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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1953

Page

2

Husband Held As Wife Slayer

NEWKIRK Okla Aug 31 A 45 year old truck driver was held here after the fatal shooting of his wife on Main street in Blackwell Bertha Glaze 40 was pronounced dead on arrival at Blackwell General hospital. John Wesley Glaze admitted shooting her in the back with a 12 gauge shotgun after an argument witnesses said he spoke to his wife as she walked by then fired from close range. He was found sobbing outside the emergency room about 45 minutes later.

Newkirk Okla Main Street Blackwell John Wesley Glaze Blackwell General Hospital Bertha Kay County Chester Armstrong Jr Glaze

POWs Continue Repatriation From Kaesong Amid Tense Returns

Reports detail 290 American officers at Kaesong with many enlisted missing, and more than 500 noncommissioned officers awaiting repatriation. Some prisoners face jail terms for alleged offenses, while 80 to 105 convicts are in a guarded tent city. U N forces recount 150 Americans freed, including 45 officers, as 2,400 North Koreans were handed to the Reds with scattered protests.

Maxey H. Hall Jr Indianapolis Ind Kaesong J.C. Earl Dantzler Richmond U.N J.C. Harley J. Coon Reds U.N. Command

Births and admissions dominate Southwestern Hospital notes

Birth announcements include multiple families from Walker Worthen Wade Mc Allister Kep hart Witt and others with exact times and weights. Dismissals and admissions list patients from Chattanooga Duncan Snyder Anadarko and Oklahoma communities with surgery medical and polio notes.

Milton M. Walker Pollard W. E. Worthen N. 27Th St Charlie Wade Arlington Haskell McAllister Apache C. M. Kephart T. K. Howell Chattanooga W. H. Groves N. 28Th St John Manning Bell A. S. McBee W. C. James Euclid O. J. Harolson Duncan Pat Mitchell C. Pepper Summit James Priest Jackie Northcutt Medical Don Orr Roy L. McCosh Doyle Cummins C. QO. Cummins Constant Smith Sidney Ahlschlager W. W. Witt Fletcher Phillip R. Jones Lincoln Wesley Kepler S. Sixth Albert Ussery Goree Tex Randal Lee Bagley Lloyd Bagley Frederick Plina Flippe Bishop Harold D. Johnson Harold Johnson Vinson John Wayne Williamson Jesse Willamson Jefferson Frank Burns Doyle M. Wootten Roosevelt Fred C. Greb Peter Keller Carver Gordon L. Brown Maple Wally Lynn Hambrick Jim R. Hambrick Jr Gary Dean Hundley John L. Hundley Altus Meredith Wayne Roberts Oran Roberts Joy M. Lyles Harold Sc

Floods from Rio Grande City widen flood area and evacuations

Heavy rains and upstream inflows formed a massive Rio Salado lake in Texas, inundating Lopena and Falcon. Evacuations topped 2000 as Robstown and surrounding areas brace for damage estimated in tens of thousands. Corpus Christi Naval Air Station deployed 80 personnel, cots, and blankets to aid Robstown police in guarding empty homes.

Rio Grande City Tex Rio Grande Mexico Rio Salado Falcon Dam Lopena Falcon Austin Colorado River Linton Robstown Newell Dudley Dunlap Corpus Christi Naval Air Station

Girl Scouts select new leaders at Chickasha meeting

Workers urged to contact Nicklas within days as a decision on several new employees looms. The new area council president also serves as president of the Lawton Girl Scout council, a post held three years. Other area officers elected include Ja Ethridge El Reno vice president Mrs F A Moran Chickasha treasurer Olive Sue Davidson Blanchard secretary and Mrs John Howard R M Safely Mrs Joe Moncrief Buster Robb Paul Hillary and Mrs G C Council on the membership nominating committee. Lawtonians at the meeting named Nicklas Lloyd K Bendure Mrs Doris Fisher Mrs Leo D Johns Mrs James Gibson Capt and Mrs C G Sherwood Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Lewis and Thomas G Barnard.

