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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1956
Page
10
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A Bible verse from John 8 44-45 speaks of the devil as a murderer and liar setting out a bleak view of truth. A Thoreau line adds a companion thought that truth requires both speaking and listening to be heard.
Analysts say the new Socialist premier Guy Mollet leads a fragile coalition of about 170 votes in the French Assembly. He relies on left and center moderates while courting Communists who fear a popular front, risking collapse on future domestic or foreign issues.
Washington Senator Magnuson showed hospitality to GOP scout Victor Johnston visiting Seattle to size up reelection prospects. Time noted Magnuson offered his apartment and car, sparking questions about political generosity and potential future dangers if generosity tightens.
A reader trivia item recalls Champoeg Oregon in 1843 as the site where Wilamette settlers organized the first American government west of the Rockies. The quiz also covers heartbeats, perfumes, Pulaski, a vast Kentucky cave system, and the headfirst descent of the squirrel.
Washington column notes the eight point Eisenhower Eden declaration targets Asia's free nations. It contrasts Western independence with Soviet conquest aims, previews UK US talks on Asia and Europe, and outlines possible sanctions, UN actions, and controls on China trade.
More than 60 pickets protested outside NBCs Sunset and Vine studios during Bob Hope program telecast. They accused Hope of not intervening in KOA Denver strike eight weeks old, with Sid Rose of NA B E T citing Hope as KOA stockholder. Clifford F Rothery vowed picket lines would stay at every Hope appearance until the strike ends.
A 32 member group led by Mayor H Roe Bartle arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a three week Latin America tour. They plan to visit 11 cities in eight countries to promote Kansas City as a Midwest gateway to Latin America.
Judge J. Merle Oaks conducted the first term of municipal court in the remodeled city hall basement courtroom. Improvements include a steel rail, a platform for judge and witness chair, heavy curtains, and future traffic reconstruction board for accident liability. Police Chief Hennessee notes further work on stairs and entrance. the space once housed detective and records divisions now relocated nearby.
Superior Court records list multiple divorces with custody awarded to plaintiffs. Names include Zora Balch versus James Balch, Billie Wood versus Bedford Wood with former name Williams restored, and Pauline Engroff versus Ronald Engroff with former name Vogele restored.
Elmer Wilkett a 28 year old Henryetta man charged with second degree forgery was returned to county jail by Deputy Sheriff Arvil Roberson after treatment at Fort Supply. Freddie O Neal a 21 year old Negro man formerly of 104 Bell was also returned from Granite penitentiary by Deputy Sheriff Oral Ridgeway to face trial in Superior court next week. O Neal was convicted here of robbery by force but a new trial has been ordered by the state Criminal Court of Appeals.
Doris James, a 26 year old bootlegger, was among 12 arrested by local officers. Officers confiscated eight bottles of liquor at No 5 S First. Bond posted on each charge. Also four others charged with public drunkenness and three questioned. Sims charged with reckless driving released on bond. Hutchison charged with running a red light released on bond. Howell, 23, Fort Sill, posted bond for disorderly conduct.
Judy Gramolini daughter of Dr and Mrs C J Gramolini will be crowned basketball queen at St Mary's school Friday night during the first game in the new fieldhouse. The senior student is active in many school activities.
Paul R aged 34 a brilliant sales manager discusses salesmanship as a professional career like medicine or law. He emphasizes memorized sales talks, the need for intelligent training, and the pause and praise strategy. He argues salesmen drove factory expansion and wartime production for Allied victory.
The article recounts Black Beaver’s legacy and the evolution of Boy Scout councils in Comanche and surrounding counties from 1922 to 1936. It notes district leadership training, the Eagle Scout banquet, and recognitions during Scout week in Lawton, with executives Joe Clement, Jim Culwell, Joe Adams, Freeman Zunigha, and others.
A. W. Kniffin, son of H. H. and Mrs. Kniffin of Lawton, was selected as La-O-2 on the cadet ROTC regimental staff at the University of Oklahoma. He holds Cadet First Lieutenant rank, is a senior ROTC student and was chosen from the top 20 percent of the ROTC senior class for leadership and academics.
The National Geographic Society reports that during the 1949 Berlin blockade the Allied airlift delivered about 8,000 tons of supplies each day to Berlin, sustaining residents and keeping the city alive amid the Soviet blockade.
Travel themed crossword clues list many terms and hints including geographic and linguistic entries across oceans and cultures for a compact puzzle record. It covers places ages notes and titles with various languages and eras.
AFL-CIO leaders outlined a record political war chest for the coming presidential campaign, aiming to surpass or nearly double the $850,000 peak spend during the 1954 congressional races. Funds would come from voluntary union member contributions and, via political education, from union treasuries within legal limits, with focus on nationwide organizational coordination and congressional races.
Traffic cases were heard in the Municipal court at the city hall basement. Judge J Merle Oaks fined Herbert T Gill 41 Altus ten dollars for failure to yield right of way and suspended a similar fine for David E Dom 16 Irwin on the same charge. Pvt James L Landreth 21 Fort Sill Sp 3 Robert L Parr 18 Fort Sill and Bill Hill 51 2008 Lee forfeited eleven dollar bonds for driving without a license. Hill also forfeited twenty dollar bond for exceeding safe speed. Jane E Adcock 29 1806 Taft forfeited twenty dollar bond for speeding and John Thomas Smith 21 Fort Sill forfeited twenty dollar bond for reckless driving. Tommy J Brown 25 1814 Lincoln was fined twenty dollars for speeding in a school zone.
Fifteen members of Boy Scout Troop 607 will fly from Denison Texas to Fort Worth on Saturday to take their swimming tests in a heated YMCA pool because Lake Texoma water is too cold.
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