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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1953

Page

7

Cotten Mace Vows Exchanged In Chapel Rites

The ceremony at Fort Worth First Methodist Church united Miss Mary Alice Mace and Samuel R. Cotten of Fort Worth Texas with Lloyd H. Olsen officiating. Attendants included Virginia Russell Hal Jones and ushers Robert Jacobs Robert Shulke. The reception followed in the church parlor and the couple departed for a Colorado wedding trip.

Saddle Mountain Mary Alice Mace Samuel R. Cotten Fort Worth Texas Memorial Chapel Lloyd H. Olsen Magness Mace Sedan J. O. Cotten Panama Canal Zone Julia McCormic Louise Doyle Virginia Russell Hal Jones Fort Hood Robert C. Jacobs Robert K. Shulke Russell de Aacon Ward Mesdames Glenn A. Mace Mervyn Mace J. F. Zimmerman Colorado W. M. Mace Emma Lee Mace Nancy Mace Jana Sue Zimmerman Johnnie Zimmerman

Mrs Hicks Shower Honors W O Hicks at Home

Mrs Hicks was feted with a personal shower hosted by Mrs Harold McCaslin at 1806 Pollard. Co-hosts were Mesdames Fred Metscher and Leo Riggins as refreshments under a lace-laid yellow and green theme. Guests registering included Henry Konvicka Carson Everett D R Gilkison Verdell Ellis plus others and several children attended.

A. L. Stringer L. C. Head Harley Willingham Co. D. Thompson Harold Stafford T. H. Kluber M. A. Brummett James Hawley

Sunbeam Focus Week at Faxon Baptist church

Sunbeam Focus week marked at Faxon as the local Sunbeam Band begins with a singing program after the Training Union service Sunday night. Mrs. Orville Smith accompanied with pianist duties and the program features Carol Carter Diana Carson Judy Allen Pamela Smith Ann Henry Tony Hall David Hall Charles Thornton Wilma Thornton Kathy Henderson and sponsor Mrs. E M Carter.

FAXON Sunbeam Sunbeam Band of the Baptist Church Orville Smith Carol Carter Diana Carson Judy Allen Pamela Smith Ann Henry Tony David Hall Charles Wilma Thornton Kathy Henderson E. M. Carter

Faxon Baptists Attend Assembly

Faxon Baptist youth and families attended a week at the Falls Creek Baptist assembly. Participants included Fine and Jerry Anderson Jeannie Allen Max Price Nell Richardson and sponsors Rev and Mrs Elmer Price plus Mr and Mrs Fred Anderson for the full week. Weekend attendees were Oran Carson Jane Diana Paul David Maurice Mary Ann Koleta Geis Bill Peters and family and Orville Smith with Pam.

FAXON Faxon Baptist Church Fine Jerry Anderson Jeannie Allen Max Price Nell Richardson Elmer Price Falls Creek Baptist Assembly Fred Anderson Oran Carson Jane Diana Paul David Maurice Mary Ann Koleta Geis Bill Peters Billy Orville Smith Pam

The Perrys Attend Graduation in Tahlequah

Mr and Mrs C F Perry return from Tahlequah where their daughter Mrs Clarence Winsel Sapulpa graduates from Northeastern State College with a bachelor of science degree after four years of summer study She also finished Faxon high school The couple have taught in county schools near Sapulpa for three years 47 Area Moves Chattanooga Special Mr and Mrs Bill Cawthon and two children move from Mrs C B Armstrongs house to the vacant Church of Christ parsonage Mrs Long from Frederick will move in at the Armstrong residence She is mother of Mesdames Belle McCary and R H Ochsner

FAXON C. F. Perry Tahlequah Clarence Winsel Sapulpa Northeastern State College Faxon High School Chattanooga Bill Cawthon C. B. Armstrong Church of Christ Parsonage Armstrong House Long Frederick Mesdames Belle McCary R. H. Ochsner

Rail carriages labeled Ladies Only divide passengers

Passengers proposed labeling compartments Men Only as a counterproposal to the existing Ladies Only sections on British railways. The suggestion, aimed at avoiding feminine chatter, is rejected by officials and not adopted.

Cotton Controls Creep Nearer After Big Crop

Washington Aug 11 UP The Agriculture Department signals possible federal controls on cotton production mirroring wheat quotas. A spokesman cited a Monday estimate of 14 605 000 bales as proof enough cotton to exhaust quotas. If cotton controls come, growers may vote in December referendum similar to wheat.

Washington Agriculture Department Chicago Drouth Southwest

Damascus Named World’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City

Britannica cites Damascus as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, highlighting its long urban history and enduring settlement since ancient times.

Damascus

Army's Eniac Gets Brainer Than Ever

Aberdeen Maryland reports on the Army upgrading Eniac the electronic calculator to memory eight feet magnetic memory 4100 magnets and 120 big numbers enabling faster ballistic calculations by Col Alden B Taber. The improved computer can recall larger data sets and resume tasks when reactivated.

Army Eniac Ballistics Research Laboratory Aberdeen Proving Ground Alden B. Taber Burroughs Adding Machine Co

Douglas Chides GOP Back Pats On 'Successes

Senator Douglas of Illinois disputes GOP pride in prosperity and Korea cease fire claims made by House Speaker Martin in a nationwide telecast. He argues Truman policies and looming recession could undercut the administration’s achievements. The filmed program aired on ABC TV and DuMont stations.

Washington Sen Douglas D-Ill Korea House Joseph W. Martin Jr R-Mass Martin Eisenhower U. S East Germany William Oatis Associated Press Czechoslovakia Truman Illinois Airot 38Th Parallel Chiang Kai-shek

Red Bayonets Fire on Straggling POWs in Korea

Pfe Richard W. Gollewski of Bayonne New Jersey described a march of 500 prisoners toward Freedom Village Korea where 259 arrived and he witnessed bayoneting of stragglers by guards and starvation along the way. He was captured February 13 1951 with the 2nd Division. He reported the executions occurred as captives collapsed and guards fell back. He recounted little food alms of rice balls or barley.

Freedom Village Korea Bayonne N.J Pfe Richard W. Gollewski Gollewski

Greeks Anxious Warn Italians After Greek Quake

Unconfirmed reports say at least 30 people died with many injured after an earthquake struck coastal towns about 120 miles west of Athens. The tremor, Greece’s second in three days, devastated Sami and damaged Kephalinas Peloonisos Killini and surrounding villages.

Athens Greece Secor Glaros Sami Kephalinas Peloonisos Killini

AEC Awards 47 Contracts for Atomic Energy Research

The Atomic Energy Commission announced the award of 47 contracts totaling 8.53 million dollars to universities and private institutions for nonsecret atomic energy research. The largest, 634 thousand dollars to the University of Rochester for atom smashing machine studies led by Dr. R. E. Marshak. The second largest, 375 thousand dollars to the California Institute of Technology for high energy physics under Dr. Robert F. Bacher.

Washington The Atomic Energy Commission Today Atomic Energy University of Rochester R. E. Marshak California Institute of Technology Robert F. Bacher AEC

Crooked Fund Shortage Reported at San Francisco Jail No. 2

A $611.21 shortage was found in the prisoner-owned and operated fund for cigarettes and candy at San Francisco County Jail No. 2. The note mentions the finding and implies internal mismanagement or theft within the jail system. Average annual rainfall in Phoenix, Arizona is 7.74 inches.

San Francisco San Francisco County Phoenix Ariz

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