Fire damages Lae apartment unit from hot water heater
A morning blaze at 1905 Baldwin damaged Unit A of a two story frame building, starting in a hot water heater room. Upstairs resident Mrs. Chester Dlugopolski alerted her neighbor Mrs. Lena Hite, who escaped as flames blocked the water heater room. Firefighters were notified from 1604 N 19th. No injuries reported.
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Baldwin
Chester Dlugopolski
Lena Hite
Rs. Hite
N. 19Th
Frank Morris
City Lands Carton Plant Move Peacefully Forward in Lawton
Lawton plans a Gordon Cartons plant with a daily carload paper supply and a 550 feet per minute board. Officials cite ready building space and strong freight, rail, truck, and air links. Local bankers pledge financing support as chamber and civic groups promote Greater Lawton Inc. stock sales to attract industry.
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Lawton
C. R. Ellsworth
Gordon
Frederick
Hugo
Clinton
Woodward
Homer
Chamber of Commerce
Gordon Cartons, Inc
Exall English
Oklahoma Development Council
Maryland
Ray Babbitt
English
George Barber
J. R. Montgomery
A. J. Peters
First National Bank and Trust Co
Oklahoma City
Arthur Cavanagh
Richardson and
Lawton Industrial Developers
The
Industrial Foundation For
Kennedy
Emmett Keough
Chamber
O. B. Lord
Vernon Howell
Ted Warkentin
Security Bank & Trust Co
Revenue raids target Daily Worker and Communist party
Treasury agents, by order of Don Moysey, seized offices in five cities including New York and Chicago and shut down the Daily Worker and Communist party facilities. Officials claim unpaid 389265 dollars for 1951 and 46049 dollars for 1951 53, while the party maintains tax exemption and alleges a press freedom attack.
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Internal Revenue
Russell C. Harrington
Treasury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Moysey
Washington
Revenue Service
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Harrington
The
Worker
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Newark
N.J
Detroit
Red
Alan Max
Eugene Dennis
U. S
Eisenhower
Donald Moysey
New York District Revenue
Fort Sillman May Be D-X Robbery Suspect
Four suspects were detained for the Thursday morning armed robbery of a D X station attendant. One 20 year old Fort Sillman remains in questioning as police seek the hijacker described as 6 ft tall with dark brown hair who fled with about $57 after forcing the attendant to open the cash register.
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Otis Waldron
Fort Sillman
L. H. Scheuerman
D-X
Pete Fuller
James Warren
Scheuerman
Sooner Confirmed For Control Board
The Senate confirmed R. Lockwood Jones a former Washita county attorney as a member of the Subversive Activities Control Board to fill David J. Coddaire’s term ending August 9, 1960. The post pays $15,000 annually.
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Washington
Senate Today
R. Lockwood Jones
Washita County
Subversive Activities Control Board
Jones
David J. Coddaire
Diamonds for phonograph needles are more precisely cut
A brief note explains that diamonds used for phonograph needles are cut with greater precision than those used in jewelry, highlighting manufacturing accuracy and material quality in audio playback components.
Auto Body Complexity Surpasses 4000 Parts
A report notes that a modern automobile contains more than 4000 individual parts across its body and mechanical systems highlighting intricate engineering and supply chain challenges.
Gordon Cartons Plans New Plant For Food Containers
Executives stressed growth at Gordon Cartons Inc as sales rise over several years. The firm aims to use modern machinery to produce paperboard food containers with a high speed line to boost output. Initial focus will be on food containers while training staff for expansion. Oklahoma State Employment Service via Mrs Virginia Kidson will assist recruitment.
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Gordon Cartons, Inc
Gordon
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Virginia Kidson
Bond Election Passes 7 to 1 For School Levy
The bond election passed by a 7-1 margin with 322 votes at Woodrow Wilson elementary and 307 at Whittier. A Tomlinson Junior High site is at 29th and Ferris in Tomlinson addition, named for a Lawton pioneer family. Construction aims for 1957-58 term. Bonds to be sold after July 1. Central Junior High remains in use as a junior high plant.
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Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
Whittier School
Tomlinson Junior High School
Lawton
Ferris
Tomlinson Addition
Sam Joyner Jr
Central
Fort Sill Colonel To Address Army Comptroller Class
Col. Paul S. Cullen, Center Comptroller at Fort Sill since 1954, departs for Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana to address the Army Comptrollership Course at the Finance School. He will cover practical comptrollership at Class I Army installations and is a USMA, CGSC, and Infantry School graduate.
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Paul S. Cullen
Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Col
Cullen
Fort Sill
Syracuse University
Col. Cullen
United States Military Academy
Command and General Staff School
Infantry School
Auto Stolen From Norton-Kitchens Warehouse
Police search for thieves after a 1956 Buick four door two tone clover white and green was stolen from Norton-Kitchens Buick Co. warehouse at Railroad and Park between 4 and 5 30 p m Also taken was a boy s bicycle owned by Derald Ahlsch lager at 807 S Third from the Junior high school location.
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Norton-Kitchens Buick Co
Railroad and Park
Derald Ahlschlager
School Vacation Dates Announced For Two Areas
Lawton Public Schools will dismiss Friday and return Monday morning per Superintendent John Shoemaker. Cameron College students begin Easter break from 5 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Tuesday, announced President Vernon Howell.
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Lawton Public School
Cameron College
Lawton School
John Shoemaker
Cameron
Vernon Howell
Optimist Club Easter Egg Hunt Scheduled Sunday
The fourth annual Optimist club Easter egg hunt for Lawton youths starts at 2 p.m. Easter Sunday north of the Municipal Golf course near the Municipal Airport. Thousands of eggs will be dyed for the big hunt at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Memorial hospital basement. Dr. Leslie Hamm hunt chairman states prize eggs, candy eggs, and small ducks from Marler's Pet Shop will be given as prizes. The event features three age divisions.
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Optimist Club
Lawton
Memorial Hospital
Leslie Hamm_ hunt
Marler’s
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