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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1955

Page

5

Butler Seen New British Deputy Prime Minister

London The Conservative Daily Telegraph predicts Chancellor R A Butler will be named deputy prime minister next week. Harold Macmillan would succeed Butler at the treasury and Selwyn Lloyd would move to the Foreign Office. The Telegraph also foresees Lennox-Boyd, Monckton, Macleod and Crookshank in key moves as the party reshapes its leadership amid Britain’s election aftermath. Gaitskell named Labor leader after Attlee’s retirement with Bevan Morrison rival bidders, Morrison resigning from front bench.

London Daily Telegraph R. A. Butler The Telegraph Treasury Harold Macmillan Eden Selwyn Lloyd U.N Macmillan Foreign Office Butler Commons Alan Lennox-Boyd Colonial Office Walter Monckton Tain Macleod Monckton Labor Harry Crookshank Britain Hugh Gaitskell Labor Party Gaitskell Clement Attlee Aneurin Bevan Herbert Morrison Attlee Morrison Bevan Daily Mirror

Yule Mixes Old Customs In Philippines

Manila reports a blend of East and West Christmas traditions in the Philippines with influences from Americans Spaniards and Chinese. Banana trees serve as Christmas trees in many villages while local feasts feature lechon garlic rice and fruit desserts alongside plum pudding. Midnight Mass processions and pre dawn parades are common in coastal towns with pagans customs still seen in remote barrios.

Don Huth Manila Philippines Asia Negros Island Cabangan Kawit Cavite Mary Joseph

Hurricanes Taxes Eating Up Pennies

Washington reporter Harman W. Nichols interviews Mint Director William H. Brett on penny shortages caused by rising coin production and higher cigarette taxes in Pennsylvania. He notes pennies vanish into piggy banks and argues coins could be turned into paper money to reinflate circulation. He adds pennies still buy small items like parking meters in some cities.

Harman W. Nichols Washington Mint Lincoln Nichols William H. Brett Treasury Building Brett Denver Philadelphia Rutland, Vt Pennsylvania

Funeral Rites for John J. Clancy in Apache Church

Funeral services were held at Mother of Sorrows Catholic church for John J. Clancy 83 with Rev. John Cefai officiating. Burial followed at Fairview cemetery. Rosary was prayed Monday in Crews Funeral chapel. Clancy died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday in a Lawton hospital after a three year illness. Bearers were Herman Peeper Herbert Hemming Jerry Suchanek John Bartosovsky Arnold Nelson and Joe Vap.

John J. Clancy Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church John Cefai Fairview Crews Clancy Lawton Herman Peeper Herbert Hemming Jerry Suchanek John Bartosovsky Arnold Nelson Joe Vap

Mrs E D Sullivan Rites Held At Centenary Church

Services for Mrs. E D Sullivan 63 longtime county schoolteacher were held at 2 30 p m Wednesday at Centenary Methodist Church with Rev J Walter Browers Jr officiating assisted by Rev H E Snodgrass and Rev Roy Autry Burial followed in Flower Mound cemetery near Lawton with Becker Funeral Home in charge She died Sunday night at her home three miles east of Lawton after six months illness Bearers were Frank Allison Leland S John Lyman L John Homer Turner James A Black all of Lawton and Alvie Autry Tulsa Honorary bearers were Elmer Bauman Wayne Meadville Marion L Smith Charles Jepsen Hugh Allison Ray Allison Russell Meadville Aubrey Hammond C E Price all of Lawton and George A Stephens Anadarko

E. D Ras) Sullivan Centenary Methodist Church J. Walter Browers Jr H. E. Snodgrass Roy Autry Mt. View Baptist Church Flower Mound Lawton Becker Funeral Home Frank Allison Leland S. John Lyman L. John Homer Turner James A. Black Alvie Autry Tulsa Tex Elmer Bauman Wayne Meadville Marion L. Smith Charles Jepsen Hugh Allison Ray Allison Russell Meadville Aubrey Hammond C. E. Price George A. Stephens Anadarko

School admits smoking at new Warwick high school

Officials of the Veteran Memorial High School acknowledge that some students smoke and have designated a smoking area outside the school. They state the move is not an encouragement but a recognition of the habit.

Harriman NAMES first Black state cabinet official in NY

Governor Averell Harriman appointed Robert C. Weaver as state rent administrator in Albany. Weaver, 48, of New York City, previously deputy state commissioner of housing and is believed to be the first Black person named to a New York State post at cabinet rank.

Harriman Albany N.Y.P Averell Harriman Robert C. Weaver Weaver New York City New York State

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