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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1958

Page

6

Safeway Shops Seek New Hearing On Trading Stamp Case

Oklahoma City Okla January Supreme Court asked by Safeway Stores to grant a rehearing in the five trading stamps case. Safeway contends the court misunderstood arguments and misstated the record while asserting its constitutional rights were violated. The high court earlier ruled Safeway violated the fair trade law by meeting competition with trading stamps, not treating stamps as a discount. Safeway asks oral arguments to show many points were misunderstood or not considered.

Oklahoma City State Supreme Court Safeway Stores Ator Reys Safeways Safeway High Court Oklahoma Retail Grocers Association Keysore Court

Play Preview Sheds Light on Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello

A New York preview gathered visiting Democrats and party leaders to view the Broadway production Sunrise at Campobello starring Ralph Bellamy. The play covers Franklin D Roosevelt battles with polio, his 1924 nomination of Al Smith, and his political persistence. Attending were Govs Muskie Mesner Harriman, with Bellamy drawing praise for his portrayal from James Roosevelt and Averell Harriman.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Campobello Ralph Bellamy Forme Dove Schary Edmund S. Muskie Maine Robert B. Mesner New Jersey Averell Harriman Harriman Roosevelt Herbert Hr. Lehman Samuel Rosenman James California Billiott Bellamy

Driver Gets 2 Cents Back

DECATUR IL Earl Carrier of Oshkosh Wisconsin explains how he got two pennies back after a parking meter rejected pennies. The meter accepted nickels only and Carrier demanded his two cents arguing the fine should include pennies. Police upheld the nickel rule and the city treasurer paid two cents from petty cash. Carrier said it’s about the principle.

Decatur Earl Oshkosh Wis Hough Sowarth Carrier Walt Griffin Carsier

Hospital Births and Admissions Across District

Births listed for several couples with times and weights, including Wittig, Mautin, Wilks, Rhodes, Uuminghouse, Brinn, and Johnson. multiple adoptions and medical admissions noted. Dismissals and surgeries at various clinics appear, with names and addresses such as Pollard, Ninth Street, and Garfield.

Roger Wittig Pollard Jack Mautin Billy Wilks Bor Marit Rhodes Eugene’ Uuminghouse Garland Brinn Rebecca Boone L. Woler Anadarko W. C. Burris Dearborn Vera Whitlock Fletcher Edlin Crabbee Medcine Park Amleol Vernon Chandler Edward Cagle Edna Dovel Reed Olla Robert. Jackson Duncan Lorena Phillips Pedra Johnson Marl Johnson Garfield Marian Crabtree Cache Jimmie Ketchum Peters Dorothy Yoder Virginia Horacek Ferris Dennis Morgatt Atvs Ottie Morgan Fay Uolsinger Dor N. Sith Surg Southwe Y Stolsinger

Park Group Plans Lake Murray Meet at State Park Lodge

Southwest Park and Recreation Institute will hold its annual meet at Lake Murray State Park Lodge Feb. 3-7 for the third consecutive year. Tye Bledsoe, director of Oklahoma state parks, will welcome delegates from Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Kansas and Louisiana. About 230 delegates are expected to attend.

Oklahoma City Southwest Park and Recreation Institute Lake Murray State Park Lodge Tye Bledsoe Oklahoma State Parks Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Colorado Missouri New Mexico Kansas Lorana

Montana Prison Back To Normal After 30 Hour Sitdown

Calm returned to Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge after a 30 hour sit down strike by 275 inmates. Disciplinary action kept convicts from privileges until they resume work. Warden Fay G. Burrell cited no violence during the quiet return. Rep. Lloyd E. Barnard raised inmate unhappiness with working conditions and prior sit down. The attorney general criticized Burrell’s leadership amid prison unrest.

