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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1947
Page
6
The notice lists publication details for a Tas Constitution Company paper with Ned Shepler as editor and publisher. It shows subscription prices including yearly, three months, and six month terms, and notes circulation in Comanche and adjoining counties.
The notice lists postal classification and date, declares membership in press associations, and states correction policy for errors. It warns against advertising by promoters or transients unless prepaid or guaranteed by local businessmen, and credits The Associated Press for news dispatches and local coverage rights.
NSUERNBERG July 1 Thirteen high ranking Nazi officers and one former Nazi government official were indicted as war criminals today. They face charges of carrying out Hitler s program to ensure the master race and crimes against humanity, filed by Brig Gen Telford Taylor, chief American war crimes prosecutor.
Bartlesville taxpayers vote today on a proposed 500000 water bond to be added to 1,150,000 in existing bonds. Commissioners say the new issue is needed due to higher costs than the original estimate for a new Bartlesville water system.
Norman attorney John E. Luttrell, 68, was sworn as a justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court to replace the late Monroe Osborn. Luttrell, appointed by Gov. Turner, took the oath from Chief Justice Hurst and immediately heard the first case challenging the state school district reorganization law.
Paris reports Colonel Gilbert Renaud wartime attaché to General De Gaulle was arrested in Vannes Brittany for links to the Black Maquis plan to topple the French republic and install a dictatorship. Police widen hunt for collaborators, Renaud known as Remy during the resistance.
The Labor department reports a record 58,200,000 employed as the nation nears mid 1947. Unemployment below 2,000,000. Weekly wages up 3 percent from wartime peak. May factory pay $45.86 for 40.4 hours. Prices rise, cost of living index 155.8 in May against 133.2 in June 1946. Meat fats oils beverages up sharply. continued high food prices forecast.
Mr and Mrs P C Monroe and their niece Miss Janet Tague of 1905 C returned from a lengthy automobile tour spanning over three thousand miles across multiple states. Only mishap was a flat tire near a service station. They stayed with Mrs C D Harrison in Pine Bluff Arkansas and visited relatives in Memphis and Washington DC, then toured Quonset Point Rhode Island.
On the east coast the party, en route home, visited Douglas Rogers son of Mr. Jo and Mrs. Ed Rogers of Lawton in Columbus Ohio. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Whitfield of Bloomington Illinois and Mrs. Mildred Brizendine sister of Mrs. Monroe in Topeka Kansas.
About 7 000 white pine seedlings planted in a 100 acre burned over area within the Coeur d Alene national forest lay the groundwork for merchantable timber around 2048 as part of a reforestation effort near Coeur d Alene Idaho.
Services for William Bert Shaw 58 longtime Cushing resident were held at 2 30 pm Monday in the Lawton Funeral home chapel with Rev Ivan J Young of the First Christian church officiating. Organist was Mrs H C Brammer. Bearers included Johnny Adamson David Harkey A T Payne Ed W Hughes George Mann and T G Dorland. Shaw brother of R B Shaw No 26 D died at 1010 am Saturday in a Pauls Valley hospital after a year of illness. Burial was in Highland cemetery.
Mildred Thompson, dean of Vassar College, will retire at the end of the 1947-48 academic year after 25 years in the post. The announcement came as the college held its second commencement. Degrees were conferred on 272 seniors.
The house public lands committee approved two year subsidy payments for copper, lead and zinc production ending June 20, 1919 with 70 million dollars in appropriations. The bill states congressional policy to protect these resources and reduce foreign reliance. It notes census estimates show population rise but youth aged 10 to 20 decline by two million from 1940 to 1947.
New incorporated village in northern Idaho pledges tax relief for residents with promises of lower costs and streamlined services. Officials tout fiscal prudence and simplified governance as the village seeks to attract residents and businesses.
Officials estimate annual revenue of about $10,000 from slot machine and liquor licenses will cover all municipal expenses, making additional taxes unnecessary. The projection hinges on license sales and enforcement outcomes, with city leaders stressing steady demand.
Half the town turned out as Wed faced a hungry crowd buying up possessions. After the auctioneer departed, Sam Abernathy urged the crowd to pause for a beer and return the goods to their owner, promising to reset the scene.
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