Yesteryears from The Constitution: 30 i Ago and more
A digest of past items notes Gov Trapp pleads for economy, 800 farmers invited to rural mail talk, McKinley grade school honors attendance, 20 years ago Roosevelt sought gold control, Murray to call soldiers in salary war, Wendell Elrod crowned after a fall, Walter Fuller on tighter Lawton traffic rules, Alex Walker recovering from surgery, 10 years ago Frank Burns burned, Maj. Gen. Ward named Fort Sill commandant, Hereford sold for 600, Maurice Coffin new chamber leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Trapp
McKinley Grade School
Roosevelt
U. S
Murray
Supreme Court
Wendell H. Elrod
Medicine Park
Swinging Bridge
Lawton
Walter Fuller
Alex Walker
Oklahoma City
Frank Burns
Orlando Ward
Fort Sill
Lawton Sale
Maurice Coffin
Chamber of Commerce
Koch II Named General's Aide at Artillery Center
Capt. Robert J. Koch, impugned as imprucwor in the Artillery School since July 1951, is named Aide-de-Camp to Maj. Gen. Charles E. Hart at The Artillery Center. A veteran of two Korea tours, he arrived at Fort Sill in April 1951 after returning from Korea. He attended Georgia Military College and LSU before entering West Point in 1943, graduating 1947, with occupation duty in Korea beginning late 1948. He has the Silver Star and Air Medal, four Korea campaign stars, and lives on post at 625 Lauman with wife Margot and 2-week-old Robert Jr.
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Robert J. Koch
Artillery School
Charles E. Hart
Artillery Center
Korea
Koch
Fort Sill
U. S
555Th FA Bn
Georgia Military Road
Louisiana State University
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Hawaii
Capt
Margot
Robert Jr
Lauman On
The
Post
Altus Plans 500000 Bushel Grain Elevator
Altus Oklahoma will see a 500000 bushel modern steel grain elevator built by Standard Milling Co of Kansas City. Executive VP R H Uhlman said construction starts within 10 days and should finish in time for the current harvest. The Altus facility will serve as the central point of Standard Milling’s operations, with existing elevators in two other cities.
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Altus
Okla
Standard Milling Co
Kansas City
R. H. Uhlman
Standard
Ag Night Class Enrollment Opens
Cameron college invites late enrollments for night courses announced by Dean Gordon L Paine. About 120 students have already joined the night school offering welding algebra trigonometry psychology economics speech accounting typing and shorthand with courses on campus and at Fort. For more information contact the dean's office.
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Cameron College
Gordon L. Paine
Paine
Fort
Ice
Installation Set Officer Of American Business Club To Speak At City Banquet
Hal Edinburgh of the American Business Club will speak at the ABC installation banquet in the Old South Cafeteria at 7 p.m. Friday. Robison-Rusco owner Guy Robison will become president, succeeding Herb Stonehoeker. other officers include Bob Gillis and Terry Candrey as vice presidents, P. R. Bennett secretary, Reginald Dodson treasurer, Harold Anderson sergeant at arms, and Ragan Stewart chaplain. The event includes performances by Cameron College and Storey and Barton School of the Dance. Stonehoocker presided during which lights were installed and funds raised for a youth center and local fields project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Edinburgh
Danville
American’ Business Club
ABC
Old South
Bob Parks
Chickasha
Terry Condrey
Cameron College
Storey & Barton School of the Dance
Guy Robison
Robison-Rusco Company
Herb Stonehoeker
Hub Food
Bob Gillis
Terry Candrey
P. R
City Optimist Club Minstrel Show Scheduled March 15 16
The City Optimist Club plans its annual minstrel show for March 15 and 16 as a fundraiser. Whit Ozier directs. Leslie T. Hammi and Billy Paul Galyon write the script. Committees cover acts, music, candy prizes, makeup costumes, advertising, tickets, and stage management with many local names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Optimist Club
Optimist Club
Optimist
Whit Ozier
Beenue Bet Leslie
T. Hammi
Billy Paul Galyon
Jerry Mustain
Joe Richard
Buddy Garber
George Barber
Joe Mitchell
B. A
Area Men In Service Area Men In Service IST
T Sgt. A E Keeler son of Mr and Mrs A J Keeler 806 Ferris recently arrived at his new station on Guam He is a former Lawton Constitution carrier boy and a veteran of four years in the Air Force On Guam he is assigned to the 97th Bomb Group.
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IST
A. BE. Keeler
Guam
A. E. Keeler
A. J. Keeler
Ferris
Stat
Lawton Constitution
Keeler
Air Force
97Th
Fort Sill west range to host Saturday afternoon demonstration
A demonstration is scheduled Saturday afternoon at Fort Sill on the west range. Tickets for the 1 30 p m show at Firing Point 137 admit one car. Spectators are advised to proceed west along the South Boundary road after entering Gate 4 to reach the demo site.
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Fort Sill
Firing Point 137
South Boundary Road
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Chicago
Mae
New York
Admiral Allied
Allis Chala
Am Tel&Tel
Anac_ Cop
Pri
Beech Aire
Beth Steel
Boeing Air Bran Airw
Carysler Cities
du Pont
Elec
Gen Motors
Grace & Co
Gulf Oil
Here
Pdr
U Int Paper
Kan P & L
Lion Oil
McKess & R
Mid Cent Pet
Uu NY Central
U Ohio Oil
Penney JC
Pa RR
Phill Pet
Ayer
Statul
Ron Stephens
Fas.an
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Hughes, Comanche
Kingfisher
Koch Iis
Helen B. Coleman
Ordnance
Leonard E. Bartley
Tenna
Bianco
Phillip Russell
American Business Club
Arch Parmenter Jr
Firman
Ernest Winter
Lorance White
James S. Bushart
Milton Worley
Joe Martin
John Kinmonth
Charles Harfey
Arcie Cavanagh
Ted Canfield
Ralph Currell
Jim Dawes
English
Pci Hudson
Laurie
Fae
3 Stooges
Decker Bros
T. V
Wiest
B Ave
Kswo TV
Facts Forum
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
Harold H. Welde
House Un-American Activities Committee
Halliburton Oilwell Cementing CO. of
Duncan, Oklahome
Mac’s Drive-Inn
and & Lee
Mt. Scott Drive-In
Gore
Techni
Orm Richard Cont
Arlene Bahl
Merce
S— Hillside
Fowler & Thornton Lawton
Clyde Caravan
Lee Boulevard
Asic
Miller Bros. Orchestra
Merrie Melody
Claire Trevor Broderick Crawford
Sat
Sun
Dennis O'Keefe
Our Gang
Oy Tee
Cae
Robert Stack Coleen Gray
Richard Arlen
Jane Owell
Gordon Mae
Gene Nelson
Stoned
Stor
Penn
James Aust
Wate
Buster Wyatt
NSO
Mens
Jack Lleomard
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