Nicklas Lawton Joe Moncrief Buster Robb Paul Hillary G. C. Council Lawtonians Lloyd K. Bendure Doris Fisher Leo D. Johns James Gibson C. G. Sherwood Lee Roy Lewis Thomas G. Barnard

Muskogee YMCA and YWCA Drive Nets $10,000 Boost

Oklahoma Natural Gas Co added ten thousand dollars to Muskogee’s YMCA fund of three hundred fifty thousand dollars. Drive Chairman P V Root announced the gift and said more large gifts from other utility firms and three Muskogee banks are in process.

Y’ Fund Muskogee Okla Oklahoma Natural Gas Co Ywca Building Fund P. V. Root Root

Rubber Workers End Strike At Firestone Plants

Firestone Tire & Rubber Co resumes production after a four day strike by CIO United Rubber Workers ending in a national pattern setting agreement. The pact includes a 12 cent hourly raise with a 5 cent general increase lifting average production and maintenance pay to 2.10 dollars per hour across eight plants.

Cleveland Firestone Tire & Rubber Co CIO United Rubber Firestone

Experts Examine Old German Dollar Bonds

A German American validation board will begin work in New York tomorrow to examine and verify ownership of old German dollar bonds in default since World War II. The offices have been set up at 30 Broad Street in the financial district.

New York Broad St

Park Plan Outlines 310 Acre Recreation Complex

A proposed master plan details a 310 acre park with a lake core and zones for recreation, arms, and amenities. It includes a central recreation pavilion, multiple courts and fields, an armory, roadside park, and open air theater, plus parking and restrooms.

Oklahoma unions reject no strike label in new contract

The CIO or its representatives will not order or sanction a work stoppage or slowdown during arbitration or grievance processing. The union says the clause is not a no strike provision and cites earlier company language. The language requires prompt processing of employee grievances to avoid interruptions of service and economic loss.

Okla CIO Communications

Oklahoma Oklahoma City price report dairy poultry and cattle

Chicago butter markets show steadier prices with 93 to 65 cent per pound ranges. Oklahoma state department reports varied prices for broilers hens eggs and butterfat across towns. Oklahoma City and Vinita listed price spreads for f.o.b. farm and delivered, with fluctuating egg and chicken prices and a USDA cattle hog and sheep summary noting slow trade and modest declines in most categories.

State Poultry & Eggs Oklahoma City State Department of Agriculture Today Vinita Muskogee Seminole Shawnee Altus Poteau Cordell Tulsa Blackwell Chickasha Ardmore Alva Lawton Elk City McAlester Durant Armore Cordell Os Altus Enid Laverne USDA

Three Charged With Driving Infractions

Three men were arrested for driving offenses and a fourth faced assault and battery charges in a quiet county and highway patrol weekend. William Bewley of Wichita Falls and Frank B McElmoys Jr of Fort Sill were fined for driving left of center, with Bewley paying 25 dollars and McElmoys 35 dollars. Dean E Young of 1929 Sycamore faces speeding at night charges. Edwin C Haddon of Lawton was released on 200 dollar bond after pleading not guilty to assault, arraigned before City Judge John P Fuller ton with trial set for Sept. ?

William Bewley Wichita Falls Tex Frank B. McElmoys Jr Fort Sill Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron Bewley McElmoys Dean E. Young Sycamore Woodrow Giles JP Court Edwin C. Haddon Lawton John P. Fullerton

Funeral Rites for Laura Marie Bear Held in Lawton

Laura Marie Bear 310 Arlington died 2:45 a.m. Sunday at Mesquite General Hospital Mesquite Texas after a long illness. Born February 1 1909 in Cushing she married Fred Bear in Fort Worth November 1940 and lived in Lawton since then. Survivors include four sons and one daughter from a previous marriage and a husband plus four daughters all at home arranged by Lawton Funeral Home.

