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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1957

Page

2

Impossible Zoning Plan Recounts Hard to Define Boundaries

Governing board outlines zoning intentions and a nearly impossible plotting sequence starting at Railroad and Arlington. The long paragraph maps a path through numerous blocks and additions including North, Butler, McChing, Woods, and more, ending back at the starting point.

Railroad and Arlington Lot Block 45 North Addition Ferris Block 3 Fourth Gore Blvi 13Th Butler Addition Lawton Municipal ‘Airport 11Th Douglas Block 42 McChing Addition Third Lot 9 Block Woods Addition Washington Second Lee Railroad

FUND Drive Aims To Go Over The Top In Final Push

United Fund leaders urged firms to donate again to reach the Oct kickoff goal. Carter stressed the drive’s necessity to aid local agencies such as Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA Salvation Army Lawton Chartered Negro Mission Wichita Mountains Easter Service Association Camp Fire Girls City Mission and USC, along with national groups including United Seamen's Service National Urban League Blinded Veterans Association National Travelers Aid Society and American Social Hygiene Association.

United Fund Carter United Fung Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA Salvation Army Lawton Chartered Negro Mission Wichita Mountains Easter Service Association Camp Fire Girls City Mission USC The United Seamen's Service National Urban League Blinded Veteran's Association National Traveler's, Aid Society National Social Welfare Assembly American Social Hygiene Association

Hearing Continues On Fort Sill Picketing at Gates

Testimony tied the Oklahoma IAM and two trades councils to pressure contractors and Page Aircraft at Fort Sill. Witnesses described prestrike contract pressures, council influence, and a July labor resolution while noting picketing shut down multiple post projects and a court-ordered limit to gate protests.

Trades Council Fort Sill Gates NLRB Kennedy State Beause Everet Rhea Page Lawton Central Labor Union James Witcher Frand Lodge IAM Central Labor Union Army Page Aircraft Fort Sillsh Trades Councils Fort Sill Fr. L. Derington Freeman Construction Co Derington Wichita Falls Briggs Lawtonian Elam LAM Witcher U.S. Dist W. R Wallace Oklahoma City 5. L. Morrow T. G. Ferguson F.bonilay Harvey Walder John E. Woodward Offic Quenton Elam

Probe to Lead Johnson on missile and satellite probe

Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, head of the Senate Preparedness subcommittee, announced a public probe into U S missile and satellite programs amid concerns of lagging behind. Secretary Dulles noted Soviet progress while American efforts to accelerate develop ments were urged. White Sands reported successful Navy Talos tests and plans for a Snark launch device funded by Grad Urbahn Seelve. Sputnik I and II continued to orbit, with scientists and officials assessing speeds, altitudes, and global sightings while estimates of Russia's costs varied.

Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Senate -Preparedness Johnson Texas Democrat United States Dulles Eisenhower U.S Soviet Union U. S White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico Defense Department New York Grad Urbahn — Seelve Fred L. Whipple Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge Sputnik Japan Austria California Arizona England Ecuador Whipple Tokyo Britain France Russia London Star Moscow Begge Mars Venus

Three Vehicle Wreck Injures Area Man Near Marlow

A 40-year-old Stephens County man, Jefferson D Wortham, was injured in a three vehicle crash on SH 25 east of Marlow. The incident happened at about 3 15 p.m. Tuesday when Wortham's car hit a Dallas Johnson 23 of Pauls Valley driven car, then struck a propane truck driven by Allen Eugene Cox 25 of Duncan.

Stephens County SH 25 Marlow Jefferson D.wortham K. EK. Landis Duncan Highway Patrol Detachment Wortham Dallas Johnson Pauls Valley Allen Eugene Cox Duncan Marlo

Apache To Keep Schools Closed

Apache schools will not resume until Monday, says principal Gwyn Miller. The district closed Monday and Tuesday due to influenza. Early checks show a large portion of students still ill with about 12 percent absent Monday and more cases since, with enrollment around 460 students.

Gwyn Miller Miller

Health Director Attends Mexican Council Meeting

Dr. Charles H. Miller Jr., director of the County City Health Department, travels to Victoria Mexico for the International Good Neighbor Council gathering Thursday through Sunday. He will discuss a local health officer’s experiences during an August 1954 infectious encephalitis outbreak and the value of vector control. He will deliver a greeting from Mayor Ellsworth and return November 11.

Charles H. Miller Jr No. 10 East B Victoria Mexico International Good Neighbor Council Miller Rio Grande Valley CC. R. el

Garage Fire Destroys Southside Workshop

A garage at 2108 S 23rd was destroyed by fire about 7 23 p m Tuesday, city firemen reported. Lt Wiley Cox of Southside Station said water hydrants were distant, hampering efforts as the garage lay outside city limits. Owner Bill Whitney said many tools were housed there.

