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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1947

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Russia Accepts French Disarmament Plan Shift

New York dispatch reports Russia dropping its own disarmament scheme in favor of a French plan. Six UN Security Council delegates draft a framework to start general talks, study atomic energy control, and report on disarmament within three months. The plan includes possible troop withdrawal proposals and a UN police force study.

New York Russia United States United Nations Security Council Council Gromyko Marc Andrei Gromyko Security Council UN General Assembly U. S

Farm Women Are Guests of BPW in Lawton Luncheon

Officers of 21 Comanche county farm women's clubs attended Lawton BPW's first postwar farm women luncheon in the Old South cafe. More than 190 farm women and club members heard talks from county council federation officers and recognized rural efforts to improve farm communities and health, food preservation, home crafts, and 4‑H sponsorship.

Comanche County Farm Women Lawton Business Old South Lawton Club County Council O! Federated Name Demonstration Clube J. W. Storer Messing Club Beromn BPW Lawton Womens’ Club

Order Halts Trapping Of Game Around Lake Lawtonka

Oklahoma official announces a regulation from the fish and game commission banning trapping of deer and coon near Lake Lawtonka. State and federal wildlife officers had trapped around the lake, but patrolman Joan Frampton notes no traps set on the watershed since last fall.

Rtate Charles G. Ozman Oklahoma Fish and Game Commission Lake Lawtonka Lawton Ozman Joan Frampton Cits Framton

Cold Wave Develops in Canada Before U.S. Sweep

A new cold air mass formed in northwestern Canada and is expected to sweep southward into the United States this weekend. Forecasters warn of a renewed cold wave with temperatures easing briefly before another cold snap hits the Midwest and then the eastern seaboard by Saturday.

Canada United Press United States Werther Almoxt Middlewest Seaboard

Ipswich Dairy Uses Salem Patrol Wagon for Milk Delivery

In Ipswich Massachusetts the dairy shifts milk deliveries to a discarded patrol wagon once used by the Salem police. A paid driver named Jeff Doft faces challenges as an old weary night crew mutters attempts to climb in the back while claiming they will quickly quit.

Ipswich Mass Salem Police Department Blo Ia Jeff Doft

House Demos Drive Against GOP Tax Plan

The House Democrats press the opposition to a 20 percent across the board income tax cut while Secretary Snyder hints at a long range plan including possible community property tax concessions. The debate centers on allocation of tax relief between married couples and single taxpayers with Knutson and Allen proposals debated by Gore Mason and others.

Washington Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder Snyder Ox House Truman Congressional Republicans Knutson House Harold Knutson Ways and Means Committee Noah M. Mason Leo B. Allen Allen Mason Illinois Albert Gore Minnesota

Legion Opposes State Veterans' Cash Bonus Plan

Oklahoma City February 1 Am Legion legislative chair Milt Phillips says the organization opposes a proposed House bill for a $100 to $200 cash bonus for World War II veterans. Dick Riggs Lawton sponsors the measure with the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Phillips, former state soldiers relief chairman and Seminole publisher, calls it a money grab.

Okklahoma City Milt Phillips American Legion Okahoma House of Representatives Dick Riggs Lawton Veterans of Foreign Wars Phillips State Soldiers Relief Commission Legion

Son Beaten Turns Violent Killing Father in Home

In Oatesville Pennsylvania on February 5 a 15 year old high school student Joseph Daniels Jr shot and killed his father with a double barrel shotgun after being beaten with a strap for poor marks at school. Police say the youth waited in the living room several hours and then fired when his father entered. The boy repeatedly said I had the fun with me all evening. The door opened. I heard a noise. Then I saw him on the floor.

Oatesville Joseph Daniels, Jr Maria

Safecracker Halts Job As He Decides To Reform

Stanley Bohia of New Briar Conn was mid crime at the Gingras Empress Co office when he called police to surrender. A judge ordered Boden held for the grand jury even though no crime occurred.

Safecracker Springfield Mass Stanley Bochia New Briar Conn Gingras Empress Co Cal Boden

Underwater Demolition Swimmers Test Suits

LITTLE AMERICA February 4 Delayed report describes fifteen underwater demolition swimmers testing green rubber suits and long underwear in milky Bay of Whales slush. They traveled 19 000 miles for the cold water swim test of a cold water bathing suit developed for the invasion of Japan. All but four of the five man teams completed 20 minute immersions in a cove filled with slush and killer whales.

Little America Bay of Whales Japan

Wagner Act Repeal Sought In Congressional Hearing

Rep Hoffman proposes outright repeal of the Wagner labor relations act as House labor committee opens hearings on labor bills. Landis calls for changes and blames White House advisers for strikes. testimony covers applying laws to multi state producers and essential industries and critiques of NLRB.

