Ralston Continues as Lawton Postmaster After Years of Service
Former Fort Sill veteran and longtime postmaster assistant Ralston has led Lawton postal service since 1927. He helped launch parcel post and motorized rural delivery, earning civic roles with First Methodist Church USO AI and Kiwanis while balancing family life at 409 Arlington.
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Camp Doniphan
Harry S
Lawson
Fort ‘Military Branch
Robert B. Morford
Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
Ralston
Petales
Lawton
First Methodist Church
Salvation Army Advisory Board
USOAI
Gulf Oil Company
Port Arthur
Tex
Jack Merritt
Fort Sil
Murder Verdict in Four Family Duplex Slaying
A schoolmate tipped police leading to the arrest of Blu menthal in the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Schonarth. Detectives said the victim died after repeated blows from a rolling pin and a bread knife was used postmortem. The divorcee owned the four family duplex and worked as a dress shop owner and nurse. Probate Court records show her divorce from Joseph P. Schonarth on April 15, 1953.
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Thomas Kendrick
Dopey Doc Shows Old Chicago Store Prices 1839 Catalog
A fragment from a 1839 catalog found after the John M. Smyth Co. moved from 703 W. Madison St. to 12 N. Michigan Ave reveals prices of bygone goods. Bed springs $1.50, rocking chairs $1.20, Irish lace curtains 98 cents a pair, clothes pins a penny a dozen, ham ten cents a pound, shirts 48 cents, a suit $3.90, a dollar derby. Also mentions a parlor organ for $31.50 and a 5-year-old scoring a fall from a perch.
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John M. Smyth Co
Chicago
Madison St
Michigan Blvd
Grandpa
Rusty Green
Raymond Green
Elm
ROTC Cadets Lead Army Camp With RSOP Honors
Fort Sill hosted a one army band and ROTC units directed by William C. Morgan of Jacksonville State with drum major Ben S. Uleak of St Mary’s College. About 12 batteries of 140 men rotated duties to train future officers as Gen Williams urged strong defense and civilian leadership. RSOP yearbook editors George Bernardin Princeton and Thomas C. H. Webster Princeton highlighted camp events and a five edition Bulletin published during the camp. Camp closes at noon Friday with cadets released to leave.
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Rage
Fort Sill
William C. Morgan
Jacksonville State
Ben S. Uleak
St. Mary's College
RSOP
George Bernardin Princeton
Bulletin
Thomas C. H. Webster
Princeton
Williams
Lansden Dentist Dies After Service and Practice
Dr. Lansden who began practice in 1941 and served in the Dental corps from 1942 to 1946 died leaving a widow, three sons including Joe P. Lansden and Tex, a daughter Miss Marie Lansden, and stepmother Mrs. John Lansden. He had lived at No 4 N 38th and partnered with his brother Dr. Tom Lansden at Lansden Dental Clinic.
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Dental Corps
Air Corps
Lansden
Tom Lansden
Lucille Lansden
Joe P. Lansden
Tex
Lee
Marie Lansden
Montgomery
Ala
John Lansden
Granite
Reds Burn Village Surrounding a Post in Vietnam
The French high command said Indo-Chinese Communists burned a village around a post they failed to take in a battle with French forces. The report is dated July 29 and filed by UP.
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Hanoi
Thurso
Brittingham Receives Final Fort Sill Reception
Gen. Brittingham who began his final Fort Sill tour in March 1952 is noted for a long artillery career from World War I France to roles in Greece and Germany. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, French Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre, and Greek Distinguished Service Cross, among 12 battle stars. The piece also oddly notes the largest whale, over 100 feet and 200 tons.
