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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1958

Page

2

Infant Buried After Birth in Grandfield Cemetery

Funeral rites will be held at 2 pm Friday for Kyle Lawton Bolton infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bolton of 2134 Lincoln. The baby died at birth Wednesday. Becker Funeral Home handles arrangements. Survived by brother James eight. paternal grandparents W A Bolton and Mrs. Cc E James of Grandfield. maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs C E James of Grandfield.

Bolton Jake Bolton Lincoln Grandfield Kyle Lawton Hospital David Fenwell Corneil Clareh Christ Becker Funeral Home Page Aircraft and Maintenance Co Fort Sill James W. A. Bolton Cc. E. James

Junior Pigeon Racing Club Organized Tonight

Lawton youths age 12 to 17 will meet at 7 30 p m in the Youth Center to organize the Junior Racing Pigeon club of Lawton. The club, sponsored by the recreational commission and the Lawton Racing Pigeon club, will have advisers from the senior club and dues of 2 50. Families may attend and trophies will be displayed by Sgt. Everett Eblen.

Lawton Youig Lawlor 14Th Bell Recreational Commission Fuzz” Barnes Everett Eblen American Racing Pigeon Union Barnes

Court Cuts Five Year Narcotics Sentence On Miller

The state appeals court reduced a five year term for William Donald Miller 26 of Forbes to three years after finding the original punishment excessive. Miller used a false address to obtain two ounces of terpin hydrate with codeine at Gilbert Woods Drug Co on Feb 1 1937. His conviction in May 1937 district court remains upheld though revised sentence.

Parler State Criminal Court of Appeals William Donald Miller Forbe UI Miller Porter Willman Gilbert Woods Drug Co Robert S. Landers Luther B. Eubanks Elmer Page Tulsa Rex Talmadge Jones Sand Springs Joel Opiion

Fort Sill to Add Knox Hall Annex for Missile Training

Lawson bid 33 127 740 on a 115 000 square foot three story annex to Knox Hall at Fort Sill. The addition covers 32 000 square feet with 720 calendar days to complete and 20 600 square yards of paved parking. It will expand facilities for training in surface to surface missiles and atomic weapons with lab areas for large equipment.

Lawson Bulding Knox Hall Fort Sill Department of Materiel U.S. Artillery and Missile School McNair Hall Randolph Road Ing Fort Sill Iosps Redstone Congress

General to Speak at Oklahoma City Luncheon

Maj. Gen. FE. C. Usehner, chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, was to speak to about 500 people at a morning luncheon hosted by the Water Development Foundation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce.

Oklahoma City FE. C. Usehner Army Corps of Engineers Water Development Foundation of Oklahoma

Venezuela Junta Seizes Power After Overthrow of Dictatorship

A military junta led by Adm. Larrazabal and Col. Romero Villale takes control in Venezuela after overthrowing President Romulo Gallegos. The new government vows calm, releases political prisoners, lifts censorship, and urges continued oil industry work amid ongoing unrest and anti Italian riots.

Junta Nanica Adm Larrazabal Abel Romero Villale Air Force Roberto Casanova Carlos Luis Avaair Pedro Jose Quevedo Aduro Uslar Pietri Venezuela Comain Exim Perez Jimenez Romulo Gallegos Carlos Delgado Chalbaud Apel Coun

OU Dean Quits to Join Athens Classical Studies

Dr Henry S Robinson associate dean of the graduate department and professor of classics at the University of Oklahoma resigns to become assistant director of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens Greece.

Norman Henry S. Robinson University of Oklahoma American School of Classical Studies Athens Greece

State TB Chief To Speak Here

Miss Alice S Porter newly appointed managing director of the Oklahoma Tuberculosis association will speak at the Comanche Stepheny county program in March. Porter, formerly with the National Tuberculosis association in New York City, succeeds the late Dr Gail Puckett as Oklahoma TB director and holds a master’s in public health education from the University of Michigan. C A Vokins, president of the Comanche County TB association, calls her appointment fortunate and notes the March meeting date will be announced later this month.

Alice S. Porter Oklahoma Tuberculosis Association Comanche-Stepheny County National Tuberculosis Association New York City Porter Gail Puckett Oklahoma NTA Oklahoma Group Garfield Grant County

McElroy details steps to speed strategic programs

Secretary McElroy testified behind closed doors on administration plans to accelerate weapon systems and space research. Senator Johnson praised his clarity and resolve, noting 14 steps since Sputnik to speed missiles dispersal, bomber plans, and space project oversight.

