Sill Tops Oklahoma Military Building Program
Tulsa district corps of engineers reported 1952 military construction in Oklahoma exceeded 25 million dollars for Army and Air Force projects. Ft Sill led with 14 million, followed by Altus Base at seven million. Ardmore Base and Tinker Field in Oklahoma City also saw major spending. Camp Gruber near Muskogee began rehabilitation with 350 thousand, with flood control and river work totaling about 13 million.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa District Corps of Engineers
E. G. Herb
Herb
Army
Air Force
Ft. Sill
Altus Air Force Base
Ardmore Air Base
Arkansas River
Oklahoma City
Weather forecast for Lawton area cloudy and cool
Partly cloudy skies cover the Lawton area as a cold front moves in from the northwest with little moisture. Temperatures should reach the 50s and drop no lower than 30, while light rain is possible early next week after snow flurries move through Kansas and nearby states.
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Lawton
Kansas
Oklahoma
Soonerland
Fort Sill artillery school facing land expansion rumors
Rumors claim Oklahoma Fort Sill seeks 38 000 acres to expand the artillery school though officials note no plan for atomic shells will be used and only conventional rounds will be fired. The base backs national defense and supports a multi million dollar regional economy, with expansion seen as essential to continued operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Torbett
Oklahoma
Taxes due and penalties discussed in local report
The article explains that taxpayers must pay the first half by January 1 and the second half by April 1 to avoid delinquency. A 1 percent monthly penalty applies to late first half payments. Miss Ward notes many tax payments arrived by the first deadline, while no receipts have been returned to taxpayers. The treasurer states no penalty will be charged for those taxpayers.
Delinquent Hotel Subscribers Urged To Fulfill Contracts
Lawton Hotel officials renewed appeals to delinquent stock subscribers to pay past due installments to aid a $700,000 RFC loan for a proposed 150 room hotel at Fourth and E. Oklahoma City firm Dennehey Construction to build the hotel. About 190 subscribers owe roughly $28,600 in total, from $15 to over $1,000, with eight new district court suits filed to recover unpaid balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Community Hotel
Board of Directors
Ate
RFC
Dennehey Construction Company
Oklahoma City
Fourth and E
A. P. Burns
Andy Crosby Jr
Exall English
R. L. Gilbert
J. C. Kennedy
Frank Kitchens
Jimmy Knox
Dr. W. F. Lewis
E. E. Neptune
Joe Turner
Clare Morford
P. G. Waggoner
Ted Warkentin
Ned Shepler
Jake Witzel
District Court
Mame
Clifford Prestage Jr
Lawton
Clyde A. Prestage
William J. O’connell
Ferris
John Hunter
Bestway Vans
W. F. Siller
Rt. 1
Guy O. Kleeman
Woodrow L. Long
Cache
C. Prestage
Congress Eyes Rules Change and Senate Session Recap
The article notes a push to write a 21 day limit on rules committee time for bills. It covers Senate filibuster debate, electoral vote counting for Eisenhower and Nixon, Truman's State of the Union message and budget outlook, Taft's Senate leadership, Anderson's anti filibuster bid, and the House election of Joseph W. Martin Jr. as speaker after Rayburn.
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Rules Committee
House
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
California
Harry S. Truman
State of the Union
Truman
GOP
Sen
Taft
Chamber
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Anderson
D-Nm
Brian McMahon
Connecticut
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Masachusetts
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Brief World News Bits Include Fatalities Across Disciplines
News briefs report 414 deaths from traffic plane and fire accidents since Wednesday. A Tulsa 14 month old nearly fatally burned by flaming gasoline. Prince Chichibu of Japan dies at 50 from long illness. A Senate Interior panel accuses lawyers of fees and ethics breaches harming American Indians. A Sarasota divorce suit seeks $1000 monthly as Ringling circus chief North allegedly consorts abroad. Tehran’s military governor resigns after a student riot and attack on an American aid vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
New County Officials Take Shape With Schedule Changes
The county offices begin terms in July for treasurer and superintendent while others including justices of the peace and constables start in January. County Judge S. R. Harper was appointed after G. W. Horne's death, with official take office date set for the second Monday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Harper
G. W. Horne
False Pretenses Charge Dismissed Against Bird
J L Bird a 63 year old from Chickasha had charges of obtaining money under false pretenses dismissed after the county attorney moved on request of the complainant Mrs Odell Baker of Indiahoma who claimed she never received the policy Bird allegedly sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bird
Chickasha
Odell Baker
Indiahoma
Baker
Bird
Polio patient recalls hospital care and recovery
An eighth grade pupil named Ross describes his polio ordeal from late October to Thanksgiving. Therapy helped restore his legs while a weak back remains the only lasting effect. His brother Charles was not infected, and both praise Memorial hospital's polio ward funded by the county polio foundation for its personal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Charles
Memorial Hospital
County Polio Foundation
Mushrooms Are Mostly Water Says Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica notes edible mushrooms consist of about 90 percent water. This highlights their high moisture content and low solid matter, affecting texture, weight, and culinary use.
Cartwright Seeks To Abolish State Air Commission
State Senator Keith Cartwright announced plans to abolish Oklahoma's State Aviation Commission and State Civilian Defense Office. He says the aviation panel wasted 400000 dollars and produced little, while the civil defense agency cost 250000 for two years and has not functioned beyond publicity. He cites National Guard realignment and calls for a lean disaster setup with other agencies. He says bills are being drafted and will seek savings.
