St Patrick Day twins born at Memorial hospital Fort Sill
A Fort Sill SP3 and wife Erwin Jones welcomed twins Patricia and Patrick on St. Patrick’s Day at Memorial hospital. Patricia weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces, born 8:42 a.m., and Patrick weighed 6 pounds 11 and a half ounces, born 8:49 a.m. Their three-year-old half-brother Kenneth Bates is from a prior union.
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ST. Patrick
Fort Sill
Sp3
Erwin Jones
Bessie
St. Pat’s Day
Memorial Hospital
Patricia
Patrick
Kenneth Bates
Memorial
ST. Pat’s
Pat
Texas Man Fined On Speeding Count
A 31 year old El Paso man was fined ten dollars in Justice of Peace Marvin E Cameron s court for speeding at night on a complaint signed by Highway Patrol Trooper Norman Carroll. Harold Glenn Taylor 23 Fort Sill faced reckless driving charges in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles court on a complaint signed by Trooper Carroll. Enoch Ivan Phillips 29 Norman was arrested by Trooper Dan Combs and charged with speeding at night in Cameron s court. George Arnold Hedrick Rt 2 Temple was arrested by Combs and charged in Cameron s court with following too closely in traffic.
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Cameron’s
George Arnold Hedrick
Rt. 2
Temple
Combs
Lawton Seeks Bids for Street Paving Project 1956
Lawton Oklahoma invites sealed bids by March 20 1956 for unpaved portions of Lincoln Avenue Lawton Avenue 13th Street South 24th Place Gore Boulevard 26th Place Tulane Avenue Highland Avenue and related street work including paving drainage curb and guttering. Bids require a 5 percent certified check and bonds up to 100 percent with a five year maintenance bond. City reserves right to reject all bids. City Clerk M Dodson.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Lincoln Avenue
17Th Street
19Th Street
Lawton Avenue
16Th Street
18Th Street
Sheridan Road
13Th Street
Bell Avenue
Lake Avenue
Highland Park Addition
Tulane Avenue
27Th Street
26Th Place
Highland Avenue
City of
District Court
Comanche County
M. J. Carpenter
M. Dodson
LHS Yearbook Sent To Press For 1956 Wolverine Lore
Lawton High School prepares the 1956 Wolverine Lore yearbook with final copy mailed to Semco Color Press Rosalie Thomson editor. Distribution planned for early May. A hamburger fry is set for March 29 at Sun Set Lake Wichita Mountains with sponsor W C Burris and Mrs Burris. staff meet at LHS at 4 30 p m then head to the mountains. A Craterville Park skating party follows the outing with about 18 staff members and dates expected.
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Lawton High School
Semco Color Press
Rosalie Thomson
Sunset Lake
Wichita Mountains
W. C. Burris
U.S. Natural Gas Industry Reaches 29.21 Million Customers
The U.S. natural gas sector serves 29,210,000 customers across multiple utilities and regions, reflecting broad access to energy supply. The figure underscores the scale of domestic gas distribution and the reach of major providers nationwide.
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U.S
Two Men Join Ordnance Unit In Lawton
First Lt. Royce A. Belzing announced two new members to Lawton's Company A, 700th Ordnance Battalion, 45th Infantry Division, Oklahoma National Guard, expanding the unit to 97 enlisted men and two officers. Sp3 Harold C. Johnson Jr. and Sp3 Charles M. Westfall are the new Guardsmen, with Johnson a new recruit and Westfall a re-enlistee. Johnson departed last Wednesday for training.
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Lawton’s Co. A
700Th Ordnance Bn
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Royce A. Belzing
National Guard
Belzung
Co. A
Eight-Week Training At Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Westfall scheduled to leave for an eight week course at the small arms school in Aberdeen Md. Two Co A soldiers earned promotions Ralph M Faulkner to Sp3 and Jim mie H Pylant to Pvt-2. An inspection was conducted by Capt. Herman H Horst in preparation for a Federal inspection, Lt. Belzung said.
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Unut
U.S. Army
Aberdeen, Md
Westfall
Small Arms School
Aberdeen
Co. A
Ralph M. Faulkner
Rt. 3
Jimmie H. Pylant
Medicine Park
Herman H. Horst
Belzung
Dems Predict Ike Will Sign Amended Farm Bill
United Press reports Democrats forecast President Eisenhower will sign the largely amended farm bill despite a GOP warning of three veto threats. Senator George D. Aiken said chances for a satisfactory measure are dim as the Senate struggles to finish action before Tuesday before moving to conference with the House over price supports on basic crops.
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Washington
Eisenhower
George D. Aiken
Administration Farm
Senate
United Press
House
Barnes Wins Unopposed Board of Education Bid
F B Barnes known as Fuzz received a vote of confidence as the filing period closed for Lawton Board of Education Position 1. He seeks re election with no opponents and the election set for March 27 alongside the junior high school bond issue vote.
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F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
Lawton Board of Education
Barnes
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