Missouri Basin Irrigation Seen In Next 10 Years
Extension of irrigation in the Missouri River subhumid belt will define reclamation for the next decade says Reclamation Commissioner W A Dexheimer in a speech to Western State Engineers. He notes modest irrigated acreage, drought resilience, crop diversification, and reliance on power revenues for feasibility, citing the Altus Oklahoma W W C Austin project as a proving case. He urges state officials to advise and participate in project development.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
W. A. Dexheimer
Association of Western State Engineers
Kansas River
Kansas
Nebraska
Dexheimer
W.W. C. Austin
Altus
Okla
City BPW Group To Attend State Meet
Lawton Business and Professional Women's club will send nine members to a state board meeting and workshop in Oklahoma. Attendees include Frances King, Pauline English, Nell Franklin, Pauline Joyner, Ida Denney, Margaret Day, Marie Detty, Leta Smith, and Mae Parks. An Anadarko invitation urged attendance at a Know Your Neighbor program on September 7 at the Anadarko Methodist church.
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Lawton Business & Professional Women’s Club
Oklahoma
Frances King
Pauline English
Nell Franklin
Pauline Joyner
Ida Denney
Margaret Day
Marie Detty
Leta Smith
Mae Parks
Lawton Club
Anadarko Club
Lawton Bpw
Anadarko Methodist Church
Yesteryears and events from the constitution notes
The Constitution column recalls a mix of past local events: D K Colyer’s 96th birthday celebration. a fatal car accident near Richmond involving Jennie V. Garner, daughter of Jess and Mrs. Roof Sr.. Lawton Buckaroos rodeo plans. Pvt. Lawrence Wiggs on leave from the Air Force.
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D. K. Colyer
Jennie V. Garner
Jess Roof Sr
Richmond
Lawton
Retired Fort Sill Engineer Elmer Steele Honored
Elmer R. Steele 66 of 1715 N 32nd retired after 43 years as Fort Sill Post Engineer in charge of heating and refrigeration. Maj Gen Edward Williams presented a Certificate of Service while colleagues and family praised his loyal civilian service and timing.
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Fort Sill
School of Fire
Field Artillery
Elmer R. Steele
Steele
Edward T. Williams
TAC
Maynard Fuller
Mary Jane
Fuller
James F. Brittingham
Steeles
T. J. Counihan
Tac: Lt Col. HO. Webb
Dan S. Leasure
Douglas P. Smith, Jr
Burlington
Kan
Quincy
Elgin
Chicago
Marion, Ill
Infantry
Afton Gets Dial Telephoning Soon
Dial telephone service is coming to Afton around mid October. Southwestern Bell crews are installing equipment. District manager Paul Riggs of Vinita estimates the anticipated expense at nearly 60 dollars.
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AFTON
Okla
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Paul Riggs
Vinita
Preacher Cancels Folies Bergere Seats on Tour
In Andover England Rev Ivor Machin canceled 15 seats he booked to show parishioners Paris Folies Bergere during a planned tour to the French capital next month. He said he acted in good faith but received abusive letters after newspapers reported the plan. Earlier he said the Folies were part of Paris and should be on the tour.
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Andover
England
Ivor Machin
Paris
General Beishline to Arrive Sunday for Orientation
Brig. Gen. J. R. Beishline assistant division commander of the 3rd Armored Division Fort Knox Kentucky is expected to arrive Sunday for orientation at The Artillery School. He will remain at Fort Sill until September 11 en route to a new assignment.
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J. R. Beishline
3Rd Armd Div
Fort Knox
Beishline
Fort Sill
Red Morality Patrols Fend Delinquency in USSR
The morality patrols of strict young Communists roam Soviet streets to deter youth from alcoholism fighting and Tarzan hairdos. They aim to stop church attendance and praying to God, with Leningrad as the initial test city where a Tarzan haircut led to a barber visit. Success there prompts expansion to other cities.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Komsomol Pravda
Soviet Communist Youth League
Tulsa Acts To Let Douglas Expand
Tulsa Park Board acts to acquire about 3,500 acres near Municipal Airport after housing growth would block Douglas Aircraft Co expansion. Douglas VP Harry Woodhead says expansion could raise employment from 8,000 to 18,000 and payroll from 3 million to 10 million, with plans for jet transports and B47 jets amid concerns over constrained plant space.
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Tulsa
Tulsa Park Board of
Tialsa
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas
Harry Woodhead
Woodhead
California
Ising
Wyoming-Missouri Pipeline To Be Built
Service Pipe Line Co plans a 628 mile crude oil pipeline from Fort Laramie Wyoming to Freeman Missouri. Construction starts Sept 20 with O R Burden Construction Co building the eastern leg and H B Lachry Co western section. The line serves the Denver Julesburg basin and western Kansas and will carry up to 260000 barrels per day initially and more than 200000 with pumps.
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Tulsa
Up— Service Pipe Line Co
Ont Laramie
Wyo
Freeman
O. R. Burden Construction Corp
H. B. Lachry Co
San Antonio
Wyoming
Fort Laramie
Denver Jewsburg
Kansas
Kidney Slow-Down May Bring Restless Nights
When kidney function slows down headaches dizziness and fatigue occur. Relief may come from Doan's Pills which have helped for over 50 years by easing discomfort from stress exertion cold and bladder irritation.
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Dean
Doan
Sergeant Gross sparks fencing drive at Fort Sill club
Sgt. Gross, newly active in fencing, joined Sala de Armas Windsor in El Paso and earned a second place in heavy weapons. He also wears the Chevalier de Le Cordon D Or gold cord on his jacket. He plans a Fort Sill schedule with Fort Bliss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Dallas Blades, inviting local fencers to join at Medicine Park.
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Sgt. Gross
Sala de Armas Windsor
el Paso
Texas
Col
Tenon Windsor
Windsor
South America
Chevalier de le Cordon
Gross
William Shuster
West Point
William Tuttle
Maj
Juan Raigoza
Southern California
WOJG
Clarence Hullett
Ohio State University
Washington D. C
Hullett
Fort Bliss
Fort Worth
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
University of Arizona
Dallas Blades
Salas de Armas Windsor
Paso
Dont Shoot At Doves On Wires Plea From Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone asks hunters not to shoot at doves perched on telephone lines near Miami Oklahoma. The note reminds gunfire near roadways is illegal and underscores safety during the dove season.
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Miami
Okla
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Sterling
Medicine Park
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5Th Field Art
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S Mitchell
Lawtonian Oo
Mary June
Curlee’s
Kingsbury
State Farm Insurance Co.s
T. R. Stephens
Leister
Red Morality Patrol
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumger Company
Avenue
Consolidated Gas
Consolidated
Washington
Peng Ibys
Ponte Bem
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Merete Oi Ene
Federal
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Hardy Suggs
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