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Durant
Okla
Keith Cartwright
Oklahoma
Cartwright
Aviation Commission
Civil Defense Agency
Civilian Defense Agency
Oklahoma National Guard
Eldon Stout
Alexandria
Lew Chatham
Claremore
National Guard
State Safety Department
Red Cross
Attorney General’s Office
Tax cuts and budget outlook amid shifting postwar plans
Reed pledges a $1.8 billion income tax cut for next fiscal year, aligning with Republican aims to reduce government costs. Truman’s $80 billion proposed budget faces revision by Eisenhower after January 20. House leaders press for reduced spending while Democrats discuss excise tax cuts and repeal of the 26 percent amusements levy affecting the motion picture industry.
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Republican Party
Reed
House
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Democratic Committee
Rep. Boggs
Louisiana
Dingell
Michigan
Vincent loyalty dispute fuels loyalty review board hearing
Secretary Acheson cautions on weighing findings of the Loyalty Review Board as he weighs Vincent case amid accusations of Communist ties. He notes board did not accept or reject Budenz or routing findings but says they were taken into account. Truman approves proceeding as outlined. Vincent denies Communist affiliation and asserts loyalty to the United States.
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Vincent
United States
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Communist Party
Acheson
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Institute of Pacific Relations
Chiang Kaishek
China
Loyalty Board
Truman
Baptist WMS Rally Planned for Tillman County
The Baptist Women's Missionary Society of Tillman County will hold its quarterly rally on January 16 at 10 a.m. in the local temple. Association president Mrs. W. T. Cost of Snyder announced a Week for WMS in the South from January 18 to 23.
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Temple
Baptist Women’s Missionary Society of
Tillman County
W. T. Cost
Snyder
Association
WMS
South
Funeral Rites for John C. Phillips Held in Lawton
John Calvin Phillips, 77, of 1215 G, died at 6 p.m. Saturday after a week in hospital with pneumonia. A carpenter by trade, he retired due to ill health six years ago. He lived in Lawton 12 years after moving from Stonewall. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Becker Funeral Home.
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John Calvin Phillips
Phillips
Lawton
Stonewall
Becker Funeral Home
Artillery and jet actions mark intense Korean front
War reports describe a 200-man Red assault on Pinpoint Hill, near Sniper Ridge, repelled after an hour. Sabrejet pilots fought 16 battles with MiGs while fighter-bombers bombed a Communist concentration near Lonchon. Allied air losses included five aircraft. MIGs damaged by pilots Coil and Lt. Col. Albert S. Kelly amid close air war near the Yalu.
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Pinpoint Hill
Pinpoint
Lonchon
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu River
North Korea
Coil
James Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Albert S. Kelly
Huntsville
Tex
Lawton Project Bids Include Lake Lawtonka Dam Options
Lewis Thomas of the firm stated that a 250000 to 300000 investment would create a permanent plant with 35 to 50 jobs. The site would serve the trade area and may shift from another city. Dam options include five feet of concrete and gates or three feet of concrete and seven feet of gates, with a third option for 10 feet of gates. The three proposals are advertised separately.
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Lewis Thomas
Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
$4000 Watch Reported Lost Near Drug Store
Mrs. E J ey of 1306 Ash reported a Hamilton ladies wrist watch valued at $4000 missing Saturday night. Police said Mrs. Ramey believes the jewel was lost near Gilbert Woods Drug at Fifth and D while she walked the street Saturday evening.
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Hamilton
E. J.ey
Ash
Hills Street assault case dropped from docket
An Ivy coated assault case against Gene and Jim Hill of Lawton was dismissed for lack of prosecution after witnesses vanished and authorities moved to drop charges. Officers Jerry Paul and Harney Snider were involved. Snider later quit the force and Paul continued as a plainclothes officer.
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Gene
Jim Hill
Lawton Brothers
District Court
Jerry Paul
Harney Snider
Hills Drive
S. 11Th
Snyder
Paul
Police Department
Hill Brothers
Rockum-Sockum
Hills
Snider
South Lith
Hill
State leaders deny Communist ties and back school pay bill
The speaker states no affiliation with Communists and pledges to support legitimate investigations. A state school bill would raise base teacher pay from 2300 to 2400 in state aid districts with nine year increases, expand funds for non state aid districts, and boost retirement funds. Nance comments on new House rules requiring two affidavits for investigations and emphasizes he will not shield any official if misconduct is proven.
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U.S. Supreme Court
House
Nance
Deposits and Loans At Area Banks, 1951 52
Deposits for December 31 1951 show Fort Sill National 4 365 941 City National 7 181 847 Security Bank and Trust 6 193 303 American 6 621 742. Loans on December 31 1952 list Fort Sill National 484 549 City National 2 700 300 Security and Trust 3 381 280 American 1 456 524.
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Can National
Fort Sill National
City National
Security Bank and Trust
American
Ae National
Security and Trust
Laons
Oy National
Security Ba and Trust
American National
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Troy Ray Dickens
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Prince Chichibu
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Yokohama
Washington
Senate Interior Subcommittee
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N. M
Sarasota, Fra
Henry King North
Rome
Elizabeth Palmer North
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
North
Taylor
James Larson
Phohe
State Air Commission
Hollywood
Phono
Calaway
North 15Th
Insurors Fatale Shoe
Berry’s Jewelers
Jarold
D Ave
John C. Phillips
Lawton Tent & Awning Co
Sleepy’s Drive Inn
Sleepy’s
Koehler
Bill Thomas
Mgr
French L Worthen
Optometrist
John E. Barnes
Francis A. Hald
Optometrists
Mel’s Radio & TV Service
Lawton Business College
Edwards School
Pho
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
Bed Finance CO
JO G. Andrews
Wolverton
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