Hy Tom Maddox Deer Lodge Montim - Calm Montana Fay G. Burrell Burrell Lloyd E. Barnard D Valley Montana Legislative Council Barnard Forrest H. Anderson Prison Commission Anderson

Auto Retailers Renew Discounts in Detroit Market

Detroit reports widespread price discounting by new car retailers as competition erodes the standard list price. Dealers push discounts to clear 1957 models ahead of 1958 arrivals while a December decline in prices accompanies larger dealer incentives.

Detroit Mas Labor Department

Tindell Is Cleared In Murder Charge

A Pushmataha County District Court jury found DeWitt Tindell, 42, not guilty of murdering his brother Percey Tindell. He testified that he fired in self defense last July 27.

Pushmataha County DeWitt Tindell Percey Tindell DeWitt Percey Soll

Widow, Nine Children, Get Moose Home

A widowed mother Opal Moon and her nine children moved to Mooseheart near Chicago, run by the Loyal Order of Moose. The family will stay at the Child City until each child finishes high school, ages 18 months to 16. The Moose expect to spend over 100000 dollars aiding them. Mrs Moon, from Seattle, was widowed July 9, 1957 in Sitka Alaska where her husband Ben Moon died in a heart-related incident. He left no insurance or estate. he was a Moose member.

Seattle Yesternay Benjamin Sitka Alaska The Moose

State Marriages Increase In 1957 Oklahoma

Oklahoma marriages rose to 29 965 in 1957 while divorces and annulments totaled 12 239, down 200 from 1956. Ottawa County recorded 3 866 marriages, Oklahoma County 4 687 divorces, and Tulsa County 2 719 divorces, with Tulsa up 49.

Oklahoma City Cupid Oklahoma Ottawa County Oklahoma County Bryan Tulsa Tulsa County

Regents Consider Deferred Pledging End of OU Fraternities

Norman OU fraternity leaders warn a Board of Regents proposal for deferred pledging would end the Greek system. If adopted rush week would vanish and freshmen could not pledge until sophomore year, harming houses financially. Regents seek March decision. university president notes aim is to curb rush culture, not abolish Greek life.

IFC David Rambo Norman Rambo T. R. Benedum Banottum George L. Cross University WHS Cross Wou Ld Country Club Crusa

New Orleans Gas Plant Announced

Tulsa based Texas Natural Gasoline Co and Houston based Tennessee Gas Transmission Co will jointly build a natural gasoline plant south of New Orleans with each owning half. Construction starts in March to extract natural gas from southern Louisiana and the Mississippi river delta.

TULSA Texas Natural Gasoline Co Tennessee Gas Transmission Co Houston New Orleans John T. Oxley TNGC Louisiana Mississippi River Delta

Funeral Rites for John P. Compton at Grace Mont

John P. Compton, 72, of 1401 Baldwin, died January 27 at home. Funeral services were conducted at First Baptist Church in Grace Mont with Rev. Lon Garrett assisting. Bearers included Earl Cox, John Cannedy, John Singleton, Fred Buchannan, Adolph Handke, and Charlie Line. Burial planned in Grace Mont Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home direction.

Barry Garrett Oklahoma City John P. Compton Baldwin First Baptist Church Gracemont Lon Garrett Earl Cox John Cannedy John Singleton Fred Buchannan Adolph Handke Charlie Line Gracemont Cemetery Becker Funeral, Home

Solons Vie For Catch-All Farm Bill In Congress

Washington reports that farm lawmakers seek a broad catch-all farm bill to aid cotton and corn regions, aiming to avoid past sectional fights. Hearings by House Agriculture subcommittees under Rep. Poage and Rep. Abernethy will study corn and cotton proposals, with Cooley to compile a unified bill. Poage says Benson’s price support cut plan won’t be debated.

