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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1955

Page

3

Pre War Credit Ideas Don’t Apply Any More

New York readers note that postwar living shifts have made consumer credit and home mortgages soar. Families budget on credit as a feature, lifting living standards beyond current income while replacing older expenses. Bankers say most debt is manageable, with delinquencies down and many families debt free or paying installments with income.

New York Arthur O. Dietz C.I.T. Financial Corp Theodore H. Silbert Standard Factors Corp Consumer Credit Management Columbia University

Two Oil Workers Survive Saskatchewan Plane Crash

In northern Saskatchewan a disabled Imperial Oil Co plane crashed near the Manitoba border. Two survivors, G. H. Kendall and Owen Smith of Regina, were treated for shock and malnutrition after being rescued. Four other crewmen died in the crash as search planes located the victims.

Oil Company Saskatchewan Imperial Oil Co Manitoba-Saskatchewan G. H. Kendall Owen Smith Regina Sask

Manning Samuel B Manning 98 Farm Er

Samuel Benjamin Manning 98 retired farmer died at his Mt Park home at 5 07 am Tuesday after three years of failing health Born June 8 1857 Clarksville Tenn moved to Texas at 18 to Tipton Tillman county in 1910 and Mt Park three months ago Married Sally Nicholson April 11 1896 Parker County Tex Survivors include his wife two daughters five sons 15 grandchildren seven great grandchildren a brother Alma Manning Memphis Tenn Services pending and to be announced by Picinosky Funeral home Tipton

Tipton Samuel Benjamin Manning Mt. Park Clarksville Tenn Texas Tillman County Manning Parker County Tex Sally Nicholson Luther Duke Roosevelt Frank Dale Tom Frederick Richard Long _ Beach Calif Ned Joe Sunray Henry Long Beach Alba Manning Memphis Picinosky Funeral Home Tipto

Snake Cult To Use Killer In Services

In Pineville Kentucky a snake handling cult planned to use a venomous snake in Sunday services across the state line in Virginia to mark a testimonial for faith. Funeral services were held for Lee Valentine at Straight Creek where an overflow crowd gathered after he died ten hours after a rattlesnake bite during a Ft. Payne Alabama service. Vale ntine, aged 52, was eulogized by more than a dozen preachers as copperheads were passed among the congregation amid guitar music and snake handling.

Pineville Oscar Sutton Kentucky Virginia Lee Valentine Ft. Payne Ala Alabama Valentine Straight Creek

Lamont Drops Annual Free Watermelon Feed This Year

Lamont Oklahoma will skip its longtime free watermelon feed for the first time in 30 years due to a late harvest leaving no watermelons to share. Community organizers cited the late crop as the reason for cancellation.

Lamont Okla

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