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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1954

Page

7

Deadline Set For Comanche County 4 H Share The Fun Festival

Entries for the annual Share The Fun Festival are due January 13. The event, set for 7 p.m. January 20 at Cameron College auditorium, will feature two numbers from each club in musical novelty and dramatic divisions. Winners advance to district and state rounds with a Chicago trip for state winners.

Comanche County Louise Kennedy Cameron College Kennedy County Extension Service U.S. Royal Tire Dealers State Federal Extension Service National Committee On Boys and Girls Club Work United States Rubber Co Oklahoma A&m College Stillwater Chicago Ill

Young Democrats State February Meeting

The Oklahoma League of Young Democrats will hold its annual convention in Tulsa February 18 and 19. Finis Smith will chair the arrangements committee, Gov elect Raymond Gary is invited, and invitations have gone to Senators Monroney and Kerr. Dean Rinehart of El Reno announced his candidacy for president after Howard declined re election.

Tulsa Oklah Oklahoma League of Young Democrats Gene Howard Finis Smith Tulsa County Raymond Gary Mike Monroney Robert S. Kerr Dean Rinehart el Reno Howard

Miss Karyn Kintner to Visit for Holidays

Personal note announces the arrival of Miss Karyn Y. Kintner daughter of Dr and Mrs J D Kintner 1707 Lake from Michigan State College East Lansing Michigan where she is a sophomore student. She recently pledged Phi Mu sorority for the holidays.

Karyn Y. Kintner J. D. Kintner Lake Michigan State College East Lansing Mich Miss Kintner Phi Mu

Ten Girls Suffocate in Spanish Theater Crush

A crowd of children rushing into a cellar theater for a Christmas performance in Miranda de Ebro Spain caused the suffocation death of ten girls. Police and rescue services investigated the deadly incident as crowds pressed down the stairway.

Miranda DE Ebro Spain

Wickersham Visits Munsons In Munich

U S Congressman Victor E. Wickersham visiting Munich as part of a European swing after a Russia and satellite capitals tour. He met Col Merton E. Munson and Lt Col Howard P. Clark Jr. both of Lawton Oklahoma to discuss U S Army liaison with Bavaria, and toured troop billets and facilities. He also broadcast for Voice of America and Radio Free Europe.

Wickersham Germany Victor Wickersham Mangum Munich Europe Mary E. Munson Merton E. Munson Jr Howard P. Clark Jr Rep Wickersham Merton E. Munson Col Merton Munson Clark Munsons Lawton U.S. Army Victor E. Wickersham House Armed Services Committee Munson Oklahoma State Senate Bavaria U. S Southern Area Command Congressman Wickersham Russia Prague Bucharest Warsaw Budapest Numa A. Watson George O. Pearson Wickersham Vis Voice of America Radio Free Europe

Pope Pius XII Suffered Fever From Overwork

Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII developed a slight fever after a weekend of heavy work. Doctors ordered rest away from the desk where he had been writing church papers. Officials stressed there is no alarm, noting fluctuating temperature since his collapse 11 days earlier.

Vatican City Pius XII Vatican

Scout Leaders Name Altus Mar Scout Leaders Name Altus Mar

Paul Jones of Altus will lead the 1955 Black Beaver Scout council fourth annual Junior Leaders Training conference at Fort Sill. New officials include Earnest Dunbar vice chairman Walton Sorrow secretary Joe Crosby assistant secretary. Tex McCoy Scout executive said the meeting place for the conference has not yet been announced. Col. H. E. Liebe received a plaque from Dunbar for leadership training services.

Paul Jones Altus Black Beaver Scout Council Fort Sill Earnest Dunbar Walters Walton Sorrow Elbert Sorrow Monroe Joe Crosby J. H. Crosby Cherry Tex McCoy Dunbar Col. H. E. Liebe

FBI arrests Kansas bank robber in Missouri

Kansas City, Webb City Missouri. William Simon FBI chief announces arrest of Leroy Adolph 25 who admits taking part in a 9300 robbery of the American State Bank at Oswego Kansas in November. FBI seeks accomplice Kenneth Darrell Carpenter 41 of Kenton Ohio.

Kansas City William Simon FBI Kansas Webb City Simon Leroy Adolph American State Bank Oswego Kas Kenneth Darrell Carpenter Kenton, Ohio

Policy Working Jap Officials Shunning Golf

Tokyo Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama’s ban on officials golfing with private businessmen is reducing golf trips. The Asahi Evening News notes no government cars at Kawana and Sengakuhara courses and a 20 to 30 percent drop in players.

Tokyo Ichiro Hatoyama Asahi Evening News Kawana Sengakuhara

Local man mans Santa hotline in West Lebanon NH

Joseph Schanbier, 37 and a VA clerk, runs a Santa calls service from his home every year from 6 to 9 pm EST. Children call the North Pole via local operators who connect them for toll charges. Now aided by three VFW posts the program expects around 7,000 calls this year with the Santa workshop atmosphere and family helpers.

Lebanon N. H Santa Santa Claus Joseph Schanbier Veterans Administration North Pole West Lebanon Mommy Daddy Schanbier White River Junction VFW Telenme Frances

Motel Price War Slated In Florida

Daytona Beach Florida hosts a planned price war with motor courts along U S 1 offering free rooms starting tomorrow. J E Freeman president of the Daytona Area U S Highway 1 Association reports forty of ninety courts between Daytona Beach and South Daytona have pledged to rent cottages free. The group vows to continue until all price signs are removed.

Daytona Beach Fla U.S. 1 J. E. Freeman Daytona Area

Advance to Santa Call Brings Praise or Warning

An event guides a young caller to Santa, with either congratulations for good behavior or admonishment for pre yuletide missteps. The scene captures a holiday community ritual blending cheer and firm guidance.

Santa

Nationalists Sink Two Red Gunboats Off Formosa Coast

Nationalist Chinese warships sank two Communist gunboats and damaged four others near Wuchin island after spotting Red vessels off the central sea coast Sunday. The communique said the Red s fled toward the coast while Nationalist ships escaped damage.

Taipei Formosa Wuchin Island National Defense Ministry Central Sea

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