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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
2
Park superintendent Jess Percival reported that an appeal for children to avoid following the city DDT fogging truck has reduced followers. He noted a few still follow, but most parents cooperate as driver now halts spray near intersections to lessen danger.
Continued from Page One, Hester claims access to records was blocked and, with support from former Gov. Johnston Murray, backed a new treasurer. He writes that 166 electoral votes look highly likely for the Democrats, with 100 more needed outside the South to win the presidency, noting Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 20 million nationwide.
The Parade Group will command troops with the 55th Field Artillery Battalion serving as color battalion for the massed colors ceremony. After music and presenting officers and colors to the reviewing officer, troops and colors will pass in review. Lucas Field near Gate 1 on U.S. 277 is open to the public with seating provided.
City officials opened an educational drive at 7:30 AM at the vehicle barn to explain the garbage container ordinance. Health director Dr Charles Miller of Comanche, Tillman and Jackson counties outlined sanitation measures while garbage department staff assist residents in obtaining compliant containers. The ordinance states the city will not collect from noncompliant containers.
Obituaries note services for Robert Wearmouth and James Wood, both in Frederick and Lawton, with burial plans, and for Myrtle Ferrell of Lawton. The report includes city garbage container specs, penalties, and mayor Ellsworth urging compliance and junior chamber efforts to equip homes with proper cans.
Mrs James C Martin R N writes from Lawton expressing gratitude for American freedoms while living in Germany during her husband’s military tour. She describes wartime hardship, survivors’ toll, and the contrast with Americans’ blessings, urging readers to value the heritage and strive to deserve it.
Mrs. R J Schram 66 of 403 Arlington died Monday night. Requiem mass at 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Msgr Hulshof presiding. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at home. Burial in Highland Cemetery Becker Funeral Home in charge. Active and honorary bearers named.
Samuel Benjamin Manning 98 of Mt Park dies at home after three years of ill health. Funeral at 3 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Tipton with Rev R L Porter of Mt Park and Rev A W Lindsey of Tipton officiating. Burial in Tipton cemetery. Pecinosky Funeral home in charge.
Mrs Ina Lou Fees church secretary says she placed the safe for safe keeping and that nothing else in the church was disturbed. The report notes no further disruption or suspects.
Field survival of planted evergreen specimens can be increased by using partial shade created by an eight inch shingle.
The Ontos is a compact 8.5 ton full tracked vehicle with six major caliber rifles, two demountable ground rifles, four 50 caliber spotting rifles and a 30 caliber machine gun. Crewed by three, it fires salvos of two or six, can be triggered by foot pedal or hand, powered by a GM 145 horsepower engine, and excels in speed and hill climbing with powerful vertical and sloped grade capabilities.
Oklahoma lawmakers defend patrol efficiency ratings as necessary to remove suspicion of ulterior motives behind personnel changes. The public hearing followed a demotion and transfer of an officer, while Gary promotes the film Oklahoma! in New York.
Donald Conrad Lee 16 son of Mr. and Mrs Arnold Lee of 615 Gore Lawton died Wednesday from hemorrhage and concussion after being thrown from a horse Tuesday while riding with four other boys down a hill. Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at Fletcher Baptist Church with Rev. Eulis Grisham and Rev. Cecil Stubbs. Burial Elgin Cemetery. He was a Fletcher student born May 7 1939 in Sterling and survived by his father stepmother paternal grandmother and maternal grandmother.
City officials praised a two day shopper program that boosted downtown commerce. Police noted they would not check parking meters Thursday or Friday as the paid spaces were donated for the event. Meter heads wore white paper sack banners advertising Downtown Shopping Days.
The 348th Group includes truck companies from Harrison Arkansas Amarillo Texas Walnut Ridge Arkansas Lubbock Texas Meridian Texas and Eldorado Oklahoma plus the 315th Logistical Command. Tomorrow’s field problems will close the Fort Sill Reserve component summer encampments for this year.
Five stops will be made in the eastern district Friday for the distribution of free commodities to needy persons. Locations include Elgin Baptist church Coxs store Pump kin Center Geronimo Baptist church and Porter Hill with schedules from 9 45 a m to 4 30 p m. Central district recipients holding Oklahoma Emergency Relief commodity cards may receive aid Monday and Tuesday Aug 22 and 23 in the county courthouse basement. Earlier, western district distributions occurred at Faxon Chattanooga Indiahoma Cache and Medicine Park and the eastern district at Fletcher and Sterling.
The Minnesota Medical Association cites 800,000 deaf Americans and about one in ten becomes hard of hearing at some point in life.
The report endorses military conduct for prisoners urging resistance, escape efforts, and discipline under senior prisoners, while forbidding informing, surrender, or propaganda. It rejects a strict silence code and condemns some prisoners who failed to keep faith, but overall praise is given to those captured. The President backs a promise to remember and win.
Watch old tainted skin slough off to reveal healthy skin with T14-L. If not pleased, get a 40c back at Gilbert-Woods Drug Store today.
The difference lies in horn structure with deer bearing solid horns and antelopes possessing hollow horns. This horn morphology is a key trait used to tell these two families apart in field observations and taxonomic references.
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