World Top Photographs On Display At City Show
Outstanding contemporary photos from around the globe will be displayed from 8 to 10 p.m. Tuesday in the Lawton High School cafeteria. The traveling Popu lar Photography salon, sponsored by LHS photography and art, and the Lawton Fort Sill Camera club, features 150 exhibits and will also show at the USO building Thursday and Friday. The event highlights prize winning entries from Popular Photography's International Picture contests. About 15 LHS photography students will guide visitors, with the exhibition featuring 16 by 20 mounted color and black and white prints and free admission.
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Lawton
Popular Photography Magazine
LHS Photography and Art Department
Lawton-Fort Sill Camera Club
USO
Jimmy Hysan
Camera Club
LHS
W. C. Burris
Ameri
Velma Baily
Burris
Salon
Lawton High School
Cornelius E. Westveer
Detroit Edison Co
Gary Approves GRDA Firings In Oklahoma City
Governor Raymond Gary approved the dismissals of GRDA field superintendent John Godwin and land agent Jack Stewart. He said GRDA General Manager Walter B. Hoss has a free hand in personnel matters and he did not intervene despite criticism from board member Wheeler Mayo.
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Oklahoma City
Grand River Dam Authority
Raymond Gary
Gary
GRDA
Walter B. Hoss
Wheeler Mayo
Sallisaw
John Godwin
Jack Stewart
Mayo
Hoss
Godwin
Stewart
WWII era Liberty and Victory ships built by the United States
During World War II the United States built about 3100 Liberty and Victory cargo ships to support war logistics and allied supply routes. The program expanded naval and merchant fleet capacity, reflecting rapid wartime ship production and industrial mobilization.
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Liberty
Victory
United States
Tax Evader Study To Be Revealed In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City November 5. A survey on home stead exemptions showing how many Oklahomans avoid all taxes on their homes will be unveiled at the Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council annual meeting. About 300 attend. Topics include a proposed $50 million veterans loan program and a six point plan to reduce federal expenditures.
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Oklahoma City
UPA
Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council
Charles A. Harbaugh
Garfield County
Biltmore
Steve Stahl
OPEC
National Conference of State Taxpayers Associations
Stahl
Tom Steed
Page Belcher
Ray J. Spradling
Oklahoma City Federal Savings and Loan Association
James E. Webb
U. S
Randall Klemme
New
Typhoon Etymology Traced to Chinese Taifung Phrase
The term typhoon is believed to derive from the Chinese taifung meaning great wind, reflecting historical linguistic influence across maritime regions and early weather reporting. The phrase illustrates how explorers and scholars linked natural phenomena to cultural language.
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Lawrence Ciccarelli
Department of Observation
Artillery and Guided Missile School
Ciccarelli
McKenzie Hill
Europe
U.S. Army
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & E
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
Serv
Mgr
Columbia
Hardy Suggs
Osonic
Partment of Commerce and Industry
Hugh L. Harrell
AVRAA
Gibson
Norcross
Paramount
Ratcliffe
D Avenue
Chevrolet
H.P
Pikes Peak
Fisher
Chevy
Chevrolet Performance
Green - Phillips Chevrolet
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