Secretary of Defense Canslor McElroy Johnson Can Agency

Business Women Set Boss Night at Hotel Lawton Lab

The American Business Women's Association plans a Boss Night at 7 15 pm on February 4 at the Hotel Lawton Lab. Lt Colonel G Whittaker British liaison officer at Fort Lillard will speak military topics while civilian speaker C Vernon Howell VP of City National Bank adds career insight. Mrs Richard M Wilkerson chairs the event.

The American Business Cal. 7. G. Whittaker Fort Lillard C. Vernon Howell City National Bank Richard M. Wilkerson

Four Teens Suspected in Blunt-Force Attack on Roy Hall

Suspects David L. Robertson Gary Don Owens Paul Ray Washam and Charles D Thompson all 16 to 18 face felonious assault charges after an alleged 1245 a.m. attack on Roy Hall near 11th and New York. Hall treated at U S Indian hospital with facial injuries. Also William Barfield 16 of Cache given suspended over year term for stealing a tire and wheel from a Cache school bus.

David L. Robertson Medicine Park Gary Don Owens Paul Ray Washam Charles D. Thompson Park Roy Hall Hall U.S. Indian Hospital 11Th New York William Barfield Rt 2 Cache

Road project endorsed for county corridor expansion

The new county roads committee backs a northwest extending link from SH 49 to connect with SI 58 south of Carnegie, about 11 miles. Local residents will aid in right of way once engineering completes before Bureau of Public Roads funding. A Gore Gap area contract target waits on engineering clearances by July.

Mons Comanche County Bureau of Public Roads Haris and Simmons U.S. 2 Lawton Fort Sill Gore Gap Harris State Highway Commission

Elkins records and campus roots deepen Cameron ties

Elkins claims a long streak of attending every Aggie home football game for 27 seasons while overseeing ticket money at Cameron Stadium. A community figure, he joined Lawton Kiwanis 25 years ago, holds 16 years of perfect club attendance, and has served in banking and education roles from Stringtown to Cameron, with a long marriage and two children.

Elkins Cameron Aggie Avil Lawton Kiwanis Club Chamber of Commerce Masonic Lodge Beal Heights Presbyterian Elurch Woodmen of the World Arkansas Indian Territory Ione Wolf Tesethlerdt Atoka Stringtown Conwill Cameron College Childen Raymond Fisher Borrego Springs Calif Louis Elkins Wichita Kan F Elkins Lawton

Oklahoma School Officials Convene in Lawton

The Oklahoma Association of School Business Officials holds its state meeting in Lawton with registration at 5 p.m. and a 6 p.m. dinner at the Lawtonian. Dr. N. L. George speaks on Trends in Schoolhouse Construction at 10 a.m. Friday as Jim Bruce leads as state president and John Elkins coordinates arrangements. Delegates will tour Lawton public school plants after lunch.

Association of School Business Officials of Oklahoma Lawtonian N. L. George George Oklahoma City Jim Bruce Ardmore John Elkins Lawton

Eisenhower Plan Seeks Expanded Union Oversight and Taxes

The proposal from Mitchell outlines federal disclosure of union finances and operations, loss of tax exemptions for noncompliant unions, and federal prosecution for embezzlement or bribes. It also calls for secret ballot elections, public welfare fund disclosures, and mandatory reports by employers and unions.

Eisenhower United Mine Workers Iitself National Labor Relations Board NLRB Mitchell U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Assn Afl-Cio

FCC Eyes General Hearings On FCC Operations

A 6-2 vote favored hearings on the Federal Communications Commission on a general basis amid signs of possible later subcommittee cross examination of FCC witnesses. Bernard Schwartz said the report is a guide for scheduling hearings as scrutiny of FCC operations grows. The memorandum alleges commissioners allowed broadcasting industry payments for travel, meals, and other expenses at industry conventions.

FCC Subcommittee Bernard Schwartz Moulder Schwartz

Oklahoma City Niece of County Official Dies

Mrs. Corrigus Lewis age 50 of Oklahoma City, niece of Mrs. Emil Woesner wife of the central district county commissioner, has died. Services and burial will be held in Oklahoma City.

Emil Woesner Gore Central District Corrigus Lewis Oklahoma City Lewis

Snow prank spurs complaint in Laramie

In Laramie Ralph Moss reports nightly snow piles at his home and a shoveled path every morning despite less than two inches of snowfall that week. He filed a police complaint about pranksters moving snow to his house and across his walk.

Laramie Ralph Moss

The High Cost of Hurt Feelings Digest Feature

A Reader's Digest excerpt urges readers to stop dwelling on past humiliations and redirect time and energy into productive use. The February issue promises 29 engaging articles and is on newsstands now.

Reader's Digest

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