Lawton Constitution Staff and Office Details
The Lawton Constitution issue lists Ned Shepler as editor and publisher with Bill Bentley as business manager and Ted Ralston as managing editor. W R Rice is advertising manager, with W D Hargraves as mechanist superintendent and Joe House as circulation manager. The paper publishes Sundays from 3rd and A Avenue Lawton Oklahoma and is a member of several press associations.
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Ned Shepler
Bill ¥. Bentley
Tedl Ralston
W. R Rice
W. D Hargraves
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Anderson Quits as Deputy Defense Chief in August
Robert B. Anderson of Texas resigns as deputy secretary of defense with about mid August as effective date. President Eisenhower will nominate a successor before adjournment, with names including Reuber B. Robertson Jr and others discussed. Anderson, 45, praised by Eisenhower for long service, may return to Texas or seek governor’s race next year.
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Washington
Robert B. Anderson
Texas
Defense
White House
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
Anderson
Reuber B. Robertson, Jr
Hamilton
Ohio
Paper Company
Snyder
Bob
Navy
Roger M. Kyes
Vernon
Tex
Waggoner
Eisenhower second term petition prompts playful talk
Thirty four Republican House members, elected since 1952, presented Eisenhower with a second term appeal on the third anniversary of his nomination. President Eisenhower laughed and gave no commitment, while Avery, Frelinghuysen, and Curtis said they believed he would run again and finish his work.
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House Gop
Eisenhower
Peter Frelinghuysen Jr
New Jersey
Laurence Curtis
Massachusetts
William H. Avery
Kansas
House
House of Representatives
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Avery
Frelinghuysen
Curtis
Korean GI Bil Section Clarified
The Veterans Administration ruled that conditional discharges intended to allow changes in military status do not block further GI Bill education benefits. Servicemembers may continue accruing GI training time to the end of their originally obligated service period, typically two years for draftees and three for reenlistments. Training must start within three years of the first unconditional discharge after Jan 31, 1955, and benefits end eight years from that date or by Jan 31, 1965, whichever comes first.
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Veterans Administration
E. P. Hobbs
Lawton VA
Hobbs
Firemen to Aid Ambulance Crew in First Aid Lecture
Lawton officials announce a program where city firemen trained in first aid will lecture to Central Ambulance Service drivers. Mayor Ellsworth and ambulance operator Doyle Williams led the session noting criticisms of ambulance handling at accidents. Qualified firemen will train drivers at monthly meetings. Williams said some staff lack first aid knowledge and compensation concerns exist.
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Lawton City
Central Ambulance Service
C. R. Ellsworth
Doyle Williams
Ellsworth
Williams
E. C. Parks
Ward One
Warren Chrisman
Ralph Hennessee
Subscriptions Rates For Sunday Constitution and Morning Press
The notice lists subscription rates payable in advance for Sunday Constitution and Morning Press, including single copy, monthly carrier in Lawton area, and annual mail options for Southwest Oklahoma and outside regions. A 2 percent sales tax applies to mail subscriptions. The paper notes AP membership and correction policy for errors.
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Constitution
Morning Press
Mail
Constitution Press
Lawton
Oklahoma
Sunda
Associated Press
AP News
Repentance and Return in Faith and Writ
A compact reflection contrasts scripture authority with Voltaire’s wisdom on repentance. The verse from Joel 2 14 questions return and blessing through offerings while Voltaire notes that even the least prudent hasten to repent.
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Joel
Surplus Wheat Controls Backed by Farmers Across Nation
Farmers voted overwhelmingly for 1956 wheat acreage limits of 55 million acres, aiming to curb a near one billion bushel surplus. The plan ties production to marketing quotas, seeks to reduce low grade wheat, shift output to hay and seed, and calls Congress to craft a sound farm program before the session ends.
