Lawton's Old Man 1955 Reflects on Year of News
A recalling elder voice reviews 1955 Lawton highlights from Fort Sill trials to floods, elections, and urban growth. He notes Maj. Ambrose Nugent's Korea case, May rain that boosted Lake Lawtonka, Ellsworth's council win, the McMahon Memorial auditorium dedication, new armory, hotel Lawtonian opening, and race integration at Cameron College and Lawton High School. He recalls the Sill redesignation and the first missile unit, plus local crimes, vaccine drives, and landmark developments as 1955 ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Ambrose H. Nugent
Korea
Nugent
Central Peace Committee
Oklahoma
Comanche
Waurika
Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
C. R. Ellsworth
Julius H. Johnston
Elsworth
E. C. Parks
Arnold White
Blunt Zorger
R. M. Dodson
McMahon Memorial
E. P. McMahon
National Guard
Raymond Gary
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dial
Lawton Publishing Company
Third and A
American National Bank
City National
Anthony’s
Lintz
Lawtonians
Lawtonian
Edward T. Williams
Louis
Nig) Arnau
Jack Shaw
Arnan
Supreme Court
Cameron College
Lawton High School
Sill
Washington
Young
Howard Mincey
Craterville Park
Eisenhower spends quiet New Year’s Eve in Florida
President Eisenhower and Mamie marked a quiet holiday in Key West as he continues recovery from the heart attack. He may decide in the new year whether to seek another term or retire. Mamie flew in with Mrs Doud and other relatives to stay at the Florida White House.
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Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Washington
John S. Doud
Denver
Howard McC. Snyder
White House
Walter Tkach
Florida White House
John S. Eisenhower
Walter Reed _ hospital
Mary Jean
Enid Youth First Holiday Fatality in Oklahoma
A 14 year old Enid boy died in a traffic crash near Fairview as New Year weekend began. Don Robinson drove into a ditch. Roger Stewart was thrown through a windshield. The incident raised Oklahoma’s 1955 highway toll to 591. patrol noted 14 statewide accidents and 210 arrests during the period.
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Associated Press
Enid
Oklahoma
Roger Stewart
W. L. Stewart
Fairview
E. W. Williams
Don Robinson
Robinson
Emerson Junior High School
Kutcher Sweats Out VA Decision
Veteran James Kutcher of Newark New Jersey, a legless World War II veteran, faced dis loyalty charges that could halt his $329 monthly pension. He contended the accusations were a lie as a three member VA committee heard his case after his pension was restored pending the hearing.
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Washington
Veterans Administration Committee
James Kutcher
Newark
N. J
Kutcher
Nickel silver used for railroad car hardware
Nickel silver, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, is widely employed for decorative hardware in railroad passenger cars.
Johnson Recovered From Heart Attack, Senate Leader Returns
A panel of six physicians report Lyndon B. Johnson, 47, has recovered from his heart attack and can return to duties with careful management. They advise slower pace, regulated hours, staff handling tasks, and frequent short vacations. Johnson resumes Senate leadership for the 1956 session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Goldsmith
Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Congress
Texas Democrat
Sen. Johnson
J. Willis Hurst
Atlanta, Ga
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Howard Burchell
J. C. Cain
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Olin Gober
Scott and White Clinic
Temple, Tex
J. W. Gifford
Capital
J. B. Whaley
Johnson City
Tex
Congress Slated To Meet Tuesday
Washington December 31 The second session of the 84th Congress opens Tuesday at noon with debates over foreign aid farm prices and taxes. President Eisenhower will unveil the administration program in his State of the Union Thursday. House Republicans expect a normal election year session with politics but not a stormy clash as both parties prepare for November elections and national conventions.
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Washington
84Th Congress
Eisenhower
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate
Chicago
San Francisco
Baby Derby Starts Lawton 1956 Gifts to First Lawton Baby
The Lawton Constitution Press hosts a Stork Derby offering prizes from 13 local firms to the first baby born in Lawton or Comanche county in 1956. Birth time after midnight must be certified by the physician and another witness. include infant name sex parents names and addresses. Entries due by Jan 10 1956 at Lawton Publishing offices Third and A.
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Constitution
Lawton
Comanche County
Lawton Constitution
Lawton Publishing Company
Third and A
Southwest Men’s Store
Smokey’s Prescription Shop
Blunk’s Studio
Cagle’s
Anthony’s
Townes Men’s Store
Zale’s Jewelers
A. B. Drug Co
Ritz Theater
Earl Drug
Edward’s Men’s Wear
Ford Drug
the Dixie
Reinstated Glass Plant Workers End Dispute
Henryetta Oklahoma December 31 four Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co workers reinstated after a contract dispute over hours. Joe Grosemund Herbert Baughman Charles Reese and Arthur Jacqumain returned following talks between company and Glass Cutters League of America officials. Damages suit and restraining order actions paused pending arbitration.
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Henryetta
Okla
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Glass Cutters League of America
Joe Grosemund
Herbert Baughman
Charles Reese
Arthur Jacqumain
Robert Thomas
Bill Louchery
Marcel Boucher
The
Glass Workers Union
Okmulgee
Soil erosion forces farmers to abandon cropland
Soil erosion has forced U.S. farmers to abandon over 25 million acres of crop land. Average loss is 500,000 acres a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Insect Species Declared Public Enemies by Agriculture Dept
The Department of Agriculture says 10,000 insect species found in the United States are import ant enough to be labelled public enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Reprisals Islands Mar Desegregation Progress
Tuskegee Institute reported definite progress toward non segregation in the South in 1955 and said there is no indication of a pattern of substantial adjustment or extensive conflict in race relations. The annual report on race relations cited economic reprisals and islands of racial tension as marred progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskegee
Ala
South
Tuskegee Institute
Necro College
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Betty Keith
University of Oklahoma Coed
Robert Derrick
Bob Timberlake
John Bell
Billy Pricer
Bob Burris
Army Land
Patrol Fuss
Mamie
Key West
Fla
Jolene Foot
Enna
Greater Lawton, Inc
Roamer S
Lawton Dkla
Harry
WIEST
S 33 Auto Service
C Avenue
Tooming
Television Center
Southwest
Southwest Radio and Sound
4Th & E
Mar
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Moscow
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