First Baptist Church Starts 330000 Sanctuary Project
The First Baptist church of Lawton announced a 330000 dollar contract awarded to Charles T. Hughes Construction of Oklahoma City for a new sanctuary to be built east of the present church at Fifth and B. Construction follows a 1953 basement completion and a fire setback that delayed the 1 million plus religious plant. The 1685 seat auditorium will replace the 1000 seat space and increase property value to about 1200000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Fifth and B
Charles T. Hughes Construction Company
Oklahoma City
H. Tom Wiles
Trinity Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Lawton
Wiles
Central Baptist Church
Ninth
Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth
Northside Baptist Church
18Th and
Taylor
20Th and
Gore
Sunset Mission
25Th
Brookland
Northwest Baptist
22Nd and
Pollard
Cameron College
First Baptist
Chamber Reviews 1955 Activities in Lawton
A summary of 1955 Chamber of Commerce activities and 1956 outlook in Lawton led by President R. E. Glenn. Highlights include Hotel Lawtonian and other project dedications, Fort Sill land expansion, Greater Lawton Inc. drive targeting $100,000, and industrial promotion efforts with local officials, senators, and military affairs input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Lawton, Inc
Lawton
Chamber of Commerce
Lawtonian
R. E. Glenn
Chamber
McMahon
Frisco Railroad
Meteor
Fort Sill
Fred R. Harris
Harris
Greater
Fife
Ellsworth
Robert S. Kerr
Mike Monroney
Fortill
Fred Larrance Jr
LID
Milton Keating
Washington, D.C
Pentagon
Army
Department of Defense
Bureau of the Budget
Keating
Sen. Kerr
Sen. Monroney
Washington
Washington, D. C
Seedling program details opened by ASC in Oklahoma
Application blanks for tree seedlings under the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation program are available at the county agent’s office. The ASC will share in seedling costs, with a maximum rate of 1.40 per 100 trees, and requires preapplication at the ASC office before ordering. Tree types include black locust, black walnut, catalpa, cottonwood, Chinese elm, honey locust, Osage orange, red cedar, multiflora rose, mulberry, several pines, sycamore, and rosa multiflora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Haydock
ASC
Division of Forestry
Oklahoma City
Forestry Project
Great Bear and Great Sake Lakes Compared to Lake Michigan
The Great Bear and Great Sake are the largest inland lakes in Canada and each measures roughly half the size of Lake Michigan. Both lakes are cited as major inland water bodies in comparisons to the Great Lakes system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Lake Michigan
Walkout At Portland Cement Plant Over Outside Worker Hire
In Dewey Oklahoma, 340 union workers walked out at the Portland Cement Co. plant after a dispute over hiring an outside sheet metal worker. The United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers accuse the firm of contract violation. Plant manager C. E. Kietzman said negotiations have not begun to settle the three day old dispute. The company declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Okla
Portland Cement Co
United Cement, Lime and Gypsum
Ers
C. E. Kietzman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Pokorny
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Old South
Kenneth Easton
Lawton High School
Clinton Gilmore
Crook
General Electric
Wichita Falls
Lee
C. D. Shamburger Company Inc
J. R. Hasty
Mgr
Routh Engineering
Harry B. Routh
D Ave
Pharmacists
Bernell Gilbert’s Pharmacy
US Weather Bureau
New England
Rockies
Northwest
U.S
Farmers Lumber Company
Channel 7
Kswo-Tv
Oklahoma
Bible Course
Lawton, Okla
National
Ayo Sole
City National Safe Deposit Box
F.D.I.C
Lawton, Oklahoma
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