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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1956
Page
3
UNITED PRESS DETROIT quotes from a Detroit News front page piece praising the strike's end. The city’s three dailies halted publication and the editorials frame the metropolis as reborn and cohesive again as a community.
Washington reports Rep. Dewey Short sending a rocking chair to President Eisenhower without a cushion to mock his comfort. New York coverage notes Vice President Richard Nixon praising the Boy Scout movement and predicting future scouts in communist nations as a step toward world peace.
Atlanta State Rep. Harvey Boughton laments the Georgia House failure to ban vote solicitation within 20 feet of polling sites. He says the problem extends beyond courthouses to the voting booths with voters.
New York, Harlow H. Curtice, president of General Motors, says the 1956 expansion plan will total a billion dollars, the largest capital expenditure by GM in a single year. In New York, Benjamin Fairless, head of the iron and steel institute, discusses boosting steel production by 15 million tons over three years and links expansion to population growth and rising living standards.
Senator Ellender argues the administration may balance the budget on paper by underestimating farm price support costs in the coming year. President Eisenhower's budget pegs next year’s price support losses at 1.1919 billion, with a total surplus of 35 million, risking erosion if supports rise. Capehart urges dissolving eight billion in government-held surpluses via gifts as hearings begin.
Oklahoma Gov Raymond Gary disclosed a polite rejection from England. Queen Elizabeth II has no plans to visit the United States in 1957 when the state marks its semi centennial. Gary thanked Ambassador Sir Roger Makin for considering the request and expressed hope for a future visit.
Lena Rogers, 76, died at her home at 9 45 a m Friday after four years in Anadarko. Survived by husband J W Rogers two sons J W Rogers and Harvey Farnest a daughter Mrs Bessie Base a step son W M Rogers three step daughters Mrs Ruth Carter Mrs Fannie Reedy and Mrs Jessie Hedrick 80 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Services conducted at 2 30 p m Sunday at First Christian Church by Rev Roy Cosgrove burial Memory Lane Cemetery Anadarko Funeral Home in charge. Grandsons served as bearers Edmon Carter Garland Rogers Bud Reedy Melvin Rogers Vernon Hedrick Virgil Rogers.
Flo rence Oregon United Nations may receive petitions from three confederated Oregon tribes the Siuslaw Umpqua and Coos Bay who claim coastal lands were never paid for They vow to join as free people not subject to federal law Their attorney Justice of the Peace James Green says the 1855 treaty with the federal government was never ratified by the U S Senate.
FASTEETH is an improved alkaline powder for upper or lower plates that offers a firm, non sliding grip without a gummy taste. It prevents plate odor and mouth sourness and can be purchased at drug counters.
President Eisenhower and industry leaders push optimism as 1956 revenue forecasts hinge on continued prosperity. Government receipts may rise 1.0 billion, fueled by higher corporate and individual incomes. General Motors plans a record 1 billion dollar investment as auto demand shifts. Some observers grow cautious amid stock market nerves and cautious retail pricing expectations.
Wisconsin trappers harvested more than 800000 dollars worth of muskrat mink skunk weasel badger and opossum pelts during 1954 55. Pelts varied in value from 16 22 dollars for mink to 0 15 dollars for opossum.
In 1955 Whitehall Pharmacal Company promotes Primatene as the most used doctor recommended asthma aid now sold without prescription. Claims to stop attacks in minutes with relief lasting hours and to ease congestion and nervous tension without injections. Advertises a multi medicine blend priced at 98 cents with a money back guarantee.
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