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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1953
Page
10
A biblical verse from Judges describes the angel of the Lord appearing to Gideon and calling him a mighty man of valor. A separate Moody quotation urges courage and notes walking with God through wilderness today and promised land tomorrow.
The piece argues for swift action by John Foster Dulles and Harold Stassen to push European defense and political unity. It notes Adenauer and Mayer maneuvers, the risk of delay, and warns that protracted talks could aid the Kremlin while stressing the need to unite Germany, France, and other nations amid nationalist pushback.
The article notes efforts to fund a memorial library in Grandview Missouri for President Truman’s papers. It contrasts Franklin D. Roosevelt’s prehumous archival project with ongoing fundraising for Truman’s documents while he still lives.
Washington columnist Peter Edson reviews President Harry S. Truman's record, noting mixed success and failures. It highlights Congress approvals and rejections from 21-point program, key foreign policy measures, domestic reforms, military and civil rights efforts, and unfinished work before closing with a farewell.
The passage notes presidents publishing memoirs since 1952 to reveal private papers and guide historians. As the White House closes, focus shifts to setting the record straight. Others have rushed memoirs for early release, raising questions about each figure’s place in history.
Dr Edwin P Jordan outlines rupture formation through weak areas and after injury. He compares truss support with modern surgery, noting injections to scar tissue are largely ineffective and surgery offers permanent repair with lower recurrence risk.
Lawton's Little Theater group elected governing boards to handle business and artistic matters. The board of governors includes Ethel Dunning Latha Prosser Jack Naughton Grant Mangum and Jack Kytle. The board of directors lists J R Montgomery Willis McMillion Vernon Loesing Earl Deskins and Jack Storey. Regular meetings set for the third Tuesday each month. Lt and Mrs Joe Butler celebrated their wedding with the group.
Charley D. Payne, ex-Lawton city council member and former Lawton resident, was elected president of the Oklahoma Association of Ice Industries at its 49th annual convention in Tulsa. Also elected to the board was Charles English of Shawnee, brother of Exall English, Lawton banker.
Oklahoma City January 21 Up State Rep Harold Witcher charged the state has not recovered 3400 dollars missing from Game and Fish Department funds. He asks the House to name a three member committee to determine why no recovery or punishment has occurred and notes actions by the state examiner, inspector, Crime Bureau, and a September letter from Governor Murray.
Bavarian officials disclosed a letter claiming knowledge of Hitler's present whereabouts and a willingness to disclose it after a general amnesty for followers. The writer did not name himself. Officials noted many former Nazi members protested a ruling that Hitler is legally dead. The move relates to a painting seizure case in Austria where Hitler allegedly paid $660,000 for Jan Vermeer's Artist in His Atelier.
San Francisco dispatch reports two small mountain communities in Siskiyou County nearing depletion after floods and slides cut off contact. Sawyers Bar and Forks of Salmon each have about a three day food supply remaining.
Members of the Lowery White head American Legion post will meet at 8 p m Thursday in the Legion Hut. Wayne Gilley post commander urged all to attend the meeting. He said a program has been arranged.
Births and admissions dominate this hospital bulletin with numerous entries. Notable births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Davis at 11 48 a m January 20 weighing 9 pounds 2 ounces and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J A Black ford at 7 07 p m January 20 weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Several births and surgeries are listed across multiple addresses including Cameron college and Apache plus many medical admissions and dismissals.
Jim Cox of Indiahoma was ordered released Tuesday from a $500 peace bond in a case filed by Mrs. Johnnie Hadley. Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron noted the proceedings may not have been filed at the proper time after Hadley testified Cox threatened to do bodily harm last June. Cox had been under bond pending the hearing.
The U S Public Health Service preliminarily approved a 224 890 grant to build a 32 bed Frederick Oklahoma hospital and authorized alterations for Norman municipal hospital. Total Frederick cost 524 890 with 300 000 local funds. Norman project 524 551 with 3300 000 local funds.
