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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1955

Page

13

Army officer transfers and promotions from Fort Bliss and allies

Army personnel assignments and promotions detailed across Fort Bliss Fort Sill Presidio of Monterey Fort Campbell Fort Lewis and other posts. Names Col Lawrence E Cummings Maj Harold D Adams Maj Harold E Barnes Capt Lee Gardner Capt Donald George Lt Harold Towle Lt Richard Guthrie and many others are listed with posting moves retirement and aviator designations.

Une Army Lawrence E. Cummings Ft Holabird Ft Bliss Sta E. Whitmore Campbell Presidio of Monterey Lee H. Gardner MacArthur Ft Knox Donald B. George 17Th FA Gp Sil Joseph A. Lorio Jr SU Aaa GM Cen Ft. Bliss Harold C. Towle Ft Sill Richard E. Guthrie Stu Dei AAA GM Sch Bliss F H. Halley Asg Ft Lewis Wash Harold D. Adams Presidio San Francisco Grant W. Allison Lewis Harold E. Barnes Charlies R. Bechel Cp Chaffee Wallace R. Bucléw Washington, DC John W. Bussey Elbert R. Curtis the Arty Ft. Sill Calvin P. Gerard Cari E. Gilmer Charles W. Harney The Sill Robert T. Heder 405Th SA Arty Ramond F. Holton Jay Manning FE. Hutchinson Cornelius F. Keil Mark K. MacNeil Biry Arty William R. Mathews Det 45Th Trans Bn Dan A. McCartney Rucker Bertram A McKenney 598Th FA Bn Francis J. Murphy Vincent G. Oberg George D. Scarborough Arty James A. Shelton Gerald L. Smith Carson Henry Surum Monroe Ulysses S. Willis Robert C. Wuepper Gale V. Bullock Vacilios A. Chivtakis William H. Embley Jackson Miss Grant S. Jones Chaffee Carl W. Holcomb Presidio of Kenneth W. Treacy Joseph C. Braxton James W. Scarbrough Lyle R. Larson FA Gp Stu Ralph P. Reeves Sr Hamilton Keith E. Sickafoose George G. Meade Eston H. Mitchell Irwin P. Muchman Inch Jay L. Simkins Selfridge Afb Paul’ D. Smith William A. Smith Leland D. Snell Roland O. Stahr Walker A Henry W. Elliott New York Joseph J. Macko Warren E. Oclschlaeger Robert L. Rice 55Th FA Bn Ray F. Schmuhl Kermit T. Williams Indiantown Gap Miles Don C. Anker Joseph T. Breunig Carroll R. Brewster Hood Charlies B. Guest George C. Reese the Arty and Curtis T. Wilson Armand Hopkins Rupert P. Clay Robert J. Canfield USA Jack L. Marinelli Jack Woods Arty- Ngus Calif Roland W. Dumais Rhode Island

Actress Anita Purdom Granted Temporary Alimony

Superior Judge Stanley Mosk awarded Anita Purdom 950 dollars monthly in temporary alimony and child support from Edmund Purdom who is in Europe. She gained custody of their two daughters as the couple, married in London in 1951, proceed toward divorce filed last January amid cruelty charges and separate maintenance actions with no trial date set.

Santa Monica Calif Anita Purdom Edmund Purdom Europe Linda Christian Stanley Mosk Purdom

Highway Project Estimates Upped In Oklahoma City

Highway officials raise estimates on 17 highway projects for August letting due to steel price increases and aggressive bidding. Seventeen jobs see higher costs while 15 others remain unchanged after high bids at July letting. A mid August session will handle previously set August projects including a $369,000 SH 76 Garvin county paying job.

Oklahoma City C. A. Stoldt Highway Commission Stoldt Garvin County Stoldi

Ike Grants Kansas Storm Relief Funds Increase

President Eisenhower authorized 200000 additional federal funds for tornado disaster relief in Kansas. He had previously authorized 125000. The White House said the president signed a letter to Federal Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson releasing the extra funds and directed Sherman Adams to notify Governor Fred Hall.

Washington Eisenhower Kansas White House Val Peterson Sherman Adams Fred Hall

Cordell Hull praised as one of Americas top statesmen

At Geneva, President Eisenhower and other leaders extol Cordell Hull as a great statesman. Tributes highlight his integrity, decades of public service, and role as father of the United Nations and U S trade policy. Fellow officials, former secretaries, and Tennessee figures mourn his death.

Cordell Hull Americas Washington Eisenhower Geneva Hull John Foster Dules Dean Acheson United Nations Liam F. Knowland Calif Tennessee Herbert Hoover Jr George C. Marshall Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Tex James F. Byrnes Will Harris Frank Clement Sen Etes Kefauver D-Tenn Alway

Armored Car Loses 21000 Cash Sack in Jacksonville

A bag containing 21000 in small bills disappeared from an armored car en route to Florida National Bank in Jacksonville. The hatch was found unbolted after guards stopped to deliver to Atlantic National Bank. The firm said there was no holdup and alerted police and the FBI.

Jacksonville Fla Florida National Bank Guy Marvin, Inc FBI Atlantic National Bank

Farm Safety Week Highlights Hazards Across Rural Life

National Farm Safety Week runs July 24 30 with the slogan Your Safety is in Your Hands. Comanche county agent Lewis Haydock cites farming as a top hazard with 14500 rural deaths and 1250000 injuries last year. The piece urges lifelong safety, kids traffic education, gun handling rules, boating precautions, and identifying snakes in Oklahoma while aiming for zero farm fatalities during the week.

Lewis Haydock Comanche County Clara J. Kelley Haydock Oklahoma State

Seven Algerians Killed In Clashes

Algiers reports say seven Algerians were killed in scattered assassinations and a clash between troops and rebels in the last 48 hours. Troops used helicopters to flush a rebel band behind Philippeville, killing one guerrilla and capturing seven.

Algiers Algeria Philippeville

Worth Food Stores Sold to Food Mart Inc

Fort Worth 21 Worth food stores were sold Saturday to Food Mart Inc of El Paso for over 1 750 000. Gordon Foster will be president and James P Tant resident manager. The Worth name and 500 employees will remain unchanged. Foster and Tant built Food Mart starting in 1941 with 20 stores in El Paso and New Mexico.

Fort Worth Worth Food Food Mart, Inc el Paso Gordon Foster Food Mart Worth Food Stores James P. Tant Foster Worth Foster and Tant New Mexico

Mink Dominated U S Fur Output in 1954

The article notes that roughly 60 percent of all raw furs produced in the United States during 1954 were mink.

United States

Burglary Suspect Wounded By Police

Oklahoma City officers wounded a 24 year old burglary suspect, George Moore, in the left arm after he allegedly turned toward them during a pursuit. Moore received a flesh wound and was treated. no weapon was found on him. Police followed Moore as he ran, then fired when they believed he would shoot.

Oklahoma City Doyle Roberts George Moore Moore Robert Roberts

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