Rancher Praises Sill Fire Fighters After Range Fire
Meers rancher Daniel Delly commended Fort Sill soldiers for battling a Wichita Mountains range fire. He recalled relief as troops and equipment cleared fire lanes, helicopters watched, and crews worked through rugged terrain. Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing praised the soldiers for untiring efforts and the Army’s credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Delly
Meers
Lweek
Fort Sill
Wichita
Delly
L. S. Griffing
Services for Mrs Mat tie Jacobs Adults 88 in Columbia
Mrs. Mattie Jacobs 88 of 196 Columbia died at 9 30 p m Thursday after a two year illness in a local hospital. Born March 29 1875 in San Marcos Texas she moved to Lawton from Oklahoma City in 1929. She was a Church Mother at Greater Galilee Baptist. Survived by two daughters Mrs Julie Washington Anabordo New Mexico and Mrs Hattie Brooks Columbia two grandchildren four great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Rutledge
Ruth Rumph
Gore
Oklahoma City
Lawton Funeral Home
Whit Ozier
Cenentary Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Kathy Rumph
Larry
Terry Rumph
Elbert M. Rutledge
Santa Maria
Calif
Ronald Rutledge
Leon Parker
Amarillo
Tex
R. M. Blaylock
Columbia
W. C. Rutledge
Ardmore
Edgar McDonald
Tommy Britt
Virgil Russell
Jerry Yow
Tommy Ellis
Garland Clark
Jack
Pete) Cox
Lawton
Centenary Methodist Church
Argus Hamilton Jr
Marlow
Cox
Rush Springs
Mattie B. Jacobs
Jefferson Funeral Home
Jacobs
San Marcos
Greater Galilee Baptist Church
Julie Washington
Alanagordo
N.M
Hattie
Brooks
Services for Hobart E. Smith at Church of Christ
Hobart E. Smith aged 64 of 1512 B died suddenly of a heart attack at 8 30 a m Monday. Services were held at 10 30 a m today at Sixth and Arlington Church of Christ officiated by Rollo Tinkler. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Becker Funeral Home in charge. Bearers included Arch Hardin Bill Shmael Keith Dayton John P. Smith Truman Dorrell and Herman Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart E. Smith
Monlay
Arington Church of Christ
Rollo Tinkler
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Arch Hardin
Bill Shmael
Keith Dayton
John P. Smith
Truman Dorrell
Hernan Milford
Boy Attends Capital Meeting as Ambassador Congress Attendee
Larry Graham son of Mr and Mrs Edward Graham of 2123 Aington attended the National Boy Ambassadors Congress in Washington this week. About 40 boys attended from Oklahoma sponsored by Bob Tanks secretary of the state Boy Ambassadors. Larry is a member of Trinity Baptist Church and was the only member from the Yamanch-Cotton County Baptist association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Graham
Edward Graham
Aington
Washngton
Oklahoma
Bob Tanks
Larry
Trinity Past Church
Yamanche-Cotton County
Texas Welcomes British Commandos for Fort Worth Tour
120 British Royal Artillery commandos begin 16 weeks of training at Fort Sill and tour Fort Worth sites. The 79th Kirkee Commando Battery plans a three day agenda with visits to Casa Mañana, Six Flags, museums, a ranch, and a Mansfield rodeo. Billeting by Texas National Guard supports the visiting unit.
