Employment Service Sets New Placement Mark
Oklahoma employment service set a new alltime nonfarm placement record in 1955 with 157,315 jobs filled plus 97,275 farm placements. Total 254,590 placements for 1955, up from 207,382 in 1954. Dave Vandivier noted 1,924,600 nonfarm jobs placed over 17 years. Unemployment claims averaged 9,615 weekly in December, with insured unemployment at 3.3 percent.
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State Employment Service
Dave Vandivier
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Vandivier
State Trust Fund
McAlester
Ancient Salt Making by Sun Evaporation Across Civilizations
Ancient civilizations including Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans obtained salt through solar evaporation of seawater. This method relied on sun and wind to concentrate saline water until salt crystallized for harvest.
Air Force ends long basic training in two phases
The Air Force adopted a revised two phase basic training program to shorten overall basic training by five weeks. MSgt Arnold Thompson said the first six week phase will occur at Lackland Air Force Base and the second six weeks will be at the technical training base, with Lackland handling phase two for those not immediately chosen for technical training.
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Air Force
Arnold Thompson
Air Force Recruiting Office
Thompson
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Lackland
Post Office
Boy Returns to Stringtown After School Refusal
A 12 year old Lawton boy who had been paroled to his parents from Stringtown Training School was returned to the state school Friday. Juvenile Officer Floyd Kennedy said the boy refused to attend school and would not obey his parents. Judge S. R. Harper revoked the parole and permitted the return to the state school.
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Lawton
Stringtown
Floyd Kennedy
S. R. Harper
Ten Outstanding Young Men named by Jaycees
Tulsa reports the annual Junior Chamber list naming ten men ages 21 to 35 for achievements in science, aviation, medicine, education, journalism, law, industry, religion, and arts. Notable honorees include an atom scientist a rocket expert and a foreign correspondent. One honoree is African American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Richard M. Nixon
Springfield
Robert Alan Charpie
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Denton A. Cooley
Houston
Baylor University
Edward D. Eddy Jr
Durham
N. H
University of New Hampshire
Frank K. Everest
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Irving R. Levine
Pawtucket
R. L
The
National Broadcasting Co
Russia
Theater group selects Claudia cast for second play
Lawton Little Theater announces its second production of the season Claudia a comedy drama to be staged February 17 18 in Cameron College auditorium Wini Butler and Pete Kendra star as Claudia and David Naughton with Bethel Andrews Lois Adams Jesse Bittermann Paul Payson Florenne Kytle and Benne Daniel in supporting roles John Denney directs Ruth Johnson is stage manager Rehearsals start Monday night
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Lawton Little Theater
Craig Pierson
Claudia
Cameron College
David Naughton
Wini Butler
Pete Kendra
Bethel Andrews
Mrs. Brown
Lois Adams
Bertha
Jesse Bitterman
Fritz
Paul Payson
Jerry Seymoure
Florenne Kytle
Madame Daruschka
Temple High School Accredited With 25 Units
W J Bonner assistant director of secondary education commended Temple high school after a Nov 16 inspection, accrediting the system with 25 units, well above the 16 required. He noted improved libraries, new science and shop equipment, welding, band, home economics, vocational agriculture, plus hallway tiles and a home economics cottage. Units approved included three in English, two in math, two in social sciences, three in science, five in commerce, nine in industrial and vocational arts, and one in applied music.
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Temple
Temple High School
W. J. Bonner
Bonner
L. W. Westfall
Westfall
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Employment Service
Eisenhower
Naval Base
Key West
Fla
USA
Audit Bureau of Circulations
ABC
A.B.C
Association of Publishers
Lawton Morning Press
Amer
Jaycees
Reuben Fred Mettler
Shafter
Ramo-Wooldrige Corp
Los Angeles
Howard W. Pollock
Anchorage
Alaska
Thomas Schippers
New York
Charles H. Smith Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Steel Improvement & Forge Co
Leon Howard Sullivan
Philadelphia
Zion
Theater Group
Fiberglas
Fiberglas Priscillas
Penney
Penney’s
Scott’s Air Conditioning Inc
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