New Public Information Officer At Fort Sill
Capt. Robert E. Kren a West Point graduate and Korean War veteran becomes Fort Sill public information officer succeeding Maj. K. R. Eckert. Kren held posts in Japan and Korea, earned a journalism master's at Missouri, and resides with wife Betty Jane Kren and three children in Artillery Village. Maj. Eckert departs for Fort Campbell after 3 assignments at Fort Sill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Kren
West Point
Fort Sill
Maj
K. R
Doc) Eckert
11Th Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Eckert
Capt. Kren
Bridgeport
Columbia
Bridgeport, O
U. S. Military Academy
Kren
U. S
Japan
Holy. Co
X Corps Artillery
Korea
Pio
L1th Airborne Service School
Yamato
Betty Jane Critterling Kren
McGlachlin Place
Artillery Village
Jeni Ann
Stephanie
James P
Maj. Eckert
Cheryl
Kansas City
Sill
Area Men In Service Area Men In Service
Bobby Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Adams and former Cameron student, has reported to Kelly Air Force Base San Antonio to begin schooling after completing basic at Lackland. Lt James E Vineyard leaves for Fort Bliss while Ensign Walter Crow serves at Subic Bay Philippines. Sammy Greb departs for Navy boot training, James Coffer attends Navy Electronics School at Treasure Island California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Bobbydams
Tom Adams
Cameron
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Lackland Air Base
Air Force
Texas Field
Air Force Intelligence Division
James E. Vineyard
Fort Bliss Apache
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Tex
George Levite
Walter Crow
Philippines
Chattanooga
J. O’ Crow
39Th
Naval Construction Regiment
Subic Bay
Philippine Islands
Crow
University of Oklahoma
San Francisco
Slammy Greb
NAVY
Sammy Greb
Fred Grebb
San Diego
Chattanooga High School
James Coffer
Navy Electronics School
J. M. ‘Coffer
Treasure Island
Calif
Hospital Births and Admissions in August News
Birth announcements note sons and daughters born to families in Geronimo Apache and surrounding areas with times and weights. Numerous admissions and dismissals listed for patients at local hospitals including medical, surgery, and memorial births for Anderson Mahan Jones and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob A. Anderson
Earl Mahan
Stonewood Motel
Kenneth R. Jones
Indiahoma
Bennie Ann Schooler
William A. Schooler
Jefferson
Pierce Wardell
Walters
Edd A. Schlumbohm
Ralph Lee Erwin
Andrews
D. D. Raiburn Jr
D. D. Raiburn
Gore
Jeanice Donahue
Harvey Donahue
New York
Lester Dennis Hunsberger
Zedith Prestage
Lake
Raymond Puig
Apache
Robert Cally
Willis Whitehead
Oklahoma
Temple Negro Youth Center Under Construction
Temple's Dunbar PTA and local businesses fund move of an unused two room school building to Temple for a recreation center for Negro youths. Leroy W. Kirk says the structure will be moved in two sections to donated lots by George Venable Jr. Volunteers handle the work. moving to finish by early next week amid contributions from more than 50 Cotton county firms and individuals, though funds remain short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Dunbar Pta
Walters
Leroy W. Kirk
Turday
George Venable Jr
Kirk
Benson elected to Oklahoma Cowboy Hall of Fame board
Grady Benson of Randlett was elected a member of the Oklahoma Association for the Nations Cowboy Hall of Fame board of directors.
Buenos Aires Disturbance Wounds One Man
A Catholic Action group clashed with a gang of unidentified persons after a mass in Buenos Aires Friday night. Twenty shots were fired and one man was wounded.
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Buenos Aires
Temple Farmers Hold Their Own Against Weevils
Temple area cotton farmers report progress against pests as boll weevil activity remains but boll worm presence declines. County agent Jasper Harl and state entomologist C F Stiles surveyed fields including Wesley Bowles irrigated cotton where infestation fell from 34 to 17 percent. They urge continued dusting and monitoring for migrating adult weevils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Jasper Harl
C. F. Stiles
Harl
Wesley Bowles
Bowles
Convention attendee spending in city tops $93.69 says AHA
The American Hotel Association reports that the average convention attendee spends about 93.69 dollars in the convention city, highlighting local economic impact. The figure reflects expenditures on lodging meals and incidental costs during conferences.
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American Hotel Assn
Revivals Under Way In Two Temple Churches
In Temple two revival campaigns are active at the First Methodist Church led by evangelist Bruce Eady per Rev Cecil L Bolding, and at the Church of Christ with Loyd Bryant and C A Brown of Dalhart as evangelist. Dr A M Mansur, a Temple dentist, serves as song leader. The revival at First Methodist runs until August 21 and the Church of Christ revival until August 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Bruce Eady
First Methodist Church
Cecil L. Bolding
Church of Christ
Loyd Bryant
C. A. Brown
Dalhart
Tex
A. M. Mansur
Re-Enlistment Oaths for 14 Sill Infantry Members
Lt Col Robert W Carpenter of the 522nd Infantry Battalion at Fort Sill administered re-enlistment oaths Friday to 14 battalion members totaling 81 years of service. It was the largest re-enlistment boost in a year at Sill with 13 remaining in the unit and Leal heading to Fort Hood. The group represented each company and included the 109th Tank Co. 11 enlistees were discharged Thursday and re-enlisted Friday. James Buenrostro will receive over $1,000 in benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Carpenter
522Nd Infantry
Fort Sill
Sill
Jose M. Leal
Leal
Fort Hood
Tex
109Th Tank Co
W. L. Fredricks
James V. Buenrostro
Temple School Needs Outlined
Temple School outlines a projected $149000 operating budget for the coming fiscal year with a $16527.36 surplus and a $47163.84 construction fund. General fund needs include $110000 for salaries, $22000 for maintenance, $15000 for transportation, and $2000 for capital outlay. Financing totals $109588.38 from surplus, miscellaneous revenue, a 4-mill levy, state and vocational aid, leaving $39411.62 to be raised by ad valorem tax. The district is debt-free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Fish Game Film Shown To Scouts
Temple special meeting of Troop 14 Boy Scouts of America featured a film program from the state game and fish department public relations division. Schumacher, based in Chickasha as southwestern division officer, spoke to townspeople and Scoutmaster Don M. Russell said the event was open to the public.
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Allen Elliott
E. W
Ted) Dickerson
Mary Ann Craig
Elmer Conway
Thelma Allen
W. B. Ehliff
Lee
G. A. Williams
Taylor
M. L. Cook
Roosevelt
Carol Ann Thomas
Paul Thomas
R. L. Ouppby
Arlington
Nancy Cochran
Willard Cochran
Doyle Evers
McKinley
B. E. Savage
LaSill Courts
Wallace Maloney
Dearborn
Billy Jack Flahart
L. J. Duncan
Snyder
Elva Karney
Cache
Franklin LaFlesche
Fort Cobb
John Wahkaquah
Faxon
Carolyn Niedo
Darwin Niedo
Evelyn Tahpay
Conroy Quoyah
Elgin
Agnes Horse
Carnegie
George Hill
Tacoma
Wash
Dottie
F. R. Murdock
Western Washington Experiment Station
Stiles
Sill Infantry
Glen A. Dykes
Buenrostro
John W. Jenkins
Robert D. Weir
Charles T. Stewart
Clyde H. Tarver
Billy C. Wilson
Wade F. Moore
George C. Atwood
William S. Clifton
J. B. Reed
House of Wakefield
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