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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1955
Page
6
A U S Public Health Service official said top priority in health programs must go to communicable diseases which still take an immense toll, chiefly striking the young and vigorous whose productivity powers the nation depends on, even as major killers of the past are controlled.
Birth announcements list daughters for Troy Lee Prince, Gerald Gant, Bill Sherman, and Heart Bolin with weights 5 pounds 7, 6 pounds 8, 8 pounds 8, and 5 pounds 12 respectively. Also noted are admissions and discharges of multiple patients for surgery or medical care, with addresses in Duncan, Wichita Falls, and surrounding areas.
The atomic submarine Nautilus will sail from Groton, Connecticut, Friday with extra gear to locate weaknesses from a six week shake down. Navy officials say it has performed beyond expectations though crews report hull vibration and noise may lessen its stealth. The ship is to test first line combat suitability against anti submarine forces and enemy escorts.
An Oklahoma Council for Retarded Children plan to revive parent interest will follow the state executive board meeting on August 28 in Lawton. The council, in its second year, manages a $25,000 training appropriation and seeks to include mongoloid type retardation in new classes under upcoming law. The group, not yet a Community Chest member, will also discuss a national fund drive in November and holds quarterly board meetings led by President Mrs. W. F. Mathews, with past president John Adams of Lawton.
Graveside rites were held for Myrtle I Della Ferrell 68 of 1111 Garfield at 2 p.m. Saturday in White Bead cemetery near Pauls Valley with Rev. C D Bartness of Pauls Valley officiating. She died Thursday at home after a long illness. Ritter Funeral home handled arrangements.
Dallas couple split property assets valued around 2500 dollars and alternated custody of a six month old Boxer. Each receives six months with the dog and gains reasonable visitation rights.
New York reported James C. Gallagher, 23, of Brooklyn, convicted by a court martial of unpremeditated murder and related charges for killing two fellow POWs in a Korean camp. He faces life with hard labor, eligible for parole after 10 years, with automatic reviews and possible appeal to the U S Supreme Court. Prosecution witnesses described him as a camp bully who discarded sick men to freeze, while others testified to his efforts to curry favor with captors.
State police said a car rammed a brick corner house in Lancaster and hurled the 76 year-old driver Aldus Micken through the car top onto the roof of the 20 foot tall building. Firemen brought him down the ladder to an ambulance. he was reported in satisfactory condition at Lancaster General Hospital.
A polio stricken Oklahoma City mother Mrs Richard Stevens reunites with her 3 year old son after a year apart. She contracted polio August 17 1954 while visiting Peekskill New York and has lived in an iron lung in a New York City hospital. Her husband has brought the boy to Oklahoma City and she will be taken to Crippled Children's Hospital by air medical crew with National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Military Air Transport Command assistance.
Margie Hart, once top burlesque queen, wins divorce from former press agent Seaman Jacobs. Judge J F Moroney grants divorce after Hart accuses Jacobs of belittling her large family and hiding when they visit. They wed July 4 1942 and separated last June, with a 21 month old son.
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