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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1956

Page

6

Eisenhower Confers on Second Term Feeling Calm and Decisive

President Eisenhower, under rising heat and tense scrutiny, announced a decision to run for a second term. The news conference drew a crowd surpassing 311 reporters inside and 104 behind a balcony, with security screening and a long early-arrival queue signaling high anticipation for a pivotal political moment.

Washington Red Cross Gronchi Congress Colorado Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower Secret Service

New Trial Pleas Denied In Two Lawton Sentencing

Utah Carl Bell and Thomas Otto Evans were denied new trials by Superior Court Judge Robert S. Landers. Bell received a 10 year sentence for a country road hijacking last December in Fort Sill. Evans drew five years for a subsequent embezzlement of an automobile after taking a car from Lawton Nash Motor Co. for a test drive. Both defendants were ordered to post appeal bonds and remain in jail pending bail.

Utah Carl Bell Lawton Thomas Otto Evans Tom Hawkins Superior Court Robert S. Landers Bell Fort Sillman Githen Rhoads Robert Daniel Archie Sanders Leslie Pain Evans

Geronimo Scholars Named From High School Class

Edna Devine valedictorian and Eva McCuiston salutatorian lead Geronimo high school graduates. Devine carries a 3.9 GPA and McCuiston 3.6 while both are All-Area basketball players and state honor society members. Other graduates include Geary Curtis Weldon Simmons Ronnie Malone and more.

Geronimo Edna Devine Geronimo High School Eva McCuiston Miss Devine Joe Devine Miss McCuiston F. V. McCuiston Constitution Press Geary Curtis Weldon Simmons Ronnie Malone Jerry Morris Billy Jack Hennessee Joan Morris Dorothy Schroeder

Livestock Show Set Next Monday

Chattanooga’s annual junior livestock show in Comanche county, the largest in the area, will be held next Monday and Tuesday. Alvin Chaney announced the event with a parade at 2 p.m. sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Chattanooga Riding Club. A local-rodeo follows, then a barbecue at 5 p.m. Monday. Judging begins Tuesday morning with judge Ralph Dressen.

Chattanooga Comanche County Alvin Chaney Chamber of Commerce and Chattanooga Riding Club Ralph Dressen Southwest District Vocational Agriculture

Heir Gets Three Years For Mulching Co-Worker

CHICAGO UP Sidney Francis, 55, was sentenced to three years in prison for conning a co worker. Francis inherited a million dollars and pleaded guilty to mulching $25,122 from Ewart Emms over 14 years by saying he needed the cash to tide him over until he could claim his father’s bequest. He told Emms he must always be a gentleman due to his father’s will.

Chicago Sidney Francis Francis Ewart Emms Emms

Leap Year Babies Celebrate February Birthdays in Denver

Milton Ellis and his daughter Susan marked their birthdays on Wednesday in Denver. Ellis, a leap year baby born 40 years ago, turns ten. Susan, born February 29, 1952, celebrates her first birthday.

Denver Milton Ellis Susan Ellis

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