Traffic Re Survey On Southwestern Pike Leg Eyed
Oklahoma City bid opening on 34.5 miles of paving for the north east turnpike. Traffic engineers plan a re survey of the proposed southwest leg to Wichita Falls for Feb 7 and discuss the southern route to Dallas. Bond sale prospects hinge on the Feb report. bids on Will Rogers road total 5.36 million, leaving 14 miles resurfacing for later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City
Wilbur Smith
New Haven
Conn
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Dallas
Turnpike
Wichita
Authority
Gov
Gary
Smith
Charlie Payne
Lawton
Turnpike Authority
Will Rogers Turnpike
Tulsa
Joplin
W. D. Hoback
Hoback
Kennedy and Ford Insurance Firms Consolidate
Kennedy Co and the Russell Ford Insurance agency announce a consolidation forming Kennedy & Co Joe Ford Insurance Partner. Offices will remain at the present Kennedy address in the Security building. J C Kennedy and Joe Ford state the merger blends two longtime Lawton agencies to boost experience and stability for customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy & Co
Russell-Ford Insurance Agency
Joe Ford Insurance Partner
J. C. Kennedy
Joe Ford
Lawton
Proposal for a chronic disease hospital in Lawton
Memorial hospital officials described a planned chronic disease facility to serve aged patients not acutely ill, outlining a home like, 24 hour supervised care with full accessibility. They argued the hospital would cost less per patient and be connected to Memorial for nursing and supplies, supplementing general hospital care locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Love
Memorial Hospital Board
Chronic Disease Hospital
Memorial Board
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Two men sentenced in forgery case
Ivan Powell aged 50 of 102 C and Steve Dunlap aged 34 of Anadarko pled guilty before Superior Court Judge Robert S. Landers and received penitentiary terms of two and three years respectively. Arrested January 4 by city detectives, they allegedly conspired to write and pass a forged nine dollar check at oe Grocery. Powell admitted cashing the check signed by W. F. Allison after Dunlap obtained a blank check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Robert S. Landers
Ivan Powell
Steve Dunlap
Anadarko
Oe Grocery
Turley Church Destroyed By Fire In Oklahoma
Turley Christian Church in Turley Oklahoma was destroyed by a morning fire. Fire Capt. R L Britton estimated the loss exceeding 10000 dollars and the blaze was believed to have started from a central heating system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turley
Okla
Turley Christian Church
R. L. Britton
Five-State Area Holds Defense Test Bomb Explosion Scare
Houston civil defense crews responded to a five state alert at 7 03 a m The drill simulated an atomic bomb exploding in downtown Houston and fires erupting at plants along the ship channel Casualties were listed as 35150 killed 26290 seriously wounded and 436250 left homeless Civil Defense Region No 1 includes Texas Oklahoma Louisiana New Mexico and Arkansas
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Houston
Tex
Houston Ship Channel
Civil Defense
Civil Defense Region No
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
New Mexico
Arkansas
Episcopals Gather for Evening Service and Convention
At 6 30 p m today at the Hotel Lawtonian a service features Rev David Hunter of the National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church as speaker. Dr Charles S Graybill hosts, and Charles M McCrae will introduce Jordan. Various leaders from Oklahoma cities participate in the convention with sessions, tours, and a delegates luncheon, with gifts presented by Builders for Christ and a benediction by Bishop Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hunter
Department of Christian Education
National Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
New York City
Charles S. Graybill
Lawton
Charles M. McCrae
Oklahoma City
Jordan
William I. Cool
Enid
Hunter
Vernon P. McComb
Tulsa
Builders For Christ
Lawrence T. Chambers
Altus
Payton Glass
National Department of Domestic and Foreign Missions
H. O. McIntosh
Ada
Powell
Lawtonian
Exall English
Fort Sill Blvd
Centenary Methodist to Show Film Martin Luther Sunday
Whit Ozier educational director announced Centenary Methodist church will show the film Martin Luther at 7 30 p m Sunday with no admission charge A collection will be taken at the picture s conclusion and the offering will go to church work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Church
Martin Luther
Whit Ozier
Funeral Rites for Capt Karl Holzapfel Held at Fort Sill
Captain Karl Holzapfel 72 veteran of over 30 years in the U S Army Field Artillery died at Fort Sill hospital from a heart ailment. He served in World War II and Korea and was first president of the Retired Service Personnel association at Lawton. Survived by widow, three children and six grandchildren, funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Holzapfel
U. S. Army Field Artillery
Fort Sill Hospital
Holzapfel
N. 24Th
Kempen-on-the-Rhine
Germany
Holzapfels
Lawton
Hattie V. Breeding
Walters
New Orleans
2Nd FA Bn
Artillery School
Retired Service Personnel Association
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
The
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Officers’ Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
NCO Club
Fort Sill
Holazpfel
Lawton High School
Cameron College
Oklahoma University
Home State Life Insurance Co
Walter Smith Insurance Agency
Masons To Hold Honor Services Tonight
A special communication by the Mr. Scott Masonic lodge honors Graham Upper, a retired Army sergeant and lodge member who died in Oklahoma City. All Master Masons are asked to attend as the charter is draped in memory and two degrees are conferred starting at 6 30 p.m. at the meeting building located at Eighth and B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Scott Masonic Lodge
Graham Upper
Oklahoma City
Louis Vanderpool
Upper
Education Group To Discuss Projects For 1956
The Citi zens Council on Education will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Board of Education office to discuss projects and business for the new year All members are urged to attend this first 1956 session Darold English president said reading from Central Junior High School building offices in the same complex
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Council On Education
Board of Education
Darold English
Medical practice act clarification excludes certain facilities
The text states that the term licensed medical practice does not include hospitals primarily for mental health or tuberculosis care, nor nursing homes and institutions whose main purpose is domiciliary care. It specifies the scope of who may practice medicine or surgery under state licensing.
