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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1955
Page
6
A concise reflection ties biblical peace from Leviticus 26:6 to Charles Sumner’s call for the world to hear God’s trace. The lines evoke security, moral order, and a universal appeal for divine guidance across nations.
The piece notes a strong 1950s upbeat economy with widespread building and rising consumer activity. It highlights more cars, boats, shops, and leisure ventures as Americans travel and spend, predicting continued growth through winter with cautious signs for spring.
The piece notes a rise in do it yourself home improvement as Americans increasingly labor on ladders to paint, trim, and repair. It contrasts with cheap labor abroad, framing DIY as an economic necessity and a symbol of self-reliant living in a consumer era.
A historical Q and A set covers topics from U S patent signs by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson on July 30 1790 to calendar year bounds and income tax figures. It notes Norway Independence Day in North Dakota and Colombia’s underground church at Zipaquira near Bogota. It explains North Seas control in WWI and II and the conscience fund starting in 1811 with a high in 1950.
Washington report outlines a coordinated redetection effort to lure refugees back to Czechoslovakia and other satellites. Czech diplomacy notes five returnees with more planned as travel hurdles, loans, and propaganda temptations rise amid Western hostility to defection. More than 500,000 Iron Curtain refugees have been resettled in the U S and Canada since World War II, with Western Europe housing hundreds of thousands in camps and facing emigration limits, while Bulgaria's tactics show highly organized persuasion targeting refugees.
In Los Gatos California two flying college students on a sightseeing expedition crashed on a ridge after flying too low while reportedly intent on a nudist convention. They were not injured.
Jack Trimbadore of Manville, New Jersey, aged 27, overcame polio since age three to pass the state bar examination with high marks. He completed the two day papers using a fountain pen gripped in his teeth.
Hair stylist Samuel Dicaro introduced a new feminine coiffure named the Daisy Crockett. The design features a long back section resembling a coonskin cap tail with a touch of bleach to finish the look.
Mayor C. R. Ellsworth announced a new plan centralizing all city vehicle supplies under one manager. Larry Bevins was named to handle all issued items, with each vehicle’s oil and gas use recorded to track operating costs under the new budget system.
Oklahoma City state safety chief Jim Lookabaugh named Capt. H. J. Harmon an original Highway Patrol trooper as assistant. Harmon, since 1937, has held roles in Claremore supervision, weights division, field captaincy, and pension board, with new leadership changes announced across duty assignments.
Births include a Cox son born July 31 at 3 53 pm weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces and a Roule son born July 31 at 2 33 am weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces. The list also records dozens of admissions and dismissals across multiple towns with names, ages, and medical or surgical statuses.
Washington commentary credits President Eisenhower with restoring U S leadership at Geneva after years of Soviet pressure. The piece traces Allied strength from the Truman era, including NATO, the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin airlift, and Korea, to the need for continuous vigilance and a no death by age pact in the atomic era. It notes bipartisan support from Senate leaders and warns against repeating postwar defense cuts.
Ruth Millett writes about young couples in a troubled marriage where frequent quarrels threaten not just disputes but the idea that marrying was a mistake. She argues the danger is doubting the union itself rather than the arguments and urges couples to seek mutual fair solutions to stay happy.
County commissioners at the courthouse approved fund collections for July led by Roy Johnson. The county clerk's office reported 1950 dollars with components from the register of deeds and chattel mortgages and small fees. City court monthly receipts totaled 996.25. Commissioners also approved July free commodities usage showing 858 families, 982 people, received rations.
Dixie Haley an 18 year old airman at Sheppard Air Force Base was fined 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 10 days in county jail for driving while intoxicated. County Judge S R Harper imposed the fine and jail term. charged by County Attorney Manville Redman from a police report by Frank Murphy. Also charged with DWI was James Alvin Lewis 42 of No 25% C. to be arraigned before Judge Harper. Donald Grey Ireland 24 of Fort Sill was charged with speeding at night before City Judge Ralph Cline.
Joe Cummings, 17, of 706 E, charged with second degree burglary by County Attorney Manville Redman. Accused of breaking into Pat and Jack's Drive In on 2014 Cache Road around July 18, prying a back door lock and stealing about $13 from a pinball machine. Complaint signed by Detective Melvin Simmons before Justice Woodrow Giles. Likely arraignment today. officials say first offense.
Downtown Lawton business merchants, members of the Chamber of Commerce, will meet in the Chamber office at 9 30 a m Tuesday to discuss an advertising promotion program.
Frank Griffin, 61, of 130 E. Gore, charged with illegal possession running a joint and maintaining a public nuisance after a Sunday raid at 8 30 p m. Bond set at 20 dollars on each charge. One half pint whisky and five fifths wine seized. Arresting officer Jimmy Warren.
A bright sun and clear sky marked a typical hot August day in Lawton with highs expected 95 to 100 degrees today and Tuesday. Tonight's low around 73, the 11 a.m. reading was 99. statewide notes show 102 in Gage and 98 at Fort Sill, with the Gulf tropical storm not affecting Oklahoma.
Khrushchev said the Soviet Union would support Eisenhower's earth satellites program if it serves mankind. He spoke at a Swiss delegation reception in Moscow but offered no details or specifics about Eisenhower's plan.
Lillie Keller said she misplaced a red leather purse at a South 11th Street low drive restaurant between 2:00 and 2:30 a.m. Sunday. The drawstring purse contained about 300 dollars and she was accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law most of the evening.
Americans consider lettuce the second most popular vegetable behind potatoes. Per person consumption ranks lettuce just below potatoes, highlighting its widespread use in national diets.
A compact listing of crossword style across and down clues covering people places and terms to solve. The grid includes entries such as Dick and Harry, British princess of Tarsus, rodent, prosperity, rabbit, purloin, actress vs, outer space projectile, Alaska city, and more plus several numbered entries and a Gardner reference.
Answer to Previous Puzzle Interpret Speed contest Malt beverages Panay seaport Senseless Monster prefix Fastens Happening Hastened End prefix Gaelic French summers Always Pealed Fold Each clue maps to a word or prefix forming a compact crossword style entry.
A model aeroplane operator in Woodboro Maryland was electrocuted when a metal wire attached to the plane touched a 7,200 volt power line. A witness said James Knox fell, recovered briefly, then collapsed and died at the scene. Authorities noted the fatal spark and danger of contacting power lines. The victim, listed as Knox, was 22 and from Emmitsburg.
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