Lawton National Guard Drives to Recruit New Enlistees
Oklahoma National Guard units in Lawton plan an intensive weekend drive to recruit 75,000 new volunteers nationwide as Washington's Birthday serves as National Guard Muster Day. Activities begin February 19 at the Armory on Cache Road, with a public ceremony on February 22 and an open house from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Units in Lawton led by Lt. Col. Milton C. Worley target local youths, with Maj. Gen. Roy W Kenny noting Oklahoma's need to add 1,140 Guardsmen to reach the state's quota.
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Lawton
Oklahoma National Guard
Cache Road
Washington
Raymond Gary
National Guard
Oklahoma
Milton C. Worley
179Th Infantry Regiment
Walters Marlow
Ardmore
700 Ordnance Battalion
Royce A. Beizing
Roy W Kenny
Oklahoma City
Congress
U. S
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Hawaii
U. S. and
Territories
Kenny
Boy Scout Civics Day Assignments Listed for Fort Sill Area
The Black Beaver Council announced 62 Scouts and explorers will join Lawton business leaders in a Thursday Citizenship Day in the Fort Sill Lawton region. Participants report to school by 9 60 a m and work at assigned offices until 2 30 p m or dismissal, with the largest group at Fairmont Foods Co under Howard Freeman.
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Boy Scouts
Black Beaver Council
Fort Sill-Lawton
Lawton
Hunting Horse District
C. H. Passons
Fort Sill
Parsons
Fairmont Foods Co
Howard Freeman
Jimmy Poindexter
Melvin Smiddy
Jerry Preston
Richard Chapman
Ben Castaneda
Dick Mason
George Lewis
Russell Schaefer
James P. King
Jackie Clingan
Stephen Marr
Tony Pool
Donald Mathes
Larry Mead
Hunt Downing
John Kissick
George Means
Bill Needham
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Gene Castlebury
Wesley Hamm
Carl Head Jr
Larry Thomas
Don Summer
Wesley Henderson
Ford Mugg
Consolidated Gas Co
Charles Evans
Bobby Ramirez
Raymond D. Morris
Central Fire Station
Buddy Willis
John Burns
James Bellah
Robert Hinman
James Martin
Security Bank and Trust Co
Exall English
Gerald Sheffield
Terry R. Fisher
Johny Meckey
Clayton K. Dizney
Apache To Help Track Big Storms
Apache has been chosen as one of 179 stations in the southwest equipped to spot severe storms. E. L. Hardy, regional director of the Weather Bureau, Fort Worth, Texas, announced the plan. The machine will indicate rapid pressure changes and be run by M. G. Kizer, postmaster. Data will be sent to Fort Worth and then to Washington for analysis.
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Southwest
E. L. Hardy
United States Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Tex
M. G. Kizer
Washington, D. C
Wheeler Named To VFW Post
Robert L. Wheeler, former commander of Lawton VFW Post No. 1193, was named a member of the national housing committee of the VFW. Appointed by Timothy J. Murphy, Wheeler also serves as judge advocate, sixth district trustee, and deputy inspector, with district commander of the month honors and a national lapel pin for service.
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Robert L. Wheeler
Lawton
VFW
National Housing Committee
Timothy J. Murphy
Wheeler
Sill Man Given Fine Jail Time
Racine Davis, 23, of Fort Sill pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated before County Judge S R Harper. He was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in county jail. The case was filed by County Attorney Manville Redman on a complaint by Highway Patrol Lt C W Adams.
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Racine Davis
Fort Sill
Davis
S. R. Harper
Manville Redman
Highway Patrol
C. W. Adams
Lawton Rotarians To Attend Lake Murray Lodge Banquet
About 20 Lawton Rotarians and their wives plan a Feb 18 banquet at Lake Murray Lodge near Ardmore to honor A. Z. Baker Rotary International president. Attendees include numerous couples and notable members. Baker leads the American Stockyards association in Cleveland and has long served Rotary International.
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Lawton
Lake Murray Lodge
Lawton Rotarians
A. Z. Baker
Rotary International
E. C. Williams
W. W. Godlove
Bernell Gilbert
Vernon Howell
Henry Ford
Ned Hawkins
Don Billingslea
Harry Miller
Carl Schow
Wilbur Lewis
Robert Dennis
Charles Green
Ewell Lacy
Carter. Baker
American Stockyards Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Rotary Club
Area Men In Service Re-enlists at Fort Sill
M-Sgt. William H. Cordrey, 31, of Laurel Pennsylvania, re-enlists for six more years at Fort Sill. Cordrey, first sergeant of Battery C, 617th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, has served since 1943, fought in Europe during World War II, saw action in Korea, and earned the Bronze Star there.
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William H. Cordrey
Laurel
Fort Sill
Cordrey
617Th Field Artillery
Korea
Chimborazo Snow Cap Persists Near Equator
Chimborazo the volcanic peak in the Andes of Ecuador lies about 100 miles south of the equator yet remains permanently snow covered due to its height of 20,702 feet above sea level.
