Lawton Industrial Drive pushes toward 100000 goal
Lawton's industrial stock selling campaign, led by Greater Lawton Inc and the Lawton Industrial Developers committee, advances toward a 100000 target. By lat e morning a total of 725 shares, including 23 by Mayor C R Ellsworth, have been reported sold since the start two weeks ago with another stockholders meeting planned and a report breakfast slated for Wednesday. Construction on Town and Country Manufacturing Co proceeds ahead of schedule as district leaders urge continued effort.
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Lawton
Greater Lawton, Inc
Lawton Industrial Developers Committee
Latoe Morning
Ellsworth
Lawtonian
Exall English
Town and Country Manufacturing Co
Harvey House
Six Boxcar Jump Tracks Near Gate 1
Six cars of a 40 car Frisco northbound freight derailed near Fort Sill Gate 1 after 1 p.m. Saturday when a loose wheel on the 33rd car derailed a section onto a side track. No injuries. damage in the thousands. Crews worked through the night to uprights and remove boxcars for repair, with trains rerouted around the wreckage. The incident drew sightseers as crews expected completion by noon today.
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Frisco
Fort Sill’s Gate
Fort Sill
Gate 1
Gate 2
W. J. Black
Oklahoma City
R. W. Olmstead
Jones
Creek Bridge
Degree Work Set By K C Knights of Columbus
Lawton Oklahoma district Master of Fourth Degree J Lowery announced a fourth degree exemplification for Knights of Columbus in Guadalupe province to be held this year in Lawton. Services start at 1 pm Sunday February 5 at St Marys Academy new auditorium with a high mass at 8 am and a gathering at the Hotel Lawtonian at 7 am. Candidates will assemble at the Hotel Lawton.
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Knights of Columbus of Oklahoma
Guadalupe Province
Lawton
M. J. Lowery
Oklahoma
St. Mary’s Academy
Auty
Lawtonian
Law
Pacific Storms Threaten Coast
The Associated Press reports Pacific storms driven by a wandering jet stream threaten northern California with new floods. A Canadian cold front disrupts the northern Plains pattern while Florida endures an eighth day of frost hurt crops but draws record tourists to Miami. Heavy rain and gale winds pound the coast as rivers north of San Francisco and Sacramento approach danger levels.
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Pacific
California
Florida
Miami
Plains
San Francisco Weather Bureau
Key To Speak At Fort Sill Dedication Of McLain Hall
Fort Sill prepares to dedicate McLain Hall a new museum building on January 21 Lt Gen Raymond S McLain namesake and World War II and Korean War veteran Maj Gen (Ret) W S Key will deliver the keynote address Mrs McLain the generals widow will open the exhibit hall Gov Raymond Gary among invitees Maj Gen Edward T Williams issuing the naming policy note includes details of the McLain legacy and 45th Inf Div ties
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Fort Sill
McLain Hall
McLain
Raymond S. McLain
W. S. Key
45Th Inf. Div
Gen. McLain
National Guard
Pancho Villa
Senate Race Stirs Interest In Oklahoma Politics
In 1956 Oklahoma campaigns begin to take shape with filing April 23 to 27 and primaries set for July 3 and July 24, followed by the general election November 6. The Senate race features Bill Logan of Lawton with potential challengers including Githen Rhoads, Charles Ozman, and Bob Gilbert, as local contenders weigh their options. Jim Taliaferro plans re election as district representative. Cotton county may offer another candidate.
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Oklahoma
Comanche County
Senate
Bill Logan
Lawton
Githen Rhoads
Sen. Logan
Jim Taliaferro
Rhoads
Ozman
Toby Morris
Rough Road Seen For the Farm Bill
Washington January 14 storm signals rose in the farm bill path as Senator Ellender of Louisiana urged three major changes. He called for mandatory participation in the soil bank removing 45 million acres from cultivation, higher price supports for top quality wheat and cotton, and a trial two price system on rice. Ellender spoke by radio from New Orleans, contrasting with Benson’s recent outlines.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Indian Chief Big Bear Two Hands Dies at 114
Stillwater dispatch reports Chief Big Bear Two Hands, a 114-year-old Iowa Indian ally of Frank Eaton, known as Pistol Pete, died today of pneumonia. Eaton, age 95, is still living. The two were longtime friends and neighbors, with the chief's White Man's name listed as Frank F. Kent.
