Eastern District Workers Fixing Roads and Bridges
Comanche county workers in the eastern district carry out four road and bridge projects including dismantling a 150 foot Norman span from the Canadian river and using its material to construct five bridges. County Commissioner Bill Kleeman said grading three county roads and repairing all bridges proceed with multiple machines and costs about 1250 dollars per mile.
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Comanche County
Bill Kleeman
Kleeman
Lawton
State Highway Commission
Movie Actor Seeks Social Security Pay
Santa Monica California Jimmy Gleason, 73, has filed for 103.50 a month in social security benefits. He is not retiring, just finished a movie and has future acting commitments. Under a 1954 amendment, persons 72 and over may draw full retirement benefits regardless of earnings. The district manager noted records are confidential but Gleason chose to publicize the move to inform others who might qualify.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Jimmy Gleason
Jimmy
Gleason
Baptists To See In City Monday For 1956 Goals
Comanche-Cotton Baptist association members meet Monday at Central Baptist church. Rev. Richard Hopper presides as moderator. New officers, year reports, and 1956 goals are discussed to exceed prior records amid Golden Jubilee plans. Arthur Davenport outlines world missions work and cooperation. H Truman Maxey reports on Oklahoma Baptist institutions and related programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Churches of
Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
Richard Hopper
Central Baptist
Comanche
Cotton Counties
Central Baptist Church
Arthur S. Davenport
Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Baptist
H. Truman Maxey
Oklahoma Baptist Orphans’ Home
Oklahoma Baptist University
Boys Ranch Town
Orphans’ Home
John J. Evans
Lawton
Association
Garland Anderson
Small Plane Crashes Into Vacant House in Northridge
A private plane struck a power line, toppled four poles, and crashed into the only unoccupied house on Louise Street. One pilot died, the other, John Pokosh, 42, was gravely injured. Luther Perry Kuttler Jr. was identified as the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northridge
Calif
Louise Street
Robert Clark
Luther Perry Kuttler Jr
John Pokosh
Three-Act Play Cast Announced For Rumpelstilt Skin
Cast for Rumpelstilt skin announced by Mrs Effie Wickman junior high speech instructor. Sam Joyner to star with AAUW support. October 11 performances by fourth to sixth graders as class project with New York touring company pedigree cited.
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New York City
AAUW
Carrol Anderson
Mother Hulda
George Bridges
Miller
Marilyn Mansfield
LaRue Locke
Peggy Stockton
Johnna Gordon
Gwen Wood
Rosalind Stanard
Nancy Page
Barbara McCoy
Geneva Clark
Jacqueline Lemons
Ann Shepherd
Lynda Jordan
Airplane parts increasingly use compressed glass fibers
Industry makers report a shift to compressed glass fiber materials for aircraft components. They say the trend will likely expand as the light, strong fibers reduce weight and may improve performance, signaling a broader adoption across models and suppliers.
Fires Threaten West Coast Ranchlands Amid California Blazes
San Francisco reports fighters hold a seven mile line near Santa Barbara as 2,000 personnel battle a 70,000 acre brush fire threatening 20 cattle ranches. Marines reinforce crews, while Sequoia and Klamath forests report progress and continued outbreaks across multiple fronts.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
California
Robert Jones
Los Padres National Forest
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D. D. Raibourn
Chester McCord
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Nojoqui Fall State Park
Nolan O’neal
Sequoia National Forest
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King’s Canyon
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National Forest Service
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Yreka
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Shipping
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