Snow Hall Landmark at Fort Sill Built in 1917 and Rebuilt in 1954
Fort Sill’s Snow Hall began as a 1917 wartime structure that burned in 1929 after troops and civilians saved library contents but failed to save the building. A 1954 replacement with 4500-seat capacity, extensive classrooms, a large library, and security features continued the artillery hub legacy.
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Field Artillery
America
Snow Hall
Lawton and
Duncan
U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
Lawton
Duncan Fire Department
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Robert J Arthofer
Special Projects Division
St. Arthofer
Mike Swett
Museum of the
Hope Appointed To Medal Board
President Johnson named Bob Hope to replace Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge on the Medal of Freedom board. Hope’s term runs to July 31, 1968, and Lodge loses public member status due to his post in South Vietnam. White House aide Pierre Salinger joked about the timing at briefing.
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White House
Pierre Salinger
Hope
Lodge
New Hampshire
Salinger
Tipton farmer acquitted in Oklahoma murder case
A Frederick jury deliberated 27 minutes before acquitting James Whitehead 53, of killing Marshal Halliburton Jr. 29. Whitehead testified he fired in self defense after Halliburton and associates allegedly threatened him and forced entry. The defense argued Halliburton provoked the confrontation and the shooting occurred after a dispute over a woman and liquor at Whitehead’s home.
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Frederick
James Whitehead
Tipton
Marshal Halliburton Jr
Whitehead
Amos Stovall
Howard McBee
Cecil Chamberlin
Halliburton
Glenn Parris
Parris
Clara Ziegler
Duggins
Jimmy
Board To Meet At Sill Friday
The Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board for the Oklahoma Area will meet Friday at Fort Sill. The Oklahoma Board comprises two voting members from each base in the state with staff from the armed forces and advisory civilian officials. The board aims to improve health morals and welfare of servicemen.
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Armed Forces Disciplinary Control Board
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Armed Forces
Behan Remains Gravely Ill After Rally in Ireland
Dublin reports Brendan Behan, the 41 year old playwright, still gravely ill at Meath Hospital despite a night of rest. A hospital spokesman said Behan regained consciousness and slept naturally but cautioned recovery would be slow as doctors fight his jaundice liver ailment and diabetes. The author of The Hostage and The Quare Fellow was brought in by ambulance after a drinking bout and had received the last rites Sunday night.
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Dublin
UPI
Brendan Behan
Meath
Behan
Meath Hospital
Women’s Group Hosts Plantation Dinner Meeting
The Eastside Business and Professional Women’s club held a Sunday plantation dinner at Mrs. Lady Esther Smith’s home. President Frances Chatman announced a membership drive for the next meeting at Mrs. Elweda Dewberry’s home. Chatman will be delegate to the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs regional meeting on March 28 in this area. Members present included Dewberry Hightower Bell Patman Smith and Chatman.
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Esther Smith
Eastside Business and Professional Women’s Club
Frances Chatman
Elweda Dewberry
Chatman
Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
Mattie Hightower
Mollie Bell
Ruby Patman
Smith
Reserve Division Officials Convene on Summer Camp Plan
Representatives from the 80th 84th and 91st Reserve Divisions met Fort Sill officials to arrange two week advanced artillery training this summer at the U S Army Training Center Field Artillery. The 80th will stay from June 14 while the 84th and 91st are slated for July 12 and July 25 respectively. fort sill ATC G-1 G3 and G4 officials coordinated schedules with division reps.
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Fort Sill
80Th
84Th
Jim Powers Opens Midas Muffler Shop in Lawton
Jim Powers opens a Midas muffler shop at 1512 Fort Sill Blvd Lawton offering one stop exhaust repairs and a six month budget plan. Wayne Stephens manages the shop with a front parking area and an air conditioned waiting room while the franchise highlights long guarantees on shock absorbers and mufflers with no down payment financing.
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Jim Powers
Midas Muffler
Lawton
Midas
Fort Sill Blvd
Oklahoma University
U.S. Army
Schofield Barracks
Oahu
Hawaii
N. 39Th
LuAnn
Sean
Cache Road
Weaver Twin Post
Wayne Stephens
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Cord Incntenedan
Kentucky
Yellowstone Distillery CO
Louisville-Owensboro
Tipton Farmer
Ziegler
Jack Honaker
Honaker
Stovall
L. L. Kilgore
Carl Duggins
Kilgore
Paul Whitehead
Cecil McCullough
Jim Martin
Haywood Jackson
Irene Jackson
B. W. Kent
Scott Woodmore
Manitou
Raymond Muse
Davidson
Kenneth Hunt
Grandfield
J. L. John
George Krasser
Chattanooga
Wallace Gossett
Charles L. Fryer
C. K. Box
Frank Barnett
Sill
Volkswagen
BOB Speaker Motor Company
Cenfer
Midas Inc
United States
Canada
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