Laura Marie Bear Arlington Mesquite General Hospital Mesquite Tex Cushing Fred Bear Fort Worth Lawton Bill Baker Okmulgee Glenn Baker Alaska Jimmy Baker Florida Bernard Baker Kansas J. C. Casey Texas Roberta Carolyn Charlene Karen E. D. Moore L. B. Shotwell J. T. Shotwell C. C. Shotwell Addie Shotwell Lawton Funeral Home Joseph Fischer Chattanooga Clara Treisa Russia St. Anthony Idaho Chattanooga Baptist Church E. J. Ruff The Peace Congregational Church Manitou Becker Funeral Home Joseph Jr John Henry Clarence Harry Lee Jackson Kenneth Minter Oklahoma City Henry Treisa Ed Treisa Rt. 4 Christian Treisa Roger Lynn Fischer

Funeral services for Richard Nelson Thomas held at 10 a.m.

Funeral services were held for Richard Nelson Thomas at 10 a.m. at Wesley Methodist Church with Rev. Fred Stoltz officiating. Burial followed at Highland cemetery under the care of Lawton Funeral Home. pallbearers were C. A. Dean Billy Don Woodall L. B. McClearen and Fred A. Schneeberger.

Richard Nelson Thomas Nelson Thomas S. Ninth Wesle Methodist Church Fred Stoltz Highland Cemetery Lawton Funeral Home C. A. Dean Billy Don Woodall L. B. McClearen Fred A. Schneeberger

Mrs. Fred Theahkie rites held at Comanche mission

Mrs. Fred Theahkie 64 died Saturday morning in a local hospital. Last rites were at the Comanche Dutch Reform mission with Rev. Robert Chaat officiating. Burial at Highland cemetery, Becker Funeral home in charge. Survived by husband two sons in Fort Worth and Charles L. in the Mission, two daughters, two sisters and 11 grandchildren.

Fred Ticeahkie Comanche Dutch Reform Mission Robert Chaat Highland Cemetery Becker Funeral Home Theahkie Faxon Lawton Robert Coffee Clarence Pipestein Wichita Kan Bracy Murrow Forest Kassanavoid Thomas Tahkofper Melvin Kerchee Fort Worth Charles L Wichita Kan Cora Alamanto Sarah Pohocsucut

Airmen Nab Watermelon Theft And Weekend Laws

Youthful airmen Wayne L. Yagla and William C. Moss Jr posted bonds after a Lawton stand watermelon theft. The weekend saw 19 people booked for various offenses as Lawton police handled fights and gunplay accusations among residents.

Sheppard Field Tex Wayne L. Yagla William C. Moss Jr Lawton Lawton View Henry Crawford S. 15Th Willie Brown Don Fisher Juanita Phelps Doug

Fur Union Leader Surrenders on Fraud Charges

Ben Gold, head of the International Fur and Leather Workers' Union, surrendered to federal authorities in Washington. He was indicted on three counts for lying in an August 1950 affidavit to the National Labor Relations Board claiming he was not a Communist.

Washington Upben Gold Gold International Fur and Leather Workers’ Union National Labor Relations Board

U S Officials Hit Red Talk Refusals

Washington reports Soviet refusal to send a representative to a London peace talks session proposed by the Big Three Western Powers. State Department says Moscow cited flimsy and insincere grounds for not attending the daylong discussions on Austria peace treaty work.

Washington Russia London Austria State Department

Two-Price Crop Plan Is Debated

Washington August 31 up chairman George D Aiken said the Senate Agriculture Committee will give serious consideration next year to a two price support plan for wheat and possibly other crops. He predicted Congress will not radically change the current farm program building on what exists. Next session must decide on extending or revising the six basic crops price support law at nine tenths parity which expires next year. Secretary Ezra Benson criticizes the law as too rigid and favors a more flexible system to prevent costly over production.

Washington George D. Aiken Rvt Senate Agriculture Committee Congress Agriculture Department Ezra T. Benson

Correction notice on N-Deck Jackets ad read

A correction in Sunday's U S Surplus Store ad clarifies the N-1 Deck Jackets description. The revised line notes al paca lining and collar water repellent knit wristlet cuff inside sleeve hidden zipper closure and price at 14 95 dollars.

Muskogee Officials, Army Engineers Plan Tulsa Meeting

Muskogee city officials and Army Engineers will meet in Tulsa on Thursday to discuss Muskogee’s request for a flow line from Fort Gibson dam to the city water filtration plant. Results will be sent to a congressional committee reviewing federal funding.

Muskogee Okla Army Tulsa Fort Gibson Congressional

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