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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1954
Page
17
Chattanooga reports special interest in Rodney Varapayher attempting a Sonat promis poultry raising. No layer will be kept through a melt. The plan aims to stock 500 laying hens with new chick supplies and cage equipment, promising a con process for increased egg production.
A longtime Secret Service agent who served from 1901 and retired in 1945 died at his California home. The obituary notes his extensive career protecting notable figures and his residence in the western United States.
Press and McCarthy close a period of quiet inquiry into J Robert Oppenheimer and the H bomb affair. The June to July 1953 events include Strauss ruling Oppenheimer cannot keep secret documents and Eisenhower’s insistence on a wall between the president and secrets.
Arizona declines the offer from 50 state inmates to fund acting warden Ted O. Mullen's salary in Florence. Mullen plans to return to his higher post in the Department of Licenses as the state will not accept inmate payments.
Eartha Kitt discusses fears before performances at the Mocambo and on stage in New York. She notes how theater fright faded with experience and credits early success to a city council push. The interview mentions a potential film version of Carmen Jones and her evolving singing style.
Clarence Scott says about 15 entries from county districts have joined a spelling contest set for Saturday at the SIS gym. James Wallace of Fort Sill Indian Agency will supervise the event, which begins at 10 a.m. A 100-word written test for grades seven and eight will determine perfect honor certificates.
Lawton high school pupil Allen Isbell won first place in oratory at the state speech tournament in Norman. Sidne Koons placed in poetry and Bennie Ann Schaefer took second in a radio event while Eugene Zwick and Irene Overall reached finals in dramatic reading and humorous literature. The event runs through Thursday.
An enthusiastic Kerr helps a traveler on the Turner Turnpike after his auto stalls, a brief incident noted last week in Oregon. The traveler did not pay for the aid, and Kerr is identified with the Chamber of Commerce.
Harold Hutton of Clinton is reappointed as president of the State Board of Agriculture for a new five year term. Johnston Murray handles the renewal in Oklahoma City on April 14 with formalities accompanying the gesture.
A speaker argues that the United States could become a utopia with atom power. He notes two generations of lag in social sciences compared to physical sciences and calls for swift development of social sciences to lift the nation. The speaker was introduced by gate to the international.
In Miami to replace Harvey House who will be unable to make the trip. Jake Hester is the other one Sinaiorganization chalked up Percert attendance in March. Same record as was set in January, Ken Martin, president, reported.
Indiahoma schedules a spelling contest with rising difficulty as contestants progress toward the final round. Officials describe a phased challenge that tightens after each elimination, aiming to test accuracy and resilience among participants.
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