Remembering 1953 a great year in Lawton
An elderly resident recalls 1953 Lawton with humor and pride. He praises Fort Sill's 280 gun, the new hotel, and flood of changes over 25 years from licensing quirks to highway expansion. The piece reflects local life, postwar pride, and notable residents like Odie Lawley and Maj. Maria Green while touching on civic challenges and memories.
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Inngo Lawton
Fort Sill
Hollis
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Santa Monica
Johnston Murray
Saddle Mountain
Lake Lawtonka
Ralph Hennessee
Sensehd Gus
Pescieateahorst
Son — Aftermath
Lawton
Ecstacy
Sparky
Big John
Harper
C and D
Sill
Nevada
Comanche County
Odie Lawley
Lawley
Maj
Maria W. Green
Robert H. Bo
Charles H. Davis
Adam P. Volinski
Vesper Millspaugh
Sfc
William M. McCoy
Pete Cox
Ora
Cake Ewing Gafford
Business Leaders See Continued Prosperity in 1954
Lawton business executives, mindful of an upcoming period of adjustment, anticipate prosperity to continue into 1954. Many express cautious optimism, some foresee improvement, and all dismiss the idea of a low mood. They expect better management and sales appeal to drive success as competition sharpens, while bankers see no imminent decline.
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Lawton
Washington
Reblican
Msea
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Harry Dexter White
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Martin
United Press
Knowland
Four Die Per Hour On U S Highways
Holiday traffic deaths mounted at about four an hour as 182 accidents occurred in the first 48 hours of the New Year period. Fires killed 27, plane crashes six, and miscellaneous accidents 37, with warm weather drawing drivers onto highways and a Pacific Northwest storm bringing 62 mph gusts. The National Safety Council had forecast total holiday accidents near 360, an hourly average of 4.61.
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Vy United Press
National Safety Council
Pacific Northwest
Olympia
Wash
Mary Luckenbach
Bo Wash
Lawton Fort Sill items highlight violence and growth
A digest of 53 top stories lists major events around Lawton and Fort Sill. Highlights include a 280mm shell striking near the city, a deadly rifle grenade incident, an attack on a 15 year old girl, a couple jailed over a four year old’s death, and a major hailstorm causing substantial property loss. Also noted are the Army Aviation school at Fort Sill, cattle losses from poison feed, and local political shifts with leadership changes.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Army Aviation School
Spartan
Oklahoma
Joe McCain
Ralph Hennessee
Sooner Flag Rises in Popularity Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma's colorful state flag gains prominence joining Old Glory as public schools and institutions raise banners. Lawton and Cameron College recently installed new flag poles and hoisted the state flag to comply with the latest law.
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Melvin H. Fredricksen
Lyle Work
Cameron College
Oklahoma
Cea
Bega
Lawton
Underworld Slayings Tied to Kidnap Ransom Probe
Madison Illinois January 2 UP police probed a link between the gangland killing of ex convict John Buddy Lu Was connected to the Greenlease kidnapping ransom. St Louis police questioned 53 year old Lugar a former Cuckoo gang member in the hunt for the missing 303 720 ransom Lugar was a friend of Joseph Costello a witness before a federal grand jury investigating the ransom disappearance.
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Madison
Ill
John
Buddy
Apemen Terrorize Malaya Plantations
In Singapore a bizarre report details raids on rubber plantations by half ape half human creatures. Workers fled as the odd intruders raided tapioca patches for food, leaving fear and disruption among staff at distant plantations.
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Singapore
Fe Peerm En Peer Raper
Senators To Question Gouzenko On Canada Trip
Senate investigators left for Canada for a secret questioning of Igor Gouzenko. The delegation led by Senator William Jenner includes Senator Pat Carran and Jay Sourwine. The hearing, billed as secret, was expected to last one or two days and stirred international interest.
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Washington
Senate
Canada
Riet
Igor Gouzenko
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
Senate Internal Security
Pat McArran
D-Nev
Jay G. Sourwine
Jenner
Democrats
United Press
Treasury and Congress Strike Major Tax Cut Accord
Treasury and House Republicans report agreement on broad tax cuts affecting individuals and businesses. The plan removes or relaxes limits on deductions for medical expenses child care depreciation and dependent credits to spur investment and growth. Details say the Ways and Means Committee to review within days with hoped enactment after reconvening.
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Washington
Achien
Omar
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Teameen
Goethinda
U S Ready to Enter Nuclear Talks With Soviets
Washington reports the United States stands ready to enter talks on atomic energy with the Soviet government if Moscow desires. President Eisenhower to go to the United Nations signals the next move may come from Russia. Molotov’s approach could shape how nations share atomic materials in a proposed international pool.
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Washington
Jan
As States
Russia
Molotov
United States
Indo-Chinese Reds Still Held At Bay
Indo-Chinese Communist forces massed in northwestern Indo-China were held at bay as Malenkov sent a goodwill message to the United States, signaling a possible easing of tension amid reported planned offensives.
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Hanoi
Indo-China
Malenkov
United States
Cox to Marry Freed Captive in Ninth Day Return
Homer H. Cox, a U S Army private, to marry Austrian captive Ingeborg Brenner after being freed from Russian captivity. Berlin reports say investigators foresee no grounds to delay his release and the couple plan a wedding soon as Cox clears all charges.
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Homer H
Jimmy) Cox
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Pete Cox
Cox
Ingeborg Brenner
Vienna
1954 Building Outlook Bright
The building industry in Lawton looks to 1954 with optimism from a strong carryover of 1953 projects and a hoped for residential revival. Projects include remodeling at City National Bank, a new Lawton Publishing Co plant, a $250,000 National Guard armory, and several school and church constructions. Major 1954 plans hinge on federal funds and wider development along Fort Sill Blvd and Parkland areas.
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Ber
Sae
Eetine Guibert
Tee Corde -Cartee
City National Bank
Lawton Publishing Company
Third
National Guard
U. S. 62
Fort Sill Blvd
Lawton
Lawton Heights-Williams and
Tomlinson
Greer
St. Andrew's Episcopal
First Methodist
Central Churches
Salvation Army
Ferris North
Military Reservation
Inana
Aa Pypton
U. A
Ning
Military Establishment
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Rebecca Jan
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