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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1956

Page

4

Area Men In Service Airman Ernold Tate Assigned

Airman Third Class Ernold Tate son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Tate of Apache has been assigned as an administrative specialist in the 810st Service Squadron at Biggs Field near El Paso Texas. He is on his squadron basketball team. Tate is a 1955 graduate of St Patrick's High School Anadarke where he served as captain in basketball.

Ernold T. Tate Ernest Tate Biggs Field Air Base Paso Tex Tate St. Patrick’s High School Anadarke

California Leads Nation in Aircraft Subcontractors and Suppliers

A survey ranks California first with 10 314 subcontractors and suppliers serving the aircraft industry, far ahead of Ohio 4 487 New York 3 382 Texas 1 615 and Connecticut 1 513, highlighting the state's dense aerospace network and economic footprint.

California Ohio New York Texas Connecticut

County Comanche Gas Tax Ledger Reports 1935-1955 Finances

The Lawton Constitution prints a semi annual certificate of the Board of County Commissioners detailing receipts disbursements and balances from the one cent gasoline tax for Comanche County Western District. The report covers 7 1 1935 to 12 31 1955 with beginning balance 1955 and extensive line items including gravel hauling royalty and road work across Lawton Medicine Park Cache Indiahoma and nearby areas.

Lawton Board OF County Commissioners Comanche County State OF Oklahoma Western District Tasdes Oon Neon U.S Cache Cache & Cathe Cape Cache Ee & Vicinity Medicine Park R. C Thomas Store Lake Gondola Burleson Chattanooga Apache School & Mail

Former Fireman Sentenced to Life for Frisco Arson Murder

Superior Court Judge John B. Molinari sentenced Arthur R. Swanson, 58, a former Minneapolis fireman, to life in prison for arson murder in an October blaze at the Polk Hotel in San Francisco. Bellboy Jack Campi died and 17 others were injured in the fire.

San Francisco Superior Court John B. Molinari Arthur R. Swanson Minneapolis Swanson Polk Hotel Jack Campi

Convicts Discuss Delinquency in The Clock February Issue

The Clock monthly publication at Idaho State Penitentiary argues juvenile delinquency stems mainly from lack of parental supervision. It claims parents who neglect involvement bear the brunt of blame for their children's misbehavior when they turn out wrong.

Boise Idaho Idaho State Penitentiary the Clock

Knife and Fork Club Dinner Talk Tickets On Sale

Tickets are on sale at Earl Drug for the Lawton Knife and Fork Club monthly dinner meeting. Archduke Otto of Hapsburg will be the principal speaker, with dinner at 7 p.m. and the lecture at 8 p.m. Attendees include several men from the Artillery and Guided Missile Center at the Hotel Lawtonian.

Earl Drug Lawton Knife & Fork Club J. O. Conner Archduke Otto of Artillery and Guided Missile Center Lawtonian Otto

Oklahoma City Teachers Win Social Security Plan

Oklahoma City teachers and other public school staff won approval for a Social Security retirement plan after an absentee ballot success. A January 10 referendum failed by 23 votes, but the absentee vote by teachers unable to ballot the first time guaranteed passage.

Oklahoma City

Sergeant Newport Family Returns to Lawton Fort Sill

Sgt. and Mrs. Raymond Newport and their three children have returned to Lawton after 214 years of duty in France. They reside at 2003 Irwin with Sgt. Newport assigned to Fort Sill. In France he was truck master of the 520th Transport Truck Co. Mrs. Newport, Dorothy Dixon, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dixon of 1213 Irwin. Newport’s mother, Mrs. M. H. Bennett, lives at 2415 Lee.

Raymond Newport Lawton France Fort Sill Newport Dianne Vicki Ronald Irwin M. H. Bennett Lee

Cyrus Students Rip Down British Flags In Schools

In Nicosia Cyprus students broke into schools and ripped down British flags and slashed pictures of the royal family in protest over a student’s death during Tuesday rioting. The government closed all schools with disturbances, with 35 elementary schools of 500 closed by order or committee decisions after pupil disturbances.

Nicosia Cyprus

Dulles To Meet Far East Diplomats In Tokyo

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will hold high level talks in Tokyo on March 19 with American diplomats stationed at 14 Far Eastern out posts. He will attend the opening session of a three day conference after meeting in Karachi with members of the Southeast Asian Treaty Organization.

Dulles Tokyo Washington John Foster Dulles Far Eastern Karachi Pakistan Southeast Asian Treaty Organization

Roberts to Leave Nazarene Pulpit in Colorado Move

Rev. L. P. Roberts will preach a farewell sermon at First Church of the Nazarene Sunday at 10 50 am. His January 22 resignation becomes effective during that worship service. He will assume a pastorate in Denver Colorado after serving here for more than six years.

L. P. Roberts First Church of the Nazarene Denver Colo Roberts

500 New Plants Opened In State During Past Year

Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary announced in his weekly newsletter that over 500 new manufacturing plants opened in Oklahoma in the last year. He credited preparatory work by organizers and defended the state’s efforts as boosting a healthier economy, noting per capita income has more than doubled in five years despite lower farm prices.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Raymond Gary Gary Ballyhoo

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