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Fort Sill
79Th Kirkee Commando
Arthur Hill
Royal Marine
L. S. Griffing
Carl H. Jark
Fourth Army
Lone Star State
Royal Artillery
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Casa Manana Musical Theatre
Carswell Air Force Base
Six Flags Over Texas
Mansfield
Texas National Guard
Medicine Bluff
Lawton Hospital News Items Admitted and Dismissed
A ledger of admissions and dismissals lists numerous patients by full names and towns including Lane Grant Johnson 11 Lincoln medical and many others from Lawton and nearby areas. The item records surgeries and medical statuses for residents such as Mrs. James Corbitt Walters and Mrs. A. O. Bury Sterling while noting newborns and recent births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane Grant Johnson
June Johnson
Lincoln
Kenneth Beasley
Temple
Herbert Pratt
Walter
William M. Lee
Carver
James C. Allen
Frederick
Linda Johnson
A. O. Bury
Sterling
James Corbitt
Walters
Gary Champion
Fred Larrance
Arlington
Medical
Frances Jean Garrett
Lorna Pearl Brown
Monroe
Bernice A. Hollis
Cache Rd
Harry Payne
Pleas Bohanan
Euclid
Carl 0. Allen
Memphis
Tenn
A. G. Gibson
Lindy
Carl Herndon
Clara Yost
Eugene W. Darnell
Apache
Sill Gun Unit Passes Tests
The first U S Army 175mm gun battalion to take an Army Training Test passed with flying colors at Fort Sill. The Sixth Battalion Ninth Artillery moved into the field earlier this month under Lt Colonel James A Rasmussen. Fourth Army inspected operations and equipment. The battalion will train enlisted men on a new weapons system while becoming a combat ready unit. Lt Colonel Herbert W Kruegger praised the battalion staff for its performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Ninth Artillery
James A. Rasmussen
Herbert W. Kruegger
Fourth Army
U.S. Films Popular in Jerusalem as Israel Sees Big Theater Attendance
Attendance across Israel's 280 theaters reached 38 million in the 1961 62 season. American films remained the top draw with 178 of 432 imports, while France placed second with 80 titles and other nations followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Jerusalem
Israel
United States
France
Italy
Britain
Russia
Sweden
Turkey
Colonels Receive New Posts At Sill
Col Edward H. deSaussure assumes command of the 9th Field Artillery Missile Group at Fort Sill and is succeeded by Col Robert J. Tolly as director of the Guided Missile Department. deSaussure is a World War II veteran and 1941 West Point graduate with a Johns Hopkins masters. Tolly, a 1942 Fort Sill OCS graduate, served in Korea and held several staff and artillery roles before his Fort Sill posting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. deSaussure
9Th Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Ton
Guide Missile Department
Robert J. Tolly
Col
deSaussure
Guided Missile Department
Pentagon
South Pacific
West Point
John Hopkins University
Army War College
Col. Tolly
Col. de Saussure
Michigan
Korea
Fort Bliss
Chicago
Department of the Army
Tolly
Verona
Italy
Northern Area Command
Germany
Martial law imposed in Hue and Nhatrang amid Buddhist protests
In Saigon a new Buddhist self immolation escalated to a crisis as martial law was declared in Hue and Nhatrang. US troops were confined to barracks from dusk to dawn and civilians ordered indoors. The Hue pagoda saw monk Thich Tieu Dieu burn himself at 4 am, the fifth such act in two months against Diem's regime.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Hue
Nhatrang
U.S
Thich Tieu Dieu
Ot Diem
Graduates Enroll at OCU from Lawton High
Six Lawton high school graduates enrolled at Oklahoma State University for the fall semester. Attending advisement and orientation clinics on campus last month were Gene Castlebury, H. Eddy B. Cordes, Marcia Flippen, Car ney Loveless, Carol S. McClenny, and Thomas Parkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
Oklahoma State University
Gene Castlebury
H. Eddy B. Cordes
N. Mth
Marcia Flippen
Lincoln
Carney Loveless
Arlington Drive
Carol S. McClenny
Euclid
Thomas Parkins
Bessie
Parachute Meet Set At Fort Sill
The third annual Fourth U. S. Army parachute meet will be held at Fort Sill over Labor Day weekend. More than 100 Army and Air Force jumpers from the Fourth Army area are expected to compete in four events including novices, 10-second delay accuracy, style and accuracy, and team jumping at Frisco Ridge on Fort Sill’s east range. Participating clubs include Sill Fort Bliss Fort Hood Fort Sam Houston Fort Polk Fort Chaffee Camp Wolters and Air Force teams from Altus Sheppard and Tinker. Refreshments will be served by a Fort Sill PX truck with directions and signs posted for access. The events are scheduled for Saturday August 31 Sunday September 1 and Monday September 2.
