and Mary Lincoln, the era’s public misperceptions, and enduring questions about the spouses’ influence.
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J. J. Stowe JR
Army OF Tennessee
Stanley Horn
University of Oklahoma Press
Norman
Lincoln
J. G. Randall
Dodd Mead and Company
New York
Mary Lincoln
Ruth Painter Randall
Little Brown and Company
Boston
Virginia
Grant
Rosencrans
Buell
Burn- Side
Sherman
Thomas
Meade
Horn
Belmont
Missouri
Nathan Bedford Forrest
A.S
J.E. Johnston
Leonidas Polk
Braxton Bragg
P.G.T. Beauregard
John B. Hood
Army of
Tennessee
Cian
Bill Herndon
Burglary Strikes City Couple in Home
Burglars broke into Jack Lemons home at 612 McKinley while the couple were away and tore open many letters. Vernon Lancaster, 1806 S Sixth, who cared for the house, reported the break after checking mail Friday. The Lemons returned Saturday and nothing appeared missing.
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Jack Lemons
McKinley
Lemons
Col Sam Maddux Takes Command At Mather Air Base
Col Sam Maddux assumed command of Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento California leading a key training unit for navigators and bombardiers. A World War II planner in the Pacific he is a Lawton High School and University of Oklahoma graduate and is joined by his wife and three children on the California base.
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Sam Maddux, Jr
Sam Maddux Jr
Taft
Mather Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Maddux
National War College
Washinga
Mather
Air Force
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Stands 193 Feet Tall
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse reaches a height of 193 feet, marking its tall landmark status on the coast and serving as a navigational beacon for ships.
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Cape Hatteras
Ten Oklahomans Set to Arrive in Seattle on USS Gen. M. M. Patrick
Ten Oklahomans will be among 817 Far East passengers due to land Monday in Seattle Washington aboard the USNS Gen. M. M. Patrick. The group includes Capt. Stephen A. Bailes Wewoka Capt. Georges G Bond Enid Sfc J W Cox Hugo S Sgt Connell J Groves Muskogee A 2c Vernon O Hinton Chelsea 1st Lt Jack W Lawter Pfc Billy G Selanders and A 2c Kenneth C Willoughby all of Oklahoma City S-Sgt Carlton L Lee Vian and T-Sgt Edward L Scheaf Midwest City.
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Far East
Seattle
Wash
M. M. Patrick
Stephen A. Bailes
Wewoka
Georges G. Bond
Enid
J. W. Cox
Hugo
Connell J. Groves
Muskogee
Vernon O. Hinton
Chelsea
Jack W. Lawter
Billy G. Selanders
Kenneth C. Willoughby
Oklahoma City
Carlton L. Lee
Vian
Edward L. Scheaf
Midwest City
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Patton
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Northern Virginia
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Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Washington
Joe Johnston
Paul
Randall
Abe
A. K. McClure
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Kentucky
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DeLarxe
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Sooners
Kinyon
Mattress
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Bemberg
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