Eisenhower to give health report to newsmen in Key West
President Eisenhower will discuss the state of his health at an informal news conference in Key West. A no-questions session was promised by James C. Hagerty, but he doubted the President would discuss his political future. The White House indicated no objection to adding Eisenhower’s name to New Hampshire’s March 13 primary ballot.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower Volungteered
Howard M. Snyder
Florida
Washington
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Ike
Mystery Girl Kisses Grace's Prince Twice
New York reports a dark haired Latin American woman twice kissed Prince Rainier III of Monaco at a Waldorf Astoria Ball as Grace Kelly watched. Guards were breached, Miss Kelly scowled, and the lipstick mark prompted a tart remark.
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Prince Rainier
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier III of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
New York
New York Post
Miss Kelly
Tony Calvacca
Post
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
the Post
Warmer Weather Due In Tonight
A nippy spell in Lawton dropped to 24 degrees by 10 p.m. and a 22 degree overnight low marked Saturday. Northerly winds up to 20 mph cooled most of the state, but the Weather Bureau said highs will prevail through Monday with no rain in sight.
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
New Industry To Start Hiring Workers Soon
Lawton gains a new factory Town and Country Manufacturing Co plans first hires January 17 or 18. Plant manager Joe Cummings says about 50 workers start, with total staff reaching 140 to 150 by year end. Hiring to be coordinated through Lawton Employment Service.
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Bill Crawford
Lawton
Town and Country Manufacturing Co
Joe Cummings
Stock Sales Hit $40,000 Mark
Cummings said the new plant will hire both semi skilled and unskilled labor and aim to produce eight mobile homes daily after four buildings open next month. Local promoters reported stock sales exceed 40000 dollars, with several named investors including Security Bank and Trust Co with 5000 dollars and others at 1000 dollars each.
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Cummings
Mobile Homes Manufacturing Company
Fort Worth
Tex
Lawton
Security Bank and Trust Co
Lawton Meat Supply
American National Bank
Ted Warkentin
Public Service
Clyde Shelton
Wyatt Hendrick
Lawton Plant to Produce 36-Foot Bellaire Mobile Homes
Fort Worth plant officials told Lawton businessmen that one home each day will be timed out in early production. The Bellaire line will debut with a 36 foot mobile home, larger than the Melody model on display in Lawton. Lawton models will be fully furnished with GE refrigerator, Dixie ranges, bath and kitchen facilities, lauan interiors, and either two or one bedroom options. Local material purchases aim to keep money in Lawton.
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Bellaire
Fort Worth
Lawton
Cummings
Melody
Seven Die As Train Strikes Car in Indiana Crash
In South Bend Indiana seven people were killed when a Grand Trunk passenger train struck a carload of young students en route to a high school basketball tournament. The driver Mrs Louis Berzai and her two daughters perished along with Roger Lindsey 17 from Lydick and Mack Baird 16 among the victims.
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South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk Railroad
Sheriff's Deputies
Louis Berzai
Roger Lindsey
Lydick
Mack Baird
Lawton Convention Industry Brings In $500000 In 1955
Lawton's convention activity generated about 497600 from 9932 attendees in 1955. Chamber estimates show conservative spending of 20 dollars per visitor per day over 2.5 days, with 50 conventions held and a growing calendar. Officials project over 1 million dollars in 1956 as meetings expand.
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Lawton
J. C. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce
Jeanne Howell
Chamber
Kennedy
Respected Editor Jailed As Fugitive
Hatch New Mexico residents were stunned to learn that Frank J. Kane editor of the Hatch Reporter is believed to be Franklin Southwick Lindsey, 52, a fugitive under indictment in Boston for interstate transportation of stolen cars. Lindsey was jailed in Las Cruces after local town marshal Bob Wallace and Border Patrol Officer Joe King recognized his photo.
