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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1954
Page
5
A hospital notice lists multiple births on April 19 with parents and addresses, weights, and times. It also records surgical and medical admissions and dismissals, including named patients and guardians, plus several residents under care.
An aged patient at Coal Gate Clinic recalls Civil War days born in Kentucky in 1849 and recounts rearing 48 children and hundreds of grandchildren. Her daughter Mrs. Katie Miller corroborates the long life and early experiences as she remains bedridden.
The article notes Sige Spain once led Caribbean development and Columbus era voyages but currently controls no territory in the region. It emphasizes a shift from historic leadership to absent territorial authority.
Newark dispatch reports former Rep. J Parnell Thomas, jailed in 1949 for payroll kickbacks, running on a pro McCarthy platform to regain his old New Jersey 7th District seat against incumbent Rep. William Widnall. The race, with bingo and raffles referenda, opens 7 AM and closes 8 PM.
Washington reports surplus farm crops are pushing into livestock Products with records in wheat corn cotton and potatoes. Dairy and meat outputs rise as government price supports fall and hog cattle poultry see higher production, signaling larger fall and winter pork and beef supplies.
Tulsa data show U S oil output for the week ending April 17 at 6 578 875 barrels, with a 1954 cumulative total of 683 019 950 barrels. Oklahoma led weekly gains rising 6 000 to 526 200. California and Michigan posted declines of 700 barrels each to 988 700 and 34 700 respectively. Kansas increased 1 900 to 33 800.
Moscow dispatch reports Izvestia accusing the United States of intervention in Indo China during the fourth Supreme Soviet session in the Kremlin. Premier Malenkov was to address about 1,300 delegates as Izvestia denounced American efforts to form a new Pacific military bloc and defend colonial dominance in Asia.
Elmer Davis age 26 and Estes Bright 37 fled Tahlequah jail after sawing bars. Davis was captured in Muskogee. Bright remains at large while tied to Mayes and Cherokee county burglaries. Also linked to Peggs post office theft and a grocery burglary investigation.
OKLAHOMA CITY Lt. Charles Rice chief examiner of the Department of Public will attend the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University Safety Commissioner Dixie Gilmer announced Rice won for the fourth straight year an award from the Farmers Insurance Group Safety Foundation for the trip to the institute.
City Manager G F Hill ordered a seven day rabies quarantine of all dogs within Nowata Oklahoma. The action aims to curb dog born rabies spread and protect residents and animals. The order applies to all neighborhoods and requires vaccination or containment.
The American Hearing Aid Assn. says some people hear up to 20 000 cycles per second, while the average range is about 3 000 cycles per second.
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative as a gentle, salt free remedy for temporary constipation. Claims reliable relief for all ages, helps with sour stomach from constipation, and offers a money back guarantee. Mail order for a bottle to Box 280 New York NY.
The verdict came after 25 minutes against Carson an 11 year term at the McAlester penitentiary for violating parole on an old robbery case.
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