Lawton Mulls Water From Kiowa County Lake Plan
A U S Bureau of Reclamation survey outlines a possible Kiowa county lake near Mountain Park to supply up to six million gallons daily. Lawton could gain water only after seven other Southwest Oklahoma towns’ needs, with high costs a potential barrier. Area spans Tillman Jackson Kiowa Comanche. dam in Kiowa. Elk and Otter creeks would be main sources. regional water quality noted.
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Kiowa County
Mountain Park
Snyder
Oklahoma
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Altus
Frederick
Tinton
Manitou
Hobart
Roosevelt
Tillman
Jackson
Kiowa
Comanche
Elk Creek
Elk
Otter Creek
White Yule Hopes Dashed In Lawton On Warm Christmas Eve
Lawtonians hoping for a white Christmas saw record heat as Saturday reached 88 degrees, the highest Christmas Eve reading here. The weatherman quipped about Santa in Bermuda shorts while noting a 45 degree overnight low. Sunday may rise near 80 before a Rocky Mountain cold front cools the state tonight.
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Rocky Mountain
Christians Celebrate Birth Of Jesus Christ
A worldwide Christmas Day report notes reverent observances across nations. Presidents, royals, and families celebrate with prayers, carols, and gifts while relief groups aid the needy. US troops abroad enjoy Operation Cheer as 70,000 German children receive pre Christmas festivities.
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Jesus Christ
Prince of Peace
Arctic
White House
Eisenhower
Atlantic
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Sandringham
Norfolk
Commonwealth
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Iig
Three Deaths Mark Oklahoma Holiday Fatalities Spike
Oklahoma opened the Christmas weekend with three traffic deaths in 16 hours, raising the yearly toll to 574. The Highway Patrol reported 47 accidents and 63 injuries in opening hours, with 242 arrests and 636 warnings issued. Victims include Al C. Gourner, 20, Dorchester Mass, an airman killed near Tinker AFB, Carroll Edwin Wyatt, 20, Wichita Kan, and Maxey Lee Foster, 22, Marietta. Three airmen injured in the Gourner crash. others died on U S Highway 62 west of Muskogee.
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Oklahoma Safety Council
Highway Patrol
al C
Robert J. Gourner
Dorchester
Mass
Carroll Edwin Wyatt
Wichita
Kan
Maxey Lee Foster
Marietta
Gourner
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Wyatt
U.S. Highway 62
Muskogee
Holiday Death Toll Rises Across States in Holiday Crash
A holiday death record shows six an hour overseas and a rising toll from accidents, fires, and a plane crash. Michigan led traffic fatalities with 16, Illinois 15, Missouri 12. Ned H. Dearborn urged action to stop the senseless slaughter. A fatal auto crash near Haviland Kansas killed three and critically injured a fourth. Floods in California, Oregon, and Nevada pushed known dead to at least 24.
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Illinois
Missouri
Ty Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Haviland
Kan
California
Oregon
Nevada
Pope Urges Nuclear Ban and Disarmament
In his Christmas message Pope Pius XII calls for a ban on all nuclear tests and a global disarmament framework. He backs peaceful negotiation to avert war, warns of a catastrophe to the entire human race, and endorses broader controls and inspection measures alongside a test ban.
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Pope
Reporter Probes Santa Belief At Christmas Eve Party
A Lawton man in a red suit declares faith in Santa Claus while sharing views on the modern Christmas spirit. He notes many children request bicycles and toys, with a few asking for a typewriter and a Roy Rogers gun, and emphasizes the joy of his yearly role.
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Harold Anderson
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Tommy Anderson
Harold
Roy Rogers
Tommy
Death Toll 24 In Three-State Flood Region
Floods across California and Nevada push death toll to 24 with 35,000 homeless as Yuba City is evacuated and levees fail along the Feather and Yuba Rivers. Rescue teams pluck about 100 people from inundated areas while Marysville avoids higher rise. Modesto also faces rising flood danger on the Tuolumne River as storms subside.
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Feather
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Yuba City
Eisenhower
Marysville
Feather River
Volunter
Sacramento Valley
Bill Young
Rideout Memorial Hospital
Modesto
Tuolumne
Californi Egon
Nevada
One of Greatest Stories Christmas Customs of Pagan Beginnings
Phyllis Gibson explains how Christmas blends legend and pagan rites with Christian meaning. The piece traces Santa Claus to a fusion of bishop saints and German gods, and notes missionaries encountered northern winter rites of light near Christ’s birth period.
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Phyllis Gibson
Bethlehem
Asia Minor
Santa Claus
Christ
Frisco Freight Kills City Man Christmas Tragedy in Frisco Mishap
Lewis Earl Kaulaity for Fort Sill civilian worker and father of seven was killed when struck by a westbound Frisco freight train in the 1900 block G before 7 a.m. Saturday. A coroner's jury ruled the death accidental with no foul play. The body was found about 8 a.m. by a Frisco section crew. the time of the accident is believed to be between 6:30 and 7 a.m. He had $105 in his possession and his wife fainted upon learning the news.
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Lawton
Lewis Earl Kaulaity
Fort Sill
Marvin E. Cameron
Cameron
Capital Blast Kills Woman
An explosion at a two story building in Oklahoma City injured 21 and killed Mrs. Fay Lutts of Jan ger Produce Co. The blast, blamed on a gas leak, trapped workers for about an hour as crates and a heavy counter cushioned the collapse. Survivors said the building buckled in two seconds and workers dived under sturdy tables to escape.
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Alahoma City
Aprson
Fay Lutts
Janger Produce Co
Lawton to Observe Holiday Monday Closures
City offices and all county and city buildings will close Monday for the holiday. Lawton business firms will be closed with police fire and sheriff crews on duty. School districts plan classes to resume Tuesday January 3 after wind-up activities of the first semester.
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Lawton
Phil Gafford
Lawton Coalition
Vile
Cameron and
Mary’s
Mae at Manger Square 4 UP
A brief note places Mae at Manger Square during a holy occasion. The line hints at a scene or event but provides minimal readable detail beyond the location and time.
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Manger Square
Publishing firm braces for early AIS release
Media Lingua reports Crista Constitution AIS will publish somewhat earlier than usual. The Publishing Company's offices will close from noon to 5 30 p.m. Monday.
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Lingua
Crista
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