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Hatch
N. M
New Mexico
Frank J. Kane
Hatch Reporter
Kane
Franklin Southwick Lindsey
Boston
Mass
Lindsey
Las Cruces
Bob Wallace
Border Patrol
Joe King
Lee
Cityan Sooners To Tour Russia
Ted Warkentin, Lawton cattleman, is among 30 Oklahomans chosen for a three week agricultural and live stock inspection tour of the Soviet Union next May. The delegation will visit farm and livestock areas in cities such as Leningrad Yalta Odessa Kiev May 7 depart Lawton May 8 fly to New York Stockholm and Helsinki before reaching Leningrad. The trip aims to view Soviet farming but may mirror what officials want shown. Warkentin also markets Hereford cattle and sent nine head to the Denver show. He will enter shows in Comanche county Lawton and the state show in February.
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Oklahoma
Ted Warkentin
Lawton
Russia
Leningrad
Yalta
Odessa
Kiev
New York
Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
Warkentin
Denver
Comanche County
Juliette Wehle Runs Off On Rochester Wedding Day
Rochester socialite Juliette Wehle daughter of Harom M Wehle vanished from her home with former suitor Stephen Hahn. After a 12 hour police search they returned to Rochester by air with her parents awaiting them. The plans for the 11 am wedding in Penfield were not resumed.
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Rochester
N.Y
Juliette Wehle
Air Force
Juliette
Stephen Hahn
Syracuse
New York
John Owens
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church
Penfield
Haromm J. Wehle
Wehle Conveyor Co
Mrs. Wehle
Hahn
Fort Sill celebrates 87th anniversary with historic decision
Fort Sill marks its 87th birthday tracing to Gen. Philip Sheridan’s on the spot choice in 1869 to build a permanent post on Medicine Bluff. The decision created Old Post buildings and the 65 000 acre garrison. Nearby Fort Cobb’s harsh winter led Sheridan to relocate to Medicine Bluff and establish Camp Wichita later Fort Sill in honor of Brig. Gen. Joshua W. Sill.
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Philip Sheridan
Fort Sill
Sheridan
B. H. Grierson
Medicine Bluff
Fort Cobb
Gen. Sheridan
7Th
10Th Cavalry
Grierson
Johnny Murphy
7Th Cavalry
Camp
Wichita
Fort
Sill
West Point
Joshua W. Sill
Rioting Mobs Raid U S Consulate in Jerusalem
Rioting Arab mobs stormed the United States consulate in Jerusalem on Saturday, sparking anti western violence that led to the resignation of Jordan's caretaker government. Initial reports said demonstrators tore down the flag before troops restored order.
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Jerusalem
Israel
United States
Jordanian Jerusalem
Jordan
Amman
Abrahim Pasha Hashem
Baghdad Pact Defense Alliance
Russia
Hashem
Middle East
Mrs Fields Seeks Reelect Against Shattuck Rival
Mrs. Carl Mason of Shattuck entered the Democratic national committee woman race against incumbent Mrs. Bertrude Fields. Governor Gary backs Fields, while Mason vows a statewide campaign and caucus endorsements. In Jordan, unrest followed Hashem's resignation as caretaking government dissolves parliament amid tensions over the Baghdad Pact and Western involvement.
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Oklahoma City
Carl Mason
Shattuck
Democratic National Committee
Bertrude Fields
Lawton
Raymond Gary
Mason
Party
Gary
Fields
William C. Doenges
Bartlesville
Mrs. Fields
Party To Mark Hotel Birthday
The Hotel Lawtonian celebrates its first anniversary with a dinner dance on January 27. Tickets are $5, dinner at 7 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m. C. R. Holley announces details. Wayne Brown leads arrangements and hiring a notable band. The hotel opened January 21, 1955 after a postponed January 20 gala due to a convention.
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Lawtonian
C. R. Holley
Wayne Brown
Atomic Plane Flies Over Fort Worth
A B36 bomber with an atomic reactor is flying over Fort Worth area. Police are alerted on procedures if the large plane crashes or makes an unscheduled landing. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram says the reactor is believed to be a power device, not an explosive.
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Fort Worth
Tex
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Golden Kennedy
Hubert Bartlett
Taylor
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Carter County
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