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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1958
Page
3
Oklahoma will invest about 15.59 million in 1958 and 1959 for new chemical facilities, with 39.5 million for projects underway and 40 million for planned completions before 1960, per the Manufacturing Chemists Association MCA.
DES MOINES UP Alleged five elderly men were killed when fire swept a bree ry hotel near the downtown business district. About 15 others were rescued from upstairs windows and about 20 fled to safety as flames swept from a first floor cafe to upper stories. The Olympia Hotel building suffered a total loss with three bodies on the second floor and two on the third. Fire Chief Bob Burns said investigators searched charred ruins for additional victims. The identified victims include Joe Ingersoll 65 Melvin Allen 7 Orion Tromell 62 and Everett Dean Martin 75. The fifth victim was severely burned and unnamed. Fire started in the cafe and spread upward through the upper floors.
A list of births at the hospital including Perry Clay and Curtis Cornwell with specific birth times and weights, plus numerous admitted patients by name and address for medical or surgical care. Followed by discharges and ongoing patient statuses across multiple local households and towns.
A storm off Japan left 222 people unaccounted for, including 170 on the ferry Nankai Maru. Seven vessels were missing as searches continued. six boats’ debris and life gear were found near Awaji Island. The Nankai Maru radioed danger after leaving Shikoku for Wakayama with 50 mph winds and six foot waves.
More than 100 law enforcement officers gathered for the 44th annual Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association convention in Tulsa. Speakers included Tulsa County Attorney J. Howard Edmondson and state judges. a dinner and dance followed the session with officer elections set for tomorrow morning. If precedent holds, Tulsa County Sheriff Glenn H. Brown may succeed Lester Bush as president.
The Eisenhower administration plans a Defense Department reorganization with a 60 day estimate to formulate plans. Deputy Secretary Quarles told the Armed Services Committee Gavin’s critique spurred the inquiry and Eisenhower pressed for a personal Pentagon session with McElroy and others. Unification proposals face debate about a single chief of staff and potential power implications.
Cameron Players invite participants to 6 30 pm auditions for Goodbye My Fan a comedy to be presented by Cameron Players Miss Benne Daniel director says casting continues through Thursday night in Aggie auditorium indicating ongoing production process and leadership details.
World War II Navy commander Al bert Bigelow of Cos Cob Connecticut plans a 30 foot ketch voyage to the Pacific nuclear test area to protest. He sails from San Diego February 10 with companions aboard the Golden Rule to protest testing scheduled for April. Bigelow, a pacifist Quaker, says the tests are inhuman and will heighten tensions. Sponsored by Nonviolent Action Against Nuclear Weapons at about twenty thousand dollars, the expedition includes William R Huntington, another architect Quaker, both grandfathers. Ten others are grandfathers, with two more to be chosen. Turkey is building 42 new motels to accommodate automobile tourists.
Bob Tenequer 66 a lifetime Comanche county resident died on arrival after a heart attack at home in Indiahoma funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Post Oak Mission with Rev Waller Friesen officiating burial in Post Oak Cemetery Becker Funeral Home directs survivors include his wife Jane Woomawayah four daughters three sons and two stepsons among many relatives services were to be held today for Charles A Rodgers and other local residents in Becker Funeral Home chapels with local clergy officiating grave sites in Highland and Gracemont cemeteries for John P Compton who died after a long illness in Gracemont with services set at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Gracemont. He farmed in Verden area and ran LaCrosse County store retiring in 1887. He married Lilian Prater in 1914 and is survived by a daughter and several siblings and a grandson.
Paul Murphy said thieves ransacked his Saugus residence, taking about $1,000 in cash along with fur and jewelry. He noted he had fed his watchdog frozen steaks, and the dog was still trying to chew through them when he returned home and found the break in.
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