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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1955
Page
14
Numerous secondhand items listed with prices and contact numbers including appliances like washers air conditioners refrigerators a 17 inch TV a table saw a quilting frame tools bikes beds ephemera and household goods. Items include a 200d Bendix Economat washer 1416 N 23rd and a 26 inch boy's bike at 1806 S 8th plus oversized catalog entries from C and E Army Store and Lewis illwork Specialty Co with sale promises and installment options.
Classified notice lists a Ford boat or boathouse on Lake Lawtonka with contact 6715 A. Includes boat and trailer details and a wheel trailer. Also advertises tires and tubes by John at 1514 Taylor with 5603 M, RCA estate electric range with timer new 289 sale 235, contact 8753 R. Ph. 8753-R.
Area Men In Service runner 1200 A. on Red River. $125 per acre, 30 per cent down, balance in 20 equal annual payments at 5 per cent. Call American Realty Co. 8778. si accnce espe scan e 13.000 A. very nice improvements. Call American van Realty Co. 8778. 4854 A. Ranch, Red River bottom country. 4 American 'an Realty 8778. 3500 A. $75 per ¢ per acre, 20 per cent down. balance 20 equal annual payments at 5 per cent iint. 8778. TED KRISHER FARM & RANCH REALTY CO. 712 See Bivd. Ph. 5374 Area Men In Service Cpl. William C. Martin, formerly of Medicine Park, recently completed a welding course at the Ord nance Automotive School at the Atlanta, Ga., General Depot. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eston Martin, Medicine Park.
CHICKASHA Okla UP A husband and wife freed on bond after armed vigilantes seized 10000 dollars worth of whisky. Jely Basham posted 700 dollars bond. Mrs Basham treated for shock and released. Four special constables led by Walt Hendon raided a tavern south of the city, seized the liquor, and took it to the sheriff. Other raiders named were John Thrasher Water Strother and Bob Wilson. Basham threatened to sue but the county attorney urged wait-and-see pending further investigation.
The British freighter Anshun was holed between decks 16 feet above the waterline by Egyptian shore batteries Sunday at the Gulf of Aqaba entrance. No casualties or heavy damage were reported and Britain will await full facts from Egypt before seeking compensation. The 6,224-ton ship continued to Aqaba to collect pilgrims from Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan en route to Mecca.
In Joliet Illinois two policemen forced entry into 11 apartments to rescue 33 people from a blaze that gutted five business buildings including two liquor stores two furniture stores and a laundry. The fire caused losses estimated above 300000 with several children among evacuees.
In Paterson New Jersey the apartment building superintendent Eugene Bernard was arrested for disorderly conduct after he burned his wife s clothes in the furnace and blasted the steam heat during a dispute. In Holland Michigan Lawrence Newman 43 is serving a five day jail term after police arrested him for drunk and disorderly conduct while riding a bicycle with a suspended license. In Chicago Tony Accardo reputed crime leader wore blue Bermuda shorts at a lawn party alarming about 300 associates.
Val Frakes valedictorian of the 1955 Lawton high school graduating class will enter Stanford University this September as a Sloan National Scholarship holder awarded by the Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York. Frakes, son of Mr and Mrs F W Frakes Sr 909 Columbia, led student functions and served as president in high school. The seven Stanford scholars are among 52 nationwide recipients to attend 11 privately supported colleges with stipends from 200 to 2000 dollars.
Frakes, a four year college student, will renew annually during the course with funds to cover education costs beyond tuition. Each college will receive at least $500 to support their students.
Furs and pearls valued at 32400 dollars were reported stolen from the penthouse apartment of cafe singer Eartha Kitt last night in New York City police said.
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