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Chimborazo
Andes
Ecuador
Equator
City officials discuss 1956 budgets and overruns
City department chiefs and Mayor C R Ellsworth reviewed the 1956 budget Saturday. Several departments, including the new city garage, overspent due to incomplete past records. Unbudgeted costs include a $10000 feasibility study for a proposed dam and reservoir in the Elgin area and a $15000 to $17000 diversion canal project from Lake Elmer Thomas to Lake Lawtonka to supplement municipal water, awaiting Wildlife Service study findings.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Elgin
Lake Elmer Thomas
Lake Lawtonka
U.S. Wildlife Service
Lake Thomas
Kiwanis Club TV Auction Set for Saturday Night
Kiwanis Club announces its third annual television auction this Saturday night with advance bids starting Monday. Merchandise displayed in the former Constitution Press building on C. Spec Sanders says proceeds fund youth services for Lawton area children.
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Kiwanis Club
Constitution Press
C. Spec Sanders
Civic Club
Lawton
Gale Sadler
Kiwanis
Kswo-Tv
Sanders
Doyle Williams
Vernie Greer
P. G. Waggoner
J. Olen Conner
Paul Goode
Harold Wilson
Police Probe Theft Reports
City police continued investigation into two minor thefts and a house prowling incident reported last Friday. The home of Idabelle Whitley was entered through a bathroom window and ransacked though nothing was missing. A clock radio, jacket, coffee percolator, and dishes were stolen from Jessie Jones. An electric coffee maker was taken from John Barry.
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Quanner Dewberry
Johnny Rhodes
Idabelle Whitley
Columbia
Jessie Jones
Jones
John Barry
Bell
Weaver 4 H Club Members Hear Tractor Demonstration
Weaver 4 H club members heard a tractor safety demonstration titled Rules for Safe Tractor Operation given by Dave Friels and Don Ray Schroeder. Don Gibbs presided. participants included Elwana Gottschall Louelle Gottschall Glenda Briscoe Linda Gibbs Sybil McGee L C McGee Billie Chesser Jim Richards Kent Baxter Peggy McGee and Judy McGee.
Cape of Good Hope Province oldest in South Africa Union
The Cape of Good Hope stands as the oldest province within the Union of South Africa, forming the backbone of the country’s administrative structure.
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Cape of Good Hope
The
Union of South Africa
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Loren Beckmann
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Ratcliffe
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Karl Miller
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Ronald Baxter
Leister Music Store
Jim Bryce
Alson Woodward
Public Service Co
Floyd Zook
Jerry Hurst
Damon Watson
Dave Duncan
Howell’s Jewelry
Larry Thompson
Joe Bona
Coca-Cola _ Bottling Co
Paul Anderson
Home Building and Loan Co
Joe Peller
Howard Babbitt
George Holt
Les Contway
Chuck Best
Norton - Kitchens
Buick Co
Frank Kitchens
Kirk Rothell
Liberty Heights Food Store
Blair Calley
Pan Stephens Electric
Mike Lewis
Charlie Wade
Oldsmobile Co
Frank Bryce
Paul Harris
Gore
Roy Gene Jackson
Jim Brown
Rt. 1
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Freddy Swindler
Ned Hawkins Studio
Ray Smith
Roger Henson
Sears Roebuck
O. B. Lord
Eric Johns
Boulevard Pharmacy
David King
Klaus King
Howard Parson
Bobby Newton
Knox-Jensen Motor Co
Allen Clingan
R. D. Bentley
Gerald Robertson
Leonard’s Laboratory
Security Bank
Joseph A. Koenig
Marshall Looney Bottling Co
Jerome von Foust
Charles E. Bledsoe
Charles Gorley
Oklahoma Abstract Co
A. E. Newcombe
John B. Hammon
Dr. G. Neuteboom
Arlington
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Jerome S. McAfee
Harold Woodward Grocery
S. 11Th
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Githen K. Rhoads
John Bowden
Lawton Clinic
Buford Morgan
Jim Unger
Wolverton Electric
Andy Wolverton
Michael and
Dean Painter
Crosby and Co
Calvin Dee Clevenger
Jack D.earley
John Thomas Jr
Nicky Keller
Southwest Coffee Co
John Marschaansen
Ernest Winter
Larry L. Spaulding
Lacy Furniture Co
Henry H. Arnold
Allied Wholesale Co
Henry Picek
John A. Hillman
Scott's Air Conditioning Co
Curtis Scott
Ted Kessner
John Shoemaker
Robert E. Ghames
Buddy Johnson
Jerry Mustain
Jimmy Winkler
Lloyd L. Leech
Lawton Meat Supply
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Jimmy Caudell
Johnny Moretti
James Pierce
Donald Thomason
Townes Men
Wayne Gilley
Robert Robinson
Clarence Scott
VFW Post
William Cordrey
Hawkins
C Avenue
Marlin Keathley
Hollywood
Lawton Mattress Company
C. P. Pennington
E Avenue
Wolverton Electric Co
Weaver
Pacific Finance
Acific
Doug Humphries
4Th St. Lawton
Lintz
Bates
Dan River
Dacron
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