Bell Building Project Moves Toward Finish
Bell Telephone advances toward dial service with a new 17th and Gore building to be ready by November 15. A August 5, 1956, changeover is planned, while crews lay cables to avoid service disruption. 12,000 instruments must switch and records across departments are being harmonized for a seamless transition.
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Needham
Nedham
Lawton Bell Telephone
Lawton
Lawton Daily
Fort Sill
Bell System
Geronimo
Bell Telephone
Oklahoma City
Bell Telephone Company
17Th and Gore
Bill Needham
Two Airmen Die When Bus Leaves Road in Texas
A bus carrying 15 airmen to a baseball game from Bryan Air Force Base veered off a 30 foot embankment near Nacogdoches Texas after a front tire blew out. Two airmen died en route to a hospital and 13 were injured. 11 were later moved to a military hospital at Barksdale Field. The dead were Airman 1-C James C. Kirkpatrick and Airman 1-C Lloyd D. Buresh. MSgt William C. Littlejohn Jr. and Airman 1-C George E. Smith remained in critical condition at City Hospital in Nacogdoches. The bus then collided with the engine area as it rolled. The vehicle was heading from Bryan AFB to Barksdale AFB when the accident occurred.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Cushing
Henderson
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
William C. Littlejohn Jr
George E. Smith
Bryan
City Hospital
Air Force
James C. Kirkpatrick
Mark ‘Kirkpatrick
Bluff City
Tenn
Lloyd D. Buresh
Genevieve Buresh
Bolivar
Bryan Air Force Base
Texas
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale
Pencil markers boast longer life and high writing output
A pencil marker company claims its product life has extended to allow a 7 inch pencil to be sharpened 17 times and to write about 45 000 words, signaling improved durability and efficiency for users seeking longer lasting drafting tools.
Delays Hit Western Oklahoma Uranium Testing
ELK CITY OKla Aug 27 The uranium testing on a 160 acre lease near Clinton was halted by a breakdown of an earth boring machine. B C Fitts a Texas construction firm owner and former Oklahoman and partner D L Cass of Levelland Texas expect repair by Sunday to resume core drilling. Three samples from a 40 acre site showed ore valued above 200 dollars per ton. This marks the second Oklahoma uranium find in less than a month after ore valued 30 to 60 dollars per ton was reported near Cheyenne in Roger Mills county.
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Elk City
Okla
Western Oklahoma
B. C. Fitts
Texas
Fitts
D. L. Cass
Levelland
Tex
Clinton
Oklo
Oklahoma
Cheyenne
Roger Mills County
Here
Lawton Home Permits Slow Week With One Issued
Lawton issued only one new home permit last week. A. L. Mankin, city inspector, approved a 3319 Baltimore Morford Hill house for E. C. Evans, contractor J. D. Howard, valued at 20000. Other permits included a 606 D business site for Sgt. Brooks and five remodeling projects.
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Lawton
A. L
Charlie) Mankin
E. C. Evans
J. D. Howard
Baltimore
Morford Hill
Sgt. Brooks
Lena Williams
Harvey Parsons
Joe Kuhn
LaVon E. Crook
N. 16Th
Leon W. Simmons
Cleo Brammer
S. Seventh
John Shubblefield
R. J. Best
Harry House
Kingsbury
Lawton Heights
Kennedy Company Sells 51 847 In August Homes
Kennedy and Company realtors in the Security Bank building report August sales totaling 51 847. The top price was 13 000 for a two bedroom brick at 2616 Bell bought by Mr. and Mrs. H W Scarlett. Other sales included 11 412 for 1107 N 31st to Captain and Mrs Donald E Kenny and a 9 800 three bedroom frame at 2505 N 17th to Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Farris.
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Kennedy & Company
James C. McGhee
Kingsbury
McGhee
Sooner News Agency
Lawton
Ivon Hoyt
Lawton Public Schools
Bessie
J. C. Kennedy
Bluford Farris
Spartan Aircraft
N. 17Th
Set
Justo Dumlao
Lawton BPW Members Attend Oklahoma City Parley
Ten Lawton Business and Professional Women club members travel to Oklahoma City for a two day BPW conclave. Nell Franklin local president Mary Kay Frazier May Parks Mary Pokorny Pauline Joyner Lela J Wilson Betty Holman Kate Loud Blanche Flickinger Bertrude Fields attend as delegates. Vera Pederson Oklahoma City president presides at a Saturday workshop and Sunday board session with about 350 BPW members attending.
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Lawton Business & Professional Women’s Club
Oklahoma Federation of Bpw
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Nell Franklin
Mary Kay Frazier
May Parks
Mary Pokorny
Pauline Joyner
Lela J. Wilson
Betty Holman
Kate Loud
Blanche Flickinger
Bertrude Fields
Vera Pederson
BPW
Low-Slope Roofs Gain Color With New Shingle Method
A new application method allows colorful asphalt shingles on low slope roofs between 2 and 4 inches per foot. Previously undecorative, flat-roof inspired techniques proved unsuitable for homes, while the novel process creates watertight roofs and proves economical after rigorous storm testing.
Enrollment Set For Army Reserve School At Sill
Enrollment date September 6 for the United States Army Reserve school at Fort Sill Ar tillery and Guided Missile Center. Registration starts 7 30 p m in building 2864. Programs include Judge Advocate General command and general staff adjutant general military intelligence medical service corps and advanced artillery.
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Army Reserve School
Sill
United States Army Reserve School
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Fort Sill
Judge “Advocate General
Command and General Staff
Adjutant General
Military Intelligence
Medical Service Corps
Advanced Artillery
Eyebrow Overhangs Add Drama To Modern Homes
New York decorator John Abbate advocates extending roof overhangs to 18 or 24 inches to create architectural drama. He notes wide overhangs suit bold color shingles, provide deep shadow lines for cooler walls, and protect interiors from rain and sun while making small houses look larger.
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Abbate
Trucker Freed on Bond in Fatal Wagoner County Wreck
A Texas trucker, Leslie Duane Crook, 20, was released on $2,000 bond after a fatal crash near Muskogee Oklahoma that killed Oliver W. Bryant, 64, and Mamie May Bryant, 52. Crook faces manslaughter charges to be filed Monday. the truck clipped the Bryants’ car on a U S 69 Arkansas River bridge, sending their vehicle 30 feet to a riverbed. His semi loaded with 1000 bushels of oats occurred in Wagoner county.
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Max Findley
Leslie Duane Crook
van Alstyne
Tex
Oliver W. Bryant
Mamie May Bryant
Oklahoma
C. E. Page
Crook
Bryants
Arkansas River
U. S. 69
Muskogee
Wagoner County
Signature Sandblasted Cabinets For DIY Home Makeover
A do it yourself guide explains sandblasting cabinet doors to personalize kitchens. Steps include sand blasting doors, cleaning dust, thinning stain for pine, testing on sample, light sanding, and applying dull finish varnish or lacquer to highlight grain.
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Bell Building
Democrat
Comanche County
Oklahoma Territory
Bell Company
Pioneer Tel and Tel Company
Bell
Ave
BPWC
Lawton Publishing Co
John Abbate
New York
Wagoner
UPA
Muskogee, Okla
Scott’s Air Conditioning Inc
C Ave
E. J. Leverett
Koehler
Raine
Chas. Evans
Yues
Wilbur E. Thomas
Oklahoma City, Okla
Glock
Hardy Suggi Music Co
Wit DU Pont
Billingslea Lumber Company
F Ave
Great Circle
Scott's Air Conditioning, Inc
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