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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1953
Page
5
Weekend notices list events including Unity Rebekah lodge No 121 meeting at 8 p m Friday in IOOF hall and a Saturday get acquainted dance by Cooties Pup tent No 16 at 2 p m Fort Sill VFW hut with Fort Sill 97th Army band providing music.
Mrs. L. L. Carpenter hosted a Coke party Thursday morning at 1005 Arlington for teachers of Lawton's junior high school. Guests enjoyed refreshments and informal conversation after a home inspection. Summer flowers furnished the decorations as the group mingled. Attending were Misses Mary Grundy Peggy Loud Ila Moore and Mesdames Nancy Ruth Amis June Barnett Lorena Fullerton Velma Hoffman Sara Johnston Ella Jo Price Lot tie Ranes Helen Schultz Genevieve Wayne and Effie Wickman.
Evelyn Ann Spears was feted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spears at their home on 1107 S Third for her fourth birthday. Guests included Billie Margaret Pursley David Pursley Jerri Ann Wheeler Dorene Miller Andrea Miller Carol Wheeler Loren Nix and David Stamper plus Mrs Arthur Doye Miss Glenda Doye of Oklahoma City and Mr and Mrs Lee Pursley.
Two new members Deanna Par amore and Peggy Wickman join the Junior Miss club meeting at Suzanne Silcott home 212 Fort Sill Blvd with Adele Skrolle as pledge. Vice president Caroline Wiest leads as next week’s red home event is at Jacquelyn Dye 1722 sh. Guests Sally Haggerton and Chlorica Stephens attend alongside Nana Amis Jill Babbitt Margie Crawford Linda Cooter Jan Rice and Marie Violett.
Miss Sarahelen Chapman niece of Mrs. L. E. Cannon 604 A arrives home Wednesday from Morenci Arizona after a family gathering and visits with her father John R. Chapman and two uncles Accompanied by her brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs James R Chapman and daughter Renee Detroit Michigan who will stay in Lawton for several days Furthermore Ladies auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post No 1193 plans a rummage sale at Second and D at 7 am Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. John Stanard and daughter Rosalind return from a San Diego trip visiting Los Angeles Catalina and Tijuana. Miss Marcille Burns, visiting North Hollywood since May 29, plans to arrive home next week. Mrs. Elsie Hankinson leaves Oxnard after a six day visit with Paul A Wege family. Dr. and Mrs. Leo Karl depart Wichita Falls for Davenport Iowa for the Palmer School course, returning September 8.
W R Masters, a local contractor, was approved for two filling stations for Coroco Oil at 1101 Bessie and 2301 E in Lawton Heights Williams addition. Each concrete block building valued at 10,000 dollars is to be finished in 60 days. J Woods receives permit for a new residence at C and South 12th. Lloyd addition two story stucco house to be completed in about 10 days. C J Pipes seeks permit to remodel a garage apartment at 2425 E with work valued at 2000 dollars on a 30 day project.
Tulsa World reports oil men staked 168 new wells in the past week, up 23 from the prior period. It also notes 138 completions: 90 oil wells, 1 gas well, 44 dry holes, and 3 abandoned sites. Initial oil output was 12,938 barrels daily and gas is 10 million cubic feet. Total footage drilled reached 390,836.
H. W. Lanmann of Rt. 1 Geronimo has expanded his herd by buying Hillview Royal Prince a red yearling bull from J. A. Mallow of Lawton.
A flood of letters from parents judges church groups and officials greets Senate plans to investigate juvenile delinquency led by Sen Hendrickson. Writers blame adults praise church upbringing and urge deeper probing into narcotics liquor and gang issues with hearings set for fall.
Mosavar reports a Russian officer claiming to be chief spy and border commander has fled to Iran and is jailed. Col. Petrovsky allegedly provided Iranian authorities detailed drawings of Soviet military sites from the Caspian Sea to the Afghan border. An Iranian official warned Iran could not resist a flood of Russian troops.
Volunteer firemen rushed to the station when the alarm sounded. Cars pulled over but the trucks did not leave. The door jammed stopping response. A bystander extinguished a parked car fire before responders could break free.
Charleston West Virginia 15yearold junior high school major ette from Chelyan files a 750000 damage suit alleging a dynamite blast at a construction site on the West Virginia Turnpike hurled a stump fragment into her passing convertible. Defendants named MorrisonKnudson Co of Boise Idaho and Ralph E Mills Co of Frankfort Ky.
A rummage sale will be held at the lot adjoining Knox Jensen Motor Company used cars on Second and E at 6 30 a m Saturday. The event is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Pee Wee baseball team parents to raise funds.
In Hayes England police recovered 21 year old Veronica Valentine from a tiny attic cell in her lover Bernard Clewett's home while investigating a neighbor's stolen chair. Clewett 24 admitted stealing the chair to fund comfort and said he sheltered the girl after her mother turned her out. Doctors described Veronica as in poor condition.
A resident described as being in a very poor state of health both mentally and physically was located in a hostel for homeless girls. The report notes concerns over welfare and care conditions at the facility.
A note suggests whaling, once key to Australia’s economy, may be staging a revival. Stakeholders and researchers discuss potential shifts in industry activity and regulatory context amid renewed interest.
Philippines President Elpidio Quirino, who had two stomach ulcer operations last month, will be discharged from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Saturday.
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