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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1956
Page
4
A 30 year old woman, Vond Bodard, was found guilty of obtaining property by means of a bogus check and given a two year suspended sentence by an all male jury. She remained in jail after the verdict, with a future trial set on a misdemeanor charge of petty larceny by fraud. Bodard waived the waiting period and was returned to jail in lieu of a $500 bond.
Kansas City story about Ralph G. Martin offering 25000 dollars for the first insect that survives his Real Kill insecticide with dieldrin. Contests run three months starting June, with voluntary or forced entrants, and a charity fallback if no winner. Numerous bug names listed as examples of contenders.
Mrs. Luther E. Cannon of 604 A learns that her brother-in-law John E. Chapman died in Morenci Arizona where he had lived five years. A daughter Mrs. Sarah Chapman Prater of Oklahoma City and formerly of Lawton is well known here. Prater will join her two brothers John Chapman Jr and Thomas Chapman in Morenci to travel to Ripley Tennessee for the funeral.
A Tulsa motorist was caught speeding twice by a roving radar unit in the eastern part of the city and again on the return trip near downtown. Total fines amounted to 29 dollars.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon suggested that if President Eisenhower seeks a second term he should restrict campaigning to a few nationwide appearances. He argued this approach would be the most effective for an incumbent with immense popularity.
Oklahoma City A B Green state highway commissioner from Purcell opposes fenced highway design saying no four lane road will be fenced while he serves. C A Stoldt highway director supports fencing to meet federal funds and interstate system rules, noting need for access and cost. Local groups in McClain county plan meetings while Green threatens to abandon the project if fencing is required.
Commerce data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows Comanche county wholesale sales reaching 17.202 million dollars in 1954, up 29.6 percent from 1948. The county's wholesale receipts total 1.7 percent of Oklahoma's overall wholesale activity amid increases across merchant and other wholesalers statewide.
The Coast Guard dispatched an 83-foot cutter from Key West Thursday night to investigate a report of a flash on the horizon near the Dry Tortugas Islands. The flash was reported to the Coast Guard by a fishing boat.
In Cambridge Massachusetts two volunteer divers prepare to search Cambridge Reservoir in Waltham for MIT freshman Thomas L. Clark 18 of Harvey Illinois missing since February 9 after a fraternity initiation. His father identified a shoe and scarf found near the reservoir. An inquest is planned and officials review fraternity initiation practices to prevent repetition.
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