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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1957

Page

10

Rains Raise Rivers to Danger in Northwest and Ohio Valley

Widespread rain drenched the United States with up to 2 inches in parts of Oregon and along the Northwest. Flood risks rose on the Ohio River basin as heavy showers and gusty winds hit the Midwest and Northeast with subzero readings in northern lakes region. Most streams ran high in the Pacific coast headwaters and Willamette drainage areas while scattered storms lingered in New England and the mid Atlantic.

Weather Bureau New England Washington Oregon Idaho Colorado Atlantic Rocky Mountain States Northwest Ohio Valley Midwest Ore California Richmond Vic Dayton Ohio Indianapolis Ind Great Lakes Northern Lakes Oklahoma Ohio River Carolinas Virginia Kentuc Ohi Westginia Pacific Car Willamette River Atlantica Boston Middle South Atlantic Coast Cleveland New York Miami New Orleans Cage Duluth Minn Los Angeles Seattle

Noted Hollywood Producer Dies

Hollywood mourns B. P. Schulberg died of a stroke in Miami at 63. He discovered Shirley Temple and once led Paramount’s production, earning 9300 weekly. A colorful figure, his later years saw decline after his son Budd published What Makes Sammy Run.

Hollywood UPI Movieland B. P. Schulberg Shirley Temple Schulberg Brad Schulberg Miami Fla Paramount Studios Warner Brothers Darryl Zanuck Sylvia Sidney Gary Cooper Claudette Colliert Fredric March David 0. Selznick Fles Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Budd Paramount

Times Changed Guardsman Faces Old Speeding Ticket

Berneley California 1930 Carl Martin arrested for speeding. National Guard unit mobilized, he served in Japan and Korea six years. Recently returned to Bay Area, Martin met Municipal Judge Redman Staats who advised posting $35 bail and forfeiting the ticket. Court would sentence him if he appeared.

Berneley Calif Carl Martin National Guard Japan Korea Bay Area Martin Redman Staats Staats

Oklahoma County Doctors Delay VA Boycott

Oklahoma County Medical Society members voted Tuesday night to delay a planned boycott at the Veterans Administration hospital. The move suspends non service connected billing protests until Congress acts on admission policies and remedial legislation.

Oklahoma City UPI Veteran Administration Hospital Oklahoma County Medics Society Medical Oklahom City University Veterans Hospital U.S

Bandit Takes Cash Refuses Narcotics in Tulsa

Store manager Lynn Combs reports a bandit stole about $200 from cash registers and a safe at a downtown dongstore last night. He described the suspect with a hand inside his shirt and suspected a gun, and the robber refused narcotics offered from the safe.

Tulsa Lynn Combs Combs

Feed and seed tax exemption sparks Oklahoma Senate debate

Oklahoma Senate grapples with restoring feed seed and fertilizer exemptions from the 2 percent sales tax. Critics warn of a 71 million dollar yearly loss and reduced federal welfare matching funds, while supporters say funds can be redirected from tax collections. A compromise plan and substitute bill are under Senate committees as discussions continue.

Jim Monroe Oklahoma City State Senate Kirksey Nix Nixon Criminal Court of Appeals Raymond Gary Senate Bob Trent Caney Trent Oklahoma Boyd Cowden Chandler Tax Commission

Ten Thousand Dollar Bill Practical Joke In Hillsdale

Commercial photographer Robert J. Mason of Westwood carried a novelty ten thousand dollar bill from February 14 to last Wednesday. He showed it to tradesmen and customers, joking he would pay the bill if needed, and kept insisting it was real though many believed it was fake.

Hillsdale N.J Robert J. Mason Mason Westwood

Heroic Teacher Dies Of Burns In North Carolina Fire

Mrs. Cora Beasley, 3rd grade teacher at Flat Rock Elementary, died from burns after guiding 400 students to safety during a Mount Airy school fire. She died after being dragged from the blaze moments before the roof collapsed. Larry Adams, 9, was among the victims.

Winston-Salem N.C Mount Airy Cora Beasley Flat Rock Larry Adams

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