Washington Rep Hoffman R-Mich House Labor Committee Say Michigan Landis R-Ind White House Truman Wilson Tevo Senate Labor Committee GO. EB. Wilson General Motors Congress Hartley R-Nj House Group House House Committee Labor Department Frente Landis Blouk NLRB National Labor Relations Board United States

Local Artist Leslie Powell Visits Parents After Field Trip

Local painter sculptor and industrial designer Leslie Powell, gaining recognition, spends six weeks with his parents Mr and Mrs Co Powell 0110 before returning to his New York studio. A previous article omitted Mrs Powell's name by mistake. Powell completes sketches forPortfolio translations upon return.

Leslie Powell Lawton Co. & Powell New York

Shipley presses forward in bid to repeal Oklahoma liquor laws

Oklahoma Representative Bill Shipley a Morris school teacher and two other young lawmakers introduced a bill to make whiskey drinking in Oklahoma precarious. The measure imposes stiff fines and jail terms and adds penalties for those who do not reveal sources of whiskey. It also allows county and city officers to be removed for not diligently enforcing the dry law and targets county attorneys who fail to prosecute violators. Shipley with Lownie Brown McAlester Owen Taylor Lawton authored the repeal resolution now rejected by the house(score not provided).

Oklahoma City Bill Shipley Morris Shipley Oklahoma Lownie Brown McAlester Owen Taylor Sallisaw Rendy Dry Charles Ozman Lawton House Claud Thompson Anters Prohibition Enforcement Committee

Truman Seeks Succession Change to Elevate Speaker

President Truman urged Congress to modify the line of succession placing Republican Speaker Joe Martin after the vice president. He said a democracy should not permit the president to nominate his immediate successor and noted George Marshall would move to the White House if a vacancy occurred before the 1948 election.

Washington Truman Congress Joe Martin Martin Vandenberg R-Mich Senate Marshall George Marshall White House Trenmann House Mde Franklin DR. Roosevelt Sam Reyburn

Injuries Fatal To Lester Tabbytite

Lester Tabbytite a 20 year old Walters veteran of combat and occupation duty died at 9 p m in a local hospital from injuries suffered in a Monday night automobile crash near Comanche He had served in Italy Austria and Germany with units of the 94th Infantry and 57th Signal Battalion He was born July 21 1926 and survived by his parents and two injured companions The story notes additional survivors on page 2 column 6

Lester ‘Tabbytite Walters Europe Tueaday Om Leoal Hospital Canmnn Young Tabbytite Tabbytite Comanche Mime White Waleters Wilford Tabby- Cile Wollers Kiowa Italy Austria Germany 57Th Signal Battalion Walters Independent Baptist Church

Girl Keeps Seeing Eye Dog Bids Farewell to Friends

A sixteen year old blind girl, Patsy Ruth Were, chose to keep her seeing-eye dog Tucky and abandon her school social life. The city board of education barred the dog from school, promising to send a helper to her trailer home.

Angeles Patsy Ruth Weregas Tucky City Board of Education

GOP Senators Push Bill To Kill OPA And End Rent Control

Three Republican senators introduced legislation to abolish the Office of Price Administration and end federal rent control on April 30. The bill, led by Kenneth Wherry with John J. Williams and Arthur V. Watkins, would force state legislatures to pass rent-control statutes to keep ceilings.

GOP OPA Washington Kenneth 8. Wherry Neb John J. Williams Del Arthur V. Watking Utah Wherry Senate Republi

Judge Floyd L. Jackson Visited Anadarko Rotary Club

Lawton District Judge Floyd L. Jackson, of Lawton, attended a luncheon meeting of the Anadarko Rotary Club today. He is a member of the Lawton club and previously belonged to the Walters club before moving to Lawton.

Floyd L. Jackson Lawton Anadarko

Truman Urges Bipartisan Support for Trade Policy

President Truman seeks genuinely national bipartisan backing for the administration foreign trade program. He urges unity in Congress to back UN efforts and U S participation, while warning Republicans about dangers to international economic policy and Geneva negotiations on tariff cuts.

Truman Solons Washington Congress U. S United Nations Geneva United States Fuman General Assembly U.S U. S&s

Rev Harry Hamblen to Speak at Friday Chamber Luncheon

Rev Harry Hamblen former Lankon minister and army chaplain will address the Friday Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Old South cafeteria He is a former pastor of Central Baptist Church recently separated as lieutenant colonel and served overseas with V Corps chaplain John Theathley will oversee attendance

Harry Hamblen Chamber of Commerce Old South Hamblen Central Baptist Church V Corps John Theathley

Mrs. Minnie Williams Dies in Cache

Mrs. Minnie Williams about 75 died at her Cache home. Special services planned likely Thursday at Cache Assembly of God. Rev. Carlington will conduct. Funeral handled by Cache Funeral Home. she had lived in Cache about 15 years and earlier lived alone.

Cache

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