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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1955
Page
4
Gettysburg memory recounts Edward Everett delaying the cemetery ceremony while Abraham Lincoln delivered the more famous address. Everett spoke for two hours. Lincoln, after a brief exchange, gave a short, famed result. The piece ends by asking what became of Everett.
FBI investigates alleged pistol whipping of Idabel taxi driver Jack Whitley by State Crime Bureau Agent Jack Julian after Whitley’s arrest on a warrant for assault with a deadly weapon. Whitley suffered cuts and bruises with possible ear drum damage while hospital doctors assess injuries. Deputy Roane said Julian struck Whitley as they entered the county attorney’s office. Whitley described threats of a scalp massage before another pistol hit. FBI said a preliminary inquiry is under way to determine possible federal civil rights violations.
Lawton bootlegger Howard Shaw pleaded innocent at arraignment before Peace Justice Marvin Cameron. Bound over to Superior Court for trial on maintaining a gambling nuisance, Shaw was released on $1,000 bond. Charged Dec. 23, 1954, after a raid on the Southern Club six days earlier by County Attorney Manville Redman, Investigator Oral Ridgeway, and Deputy Sheriff Arvil Roberson. Preliminary hearing had been set for January but was continued due to legislative immunity.
A brief note suggests that turning clock hands backward is not harmful. The readable text implies a cautious, casual stance on adjusting timepieces, without technical guidance or health concerns.
Washington based Roll Call claims the largest staff among fortnightly publications and has issued press cards to all 531 members of the House and Senate. Editor Sidney Yudain envisions new reporters acting as working press and sending dispatches from hometowns and travels.
Lt. (J. G.) Robert C. Allison, 27, of Robinson, NI, was killed when his Navy Banshee plummeted beside U S 27 in Perry Florida to avoid colliding with two trucks. A truck driver recalled he appeared to steer the plane into the ground to spare the highway traffic.
Dr. Joseph L. Cline, 84, longtime Weather Bureau pioneer and hero of the 1900 Galveston hurricane, died after a three month illness in Dallas. He forecast the storm and sent the last message from the city, alerting the world and guiding rescue efforts after the disaster subsided.
A four year old from near Comanche, David Elliott, was in satisfactory condition after surgery in University Hospital Oklahoma City to remove a lead pellet from his chest. The injury occurred while playing near Apache when his six year old brother Mike shot him with an air pistol.
Romanian premier Gheorghe Gheorgiu-Dej announced that Soviet troops will remain in Romania until American forces withdraw from Western Europe and Western military alliances are dissolved. The Radio Bucharest broadcast said Soviet soldiers would assure Romania's security under the Warsaw Pact signed last May.
Most of the mica produced in the United States comes from the western part of North Carolina, reflecting regional mineral wealth that supports mining communities and related industries in that area.
Lawton voters approved a 235000 bond for school repairs and construction. Greater Lawton Inc. reports 253 charter members in its civic finance drive. Other items note a near surrender of Japan, drowning of two Wolf brothers in Cache Creek, Richard H. Lawrence named associate director of the Oklahoma Employment Service, and local incidents including a Grandfield volunteer fire chief burned in a gasoline barrel explosion and a collision injuring Police Chief Carl Froneberger.
Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks presided over a light docket with six cases Thursday. Four involved public drunkenness. Ralph Felder forfeited a $20 bond on reckless driving and Betty Johnson was fined $20 for resisting arrest.
Geneva reports Japan will become a member of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on September 10 after three months of tariff negotiations with 18 of its 34 members and two years of efforts. The announcement was made Thursday night.
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