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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1954
Page
15
San Francisco health director Dr Ellis Sox offers quick remedies for post celebration misery. Drink milk and high protein foods to settle the stomach. Open windows for fresh air, sleep, and avoid greasy meals. If thirst remains, try a tomato juice and beer mixture.
A fragmented listing shows multiple time slots for programs from 5:00 to 12:45 including John and 535-Teen Time Tunes, Bill Stern, News, Sports Review, Three City, Sammy Kay, Ed Wynn? and Space Patrol. Several entries are unclear or garbled with last lines mentioning Music In A Sentimental Mood and ABC News.
Ft Leavenworth officers recovered 51 concussion grenades after children cut a fence and forced entry into a small arsenal. The theft was discovered yesterday and all grenades were recovered with no injuries reported.
In Great Falls Montana Jacque French Celestine a 101 year old bachelor who retired from shepherding ten years ago began 1954 with a new century Celestine described his recipe for honest hard work He joked about Adam and Eve and said he wishes he could still work offering a glimpse of a life spent in the field and on the land.
About 90 prisoners at the Los Angeles county jail refused to enter their cells at lockup and started fires in bedding and newspapers during New Year’s Eve. Firemen fought the flames with water and the inmates were restored to their cells.
Idaho towns faced a sharp funding problem as the state Supreme Court banned slot machines at year end. Many villages relied on slots for up to 80 percent of revenue, funding schools and utilities, with Garden City cited as an example.
Shawnee Oklahoma trooper C A Morris credits two hunting dogs for locating 166 pints and six fifths of contraband alcohol hidden under blankets in a stopped car. The dogs began sniffing around after Morris wrote a ticket, revealing the stash.
A humorous annual forecast lists Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra rising through the year while Dore Schary and Samuel Goldwyn shape awards and industry policy. It predicts From Here to Eternity sweeping the Oscars, theater prices and censorship debates, with various stars and events noted and marriages speculated.
A photographer discovers his wife shopping for two dresses during postholiday sales in a midrange store. The encounter unfolds as he notices her among other shoppers and questions the buy.
During the King Orange Jamboree Parade in downtown Miami the Florida Power and Light float suffered a blackout as it passed the courthouse. The incident disrupted the procession but caused no reports of injuries.
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