City Businessmen Get Peek At Artillery Testing Project
A delegation of Oklahoma City businessmen toured Fort Sill to view the Artillery Board testing program. Demonstrations covered radar, meteorology gear, an electronic brain computer, and mortar and gun systems, with emphasis on training, cost savings, and rapid firing calculations for improved field effectiveness.
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Lawton Group
West Range
Artillery Board
Col. Shinkle
Fort Sill
Fort Bliss
Tex
Lawton
Maj. W. W. von Tongeln
Edward G. Shinkle
Army Artillery Board
Easter Pageant Roots and Growth at Holy City Site
The Easter Pageant evolved from an 18th century tableau to a full production at a hillside site, then moved to the Holy City of the Wichitas built by WPA workers. Since 1936 the event has grown in scope with new structures, more scenes, and strong community and religious significance, remaining a worship service despite shifts in location and format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Beasley
Reece Russell
WPA
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Interior Department
F. D. Roosevelt
ML. Roosevelt
Wichitas
I. G. Cole
Cole
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Holy Lands
Jesus
Fred Larrance
Larrance
Holy City
Medicine Bluffs
Walter Wolverton
Scout Camping Group To Meet For Council Activities
The Black Beaver Council camping and activities committee will meet at 6 40 p m Monday in the Old South cafeteria. Tex McCoy assistant Boy Scout district executive says the committee will select a summer camp staff and plans for the council blue ribbon camporee at Camp George Thomas in May Ray Hallar council chairman from Anadarko says the meeting precedes the council executive board meeting.
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Black Beaver Council
Old South
Tex McCoy
Boy Scout District
Camp
George Thomas
Ray Hallar
Anadarko
Couneil
Film On Jesus Behold Wis Gravy Planned Monday
Behold Wis Gravy will be shown twice Monday in the Lawlon American Legion hut per an announcement. The color film depicts the role of Jesus and charges 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMahon
Lawlon American Legion
Peres Givens
Foramaniler
VFW District Meeting Attendees Named
Hight members of VFW Post 7193 Lawton and its Ladies auxiliary will attend the Sixth district meeting in Chickasha. The gathering, which began Saturday, will set preliminary plans for the departmental VFW encampment to be held June 27 to 30, said Deward Stringer, post commander. Attendees from Lawton include Mr and Mrs Stringer, Mr and Mrs Raymond, Mr and Mrs B Jones, and Mr and Mrs Frank Barkers. Stringer serves as Sixth district auxiliary president.
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VFW
Lawton
Disrael
Chickasha
Herve
Deward Stringer
Lasvton
Stringer
and & Raymond
B. Jones
Frank Barkers
Sixth District
Legion To Sell Buddy Poppies At Poppy Week
The American Legion plans to sell Buddy Poppies on Monday during Poppy Week. Proceeds from the sales support the Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma.
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American Legion
Mondey In Law- Eroth
Veteran's Hospital
Olahoma
British Shipyard Workers Strike Shuts Major Plants
British shipyards faced a broad strike by 290000 workers led by the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. The walkout targets a 10 percent wage rise and threatens national production with 222 billion dollars in contracts and 328 ships at risk as Britain moves toward Bermuda talks with President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Shanke
London
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmilan
Tai MacLeod
Selwyn Lloyd
Peter Thorneycroft
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
CSEU
Hanmers
Stern
Brislu
Harold Watkinson
Germany
Japan
Runway Bids Due for Sheppard AFB Construction
Tulsa District Army Engineers invite bids by March 29 for construction of eight new runway taxiways and aprons at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. Estimated cost exceeds 10 million dollars.
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Tulsa
UPI
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Army
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Iris
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Teahdh
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the Carter
Cammerce
Dhe
Irlieetiesurihe
Carl Lutrrost
Lillie Jobo
Col Shinkle
Ceeliiat
Military Affairs Committee
Exall English
Dale Thompson
Neil Ashvick
Ray Babbill
C. R. Holley
J. C. Kennedy
James Knox
W. C. Lattimore
Ford Gg
A. J. Rawlings
Ross H. Porter
Clyde Shelton
Ned Shepler
E. C. Williams
W. F. Wu
P. Swafford
K. Hand
R. Faust
FR. G. M
Lincoln Hayes
W. von Tongeln
E. R. Rogers
W. McLeod
S. Ott
William McSpadden
B. Patten
Col. R. Faust
Geant
Jack Batten
Cw- Ten
Association
Rev
Wallock
Dmder
Trnce
Balten
Batten
Maj. W. W. Tongelman
Myer
Bote
Weather Bureau
Gulf
Texas
Kansas
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Oregon
Sierra Nevada
Wasatch Ranges
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