Lawton Constitution masthead and staff credits
The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press lists Ned Shepler as editor and publisher Bill F Bentley as business manager Ralston as managing editor Ww. R Rice Joe House advertising manager and others including D Hargraves H O Ahlschlager as mechanic superintendent City Circulation Manager with mailing address at 3rd and A Avenue Lawton Oklahoma Published Sundays Entered at Lawton post office as second class mail under Congress March 3 1879 Member of Oklahoma Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Ned Shepler
Bill F. Bentley
Tel Ralston
R Rice
JOE House
D Hargraves
H. O. Ahlschlager
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Democracy In Trouble In France And America
Walter Lippmann argues France risks an unstable system where one third of deputies are hostile to parliamentary government, risking executive impotence and potential dictatorship. He compares with the United States, noting congressional overreach in the Truman and Eisenhower years and urging preservation of strong presidential powers to maintain democracy.
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France
Switzerland
Great Britain
Commonwealth
Low Countries
Scandinavia
United States
U.S
Truman
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
America
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Subscription Rates and Policy Notice
Subscription rates for Morning Press and Sunday Constitution are listed for various regions and frequencies with prices by mail and carrier. The notice states 2 percent sales tax, AP membership, and a policy to correct errors on request.
Mighty men described in biblical and poetic lines
Quoted verses compare men to ancient warriors and kings with vivid images. The lines draw on Jeremiah and Joaquin Miller to portray strength and prowess, noting stout figures and dark brows as symbolic of formidable power.
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Samson
Joaquin Miller
United Action Drives Lawton Industrial Drive
Enthusiastic cross section of Lawton citizens unite to back an industrial plant project for mobile homes assembly. Under Harvey House leadership and Mayor Ellsworth, work on buildings progresses rapidly with rental plans and a buy option. Oklahoma pages show city leaders backing underwriting of two million dollar industrial tracts nearby, signaling a rallying point for progress and faith in the community.
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Lawton
United Action
Mobile Homes
Harvey House
C. R. Ellsworth
Oklahoma City
Tinker Field
March of Progress
New Chamber Officers in Lawton Set Vision for Year
Friday marked induction of Emmett Keough as outgoing president and Everett Glenn as incoming leader of Lawton Chamber of Commerce under Rev. J J Stowe. The piece lauds past year’s progress, Glenn’s civic record, and strong management by Milton Keating as the board pledges another strong year advancing the city.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Stowe
Lawton
Emmett Keough
Keough
Everett Glenn
Stowe
Glenn
Chamber
Milton Keating
Signers of Declaration Who Became Presidents
Two signers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson later became Presidents. The text notes the origin of the term Horse Latitudes as the calm area in the Atlantic where ships bound for the West Indies delayed, causing loss of horses due to water scarcity on colonial voyages.
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John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Atlantic Ocean
New England
West Indies
Police Seek Bird Lover Or Amateur Mechanic In Cast Iron Theft
Charlotte officers investigate a theft reported by Wilkerson Motor Casting Repair Co. of 3,000 pounds of cast iron while Jesse Whitfield reports 16 homing pigeons stolen from his backyard cages. Authorities weigh whether the thief is a bird enthusiast, a skilled mechanic, or both.
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Charlotte
N.C
Wilkerson Motor Casting Repair Co
Jesse Whitfield
Halogens Term Describes Fluorine to Iodine Salts
The term halogens groups fluorine chlorine bromine and iodine by the strong similarity of their sodium salts to common sea salt, highlighting shared chemical behavior and naming origin.
Worry Clinic Pastor Urges Higher Chinese Immigration Quota
Rev Philip Lee of Chicago Chinatown argues for raising Chinese immigration limits to admit educated refugees from Hong Kong and Communist China. He cites 2,000,000 refugees in Hong Kong, many professionals, and contends higher quotas would benefit American churches, missions, and the economy. He compares subsidies for infant industries to immigration policy and urges inclusion of Christianized Chinese in the United States.
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Hong Kong
Lee
Philip Lee
Chicago
Chinatown
Crane
China
America
Pacific Basin
James
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
The Doctor Warns on Rat Dangers and Diseases
The doctor states rats carry diseases that can infect humans and inflict attacks on infants and the elderly. They destroy food and cause major property damage. There may be more rats than people in North America. Rats adapt to climates and conditions, making them a persistent threat. Diseases include plague typhus rat bite fever and Weil’s disease with plague a constant danger.
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North America
Weil
Rats as pests and disease carriers discussed by Jordan
Edwin P. Jordan outlines how rat fleas carry plague to humans when rats die. He cites Baltimore hospital bite records, economic losses in Washington and Baltimore, and U S Department of Agriculture findings. Rats eat crops, damage merchandise, prey on poultry and birds, and attack bulbs and seeds.
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Baltimore
Washington
Lantz
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington D C Senators Warn Of Party Pressure In Election Year
Washington press notes reveal plans to counter Knowland and Saltonstall with pro Eisenhower statements while Knowland resists a quick presidential bid. Italy risks a swing toward Communists without US aid to friendly parties and a new order to curb business influence in government faces cabinet opposition. Senate leaders, farm belt Republicans, and aging members face pressure as 1956 election year begins.
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Nixon
Saltonstall
Knowland
Eisenhower
Ike
Italy
U. S
State Department
France
Victor Anfuso
Brooklyn
United States
Anfuso
Communist Party
Kremlin
Republicans
Democratic Christian Group
USA
Senate
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Interior
Douglas McKay
Justice Department
Fisenhower
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Interior Department
National Petroleum Council
Uncle Sam
General Accounting Office
Defense Department
Business Defense Service Administration
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Colorado
Gene Millikin
Wyoming
Joe O’mahoney
Time Magazine
General Motors
Harlow Curtice
O'Mahoney
Curtice
Congressional
Missouri
Tom Hennings
Yearbooks Due Here In March At Central Junior High
Central Junior High announces the release of Wolf Call the first yearbook in the state and fifth in the country. Nancy Page editor says 1100 copies will sell for 1.50 with 22 pages of activities and class pictures. An autograph party will mark arrival. Bill Scott assistant editor plus student body president Rosaland Stanard and Ben Ansley contributed.
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Central Junior High School
Wolf Call
Nancy Page
United States
Taylor Publishing Co
Lorena Fullerton
Bill Scott
Rosalind Stanard
Ben Ansley
Velma Bailey
President's Wife Across and Down Word Puzzle
A compact word puzzle list with across and down clues ranges from President's Wife across to Bricklayer's device. Clues cover common words such as tools, verbs, body parts, and familiar objects, inviting fill in the blanks across a grid.
Five Girl Names and Other Clues Puzzle
A compact clue list asks for answers to many cryptic style hints including a girl’s name, numbers, city, verbs, nouns and abbreviations. Each item maps to a common word, with cross references likely forming a themed puzzle solution.
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