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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1955

Page

7

Row Over Pets Ends In Husband's Death In Waco

Mrs. Maxine Garing, 41, said a quarrel over her many pets including a house pig led to the fatal shooting of her husband J. F. Garing, 48, a produce worker. She was charged with murder and released on bond after admitting firing a .410 shotgun at him. both drank beer and whisky before the argument amid a pending divorce suit.

Waco Tex Maxine Garing J. F. Garing Gearing Ray Mormino Moore

Students Escape Cave Rock Slide Near IU Campus

Three Indiana University students crawled to safety from an abandoned saltpeter cave four miles from campus after a rock slide trapped them 40 feet underground for about three hours. A girl and an Air Force student reached a second entrance through knee-deep water. another Air Force member pulled out past a ton-sized boulder. The group of six khaki-clad explorers suffered exposure but no injuries. Names include Barbara Reachard, 20, Wabash. Robert Jordan, 24, Seattle. and Lawrence Cooke, 19, Lonsdale.

Bloomington Ind Indiana University Air Force Barbara Reachard Wabash Robert Jordan Seattle Wash Lawrence Cooke Lonsdale R. L

Merrill Dies Jungle Hero and NH Public Works Leader

Gen Frank D Merrill 53 renowned World War II jungle fighter and New Hampshire public works and highways commissioner since 1949 died of a heart attack in Fernandina Beach Florida. He collapsed at a motel while returning from a meeting of the American Association of State Highway Officials with State Highway Engineer Richard Burnell and their wives. Merrill led Mer rill's Marauders who harried Japanese forces in the war.

Concord N.H Frank D. Merrill New Hampshire Public Works and Fernandina Beach Fla Lané Dwinell Merrill Florida Jacksonville Richard Burnell

St Marys Yale to Present Christmas Program

Elementary St Marys school plans a 7 30 p m Christmas program in the Parish hall featuring Nativity scene Santa s reindeer The Magic Christmas and The Story of Christ a Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant costume set will be used in the production.

St. Mary’s School Christ

Tragic Fire Claims Couple and Two Grandchildren

An Earlington, Kentucky couple Willard Fox and Beatrice Fox and their grandchildren Stevie Rodgers and Kayla Rodgers perished in an early morning blaze that gutted the front portion of their five room home. Firefighters recovered the four bodies believed to have suffocated.

Earlington, Ky Earlington Willard Fox Stevie Rodgers Beatrice Fox Kayla Rodgers

Chamber Plans 1956 Agriculture Action and Suggestions

Lawton Chamber of Commerce outlines a 1956 agriculture program funded by a 2700 budget. Committees led by Jack Carter and J C Kennedy sponsored fairs, shows, land judging, dress review, water conservation, and dairy events while supporting county meetings and fairs tours. Public input invited via Box 777.

Lawton Chamber of Commerce Chamber Agriculture Committee Jack Carter J. C. Kennedy Farm Women’s Club Southwest District Home Demonstration Council Lawton Stillwater Kansas City Oklahoma FFA Comanche County Cameron College Sandy Saunders American Dairy Association of Oklahoma

Farm Bureau Members Meet for 37th Annual Session

CHICAGO AP More than 5 000 farm men and women gathered for the American Farm Bureau Federation's 37th annual meeting to craft policy on price supports soil bank plans crop surpluses and other public issues. The resolutions committee favors a voluntary soil bank and Eisenhower flexible price supports. Delegates from 48 states plus Puerto Rico contribute recommendations. General sessions begin Tuesday after livestock dairy crops and fruit and vegetable producer conferences.

Chicago American Farm Bureau Federation Puerto Rico Farm Bureau Organization

Radio City Music Hall Largest Indoor Theater Ranked

Radio City Music Hall is described as the largest indoor theater in the world with a seating capacity of 6200, highlighting its grandeur and prominence in entertainment venues.

Radio City Music Hall

Continental Buys 4 Jet Transports for Routes

Continental Air Lines ordered four Boeing 707 jet stratoliners for routes linking Chicago Denver and Los Angeles. The purchase, including spare parts and ground equipment, costs 21.3 million dollars, with five DC7B aircraft also bought. First deliveries arrive March 1957, service begins in April. DC7Bs carry 64 in first class and 94 in coach, with lounge space for five extra passengers. Jet routes cover Denver-Chicago 1 h 54 m, Denver-Los Angeles 2 h, Chicago-Kansas City 1 h 8 m, Kansas City-Los Angeles 3 h 15 m, Denver-Kansas City 1 h 15 m. jets cruise 550–575 mph at 30 000–40 000 ft, range over 3,000 miles. Six also cites a new Denver hangar and office building costing about 7 million.

Continental Air Lines Chicago Denver Los Angeles Continental Robert F. Six Six Kansas City

Two Royal Visitors See Santa Claus at Harrods Toy Fair

Prince Charles and Princess Anne visited Santa in Harrods London toy department. Charles showed skepticism about Santa while Anne enjoyed the spectacle. They bought a clockwork penguin and a modeling set, then toured model railways, yachts, a pet shop, and a band of mechanical chimpanzees.

London Santa Claus Prince Charles Princess Anne Elizabeth II Santa Harrods Anne Charles

Khrushchev's Kashmir stance shakes Indian leaders

Nikita Khrushchev voiced support for India's claim to Kashmir during a Kashmir visit, alarming Indian leaders who warned the remark could ignite fresh India Pakistan tensions. Pakistan's Chaudhri Mohammed Ali warned the move could turn Kashmir into a tool in a broader conflict as Nehru and others refrained from official comment awaiting Bulganin and Khrushchev's departure.

New Delhi India Nikita S. Khrushchev Kashmir Communist Party Pakistan Khrushchev Republic of India Chaudhri Mohammed Ali Karachi U.N Bulganin Nehru Afghanistan

GRDA Fires Field Boss Godwin After Rejection to Resign

Walter B. Hoss GRDA general manager says John Godwin was dismissed after refusing to resign as field superintendent. Godwin was told to resign weeks earlier but stayed, and Hoss plans to take over duties and abolish the post. Board member Wheeler Mayo objected.

Vinita Okla Walter B. Hoss Grand River Dam Authority John Godwin GRDA Hoss Godwin Fred Branson Muskogee Wheeler Mayo Sallisaw

Closing Out All Furniture and Giftware Deals

Closing out sale offers 27 patterns of dinnerware and Fiesta items with odd pieces by Russell Wright. Sunbeam toasters cof feemakers mixmasters GE mixers and all appliances priced at cost or less. All giftware reduced. Buy now for Christmas. Phone 2833.

Russell Wright Sunbeam

Cubs Sell Yule Cards At Post

Fort Sill Cub Scout Pack 83 has sold over a thousand boxes of Christmas cards to fund summer recreation. About 100 Scouts have contacted nearly every unit on the post. Profits will pay for three state trips next summer, with sales continuing until Christmas.

Cubs Fort Sill Cub Scout Pack 83

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