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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1953

Page

8

Hospital News Items Births and admissions in Lawton area

Memorial births list a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George L. Corwin born Aug 15 at 10 p.m. weight 8 pounds ? ounces. Several patients admitted or dismissed include Mrs. Virginia Freeman 1909 Ferris medical and Donna Carol Miller 114 medical. Kiowa births note a son to Mr. and Mrs. J W Cooper Jr Star Rt Lawton born Aug 15 at 1 p.m. weight 8 pounds 7 ounces. Admitted Nellie Dodson Elgin medical and dismissed Ida Johnson 117 C surgery. Southwestern

George L. Corwin Lawton Virginia Freeman Ferris Sam E. Roberson L. D. Lamb Geronimo Donna Carol Miller Harry C. Miller Monroe Colby B. McDaniel S. 17Th Lee Ehler Cameron Warren Liberty Taylor Clayborn S. 13Th Peggy Lee Penick Ernest Penick Star Rt Francis Bartholomew Chattanoora Dora Bryan Arlington Mary Rivera McKinley Rudolph Mahlstead Dearborn William H. Cook Cache William A. Cook Jr John Larry Overby Paul Overby Oak Joe Lansden N. 38Th Lemmie Bookman Jimoe Jefferies Leon Maddox David E. Reece Jefferson Irene Goode S. Eighth Clifford H. Powers Sherman Crawford Washington Kiowa J. W. Cooper, Jr Star Rt. Lawton Lee Viddaurri Lone Wolf Richard Cash Oklahoma Williams Fort Cobb Nellie Dodson Elgin Ida Johnson Southwestern John R. Foster Boyd L. Hoskins M. T. Lincecum Altus Milford Walker Cache Rd Elmer Steele W. C James Euclid John James Smith Jr John J. Smith Cecil Dale Cummings Robert D. Cummings James R. Gentry Fletcher William R. Rector

Markets and Oklahoma City Livestock Marks Aug 17

Chicago butter market totals 1,037,121 pounds with steady tone and various score prices. Oklahoma City livestock report shows cattle and calves trading slowly, hogs up to 25 cents higher, sheep steady, and scattered births and medical notes listed for local families and residents. Includes specific weights, prices, and up to date market variations for beef, hogs, and lambs.

Chicago Oklahoma City Livestock Oklahoma City USDA

Prayer Service to Honor City Soldier in Korean War

Disabled American Veterans will hold a memorial prayer for Pvt. David Jackmon of Kansas City, selected from casualty lists to represent the area. The 30 minute service opens the national convention with Protestant Catholic and Jewish clergy taking part as a wreath is laid before about 3000 veterans.

Davs Pvt David Jackmon Charlie Jackmon Garfield Kansas City Pvt. Jackman America

Texhoma Firm Wins New Trial in Gas Main Case

Panhandle Chevrolet and Implement Co of Texhoma sought 111 408 in a suit against Southwest Public Service Co. A May 1950 explosion wrecked the Texhoma building, with Panhandle alleging a leaky gas main caused the blast while the utility blamed sewer gas. The jury had favored the utility, but U S District Court Judge Stephen Chandler ordered a new trial.

Oklahoma City Panhandle Chevrolet and Implement Co Texhoma Southwest Public Service Co U. S. District Court Stephen Chandler Panhandle Southwest Public Service

Area Men In Service Rotation Trip For Knauer

Lt. Glenn W. Knauer 1402 B goes on rotation to the U S from Korea with the 2nd Infantry division. A West Point graduate entered service in June 1950 and earned the Bronze Star as an intelligence officer in the 15th FA battalion. His wife Ruth and six month old daughter Suzanne Lynn will travel west to meet him. Richard W. Smith 508 Carver now serves with the 7th Infantry division in Korea. His wife Jessie Lee lives in Lawton. Smith, a ten year Army veteran, is chief of section in Battery A of the 31st FA battalion.