S. 23Rd Wiley. Cox Southside Bill Whitney

County births rise in Comanche County October report

County records show 234 births in October with 121 girls and 113 boys. Mrs Mollie Randolph, local registrar of vital statistics, announced the figures. Deaths reached 45, compared with 47 in September.

Comanche County Mollie Randolph

Hugo Plant Will Double Production

The Well Lamont Corp Chicago glove makers plan to double production at its Hugo plant. Manager J John Podany announced an expansion adding 120 to 150 employees to handle extra output. Current output is about 2 400 dozen pairs weekly, expected to rise to 4 000 to 4 500 dozen.

Hugo i

Eisenhower Revises Plans On Missile Pace

President Eisenhower changed plans for a news conference as U S officials express alarm over Soviet rocket gains and two Sputniks. Secretary Dulles concedes Soviet lead in missile work while pledging the United States will overtake them. Deputy Defense Chief Quarles says Russia’s strides force urgent action to stay ahead. Senate Democrats press for a rapid satellite missile program review.

U.S Lisenhower Russia John Foster Dulles United States Defense Donald A. Quarles Baltimore Senate Lyndon 3. Johnson Senate Preparedness Subcommittee Eisenhower Anne Wheaton White House

Khrushchev Calls for Direct Disarmament Talks With U S A

Khrushchev urged direct disarmament negotiations with the United States and the Soviet Union to reach mutually acceptable agreements, avoid harming other nations, and replace force with strength-free diplomacy. He favored an East West high level meeting to exclude war as a political tool and criticized a Paris NATO summit as unhelpful for peace. He attacked U.S. Secretary Dulles for keeping the world on the brink of war and for imperialist aims.

United States Soviet Union West U.S.S.R U.S.R U.S.A NATO Paris U.S State Dulles Dulles

Abilene UFO Expert Predicts Influx of Sightings

Jimi Lee of Abilene, head of the Interplanetary Space Patrol, warned that unidentified flying objects will come in large numbers for all to see. He criticized Harvard's Dr. Donald Menzel's explanation of lights near Levelland and said skeptics will be left with no leg to stand on. Lee noted his group has chapters worldwide and has seen huge mail since Levelland.

Abilene Tex Jimi Lee The Interplanetary Space Patrol Harvard Levelland Lee Menzel Outer Space

Burglars Hit Gulf Oil Co Office In City

Thieves entered the Gulf Oil Co office at Railroad and F through a pried south window and stole a small amount of money, cigarette packages, and a clock. Detective Lt. Cleo Stout and Detective R. A. Davis cited owner Johnny Runyon as confirming the loss. No arrest reported. another theft involved a radio record player from Lawrence Chatman at 1208 Jefferson.

Gulf Oil Co Railroad and F Cleo Stout R. A. Davis Johnny Runyon Lawrence Chatman Jefferson Chatman

Manhunt For Slayer After Troopers Are Shot In North Carolina

EllerbE North Carolina reports a massive manhunt for a driver who shot and killed two state troopers at separate sites. Pfc Wister Lee Reece, 39, of Hamlet NC, died after a speed checkpoint shooting. Robe rt Petry Jr., 20, is jailed on an open charge. Police describe the suspect as a Brooklyn NY man in his 20s with a Spanish appearance and Italian accent. The second shooting occurred near Sanford on US 1 as Trooper J T Brown was killed and FR L Gates found the wounded officer. The investigation follows a car fleeing from a Pennsylvania plated 1957 auto with a passenger who fled. A broad manhunt blocked major highways as authorities pursued the suspect.

Ellerbe N.C North ‘Carolina Pennsylvania Pfc Wister Lee Reece Hamsemr Les Reece Robert Petry Jr Norman Rockingham Here Sanford PLC J. T. Brown U.S. 1 FR. L. Gates Brown Gates Brown Gates Perry Ashebora Ellerbeeheck Point Brooklyn N.Y Florida Richmond County Mack Wallace

Space Tale Witness Describes Sudden Encounter aboard craft

Schmidt recalls seeing four boats ct stand by as an object landed and he approached. A glowing flashlight vibe froze him while inside the ship walls appeared transparent revealing a maze of sensors and wiring. Spacemen spoke German and promised to stay awhile before the craft lifted off like a helicopter.

Schmidt

Autopsy Details Point to Viral Pneumonia as Cause

The coroner's jury noted moderate dehydration and lung inflammation consistent with pneumonia, likely viral in origin, as a contributory factor in the child's death. Deputy jurors included Carl Phillips Arvil Roberson J E Wallis Jess Stanley Gore John Wood and J C Cooper.

Sheriff's Carl Phillips Arvil Roberson JE. B. Wallis Jess Stanley Gore John N. Wood J. C. Cooper

Family uses over three thousand gallons of oil yearly

A modern family of four requires about 3,212 gallons of petroleum annually for direct and indirect use in manufacturing personal goods, illustrating the high energy footprint of everyday consumer living.

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