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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
8
A biblical verse notes all ten men of Israel gathering against the city in Judges 20 11. A later maxim from John Dickinson proclaims unity as strength and division as downfall.
The article reviews Clement Attlee’s wartime leadership with Churchill, his postwar socialist reforms, and his tempered stance with the United States and France. It notes American ambivalence, Attlee’s moderation, India and Burma moves, and his eventual resignation as Labour faced internal strife. He is portrayed as unglamorous yet effective, earning a secure historical place.
The plan envisions all 48 states by late 1957 adopting a uniform automobile license plate with brackets mounted inside trunks and a small window. Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico join the trend. While policing and manufacturing benefits appear, some enjoy the variety of plates as a cultural trait and playful reflection of places, colors, and shapes.
TV adviser to the President arrives from New York to assist in preparing a studio for Ike’s upcoming film-TV reports. His presence creates a buzz, as fans chase autographs and waitresses fawn, while he collaborates with cameramen and technicians and chats with reporters.
Questions and Answers discuss why the white flag of truce is so old its origin lost and purity symbolism. They note early textiles likely linen from Egyptian tombs, not wool. They mention Italian descent signer William Paca of the Declaration of Independence and Thackeray’s inspiration from U.S. travel leading to The Virginians.
Central Junior High students under Mrs. Ella Mackey visit rest homes and hospitals to serenade patients with carols. The girls and boys glee clubs perform tonight and Thursday, with the mixed chorus and band rehearsing for a December 21 assembly. Decorations, homeroom parties, and a December 20 all school Christmas party highlight the season.
Governor Raymond Gary weighed backing Grace Hudlin Hulbert as co chair of the state Democratic party, saying she would be satisfactory and could join Loyd Benefield as a top candidate. He also endorsed re electing Bertrude Fields of Lawton as national committeewoman amid talks of rotating the post. Officers to be chosen at February state convention in Oklahoma City.
Lt Alfred B. Kline of Fort Sill will recover his lost billfold containing $20 and papers thanks to 14 year old Leon Ramage who found the wallet in the Palace Theater and surrendered it to police. Leon assisted his theater janitor father Jodie Ramage and acted on the police lead to locate the owner. Police praised the boy for honesty and quick action in returning the property.
A sofa fire at 122 E Columbia injured no one as two children aged three and 17 months escaped. Fire officials say matches used by the youngsters sparked the blaze on the sofa and spread to the wall causing about 800 dollars in damage. Mrs Gertrude Champlin was visiting neighbors when the fire began. Walter Larkin owned the frame house and neighbors assisted the children to safety at 9 30 a m.
A meeting of the Comanche County Schoolmasters club at the Old South cafeteria was led by Ray Beavers the Indiahoma superintendent. The session covered school problems and plans for initiation ceremonies of the Order of the Red Rose a secret teachers organization.
In Buffalo New York the fire department counts 987 firefighters with 39 pairs of brothers and 24 father and son teams among the ranks. A trio of brothers serves together, underscoring a long standing family tradition in the department.
A $10,000 road resurfacing project is underway on the Cameron college campus through a cooperative program by the junior college and the state highway department. Streets on campus are blocked as workmen prepare, with completion expected next month. Plans include resurfacing parking lots and extending from 28th street to E avenue and toward the feed barn and Memorial hospital area.
Mountain Park Oklahoma obituary notes Mrs Allie Tucker 74 died after a June 14 1950 road accident in Snyder when a runaway car struck her and a companion Mrs Willie Miller 61. Tucker died at Lawton hospital about 150 pm. Funeral services set for Mountain Park Baptist church with Preston Leckie Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include three daughters three sons fourteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren seven brothers and four sisters. Mrs Alma Rogers 57 Snyder driver of the car reportedly brake failure caused it to jump the curb and hit Tucker and Miller. Miller was not seriously hurt. Tucker born September 20 1881 in Texas married to Charlie Tucker then moved to Oklahoma in 1925. She was a Primitive Baptist church member.
Birth announcements and patient admissions list from Lawton area hospitals. Includes newborns with parents names and addresses, and patients admitted for medical or surgical care. Names cover numerous residents in Lawton and surrounding areas with dates in December.
Five minor thefts were under investigation by city police. Reports include two fender skirts taken from a 1955 Plymouth belonging to R. L. Hinkle. a bicycle stolen from Johnny Moretti at a junior high. an overcoat stolen from a pool hall hanger. a 50 foot picket fence roll stolen from behind a house at 2715% C avenue after Nolan left a hospital. a radio taken from a 1950 Ford parked at Lawton High School belonging to Dale Thompson Jr.
Rep. Victor Wickersham of Oklahoma visited Lawton after returning from Washington. He attended the Lawton livestock sale this morning and planned to lunch with the Northwest Kiwanis Club at noon.
More than 60 Cameron Aggies will present Carols From Many Lands at 7 30 p m in the campus auditorium directed by Melvin Keeney and Miss Benne Daniel. The free program blends music and drama with living pictures and a large mixed chorus featuring numerous soloists and accompanists.
Police Chief Ralph Hennessee warned Lawton merchants to stay vigilant as the Christmas shopping period remains busy. The alert follows the season’s first shoplifting charge against Christine Dunford, 41, of 2018 Garfield, released on a $20 bond. He urged merchants to watch for shoplifters and bogus check passers and to not relax vigilance during the rush.
Crossword style list of numbered across and down clues focusing on movie star and related terms including animal names nation and body parts with entries like wild ox Celebes silkworm and various short words for actions and objects.
A compact list of crossword style clues with numbered entries covering dawn goddess, base terms, and common verbs. Includes references to Miss West, Arabian gulf, and rooky terms, hinting at a vintage puzzle page likely pairing definitions with precise letter counts.
A typhoon with 90 mph winds near its center was about 600 miles west-southwest of Guam, moving west-northwest at roughly 15 mph, per the Navy.
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