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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1957
Page
6
The passage contrasts barren high mountains with lush low valleys where God’s grace showers into humble hearts. Worthington’s remark emphasizes mercy kindness humility and patience as divine virtues shaping the faithful.
The piece argues inflation risks from wage price spirals and rising government outlays. It urges business and labor to curb prices without federal controls, notes lobbyist pressures hindering reform, and calls average Americans to speak up to push reorganization plans and curb government spending.
The piece notes 1956 U S highway fatalities reached 40 000 and total accidental deaths near 95 000. Home accidents killed 27 300 with falls a major portion while 14 300 perished in workplace incidents, underscoring pervasive risks in industrial society.
A compiled Q and A list covers topics from Pompeii age to global geography and penguin courting. Questions include Pompeii’s age, Colombia’s coastlines, Delaware and New Hampshire, ostrich feet, Montezuma II, India’s states, English drugstores, and penguin pebble courting customs with male pebble offerings and theft notes.
Joseph Alsop surveys the first secretary of the Communist Party Committee in Popov's office, along with Marokov and Shilov, discussing the party role in managing vast industrial and agricultural projects in western Siberia, including the Sokolovsky mines, emphasizing leadership and collective effort. A separate report notes a powerful bomb injuring two women in Volado and a smaller blast in Guanabacoa near Havana.
Thomas A Edison shut down his Glen Ridge storage battery plant as the device neared perfection. He paused production during a booming business period and later returned to the project, continuing work for six more years before resuming manufacturing.
Dr Alfred Freeman of Wichita Falls Texans urges couples to actively work for happiness in marriage and cites money in laws alcohol incompatibility and lack of spiritual foundation as key risks to relationships during the Downtown Kiwanis Club Valentine Ladies Nite. Attendees included Gale Sadler John Roberts Virginia Rice and numerous Lawton area guests and dignitaries.
Forty five minutes after a practice alert Capt Billy P Galyon said Co A 700th Ord Bn 45th Inf Div was ready to move. He noted 6 p.m. alert and 8 30 p.m. last man reporting. The unit serves Lawton and surrounding towns within a 43 mile radius.
Lawton announces Brotherhood Week events February 17 24 with civic club and school talks led by a team including Chaplain A Lieberman Rev Richard Hopper and Chaplain Philip Cahasino Programs at Lawton High Douglass and Central Junior High Tuesday Lincoln announces observance by all faiths and denominations in services at Fort Sill Chaplain L C Sheffield notes the 23rd anniversary of the NC CJJ movement sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews
The final session in a four part series by the Lawton BPW club is at 7 p.m. today at the Old South Cafeteria. It features a review and a question and answer period led by Loretta Lawson, club career advancement chair.
Doris Romo 24 testified in a Los Angeles divorce from William Romo 25 an accountant after he failed to give a Valentine present or a kiss. Acting Superior Judge Clarence E Johns granted the decree on cruelty grounds as her attorney lamented the lack of a gift for his own wife.
Reporter Thomas L. Stokes argues the Eisenhower administration coddled big business while oil interests shaped policy. He notes a grand jury probe into the handling of emergency oil shipments to Europe after the Suez closure, criticizing White House support for offshore marginal lands and deregulation moves.
Mrs. Gary Anderson will become assistant clerk to Mrs. Barbara Stapleton at Central Junior High on Monday. Principal A Richardson announced. Anderson replaces Mary Beth Hardy who moved to Lawton High as secretary to Hugh Bish. Keeney resigned this week. Anderson will handle transcripts, permanent records, stencil cutting, and general duties.
Robert A. Uihlein senior vice president of Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co Milwaukee Wisconsin will be guest of honor at a private dinner tonight at the Hotel Lawtonian Oklahoma. Lloyd Jacks manager of Oklahoma Distributing Co arranging a 7 30 reception and a 8 00 dinner about 15 Lawton businessmen are expected to attend. Uihlein will stay overnight and may tour Fort Sill before heading to Amarillo Texas and Phoenix Arizona.
The bodies of three Recce Air Force Base officers were sent home for burial after a B-25 trainer crash near the base. Victims: 1st Lt. Byrone E Trujillo 27 of Gary Indiana, 1st Lt. Thompson McCord 23 of Mt Pleasant Michigan, 2nd Lt. Jim mie R Condry 24 of Okmulgee Oklahoma. The training flight veered at low level and crashed in an open field one fourth mile from the base.
Fragmentary text notes a chaotic moment described as a bull in a china shop affecting teens on a bus. The readable bits hint at a busy, humorous or chaotic incident, with no clear names, places, or outcomes.
A fragmented OCR style clue list presents across and down crossword hints. The text mixes numbers and partial phrases such as Hat material and Indian and links to classic wordplay, with several garbled entries and partial terms.
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