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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1955
Page
6
A biblical verse from Jeremiah condemns Moab in Heshbon with plans to erase it as a nation. The quote pairs violent prophecy with a later Coleridge remark on the intervals of fulfillment and divine immutability.
Critics note Americans read less than peers and cite only 1500 book stores for 165 million people. Rural areas lack library services for one fifth, and two fifths have limited access. Experts urge placing books where people can reach them, arguing TVs and cars distract and hinder reading progress.
Don Quarles, new Secretary of the Air Force, is a quiet man who moves through many social events with sharp wit. At a crowded reception he was bumped at a champagne bar by a dowager, who apologized as he quipped that no one he would rather have bump him out of line than her.
A streetcar and bus strike prompts police to demand traffic flow while a downtown senator doubles as a lead anecdote. The senator, delaying traffic while waiting for a department store suit, is told to move on and cites President Eisenhower behind him as justification for the hold.
A sequence of question and answer items covers topics from Esperanto letters and Mississippi naming to Cordell Hull tenure and Hawaii annexation, plus Army chaplains and polio prevalence. It notes dates, figures, and global aspects with concise factual responses.
A lengthy hospital notice lists births and admissions with names and locations. It records a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Mitchell of 906 Pershing Drive at 5:10 p.m. August 22 and a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jackson of No. 8 SE Seventh at 12:04 a.m. August 23, plus numerous patients admitted or dismissed across Duncan and surrounding towns.
One hundred four officers and men of Lawton's Army Reserve unit, the 359th Field Artillery battalion, complete the second phase of summer training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Tanks and 90 mm guns highlight field life on the Chaffee range near Fort Smith. They will return home by car and troop train with about $15,260 in Army pay. Lt Col Ralph Wolverton commands, aided by Maj. Stovall and Maj. Gafford. The unit has excelled in division volleyball and softball. top rifle scores were posted by Pfc. Homer P. Holman and others. Maj. Gen. Mark McClure observed firing. Lt. Wayne E. Whiting commanded a four-gun battery. First superior instructional rating went to a class led by Lt. Andrew W. Holland. Cpl. William R. Turpin fueled softball wins with a bases-loaded triple.
Comanche county residents interested in watershed flood prevention are invited to a national conference in Oklahoma City on September 29 and 30. County agent Lewis Haydock says the two day meet aims to advance the flood prevention program and will feature a tour of the Washita Valley agricultural flood prevention program.
City council tonight weighs leasing six police cars at 200 dollars per vehicle per month and reviews bids for culverts water valve boxes and a half ton pickup for the municipal airport. Protests on paving district 92 and a water department project also loom as bids open.
Lawton firemen begin a survey of local business and industrial buildings to acquaint newer firefighters with building layouts. They will map entrances and exits, identify stored merchandise, assess high risk areas, and study walls for fire resistance to improve rescue planning and safety.
A 24 year old Lawton man, Robert Frank Martin, pleaded guilty to joy riding and received 30 days in jail plus costs after using a Knox Jensen company car with a friend. He faces a second charge for allowing an unlicensed person to operate a vehicle. Helen Jean Richard, 23, the driver in the same crash, was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. The two car collision occurred on SH 7 nine miles east of Lawton and was investigated by Highway Patrol Trooper W W Flannagan.
Charles J. Hearst of Cedar Falls Iowa reports on a New York UP dispatch that Russian farmers prefer private enterprise to government aid. He says they favor owning a small plot of land rather than working on large state farms and receiving government bonuses.
Eleven Lawtonians and a Cache man from Company A 700 ordnance battalion 45th Infantry were awarded medals by Lt. Col. James L. Farmer at Fort Hood Texas during the summer encampment. Several 100 percent attendance and long service medals were presented, with others preparing to train eight weeks at Camp Chaffee Arkansas.
Committees announced for the Jaycee Jane style show to be held in early November at Cameron College auditorium. The joint project with the Junior Chamber of Commerce features holiday clothes for men and women. Proceeds go to the state Jaycee convention next May at the Hotel Lawtonian.
City detectives questioned a fifth suspect in the First Baptist church safe burglary last Wednesday night. Four others were released. The safe contained about 300 dollars in cash and 600 dollars in checks and may yield fingerprints. Thieves who attended services hid in the building and moved the safe from the secretary’s office closet.
The Hunting Horse district in Los Angeles will honor its 2000th Boy Scout member, likely between September 1 and December 15, with a free uniform. The recruiter of the 2000th scout will get a table radio. The award follows a district committee meeting at D A Givens home and includes plans for cub packs, leader training, and a Cub Scout pushmobile race on October 16.
Oklahoma’s 1955 traffic fatalities climbed to 351 after a two car collision near Hobart claimed the life of Guy Olin Barefoot, 44, of Claremore. The weekend losses included Mrs. Mary Frances Chambers and her daughter Glenda Chambers, Faye Burns, John Burns, James Wilkerson, and Jimmy Leggett in separate incidents across Southern and Southwestern Oklahoma.
City police investigated three thefts and another possible theft reported Monday. Earl Inman reported one hub cap stolen from his 1955 Studebaker parked at senior high school. J C Gold said a 20 inch bicycle with tag No 2156 was stolen from his house recently. C L Morrison reported two hub caps taken from his 1954 Ford at home Sunday night. Mrs W K Quisenberry said her purse was lost or stolen while shopping, containing identification papers $11 in cash a cultured pearls string valued at 75 and costume jewelry worth 5.
Emil Woesner county commissioner announced free commodities were issued to 517 families in Comanche county central district up to noon today. Rations, provided by the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board, were previously issued in the eastern and western districts last Thursday and Friday. Pick up is allowed for certified families until 3 30 p.m. today.
Puzzle clues map to names, places, and terms across film, geography, and language. The list includes performers, cities in New York, literary references, tools, animals, and nautical terms, forming a dense crossword style set of matching answers.
Mr and Mrs J C Brubaker of 1704 Maple returned from Granada Colorado after the illness and death Sunday of Fred Brubaker age 87 or 88 to be held at 10 30 am Wednesday in Anthony Kansas Survivors include two daughters and a local son with his wife deceased about a year ago
Services were held for 17 year old Jimmy Don Leggett of Sterling at 4 p.m. Monday in the Assembly of God church Cache with Rev. Willie Lauder officiating. Burial followed in Cache cemetery. Leggett died Saturday night in an automobile accident one mile east of Porter Hill on U.S. 277. Born June 11, 1928 in Paducah Texas he would have been a senior this term. An athlete he played baseball and basketball for three years. The family once lived in Cache and moved to Lawton from Sterling. He was visiting his brother Coy Leggett of Sterling. Survivors include his parents Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Leggett two sisters Mrs. Joyce Williams Kee man Calif Rita June at home three brothers Coy Sterling Gerald Leggett Linton Geary Leggett and his maternal grandfather W. W. Barnett Sterling.
Three executives from Hunting Horse district plan to attend the Eighth World Boy Scout Jamboree at Niagara On The Lake in Canada. L. R. Tex McCoy Joe Clement James Culwell will travel by automobile Wednesday, reach Friday, stay until the Sunday close, then attend the 10th National Scouting Executives Training conference at the University of Michigan on September 29.
Mr and Mrs J H Crosby returned Monday from Ponca City where they attended a reunion of the 1929 Ponca City high school graduating class Crosby was among former teachers of the graduating class present for the reunion.
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