Baptists Plan Roof Over Fire-Damaged Education Building
FIRST BAPTIST officials announced immediate construction of a temporary roof to shield the fire-gutted education building at Fifth and B. Dr H Tom Wiles said the plan would keep Sunday School classes running while repairs proceed. Insurance and adjusters estimated losses between 75 000 and 100 000 but later said coverage was adequate. Emerson school auditorium may be used during reconstruction.
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First Baptist Church Education
First Baptist Church
Fifth
Tom Wiles
Don Billingstea
Eee
Dr. Wil
Church Insurance Board
Insurance Board
Wiles
Emerson School
Efficient Bandit Robs Texas Bank
A man with a .45 robbed Citizens State Bank in Royse City Texas on Tuesday. The bank president entered during the heist and mistook the robber for a visiting banker. Loss is estimated between 4000 and 5000 dollars after a check of the scene. News notes a second Dallas area bank robbery in two days.
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Rouse City
Tex
Citizens State Bank
C. B. Irwin
Dallas
Oak Lawn National Bank of
Royse City Bank
Royse City
Lee
Lawton Board Awards Four School Contracts and More
In a six hour session the Lawton board of education awarded contracts for four school projects and for 26 cafeteria items for the new junior high. Bids were opened Dec 16 for a new elementary at 27th and T, to be Grover Cleveland School, funded by 180000 dollars in federal aid. Contracts went to Chapman Construction for asphalt work at Lawton High, Floyd J. Freeman for Garfield elementary driveway and sidewalks, Wolverton Brothers Electric for 84 four-foot fluorescent fixtures, and Charley W. Long for 2112 fluorescent lamps with tax-exempt discount. Additional bids covered gym mats, cafeteria equipment, tables, chairs, trays, utensils, dishes, and pots from multiple suppliers. Architects Noftiger & Lawrence were authorized to proceed with plans for the new elementary.
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Lawton Board of Education
T. E
Grover Cleveland
Chapman Construction Company of
Lawton
Lawton High School
Garfield
Floyd J. Freeman
Wolverton Brothers Electric Company of
Charley W. Long
Long
Frank Stephenson
Dallas
Ajax
Dowling, Inc
Oklahoma City
Gardner Hotel Supply Company
National Sales Company of
Zahner Manufacturing Company
Kansas City
Southwest Coffee
General Electric
Richard W. Thompson
Wichita Falls
Noftiger & Lawrence
Seven Survive Sinking Of Tug Bertha R
Coast Guard reports Cartigan rescued seven survivors and recovered three bodies from the tug Bertha R after a barge broke loose and damaged the tug near 90 miles southwest of Apalachicola Florida. One crewman is still missing and search efforts by planes and ships continue.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Cartigan
Gulf of Mexico
Apalachicola
Fla
Tampa
Army Dedicates Felker Helioport in Virginia
FT EUSTIS VA Army dedicates a world first heliport billed as the first military airport designed and equipped for helicopters. The wheel-shaped field named for Warrant Officer Alfred C. Felker features a 600 foot spoke runways and a circular rim taxiway, honoring the helicopter pioneer who died in an air accident last year.
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Ft, Eustis
Army
Alfred C. Felker
Ft. Sill
Okla
State Supreme Court Okays Pike Bonds
Oklahoma City bonds for three new turnpikes were approved by the state Supreme Court in a unanimous opinion. The 214 million dollars covers 63 million for the northern route 83 million for the southwestern route and 68 million for the northeastern route. Bids to fund construction open tomorrow with contracts expected by February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
Earl Welch
Tulsa
Joplin
Wichita, Kan
Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Red River
Supreme Court
Highway Commission
Turnpike Authority
National Guard
Turner Turnpike
Tulsa-Joplin
Kansas
Suspect Freed In Arson Case In Lawton
State and city officials met for a strategy conference on the Lawton arson series. One suspect was questioned but not held as officials say not enough evidence links the fires. The First Baptist Church fire is believed accidental from wiring. Three homes damaged. latest at 1141 Oak. A prowler entered bedrooms of three women last month.
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Lawton
Kyle Moorehead
National Board
Lacy McKenzie
First Baptist Church
McKenzie
Auditorium Is Important for New Lawton High
Lawton high school, though ultra modern, lacks an auditorium. Voters will decide a $500000 bond on Dec 14 to fund a senior high auditorium and another elementary school. Principal Hugh Bish cites unity and daily use as reasons an auditorium is essential for assemblies and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Howell
Lawton High School
Southwest
Hugh Bish
Lawton — School
McCarthy Attacks Ike Over Pro-Communist Criticism
Senator McCarthy launched a sharp attack on President Eisenhower over the Communist issue accusing him of praising probe foes and tolerating Chinese Communists who torture American soldiers. White House aides, led by James Hagerty, cited Eisenhower statements on combating communism domestically and abroad. The dispute follows Senate condemnation of McCarthy and centers on foreign policy towards China and the treatment of anti-Communist measures at home.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Flanders
Wisconsin
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Hagerty
United States
China
Knowland
California
Swanemporary
Swan Song
Pearl Harbor defense below standard says threat remains
On Pearl Harbor anniversary observers note defense is below standard with experts split on whether another attack is possible. A high ranking Air Force officer calls Hawaii’s threat below standard while warning that a single plane or submarine with nuclear weapons could succeed. Officials describe gaps in jet fighters, sensors, and long range patrols, though vast water and outposts provide some protection. The discussion cautions that the enemy would likely strike industrial targets on the mainland as a diversion.
