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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1956

Page

3

Geronimo Opens Its First Municipal Water Well

Geronimo completes its first municipal water well with a 30 gallon per minute flow. Mayor Marvin Baughman led a six year effort to establish a water system funded by a 7,000 bond issue and later adjusted for an 11,500 cap, expected to serve 30 residences two churches and the school.

Geronimo Marvin Baughman Baughman Hastings W. P. Best Lawton G. F. Lanmann A. H. Newby Geronimo City E. Lawton Glen Hastings Geronimo High School

Photos Not OK'd Yet For Airliner Bomber's Trial

Colorado Supreme Court ruling on courtroom photography does not guarantee access for Graham murder trial reporters. District Judge McDonald will decide on coverage April 16 after considering Canon 35 and potential objections from witnesses or jurors. Graham, 24, is accused of bombing a United DC-6B over a beet field near Longmont on Nov 1, killing 44.

Denver Colorado Supreme Court John Gilbert Graham Joseph M. McDonald Supreme Court Canon 35 American Bar Association McDonald Graham Daisie King United Air Lines Longmont Colo

Rhino horn growth and trade risk described

The horns of the African rhino are not attached to the skull. They emerge from the skin and carry high commercial value among Chinese buyers who use them for medicinal purposes.

Mexico Files Suit In Bracero Injuries

The Mexican government sought 375000 in damages in a suit filed in San Antonio relating to injuries of 17 braceros near Del Rio in 1954. Plaintiffs name unions and individuals including Dan Caylor and Rayford Lynn Hewitt, whose truck overturned after hitting a culvert on a Lamesa to Eagle Pass route.

San Antonio del Rio M. C. Gonzales Elmer Ware Stahl High Plains Cotton Association Plainview Floyd County Labor Association of Lamesa Farmers Co-operative Labor Association of Dawson Asl Theodore B. Franklin Lynn County Dan Caylor Braceros Rayford Lynn Hewitt Eagle Pass

Peron Moves Into New Two Bedroom Panama Home

Juan D. Peron, Panama's former dictator, settles in a temporary Bella Vista apartment near the waterfront after eviction from the U S owned Washington Hotel in Colon. The unit rents for about $110 monthly as he resumes life in exile. The change comes amid U S State Department sensitivity to congressional criticism.

Washington Hotel Colon Panama

Comedian Danny Kaye Nominated U S Asia Ambassador

Bloomington dispatch reports Dr Stanley Spector of Washington University nominates Danny Kaye as United States ambassador to Asia. Spector says Asians want a human ambassador who loves them and would not hesitate to appoint Kaye to Southeast Asia.

Bloomington Ill Stanley Spector Danny Kaye United States Asia Spector Washington University St. Louis

Do Not Use This Highway for Travel Read Sign

Traverse City Michigan reports a state highway department sign on U S 31 near town warning against using the road for anything but travel. England Leeds Elizabeth Hales 48 jailed three months on theft charges including clothing items and socks. she has 15 children. Chicago John Cowly jailed on begging charges asks what will happen to his car. he protests a car is needed to sleep.

Traverse City Mich State Highway Department U.S. 31 Leeds England Elizabeth Hales Chicago John Cowly Cowly

Teen breaks into auto agency and steals cigarettes

Police said a 16 year old boy broke into an auto agency in Baryton Michigan and ignored $60 in cash while taking several cigarettes from an opened pack.

Baryton Mich

Tax Agents Hunted By Mysterious Call In Knoxville

Internal Revenue agents in Knoxville received a call from a woman asking if sales taxes are figured on the dollar or the gallon. She hung up before clarifying whether she meant gasoline or whisky.

Knoxville Tenn Internal Revenue

Anita Colby Denies Reporting Jewel Robbery

Anita Colby denies reporting a $7,500 jewel robbery to El Paso police. She states she was in New York when the alleged incident occurred and she did not report it. Colby, a former Hollywood resident now based in New York as a writer and PR executive, calls it a mistaken identity.

New York Anita Colby el Paso Miss Colby Hollywood United Press

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Men’s Sox America Pinehursts Words M. B. Dickson Mexico Peron Lugs U.S. Hotel Orville D. Pope Insurance Graham Pest Control & Fogging Service Lawton, Okla Home
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