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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1953
Page
2
The Dixie Store remodel and expansion, underway two months, nears completion with a new exterior face and enlarged interior. It will expand to the Koehler building ground floor at Fourth and C, replacing part of the Security Bank site. Completion expected by mid August for the fall season opening.
Lawton School Superintendent Shoemaker coordinates personnel interviews, staffing, and federal aid reporting while supervising 286 teachers and 45 custodians. He liaises with Fort Sill, oversees bus routes, repairs, and summer projects across 16 city schools, with board meetings and public relations driving the season.
Niagara Falls Ont city firefighters answered a strange call as a robin in a spring nest caused by remodeling became entangled in string 60 feet above ground. Fireman Frank Armstrong reached the bird with a ladder and freed it without injury.
John Perkins used a .22 caliber rifle with a telescope to bag a rare white woodchuck in Pittsfield Massachusetts. The sighting of such an animal drew attention from local hunters and residents. This unusual quarry highlights wildlife diversity in the area.
The Kiowa Comanche and Apache General Council rescinds previous membership rules and asks for per capita payments from 310 acres sold to Lawton. Eligible are those on the June 28, 1941 roll living when payment authority is issued and their children born before the payment date. Birth certificates must be provided to Edgar Monet atchi, tribal enrollment clerk, at the Southern Plains Indian Museum in Anadarko from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday.
The House approved a plan to admit 214000 Iron Curtain refugees and other aliens over three years and authorize up to 100 million dollars in surplus food aid abroad until March 15. A 200 million dollar Korea relief and overseas program measure passed the House and heads to Senate. Knowland signaled a Monday Senate session.
Peiping radio reports the armistice commission agreed on marking and guarding a 24 mile buffer zone to be patrolled by Allied and Communist officers. Red Cross workers from both sides will distribute comfort packages to POWs as they move to Panmunjom for exchange. Neatherlin urged faster movement for caravans and a 10 member coordinating group will stay at Panmunjom.
Sapulpa group vice chairman led a last ditch bid to bend the Turner Turnpike into a dog leg through Sapulpa, triggering costly engineering studies and right of way purchases, delaying completion and widening authority rifts. Matthews previously opposed Gov Murray's toll road bill, drawing government scrutiny.
Naturally Cover New Hampshire reports Collector Edgar Bois says husbands refuse to pay the head tax on their wives pots. The note frames resistance to the levy as a social issue in the local area.
The state memorial service in the rotunda moved to Tuesday marking a somber reflection after Taft's death. The Taft family requested no floral offerings, asking instead that gifts go to suitable charitable organizations, as announced by Senate Sergeant at arms Forest Harness.
The American note delivered by Ambassador Bohlen condemned the incident in the strongest terms and deplored the loss of life. The note followed earlier protests against the shooting down of the B 50 bomber as tensions rose between the United States and the Soviet Union.
In Memphis, 75 year old Bettie Brooks fights wild rabbits raiding her pansy beds on Bettie Brooks Lane. She set traps but cannot catch the rabbits as they prefer the flowers outside the traps.
Johnny Reece, 40, Lawton, began serving a 30 day county jail sentence for transporting liquor after the state criminal court of appeals upheld the conviction. He must pay a $500 fine on the same conviction. Reece was arrested in October 1951 driving a panel truck loaded with 36 cases of whisky.
Four day rodeo at LO ranch begins Monday night with crowning of rodeo queen. Contestants ride arena maneuvers judged on horsemanship personality and costume. Win includes cowboy boots and trophy belt. Advance tickets $1.25 adults 60c children. at gate $1.50. Kiwanis clubs run sales and concessions. Tex Ritter Smiley Burnette Hank Thompson and Western band schedule. Events include bareback riding calf roping saddle bronc bull riding bull dogging.
US and Korean talks with Dulles aim to set key provisions for a United States Korea security treaty while preserving option to withdraw troops later. Allies stay alert for any enemy move despite ongoing readiness. Diplomats worry extended forces could hinder Communist talks.
Army officials observed a 50,000 strong Scout camp, noting tent city size and evacuation planning. Oklahoma, Texas, and southern state contingents displayed culture and confederate money while celebrities like Nixon and Hollywood stars visited. Trading of souvenirs and cross state exchanges dominated daily life as German and English scouts impressed leaders.
Brenda-Myr's Princess, a junior two year old Guernsey owned by the Lawton Burton dairy west of Lawton, produced 543 pounds of butterfat in one year as announced by the American Guernsey Cattle club of Peterborough New Hampshire. The cow is out of the Guernsey sire St Albans Actor Grandee who has 23 sons and daughters listed in the club's Performance Register.
A Columbus man witnessed a smoke plume from a crash during a refuge drive and reached the wreckage where his son and Lt Powell were freed from the burning plane. Powell, a resident of Lawton, lives at 2108 N Sheridan Road.
Cross was a popular soldier who served in Germany and Korea. He brought home a German war bride and later reenlisted after returning to the United States. In Korea he served with Kine Company of the 5th Regimental Combat Team, attached to the 45th Infantry Division. Descriptions portray him as a fine morale builder and good comrade among six men in a bunker when conversation turned to the war’s end.
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