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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1955
Page
12
The courtyard offers a sunlit, informal relief from formal spaces and serves many roles from sunbathing to play yard and entertainment area. Cedar louvers create privacy while allowing breezes, with customizable shapes and fences pairing with home design.
Instructions emphasize mounting curtains to cover the entire window frame. Use screws at the corner with fasteners, not nails, to avoid splitting the wood and ensure a secure hang.
A 1220 square foot N-63-AP design by architect Herbert W. Neumann for Archway Press presents a 50-foot lot suitable ranch tone. The AP feature highlights an attractive efficiency with practical layout and NY address at 117 West 48th Street, New York 26.
Lawton issued eight new home permits along with three remodeling and seven moving jobs as building activity remained brisk. Notable permits include Robert W. Fleak at 1803 N. 23rd for a $12,000 brick and frame residence, Frank White for multiple Lindy Street projects, and August Fietz for a cement block building. Remodels for Sadie Roland and Virgil Tate, and several moving permits for residences and a garage completed the week’s activity.
Fabric wall coverings hung like wallpaper resist chipping and fading with repeated washing. Types include coated muslin canvas glass glazed chintz and thin wood veneer glued to a cloth base.
Agriculture officials note roughly 350 plant diseases cause extensive yearly damage to farm crops, alongside about 700 insect types that prey on crops. The figures highlight the significant challenges faced by farmers from both pathogens and insect pests.
Heating expert Harvey House of the Layton Home Builders Association urges homeowners to service and inspect their heating systems in summer. He notes filters should be cleaned or replaced at season start, and gas furnaces may keep pilot light burning to prevent corrosion despite minor heat.
Mrs. Mary McIntyre offers a $50 reward for the return of her talkative blue parakeet Timothy missing from Huntington Park. The bird has a 400 word vocabulary and sings Davy Crockett, often calling out Here Kitty Kitty Kitty.
In Battle Creek Michigan doctors removed a nickel plated hexagonal nut lodged in the esophagus of fourteen month old Jana Vanderjagt after X rays showed the foreign object. The child had been on a liquid diet prior to the procedure and is reported in satisfactory condition.
In Kalamazoo Michigan a thief has been identified for stealing 75 loaves from Henry Topoll's grocery over six months. Topoll saw a bloodhound at dawn near the shop and the dog led to the bread rack where the loot was taken.
Henry Krahl, 39, was placed on probation for two years after admitting he had been following and shouting at Cadillac drivers for the past two years. Krahl drove an Oldsmobile and did not explain his actions.
Public records list marriage licenses for Hershel D. Donnell and Alma June Slaughter and others from Lawton Fort Sill and nearby areas. Divorces granted include Bobby John Pugh vs Ray Nelle Pugh and Florence Scheetz vs Wilfred Scheetz.
Washington August 13 with backlogs of VA and FHA backed loans under old terms, builders can still offer no down payment and longer repayment periods. Officials say about 500000 units remain under the old terms, likely easing sales and delaying impact until winter. VA and FHA backlogs show thousands of loans, with VA noting 41.9 percent of June guarantees were no down payment.
The do-it-yourself trend shifts as housewives join the effort. Hardware dealers report rising sales to women seeking handyman materials and tools. Women now paint, wallpaper, tile, install panels, build patios, and handle outdoor projects, completing tasks faster and cheaper while improving home livability, though cautioned to avoid heavy work.
A sequence of warranty deeds transferring lots and blocks in multiple additions including Stephens, Fields and Dunning, Military, Lee, Lawton View, North, Liberty Heights and original townsite. Stamp values range from 0.55 to 19.80, detailing grantees and grantors such as Hatfield Winkelman Doncho Hardin Hawkins Stephens Ashmore Tague Brownlow Crosby Myers McFarland Hooker Dinkins Storer Kephart Jackson Wilkerson Quimby Glasby Power Barnhart Smith Kennedy Alston Korpela Reeves Mullins and others.
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