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Fort Sill
Fourth Army
Frisco Ridge
East Range
John Fairbank
Sill
Fort Bliss
Fort Hood
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Polk
Fort Chaffee
Camp Wolters
Air Force
Altus
Sheppard
Tinker AF
Names In The News At Fort Sill
Fort Sill features multiple promotions decorations and graduations. Marines complete artillery refresher course and 64 reserve officers graduate with honors while Pfc Dowl ing Jr wins top honors. Staff and faculty NCOs re up for ten more years. Captains receive Air Medal and Army Commendation Medals. Retired Lt Col William Wood joins Army Combat Developments Command. Major Marr promoted to major and Maj Brown leads 4th Battalion. Fort Sill Area Retired Officers meet Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Reserve
Fort Sill
John J. Dowling Jr
NCO Academy
Fort Bliss
Alton L. Langford
Clyde R. Pinkerton
Lincoln F. Rogers
Robert A. Jones
Laos
Ronnie C. Davis
Ronald W. Gingras
Robert A. Fernandez
M-Set
Roy R. Lyons
William Wood
Mimosa Lane
Army Combat Developments Command Artillery Agency
Max L. Marr
9Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Grady L. Brown
4Th Battle Group
30Th Infantry
H. N. Moorman
Pentagon
5Th Missile Battalion
41St Artillery
MeSet
Clarence N. Thomas
Fort Sill Area
Retired Officers Association
Officers Club
Pollard Baptist Pastor Selected by First Baptist Church
Rev Kenneth M Anderson was named pastor of the Pollard Avenue Extension at 22nd and Pollard by Dr H Tom Wiles. A North Platte Nebraska native, he was with the South Baptist Home Mission Board and previously led the First Baptist Church Temple Oklahoma. The Anderson family resides at 2308 Ozman Parsonage and he will preach at both services this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Anderson
First Baptist Church
Pollard Avenue
Pollard
H. Tom Wiles
Anderson
North Platte
Neb
South Baptist Home Mission Board
Oklahoma Baptist University
Southwestern Baptist Seminary
Fort Worth
Temple
Okla
Mission Board
Wyoming
Nebraska
Ozman
Fort Sill Origin Tied to Rector Dispute in 19th Century
Records show Elias Rector, 1800s Southern Superintendency chief, opposed Fort Sill site. He traveled from Fort Smith to review Mount Scott renamed Blue Mountain and clashed with Captain Marcy over defense suitability. Fort Sill survived after uprisings led to its founding in 1886.
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Elias
Fort Sill
Fort Smith
Ark
Cache Creek
Rector
Marcy
Mount Scott
Blue Mountain
Scott
Justice Goldberg Allows Marcos Perez Jimenez Extradition
Justice Arthur J. Goldberg refused to block the extradition of former Venezuelan dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez. A stay request was denied as a Miami Airport charter plane stood by to carry him back to Venezuela to face embezzlement charges totaling 13 million dollars.
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Washington
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court Today
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Perez Jimenez
Miami
Goldberg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Mattie Jacobs
Ity Boy
Capital Meeting
Chamber of Commerce and
People
Lawton Hospital
Terry Ball
Edna Mazell
Patricia E. Bowman
R. B. Tucker
Hollis
Marcy F. Patterson
Early Shaw
Dean Gloden, Rt
Marvin Lankford, Gould
Arthur L. Rash, Walters
John M. Brokenship
Lillian Mitra
N. 13Th
Kenneth Alexander
Country Club
Kenneth Royle
Virgil V. Henneke
Duncan
George W. Long
Snyder
Clyde D. Webb
Floris York
PHS
Eleanor Tate
Adeline Sisk
Shawnee
Martha Wergavah
Bert Ahboah
Thelma Whitewolf
Willis Attockine Jr
Wallace Horse
Houston Fobb
Pearl Kawaykla
David Capes
Anadarko
Phyllis Morris
Overbrook
Bernetta Reeder
Charles Reeder
Margie Ann Saverwinnie
Elmer Saverwinne
Kelly Yackevonny
Kermit Yackevonny
Mission Village
Eechtone
Audrey Hummingbird
Pressley Hunter
Fimo Richardson
Anna H. Fender
Tulane
Woodrow W. Giles
Lake
Ernest Swales
Brigett Lewis
Bonnie H. Lewis
Vicky Smith
Donald Smith
Prentice
Leroy Craft
N. Monroe
Melvin J. Hall
Tennessee
Lorance M. White
Baltimore
Neville Pamplin
N. Railroad
Edwin Schiottach
H. Medical
William Moore
Cache
Milfred Murray
McKinley
W. F. Manis
Hollis Howard
William ©. Hounshell
Bell
Richard Cox
N. 16Th
Clara M. Cole
Geronimo
Medi
Cal Mary A. Baughan
Leon Haugham
Blair
Tom Holley
Mountain Park
Robert E. Champion
Floyd
James R. Clark
School of the Dance
Dial EL
Gore Bivd
Cache Road
Baldwin Manet
Sockwell
O. Baldwin
Hamilton
Acrosonic - Howard
Baldwin
OME Furnishings
Arnett Associated Press
OCU
Sheridan Rd
Fort Sil
Marines
Pollard Baptist
Kenneth Anderson
Beauticians
Faen Big
SW Oklahooma
Lawton Beauty School
Sheridan Road
Marea
Coast Lumber
West
Currell’s
Elias Rector
Elias Recor
Jimenez
N. 19Th St
Dacron and
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