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Benson
Congress
Life Is Precious and a Slippery Slope to Chaos
An elderly woman babysitter parks on a slope in a New York suburb. Her car rolls downhill when the brake fails or is released by playful youths, crashes through a barrier, and drops onto electrically powered railroad tracks. The derailment snarls rush hour trains and blocks roads, provoking frantic commutes as wives and husbands scramble to reach family and manage the ensuing congestion. The piece warns to properly set emergency brakes to keep order and avoid urban mayhem.
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New York City
Armageddon site Megiddo identified near Haifa
The fortress of Megiddo in Israel is cited by some authorities as the site of Armageddon, located about 18 miles southeast of Haifa. The Q A format covers diverse questions including Canada coat of arms, siesta history in Mexico, early railroad heat, cost to print government paper, and the origin of the feminine name Candace.
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Megiddo
Haifa
Israel
Candace
Ethiopia
Carrier Boy Wounded by Norman Teacher Incident
Norman Oklahoma. Eric Feaver a carrier boy was wounded in both legs by Miss Lucile Searcy a Norman High School English teacher who said she thought he was throwing a bomb on her porch. Feaver’s father Dr Kenneth Feaver said he does not want to prosecute. The boy was in satisfactory condition and could be released soon. Police reported threats against teachers and ongoing investigations with several teens questioned.
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Norman
Okla
Kenneth E. Feaver
Eric Feaver
Lucile Searcy
Norman Municipal Hospital
Feaver
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Searcy
B. Roy Daniel
Army truck overturns injure twenty near El Paso
Twenty service men from Fort Bliss were injured when an Army truck overturned on a rain slick highway 14 miles east of El Paso. The accident followed by a separate murder case in Waco involving Pauline McGowan’s estranged husband Raymond McGowan, charged with murder in the motel slaying of McGowan and rodeo rider Bobby Darby. In Shawnee, Oklahoma, a Potawatomie County grand jury began as District Judge J Knox Byrum named a jury on his second try.
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EL Paso
Fort Bliss
Waco
Tex
Pauline McGowan
Bobby Royce Darby
Raymond McGowan
Dallas
Waco City
Shawnee, Okla
Pottawatomie County
J. Knox Byrum
Flames Destroy Two Residences Near 107 Euclid
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed two two room houses at 107 Euclid around 10:21 p.m. Sunday. Both homes were total losses. A second blaze erupted in the attic about 5:20 a.m. today, with the houses very close together separated only by a breezeway. Owner listed as Nellie Crowder. No loss estimate available.
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Euclid
Nellie Crowder
Plans Discussed For League Picnic
Representatives of the Lawton Recreational Council and the Fort Sill Youth Activities Council were to meet this afternoon to discuss a picnic for little league baseball ers. The group includes Percy Givens and Paul Pryor. Fort Sill representatives include Maj. Robert F. E. Randolph project officer and Sgts. Edwin C. Simpson and Stanley B. Tyrone of the YAC.
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Lawton
4 Hers Completing Record Books For August Judging
Comanche county 4 H record books must be submitted by August 20 to the county agents for judging ahead of September 1 state deadline. Mrs Louise Rupe and Arlen Johnson say the books show progress and help members spot mistakes. County winners and achievement awards will be announced later with prizes including medals savings bonds trips and state honors. The record books also count toward Farm Women's 4 H Achievement Day and are included in the County Fair catalogue for Aug 20 judging.
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Comanche County
Louise Rupe
Arlen Johnson
Johnson
Rupe
Mother and seven relatives drown in sea tide tragedy
In Nairn Scotland a Scottish mother, her six children, and a niece were swept to death by a rising tide while paddling in the surf at a picnic beach. Six bodies were recovered by police as husband John Mc Intosh, 46, a forestry worker, watched from dunes and then lost sight of them amid sea mist while preparing tea.
