Explorer flies over pole with Byrd team in Antarctica
Saul Pett describes a 2700 mile, 24 hour flight from McMurdo to the South Pole and back. The party, including nine base fliers and one reporter, completed a five mile circle around the pole amid whiteouts. Pett notes the historic rarity of such a voyage and recalls Byrd’s promise of rescue if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Saul Pett
Associated Press
Pole
Antarctic
McMurdo Sound
Queen Maude Land
Richard E. Byrd
McMurdo Base
Pett
U.S
Cityan Can't Shake Jail
J. D. McCarter a 25-year-old Lawton man completed a 36-day jail term and began a 30-day term in Comanche county jail. He pleaded guilty to bogus check charges, paid fines or avoided payment, and now faces multiple holds from several towns and additional unknown charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McCarter
Lawton
Comanche County
Marvin E. Cameron
McCarter
Manville Redman
Cameron
Childress
Vernon
Tex
Frederick
Orchestra Booked For Hotel Birthday Anniversary
Tommy Cunningham and his orchestra are booked for the Hotel Lawtonian's birthday anniversary celebration on January 27. The band with vocalist Rosemary Rene performs 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are on sale at the hotel. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Wayne Brown, catering manager, announced. The orchestra has played at Edgewater Beach hotel in Chicago Chase hotel in St. Louis and Muehlebach hotel in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Cunningham
Lawtonian
Rosemary Rene
Wayne Brown
United States
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Chase
Two Join Navy Buddy Program
Carl Eldon Atauvich and Willis Lavern Nauni enlisted in the Navy this week under the buddy program and have been flown to the Naval Training Center in San Diego for boat training. Atauvich, a Fort Sill Indian School graduate, also attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence for one year. Nauni is a Cache High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Eldon Atauvich
Pearl Atauvich
Rt. 1
Cache
Willis Lavern Nauni
Raymond Nauni
Navy
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Atauvich
Fort Sill
Jaycee Week Proclaimed By Ellsworth
Ellsworth Mayor C R Ellsworth proclaims January 14 21 as Jaycee week in Lawton to honor the Junior Chamber of Commerce and its founding. A Distinguished Service Award will be given at a joint luncheon of the Chamber and Jaycees at the Hotel Lawtonian for 1955 achievements and leadership. Marlin Keathley chairs the contest. Boss Day urged employers to attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Ellsworth
Lawton
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
DSA
Chamber of Commerce and Jaycees
Lawtonian
Marlin Keathley
Jaycees
Manville Redman
Funeral Rites Held for W M John Apache 82
William M. John 82 died at home at 11 p.m. Friday after months of illness. Born April 3, 1873 in Italy Texas, he married Sarah E. Smithwick Aug 30, 1898. Survived by wife, two sons Homer Boswell and Robert Apache, three daughters Fae Watts Caldwell Idaho Ola Lemon Bennington, Vaudene at home, 12 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two sisters, one brother. Services 2 p.m. today at First Christian church with Rev. O W Reece officiating. Burial Fairview cemetery Crews Funeral home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. John
Italy
Tex
Sarah E. Smithwick
Waxahachie
Indian Territory
Lawton
Apache
John
First Christian Church
Davis School
Here
Homer
Boswell
Okla
Robert
Fae Watts
Caldwell
Idaho
Ola Lemon
Bennington
Vaudene John
C. B. Shannon
Hawley
Mary Briles
Knox John
O. W. Reece
Fairview Cemetery
Crews
First Methodist Junior Choir Receives New Robes
The First Methodist church junior choir will be presented with new robes during a 7:30 p.m. Sunday service. Rev. J. J. Stowe identifies loyalty attendance and musical proficiency as qualification criteria. Mrs. Frederick Hammond directs the choir, which will perform special music with the regular service. Parents will sit in a reserved section. The choir has been a church feature for some time but now receives official recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
J. J. Stowe
Stowe
Frederick Hammond
Patient Frank Baker in critical condition at Clinton hospital
A report from Clinton hospital states Frank Baker, a patient there, is listed in critical condition. The bulletin notes the patient’s status as a medical update amid ongoing care details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Baker
Clinton Hospital
Hollywood 1956 film plans aim for bigger, bolder releases
Hollywood forecasts a banner year with MGM planning 24 pictures and Paramount focusing on fewer, higher budget films. New processes like Cinerama and Todd-AO are evolving while a slate of exotic international settings and notable stars promise diverse fare from The Ten Commandments to 1984. Local listings note The Lieutenant Wore Skirts at Lawton, Rains of Ranchipur ending, Billy the Kid at the Dome, Square Jungle at the Vaska, and All That Heaven Allows at the Murray along with industry buzz and festival talk.
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MGM
Paramount
Cinerama
Todd-Ao
Hollywood
Africa
Japan
India
Spain
Turkey
Morocco
Judy Holliday
Edna Ferber
James Dean
Walt Disney
Joe Macbeth
Orwell
Hemingway
John Wayne
Gregory Peck
Ireland
Alfred Hitchcock
Harry
Helen of Troy
Rome
Audrey Hepburn
Gary Cooper
Dorothy McGuire
Anna Magnani
Cecil B. DeMille
Mike Todd
Apache Chamber To Hear Officers On Civil Defense
Apache chamber set February 9 meeting to discuss civil defense with Fort Sill officers present. The February session follows the January meeting led by J S White on the January 22 elementary school dedication. Local builders and architects will join the ceremony along with a school band concert and male quartet songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Commerce
Clark-Bohart
J. S. White
Weller Construction Company
Hudgins, Thompson and Ball
Oklahoma City
Boone School
New
Farmers Union
McCarty Boy Returns Home From Hospital
Jimmy McCarty, who broke his right arm last Tuesday in the school auditorium, has returned home from Lawton hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Marvin McCarty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Mark Rockwood
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Mark
Rockwood
Mary Rockwood
Jimmy MceCarty
Lawton Hospital
Marvin McCarty
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Akron
Ellsworth
William W. John
Methodist
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Mistletoe Express
Harold Puttkamer
Oklahoma
Dallas, Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Texas
By Bill Crawford
Tom
Ewell
Sheree North
Ranchipur
MGM “Hall of Fame
Billy the Kid
Robert Taylor
Billy
Tony Curtis
Pat Crowley
Ernest
Marty
Vaska
Rock Hudson
Jane Wyman
the Murray
Colette
Anne Powell
New York City
PIO
Anne
Alice Ann Silverthorn
Billboard
Skinny Ennis
Red Barn Players
Peggy King
George Gobel
Murray
Apache Chamber
H. T. Burns
Sam Schartzer
Bobby Crews
C. H. Malone
Harold Woodward
Roach
C Ave
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
Serv
Mgr
Oklahoma Tire & Supply
Matic
America
Philco
Philco Clock Radio
D Avenue
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