Lawton Opens First Three Level Interchange Monday
Lawton readies a Monday ceremony to dedicate U S 62 277 281 improvements including a four lane section from Fort Sill Blvd to the intersection with U S 277 281 and the new 700000 interchange. The project began last October with Harold Redding and Associates building the roadway for 512000 and Suddreth Construction Co the interchange for 135141.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Ferris Avenue
Harold Redding and Associates
Lawton
Suddreth Construction Co
Oklahoma City
Redding
U.S. 277
Fort Sill Boulevard
Oklahoma
Raymond Gary
U.S
Big dedication barbecue set for new army plant event
More than 100 Lawtonians and Fort Sill personnel formed committees for a large barbecue and festivities tied to dedication ceremonies for the new army plant and U.S. 62 277 highway improvements. Ron Stephens leads the general steering committee with J C Kennedy and Lt Col Milton Worley assisting. The general board includes Ralph Hennessee Col Ret W C Lattimore Exall English Emmett Keough C R Holley and others plus state Rep Githen Rhodes and Jim Taliaferro. Subcommittees cover barbecue tickets food service and related tasks with chaired and vice chaired posts filled by local officials and volunteers.
Armory in Lawton showcases modern circular design
Lawton national guard armory project cost about 300000 dollars and includes a 146 foot diameter circular main building with a 100 foot diameter central drill field. The dome covered armory features skylights an eight foot attic fan and aluminum outer wall. Federal funding covered two thirds of the cost with one third from the state. Construction began in April 1954 and maintenance center is due for completion next month.
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National Guard
Lawton
Metropolitan Park
U. S. 62
Fort Sill Blvd
U. S. 277
Thomas Friend
Frederickson Parks Inc
Oklahoma City
Armory
Dome Project Details Highlight 20 Foot Rise
The notes describe a structure with a 20 foot rise and 14 foot high assembly room walls. The dome uses quarter inch steel reinforcing rods and varies in thickness from center to edge. John Lattimore is listed as draftsman and Mendel Glickman as project engineer linked to Frank Lloyd Wright and notable buildings like the Guggenheim. A long list of officials, committees, and military staff from Fort Sill are named for organization, duties, and invitations.
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John Lattimore
Mendel Glickman
University of Oklahoma Engineering School
Glickman
McMahon Memorial Auditorium
Frank Lloyd Wright
Guggenheim Art Museum
New York
First WAC Enters Soldiers' Home in Washington
Miss Regina C. Jones, a 47 year old World War II WAC, becomes the first woman to reside at the U S Soldiers' Home, joining about 1,800 men in the building once Abraham Lincoln's summer home, with more women expected to follow. She is nearly blinded by cataracts from her wartime service.
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Washington
Abraham Lincoln
U. S
Miss Jones
WAC
Blood Clot Triggers Leg Amputation Incident
A patient developed a blood clot that necessitated amputation of one leg, highlighting severe complications from vascular issues and the urgent need for medical intervention.
Tipton Fair Opens with Parade and Horse Show
Tipton’s annual fair opened at 3 p.m. Thursday with a parade. A new feature, a horse show, was staged at the roping pens of the Tipton Roping Club.
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Tipton
Tipton Roping Club
Service Station at Bradshaw Laundry Site Opens
A former Bradshaw laundry building is being converted into a service station with living quarters in the rear. Earl Alford will own and operate the new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Euel Bradshaw
Earl Alford
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Bill
Crawford
Lawton Highway
Fort Sill
Cache Road
U.S. 62
Sheridan Road
Forest Abercrombie
Johnston Murray
Bill Dixon
Paul Harris
Ares Nitec
State
Oklamoria
Heghiways
Armory Unique
Hugh Horn
Howell
Jerry Mustain
Ed Cagle
Marlin Keathley
Clarence Saffit
Perman Henderson
O. J. Pippin
Millard Coody
Howard Kinmouth
Charles Bledsoe
Ralston
Aubrey Haynes
Everett Glenn
Joe Reed
Clyde Shelton
Wyatt Hendrick
D. L. Wigington
Ben Ansley
Lloyd Aurell
Bill Joyner
Bill Abbott
Jim Dawes
Dale Thompson
C. G. Crider
Floyd Kennedy
Milo Nelson
Chester McCord
Henry Weddle
Keough
Charles Wade
Norman Monroe
Hendrick
Holley
Sen. Logan
Rhodes
Ozman
Taliaferro
C. R. Ellsworth
Carter
William Stack
Kennedy
Wayne Hendrix
William Campbell
Warkentin
Ned Shepler
Charles Payne
Logan
Dale O. Ward
WO Ward
Leo Morris
Ross Baker
Col. Worley
Shelton
Ralph Correll
Walters
Col
Everett Williams
Hennessee
Hugh G. Payne Jr
Col. Lattimore, Carter
Benson E. Horgett
Soldiers
Wae
Regina
C. Jones
Ave
Automatic Alarm Co
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc
Pho
E. J. Leverett
Koehler
Scott’s — Conditioning Inc
Tipton Fair
C.F.M
Harry Routh
Fred Melton
C Avenue
Okla
W. C. Bonnell
Southwest
Harry
WIEST
Acme Fence CO
Lawton Publishing Co
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