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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1955
Page
3
County Clerk Roy Johnson announced a new Photostat recording machine will begin Tuesday, costing over 6000 dollars but saving paper and time. It will produce exact copies with handwritten signatures, replacing typed copies, and handle real estate transfers, mortgages, deeds, leases, land registrations, sheriff sales, and more.
Fort Sill units staged Christmas celebrations for 105 children from Lawton and surrounding areas. 537th Field Artillery Battalion under Lt Col R R Watson hosted 15 boys and 15 girls with a dinner Santa gifts and four toys each. WAC Battery under Capt Marian Trow also hosted 30 children with gifts and a movie. Participants aged 4 to 12 were selected from Salvation Army needy family lists.
Radio Peiping reported that on December 24 Nationalist Chinese air and artillery attacks on coastal Red China left 33 people killed or injured.
Buenos Aires reports the government opened an inquiry to determine if Juan Duarte, brother-in-law of Juan D Peron, was murdered or died by his own hand in 1952. The probe seeks clarity on the circumstances surrounding his death and its political implications.
UNITED PRESS reports Bethlehem in the United States will observe a quiet but meaningful Christmas across eight towns bearing the name. Bethlehem Pa leads with a 91-foot star and lights, while smaller Bethlehems in Iowa Miss Ky W Va Ga Conn N H and others host services, nativity plays, carols, and special trees.
In Pusan Korea on December 24, fifteen Japanese fishermen captured by South Korean patrol boats inside the Rhee Line were sentenced Saturday by the Pusan district court to prison terms up to ten months.
Texas remains the nation’s top hub for oil refining, underpinning the state’s economy with the largest industry by output and employment. Major facilities cluster along the Gulf Coast, led by integrated producers and energy majors shaping regional growth.
The United States and Mexico extended their farm labor agreement until December 31, 1956 with no changes. Originating in 1951, the pact helps U.S. farmers obtain Mexican workers while preventing unauthorized entries into the United States.
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