To Receive Officers' Bars
Forty men of Officer Candidate School Class 243 will exchange OCS arm patches for gold bars March 19 in Snow Hall Auditorium. Col. Billy H. Kerr will be guest speaker. Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing and Brig. Gen. James F. Brittingham will appear on stage. oath administered by Col. Alfred W. Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Hall
Col
Billy H. Kerr
U.S. Army Training Center
Field Artillery
L. S. Griffing
James F. Brittingham
Association of the United States Army
Alfred W. Farrell
C. A. Christin
OCS
Otis D. Neel
Raymond Kapser
Council Approves Zoning Petition and Lake Ellsworth Improvements
The council sent a planning commission petition for a zoning exception to allow a medical clinic at 1911 Gore. It accepted a bid for a septic tank pump for Lake Ellsworth, authorized a water pump purchase, and directed bids for asphalt work on Kinyon Street. The water committee plans heavy steel doors for the pumphouse at the dam and notes a pump to transfer water to Lake Lawtonka is being installed. Bids for three secretarial desks were reviewed and forwarded to the Post Office City Hall Trust Authority for final purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fish and Game Committee
R. A. Young and Son
Lake Ellsworth
Kinyon
Water Committee
Lake Elsworth
E. C. Parks
Lake Lawtonka
Paul Baty Office Equipment Co
Southwestern Stationery
City Hall
Post Office City Hall Trust Authority
Lawton High Dean to Confer with OU Graduates
Mrs Mary Sue Silk Lawton high school dean of girls will confer with LHS graduates attending the University of Oklahoma Thursday. She represents Gene Hancock at the annual principal s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Sue Silk
Lawton High School
LHS
University of Oklahoma
Gene Hancock
Floods threaten eastern Kentucky after Cumberland rise
The Cumberland River flooded Pineville Barbourville and Williamsburg as crews checked truck occupants downstream. In Frankfort Lt Gov Wilson Wyatt urged 20 eastern Kentucky counties be named disaster areas while Gov. Bert Combs was out of state. Five died and over 30 injured in tornadoes across Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee as more twisters remained possible. Snow blanketed northwest Kansas with 8 to 10 inches as roads froze and weather officials warned of continuing danger.
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Harlan
Cumberland
Pineville
Barbourville
Williamsburg
Frankfort
Wilson Wyatt
Kennedy
Kentucky
Bert Combs
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Southland
Weather Bureau
Cullman
Ala
Sylacauga
Tuscaloosa
Kansas
British Official to Visit Fort Sill This Week
Thomas Dennis Jacobs of the War Office will arrive at Fort Sill Thursday for a one day visit. He will meet the commanding general on Friday and receive briefings on Center activities. Afternoon talks with the U S Army Artillery Board are planned and he departs from Lawton airport Saturday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dennis Jacobs
War Office
United Kingdom
Fort Sill
U. S. Army Artillery Board
Jacobs
Lawton Airport
Fort Sill Births Record Fifteen Boys and Seventeen Girls
Fort Sill Army Hospital reports births from March 3 to 9 including fifteen boys and seventeen girls. Listings name the service members and spouses welcoming new infants by day with multiple couples cited for each date.
Officer Wins Promotion for Lt. Gerald W. Ingalls at 9th Group
Lt. Gerald W. Ingalls, S-2 officer of the 9th Field Artillery Missile Group, was promoted to first lieutenant. Col. Joel F. Thomason pinned the silver bars at the 9th Group headquarters. Ingalls has served as S-2 since June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald W. Ingalls
9Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Joel F. Thomason
9Th Group
Ingalls
Police Probe Series of Thefts in Lawton Area
Lawton police investigate multiple thefts including $300 taken from a northwest Lawton home reported by Guy Phillips. Other incidents involve a laundry machine burglary at Evans Apartments, a cabinet theft from Beda Nelson, rugs and bedspread taken from Vinata Mayo, and cash losses from Bob Moser Pauline Newman and Mary McFarland. A 1962 Rambler stolen from Belle Atkins was recovered near Fort Sill by military police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Guy Phillips
Taft
Evans Apartments
Beda Nelson
Baldwin
Vinata Mayo
Summit
Bob
Belle Atkins
Lee
Fort Sill
Funeral Rites Held for Carl Leroy Way Youngster
The 9 year old Carl Leroy Way son of Mrs. Clara Way 510 North 14th died at a local hospital. Funeral services are set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Becker Memorial chapel with Dr Donald Potts officiating burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens He was born September 17 1953 in Denver Colorado and lived in Lawton since 1954 Survivors include his mother a sister Cathy Lynn and grandparents Mrs Mary Willie Harris and William Walker Harris of the home and 316 Park. Clarence E Sparkman 59 Rt 2 died on arrival at a local hospital about 2 a m today after an apparent heart attack Services will be at 2 p m Thursday at Becker Memorial chapel Rev Charles E Watson will officiate Burial will be in Highland cemetery He was born January 13 1904 in Fannin County Texas He married Pearly Mae Kelton in Crowder City July 22 1922 They moved to Lawton from Muskogee in 1923 and had lived on their farm 144 miles east of Lawton since then He retired two years ago from civil service Survivors include his wife two sons James A of Lawton and Buster E of Mahwah New Jersey two daughters Mrs L B Caldwell Jr Rt 2 and Mrs George Clapton Rt 1 Duncan a sister Mrs Minsnie Little Rowell NM and 15 grandchildren
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Carl Leroy Way
