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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
4
The August 26 1954 ordinance sets rules for garbage and trash removal in Lawton Oklahoma, prescribing container sizes and locations, penalties, permits for private haulers, and monthly fees for residences and businesses. It repeals prior ordinances 806 and 903 and declares an emergency.
Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr a top jet ace dies in a test flight crash near Rogers Lake Mojave Desert Edwards Air Force Base California His ejection seat and unopened parachute are found nearby He radioed loss of control and canopy before bailing out but the canopy failed. He had become an ace in 30 days during Korea and downed his 16th MIG before the mission.
In Rockford Illinois a three year old girl was badly injured and admitted to St. Anthony Hospital. Deputies say the mother Mrs Maxine Gilbertson 29 confessed to beating the child with a claw hammer claiming she wanted to offer the baby to God rather than let her husband keep the child. Angela Gilbertson suffered skull fractures and severe lacerations to the face and body.
Paris Kentucky James Stone Jr faced the loss of 44 of his 71 cattle after a wrong insecticide was sprayed to combat flies. The U S Department of Agriculture and University of Kentucky announced the error and noted the incorrect solution was used.
Muskogee Oklahoma August 26 city council vote increases full-time workers pay by ten dollars per month beginning September 1. The raise is funded by a fifty cent monthly rise in garbage collection rates.
Washington hosts the 36th American Legion convention with warnings against rowdyism. Fans and water pistols are banned and locals are told to wink at minor transgressions while focusing on family attendance. Officials say heckling and misbehavior mainly come from teens, not Legion members. About 50,000 to 70,000 Legion members are expected, plus 150,000 visitors including wives and children.
A hitchhiking terrorist killed El Hadj Mohammed Ben Taibi, a wealthy Casablanca farmer linked to pro French factions. His two year old son was present. The assailant struck at night, officials reported a fatality in the incident.
Funeral services for James Floyd Cape, a Geronimo area pioneer farmer, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Ritter Valley Home Chapel with Rev. Guy Swanson of the Antioch Baptist Church in Lawton officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Cape died at 12:30 a.m. today in a Lawton hospital. He was born October 2, 1871 in Ludville, Georgia, and married Mary Foitel in 1896. He moved to Geronias in 1909 from Concho County, Texas, and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, a son W. J. Cape of Wichita Falls, four grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren, among others.
STILLWATER Okla Aug 26 UP Gasoline explosions have killed 14 persons in Oklahoma since last August. Dr Dewitt Hunt Oklahoma A&M College safety specialist said Thursday Washing grease racks with gasoline led to two deaths a farmer was killed while filling his tractor tank two men were killed while working in their garages and a caller was fatally burned when he tried to burn out an ant bed Most of the remaining accidents occur in homes when gasoline was used as a cleaning agent Gasoline should be treated with respect Hunt said pointing out that vapors from one gallon of gasoline equal 180 sticks of dynamite in explosive power.
Seven new polio cases were reported in Oklahoma today by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, lifting the 1954 total to 358, six more than at this point last year. Hospitals still treat 131 cases, 44 in the acute stage, with new admissions in Oklahoma City Stillwater Bartlesville and one other location.
Paris NATO headquarters holds a curious rank mix with Graham S. Jackson acting as both lieutenant colonel and four star general. He serves as a stand in for Gen Alfred M. Gruenther during a portrait sitting by British artist Frank Jesford at the alliance’s supreme command post outside Paris.
Pioneer newspaperman Edgar S Bronson bequeathed a collection to the University of Oklahoma Stovall Museum. The set includes weapons, jewelry, costumes and portraits of Cheyenne and Arapaho leaders. Bronson, a long-time El Reno newspaper editor, led the Oklahoma Press Association as president in 1924 before his death.
Milton Keating secretary manager of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce attended a chamber luncheon in Tulsa today. Russell H. Rhodes marked his 20th anniversary as managing director of the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and Keating was to join a select group from across the state at a private dinner tonight.
Mrs Bennie Stephens of 401 Fort Sill Blvd is reported improving nicely at Southwestern Hospital Lawton after recently undergoing major surgery. She is the wife of Lawton’s postmaster.
A former U S bomber pilot claimed in a wartime custody report that his back was tattooed in Germany with a message about U S airmen. The man, Rollins, gave false personal details to Eugene N Swan and provided conflicting data. Dr Verbeek questioned his truthfulness and noted amnesia theories. Another witness, Swan, linked Rollins to a murder claim, with Rollins offering varying European and U S addresses.
UShes Construction moves equipment to the east side of the Gay High School where a cafeteria will be built. Hughes awarded 59771 for the project. The new facility will serve Jefferson School in the Tomlinson addition. The Board of Education will inspect the newly added elementary facilities at 1 p.m. in the School Administration Building.
About 3000 Oklahoma Electric Cooperative members were expected to attend the annual meeting in Chickasha on Thursday. The gathering aims to review progress, elect officers, and discuss community electric projects. Local officials urged early arrival for seating and program access.
Veterans urged not to cash missing VA checks and to notify the VA immediately to avoid delays or repayment. Hobbs invites veterans to seek help at the Post Office building for information on VA benefits and assistance.
Elementary principals gather at 9 30 a m Tuesday with the superintendent. The list includes Miss Monta Collins Emerson, Mrs Mil dred Coltharp Garfield, Lee Smith Howell, John Elkins Jefferson, Paul Prior Lincoln, Mrs Rozella Becker Post, Miss Jennie Schwarte Roosevelt, Mrs Christina Swanson Swinney, Walter Os walt Taft, Miss Louise Kirkham WwW, Mrs Helen McIntosh Rogers, and Fred Thomason Godrow Wilson.
Ian, a naval architect from Weymouth, completes a daring solo crossing of the Atlantic aboard a homemade yacht, detailing a feat of seamanship and self-built vessel design.
A morning meeting for office managers and clerks from nine area counties prepared for the 1955 cotton allotment program. Russell Cocanhougher, ASC field man for the southwest district, led the session at Public Service Auditorium. The agriculture secretary has until Oct 15 to declare 1955 crop allotments, with announcements expected around Dec 1. Attendees came from Comanche, Grady, Jefferson, Cotton, Cad Harmon and Jackson counties.
New York reports that discussions on a potential merger or consolidation between Mack Trucks and White Motors have been discontinued. E. D. Bransome, president and board chairman, indicated that no merger action would proceed at this time.
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