Lawton Marines Recruiters Highlight Historic Service
Lawton district recruiters for the Marine Corps profile MSgt. William E. Schoolcraft and SSgt. Leroy D. Laws. Schoolcraft, a 1942 enlistee, fought at Guadalcanal, served in the Pacific and Japan, then returned in 1950 for duty at Cherry Point. Laws aided evacuation during upheaval in Shanghai as Red Army arrived, reflecting ongoing Marine recruiting stewardship.
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Lawton
Marine Corps
William E. Schoolcraft
Lake
Guadalcanal
Japan
Leroy D. Laws
Shanghai
China
Red Army
Corps
Schoolcraft
Little Rock
Ark
San Diego
Calif
Texas A&m
California
Caroline Islands
Cherry Point
N. C
U.S
Far East
Hawaii
Kashiwara
Osaka
United States
Parris Island
S. C
Sergeant Laws
North Atlantic
Houston
Tex
Tsingtao
B Co
3Rd Marine Division
Laws
Guam
States
Whangpoo River
Barbara
Gary
Reds Explain Missing Gls Fate In Korea
In Panmunjom Korea the United Nations received a Communist list detailing 2698 missing Allied troops 450 Americans 2224 South Koreans and 46 from other nations. UN officials will study the list and note the discrepancy with the UN tally while noting little hope any missing men are alive. The session also touched on charges of undermining the truce inspection system as Rear Admiral Walter E Moore and other officials reviewed the data and past postings.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Military Command
United Nations
U.S
Walter E. Moore
Chung Kook Rok
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Moore
UNC
UN Command
Snyder Church To Host March 6 District Parley
Snyder Church will host a district workshop for the Town and Country Commission at the First Methodist church in Snyder on March 6. Joe L. Porter, district lay leader, will appear on the program along with Dr. M. A. Beeson who will lead the missions and church finances group. More than 300 are expected to attend. thirty seven churches compose the commission, serving populations under 2500.
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Joe L. Porter
First Methodist Church
Town and Country Commission
Snyder
Porter
M. A. Beeson
Commission On Town and Country Work
The
Methodist Church
Stillwater
Earl N. Dorff
Oklahoma City
E. L. Jorns
Virgil Alexander
Otto Elling
Lawton
Chickasha
Frederick
Anadarko
Walters
Town and Country
U S To Force Peron From Hotel
The State Department said it will compel former Argentine dictator Juan D. Peron to leave the government owned Hotel Washington in the Panama Canal Zone after congressmen protested his stay. A spokesman noted continuing residence could be misread and the Canal Zone governor was told to ensure his departure. Peron fled Argentina after a revolution and sought asylum in Paraguay before coming to the Canal Zone.
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Washington
State Department
Juan D. Peron
Panama Canal Zone
Peron
U. S
Canal Zone
Paraguay
Less than 1 Percent of U S Farms Run by Hired Managers
The article notes that fewer than one percent of U S farms are operated by hired managers employed by large corporate outfits. It discusses farm management trends, ownership patterns, and implications for rural economies and agricultural labor.
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U. S
ABC Festival Tickets On Sale In Lawton
Tickets are on sale for the American Business club's first Flapjack and Food Festival set for March 14 in the former Constitution Press building at 409. Proceeds aid Ambucs to develop the ABC field for midget league baseball and softball. A work party will prepare the building Tuesday night, with Frank Countryman chairing the ticket sales and Dr. William Matthey presiding as civic club president.
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American Business Club
Constitution Press
Ambucs
ABC
William Matthey
Civic Club
Frank Countryman
Grand Larceny Round Robin Broken Up By Police
Davenport Iowa February report police halted a round robin scheme by Robert Hoover age 29 to keep cigaret money, Hoover admitted involvement and faced grand larceny charges.
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Davenport
Iowa
Robert Hoover
Hoover
Heart disease deaths drop over two decades says Met Life
U S heart disease deaths declined from 169 per 100000 in 1931 35 to 163 in 1951 54 per Met Life Insurance Co statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
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Tripoli
U.S. Marine Corps
Clinton
Free China
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumber Company
Artic Circle
Ene
Arctic Circle
LaneTic Rae
Post
Appliance & Furniture CO
ABC Festival
Lawton Constitution-Morning Press
Ernie Wyatt
Buster Wyatt
S. W. Okla
Routh Engineering
Harry B. Routh
D Ave
Wichita
Falls
Lee
Ethan Allen
Cache Road
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