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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1957

Page

4

Executives Clamp Down On Yuletide Office Parties

Reports say many executives fear office Christmas gatherings foster misbehavior and employee fatigue. A national association finds two thirds hosted parties last year on company premises, with costs shifted to staff. authorities warn holiday travel and alcohol raise accident risk as 1936 deaths near Christmas and New Year rise.

AL Dawson New York Christinius Naional Ofauiigentent Assn Wille Pa America Washington Moneies Tae Association

Politician Donates Salary To Needy in Pittsburgh Area

Pittsburgh area politician Burgess David Hershman of McKees Rocks donates his entire annual salary of $3000 from a part time post to charity. He owns a furniture store and says he does not need the money, buying Christmas food baskets for 350 needy persons.

Pittsburgicom Burgess David Hershman N By McKees Rocks Hershman

Widow of Tulsa World Publisher Dies in Walla Walla

Mrs. Sarah M. Lorton, 90, widow of Eugene Lorson and former Tulsa World publisher, died in Walla Walla Sunday. Lorton, who died in 1919, helped form the Walla Walla Bulletin and is survived by four daughters, seven grandchildren, and other great grandchildren.

Walla Walla, Wash Sarah M. Lorton Eugene Lorson The Tulsa World Lorton Walla Walla

Chisholm Estate Hearing Delayed

Okemah area court delayed a hearing to reopen the Chisholm estate of Shelle Buster Chisholm. Judge Raymond Jenkins continued the session as counsel argued a motion related to the estate of William Chisholm, the elder who held title to the son’s estate before death. The petition claims burial expenses and other debts remain unpaid.

Okemash Shelle Buster Chisholm Okfuskee Raymond Jenkins Chisholm Jenkins T. If Wewnka Wiliamsholm

Cow on tracks causes Dublin collision injures three

A cow on the rails near Dundrum caused a collision between two trains. One engineer was killed and three passengers were injured on the second train after the first train stopped to avoid the animal. All casualties occurred on the second train.

Dublin Teeland Dundrum

National Guard Paid In Silver Shocks Tyler

Tyler National Guard units received a $4,078.43 quarterly payroll in silver dollars, with only the odd cent, shipped by air from San Houston. Guard commander Capt Norman Flippe said the silver payment aims to show locals the Guard’s value and to kick off a recruitment drive.

Tyler Tex Tyler National Guard Sam Houston Norman Flippe Lan National Guard

Boy Injured Using Oil Well Pump While Playing

An Oklahoma City boy ages unknown sustained injuries while using an oil well pump as a see saw at a site on North Eastern. He faced possible hospitalization for Christmas as doctors treated his injuries. Local family names mentioned include Devil Earl Tecumseh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Vecinnsch.

Oklahomta City Oklahoma Earl Tecumseh Jimmy Vecinnsch North Fastern

Homeless Youths Have Happy Yule in Bartlesville

About 100 children aged 6 to 17 from the Anoviean Legion Home in Ponca City will spend Christmas with local families across Oklahoma. Charley Leathers, child welfare chairman of Bartlesville American Legion Post One, organized the program to place every resident girl or boy in a private home for the holidays.

Bartlesville Anoviean Legion Home Ponca City Charley Leathers Bartlesville American Legion Post Ponca Lelhers

Loveless to Miss Christmas Dinner After Teeth Work

Des Moines Iowa reports Loveless plans to skip turkey Christmas dinner as Iana Gay Tierschel and Loveless prepare for a dental procedure. A dentist will fit new teeth today, leaving Loveless hopeful for a future holiday meal.

Loveli Des Moines Iowa Iana Gay Tierschel Loveless Derlist

Medical Social Worker Dies In Oklahoma City

Nell Carll longtime director of medical social work for the Oklahoma Commission for Crippled Children died yesterday in an Oklahoma City hospital after a month of illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in ML Vernon, Kentucky. Radio Moscow reported Soviet airline fares will soon drop with new aircraft, some routes cut up to 40 percent.

Oklahoma City Nell Carll Oklahoma Commission For Crippled Children Carl ML. Vernon London Radio Moscow Siberian

Negro Opera Star Weds White Swedish Journalist

Mattiwilda Dobbs 22, a Metropolitan Opera soprano, married Bengt Janzon, 44, a white Swedish journalist, yesterday at Grace Congregational Church. The ceremony was conducted jointly by a Black minister Rev Albert King and a White minister Rev J T Lindquist.

New York Mattiwilda Dobbs Metropolitan Opera Bengt Janzon Grace Congregational Church Alerbert King J. T. Limdquist Janzon Stockholm Miss Dobbs Sweden

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