Washington (Lp South Midwest House Agriculture Rep WR. Poage Dtex Thomas G. Abernethy D-Miss Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson Chatman Harold D. Cooley D-N.c House Charles B. Hoeven Towa Cooley Congress Poage Benson

Doctors Examine Mother Slayer in Fort Smith Arkansas

State mental hospital doctors examined Bobby Joe Burns 28 today to learn why he drugged his mother and cut off her head. Burns released from the hospital last May faces first degree murder charges. He signed a rambling statement claiming the killing was part of an Aztec rite inspired by Khrushchev. Police found Mrs E W Burns 56 head wrapped in sheets in a church choir loft after the body was found in the Burns kitchen. Burns fled to Oklahoma pastureland where a deputy picked him up as a cold plea.

Fort Smith Ark Bobby Joe Burns Burns E.W. Burns Khrushchev Russia Immaculate Conception Oklahoma Here Molctt Okla

Portland Bus Firm To Quit

Rose City Transit Co. announced it will go out of business February 2 as Portland’s City Council failed to pass an emergency measure raising bus fares from 20 to 25 cents. A separate plan to raise fares in March was approved on first reading, needing a simple majority for final approval on February 26. The company said it would continue operating if a fare increase is granted.

Portland Rose City Transit Co Rose City

Covington Police Help Boy Buy A Bicycle

A 1 year old in Covington Kentucky had repeatedly borrowed bikes from neighbors. Police learned his family could not afford a bicycle and purchased a used one for him. The boy promised not to borrow bikes again.

Cors Boy Bike Covington

Bandit Kills Self and Second Surrenders in Evansville Robbery

Two ex convicts robbed an Evansville prospery taking between 5000 and 1000 dollars. Robert Dane Finton 32 of Gary Ind surrendered meekly in a taxicab near Mount Carmel after police tracked him from Princeton. John S Boyce 27 of Portland Ore shot himself near Rockport Ind as authorities closed in. Both had been inmates at Oregon State Penitentiary.

Lawrenceville Evansville Ind Robert Dane Finton Gary Finton Princeton Charles Omer John S. Boyce Portland Ore Boyce Rockport Indiana Mount Carmel Oregon State Penitentiary

Cameron Begins Second Semester at Cameron College

Cameron college opened second semester with more than 700 Aggies enrolled for the 1957 58 term, registrar Gordon Paine announced. He noted enrollment tops last year’s 651 and said final figures may be available next week with late enrollments due February 17.

Cameron College Gordon Paine Paine

Shawnee Laborer Burned To Death

Shawnee laborer Jack Sharpe aged 50 was found burned to death on his porch at Maud yesterday. Assistant County Attorney Clifford Stone said there was no evidence of foul play and that Sharpe apparently kicked paper into an open stove, igniting his clothing. The home sustained only light damage.

Jack Sharpe Maud Clifford Stone Stone Sharpe

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EREE Allen’s Home Lumber Co E Street Daugiter Barthel Alfred Smith Waller's Medical Maybelle Gross Gore R. L. Thornton J. C. Moore W. T. Laloehe Jefferson J. W. Hunter Euclid Marvin Meissner S. Tith George Papker Meg Ronald-Johansen Columbia James Lovell Douglas Thomas Dixon Fulid Robert Walsh Medicine Park Gilbert Carlson Philip Wicknail Pals Richard Peter Amos Wynnewood Lake Murray People's Ice CO Rudeot Pian Tindell Harold Powell Harold W. Powell Ruby BE. Powell Temple Brooke Army Hospital Fort Sam Houston Tex Powell Temple High School University of Oklahoma John D. Mathys C. Carpenter Area-Wide Salvation Healing Jesus Gene Ewing America San Antonio E. Mughion Phillips Eugene L. Bowman S. 6Th Solons Eye Catch-All Farm Bill Bes E. J. Leverett Agency —Rental Management Bil Ave. Dial Portland Bus Firm Silicon Guarantes Grenter Auto Glass CO Oie Hillige Nelson Furniture Co Self Cameron Universal Soper-Mcneal Super - McNeal Appliance & Television Company Bill McNeal Mgr Lawton Speed Quest
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