Soldiers to Play Santa for Needy Children of City
One hundred fifteen needy children from Lawton area will visit the 653rd Field Artillery Battalion Obst unit and the 5th and 54th Field Artillery Rocket Batteries on Christmas Day. Soldiers host a dinner, tour, gifts from Santa, and entertainment starting at 11 a.m. at the courthouse, with turkey lunch, a post tour, and a 3 p.m. Santa visit at Service Club No. 6.
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Lawton
653Rd Field Artillery Battalion
Obst
5Th
S4th Field Artillery
Santa Claus
Comanche County Court House
Alice Fuller
Service Club
Funeral Rites for Elzey Jackson in Apache Tex
Services for Elzey Jackson age 58 held at Fort Cobb with burial in Apache. Survivors include sister Mrs Hubert Wiggins of Apache and daughter Mrs Myrtle Strane, Fort Cobb Texas.
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Beard
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Fort Cobb
Apache
Hubert Wiggins
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Queen, royal family depart by train for Sandringham
Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family left London by train on Wednesday to spend Christmas at Sandringham. Members include the Princess and other royals, signaling the royal holiday retreat.
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London
Sandringham
Investigators Continue Frederick Fire Probe
Frederick fire investigators and insurance agents continue probing the Traders Compress cotton warehouse blaze that destroyed 4,800 bales of cotton and caused $750,000 in losses. McGinnis says no new information yet while salvaging about 100 bales and planning to rebuild before next ginning season.
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W. F. McGinnis
McGinnis
Company Insurance Association of Fort Worth
Reuben Kelly
Buck Faulconer
Davidson
Congress Split Evenly On Defense Spending
AP poll of 84th Congress shows split views on boosting defense spending with 38 for and 54 uncommitted and 1 inclined against. Members cite varying needs and Eisenhower recommendations while few urge large raises beyond about ten billion dollars.
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Washington
84Th Congress
Associated Press
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Oregon
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Armed Services
Eisenhower
America
City Schools Clean-Up Projects During Christmas Holidays
Public school employees use the holiday break for cleaning and renovation in Lawton schools. Waxing asphalt floors, installing Washington school's new fluorescent lights, and moving a Dunbar frame building to the school farm are planned. Other work includes a 15 room addition at the high school and cafeteria at the junior high plus work at John Adams and Grover Cleveland elementary schools. Schools close for holidays and resume January 3.
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Lawton
Washington School
Dunbar
John Adams
Grover Cleveland
Well Water Reused for Street Cleaning and Building Purposes
A completed system now channels water from the well near Roosevelt stadium for non potable uses. Street Commissioner Earl Christmas uses the old well supply to wash streets twice weekly and to support building work, reducing reliance on city reservoir water.
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Roosevelt Stadium
Earl Christmas
City
Christmas Eve Services Set At Wallock Memorial Church
Public invited to Christmas Eve services at Wallock Memorial Church led by Rev. James Otis Smith. Choir to sing traditional carols and special observances planned for the evening.
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Wallock Memorial Church
Aan
Wallock Memorial
Educators warn on neglect of basic research postwar
A 13 member committee for the American Council on Education warns that since World War II there has been insufficient emphasis on basic research. They fear this underfunding harms the quality of scholars and the nation’s progress and security due to an overemphasis on problem specific work compared with long range fundamental research.
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Washington
American Council On Education
Norsemen Reach Greenland Colony in 982 A.D.
The record notes that Norse explorers established a settlement in Greenland in 982 A.D. with Norse leaders likely including Erik the Red and colleagues, marking early Norse expansion in the North Atlantic.
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Greenland
Husband Charged In Wife Murder Near Christmas Tree
In Irvington New York Veronica Cordeiro 37 was shot to death in front of a decorated Christmas tree. Her husband Daniel Anthony Cordeiro 43 was charged with second degree murder after authorities say a family dispute over insufficient food for the children preceded the killing. The couple lived on a caretaker’s cottage on a large estate where they worked. A separate line notes most of Arizona National Guard members were American Indian.
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Irvington
N. Y
Veronica Cordeiro
Daniel Anthony Cordeiro
Cordeiros
Eden and Dulles Back Immediate Action in Europe
London reports Eden supports Secretary Dulles in opposing retreat and postponing liberation. Both urge fighting aggression in Europe now rather than delaying.
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Dulles
London
John Foster Dulles
Europe
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