Pageant board names join Easter pageant planning group
John Keathley now president and chairman of concessions last year guides the Pageant leadership with Reece Russell and Stein among long time board members and officers. The nominating committee considers religious involvement willingness to serve and business experience for candidates. Four top vote recipients will serve three year terms with the next in line filling a one year post. Several incumbent officers plan resignations April 30 though they will remain available for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keathley
Reece Russell
Reading
Stein
100 Club
Bert Alford
Clark Botkin
Frank Crawford
Glenn Dillingham
Hal Hallett
Grover Ralston
Tom Stanton
General Council
Wichita Mountains
Keathley, Russell and Stein
Fred Larrance Sr
Warren Chrismans
John Thomas Jr
E. C. Williams
Bert Blasingame
I. G. Cole
Paul Hanna
Hudson B. Phillips
Fort Sill
Warren Wolverton
Larrance and
Cole
Batten
General Bird's WWII and postwar Army career summary
The text traces Brigadier General Bird from assistant G3 in the Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific in 1945 to chief of the Requirements Branch in 1946 at the Department of the Army General Staff in Washington. It notes his roles with the Senior War Plans Team, the National War College, and as assistant deputy chief of staff for Plans at Seventh Army in Stuttgart. It covers his command of the 1st Division Artillery from 1954, promotion to Brigadier General, participation in Operation Gyroscope, and his multiple decorations. It also lists military schooling, his and his wife’s home in Oklahoma City, and details about his son Lt. William Bird, a 1955 Stanford graduate set to graduate from Fort Sill in December 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Sixth Army
Fort Sill
General Bird
Department of the Army General Staff
Washington
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
National War College
Seventh
Army
Stuttgart
Germany
Bird
1St Division
Artillery
Command and General Staff College
Oklahoma City
William Bird
Stanford University
Chilling abduction of St Ignatius senior near Cleveland
A 17 year old boy hitchhiking to St Ignatius Parochial School says three youths aged about his own rode with him, then bound him to a tree in a river valley and set him on fire. He freed himself, escaped amid flames, as police found his clothes snagged on a river branch. His grandmother described him as an excellent student and a family friend noted he was considering the priesthood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ignatius Parochial School
St. Ignatius
Cleveland
River Valley
Fryman
Julien Keller
Atty
Marvin J. Schatz
Chamber Committee Maps Lawton Water Future Efforts
Lawton's 1956 Chamber of Commerce committee studies visible water supply prospects. It endorses strict conservation, proposes diverting flood waters from Lake Elmer Thomas to Lake Lawtonka, and urges dam site feasibility on Cache creek near Elgin. A $25 Beaver Cow Creek Watershed contribution supports a four county water survey and gaging stations with agencies including Bureau of Reclamation and USGS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Chamber
Lake Elmer Thomas
Lawtonka
Oklahoma
Chamber Board
Beaver Cow Creek
M. G. Barclay
Bureau of Reclamation
S. K. Jackson
U. S. Geological Survey
Ira Huskey
Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board
Army Engineers
White
Red River
Comanche
Jefferson
Cotton
Stephens
Reclamation Service
Bureau of Business Research
College of Business Administration
University of Oklahoma
Cache Creek
Otter Creek
Randlett
East Beaver Creek
Cobb Creek
Cow Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Two Drivers Face Traffic Charges in City and Justice Courts
County Attorney Manville Redman filed two traffic charges yesterday against motorists arrested by highway patrol troopers. Billy Joe Penrod, 28, Walters, faces reckless driving in Judge Ralph Cline's City court. Charles M. Leslie, 24, of 50334 Summit, is charged in Woodrow Giles' justice of peace court with speeding at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
Billy Joe Penrod
Walters
Ralph Cline
Charles M. Leslie
Summit
Woodrow Giles
Justice of Peace Court
Funeral Rites for Maj. Handley Held at Fort Sill
Memorial services for Maj. Melba E. Handley 48 top ranking Women’s Army Corps officer at Fort Sill were held at 11 30 a m today in the Old Post Chapel Burial will be in Ayden North Carolina Maj Handley killed in an automobile accident on U S 277 south of Cyril about 10 p m Saturday Her body will be escorted there by WAC Maj Jimmie B Dollahue Britts Funeral home will handle burial Becker Funeral home handled local arrangements Survivors include four daughters four sons and many relatives Services are pending and will be announced by Becker Funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba E. Handley
U.S. 277
Cyril
Trainees from battalion level begin processing and orientation
