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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
Airman Daniel C. Schmidt and Una reunite in Portland after Una married another man believing Schmidt died in Red China. They meet at Schmidt's mother's home, plan a close reconciliation and depart for a private Oregon beach hideaway.
In ATXLES BAINS France delegates from Morocco's outlawed Istiqlal party pressed for a revision of the French protectorate treaty and a return to the throne for Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef after a two hour meeting with French Premier Edgar Faure. They called discussions thorough and cordial and planned Geneva talks with Ahmed Balafrej, exiled secretary general. French sources suggested Faure might invite Balafrej to Paris before the conference.
The Associated Press reports that racial barriers fell as Negro students enrolled for the fall term across Oklahoma. Central High School in Oklahoma City welcomed 46, Webster Junior High added six, Owasso’s new elementary saw four, and Broken Arrow registered sixteen Negro students. Muskogee officials plan a Friday hearing on potential overcrowding tied to integration as ten Negro children sought admittance to white schools amid NAACP protests over denials in Oklahoma City.
A 71 year old Marshall County woman, Minnie Lewis of McMillan, died last night when a car she rode in went out of control and hit an embankment near Durwood on a county road while en route to Ardmore Hospital. The 1955 highway fatality toll now stands at 353, up from 339 at the same time last year.
Lawton will see a small rise in ad valorem tax rates for 1955 56 while Comanche county rates rise sharply. County excise board approved figures await final audit at 10 a.m. Saturday in the courthouse. Lawton's current rate is 81.89 per 1000 after homestead exemptions, up from 78.86 last year. Assessments are based on 25 percent of fair cash value.
A 78 year old man, Robert J. Wallace, faces preliminary hearing on murder with malice aforethought for beating his nine year old granddaughter Frances Jean Wallace to death with a ball peen hammer. Police report he said the child’s singing prevented him from napping. Frances died at home after the attack.
After a five year hunt Detroit police identify William E. Schlitz, 44, a plumbing salesman with prior prison terms, as the Shovel Burglar. He reportedly robbed fashionable Northwest Side homes each Friday night, stealing cash, jewelry, and valuables, earning about ten to fifteen thousand dollars yearly. He vanished during May to September and deer season, then resumed the pattern with a single shovel taken from an open garage as entry trigger.
Miami reports Edith, the fifth hurricane of the year, gathering strength over the open Atlantic with winds near 80 mph and an expected 125 to 135 mph by Saturday. Forecaster Gordon Dunn notes Edith's concentrated form and northwestward path, with gales extending up to 150 miles.
Paul Glass, 22, a former Fort Sill man, denied guilt at arraignment for an January 6 armed robbery of a Lawton service station attendant. Judge set 2 p.m. Sept 6 preliminary hearing and bound him over to Comanche County Sheriff. No bond. Det Otis Waldron filed charges. under Oklahoma law armed robbery can carry death penalty. Glass will seek attorney. earlier he was involved in a drive-in shooting at a Cadillac. W. J. Lamb, the 63 year old attendant, was wounded. over $110 was taken from Wayne’s DX station at 1th and D after Lamb confronted the robbers. The station is in Lawton. Lamb was shot in the shoulder. injury became known on a second hospital examination. See SUSPECT, Page 2.
A 22 year old convict from Henryetta Neal Robison escaped the state reformatory at Granite during the night. Officials reported him missing at the 6 am check. He could have left the facility any time after 9 pm.
Lawton police pursued leads in a noonday armed robbery at the Horse Shoe Bar 2090, netting about 300 dollars from victim Don Murphy. Detectives Otis Waldron and Cleo Stout headed out of town to chase sightings while Comanche County officers were asked to assist. A witness said he could identify the suspect if seen again. Also investigated was the August 17 church safe theft, with the missing safe found near Waco.
Ten of fifteen Democratic executive committee members voted to remove national committeeman William G. Doenges and nominate Rep. James Arrington. The meeting at the Biltmore hotel was boycotted by state leaders, and final approval rests with the Democratic national committee. Doenges argues the move illegal, saying Gary promised the post during his gubernatorial campaign last year.
Seven civil service employees at Fort Sill received Sustained Superior Performance Awards totaling 1200 in a ceremony led by Brig. Gen. J. B. Horton at Mc Nair Hall. Awards ranged from 100 to 300 based on base pay, marking Fort Sill's first use of the new Army regulation enacted January 14.
Lawton endures a heat wave with temperatures likely above 100 degrees through Friday. After a 102 degree high on Wednesday, the area can expect near 102 today with a 75 degree low tonight and similar lows earlier. The 11 a.m. reading hit 94 degrees.
Secretary of State Dulles said East-West talks at the Big Four foreign ministers meeting will test the true spirit of amity from the Geneva summit. He noted Eisenhower’s speech clarified rather than created policy, stressing Geneva as a means to an end.
Milwaukee Wisconsin Jack Kroll director of the CIO Political Action Committee denounces the Eisenhower administration as the most corrupt since the Harding era calling it the big mink administration. He warns continued power would curb government to Wall Street amid Dixon-Yates project critique.
Washington asserts weaknesses in safety testing led to Cutter vaccine problems. Four month probe found some lots contained live virus and caused polio, but exact cause not determined. Berkeley lab equipment and procedures cleared of contamination. Cutter calls report courageous. Cutter plans to resume vaccine only after clearance.
Five Negro transcripts have been transferred to Lawton high school for the 1955 56 term. A few dozen Negro teenagers have visited the school office to inquire about courses. Names of the five transferred students were not released. The district plans universal enrollment for the coming year under an integration policy adopted by the board.
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