Elks President to Speak Here Tonight
D. E. McCroskey of the Ada lodge, state Elks president, will address Lawton lodge No. 1056 initiation services at 6 p.m. in the Elks club, 1001 A. Dinner follows at 7. Lawton Elks invited. new initiates include Robert H. Geiger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. McCroskey
Ada Lodge
Elks State Association
Lawton Lodge
Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks
Elks Club
Elks
Lawton
Tom Ward
Robert H. Geiger
Service members named in WWII honors roll
Earl W. Baily, First Lt. Johnnie T. Dodson, M-Sgt. Joseph J. Nodiello, Boyd Stricklen, Sgt. Frank S. Sauls, Gene Trouppy, Robert Earl Bailey, Wilbur Prestage, Clarence E. Madden, Bill Newton and M-Sgt. Lawrence A. Larson are listed among the local veterans recognized for their WWII service and decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl W. Baily
Johnnie T. Dodson
Joseph J. Nodiello
Boyd Stricklen
Frank S. Sauls
Gene Trouppy
Robert Earl Bailey
Wilbur Prestage
Clarence E. Madden
Bill Newton
Lawrence A. Larson
Roman cohort size compared to standard unit
A standard Roman cohort contained about 600 men, outlining the typical size of a legion’s subunit. The figure reflects ancient military organization and helps explain how legions were structured and deployed in campaigns.
Two Plaintiffs Win Damages In Local Trials
District court jurors returned verdicts awarding damages in two cases. Douglas H. Watson won 989.49 for cracks in a VA spec house built by Lonnie L. Latham Lawton. Willie E. Rose was awarded 215.82 for damages to his vehicle after a collision with a Busy Bee cab driven by M. T. Rogers and owned by Tom Tipler. The parallel cross petition was denied for 248.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Lawton House
Douglas H. Watson
Stephens Addition
Lonnie L. Latham Lawton
Watson
Veterans Administration
Willie E. Rose
Lawton
M. T. Rogers
Tom Tipler
Larrance and
Arlington
Gas Truck Blast Damages Beaver Airport Hangar
A gas line tank truck exploded at Beaver Oklahoma causing 25000 dollars in damage to the Beaver city air airport hangar and destroying a fire truck used by the Beaver County Farm Bureau. A man, son of the owner of Sharp Oil Co., was seriously burned and hospitalized. Firemen blamed a spark from the pump motor for the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Vokin
R. L. Ray
Bill Dixon
Beaver
Okla
Beaver City
Sharp Oj! Co
Beaver County Farm Bureau
Hospital Births and Discharges Listed for Week
Memorial births reported: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hendr ix at 3 45 a.m. Jan 28 weighing 7 pounds 5 2 ounces and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar W Cox Jr at 7 p.m. Jan 27 weighing 6 pounds 14 1/2 ounces. Numerous admissions and dismissals follow from multiple residents and addresses, with patients listed by name and ward, including medical and surgical cases and newborns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil] Hendrix
Oscar W. Cox Jr
Atlanta
Charles Gaylor
Frank Hughes
S. Eighth
Alvin Lowe
Cameron College
Raymond Moore
Walter Gillispie Jr
Walter Gillispie Sr
Johnnie Mae Walker
Jess Casey
Ada Smith
Bell
Plemmons
B. C. Ee
Nora Lucinda West
Ira E. Bemary
E. James C. McGuire
Jefferson
Charles Lovett
Elephant fossil unearthed near Garfield County farm
Otto Meier of Hunter using a steam shovel uncovered fossil bones in a sand pit on the Lester Brunken farm three miles south of the Garfield County community. The find may represent an additional elephant fossil in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Meier
Hunter
Meier
Lester Brunken
Garfield County
Lewis Jewelry Ad Offers Savings on Unredeemed Items
Local shop Lewis Jewelry & Loan at 307 C Ave advertises savings on new and unredeemed merchandise including diamonds watches radios and guns with repair services for Schick shavers and Ronson lighters. Roy L. Lee owner operate contact phone 3707.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schick
Lewis Jewelry & Loan
C Ave
Lee, Roy L. Lewis
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Tommy Good
Ken
Kennedy Insurmas
Realtors
Auto Radio
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Cho
Tenna
Zwaan
Chrysler
Divisioe
Chrysler Airtemp
R & M Air Conditioning
Harry Routh
Fred Melton
Packard
Lawton Packard Sales
Madison
C Avenue
Fourth Street
Fred Owens
Ferris
William Sraddock
Williams
Ben S. Skinner
E. M. Wallace
Manitou
Gwenna Coley
Walter Coley
Philip Rodriguez
Cecil van Dyke
Nick Carras
Cornell
Mye
Bill McCoy
Walters
Ne Luther
Gracemont
Aenmaaret Hicks
Kingfisher
George Wallace Sr
Garfield
Rachael White Turtle
Wichita
Kan
Smith
Anadarko
Janice
Cache
Ery Oe Avich
Given
Indiahoma
Albert Blackowl
Fort Sill
Indian School
Joshua Given
Ruby Sioux
Colony
Judith Asenap
Kate Tahdooahnippah
Geronimo
Andrew Alhaitty
Indian Mission
James Lanier
S. 13Th
Margie Smith
Easley
Wendell
Apache
D Ave
Edwards & Edwards
U. S
Cache Road
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