Parents Feted At Post Scout Event At Fort Sill
More than 75 scouts and parents attended a Fort Sill Boy Scout parents night open house in the Fort Sill hut. Tom Ford acted as MC, Robert Van Dine led group singing after supper. Pan ther patrol opened with ceremonies. films from winter camp and Troop 83 activities were shown. Eagle and Panther Patrols tied for first in races and drills. Beaver Patrol took second. Dale Pollock discussed scoutmaster satisfactions and announced plans for map and compass training and food parachuting with Air Training cooperation.
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Fort Sill Boy
Flint and Steel
Robert van Dine
Richard Bird
Lester Vickery
Dale Pollock
Nike
Air Training Department
Irrigation project name change approved by senate
The senate public lands committee approved a bill to rename the Lugert-Altus irrigation project in Oklahoma to the W. C. Austin project. The House public funds committee took similar action last Friday. Austin, a former Oklahoma State senator, is called "the father of irrigation" in the Southwest.
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Sashingliun
Senate Public Lands Committee
Senate
Lugert- Altus
Oklahoma
W. C. Austin
House Public Funds
Austin
Rtate
Southwest
Oklahoma Tax Collections Exceed 1947 Pace
Oklahoma tax commission reports eight months of the current fiscal year show collections surpassing the prior year by more than 8 million dollars. The fiscal year ends July 2. Through February collections totaled 64,712,975.78 with 146 separate collections reported.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Burglar Loses Nerve After Entering Store
Oklahoma City March 19. Deputy Sheriff Mike McGraw recalls a burglar who bored a rear door panel of Ward Elywoods in Britton, then removed the panel with a keyhole saw before entering. He then fled after realizing his misstep leaving a note reading I didn't take anything I lost my nerve.
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Oklahoma City
Mike McGraw
Ward Elywoods
Sururban Britton
Pvt Mock Serving With 99th Battalion in Japan
Pvt Donald E Mocs of Lawton is serving with the 99th IPA battalion of the First Cavalry Division at an Eighth Army occupation post in Japan. A former Lawton High student, he worked at Lawton Meat Supply Co before enlisting June 30 1946. He went overseas after training at Fort Knox with wife Ruth and eight month old Linda Gull at 2000 Lee Boulevard. Lightning flashes are estimated to create 100 million tons of nitreous compounds on earth yearly.
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Donald E. Mocs
Lawton
99Th Ipa
First Cavalry Division
Japan
Mock
Lawton Meat Supply Co
Fort Knox
Ruth
Linda Gull
Lee Boulevard
Folders To Give Pageant Details
The 1947 Wichita National Easter Sunrise service folders outline the pageant history production location and financing with site directions witness tips and courtesy guidance. Sam Botkin directed the folder which features Rev. A M Wallock and the March to Calvary scene. 10 000 copies print this week. Copies are at the Easter Pageant board office for merchants to distribute in an outgoing mail.
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Easter Pageant Board
Sam Botkin
Rev
A. M. Wallock
Mr. Botkin
Soap firms announce price rises amid raw material costs
iGay disclosed higher retail prices while Lifebuoy Lux bars rise about five per cent. Procter and Gamble Colgate Palmolive and Lever Brothers cited increased raw materials as a factor. A wholesale postage increase for U S sellers and a Lever Bros note mention a 1865 date.
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iGay
Lifebuoy
Lux Bar
Procter and Gamble
Colgate
Lever Bros.Co. C.C.D
U. S
Lever
Company Announces Wide Price Reductions to Help Consumers
A major firm declares it will cut prices on a chosen list of tractor farm machinery motor trucks and power products to save users about 20 million dollars annually effective before April 1. Reductions vary by product and depend on materials costs and production stability. The move aims to lower prices without relying on government control and emphasizes duties to customers employees and stockholders.
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Whia
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Cincinnati,o
Augustius
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Tye Lac
Mae
Aneshiy Adastao Bokar
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CO
White House
Texas
Eds
Calavos
AUP
Vomsioci
Jame Parker
Nabisco Ritz
Nabisco
Grahams
Silverbrook Creamery
Haddock
Sreenes Ie
International Harvester
Malah and
Matal Products
I. Motor Trucke
KG Indurmint
Vee Eees
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