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Stillwater
Okla
Big Bear
Crackshot
Frank
Pistol Pete) Eaton
U. S
Eaton
Frank F. Kent
Six Hurt As Two Cars Plunge Into Bar Ditch
Six persons were injured Saturday at 5 45 p m when two cars went out of control and plunged down an embankment 1 6 miles west of the Medicine Park Y on SH 49 William E Smith 34 of Fort Sill was most seriously hurt with rib and leg fractures His wife Vondale S Smith 29 had a head laceration Passengers Johnie Bolding of Fort Sill were shaken but not hospitalized Drivers Douglas C Rayment 28 and John H Johnson both of Fort Sill sustained head lacerations and leg bruises Johnson was thrown from the Mercury car and car was rested on his leg Passersby lifted the car with a jack to remove him from beneath the vehicle. the accident began more than 300 feet from the final resting spot.
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Medicine Park
William E. Smith
Fort Sill
Post Hospital
Vondale S. Smith
Smith
Johnie Bolding
Douglas C. Rayment
John H. Johnson
Rayment
Johnson
Highway Patrol
Norman Carroll
John Duke
Mercury
Buick
Medicine Park “Y
Brink Of War Diplomacy Provokes Fresh Attacks On Dulles
Democrats assail Secretary of State Dulles for a Life Magazine quote about brinkmanship and averting war. Stevenson and Humphrey condemn the policy as dangerous, while Republicans defend it as a deterrent. Hillings and seven Republicans praise Dulles, contrasting with Truman era appeasement claims. Billy Graham notes Dulles's influence as he heads to India.
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Dem
Gop
Dulles
Eden
Washington
Pdemocrats
State Dulles
White House
Life Magazine
Red
China
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
United States
Republican House
Iron Curtain
Rep
Hillings
Truman
Dean Acheson
Korea
Billy Graham
India
Gary to Speak at Radio Meet in Lawton
Governor Raymond Gary will address the Oklahoma State Broadcasters association convention in Lawton. The first statewide 50 station broadcast will air during the three day event. A Miss Oklahoma Radio of 1956 contest and queen's parade highlight Saturday activities.
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Raymond Gary
Oklahoma State Broadcasters Association
Lawton
United Press Radio
Carter Bradley
Oklahoma City
Wilbur Martin
Associated Press Radio
Lawtonian
Hungarian AP correspondent jailed for espionage in Hungary
Vienna datelined report says Endre Marton AP Budapest correspondent and his wife Ilona UP reporter were sentenced to six and three years respectively by a Hungarian military court for espionage. Other Hungarians received varying terms. Koposi life, Ferenc 15 years, Cornel eight. Marton and wife had been missing months, with confirmation of arrest July 9 by the Red government.
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Vienna
Austria
Budapest
Endre Marton
Associated Press
Hungary
Ilona
United Press
Martons
Marton
We U
Hilcimiedice Service
Radio
Bela Koposi
Arpad Ferenc
Balasz Cornel
Koposi
Cornel
Legation
Lee Marton
Cold Front Brings Chill To Oklahoma Weather
A Pacific Northwest cold front moves into Oklahoma lowering temperatures toward January normals. Overnight will be colder with lows in the 20s in the northwest, highs in the 40s Sunday, and clear skies with no rain expected. Sunday's night temperatures will be very low.
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Oklahoma
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Weather Bureau
Truman Says US Farmer In a Mess
Former President Truman blamed Eisenhower and Ezra Taft Benson for driving farm prices down, saying rural distress was created by the current administration. He cited parity drops from 101 percent in 1952 to 80 percent, attacked Republicans as dominated by big business and hostile to agriculture. He spoke at a dinner in St. Paul Minnesota honoring Gov. Freeman.
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ST. Paul
Mimn
Truman
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Ike
Orville Freeman
Democratic Farmer Labor State Central Committee
International Harvester
General Motors
Name Of the Due To Go On Ballot In New Hampshire Primary
A telegram to President Eisenhower was sent from Concord New Hampshire stating petitions appear to qualify his name for the March 13 preference primary ballot. Deputy secretary Harry E Jackson reported petitions filed by Maurice Grant Manchester auto dealer were valid after one petition was invalid for insufficient signatures.
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Concord
N. H
Eisenhower
Washington
New Hampshire
White House
Harry E. Jackson
Maurice Grant
Manchester
Jackson
Grant
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C. R. Ellsworth
HI Nabor
Ray Atteberry
THE
Edward T. Williams
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Senate Agriculure
Louisiana
WWL
New Orleans
Press of Agriculture
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Humphrey
D-Minn
Gary
Farmer
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