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Fort Sill
Korea
Artillery
Brittingham
Artillery Center
Charles E. Hart
Germany
Princess Anne
University of Missouri
District of Columbia National Guard
Fort Myer
France
6Th
12Th Field Artillery
Toulon
Aisne
Chateau-Thierry
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argerine
Sill
CCC
Wisconsin
Europe
Seventh Army
Rome - Arno
Rhineland
Viii Corps
United States
TAS
Fort Sill expansion plans outline large Army projects
The document lists a sprawling Fort Sill modernization program with road widening, water storage expansion, new buildings, bridges, theater seating, storage facilities, and numerous ordnance and support structures. Totals include multi‑million budgets for hospital, storage, workshops, and barracks, aiming to spend about five million dollars plus. The Army requests 1.314 million for two enlisted men barracks and 330 thousand for a bachelor officers quarters as the current year appropriations.
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Fort Sill Plvd
Post Field
Fort Sill Blvd
NCO
Gruber Road
E.M
Post Exchange
Cache Creek
Department of Communication
Department of Observation
Department of Materel
Consolidated Gas and ONG Plan Oklahoma Merge
Oklahoma City merger announcement states Consolidated Gas Utilities and Consolidated Gas Co. will join to form Oklahoma Natural with Tulsa headquarters. Shareholders receive 0.8 ONG common per Consolidated share for about 16 million dollars of ONG stock. ONG totals 73 million in common stock, employs 1,800, serves 100 cities and 320,000 Oklahoma customers. Consolidated serves 54 municipalities in Oklahoma and southern Kansas.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Consolidated Gas Utilities Corp
Consolidated
ONG
Oklahoma Natural Name
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Kansas
Laratan Gas Co
Wichita, Kan
Midwest Gas Co
Oklahoma Natural Utility Co
Ponea City
Markets state poultry eggs OKLAHOMA CITY prices steady
Oklahoma City markets report mixed poultry and egg quotes with no major shifts. Wheat and butterfat show steady to slightly varying levels across towns from Frederick to Lawton, while live cattle hogs and sheep trade ranges are listed with specific weights and price bands.
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Oklahoma City
Frederick
Lethers
Hobart
Hennes- Kivetisher
Medford
Vici
Blackwell
el Reno
Yukon
Oklahoma ‘City
Clinet Lawton
Guymon
Hooker Broilers
Muskogee
Vinita
Ardmore
Tulsa
Lawton
Durant
Pauls Valley
Chandier
Elk City
Chickasha
Watonga
Laverne
McAlester
Alva
Clinton
Channel
Elke City
Oklahoma
City
Alvi
el el Reno
Pauls Wall Chandler Vinita
Chick McAlester
USDA
Check Cashing Flub Shocks Court Audience
Giles admitted cashing a questionable check after it reached City National Bank and drew a call from the bank. The judge, red faced, declared he would never cash a check again as observers noted the draft looked real though not fully authentic.
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Giles
City National Bank
Richards
Police Grab Disputed Cooler Incident In Sew On District
Police seized a cooler amid a dispute over air conditioner use by Chief Ralph Hennessee after city council members discussed the matter on the verge of defeat. He admitted he did not know how he would respond to the inquiry.
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Ralph Hennessee
Inoe Oe
Three New Polio Cases in Oklahoma Reported
Polio cases rose with three new infections in Oklahoma, raising the year’s total to 204 as authorities moved to secure a cooler containing samples. National Foundation for Infant Paralysis officials stated the figure compares to 233 cases last year.
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Oklahoma
National Foundation For Incock
Hancock
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Billy Ray Boulton
Ray E. Boulton
Maple
Neal W. Harris
Pms&t
Oklahoma University
D Ave
Style Credit Savings Service
Engineer
Central Fire
Post Chemical
Quartermaster C and E
Astern
Cuno
JO G. Andrews
Wolverton Harware
M&o Finance CO
Ob Cycles
Seis
L. Pollard Sporting Goods
Zale Ole Jewelry Company
Dmontet
Zale
Homer Laughlinft
Utter
Zales Jewelry Company
Preuss Sand Me the
T2 Piace Din
Pho
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