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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1955
Page
4
Hospital notices list numerous admissions and dismissals across areas including Fletcher Snyder and Walters. The record notes births at multiple addresses on July 2 and July 3, with surgeries and medical cases for individuals in Oklahoma communities and nearby towns.
Henry L. Jones a 25 year old Detroit Negro who escaped from city jail Friday night has been returned from Wichita Falls Texas. Ronald Wheatley assistant police inspector and Patrolman Grady Crabtree returned the escapee Sunday afternoon.
The project features four foot concrete thickness in places with two foot thinnest upper level spans. Two bridges rest on 45 foot piers with over 16 feet clearance. Huge slabs between piers to reinforce, a steel pine railing to finish. Groundbreaking Aug 20 1954 by Gov Johnston Murray. Gov elect Raymond Gary to use golden shears for fall ribbon. U S 62 widened Fort Sill Blvd to intersection and U S 277 widened south to Ferris. Harold Redding and Associates.
Fort Sill man enraged by a date no show stripped along miles of U S 277 at 6 45 am. He was arrested near Porter Hill about 7 am and sent to military authorities. He claimed drinking led to the act and mentioned riding you into the post if boots were on. The Volks vehicle and some clothing were missing.
The U S Navy and Air Force nearly give up on finding two Marine fliers after their jet vanished near Tokyo. The search force is dissolved and planes will only scan mountains peaks islands and coastlines for wreckage. Dozens of craft have covered 85 000 square miles of water and extended 300 miles east of the Japanese coast seeking the emergency rafts.
Mrs. DiPeso recounts a strange incident with a missing hose believed linked to a wandering woman who held and moved the hose overnight while neighbors heard her screaming it moved. A geologist from Caltech advised digging as the sole method to uncover the truth, amid 14 couples seen on the lawn during the night.
More than 700 viewers attended the summer production The Story of Esther on Audience Hill. The hour-long show featured about 60 performers with many from Durant Gage Oklahoma City and Lawton. Organizers plan Tuesday counts for midway collections as preparations for future summer services continue.
A hot sun continues over southwest Oklahoma with no relief in sight for Tuesday. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm conditions with a high around 95. Clouds will not bring rain.
Army announces numerous promotions and reassignments including Donald H. Ross and Donald M. Amund promoted to first lieutenant. majors and lieutenants shifting between Fort Sill Fort Bliss Fort Lewis Fort Riley and other posts. Also listed are ROTC senior division appointments and Army Aviator designations for several 2d Lts and Captains across multiple detachments and camps.
The 22 year old gunman Lauhon and his son were involved in a spree starting with a failed hold up using a .22 pistol. They stopped for beer and planned to force money and write checks. Lauhon shot Mrs McPherson and her grandson, stole $23 and two rings, and fled to El Paso where he shot a filling station attendant, Edward Highet, in a $100 robbery. A waitress identified Lauhon as the man with Mrs McPherson. The weapon and rings were found on his arrest. Lauhon’s father described his son as nervous with a damaged nervous system and occasional blackouts. Officials at Robbins Air Force Base said E. E. Laudon Jr. was on temporary duty and later ordered to Eglin AFB, and was AWOL at the time.
Robert Henry Waller 65 of 3112 Kinyon died Sunday at 1 p m en route to a local hospital after a heart attack. Born May 1 1890 in Montague county Texas he moved to Lawton January 22 1955 from Dillard Oklahoma. He married Willie Taylor in September 1913 at Loco Oklahoma. Survived by his wife five sons Marvin Wilson Robert H Jr Billie Don Bobby Ray and Paul Allen two daughters Mrs J B Sanders and Gwendolyn Waller. Services Tuesday 2 30 p m at the Church of Christ Wilson burial in Loco Lawton Funeral Home in charge.
Will Golay Snyder 74 farmer died at home southwest of Snyder July 3 after a yearlong illness. Services July 5 at Snyder Church of Christ with Pastor Lowell Donely officiating. Burial in Fairlawn Cemetery Snyder. Survivors include wife Mary, one son Herman Golay Garden City Kan, a daughter Mary Adams Vancouver Wash, four sisters Edna Ralston Missoula Mont Gertrude Cowles Columbus Ind Constant Riggs Sparta Ill Lydia Sherman Madison Ind, one nephew F L Golay Marlow and five grandchildren.
Fred M. Routh 64, of Cement, died Saturday in Chickasha hospital after a long illness. Services at 2:30 p.m. today at the Christian church in Cyril. Rev. Paul Wallace to officiate. burial in Cement Cemetery. Survivors: wife Edna Nelson Routh, a daughter Anna, two sisters, two brothers. Bearers: Pat Roberson, Claude Bledsoe, Joe Estes, Church McDowell, Bill Redman, Johnny Redman.
A missing McPeek man was pulled from a 15 to 20 foot deep river in Oklahoma during a morning rescue, with no sign found at 7:30 a.m. River search plans formed by Sheppard Air Force personnel as authorities report six holiday deaths in the state. Drownings include a 13 year old in Tulsa and a 4 year old in Tulsa. traffic fatalities include a 79 year old man in Ryan and a 27 year old in Chandler. The state toll stands at 265 highway deaths for the year, well below early forecasts.
In a remarkable incident, an American airliner pilot aboard a flight crossing the Atlantic stalked and killed a poisonous snake that had escaped its crate aboard the airplane, ending the emergency danger.
Solid rubber tires are adopted more widely on mine vehicles, shown to be more effective for certain coal mine operations and improving handling and efficiency.
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