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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1954
Page
2
Lawton residents will hear sirens at 6 30 p m Thursday signaling the start of the Mothers March on Polio in Comanche county. About 1 700 volunteers will canvass homes and collect for the March of Dimes during the 6 30 to 7 30 p m window.
The USO YMCA rating committee elected Jake Witzel as a new member and named him chairman of the building committee. They also approved a volunteer awards system and scheduled a birthday party for February 4 and an open house February 7 with awards to outstanding volunteers. The meeting in the local club drew R E Glenn chairing, Lt Col Hudson B Phillips, Maj A C Busby, and others.
Chicago butter markets held steady with receipts over a million pounds while wholesale buying prices showed little change. In Oklahoma City cattle and hogs traded unevenly with steady to higher cow values and strong demand for steers and yearlings, while sheep and lambs remained steady with top prices around 20.50.
Secretary of State Dulles challenges Molotov over a German settlement plan and warns against reviving Franco-German hostility. He accuses Soviet leaders of seeking a return to the Versailles system, while Molotov criticizes the European Defense Community and Western defense policies.
Voters waited as polls opened and tallying began. By noon the Whittier school tally showed 68 votes. city polls close at 7 pm rural at 6 pm. The Constitution Press will tabulate county results after rural voting ends. Precincts report early city precinct counts for wards and petitions.
Daniel Dupler of Amarillo Texas will begin nine weeks of basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio after which he will be reassigned. His family includes twelve siblings with Glen Roy and Carl also serving in the military and many spouses living in nearby areas.
A severe weather front brought freezing drizzle and icy roads across eastern Oklahoma. Multiple crashes injure several people near Cement Lawton Pawhuska and Walters as furnace-like flames erupt from a truck fire north of Anadarko.
Voters support toll road expansion and a new state turnpike authority will be formed with six members, most new to the body. Inclement ice and sleet threaten turnout and delayed results across Kay County and the state, complicating tallying and County election schedules.
Gen Dean pinning the Bronze Star with V device and oak leaf cluster to Sgt Walter F Long for actions at Taejon Korea and Yong San. Long organized a convoy under heavy fire to evacuate wounded and repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to aid and evacuate casualties.
Mrs Anna M Hucht longtime Lawton resident died at her sister’s home this morning after a long illness. She had made her home with Mrs James Timmons at 611 Gore since her husband Frank Hucht’s death. Survivors include sister Mrs Laura Walter Burns Kansas and four brothers Frank Westerhaus Wichita Joe Westerhaus Florence George Westerhaus Newton and Leo Westerhaus Cassaday Kansas Lawton Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Kenneth Dungan radioman third class departs Lawton to rejoin the destroyer U S S McKean in Long Beach California after two weeks visiting his mother Mrs M H Dungan 2116 C He recently returned from service in Korean waters and is a 1949 Lawton High School graduate expected to complete his Navy tour this year.
Lawton police pursued Audrey Lee Conditt on a peace bond warrant after a former wife Mabella L. Laster claimed Conditt threatened bodily harm. A report earlier stated the wife was abducted in a car Saturday night but she returned home Sunday.
The city council plans to discuss a model milk ordinance to update 1942 regulations and expand coverage to more milk products. The draft, from the County Health Department and the U N Public Health Service, includes transporter rules, the resazurin test, modern milking equipment, and a bangs disease control program.
Lawton police investigated two overnight burglaries. Sinclair service station at 720 S Second reported cigarets stolen after a window was broken and the cigarette machine pried. Church of Christ at Stixh and Arlington suffered a break in with the lock pried but no money missing.
Bricker argues for a amendments aimed at keeping the President and two thirds of the Senate from making laws for states while not blocking negotiations with allies or Eisenhower plans. He seeks a clear clause that a treaty becomes US law only through legislation valid without treaty, while Knowland pursues a workable compromise and warns against harming state governments.
Love announces an open house at Memorial polio ward aimed at visitors unable to reach the ward during the March season. The polio floor is scrubbed ready and all equipment checked, with March of Dimes funds supporting the effort. Special guests include Comanche county chapter members of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
A 24 year old Lawton man with prior convictions is in county jail for questioning in a Lawton View shooting early Sunday and for theft of two pistols a knife and shoes Police say he fired a shotgun at a front door on 1730 S 15th around 1 am Sunday He was arrested by Officers Bob Jones and Grady Crabtree and found wearing stolen suede shoes The suspect fled into a house but was later captured Detective Otis Waldron cited a bootlegger link to one pistol.
Beeson a San Jose businessman seeks a seat on the five member NLR board. Democrats worry his stance favors management and could tilt the panel. He is a former Taft Hartley critic under Truman and would be the third Eisenhower appointee pending committee and Senate votes.
Personal J Hale Edwards Jr of 815 N 17th attended the National Institute of Rug Cleaning convention at the McAlister hotel in Miami. He also took a two and a half day trip to Havana Cuba before returning to Lawton.
Extraordinary claims suggest a Communist effort to free POWs by portraying them as not war prisoners. The POWs insist they received no inducements to remain behind.
Weather forces postponement of the city art swap workshop. Next week the event will be held at Fort Sill Indian School with McKinley teachers in charge.
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