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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1947
Page
9
Meridian resident Gladys Clurk is the only woman among 160 ex-GIs from Logan county taking part in an on the farm agricultural training program. She served with the WACs during World War II.
A scanned radio listing shows program slots across Friday and Saturday with multiple ABC network show titles such as Destiny Traila Terry and Pirates Jack Armstrong Elmer Davis The Lone Ranger and This to Your BL plus news sports and dance music blocks. The page also lists football scores and various regional features including Morning Melodica Veterans Administration and United Nations segments.
The Comanche County Pecan Growers Association approves a policy of prosecuting anyone who takes pecans without owner permission. Officers elected include A. D. Howard as president and Reece L. Russell as vice president. Ted Krisher serves as secretary treasurer. Ralph H. Cine pledges to notify county schools that pecan gathering without consent violates the law. Rewards of 25 are offered for apprehension and conviction of offenders. armed possession of written permission needed for legal harvesting. James D. Wallace cites state laws and promises active prosecution. cases to be filed before U. S. Commissioner P. G. Fullerton.
Major General James A. Van reassigned from Pivot Army Deputy Chief to EUCOM Headquarters in Frankfurt Germany. Captains Hatley and Robertson major moves from Ft Hamilton and Ft Knox to Ft Sil and Mt Knox with staff duties. Majors O Rourke Winn and others shift to Sill, Camp Holabird, and various commands. Col Haley transfers to San Francisco facility while Lt Col Carter moves to Cavalry. several FA officers reassigned to Bremerhaven and Ordnance positions within the U S Army listed with duty stations and new roles.
A brief military retirement notice notes Elmer C. Schrent RA Bat 6th FA Ft Knox Kentucky placed on the retired list due to physical disability. The surrounding text also mentions population figures for passenger autos in the United States varying from six in Nebraska to nine in Mississippi.
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