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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1953
Page
2
Oklahoma City and surrounding markets report mixedmovements with beef, hogs, and sheep values steady to higher. Cattle and calves show modest gains while hogs rise, and eggs and butter hold near steady amidst regional price shifts and delivery notes.
Budget items from Sheriff to TB and public health totals are listed with specific office allocations. The budget and proclamation for next month's special election will be published here Thursday, with the election proclamation required to be published four times.
Maj. Edward W. Lane of Westfield Pennsylvania has assumed duties as troop information and education officer at Fort Sill. A Cornell graduate, Lane has ten years of active duty with four years in Zweibrucken Germany with the 307th Replacement Group.
Lawton Chamber of Commerce expanded with 31 firms added in the last three months. Assistant manager Bob Chandler disclosed a total new income of 1322 dollars from members such as Sears, Nehil Bottling, Wacker Stores, Mt. Scott Theater, J. J. Bollinger Construction, Central Motor, Ranch Motel, Crider's Beauty Shop, Elk's Motel, and Copper Kettle among others, along with representatives including James Edwards and Frank Cornforth.
Two city bootleggers pled guilty and chose a month in county jail with fines. Henry Watson of 1201 Washington was fined 100 dollars and costs and 30 days. Aubrey Shaw accepted 50 dollars and 30 days, plus a separate drunken driving fine and costs. Shaw’s sentencing deferred to Sept. 3. Barney A. Smith faced drunken driving trial as the docket’s first case, following a Lee Blvd. wreck injuring an 11 month old. The infant’s father sues for 50,000 dollars. Also, James Houser pled guilty to reckless driving with 100 dollars fine and costs. Charlene Gatewood, a Negro woman, paid 50 dollars for vagrancy reduced from soliciting. Robert Ferrell was convicted in a drunken driving case with 100 dollar fine and costs.
Parker filmed a dramatic battle as two buffalo bulls charged and fought over a cow near Lake Grama in a restricted game area. A third shaggy bull appeared, elevating tension as the scene unfolded but the outcome remained unknown.
A cold front brought 75 mph winds that downed electric and telephone lines in Altus causing property damage. Fletcher saw a 6:30 p.m. strike with .25 inch rainfall amid an all night rain in Indiahoma and Snyder. Lawton avoided the front, while Medicine Park and Apache saw light rain. Patrolman John Frampton noted moisture would not raise Akre water levels. Highs in the 80s with lows around 65 and a five day forecast of little temperature change but more statewide showers and thunder showers.
Air is bubbled through storage fuel tanks from the bottom to reduce fire intensity and can sometimes snuff out the blaze completely. This method directs air to disrupt combustion and cools the tank interior.
Lawton Chamber of Commerce directors approved sharing the 1953 Oklahoma Industrial Tour expenses and sending a city representative among 80 state leaders on a Pittsburgh Philadelphia New York and New England trip October 3 18. They authorized a 250 contribution to the Gas Users association for an upcoming State Corporation Commission hearing on gas prices and backed entertainment for Fort Sill advanced officers classes. They also approved forming a Lawton Comanche County Law Enforcement council.
Four Navy men die in a takeoff crash at Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts involving a RyD Douglas Liftmaster of Naval Air Transport Squadron 6. Authorized reports indicate the accident occurred during launch procedures and the squadron was assigned to the base.
Lawton okays a scaled back recreation program with 20 midget football teams and 32 midget baseball squads cut from the budget. A $40,000 youth center is planned starting Oct 1 as funds come from city, donations, and pledges totaling about $25,000 already collected plus new gifts from local groups and a gas station pledge.
City council approves ordinance guiding new project after study with Phil Hornstein of the Lawton Humane Society. Resolution OKd to deed four acres of Indian land north of Ferris and east of Fort Sill Boulevard for construction and upkeep of a National Guard armory, with state transfer and reserved city mineral rights.
Land may be used only for public purposes as funds were approved for a large armory building. Council favors two new automobiles for Police Chief Ralph Hennessee to replace worn out vehicles citing high repair and maintenance costs. A motion to reserve first priority of $5,000 for the recreational council passed without opposition, while two councilmen abstained on supporting the recreational group’s juvenile delinquency programs.
Gov Johnston Murray announced he will address the Sitting Bull Memorial dedication in Mobridge South Dakota on September 2. His topic will be Indian Contributions to America's History and Culture.
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