Washington officials report the Interstate Commerce Commission was asked by the Post Office Department to raise parcel post rates by about 35 percent. Former Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson filed the petition, dated January 15, as his last acts before leaving office, with aims to restore pay-as-you-go operations amid rising wages and railway pay costs raising a projected annual parcel post income by roughly 130 million dollars.
Four gunmen herded 14 people into the Rosedale State Bank vault in Kansas City Kansas during a noon robbery. About $50,000 in currency stolen. An abandoned car matched a witness description found nearby. Two assistant cashiers and several officers were inside the vault. the door jammed as they fled. Officers pursued, bandits described as in their 20s and 30s, wearing corduroy hunting caps.
President Eisenhower will await recommendations from his new attorney general before acting on the clemency plea of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The plea was filed before Truman left office and execution was postponed until a decision is made. Hagerty declined to comment on potential revocation of Truman’s offshore oil deposits transfer to the Navy.
The Oklahoma State Senate officially approved Julius Johnston of Lawton for a seat on the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Appointed by Gov. Murray about a year ago, Johnston already serves on the board. Ada’s D. W. Little was also approved by the Senate in a routine action awaiting the legislature's convening.
Mrs Katherine Louise Lanmann 20 former Lawton resident died at 10 30 p m Saturday in a Denver Colorado hospital after a two year illness Burial planned Friday at Lawton Funeral home chapel with Rev Carson Everett and Rev C W Garrison officiating Burial in Fletcher cemetery Born August 9 1932 Lawton Married Charles E Lanmann May 6 1951 Wichita Falls Texas Moved to Pueblo Colorado then Denver December 1951 Airman First Class at Lowry Air Force Base Survivors include husband their eight month old son Charles Clay mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs K H Isbell Lawton two sisters Mrs Audrey Halbert Anadarko and Mrs Nettie Dean Amarillo Texas
Crossword style clues mix vegetables and foods with geographic and common terms across a grid. Entries include red and green vegetables, animals, cities, and verbs providing a broad theme of everyday words.
A garbled puzzle clue set appears with numbered hints like 45 Cut 25 4rrow poison and 52 Indian weights. The fragment includes entries such as Entertain Filth Cloyed and Love god Existed Det Floor finisher Church festival Strong cord Paradise see owe overs.
Letcher Bryan Hoskins argued jail is safest after drunkenness arrest near Lawton. He ditched into a country road ditch to dodge a car and handed the trooper two fifths of liquor before being jailed again after impoundment and a subsequent arrest for drunkenness.
The Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument in New Mexico spans about 50 miles and is accessible only on foot or by horse.
Nine members of a Lawton Negro family. Solomon and Mrs. Butler and their seven children escaped a early morning blaze at 1733 S. 14th. Firefighters stopped the fire before total collapse but the four room dwelling was destroyed with all possessions lost. Cause undetermined though a stove pilot light is suspected. Family staying with relatives.
Edgar K. Conner, 31, Lawton, pleaded guilty to drunken driving after a hit-and-run incident on U S 277 near Lawton. Fined $150 and costs by Judge S R Harper. Arrested near 11th and Lee by Trooper L L Kelsoe after leaving a beer tavern seven miles south of Lawton.
County officers continued to hunt for Joe Sanders, 67, longtime resident near Lake Lawtonka, missing since January 4. Undersheriff Hoyt Shelby reported no new information. Sanders, an enthusiastic fisherman, was last seen in Chickasha on January 3 or 4. he has two brothers, Julius in Chickasha and Bob in Millsap, Texas. He is described as 5'10", 175 pounds, with grey hair, missing a thumb and index finger on his left hand, and typically wears khaki clothing as a retired carpenter.
Mrs Arvin Schrader a fourth grade teacher at Woodrow Wilson school sustained a broken left wrist Tuesday afternoon when a student ran into her in the school. After treatment the wrist was set and she stayed in the hospital overnight and is reported to be doing fine today.
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