Keeney to Judge Vocal Students at Central Junior High
Melvin Keeney head of Cambran college music department will judge vocal students of Mrs Ella Mackey at Central junior high Friday. Top scorers will represent Central junior high in the District Music contest at Cameron college March 20 and 21. Boys and girls glee clubs and the mixed chorus participate with solo performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Keeney
Cambran College
Ella Mackey
Central Junior High
Central Junior High School
Cameron College
Greek Saint Barbara Celebration Observed by Artillery Units
Brig. Gen. R. H. Harrison describes Greek rituals for Saint Barbara blending religious rites with feasting and dancing. Fort Sill units observe the holiday, linking to Greek artillery tradition and a plaque ceremony at the Greek Artillery School in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Barbara
R. H. Harrison
U.S. Army
Greece
Thomas F. de Shazo
Fort Sil
de Sharo
Harrison
Fort Sill
Holt
Lt. Barbara
Greek Artille School
St. Barbara
Local officials file for reelection in City Ward races
Frustrating details show candidates like Blunt Zorger in Ward 5 facing possible opposition from Merman Jackson. Street Commissioner Earl Christmas filed for re election, Arnold filed earlier. City Clerk R M Dodson and City Treasurer Nettie Pippin filed without opponents as the election board closed for lunch.
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Hugh D. Corwin
Sir E
Emery F. Cowling
Blunt Zorger
Merman Jackson
S. 18Th
Lawton View
Earl Christmas
Arnold
R. M. Dodson
Nettie Pippin
Pauline Joyner
Earl fights pinball legality amid union opposition
On May 18 1933 Earl voted against a letter from Crosby to legalize pinball machines. He says afterward he faced opposition from the Teamsters union and allied newspaper critics who had organized the local pinball operators and demanded a three vote majority to pass any measure in city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby
Counci
Teamsters Union
Taveen
Earl
Teamsters
Owens depart for Tulsa after short visit here
Mr and Mrs R H Owens left this morning for their Tulsa home after a brief stay visiting her sister Mrs Josephine Swartz at 408 N Sixth Hugh Mays of 1010 Gore has been in the hospital for some time and underwent surgery Wednesday morning at Southwestern hospital His sister Mrs Dora Norton and brothers and sisters in law from Oklahoma CityMr and Mrs Howard Mays and Mr and Mrs Roland Mays left for Alexandria Louisiana to attend their father R B Clayton who underwent surgery there today Also Mrs O L Parsons of 13 Euclid left Wednesday night for Alexandria to be with her father The report notes the group includes several family members traveling from Oklahoma City
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R. H. Owens
Tulsa
Josephine Swartz
Hugh Mays
Gore
Southwwestern Hospital
Dora Norton
Howard Mays
Roland Mays
Oklahoma City
O. L. Parsons
Euclid
Alexandria
R. B. Clayton
Funeral Rites for John Gardner Eakin 66
John Gardner Eakin 66 a Bakersfield California native and former Lawton resident died Sunday in Bakersfield Services will be held there Friday Eakin a mechanic came to Lawton in 1940 and moved to California last year Surviving wife Ethel three sons Haskell Eakin 916 Garfield Glen L Eakin 417 N 13th Harold Eakin Ada two daughters Mrs G T Akers Jr Bakersfield and Mrs Clarence Willey Fort Ord California three sisters and eight grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gardner Eakin
Bakersfield
Calif
Clarence Willey
Fort Ord
Gyroscope notes battalion attachments for European deployment
Gyroscope reports battalions attached to dist FA Group with the 763rd as an 8 inch howitzer unit and the 290th as a self propelled 155 howitzer battalion. In Europe the 290th supported Bad Kissingen and the 765th supported Hanau while both battalions aided V Corps.
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Dist FA
763Th
Europe
Bad Kissingen
Germany
765Th
Hannau
V Corps
Hospital News Inflow and Dismissals Across Multiple Addresses
Lists numerous births admissions and dismissals in a hospital area including Mrs Elle Barham 1109 Wash Birthsington. Lilian Rogers Cache Raymond Jr 2332 Williams. Southwestern Doodles 1816 Douglas birth Feb 27 11 07 pm. Admitted and dismissed patients with ages from 3 months to 15 years across Fort Sill Anadarko Lawton and surrounding locales. notes surgeries medical and births with guardian names and home addresses.
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Elle
Barham
Laurier
Lilian Rogers
Cache
Raymond ,Jr
Williams
Bar - Clarence
Sur
Theodore Durant
Euncise
Southwestern
Douglas
Aaron J. Woodall
Robin L. Patterson
Claude Patterson
Atlanta
Larry F. Thomason
Myron Thomason
Washington
Charles Hickenbottom
Harold F. Ross
Park
Lois M. Lambert
Temple
Frank Moore
Taylor
John
Lester Davis Marlow
Robert Crews
R. L. Crews Jr
Apache
Clarence Prescott
James Vail
R. M. Ramey
Bell
Michael Vaughan
Set
Robert L. Vaughan
Fort Sill
David Earl Hunter
Buck Hunter
Dearborn
Harold Wimple
Snyder
Dorothy Governale
Kingsburg
Clyde Barbee
Clinton Herring
Gary Anderson
George Filchak
Spaulding
Joseph Goldian
Frank Bernhardt
Army Reaches Buffer Zone Agreement For Fort Sill Land
The Army and Fish and Wildlife Service announced a settlement converting 10 700 acres of refuge land near Fort Sill into a buffer zone. The plan preserves access for conservation work, reroutes roads, and keeps public facilities out. Morris touted the deal as defending national defense while respecting public interests.
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Elm Spring
Morris
Indiahoma
Army
Fish and Wildlife Service
Interior Department
Post Oak
Treasure Lakes
C. R. Guter
Jaycees Review Pageant Plans for Wichita Mountains Easter Service
The Lawton Jaycees met at noon Wednesday to discuss the 32nd annual Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant set for April 21. Jacke Batten, pageant program chairman and executive director of the Easter Service Association, led the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Jaycees
Jacke Batten
Wichita Mountains Easter Service Association
Artco plans Lawton plant expansion and new payroll
Artco, maker of precision tools for General Motors Chrysler and Ford, talks Lawton Oklahoma site for a new 280 by 76 foot plant with a potential weekly payroll of 50 000 to 60 900 after one year. Schreiber, former Army officer with Fort Sill ties, cites local leaders and chamber support as key factors in the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Interior
Douglas McKay
McKay
Fred Seaton
Department of Interior
Sill
Schreiber
Lawton
Emil
Herbert Woesner
Woesners
Germany
Martow
Opa Crofts
Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce
Artec
Detroit
Mayer
Ellsworth
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Lawton Constitution
Keeney
John G. Eakin
U. 5
Cynthia Batenaddle
Anadarko
Naomi Quinton
Della Frank
Binger
Jesse Locke Jr
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wilbur Pene
Geneva Rodney
Mattie Meahkah
Irwin
William Bear
Walters
Cheevers Coffey
Deloris Kawaykla
Cyril
Kenny Littlevoice
Ponca City
Hood- Donley
Pontiac
Harvey J. T.earl
Hay Michals
Udasa
General Motors
G. M. Tenasa
Yong
Cation Owens
Mike Woerman
Nascar
Bill Irance
America
Jaycees
Plant
Americas
Ross Porter
Woésner
J. C. Kennedy
Clyde Sheilan
Don Billingslea
Milt Keating
Chamber
Henry Nelson
McKinley
Dial EL
PLM
Zale's
Morico
Lakie Igheck
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