Maj Henry M Weggeland led a team to Camp Chaffee and Fort Leonard Wood to verify personnel files for the 267th executive unit and ensure smooth arrival at Fort Sill. A large welcoming ceremony is planned Tuesday from 11 am to noon in Theater No 3 where recruits meet battery commanders and receive orientation to the 267th and Fort Sill. Training starts Jan 9 after an eight week basic phase with early Christmas leaves to facilitate pre deployment furloughs. Fire Prevention Training is mandatory within 72 hours of arrival. Battalion training covers artillery for cannon crew, survey, driving, communications and fire direction. Recruits hail from Fort Riley 27, Camp Chaffee 272, Fort Leonard Wood 121, Fort Carson 6, Fort Dix 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Weggeland
267Th
Camp Chaffee
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
A. T. Terry Jr
93Rd Field Artillery
93Rd
Lewis B. Mitchell
Army
F Sill
Fort Riley
Kan
Hatchery Cuts Target State Stocking Costs
The Medicine Park hatchery has underused ponds as Lake Lawtonka water fell and a commission ordered economy measures to save about 100000 annually across divisions. A hatchery manager cited pumping from Medicine Creek and questioned the impact on overall fish production amid reduced stocking trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Park
Lawtonka
Medicine Creek
The
United Press
King
Maps Describe Early Michigan Perceptions and Swamp Image
1839 maps of lower Michigan label an interminable swamp while geographers of the era describe the upper peninsula as infested with wild animals and Indians and unfit for civilization, reflecting colonial attitudes and misperceptions of the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Farm family could save 20 workdays and 40 dollars yearly
A safety specialist states that by eliminating farm accidents a family can save about 20 days of work time and $40 in hospital expenses each year.
Leniency in Pup War Prompts Refund Decision
A town meeting passed a motion to refund $3 charged against a pup owner after Lester McKenzie urged leniency for young dogs. Hastings instructs two dogcatchers not to seize stray pups six months old or younger, complicating the ongoing dog war and ages of dogs found in packs. He notes dog lovers hinder efforts by calling in stray dogs and sometimes sheltering them, allowing strays to roam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester McKenzie
Hastings
Wyoming teacher questioned in 1953 death case
Barbara Alexander vanished in July 1953 and her death was revealed after her mother in law Rose Alexander signed a statement. Police drilled the unfinished basement of the Casper home and unearthed the body after the couple’s St Bernard led them to the hidden remains. Alexander formerly taught at Casper High School and later moved to Worland, Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Alexander
Alexander
Hardin, Mont
C. J. Carter
Rose Alexander
Barbara
Rose
Carter
Casper High School
Worland
Wyo
Carter Announces New Field In Illinois Well
Carter Oil Co announces a productive Illinois well No 3 James D. Lockwood in Hamilton County, Ruy Wases sand, flowing 2,280 barrels daily at 39.6 gravity from 3,253 to 3,277 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Carter Oil Co
Illinois
James D. Lockwood
Ruy Wases
Hamilton County
Auto Tag Check Slated By Patrol
Oklahoma officials announce a state tag enforcement drive starting December 19 to catch residents using 1955 out-of-state plates. Drivers gaining employment in Oklahoma face tags void on start of employment. 1956 tags go on sale December 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
State Department of Public Safety Today
Oklahoma
Jim Lookabaugh
Highway Patrol
Francis Murphy
The
Tax Commission
Attlee weighs future after Labour woes and stroke
Britain's Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, Clement Attlee, faced increasing strain guiding Labour opposition to the Conservatives. A May defeat, a prior stroke last summer, and long parliamentary battles suggest he may accept an earldom and move to the Lords, potentially becoming party leader there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Labor
Attlee
House of Lords
Farm Bureau Has Annual Yule Party
Members of the Comanche county Farm Bureau held their annual Christmas party and monthly board meeting Tuesday night. Paul Scheetz, president, acted as Santa Claus. Mrs Jack Sharp presented a Christmas story The Little Star. Women and men mixed for a gift exchange. Mrs Roy Cremer chaired refreshments. The board session covered routine monthly business and a report from delegates who attended the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Farm Bureau
Paul Scheetz
Jack Sharp
Roy Cremer
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James J. Brown
James I. Brown
Roy Parks
Lampassas
Tex
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Cox Store
Brown
Authie Smith
Pearl Webb
New Salem Baptist Church
Ethel Brawley
Newberg
Ore
Parks
Pearl Musgrove
Geronimo
A. B. Ward
Lee
Tom Brown
S. 11Th
James A. Brown
Hanford
Calif
Robert Brown
Duncan
Earl Brown
H. A. Brown
Houston
Tom Burchfield
Beard Station
N. M
Becker Funeral Home
Hatchery
Reene Eee
Ee Cc OM P
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Airlines
Central
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Ue Taymeati
New York
UY CU
San Antonio
Knight
Forstmann
Cashmere
McGregor
Farm Bureau
Santa
Philco
Tire and Supply
D Avenue
O. O. Williams
DOPP
Philco TV
Williams
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