Non-Coms Inspect Battalion at Fort Sill
Non-commissioned officers of Fort Sill’s 537th Field Artillery Battalion conducted a full inspection on Saturday under Lt. Col. R. R. Watson. Sergeants examined barracks bulletin boards howitzers vehicles and fire safety measures, marking a first for battalion level NCO led inspections at Fort Sill.
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Fort Sill
537Th Field Artillery Battalion
R. R. Watson
William V. Hayes
537Th Field Artillery
Sgt
Hayes
U.S. Army
Kerr Named President of Altus Chamber for 1956
Altus Oklahoma Ryan Kerr local attorney and former mayor has been named president of the Altus Chamber of Commerce for 1956. Kerr pledged growth and a permanent water supply as priorities while stressing cooperation with city government and the military to attract Altus Air Force Base personnel and families. He outlined a Otter creek Elm creek dam project to provide a 50 000 population water supply and noted his prior mayoral term saw water rights granted for potential development. Kerr and other officers and directors were elected at the chamber board meeting.
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Altus
Ryan Kerr
Kerr
Chamber
Howard Cotner
Ben Claiborne
Roy Mount, Jr
Altus Air Force Base
Otter Creek
Elm Creek
Labor Department seeks investigators in five states
The U S Department of Labor seeks applicants in Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas for Wage Hour and Public Contracts investigations. Positions start at about four thousand five hundred twenty five dollars and top at seven thousand one hundred thirty dollars under Civil Service. Applications available at first or second class post offices. Regional Director William J Rogers Dallas Wage-Hour division says recruitment is urgent with the $1 an hour minimum taking effect March 1.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
Civil Service
William J. Rogers
Labor Department
Three Charged With Burglary In Local Theft Ring
Three youths were charged with second-degree burglary in connection with a Dec. 29 looting of a concession stand at the Austin Drive In Theater on Cache Road. A 15-year-old was sent to Juvenile Judge S. R. Harper. The suspects, Jon Edward Haire 20 Freddie Eugene Warden 17 and Jackie Monroe James 17, were held as detectives tied them to other burglaries. The thefts included candy gum cigarets valued at 50 dollars and other incidents at Cameron College and a Texaco service station. All were in county jail awaiting disposition.
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Austin Drive- In
Cache Road
S. R. Harper
Otis Waldron
Jon Edward Haire
Lee
Freddie Eugene Warden
Columbia
Jackie Monroe James
S. 18Th
Cleo Stout
Melvin Simmons
Don Harvey
Cameron College
R. L. DeYong
Texaco
S. 11Th
Lawton Sailor’s Homecoming Sparks Motorcycle Fire
J D Blomer, a Lawton man recently discharged from the U S Navy, said his homecoming was warmed by a blaze when his motorcycle backfired near Third and D before midnight Friday. Firemen quickly put out the fire. his mother Mrs Bertha C Dietz lives at 1506 Lincoln.
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Lawton
U. S. Navy
J. D. Bloomer
Bertha C. Dietz
Lincoln
Third
Outstanding Speakers To Address Episcopal Convention This Week
Three renowned speakers will headline the 19th annual Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma convention at St Andrew’s Church. Bishop Chilton Powell, Robert D. Jordan of the National Council, and Rev. David R. Hunter will address attendees, with Holy Communion on Wednesday and events through Thursday.
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Episcopal Convention
Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of
Oklahoma
Saint Andrew’s Church
Chilton Powell
D.D
Robert D. Jordan
National Council of the Episcopal Church
New York City
David R. Hunter
Christian Education
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
Powell
Hunter
Harvard University
Westminster College
Union Theological Seminary
Russell T. Rasucher
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Ewing to head Lawton DeMolay chapter installation
Leigh Ewing son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Ewing will be installed master councilor of Lawton DeMolay at the Masonic lodge at 2 p m. today. Ewing a Lawton high school senior active in Hi Y distributive education and the Camera club also heads Methodist Youth Fellowship locally and district. Installing officers include Robert Martin Robert Wallis Bob Morford Charles DeArmond Dwain Watts Mike Parsons Brent Morford Jimmy Stanton Joe Woods Sidney Ahschlager Kenneth Easton and others with Charles Wilkerson Paul Massad Doug Howard Rusty Williams Marvin Inman leading the team. DeMolay sweetheart is Sue Stamps with attendants Ann Lyon and Barbara Cunningham.
