Fort Sill appoints Maj Martin to command 526th RFAB
Maj Thomas J. Martin Jr of Savannah has been named commanding officer of the 526th Rocket Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Sill, succeeding Lt Col Edger E. DeMuth. A 1940 recruit, he served in multiple artillery and infantry units, including the 79th Infantry division and the 21st Corps, before arriving at Fort Sill with the unit in 1945. He and his wife and two daughters reside at 1610 Ferris Street after earlier Savannah residence.
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Thomas J. Martin
Savannah
526Th
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Edger E. DeMuth
Maj
Martin
Thomas Martin
18Th Field Artilery
Georgia National Guard
Lifth Field Artillery
Fort Jackson
79Th Infantry
Camp Pickett
21St Corps
Camp Polk
Camp Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
26Th
Camp Maxey
Tex
Fort Bill
626Th
Field Artillery School
Martin Haw
Chatham Academy
Ravennah
Ahearn and Company
Naval Stores Beaker
Maartin
Cynthia Ann
Nargaret Kathleen
1610
Ferris Street
Staff Officers Named at Field Artillery School Assignments
Maj. Gen. Louis Hibbs announces staff officer appointments at the Field Artillery School. Detachment and department heads listed include Haz ard Meller Weyrauch Plopp Millican Nyemhuia Morriadry Breeding DeSonier Peables Kilduff Lyon Pinkard Wood DeFrancesco Pojdusz Morriadry Breeding. Training and gunnery units assignantz include Hendrix Hackbarth Shaw McArthur McGinnis Walywyn Wilder Hallenbeck Milford Kucha White. Detachment 2 led by Shonlor with Fountain Correll Singleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Artllery School
Louis 2. Hibbs
Robert G. Mangum
Willam S. Hazard
WOJG
Harold GC. Meller
Department of Combined Arms
Paul R. Weyrauch
Herbert C. Plopp
Raymond W. Millican
Brig. Gen. Francia Hill Awarded Legion of Merit
Brig. Gen. Francia Hill former Field Artillery student and now assistant chief of staff G-3 in the India Burma theater received the Legion of Merit. The award was announced by Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler for Hill’s planning and administration work and research into tactical subjects. Hill, a Truman nominee for brigadier general last year, is married to Ansley Hill of Lawton. She works at Fort Sill.
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Francia Hill
Field Artillery School
G-3
India-Burma
New Delhi
United States Forces Headquarters
Hill
Raymond A. Wheeler
Truman
Ansley Hill
North 9Th Street
Lawton
Fort Sill
GI Rights Q and A on Servicemen Problems
General questions from GIs and relatives on discharge, mustering out pay, point systems, overseas service, and GI Bill operations. Answers cover Navy Marine Corps eligibility, Army rules, nurse classifications, simplification bills, and surplus property buying through SWPC versus regular channels.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Ashington
Srom
Navy
Marines
Army
Marine Corps
Congress
War Plants
SWPC
New Use for Cotton Fire Hose Created in New Orleans
King Cotton finds new role as cotton is used in fabricating fire hoses at the Southern Regional Research Laboratory in New Orleans. The method eliminates the need for rubber binding, offering a smother alternative for hose production.
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New Orleans
Southern Regional
Audrey Routh Travelled to Panama by 64-B Plane
Former Lawton and Cache resident Audrey M. Routh traveled with husband Maj. Harry B. Routh and relatives from Kelley Field Texas to Panama. The trip included a Guatemala City stop, high altitude stretches with oxygen, volcano views, and a note of the only fresh water lake in the world.
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Lawton
Cache
Audrey M. Routh
Panama
Maj
Harry B. Routh
Routh
Col
Arthur Marshall
Audrey
Marshal
Kelley Field
Tex
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
Central America
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Sharka
James A. Adems
Fort Sill
Marshall
J. M. Marshall
Caribbean Defense Command
Morle Warren
Carribean
Jane
Warren
Sub-Deb Club Weekend House Party Plans
The Sub-Deb club hosts a weekend event at Tossacomic the home of Misses Ann and Alice Wade Tyree northeast of Lawton. Activities start Friday at 6 with a roast, then dancing and games, followed by Saturday pecan hunt and luncheon. Attendees to call Alice Wade Tyree or Rosemery Phillis. Herbert True moves to 1010 Gore Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tossacomic
Ann
Alice Wade Tyree
Z. W. Tyree
Lawton
Aliee Wade Tyree
Rosemery Phillis
Fort Sill
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Product Claim
An old advertisement urges relief from headachy sore upset and tiredness caused by poor digestion. It claims Nature produces digestive juice and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick aid within about 30 minutes to improve digestion and curb indigestion without artificial remedies.
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Nature
Carter
Natura
Taka Carter
Reunion Of Dunlap Families To Be Held This Week
A reunion of Dunlap family members will occur this week at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Dunlap and their son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Godlove at 1006 B. Dr. E. B. Dunlap is connected with AAF Regional and Convalescent hospital in Coral Gables Florida and arrived home Tuesday. Their other son Jack W. Dunlap and wife and children are also noted in the family gathering.
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Dunlap
E. B. Dunlap
W. W. Godlove
BE. B. Dunlap
Ts. Aaf Regional and Convalescent Hospital
Qoral Gables
Fla
Jack W. Dunlap
Aspirin Promises Relief for Aches and Sore Throats
An advertisement touts Joseph Aspirin as a top selling medicine offering relief from colds and body aches. It claims a bottle of 100 tablets costs 350 and emphasizes its trusted reputation as a leading analgesic.
Jacksonville trio and family to meet at Oklahoma City arrival
George Emery Jack Walton Jr Robert Brinley and Diatta Lee from Jacksonville Florida will arrive Thursday at Oklahoma City where they will be met by his mother sister and brother. The second sentence provides unrelated washing advice suggesting rinsing wilky dishes in cold water before warm soapy water.
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George Emery
Jack Walton Jr
Robert Brinley
Diatta Lee
Jacksonville
Flo
Oklahoma City
Calf-Tying Record Set By Merritt Son In Franties Days
In Cheyenne Dean Merritt of Federal Wyoming tied his calf in 17.7 seconds during Franties Days festivities as his father King Merritt watched, continuing a family tie to competitive calf roping.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
King Merritt
Dean
Federal
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