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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1955

Page

16

Slumping Dallas Still Holds Lead In Texas League

Dallas Eagles stumble with four straight losses as San Antonio's Missions rise within 2.5 games. Shreveport hands Dallas three straight defeats while Fort Worth crushes Dallas 11 hits and four homers. Mel Held nets his 21st win as Houston and Shreveport vie for third place amid a tight race.

Dallas Eagles San Antonio Missions John Red) Murff Shreveport Fort Worth Cats Cats Carroll Beringer Beaumont Mel Frank Johnson Houston Tulsa Oklahoma City Ernie Groth Stan Pitula Oilers Joe Macko Rocky Krsnich Dolan Nichols

City Bowling Plans Progress

Lawton Bowling Association met at Sooner Lanes Tuesday night to discuss a series of singles and doubles tournaments in addition to the regular city events. A four member committee led by James Buntyn will plan the first tournament for the October weekend. A new novice keglers league was proposed. The season keeps Monday Church League, Tuesday Major League, and Friday All-Star Classic, with start times moved to 8 30 p.m. The Women’s league also moved bowling night from Wednesday to Thursday for 1955 56.

Lawton Bowling Association Sooner Lanes Neal Goode Art Corrales James Buntyn Bill Ewald Church League Bill Boydston

Chickasha Rolls In Sandlot Meet With 8-0 Win

Chickasha stays in the winners bracket by routing Geary 8-0 as Bill Dryden powers the pitching. Bethany routs Cushing 20-0 with Connie Swensson holding Cushing to two hits and 14 Bethany safeties building on 10 Cushing errors. Sayre and Madill face 6 p.m. games, Tulsa Welding School meets Jones, Chickasha to face winner, Bethany meets Geary.

Chickasha Okla Geary Bethany Cushing Connie Swensson Bill Dryden

Red Atomic Workers Join Elite Ranks

Geneva report describes Soviet atomic laborers gaining six hour days and a month of paid vacation, with sanatorium breaks possible. Letavet notes a permissible daily dose of five hundredths of a roentgen, totaling about three tenths per week, matching some nations. An American scientist says there is little difference in health impact at such low radiation levels.

Geneva Soviet Union A. A. Letavet Letavet Russia United States Britain

Seaman Jumps Overboard After Picture Taken Aboard United States

In New York a 40 year old seaman Ci cero Nedd reportedly asked a woman passenger to take his photo aboard the luxury liner United States then leapt into the Atlantic as the ship sailed far at sea. Commodore John Anderson said the liner conducted a two hour search for Nedd, who was believed to have drowned.

New York Cicero Nedd United States Atlantic Commodore John Anderson Nedd

Bull Stray Rancher Becomes Newsroom Visitor

William R. Shuford, 20, ejected from a Navy jet trainer at Gulfport National Guard base after pushing the wrong button. He was only slightly hurt on impact. A stray Nashville stockyard bull then wandered into a newspaper office and was captured by Vanderbilt University psychology department staff.

Gulfport, Miss William R. Shuford National Guard Shuford Nashville Vanderbilt University

Sign painter stirs crowd with wrong milk exhibit caption

A Springfield Illinois state fair incident featured a sign over the milking machine exhibit misdescribing the process as transferring milk from can to cow. The error caused embarrassment and led to the exhibitor withdrawing the sign and having it corrected.

Springfield Ill

Imperial Concubine powder becomes popular in Canton

Reports from Canton note Imperial Concubine as the most popular face powder now allowed by the regime. In Newark, Benjamin Wassell tells a traffic judge his wife was sick from the heat, claiming he parked overtime to take her to an air conditioned movie, and the judge suspends sentence.

Hong Kong Canton Newark N.J Benjamin Wassell Lassell

Youth Sues Police City For Injuries In Summer Chase

Clinton Oklahoma 15 year old Ronald Keith Anderson filed suit for 935000 against three police officers five city officials and a bonding firm over injuries from a police chase last summer. He alleges unnecessary shooting by Officer J D Bowes and partial paralysis after buckshot hit him. Defendants include Bowes Mack Hanks Johnson and four city commissioners. Charges against the youth were not filed.

Clinton Okla Ronald Keith Anderson Maxine Mandrell J. D. Bowes Bowes Richard Mack Garland Hanks A.C. Johnson

Pro Mat Crown On Line Friday

Junior Heavyweight champion Edmund Francis defends his title Friday at the Lawton Armory against Frank Faketty. The two two fall main event promises a rough, decisive bout with both men known for ruthless tactics. Also billed is Jim Austeri versus Dory Funk in a rugged clash, with a preliminary match planned and no price changes announced for the world championship showdown.

Lawton Armory Edmund Francis Frank Faketty Francis Baron Michele Leone Faketty Frank Lawton Jim Austeri Dory Funk Funk Umbarger Texas Austeri

Hoover defends water power inquiry as objective

Former President Hoover rejects Democratic charges that his commission favored vested interests and excluded public power spokesmen. He says the inquiry was an objective probe, not a donnybrook.

Hoover Donnybrook

Dodgers President O'Malley Touts Stadium with Weather Relief

Brooklyn Dodgers chief Walter O'Malley argues for a modern ballpark with weather protection no supporting posts ticket vending machines and ample parking as baseball competes with other attractions for fans faith and dollars.

Brooklyn Dodgers Walter O'Malley Dodgers

Nehru Apologizes For Mob Attacks Against Portuguese

Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru apologized for Indian mob attacks on Portuguese missions sparked by Goa riots. He offered compensation for damages and urged respect for foreign missions, noting 62 injured and varied death toll estimates as crowds clashed in Bombay Calcutta and New Delhi during protests against Portugal.

Nehru New Delhi India Jawaharlal Nehru Goa Calcutta Bombay Portugal

Shelley Winters Father Dies in Beverly Hills Apartment

In Beverly Hills Calif Jonas Schrift 64 father of actress Shelley Winters collapsed and died last night in her apartment. Police say the death appeared from natural causes but an autopsy will be held.

Beverly Hills Calif Jonas Schrift Shelley Winters

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