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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1954
Page
6
Local churches list schedules for worship and study across multiple denominations. Entries include evening services, Bible studies, prayer meetings, youth activities, and Sunday school at venues such as First Missionary Baptist, Wesley Methodist, St. Paul Lutheran, and Calvary.
The sermon by Rev. H. E. Baumgartner Jr. from Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Anniston Alabama reflects Romans 8 16 17 on believers as children and heirs of God with Christ, highlighting dignity humility and equality beyond wealth or status.
Morning worship led by Beaton with Bob Hammons giving training. E W Kelley and Garland Anderson also noted as pastors. Sunday school by L Rainey. Euchia Br and Martin J Rater mentioned. Evening service at 1 608 Euchia Br. Wednesday family supper at 6 30 pm.
Delegates from all over Oklahoma begin arriving in Muskogee for the League of Young Democrats gathering. About 1,000 expected. principal speaker is former Congressman Toby Morris. Gov Johnston Murray and Congressman Ed Edmondson set to speak on final day.
Arthur Johnson, 58, condemned for killing oil worker William Cabrel for 625 dollars, dies in electric chair in Santa Fe. Johnson, with a long criminal record, claimed self defense after alleged attack on his wife, as 80 witnesses watched the execution. He will be buried in a Potter’s field near the state prison nicknamed Peckerwood.
The article notes that fire was broadly considered an element in the Middle Ages, while disproving studies emerged as early as the Fourth Century B C.
The AFL Executive Council urged all national unions to set up safeguards for multi million dollar health and welfare funds. The 1.3 million member Teamsters Union faces this policy first with Beck seeking powers to supervise locals while preserving autonomy. Critics warn of political power tied to fund control amid probe talks and a looming AFL CIO no raid pact.
Chattanooga special report notes representatives from twelve neighboring churches attended a meeting of the Men’s Brotherhood to hear Kerr Speak. Visitors came from Appentone Bethel Deep Red Faxon Frederick Grandfield Hollister Jack Cree Lawton Loveland Oklahoma City and Walters.
Hal Boyle recalls Mary Pickford discussing vitality from ancestors' goat milk and a wish to return to film after 20 years. She ages in a hotel suite memory, naming Gone with the Wind and Storm Country as favorites, and honors Chaplin Disney Griffith Thalberg while crediting luck in an actor's break.
General Henri Navarre reported that the Viet Minh in north Laos had its main offensive blocked. He said Communist strength remains near its major force, with Sino French forces engaged in Indo Chinese operations.
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