Student Guards Prize for Recruiting at 179th Infantry Unit
Cameron college student and Headquarters Co., 2nd Battalion, 179th Infantry, 45th Division, received a 17 jewel wrist watch for enlisting 22 men during a division drive run Sept 1 to Oct 31 1955. MSgt Jerry W. Glandon credited with top enlistment. six officers and five NCOs earned Korea service medals. Col Fred P. Snyder and Lt Col Worley reviewed the troops. several visits by Maj Strong and Capt Foster attended the event at the new armory in Oklahoma.
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Cameron College
179Th Infantry Regiment
45Th Infantry Division
Jerry W. Glandon
Coal
Fred P. Snyder
Edmond
Korea
Glandon
Gene Ingle
James K. Waller
Jack G. Perry
Cecil I. Sorah
Milton C. Worley
Oak
George M. Donovan
Ardmore
Benson E. Hargett
Bell
Wayne Hendrix
Park
Ralph W. Correll
Walters
Robert E. Sims
N. 13Th
Sims
Col. Snyder
Worley
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Chickasha
Elk City
Duncan
Norman
Weatherford
Tar Under Tracks Creates Smoke NoDamage
Tar poured into pipes under railroad tracks near Lth and G produced heavy smoke before noon. Firemen reported no damage as they investigated the incident and determined how the tar caught fire remains unclear.
Cycle Skids Claim Fort Sill Rider Injured
Sgt. Joe E. Allen of Fort Sill was injured when his motorcycle skidded on Fort Sill Blvd and struck a parked 1946 Ford driven by Bobby Earl Miller of Elgin. Allen was taken to Fort Sill hospital. investigators note a 27 foot skid then 17 more, with 12 foot slide after impact. No charges were filed.
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Joe E. Allen
Fort Sill
Fort Sill Blvd
Allen
Fort Sill Hospital
Smith and
Bobby Earl Miller
Rt. 1
Elgin
Smith
Miller
Two Drivers Charged With Traffic Violations
Two youths, Herbert Duke Neal age 18 of Archer City and Gary Dale Whitney age 18 of Cameron college student, were charged with speeding at night in complaints filed by County Attorney Manville Redman. A 29 year old Wichita Falls man faced public drunkenness charges in Woodrow Giles’ justice of peace court.
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Manville Redman
Herbert Duke Neal
Archer City
Gary Dale Whitney
Cameron College
Marvin E. Cameron
Wichita Falls
Woodrow Giles
Public Records Divorce Petitions and Pairings Listed
Domestic proceedings show several divorce petitions and paired individuals including Alpha Prestidge versus Clyde Prestidge and Beulah Pence versus Carroll Pence. Additional filings include Margaret R. Hadden versus Edwin C. Hadden and Julia E. Asberry versus George W. Asberry, with multiple age listed pairs and residents across Fort Worth Duncan and Medicine Park.
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Dhvorce
Alpha Prestidge
Clyde Prestidge
Lowell G. Carter
Ella May Carter
Margaret R. Hadden
Edwin C. Hadden
Beulah Pence
Carroll J. Pence
Camilo C. Nieves Ramos
Grace Ramos
L. C. Thompson
Virla Mae Thompson
Maxine Parker
Billy Gene Parker
Jerry Rivers
Robert C. Rivers
Julia E. Asberry
George W. Asberry
Neal Blair McKanna
Ingeborg Ellen McKanna
Senate action eyed on Fort Sill land purchases
Senate discussions last year and today’s committee action indicate active efforts to secure 20,320 acres for Fort Sill defense uses. Cardholders expect the Army to move quickly via negotiations or condemnation, with the Tulsa Corps of Engineers office likely to receive a directive to acquire the properties.
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Fort Sill
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Tulsa
Eisenhower Nominates R Lockwood Jones to SCB
President Eisenhower submitted to the Senate for confirmation the name of R Lockwood Jones of Cordell Oklahoma to be a member of the subversive activities control board. Jones will fill out the term of David J Coddaire expiring August 9 1960. He earned Oklahoma University Law School degree in 1930 and has served as a special hearing officer for the Justice Department in conscientious objector appeals under the selective service act. He is married with two children.
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Constitution
Washington Bureau
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
R. Lockwood Jones
Cordell
Okla
Subversive Activities Control Board
Jones
David J. Coddaire
Washita County
Ing
Justice Department
Oklahoma University Law School
Divorce in Works for Benny Daughter in Reno
Joan Benny Baker, 20, adopted daughter of Jack Benny, is in Reno reportedly seeking a divorce from New York stock broker Seth Baker. The couple wed lavishly early last year and have a child.
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Reno
Nev
Jack Benny
Joan Benny Baker
New York
Seth Baker
Woman Prisoner Breaks Window at City Jail
A 22 year old inmate Jody Dixon of Ingraham Hotel was charged with destruction of city property after a window in the women’s section was broken. Earlier, 59 year old Gordon Wofford of 342 N First faced a concealed weapon charge and 30 year old Frank Boone of Fort Sill was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license.
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City
Jody Dixon
Ingraham Hotel
Gordon Wofford
John McCaig
Lee Clark
Frank D. Boone
Fort Sill
Cardinal College Strength At Full Roman Rite
The College of Cardinals reaches its full strength with seventy members seated as the assembly convenes. The size marks a complete body for papal conclaves and unified governance within the church.
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College of Cardinals
Widow’s suit against Vanderbilt heir dismissed in New York court
Riverhead New York Judge Edgar F Hazleton dismissed the lawsuit filed by Dora Blowers 57 of Livingston New Jersey who claimed to be the secret wife of late millionaire William K Vanderbilt and sought a widow’s share of the 35 million dollar estate She alleged a Stamford Connecticut marriage on December 30 1925 Vanderbilt who died in 1944 denied the claim calling it a set of fantastic fabrications
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Riverhead
N.Y
Edgar F. Hazleton
William K. Vanderbilt
Dora Blowers
Livingston
N.J
Vanderbilt
Stamford
Arthur Blowers
School Masters Pick Committees for 1956
Comanche County School Masters announced committee appointments at a meeting. Entertainment members include Kenneth Harrel Fletcher Ed Meece Ray Beavers and R A Meeks. Food committee features Cecil Lamb Ernest Cloninger and Roy Watson. Red Rose meeting set for Feb 13. Russell Myers will coordinate visual education in county schools. Floyd Jacobs presided.
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Comanche County
Kenneth Harrel
Fletcher
Ed Meece
Chattanooga
Ray Beavers
Indiahoma
R. A. Meeks
Sterling
Cecil Lamb
Elgin
Ernest Cloninger
Cache
Roy Watson
Beaver Bend
Clarence Scott
Russell Myers
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Floyd Jacobs
Felonious Bogus Check Charge Filed On Fort Sill Man
James H. Hill a 29 year old Fort Sill man was arrested Monday on a felonious bogus check charge filed January 6 by County Attorney Manville Redman. The complaint names S A Alliizer of A A Food Basket at 2704 H as the witness and the $30 check amount. The case is in Peace Justice Woodrow Giles' court.
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James H. Hill
Fort Sillman
Manville Redman
S. A. Alliizer
A&a
Hill
Woodrow Giles
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Public Records
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Bernice Jackson
Jefferson
Claude Buffalo
Medicine Park
Betty Veneable
Douglas A. Beagles
Fort Worth
Tex
Elva Lee Hoodenpyle
James Junior Melton
Stephenville
Luan LaVerne Christian
Dublin
Donald Gene. Boggs
Judith Annette Hall
Interior Department
Red Hunt
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Oklahoma Tire & Supply
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