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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1954
Page
7
Howard Hughes, holder of the controlling interest in RKO Pictures, offers to buy out remaining stock for 231% million dollars. He proposes $6 a share for all stock except his 1,262,120 shares and seeks acceptance by Feb 15 and stockholder approval by March 30.
About 4 000 drought hit farm workers in Kennett Missouri registered for emergency relief food and clothing today. Dunklin County Red Cross volunteers set up points across eight townships to assist in the intake. The drought damaged crops and left hundreds jobless while a record cotton yield and rapid harvest machinery reduced demand for labor. Truck shipments of food arrived including 12 000 cans of surplus beef and dairy products from St. Louis.
A U S Stratojet B47 crashed during landing at Upper Heyford England killing three crewmen from the 22nd Bomb Wing March Field Calif. The six jet bomber, capable of 600 miles per hour, ripped into the woods about a mile from the base during a 90 day training mission. Names of the crew were withheld.
President Jose Figures, MIT graduate, has again provided Costa Rica with a first lady from the United States. He married 23-year-old Rita Olsen, described as a pretty blonde, in a quiet Saturday night ceremony in San Jose.
The article notes the marriage of Figueres, a social worker from Yorktown Heights New York, to a new spouse. It was his second marriage. his former wife Henriette Boggs of Birmingham Alabama divorced him on January 1. They have two children aged 10 and 8.
The drought devastates urban water supplies as reservoirs drop below intake pipes. Kansas and Missouri towns warn of imminent shortages with trucks hauling water from lakes and Kansas City. Officials cite serious conditions and no near relief, urging water bans and prayers for rain.
After a siege at the hospital, the University Press Club member signed her first check to cover the flowers sent by the club while she lay in bed.
One acre lot with a nearly new four room house two miles from town. Owner leaving and price $4250. Contact C. J. for details. Listing notes the property is below replacement cost line and implies a bargain.
Walter Hallett a 43 year old seaman was charged in Baltimore with begging when officers say he cited keeping in practice for a low mood and urged himself to stay in the habit of working the case notes show.
The body of 48 year old Herbert Patnaude of Los Angeles was found in a miner's cabin near Snowcrest in Ontario California. He slid about 1000 feet into San Antonio Canyon as rescuers were halted by icy slopes. Coroner Deputy A J. may indicate death from a heart attack prior to the slide.
Chief executive Arthur A. Shuck reported last night that the Boy Scouts of New York experienced a 6.7 percent decrease in 1953. The data reflect membership and financial indicators for the year and hint at shifting community engagement.
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