Seed Wheat Shortage Warns Oklahoma Farmers
Oklahoma seed wheat likely to be in short supply as 1955 crop quality remains high for milling and baking. County agent Lewis Haydock urges farmers to buy early and choose certified seed from recommended varieties. About five million bushels needed for fall seed. sources listed at the county agent’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Haydock
Comanche County
Haydock
Oklahoma
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Area Men In Service In Brief Family Military Notes
Joe Ray Miller son of Opal Miller Bray entered the Air Force July 5 in Oklahoma City after enlisting through the Lawton recruiting office and was assigned to Lackland AFB Texas. His brother Jerald Miller arrived home on leave from Lackland July 1 after basic training at Randolph AFB. A cousin Ross Dean Miller enlisted December 1954 as an A-2C. Capt Aaron C Griffiths 35 whose wife Marion lives at 1329 Spaulding recently graduated from Infantry School associate officer advanced course at Fort Benning GA. Lt Robert J Zimmerman 23 son of R A Zimmerman Geronimo arrived in Berlin with the Sixth Infantry Regiment after graduating Oklahoma A&M in 1954. Seaman Hilbert B Hammack of the US Navy serves in the Mediterranean aboard the heavy cruiser USS Salem, flagship for Commander Sixth Fleet, returning to the United States early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millers
Air Force
Joe Ray Miller
Opal Miller
Bray
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Jerald Miller
Lackland
Joe Ray
Jerald
Randolph Afb
Ross Dean Miller
Mariow
Aaron C. Griffiths
Marion
Spaulding
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Griffiths
Army
Europe
Far East
Robert J. Zimmerman
R. A. Zimmerman
Geronimo
Berlin
Sixth Infantry Regiment
Zimmerman
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
U.S
Hilbert B. Hammack
United States Navy
Mediterranean
Salem
B. E. Hammack
Sadie G. Murdock
Mountain Park
Sixth Fleet
United States
Jaycee Program Chairmen Named for 1955 56
Jaycee program chairmen for 1955 56 were announced by Fred R Harris general program chairman Newly installed Jaycee president Manville Redman will announce other activity chairmen later this week The list includes James Quinlan Jack Willis Harris and many others for July 13 to June 27 1956 including Jim Dawes Mike Salazar Rev Robert Westerman and Jack Shirley among numerous names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manville Redman
Jaycee
James Quinlan
Jack Willis
Harris
Lacey Holley
Alfred Thomas
Fred Larrance Jr
Bill Holloway
W. C. Bonnell
Lewnl Bicket
Doug Morris
Terrence Buchannan
Jim Cottingham
Joe Dutcher
Darold English
Johnny Erwin
Stacy Lamon
Former City Man Wins Of Honors
Jim Johnson of Broken Bow and Lawton Oklahoma, son of Rector Johnson, receives the Robert Dean Bass Memorial scholarship at the University of Oklahoma. Johnson has a 3.81 GPA, straight A high school record, and was named one of 10 outstanding freshmen by Peet honorary society. He held multiple student leadership roles and is grandson of Guy Calhoun of Walters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Johnson
Rector Johnson
Broken Bow
Lawton
Indiahoma
Robert Dean Bass
University of Oklahoma
Johnson
Peet Honorary Society
Washington School
Phi Eta Sigma
Pi Sigma Alpha
International Relations Club
Xi Mu
Guy Calhoun
Walters
Veterans honored as Public Service Co. employees reach 30 years
Nine Public Service Co of Oklahoma workers, totaling 307 years of service, were honored at a dinner for milestone tenures. Recipients include Herman Hughes of Lawton 33 years and William Schumacher 34 years, with others from Lawton Hollis Snyder and more. Several retirees noted 1954 retirements and prior roles from lineman to chief engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Co
Oklahoma
Public Service Company
Herman Hughes
Lawton
William F. L. Schumacher
Roy Gower
Duncan
William R. Morris
Curtis F. Jones
Hollis
J. C. McDonald
Snyder
George E. Steward
Lorenz Hansen
Waurika
Harry W. Pitzer
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Pitzer
McDonald
William Schumacher
Curtis Jones
Roy A. Gower
Dempsey Named Chief of Second Field Battery
Capt. Frederick G. Dempsey is appointed battery commander of the 2nd Field Artillery Battery to succeed Lt. D. L. Cohn. Dempsey has served at Fort Sill since 1953 and previously attended the Artillery Officers Advance Course after commissioning at Camp Davis in 1943. He fought in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Central Europe during World War II and spent 13 months with Headquarters, Eighth Army in the Korean War. He and his wife Rosalie have four children: Larry, 8. Terry, 6. and twins Laura and Linda, 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick G. Dempsey
2Nd Field Artillery
D. L. Cohn
Dempsey
Fort Sill
Artillery
Artilery Officers
Capt. Dempsey
Camp Davis
N. C
Fort Bliss
Tex
Normandy
France
Rhineland
Europe
Eighth Army
Larry
Terry
Capt
Rosalie
Laura
Linda
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Evelyn Teen
George
Woodmere
N.Y
Thomas Maldona
U.S. Coast Guard
Teen
Maldona
Federal Communications Commission
Robert Zimmerman
Germany
Aaron Griffiths
Jaycee Program
Fox
The
Oklahoma Association of Insurance Agents
Lawton Association of Insurance
Orville D. Pope
Walter M. Smith
Lawton Realty Co
Botkin
Roy B. Hooper
Babbitt-Peller
Russell-Ford
Kennedy & Company
Haines & Company
Latham Realty Company
Landers-Zwaan
Shott Agency
C Ave
Veteran Public Service Co
2Nd Field
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Hewett’s Air Conditioning Inc
Frigidaire Sales & Service
D Phore
Everett Thompson
LEGOR
Stainless
Alfresco
Tow
Orga Damon
Earl
C Avenue
Zale
America
Oxgatt Diamond
Beltone
Koehler
Floyd Campbell
Mgr
Yala
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