Clara Way
N. 14Th
Becker Memorial Chapel
Donald Potts
Central Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Denver
Colo
Lawton
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service
Clarence E. Sparkman
Rt. 2
Charles E. Watson
Bethel Methodist Church
Dale Roberson
Church of Christ
Highland Cemetery
Mr. Sparkman
Fannin County
Tex
Pearly MaeKelton
Crowder City
Muskogee
Civil Service
Post Motor Pool
James A
Buster E
Mahwah
N. J
L. B. Caldwell Jr
George Clapton
Duncan
Minsnie Little
Rowell
N. M
Oklahoma Highway Director Defends System Amid Plans
Oklahoma Highway Director Frank Lyons told the House Roads and Highways Committee that the 12,000 mile road system has both strengths and flaws and Oklahomans need not be ashamed. He urged long range planning and a retirement system for state employees, citing turnover in the Highway Department. The committee sent four bills with do pass recommendations, including taxation and maintenance provisions for city annexed county roads, and court-set appraiser fees in condemning actions. It also supported two money bills totaling 607,100 for the next two years for the state treasurer and the state Industrial Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Lyons
Highways Committee
Bill Skeith
McAlester
House Appropriations Committee
State Treasurer's Office
Stops SMOKING-Curbs Habit
An advertisement cites M Brooks of Skokie Illinois praising Alva-Tranquil tablets for reducing cigarette craving. It claims quick relaxation of nerves and relief from anxiety stress sleeplessness and emotional upset with no aspirin and 100 percent safety when taken as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Brooks
Skokie
Ilinos
T.M
Pat. Pend
Senators push to abolish state insurance fund
Welfare marked the opening of the state capitol offices last Sept. 1 and 2. Senator Ray Fine of Gore vowed to oppose any move to abolish the state insurance fund. Senator Ed Berrong of Weatherford introduced a bill in the Senate Monday to abolish it. The Senate confirmed Truman Branscom of Seminole as 45th district highway commissioner, completing the eight man Bellman commission. Also confirmed was Ray Babbitt of Lawton for reappointment to the state building and loan board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fine
Gore
Ed Berrong
Weatherford
Senate
Truman Branscom
Seminole
Bellman
Ray Babbitt
Lawton
State Building and Loan Board
Free 36 page guide explains arthritis and rheumatism
Public notice offers a free 36 page illustrated booklet from The Ball Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri. The booklet explains causes, effects, and dangers of neglecting arthritis and rheumatism and describes a drug free treatment method applied in thousands of cases. Send for the book now with no cost or obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ball Clinic
Excelsior Springs
Suspect Freed In Fraud Trial
An all male Superior court jury acquitted Amos George Sims on a charge of larceny by fraud after a trial for taking money from a local grocery. The county attorney announced further trials for Billy Duane Conley armed robbery Glenn Eugene McMenemy grand larceny and Robert Charles Barnett three cases of second degree forgery on upcoming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos George Sims
Billy Duane Conley
Glenn Eugene McMenemy
Robert Charles Barnett
Thief Warned After Car Taken From Downtown Lot
A thief who stole a car in Camden is warned of trouble if caught before Municipal Judge Alex C. Alampi. The car owner is the judge, making the incident a personal matter for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N.J
UPI
Alex C. Alampi
Bell-ans Promises Fast Breath Freshening and Digestion Aid
A vintage advertisement touts Bell-ans tablets as a quick neutralizer of mouth and stomach acidity. It claims to sweeten the mouth, calm the stomach, and banish bad breath with no harmful drugs. Sample requests offered by mail from Orangeburg New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell-ans
Orangeburg
N. Y
Parlin Leads Methodist At World Council Meeting
Parlin, a Methodist delegate, said the World Council of Churches included major bodies except the Southern Baptist and Missouri Synod Lutheran. Organized in 1948 in Amsterdam, Taft represented the Episcopal church and Joan Foster Dulles attended for the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptist Church
Missouri Synod Lutheran
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Parlin
Methodist Church
Charles Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Episcopal Church
Joan Foster Dulles
Presbyterian Church
Dulles
Taft
World Council
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al Moore
Cedar Grove
Parrottsville
North Carolina
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Planning Commission
Pulte Atte At
Uta
U. S. Army Hospital
John G. Walker
Francis G. Smith
Spi
Henry P. Todd
Pfc
Marino G. Sauceda
Joseph O. Hovey
Charles E. Bush
Sfc
David L. Carrington
Cecil L. Reynolds
David D. Bates
Robert G. Harper
Elijah Garrard
Roger T. Spreck
Frederick L. Keefer
Udell McCormick
James E. Bates
George L. Gresham
Aubrey G. Vowell
Alfred L. Kemp
John D. Holt
Ralph L. Arnold
Donald M. Wilson
Jessie N. Denson
William N. Peterson
Croson B. Miller Jr
Charles W. Perry
Edsel Dwayne Tate
Paul FE. Northrup
Garrett G. Roosma
George D. Brown
Cosme H. Martinez
William H. Barnard
Frances J. Przybilla
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Block
U. S
Okla
Cathy Lynn
Mary Willie Harris
William Walker Harris
Park
Clarence Sparkman
Cameron College
College
Ston
Eres
The
Orthodox Churches
Jack & Jill Shop
Motor Trend
Rambler
Motor Trend Magazine
U.S
Eddie Cordel Motor CO
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