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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1953
Page
8
The Lawton Constitution lists key personnel including BILL F. BENTLEY as Business Manager, TED RALSTON, Managing Editor W. W. R. RICE, Advertising Manager W. D. HARGRAVES, and Mechanical Superintendent.
A Bible verse from I Kings 2 7 urges kindness to Barzillai's descendants who aided David and fled Absalom. Queen Victoria adds a remark that civilization requires mercy for the dumb and defenseless, framing charity as a royal moral principle.
Western diplomats deem the Russian proposal to forge an all German provisional government a stale bid to influence the September 6 elections in West Germany. It aims to place East German puppets in power and rig elections with no international oversight, while seeking to curb European unity and bolster Moscow’s control.
Stewart Alsop argues two little known French figures, Premier Joseph Laniel and Pierre Mendes France, symbolize a critical shift. Laniel's cautious plan to end Indo Chinese fighting and domestic austerity clash with worker strikes, risking his government. Mendes France, seen as the future, favors a domestic New Deal and a controversial peace formula offering Ho Chi Minh independence with supervised elections, signaling possible French withdrawal from Indo China.
Dr Edwin P Jordan outlines that hives arise from many triggers rather than a single disease. Identifying and avoiding the offender can end episodes. antihistamines may ease symptoms, while epinephrine often fails to cure underlying allergies, and chronic urticaria remains hard to treat.
City police filed 25 complaints over the weekend. Notable charges include Charlene Gatewood for vagrancy resisting arrest and drunkenness. Other defendants include Michael O'Hara Walter Bea ty Junior Golden Hienz Wiese Eff Birdsong Richard Syatt S Beal Octaveia Jackson and twelve more charged with drunkenness with various offenses such as passing in no passing zones and running stop signs.
Police investigated three weekend burglaries. A residence at 1811 Lincoln was ransacked and an electric ice box, gas stove, living room suite, and damaged mattress were taken or damaged. At Lavmer Service Station No. 4 S Second a battery was stolen. Chapman Construction storeroom at 428 F saw hinges nails and locks scattered outside. exact items stolen unclear.
The polio patient load at Memorial hospital dropped from 11 to five as six children were discharged. Among the released were bulbar patient Russell Lee Anderson aged three, and Bobby Wayne Schritter sixteen, with other discharged patients including Russell Wayne Burk four, Charles Bennie Cox nine, Darlene Fay Abshire two, and Craig Martin four.
Comanche county courthouse will close for three hours on Tuesday to allow county employees to attend the funeral services for Ed Gartrell longtime city councilman and former county sheriff who died Saturday in a local hospital. A skeleton crew will staff the sheriff's office for emergencies while all other offices close from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. per county commissioner Emil Woesner.
Donald Tate of 1210 Taylor was given a shetland pony by Frank Rush at Craterville Park Sunday afternoon. Rush said Craterville drew 8,000 people, the largest crowd since July 4, during activities that day with crowds streaming through the park.
Carlin Junior West, 29, Fort Sill, pleaded guilty to drunken driving and paid a $100 fine plus costs to County Judge S. R. Harper. He was among 10 drivers charged after weekend arrests by highway patrol. West was arrested Saturday about three miles west of Lawton on U S 62. Additional traffic charges were filed in JP and city courts against John James Jr., Fort Sill. W P Stapleton, 20314 B. Donald Ray Lea, Fort Sill. Thomas James Venable, Rt. 2 Comanche. Arlis Lee Wilson, Duncan. James Edward Benjamin, Fort Sill. Howard Shattuck Reed, Fort Sill. and Ramon Lee Osborn, Fort Sill.
Fire of undetermined origin swept the dining room of the Quicki-Chicks cafe at 1207 N. 23rd, causing nearly $1,000 in damage. Smoke and heat harmed interior finishes, with the blaze starting near a coffee container on the east side. Firemen responded around 11 p.m. and found the cafe closed since 9:30 p.m. No one was inside.
Lawton public schools will enroll first graders only if they are six years old on or before November 1, with no exceptions. Superintendent John Shoemaker emphasized strict adherence to state law and asked parents to submit birth certificates at enrollment in August.
A large turnout at Lawton junior and senior high band rehearsals opened a full week of daily practice. Seventy senior high players attended from 8 to 10 a.m. About 55 junior high musicians joined. Directors James Matthews and George Walters called it a good workout and predicted an outstanding year for the instrumental music department.
State Rep. Charles Ozmun of 3612 Nob Hill was set for major surgery in a Lawton hospital this morning. No condition report was available.
In a United Nations scene dominated by Andrei Vishinsky, Indian delegate V K Krishna Menon defends India's stance on Korea and Laos, urging representation at a Korean conference. The piece notes Menon’s influence, his background with Nehru, and the tension with U S policy including Rhee’s veto. It highlights Pandit as next UN president and the wider theme of Asia’s push for equality and independence.
A compact crossword style list of across clues with jewel themed entries and down clues covering fabrics countries body parts sensations and common words. Includes entries for October birthstone and rare green jewels alongside basic words like seed covering and short talk.
A set of crossword style clues ranges from 4 27 to 50 with entries including Deluder Fencing sword Ego Snuggle Speeder Displays undue feeling Brownish red jewels Judgment Fashion Above Erect Vegetables Grasp Female sheep plural and Goddess of infatuation, forming a themed puzzle row.
President Eisenhower releases an advisory report by Lewis W. Douglas warning that free world unity remains precarious unless the United States liberalizes foreign trade. The study argues decades of import barriers hurt international economic health and that the U S must move toward freer trade to protect national interests.
Mrs. Clara J. Kelley Comanche County Home Demonstration agent is recuperating at her home after minor surgery in a local hospital during the weekend. Her condition is good and she expects to return to work within a week.
Personal Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zwaan and children Harry Alicia and Bobby home after a three weeks trip to New Mexico and Colorado.
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