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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1956
Page
5
A noted hairdresser criticizes daily soap washing and explains thorough technique. He warns against soap buildup on the scalp from home washing and urges two soaping and two rinsing steps. He shares tips on using diluted soap, trying different shampoos, and a new soapless product for easy lather in all water types.
Theta Rho Girls club hosted a joint meeting with Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Monday night at IOOF hall in 10944 D. Loretta Hartline sang with Vivian Pursley, Sue Williamson, and Ann Honeycutt also performed. Ed gar Peak Tom Bradford and T L Garrison presented the flag with LeRoy B. Leister at piano. Mrs Carl Wheatley gave an invocation. Two comedy skits by Floyd Langston Ina Mae McClanahan and Wheatley. A quartet including Earl Simmons Garvin Ward Emory Cowley and E. E. Quinn performed. Meeting closed with group singing and refreshments. About 75 people attended.
Garfield PTA hosted a benefit coffee at the school to aid the March of Dimes polio drive. The event drew 75 guests and raised $57, with blue crutch emblems, yellow chrysanthemums, and white snapdragons decorating the centerpiece. Hosts were Mrs. Grant H. Neuteboom and Mrs. Mildred Coltharp, with Mrs. W. McKinzey pouring from a silver service.
Approximately 150 young people attended the regular bop-hop dance sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1193 at the VFW building 926 S Second. Chaperones were Mesdames William Ebisch Jessie Adams H C Watson Sfc Roy Beene and Mr and Mrs Deward Stringer.
Maj. Gen. Eugene Caffey, judge advocate general, says his remarks admiring Rep. Flynt’s segregation speech were misinterpreted. He said he simply paid tribute to Flynt’s oratory after reading the speech to Georgia lawmakers. He denied endorsing interposition or segregation changes.
The geographic center of the United States lies in Smith County Kansas at latitude 39 50 and longitude 98 35, marking a historic geographic pivot in the region.
Mrs. Des sie L. Woodmansee testified in a divorce suit that her husband made her live in a cave where snakes crawled over the baby. She secured the divorce and custody of the children in Pueblo. The man’s name appears as Rudy Cruz in Pueblo news brief about a car-fire incident caused by a cold Pueblo day.
Madison Wisconsin. Navy writes to 11 year old William Jordan Jr to thank him for suggesting an improvement to the snarkle submarine breathing device. He said he got the idea after watching a movie and notes the change aims to prevent uncomfortable pressure changes when the snarkle is closed.
Chicago police said Charles F. Mullins stole traffic tickets from parked cars to obtain identification for purchasing money orders with forged checks. He allegedly planned to pay fines using the forged funds, claiming a foolproof method.
Maj Gen Whitfield P. Shepard, 62, retires after 38 years of service including deputy chief of staff post with the United Nations command in Korea. He served with the 39th Infantry Regiment in France in World War I and with the Third Infantry Division in Italy and France in World War II. Since last November he was assigned to the office of the Army Chief of Staff.
In Greensboro six Black defendants were convicted of trespassing on a publicly owned but privately leased golf course. Judge William Poteat fined them $15 plus costs, with attorney J Kenneth Lee appealing. The case could test if Supreme Court rulings against segregated public parks can be sidestepped by leasing public lands.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged meat packers to cut costs to ease farm hogs prices, backing a stronger pork buying program while opposing government purchase and storage of meat without outlets. He warned margins must reflect real costs and pledged to defend farmers with all means available.
In Sewickley Pa a 39 year old grandmother Huldah Vos welcomes triplet sons born after a recent divorce. The newborns plus her older children occupy hope for reuniting the family as she plans a bigger house and care for all seven of her other children. The trio arrived early Monday at 2:45 am weighing 17 pounds total and were not incubated. The hospital labeled them A B and C until names are chosen.
New Delhi prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru admitted at a public meeting that he erred in attempting to break up India into linguistic states. The proposed reorganization by language sparked bloody riots nationwide as Nehru addressed a large rally.
Friends and family gather for last rites of H L Mencken at an unnamed Baltimore funeral home. Brothers August and Charles plan brief remarks noting no religious service and the cremation will follow. Ashes to rest beside his wife, with his brain removed for pathology study at Johns Hopkins.
The Senate Judiciary committee remained deadlocked after a tense three hour session over Democratic proposals to appoint a special counsel to defend the government in the Dixon-Yates damage suit. The panel postponed a final decision to February 20.
A 22 year old Tulsa man, Harry Eugene Bush, pleaded guilty to armed robbery in an Oklahoma City supermarket holdup last week and received a 25 year prison sentence. Judge William L. Fogg imposed the term after Bush waived a preliminary hearing with the recommendation of Assistant County Attorney Joseph T. Martin Jr. His accomplice, Harold Lee Kersey of Los Angeles, 26, was shot dead by a patrolman as they fled with about $1,500 from three registers. Bush was captured at his home Saturday within hours of the robbery and admitted his role.
Adlai Stevenson says the basic issue of the 1956 campaign will be the administration practices of misleading the people. He criticizes special interests and erratic foreign policy, supports school desegregation, and spoke at a Phoenix forum after addressing the Arizona legislature.
Oklahoma's business activity rose overall with more than 500 new factories started last year and employment records. Population grew to 2,307,272, personal income reached 3.43 billion, and per person income rose to 1,487. Public works and factory construction surged, while farm income fell. Regional gains ranged from 2 to 13 percent, with retail sales up 2.2 percent.
Experts estimate yearly damage in London reaches 14 million dollars due to smog and grit from factory chimneys, highlighting environmental and public health costs.
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