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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1957
Page
2
Ernestine O Ward 16 celebrates a Christmas birthday as a new model after ear and chin surgery. Wayne Eden 29 also improves nose and ears. Slotkin runs a nonprofit foundation funding free or pay-what-you-can treatments, planning a UCLA linked plastic surgery clinic.
Reports from Pearl Harbor describe a Navy Super Constellation crash off Oahu after a drill went wrong. Missing crew members include Ensign Lewis Webb and Aviation Electrician First Class Bakerfield California born James Cook. Pilot Cmdr Guy Howard survived with two other crew members. Officials say four of 23 crew survived the incident.
A large blaze swept a four story apartment building in Harrisburg injuring eight people, one critically. Firefighting units from the city and suburbs battled the flames as residents fled, with a father, George Covemagy, 3, reported in critical condition after attempting to rescue his children.
A World War II era feature describes distant Atlantic Pacific islands near Florida operated under the Department of Water, with narratives about geography, travel routes, and a festival season from December to January. It includes details on Three Kings Day celebrations, Christmas on the islands, and profiles of the Merwin family plans and backgrounds.
A death notice lists survivors including two sons John Davis of the Great Lakes Naval Base and Albert Davis of Okmulgee, three daughters Betty Johnson in Oceanside California Delores Davis and Linda G Thompson of the home, plus father John Lipscomb of Secora and one brother Don Lipscomb of Secora. The deceased lived in Okmulgee before moving to Lawton.
Service members are invited to a holiday snack and Christmas music event at the LSO YMCA on Fourth and EB. Harold W Hall Hallett executive director extended the invitation from the USO building. A New Years Eve dance is planned for December 31 with Lilian F Comee as program director.
A report notes Dr C ME Martin serves as chairman of the Boar of Education District 116. The piece outlines leadership and governance responsibilities and the board’s ongoing oversight of district schools.
Pilgrims mainly Americans gathered near Bethlehem as rain drove them to a hillside grotto for a roast sheep supper after carols. Masses continued in Saint Catherine and other churches while consular attendance was limited by border mine and tank barriers. Christians from Israel and Jordan shared Christmas observances as the Holy Land rejoiced.
Reports show a two car crash east of Clinton left one driver dead and another injured in a Clinton hospital. A Bethany girl died in a collision between a car driven by her father and another car driven by E L Dietrick near El Reno. Earlier, Harris and the Dodson girl perished in a car train wreck in Inala.
Long Beach Calif eight orphaned siblings will not open gifts this Christmas due to the deaths of their mother and stepfather in a car crash. The Navy, neighbors, and local groups raised nearly 700 in aid. grandparents plan to move the eight to St Louis where they will together open their presents.
Readers are told a new at home treatment called stainless Pazo delivers rapid relief from pile pain. The product is said to include a medically proven ingredient and Triolyte while claiming unique formulation from Grove Laberstorine and Tredemare sources.
Funeral rites are pending at Becker Funeral Home for Mrs Sarah Cal ley 67 who died Tuesday in Tulsa at 200 p m. She was the mother of Mrs W C Ard and a former hotel manager in Oklahoma City later moving to Tulsa in 1948 She belonged to the First Baptist Church Hot Springs Ark Survivors include three brothers Bill Thomas Fort Towson George Thomas Bethel and Tom Thomas Atlanta Texas and a sister Mrs Fanny Hogan Atlanta Texas
A Christmas Eve shoplifting case and a theft were reported to Layton police. George Gill said a girl about 17 entered his van at the Liberty Army store and took a rosary and medallion valued at $10, then fled. Phillip Skuda reported a $1 jewel gold wristwatch stolen from his car around 7:25 p.m.
A new cement block Southwestern Bell Telephone building on Main Street progresses toward completion in January with equipment ready for March change-over. The 26 by 28 foot structure costs 5500? though the OCR shows 550,000 and includes two concrete floors concrete block walls and landscaped surroundings. Contractor R C Schacker of Pawnee handles the project.
A slate of Tuesday afternoon crashes in Lawton left Lola Johnson with a bruised elbow after she walked into a car driven by Glen J. KOca. In separate incidents Ernest W. Faries, 52, of Brownwood Tex., was treated and released after a two car crash at Sixth and I. Larry Day, 16, and Carnis Pursley, 23, were injured in a rear end collision at 11th and US 277. Mrs Pursley rode with Luther W. Pursley, 25, in the other car and was treated at Southwestern hospital and released.
Interior and furnishings of Mr and Mrs Bud Bowles home in north Cache were destroyed by a fire. The Cache volunteer fire department extinguished the blaze saving the exterior and preventing further spread. No family members were at home at the time of the fire.
Special report cites ill effects among workers in cotton gins in the area. Officials say the problem stems from cotton heavily saturated with insect poison. Investigators are examining handling practices and safety measures.
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