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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1954

Page

2

India eyes new plan to solve POW standoff

Continued from page one, India proposes a plan to resolve the POW crisis as U S envoy Arthur Dean reports talks stalled after six weeks. The dispute centers on admitting Russia as a neutral and a pledge to withdraw a perfidy charge before resuming talks. A high Korean source says a direct Red move might restart negotiations, while U S officials and Young deny secret talks with the Reds. The Indian prisoners issue could offer a path out for India amid Allied tensions.

U. S Arthur Dean Dean Red Russia Korea United States Young U.S. State Department Reds India

Deserter Ainesworth Held Amid Fort Sill Case

Fort Sill PIO reports awaiting word from Pampa sheriff before deciding if Ainesworth will be returned to the post for normal military procedures. Sheriff Jordan may hand the fugitive to military authorities and he postponed a bigamy complaint after talks with the Fort Sill marshal. The Pampa sheriff holds Ainesworth’s first wife for forged check investigations spanning Texas and several states. Ainesworth is linked by alias Jimmy Capone, though no confirmation of ties to the Capone name exists. Identified escapees include Lawrence Huffman and William Drake. they reportedly used a hacksaw to breach window bars.

Fort Sill PIO Pampa Ainesworth Jordan Amarillo Groom Tex Iowa Indiana Illinois Kansas Oklahoma Jimmy Capone Capone

Oklahoma price report notes crop, egg, beef trends

Oklahoma City prices and agricultural market data show broilers and hens moving within narrow ranges, eggs and butterfat varying by location, wheat and pecans listed with regional figures, and cattle hogs sheep market activity with price ranges and notable gains. Includes notes on slaughter cows, calves, and stocker feeder dynamics.

Oklahoma City P Usda

Markets and grain prices from the era

The page lists agricultural items with prices such as Ear Corn at 1.48 and Maize at 2.20, along with Barley Kaffir and Prairie Hay priced around 20.00. Other entries appear garbled but indicate commodity terms and a grain market snapshot.

Butter Prices Steady as Receipts Hit 925420

Chicago wholesale butter market holds steady amid large receipts of 925420. Buying prices remain unchanged with grade AA 93 at 65, A 92 at 65, B 90 at 62.75, C 89 at 62.25. Car lots show B 90 at 63.25 and C 89 at 62.75.

Chicago

Notable business and aviation figures listed from Shreveport area

BRANIFF the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and the Union Stockyards of Omaha. Edgar Tobin, 58, San Antonio, Tex., head of a large aerial mapping firm and a World War I flying ace with Eddie Rickenbacker's Hat-In-the-Ring squadron. Justin R. Querbes Sr., 61, director of Shreveport's First National Bank, president of an insurance company and leader of the city’s community chest drives. Randolph Querbes Sr., 59, his brother and wholesale electrical company head. E. Bernard Weiss, Shreveport, vice president of Goldring's Inc., a clothing chain with 50 stores. Milton Weiss, Dallas, Tex., his brother and manager of Volk's a large Dallas clothing store. J. P. Evans, 69, a Shreveport independent oil producer. John B. Atkins Sr., 56, a Shreveport oilman and chairman of the board of two Shreveport oil firms. Buddy Huddleston, 30, a pilot, Houma, La. Louis Schexnaydre, a pilot.

Page Northwestern Bell Telephone Co Union Stockyards Omaha Edgar Tobin San Antonio Tex Eddie Rickenbacker Justin R. Querbes Sr Shreveport First National Bank Randolph Querbes Sr E. Bernard Weiss Goldring’s Inc Milton Weiss Dallas Volk’s J. P. Evans John B. Atkins Sr Shreveport Oil Buddy Huddleston Houma Louis Schexnaydre

XYZ Club Plans March of Dimes Coffee Event

Members of the XYZ auxiliary to the American Business club announce a March of Dimes coffee from 2 to 4 p.m. January 18 at Mrs. Harold Anderson’s home 1207 Logan. Committees include Social, Ways and Means, Membership, and Scrapbook with named chairmen. Yearbooks were ordered at a recent luncheon at Martin’s restaurant.

XYZ American Business Club Harold Anderson Logan Anderson Earl] Watson James Story Alvin Wright Lee Roy Lewis Ways and Means J. R. Gordon Frank English

Funeral Rites for Meers Cache Farmer F Simms

Retired farmer and rancher F. Simms of Meers and Cache dies at 8 40 p m after an extended illness. Funeral set for 2 p m Tuesday at Cache First Methodist Church with Vokins Funeral home directing. Surviving widow, two sons, five daughters, 14 grandchildren, six great grandchildren, five brothers, two sisters.

Co. F. Simms Meers and Cache Cache First Methodist Church Vokins Funeral Home Cache Eula Simms M. K. Simms Lovington N. M C. A. Simms John Gross Oak J. R. Cockburn Bowman N. D C. D. Gentry Seminole Newton C

Weather summary from Oklahoma storm brings snow and wind

Official Weather Bureau reports show two inches of snow at Oklahoma City and Fort Sill, one inch at Ardmore Gage Tulsa, and a trace at Ponca City Enid with gusts up to 42 mph. Sleet and freezing rain observed in other cities as winds drive drifting snow.

Tulsa Oklahoma Ponca City Ardmore McAlester Hobart Weather Bureau Oklahoma City Ft. Sill Gage Enid

Two City Veterans To Land At Seattle

Two Lawtonians SFC Curtis D. Bost and Airman First Class Howard R. Hunter aboard USNS Gen. H. J. Gaffey expected to dock in Seattle Wednesday. Hunter served 31 months in Japan. Bost about four years there. They are among 1,576 Far East rotation personnel sailors and soldiers aboard the 237th MSTS voyage to Seattle.

H. J. Gaffey Seattle SFC Curtis D. Bost Austin Bost Howard R. Hunter Lee Hunter Arlington Hunter Japan Bost Far East Military Sea Transportation Service

Eisenhower outlines phased farm price parity plan

President Eisenhower urged a gradual shift to a modern parity pricing system through 1956 for wheat corn cotton and peanuts, while keeping current support levels for meat dairy poultry eggs tobacco soybeans cottonseed flax fruits and vegetables and sugar. He warned against surplus destruction and proposed uses like school lunches disaster relief and allied stockpiles to absorb excess commodities.

U. S Eisenhower

Lawton bonds praised for strong debt management and growth

Moody's raised Lawton rating from B to A on its own initiative amid rapid growth. The city, school district, and county show short term debt structures and strong debt service. Water supply is ample. new hotel and bank buildings rise, with plans for another bank. Bonds offered are attractively priced with solid appreciation potential.

Moody’s Investors’ Service Lawton Moody's City of

Lake Land City Funds Face Bond Deductions

City officials report flood period land use and flowage easements reduced by 60 000 from a 1 728 000 bond issue. Negotiations with Indian land owners may require Indian department action. About 40 acres of Wichita Wildlife Refuge could be taken or fenced. Changes to the water facilities increased costs by 20 000 and bond money may be set aside for a water emergency next summer if spring rains fail to raise the lake.

Indian Department Wichita Or Wildlife Refuge Jennings

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