Glenn W. Knauer U. S Korea 2Nd Infantry Knauer United States Military Academy West Point N.Y 15Th FA Ruth Suzanne Lynn Richard Smith Richard W. Smith Carver 7Th Infantry Jessie Lee Lawton Smith 31St FA

Three More Traffic Complaints Filed

Three more traffic complaints were filed this afternoon in connection with highway patrol arrests. Keith Gilbert Neill of Fort Sill was charged with speeding Wayne Joseph Seifert of Fort Sill with running a stop sign and Roger Henry Boyken of Fort Sill with an improper muffler in justice of the peace courts.

Justice of the Peace Courts Keith Gilbert Neill Fort Sill Wayne Joseph Seifert Roger Henry Boyken

Bearskin Slaying Baffles Police Probe Pushed

Pawhuska Oklahoma August 17 A little progress reported in the double death investigation of Bearskin and his wife Rose Ted Bearskin 52 a Seneca Indian and Rose 49 an Osage found shot near their car on a rural Osage County road The Osage County Sheriff said clues exist but gave no specifics and did not expect an immediate arrest The wife had recently received 200 to 400 dollars at the Osage agency for grazing leases and the purse was missing from the scene.

Pawhuska Okla UPA Ted Bearskin Osage Charles Cass Cass Bearskin Rose Here C. R. Owen Osage Agency

Ice Box Deaths May Be Murder

WEST MEMPHIS Ark A deputy sheriff reports a man who twice threatened five children found dead in an ice box may be involved. The father J A Hallman 34 says the deaths were murder due to strange occurrences. coroner says suffocation from the lid. An oldest daughter recalls a plow point on the lid. Neighbors heard screams.

West Memphis Ark Gladstone Williams J. A. Hallman Hallman Crittenden County T. H. McGough Mary Elen

French Crisis Ends Workers Resume Posts

In France on August 17 workers returned to posts as strikes eased and most factories opened. In Marseille, federally controlled CGT metal workers faced sit down orders but militant Reds saw only a few obey. Government efforts under Premier Laniel aimed to prevent a government collapse and curb Communist influence while Paris transportation remained disrupted and tours were spoiled.

Paris France Marseille CGT Metal Workers Union Joseph Laniel

Local Notices Highlight Visits And Travel Tales

Mr and Mrs Jim Taylor visit ends as they return from Fort Worth where they stayed with their daughter and son in law and grandchildren Gary and Sharon they also visited Mr Taylor s brother Lee Taylor Mrs Mildred Coltharp Howell school principal returns from a long southern circuit accompanied by her mother Mrs W D Elder. Mr and Mrs W H Woodward and two sons Hunter and Thomas plan to depart tonight for Brookville Mississippi for a relative s wedding and family visit.

Jim Taylor Taylor R. L. Phillips Gary Sharon Fort Worth Texas Mr. Taylor Lee Taylor Mildred Coltharp Howell School Ohio Kentucky Indiana Tennessee W. D. Elder Cincinnati W. H. Woodward Hunter Thomas LN. Lauman Fort Sill Brookville Miss

Eisenhower urges self-help in mutual security push

President Eisenhower told Congress Western nations must boost self-help as American aid cannot do the whole job. The six month mutual security report notes Soviet threat and shifts aid emphasis to Asia and the Pacific, urging European defense pact ratification, trade expansion, and private investment to bolster free nations.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Russia Europe Asia Pacific America Foreign Operations Administration FOA Mutual Security Agency Indochina Soviet Union Western Europe

Faxon Enrollment Starts Friday for Public Schools

Faxon public schools will begin enrollment Friday per superintendent Frazier Pierce. Classes start Monday August 24 with lunch program same day. About 140 students expected to enroll this year. New teachers include superintendent in mathematics American history and general science Jerry Hutchinson coach and Mrs Cantero for seventh and eighth grades.

FAXON Faxon Public Schools Frazier Pierce Pierce Jerry Hutchinson Cantero

Mulhall Community Fair Set for Sept. 12

Mulhall announces the third annual Mulhall community fair will be held September 12. The event is sponsored by the Mulhall Community Club and aims to bring residents together with local activities and exhibits.

Mulhall The

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