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Parl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Arizona
Japan
Navy
Air Force
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Alaska
Aleutians
Okinawa
Formosa
Philippines
Southeast Asia
United States
Marines
National Guard
Lee Pearl Harbor
Hotel The Lawtonian Set To Open January 15
Lawton’s 150 room hotel The Lawtonian will be ready Jan 15 to receive guests. Frank Kitchens and C R Holly announced the opening date after a conference with Clyde Shelton and subcontractors. Formal opening will follow later. Carpeting starts next week and elevators are due by Dec 15.
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Lawton
Lawtonian
Frank Kitchens
C. R. Holly
Clyde Shelton
Kitchens
Holly
Grandma Doss Linked to Poisoning Victims in Recovered Letters
Tulsa police revealed letters found among the belongings of Grandma Nan nie Doss, the confessor to four poisoning deaths, show a North Carolina man thanked her for a cake and spoke of meeting. Doss faces charges in the deaths of Samuel Doss Richard Morton and Arlie Lanning, after admitting poisoning them with rat poison. Harrelson, her second husband, was also implicated as bodies were exhumed for examination.
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Tulsa
Okla
Nannie Doss
North Carolina
Harry Stege
Samuel Doss
Nannie Lanning
Harrelson
Jacksonville
Ala
Five-Month-Old Child Diagnosed With Meningitis
Deborah Darlene Gilmore, five months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gilmore of Lawton, was admitted Sunday with meningitis. Authorities reported she was on the critical list but then began resting well as tests continued to determine the diagnosis.
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Lawton
Memorial Hospital
Deborah Darlene Gilmore
William Gilmore
Dulles Sees Less Fear Of Open War And New Talks Ahead
Secretary of State Dulles said international communism faces stiffer economic competition and less fear of outright war. He announced Ambassador Bohlen will return to Moscow with authority to seek better diplomacy and noted plans to discuss a Big Four meeting on German issues in Paris with Eden and Mendes-France. Dulles also indicated UN-led efforts to free 11 U.S. airmen imprisoned by China and advanced Asia aid programs funding capital loans for underdeveloped nations, with Chicago speech guiding policy.
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Washington
State Dulles
United States
Dulles
Paris
Anthony Eden
Britain
Pierre Mendes-France
North Atlantic Treaty Council
United Nations
U. S
China
U. N
U. W
Dag Hammarskjold
Dust Forecast for Southwest Weather Update
The state faces cloudy and windy conditions through Wednesday with rain in some sections and dust storms in central southwest northwest and Panhandle. Showers possible in the southeast and northeast. Highs mid-50s, tonight's low around 40, cooler night before with 33 and 40 morning readings. Monday's high was 54.
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Northwest
Panhandle
Memorial Hospital Dismisses Last Polio Patients
Memorial hospital reports no polio cases after dismissing its last two convalescent patients. The year saw 30 polio cases, down from 47 last year, with most cases from Stephens county and seven from Comanche county. The bulbar case involved the Walker girl, 12, daughter of Harold and Mrs. Walker of Marlow.
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Memorial Hospital
Alker
Harold B. Walker
Marlow
Walker
Memorial
Stephens County
Comanche County
Dr Sam Sheppard broke down when told Marilyn dead
Dr Samuel Sheppard collapsed in tears upon hearing his wife Marilyn was dead, testified by his brother Richard Sheppard. Richard recounted rushing to the bedroom, finding Marilyn slain, and witnessing Sam’s anguished collapse. The testimony supported defense efforts to challenge the motive narrative in the murder case.
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Cleveland
Samuel Sheppard
Richard Sheppard
Richard
Marilyn Sheppard
Dr. Richard
Sam
Marilyn
Chip
William J. Corrigan
Sheppard
Utility Firm Pays $73 309 In Taxes
Comanche county’s largest tax payer Public Service Company of Oklahoma paid 73 309.08 dollars in taxes to Treasurer Lillian Waid in a Monday afternoon payment. The amount covered first half 1954 ad valorem taxes and intangible taxes for the year. The office has collected much of the first six days of 1954 taxes, with new pre written receipts used this year for the first time, simplifying the process.
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Comanche County
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Lillian Waid
Miss Waid
Miss Waida
Indian Church Parley Slated at Lawton Mission
Indian Church Parley opens tonight at Comanche Reformed Church mission in Lawton. About 40 ministers and executives from Indian missions across Oklahoma will attend, representing thirteen denominations. Registration starts at 5 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m. dinner in the church basement. Philip Frazier, Osage in Hominy, leads the song service and Rev Chant discusses The Protestant Indian Council.
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Comanche Reformed Church
Lawton
Robert P. Chant
Philip Frazier
Hominy
Chaat
Protestant Indian Council
Will Kinog Koma
Uence
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Texas Bank
Poe Oidleer
Felker
Ike
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
Mar
On H. Sheppard
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