City Sales Hit All Time Peak In December
Retail sales in Lawton reached an all time high in December with total business volume of 5,336,450 and December tax collections of 106,729.83. The year 1955 saw 1,016,435.49 in tax receipts and a combined volume of 50,821,750. Lawton ranking fourth among cities, with Enid and Oklahoma City above it. Comanche county also set a record with 110,979.29 in collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Enid
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Comanche
Oklahoma
Garfield
Muskogee
Bartlesville
Duncan
Shawnee
Ardmore
Anadarko
Norman
Chickasha
Walters
Altus
Waurika
Ponca City
Hobart
McAlester
Ada
Seminole
Frederick
Jefferson
Super-Gun Cuts Missile Test Costs
Dr Zaka I Slawsky of the U S Naval Ordnance Laboratory White Oak Md says a new test gun can fire a missile the size of a golf ball at 7000 mph reducing test costs from 10000 50 000 to 200 to 2066 for a model. The device tests and photographs in the lab ahead of an 18000 mph satellite goal within two years. He spoke to 40 finalists at the annual science talent search where Westinghouse scholarships totaling 11000 were to be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Zaka I. Slawsky
U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory
White Oak
United States
Slawsky
Doenges quits bid for re election as party committeeman
Bartlesville residents report W C Doenges the state Democratic national committeeman will not pursue re election at the upcoming state party convention. He said nothing further at his Bartlesville home. His term ends after the August national convention. Previously backed by former Gov Murray, Doenges faced a bid by Gov Raymond Gary to replace him with Rep Jim Arrington of Stillwater. Gary appealed to the National Democratic Committee which upheld Doenges continuing in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. C
Bill) Doenges
Bartlesville
Doenges
Johnston Murray
Murray
Raymond Gary
Jim Arrington
Stillwater
Gary
National Democratic Committee
Museum Gets Antiques Back After 14 Day Wait
A 14 day vigil at an abandoned Fort Sill shack led to the recovery of 16 rifles and pistols stolen from the old post guardhouse on January 28. Col. Jack L. Rhodes reported a 16 year old Elgin youth was found at the shack while authorities recovered 13 more weapons from the youth’s relatives home in Watonga. The haul included a Davy Crockett Kentucky Rifle, a German Luger, and a German Mauser pistol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles DeArmond
G. L. DeArmond
Arlington
Patricia O’shamrock
Lawton-Fort Sill
Fort Sill
West Range
Jack L. Rhodes
Sill
Rabbit Hill
Military Police
Criminal Investigation Detachment
Elgin
Posse Captures Thugs After Fight
A 100 strong posse and five county officers hunted down three men after a gun battle following three burglaries in Danbury Wisconsin. Eugene Morrissey and Francis Crosby of St Paul Minnesota and Herbert Eisenzimmer of Minneapolis were held overnight and await arraignment. Deputy Sheriff Don Linehan was treated for a minor shotgun wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danbury
Wis
Clive Strang
Burnett County
Grantsburg
Eugene Morrissey
Francis Raymond Crosby
St. Paul
Here
Don Linehan
Vote On Hospital Bond Set For April 10
Comanche county residents will vote April 10 on a 150000 bond issue to finance a chronic disease annex to Memorial hospital. County commissioners Roy Johnson and Emil Woesner set the election date after introducing and adopting the resolution with P. M. Wynn. The plan calls for issuing negotiable coupon bonds to fund the addition owned and run by Comanche county, with a matching federal commitment already received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Memorial Hospital
Roy Johnson
Emil Woesner
Johnson
P. M. Wynn
Woesner
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower Urges Soviet Aid In Global Disarmament Talks
President Eisenhower has sent a new note to Premier Bulganin urging a joint start on a world disarmament program. The message, delaying in transit due to radio issues, follows a long exchange over open skies and a Soviet America friendship treaty. Washington plans to publish the note soon as part of a broader propaganda exchange on peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnington
Eisenhower
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
Washington
Bulganin
Eisenhower-Bulganin
United States
Russia
Geneva
Molotov
Britain
France
State Dulles
Cabbie Testifies to Beating by Federal Agent in Court
Idabel taxi driver Jack Whiteley testified that Crime Bureau Agent George Julian beat him with a pistol, then punched him, after an August arrest. Whiteley described being forced into a car with County Attorney Bill Christian and Valliant marshal James Speck, and said the agent’s threats followed at the courthouse entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Jack Whiteley
Idabel
Crime Bureau
George
Jack) Julian
Whiteley
Julian
Clifford Tidmore
Bill Christian
McCurtain County
James Speck
Camp Fire Girls Workshop Opens At Hotel Lawtonian
Camp Fire Girls region four professional workshop and regional tour convention begin in Lawton. About 60 delegates from Oklahoma Texas New Mexico Arkansas and Louisiana participate this week with sessions in the Lawtonian hotel and a hotel dinner planned near Faxon. Mrs Val Wagner and Miss Louise Fargher lead a team of advisers assisting Camp Fire Girls Inc New York City director Mrs Louise Paine arrives for the week of activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crawford
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
Lawtonian
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Camp Fire
D’andy
Faxon
Val Wagner
Lawton Council
Anea
Loui Paine
New York City
Lawton
Mrs. Paine
Louise Fargher
Lois Jarrell
Elizabeth Owen
Jerry Garrett
Lake Charles
Lou B Paine
Freighter Breaks In Two In Dramatic Rescue
The Washington Mail split in two in a North Pacific storm near Alaska. Sixty crew and passengers abandoned ship as the Gen H B Freeman rescued them with rope ladders, reporting all survivors uninjured and headed for Seattle. The freighter carried flour lumber and troops to Japan, with two Roman Catholic missionaries aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington Mail
North Pacific
H. B. Freeman
Freeman
Gulf of Alaska
Here
Robert T. Fulton
Tacoma
Wash
Kodiak
Alaska
Orient
Japan
Fulton
Three Killed In Battle On Galilee Shores
A fresh Syria Israel clash on the Sea of Galilee left three Israeli policemen dead and one wounded amid rising regional tensions. Western diplomats warned the incident could trigger a broader war as Syria Egypt and Saudi Arabia signaled backing for Jordan. The clash followed the ouster of Arab Legion chief Glubb and came with Syria Egypt and Saudi defense pacts under review.
