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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1954
Page
3
Oklahoma farmers stored a record 85,849,000 bushels of wheat on January 1, up from 69,858,000 last year. Enid accounts for nearly half of storage. farm storage reached 7,079,000 bushels. Also noted are higher stocks of oats, grain sorghum, and corn amid a year with a smaller corn crop.
Fort Worth's 58th Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opens Friday with an indoor rodeo in Will Rogers Coliseum and a downtown parade limited to horses and horse drawn vehicles. 2000 entries compete for 177510 in prizes, with nightly square dances on horseback and a wild horse stampede as new features.
Frank Kitchens announces display of the 1954 Cadillac in Norton-Kitchens Buick Co showrooms Wednesday. The car features a revised chassis, longer lower lines, panoramic windshield, integrated headlamp visors, upgraded interiors, power steering, new eight engine, and improved Hydra-Matic transmission for smoother, safer driving.
Six Oklahoma colleges will offer a new master of teaching degree to train teachers in subject areas tied to their jobs. Eligible institutions include Alva Weatherford Edmond Tahlequah Durant and Ada. The degree requires a bachelor’s and a year of teaching experience and will align pay with MA in education holders. Classes begin in June at participating schools.
The third annual Hi Y youth Legislature meets in Oklahoma City on Friday with 29 high school students serving as senators and representatives. Dan Fullerton, 17, of Lawton High acts as chief executive as lawmakers prepare to tackle 39 bills and joint resolutions over the weekend.
In Shawnee Oklahoma an escaped prisoner surrendered after a state trooper used an empty revolver bluff to scare him back toward deputies at the county courthouse. Deputy Herb Compton pursued and recaptured him, while Trooper C A Morris, who had appeared in court, used the weapon to end the struggle.
Cleveland testimony in a divorce case shows Josef A. Kindler 59 says after his marriage to widow Mary A. Green 50 in 1952 she moved five of her children and three other relatives into their home within three months. Trial adjourned to February 8 and is contested by Mrs. Kindler.
An industrial survey of Guthrie Oklahoma will run from Wednesday January 26 to February 4. It is conducted by the industrial development division of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company and the University of Oklahoma Bureau of Business Research.
An Old American Insurance Co. promotion from Kansas City Missouri offers hospital insurance for seniors aged 60 to 85 at a few cents a day. It promises coverage for accidents and sickness, free policy inspection, and no obligation with no agent calls, asking readers to send a postcard with their age.
Hollywood reports Marilyn Monroe is suspended again for refusing a movie role. The studio had suspended her on January 5 after her disappearance. Frank Sinatra reconciled with Ava Gardner in Rome and rushed to Hollywood for his part, while Monroe married Joe DiMaggio and the film’s shooting was delayed.
The text notes Miss Monroe authorized her attorney to issue a statement after she read a script and declined to appear in a still unclear photo. Monroe was suspended again while Sedea and Die Rave honeymoon at an undisclosed location. he is in New York with the studio involved.
A fragment notes Marilyn was in Los Angeles but does not specify the exact location. The text preserves the uncertainty about where she stayed or visited in the city.
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