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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1954
Page
2
Nehru appealed in humility for a ceasefire in Indo China aimed at spurring Geneva Far East conference talks. He said India has no desire to interfere or intrude and urged all four powers and Communist China to strive for peace, stressing the earnestness of the appeal amidst the fighting.
Health director spoke to delegates about training personnel in special education. A display by Riverside school showed work by mentally retarded children, led by J. D. Hilley. OKC schools run 21 classes for slow learners with IQs from 60 to 20, four classes for those under 50 once deemed uneducable.
Forecast notes unclear readable fragments about fair skies and mild weather. Mentions morning expectations and performance notes but lacks complete place or time details.
For over four decades Tennesseans followed a seasonal life and familiar paths, resisting modern high tension living. One man recalled Bob, his boyhood friend, who became a fine man as they reminisced about childhood capers and simpler times.
Mrs Rice 82 of Cache died Sunday after months of illness. Born Oct 21 1871 in Dugna Ga she lived in Sadie since 1945. Survived by two brothers five sons twenty six grandchildren and thirty six great grandchildren. Burial in Cache cemetery. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Cache Baptist Church. Reverend Weldon Rightmer and Reverend M D Burk officiating. Cache Funeral Home in charge.
James Charles Ulrich 83 of Manitou died February 20 at Frederick Clinic hospital. Born December 12, 1870 in Missouri, he married Alma Short in 1891 in Forestburg Texas. Survived by widow four daughters and two sons, with burial at Manitou Cemetery. Reverend J. S. Kilpatrick to officiate. Pecinosky Funeral Home of Tipton in charge. Bearers listed. honorary bearers named.
Funeral services for Mrs Ida Florence Cain were held at 2 30 p m Sunday in the Lawton Funeral home chapel with the Rev Claude Davis Assembly of God minister officiating Bearers were A H Wade W H Payton John Loeb Carl Wheatley Mon Battenfield and M C Dilling Burial was in the Cache cemetery with Lawton Funeral home in charge.
Andrew M Long, 81, of inv B, died Sunday at a Ft Worth hospital after a short illness. He lived in Lawton 23 years and is survived by his widow, three sons W M of Sulphur, Cecil and Jesse of Ft Worth, three daughters Mrs John W Donald of Sulphur, Mrs Ernest Oxford and Mrs Everett Blaylock of Ft Worth, plus several grandchildren. Services at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Ritter home chapel with Rev Bob Hammons of Trinit Church officiating. Burial in Madill cemetery.
Markets product markets hold rates steady amid higher volume. Slaughter steers bid to 23.00 with early high choice quotes. Calves good to high ranges 17.00 to 19.00, hogs 198 to 356, feeder pigs up to 28.00, lambs around 21.00 to 24.00 with some woolled and milk fed offerings noting scarcity.
Rotary International events mark the 49th birthday with a noon luncheon featuring speakers including Freese and Sprten. Bray of Rotary will preside and outline achievements and future goals for the organization.
A Japanese war crime suspect, Hayashi, was returned to prison after an error in transfer from Dutch authorities to the Japanese government, reducing the sentence from life to ten years. He was informed of the miscalculation and began serving again.
A fragmented report notes renewed turmoil in Japan's political scene amid shifting alliances. Key figures Yoshida and Yashuhiro are cited as part of ongoing cabinet tensions and proposed reforms.
Northside Baptist Missionary Group and Women’s Missionary Society visited St. Elmo Baptist Church in Lawton on Sunday to present a community missions program. About 48 Northside members attended, led by Mrs. L. C. Head with Mrs. William Ticard opening the song service and Harley Willingham presiding over singing as Rev. Carson Everett led a devotional.
Senator Wiley condemns changes to the Bricker plan during an interview. He asserts the plan relies on treaties to be pursued in accordance with constitutional powers and warns against altered terms.
Senator McCarthy in New York urged a public hearing into Army conduct and alleged cover ups. He cited Dr. Peress’s treatment, claimed orders were ignored, and warned about abuses of witnesses while noting Senate views on executive overreach. Other lawmakers differed on restoring legislative branch authority.
An area resident reportedly stopped the break in at roughly 12:35 a.m. today near his farm residence before calling the authorities to investigate the attempted intrusion. The incident involved a trespass at a rural property and was halted prior to formal notification.
A French report says the Red offensive may have bogged down without meeting fist troops as authorities cautiously predict. Reconnaissance columns armed with mortars found cast fists outside the city as fighting for two weeks slowed urban areas used for industry and homes.
American Technical high school receives a medal for editorial work. Rev. Alvin E. Houser of 1207 Laurel is honored with another medal. Craig Lovesy and the Advertiser are noted for the medal awards. The article highlights a call to use our best weapon in editorial writing.
Officers arrested a 22 year old Lawton man for breaking into multiple locations including the Roy M Walden home and a store on Ninth Street and a residence on Park Avenue around 2 45 am. Earlier a woman said she fought with a man at 1415 New York where beer was being drunk and she stabbed him. Other details mention various youths and vehicles in an intertwined police blotter style update from a busy night.
The notes describe a Jaycees convention with the state meet slated for May 14 15 and 16. Discussion covered several projects with no firm decisions. A devotional was held at 2 and a joint meeting of JJ and Janes occurred at 9 in the Easter Pageant room led by Jack Batten. Two resolutions were offered on Sunday thanking Lawton.
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