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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1957
Page
2
A new con game was reported at a service station on Foil Sill Biv and Cacho Road. Two men asked an attendant to have a tire removed and wheel exchanged then had misdirected the attendant to fetch a rival tire and wheel, enabling theft of the tire and wheel.
Oklahoma City market notes cattle and hogs sold with steadiest to firm bids on select calves and feeder stock. Slaughter cattle and bulls showed varied demand, feeders and sows steady to higher with lighter weights and market-ready lambs moving at steady to better prices.
Marcus Perea Jimenez leads the Venezuela plebiscite with about seventy percent of the votes reported from GN.872 ballots in Caracas. The count shows 45,587 yes, 12,795 no, and 4 0 something invalid, with many ballots rejected for dual blue and red markings. The process continues for several days with no opposition listed.
Hospital notices list numerous births with weights and parents, including twins and single births, plus a surge of admissions and discharges across multiple rooms and departments. Names such as Margaret Gourley Grandfield Thelma Burr Mona McCwston Faxon and Ant on Mark Neary appear among the long roster of patients and newborns with dates and locations noted.
Fire at Langton area radio and television studio halted broadcasts for about 30 minutes last night. Remote control systems were damaged and the regular system barred until replacement. KMID-TV Midland reported incoming cameras from New York but none arrived by noon. Studio staff present included Blaine Reed and Dale Hopson along with station crew. Firefighters Martin Wiley Cox Millegan Hartman aided the incident.
Lawton public schools announce early dismissal for Friday ahead of Christmas break. Most campuses will release at 2 PM with some sites resuming on January 2 and others returning January 9. Superintendent notes full schedule adjustments and staff meetings to plan the holidays.
A suspect named in a theft report was jailed in the city detention after a $400 cash theft from a Sart officer. The assailant, identified as Ist Th Unile MM. Arinin, was taken into custody while the officer slept in a town lodging. A second man, Ty W. Wirhys, claims a $19 theft occurred after the assailant woke.
President Eisenhower urged a renewed NATO unity to confront Soviet missile threats and imminent danger to world peace. He pressed for a global defense strategy and nuclear-tipped readiness as allies in Paris discuss stronger economic ties and a common allied posture to overcome Europe’s partition. The session at Palais de Chaillot drew a packed room of diplomats and correspondents as Gaillard and Beet welcomed leaders.
Police seek two men connected to a fruit store theft in Atlanta. Lt Mermanth Capeland and trader Burl Tunis are linked to the incident. Authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
Rio Grande Valley fruit prices rose 25 to 50 cents per carton due to the Florida embargo. Oranges now trade from 1.65 to 2.25 dollars, grapefruits from 1.50 to 1.75, with 1,030 cartons per carload and 75 daily shipments. Dan Seitz of Watley Fruit and Vegetable Co. calls the jump the strongest in years, while Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shipping Association officials see hotter market demand and potential long term gains for the Valley citrus industry recovering from earlier freezes.
An 18 year old youth from Boley, Alvin Johnson, was seriously injured about 8:18 am today when his Torch car ran off a bridge west of Lawton on US 8 62. He suffered a broken jaw, multiple facial and body lacerations and is in fair condition at Memorial hospital. Later, police reported an elderly Lawton woman injured in a two car crash at Second and Summit around 6:05 pm. Passenger Anna Fanslow of Lawton, in a Pontiac sedan driven by Robert Williams, was hurt. another vehicle, a 1940 Ford driven by Delhert Ta Sada, struck the scene.
Rome Lawtan Tsiwanians attended a Division 14 conference in Texas-Ols o abonnt District with members from Northwest club led by John Slayard Les Conway and others. Dwight Black Bill Sios and Fountain were noted. Alan T Bryce presided as Wichita Iralls new lieutenant governor for Division 18.
An active canine rabies case in the Lawton Fort Sill area triggers a general quarantine of all dogs cats and other animals on the Fort Sill post. The measure lasts until further notice with pets to be confined leashed or chained and predators restricted. Military police will impound any pets running loose. Col William B Draper notes the post quarantine mirrors the city order under Army regulation.
Justice of Peace Marvin Ey Cameron reported fines totaling 125 dollars plus costs for Calvin FP Livingston 34 of Faxon on reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. Livingston arrested by Trooper John Duke. County Attorney Warren Crane filed charges this morning and also a night speeding case against John Edd Lee 41 of 1118 Laird in Cameron court. Tommy Ross Aecacuns 26 of 2701 A and Raymond R Morrison 25 of Wichita were cited for night speeding in Woodrow Giles court. Paul Everett Dunbar 46 of 6 Elm was accused of allowing an unlicensed driver to operate a motor vehicle.
St Marys high school outlines Christmas observances with a Schubert club music program at New Post Chapel Fort Sill and the Blessed Sacrament Church glee club directed by Sister M Candida. The events include carols at a Hotel Lawton dinner and a Christ Child gift offering by 530 students before a gym procession to Oklahoma City Catholic orphans home.
The Motormen's Benevolent Association plans to vote on the mayor's plan to end the strike while claiming 2600 of the subway's 2100 motormen. City transit workers vote today on a bargaining representative, aimed at installing Michael J. Quill's Transport Workers Union as sole representative for all 35000 subway workers.
A 1957 Whiteball Pharmacel Company notice introduces Dristan Tablets as a nonprescription remedy that claims to drain clogged sinus cavities quickly with no discomfort. The tablet allegedly works through the bloodstream to shrink swollen sinus areas, relieving headache and congestion with a money-back guarantee.
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