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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
4
A compact reflection juxtaposes Hosea’s warning with von Logau’s austere lines on divine timing. The passages comment on judgment, fate, and the steady, exacting nature of cosmic justice through allegorical images of nets, fowls, mills, and patience.
Conflicting views within Congress over the Marshall Plan emerge as European crises mount amid an election year. Rep. Eaton opposes a rigid party line, urging a unified American policy, while others press for substantial funding. A separate note flags universal military training as a potential 1948 issue with broad partisan and public opinion implications.
A telegraph of scattered crossword clues lists across and down entries from Greek letters to geographic hints. Clues include letters, numbers, and definitions such as medium, cape, verb forms, and ancient symbols guiding solvers through a dense word grid.
Public records list marriages divorces and real estate deeds in Lawton and surrounding areas. Glen Hibbert and Thelma Davis seek marriage licenses while Earl Rash divorce proceedings with Jessie Rash appear. Deeds include Truman Vosburg to John Kennedy lot 35 block 8 Fields and Dunning addition Lawton and other transfers with nominal consideration. Revenue stamps noted.
A beer permit was issued to Clyde Lamb for Clyde's Bar on Main Street. John G. Hamilton filed for a permit for Hamilton's Drive Inn at 1809 S Sixth. John H. Alten, 61, Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Justice Fred Kinmonth for cashing a $10 fraudulent check at a local drug store.
Oliver Colbert, 66, of 203 North First Street, was fined 11 dollars and costs after being found guilty in city court of creating a disturbance. He was arrested at First and Dearborn at about 4 30 a m Sunday.
A collage of historical anecdotes shows patients contributing to medical progress from James Phipps, first smallpox vaccination recipient, to Isambard Brunel who tested a medical idea by self experimentation. The column notes that inventive patients can aid science but warns against nuisance methods and explains carrots’ carotene helps dim light vision only modestly, with cooking reducing carotene.
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