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Leigh Ewing
Elmer Ewing
Dearborn
Lawton
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Lodge
Ewing
Camera Club
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Robert Martin
Robert Wallis
Bob Morford
Charles DeArmond
Dwain Watts
Mike Parsons
Brent Morford
Jimmy Stanton
Joe Woods
Sidney Ahschlager
Marshall
Kenneth Easton
Jackie Owens
Richard Hynson
Sentinel
John Welker
Ted Fuqua
Chris Hedrick
Tommy Munson
Wiley Sartin
Larry Angus
Jerry Moon
Parsons
Charles Wilkerson
Paul Massad
Doug Howard
Rusty Williams
Marvin Inman
Sue Stamps
Ann Lyon
Barbara Cunningham
Tidmore To Conduct Masonic School At Carnegie
Apache special report states George H. Tidmore certificate lecturer of the Masonic order will conduct a school of instruction at the Carnegie lodge on January 28 and 29. He will oversee sessions from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tidmore is also the Apache high school principal.
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Tidmore
Carnegie
George H. Tidmore
Masonic Order
Carnegie Lodge
Alfalfa Weevil Found in North Carolina in 1955
A historical note records the first appearance of the alfalfa weevil in North Carolina during 1955, marking a notable shift in local agricultural pest distributions. The discovery prompted attention from farmers and extension services seeking control measures and monitoring guidance.
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North Carolina
Sill Man Returned To Jail For Check Investigation
Sgt. Robert H. Nelson 30 Fort Sillman paid 28 dollars in fines to gain freedom from county jail on a bogus check conviction but was immediately returned to jail for investigation on other bogus checks. Nelson had pleaded guilty before Peace Justice Marvin E. Cameron to a 20 dollar worthless check to Safeway Store at Third and F.
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Robert H. Nelson
Fort Sillman
Nelson
Peace
Marvin E. Cameron
Safeway Store
Third
St Lawrence River drains vast basin across Great Lakes region
The St Lawrence river drains an area exceeding 500000 square miles, encompassing the Great Lakes basin and the southeastern Canadian territory, forming a crucial watershed for both United States and Canada.
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St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Canada
Pontiac Dealer Teases Thrills and Two Big Discoveries
A Pontiac dealer invites readers to hear the price and visit soon to experience two notable discoveries. The message emphasizes special attention to get ready for the exciting presentations and potential offers.
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Altus Chamber
The
First Methodist Church
Oscar Dobbs
W. B. Gover
Thomas George Braddock
Esco Roberson
Larry Anderson
Howard Conner
Roy Mount Jr
Roy Tims
John Davis
Bill Austin
Mitch Windle
Roy Henry
Robert Harbison
Clifford Peterson
Jimmy Snell
Levi Beach
Rogers
Wolverton Electrioc
S. Sid
Sheridan Rd
Don McNeill
Fidelity
Beltone Hearing Service
Koehler
Floyd Campbell
Mgr
Lawtonian
Omaha, Neb
Trinity Cathedral
Diocean
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Jordan
Shattuck School
Faribaut
Minn
University of Virginia
Shattuck
Skelly Oil Co
Tulsa
Crusade For Freedom
Europe
Department of Christian Education
Diocese of
Massachusetts
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Mass
Rev
C Ave
Sill
Bill Smith
Bill Clat
Pontiac
Blazing Go
Oscar Cox
D Avenue
Star Chief
Hardy Suggs Music Co
the Record Shop
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