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Galilee
Jerusalem
Middle East
Sea of Galilee
Jordan
Hussein
John Bagot Glubb
Arab Legion
Israel
Glubb
Syria
Said el Ghazzi
Cairo
Shukri Kuwaily
Gamal Abdel Nasser
el Ghazzi
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
New Delhi
SEATO
Karachi
Lloyd
UN Palestine Truce Commission
Palestine
Ben- Gurion
Mapai
Tel Aviv
Stern
Israeli Foreign Ministry
Terror Reigns In Romania Reports Of Executions
Reliable informants say Romania's Communist regime launched a fresh terror wave, with hundreds executed and bodies dumped on streets to intimidate opponents. Refugees first reported the killings, suggesting inmates freed under a recent amnesty may have talked too openly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Romania
Pageant Reading Cast Is Selected For Easter Service
Reading cast for the 1956 Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant was announced by Jack Batten. Lt. Jim Harris of Fort Sill will read Jesus, with Tom Gilmore as narrator. The cast includes Reece Russell as Satan, Mrs Reece Russell Mary, Marilyn Salyer Mary Magdalene, Susie Stowe the Samaritan woman and Martha, Lt. Frank Benedict Joseph and Centurion, Jerry Hoppert Pilate and Peter, John Scherler Disciple John Boy Jesus and the unrepentant thief, Jim Maddox Nicodemus and James, Don Kouri Caiaphas and Bartholomew. About 25 scenes were rehearsed with over 125 participants attending. Further rehearsals Sunday. Batter announces See PAGEANT, Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harris
Fort Sill
Jesus
Tom Gilmore
Holy City
Reece Russell
Satan
Judas
Mary
Marilyn Salyer
Mary Magdalene
Susie Stowe
Martha
Frank Benedict
Joseph
Jerry Hoppert
Pilate
Peter
John Scherler
John
Theff
Jim Maddox
Nicodemus
James
Don Kouri
Caiphas
Bartholomew
Batten
Dust To Invade Southwest Today
Dust storm expected to sweep central and western Oklahoma today with winds up to 45 mph by afternoon. Morning temperature near 75 with yesterday’s high around 80. Forecast calls for fair warm windy conditions and dust, with cooler tonight around 50 and last night’s low 52.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Dallas housewife finds 15 carat diamond at crater of diamonds
In Murfreesboro Arkansas a 40 year old Dallas housewife found a 15.31 carat diamond worth about 15000 while paying 1.50 to hunt at the crater of diamonds. Operators Miller say it is the finest stone seen and the finders keep less a 25 percent royalty for stones over 5 carats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murfreesboro
Ark
Dallas
Here
Arthur Lee Parker
Crater of Diamonds
North American
Howard Miller
Miller
Ax Murders Suspect Dies in Lima Oil Refinery Fire
James M. Leech of Lima, a former Army captain linked to the Passau ax fire slayings of three officers a decade earlier, died from burns suffered in a refinery flash fire. The killings involved Maj Everett Corran, Capt Adrian Wessler, and Lt Stanley Rosewater found in a burned Danube villa. Charges were filed eight years after his discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Ohio
James M. Leech
Passau
Germany
Leech
Everett S. Corran
Washington, D. C
Adrian L. Wessler
New Rochelle
N.Y
Stanley Rosewater
Omaha
Neb
Danube River
Town and Country mobile homes finish 14 units
Lawton's Town and Country Manufacturing Co reports 14 mobile homes completed with frames and floors on the 23rd product finished. Dealerships are in the Carolinas Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico Mississippi Alabama Florida and Texas. Production is sold and no new dealers are being sought while about 50 workers remain on payroll. The plant was completed in late January after a stock campaign by Lawton Industrial Developers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Blalock
Lawton
Town and Country Manufacturing Co
Carolinas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Lawton Industrial Developers
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Doenges May
Posse
Ike
Reds
Cabbie
Camp Fire Girls
Hotel Lawtonian
Ben-Gurion
Amman
Antony Head
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Greece
UN Security Council
E. L. M. Burns
Burns
Jack Batten
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