Eisenhower outlines limits on power amid policy briefings
President Eisenhower at a Washington news conference defends avoiding mixed military and civilian authority, backs long term foreign aid, opposes antisegregation amendments that delay schools, urges swift passage of the school aid bill, and notes tax cuts unlikely this year due to budget surpluses. He supports a balanced US British stance on the Middle East, heads to Brazil with Nixon, and calls for a patient path to disarmament with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Washington
United States
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Gop
Knowland
Calif
Supreme Court
Senate
Middle East
U. S
Anthony Eden
Brazil
Nixon
Mansure
Edward Mansure
General Services Administration
House
Cuba
Russia
Army training leaders listed for command posts and staff
A roster of officers and colonels from multiple departments is presented, naming Hadfield Warner White Unger Means Enemark Stratton Hartshorn Minahan Britt Williams Seaward Ernest Hughes and Davis with Kren as public information officer, detailing roles across observation publication non resident training tactics combined arms gunnery artillery and aviation programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Artillery and Guided Missile School Command
E. S. Hartshorn
17Th Field Artillery Group
Col
D. J. Minahan
41St Field Artillery Group
A. S. Britt
52Nd Field Artillery Group
R. C. Williams
77Th Field Artillery Group
G. W. Seaward
93Rd Field Artillery Group
C. Ernest
Army Aviation Training Command
G. E. Hughes
1St Ordnance Group
M. M. Davis
R. E. Kren
246th Artillery Unit First Tactical Cor poral Missile Firing
The 246th Field Artillery Battalion reactivated in 1952 as a Corporal guided missile unit and fired the first tactical Corporal missile on March 18, 1954. It then joined Exercise Flash Burn at Fort Bragg and launched a record road march of over 4,000 miles using unit transport. The unit has a WWII history with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal and Leyte, earning the Presidential Unit Citation (Navy) for Bougainville. It served in Cebu and Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1945.
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246Th
Fort Bragg
N.C
U.S. Army
Fort Polk
62Nd Field Artillery Regiment
1St Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Navy
Bougainville
Leyte
77Th
Ormoc
Cebu
Japan
United States
South Pacific
Taxes and gas tax receipts in Comanche County
Miss Waid outlined tax penalties for late payments and noted Comanche County received a 32418.65 state gas tax and license fees disbursement. The funds will be split among the county roads and local schools, cities and towns, with a larger future payment due February 20 covering 1956 automobile tag taxes and gas tax share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Waid
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Oklahoma officer to command in Japan in March
Col. Paul S. Blair deputy commander of Oklahoma City air materiel area will become commander of the northern air materiel area at Tachikawa Japan in March. He has been stationed at Tinker Air Force Base since May 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Oklahoma City
Paul S. Blair
Tachikawa
Tinker Air Force Base
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Kennedy Co
Ford Firms
Dunlap
W. F. Allison
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
D Avenue
Orville D. Pope Insurance
Pharmacists
Bernell
Masons
Ike
Geneva
W. M. Leitner
Knapp Shoes
Irwin Lawton
Gore
Allstate
Sears
T. E
Eddie) Dorough and
Jay Cox
Sears, Roebuck and Co. Bldg
Llstat
Compan
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Skokie, Ill
M. B. Dickson
America
Angi Biamond Retler
Otnick
Cache Road
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