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Nairn
Scotland
Here
John McIntosh
McIntosh
Police Investigate Theft Reports Across City Weekend
Police investigated three thefts reported over the weekend. Fort Sill men Clifford Boettecher and Donald Oliveto said about 36 dollars vanished from a hotel room while they slept, with one wallet emptied and the other wallet found intact. A 22 caliber German rifle was stolen from a home closet at 905 Bell between July 1 and July 11. Mrs. Benton Taylor reported only the rifle missing as the rest of the house remained undisturbed. Luther M Holloway reported a 1953 Chevrolet ransacked on Saturday night with a purse holding 71 dollars, and missing items from the car including two tires a radio a bumper jack and all four hub caps.
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Fort Sill
Clifford Boettecher
Donald Oliveto
Bell
Benton Taylor
Luther M. Holloway
Columbia
Holloway
Council To Map HD Club Work In Comanche County
Comanche County Home Demonstration Council will meet in the Security Bank Civic Room at 10 a.m. Thursday to plan the 1955 56 club year. At least two representatives from each of the 24 clubs will attend an all day session with Miss Esther Martin as guest speaker on building a home demonstration program. A brief afternoon meeting will elect a new president. The new club year starts in November.
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Comanche County Home Demonstration Council
Security Bank
Clara Kelley
Esther Martin
Southwest District
Kelley
Police Stage Mass Raid In City Area
City police conducted a late night mass raid in the 1300 block on Washington led by Police Chief Ralph Hennessee. Officers confiscated 57 bottles of liquor and arrested five Negro women and Lester Scott for illegal possession of liquor and related charges.
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Washington
Lester Scott
Lee
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
Tennessee
Train Whistle Brings Crash at Richard Spur Crossing
A minor collision occurred at the Richard Spur railroad crossing north of Lawton as two autos rear-ended after Doris Elizabeth McCubbins of Oklahoma City reported seeing a train caboose signal and hearing a whistle. No injuries were reported. A 1954 Ford driven by Patricia Ann Haozous struck the rear of a 1951 Pontiac driven by McCubbins. The train was switching cars east of the highway derail section.
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Richard Spur
Lawton
U.S
Highway Patrol
Doris Elizabeth McCubbins
Oklahoma City
W. W. Flanagan
H. D. Morgan
Patricia Ann Haozous
McCubbins
Ike Exudes Optimism Over Big Four Meet
President Eisenhower projects confidence about his political path as he acts like a candidate leader. His New England trip sparked renewed energy and a push for action from Congress, with Democrats pressed to pass his program amid House resistance.
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Ike
New England
Congress
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Messrs
Roosevelt
Truman
Heavens Above Across and Down Word Puzzle
A filled crossword style puzzle list with clues across and down ranging from Heaven to Fish eggs, covering terms like meteorology celestial bodies cereals and regional terms, with entries including monarchs and mythic elements.
Wheat and corn crop estimates raised by Agriculture Department
The Agriculture Department forecasts this year’s corn crop at 3,449,667,000 bushels and wheat at 60,331,000 bushels. The corn figure exceeds last year’s 2,964,639,000 and the ten year average of 3,080,115,000. The wheat forecast is 15,116,000 bushels above last month and above last year’s 969,781,000 as well as the ten year average of 1,154,073,000. Wheat is under a marketing quota program to curb surpluses, while corn uses a less rigid allotment program to same end.
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Washington
Agrculture Department
Poor Wheat Crop Forecast In Oklahoma State
The Agriculture Department estimates a 1955 Oklahoma wheat crop at 27,928,000 bushels, the lowest since 1916. The state’s per acre yield is forecast at eight bushels, down from last month’s nine, with 3,401,000 acres harvested. K. D. Blood notes acreage unchanged.
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Oklahoma City
Agriculture Department
Oklahoma
K. D. Blood
Downing Becomes CO of 617th FA Battalion at Fort Sill
Lt Col Edward P Downing CO of 2nd FA Bn transfers to assume command of the 617th FA Battalion at Fort Sill succeeding Lt Col Robert W Clivehugh. Maj James D Mc Farland executive officer 2nd Field will lead until a permanent CO is chosen.
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Edward P. Downing
2Nd FA
Fort Sill
Robert W. Clivehugh
617Th
James D. McFarland
2Nd Field
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