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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1954
Page
7
Washington based UPI bureau report outlines warnings against dishonest used car dealers. It highlights writing full prices, receiving detailed bills, driving tests, mileage checks, worn interior clues, and signs of mechanical issues like transmission trouble.
A blistering heat wave pushed temperatures above 110 across California to the Appalachians on Monday. Readings topped records in Nebraska and Wyoming, with Dallas and Kansas City posting July highs. Conventions in San Bernardino drew 500 attendees as a Western Sunbathing Association nude event sparked controversy. A 20 000 acre forest fire in the region was controlled but warned to rekindle with shifting winds.
STILLWATER Okla Insect infestation is increasing in some Oklahoma cotton according to the weekly Extension Service report. The rise is in counties with no control and appears strongest in LeFlore Grady Greveland and Caddo where officials note higher pest pressures. Areas with two or more insecticide applications show declines.
The first Catholic church built in New Hampshire stands in West Claremont, marking a pivotal early religious landmark. The parish location highlights the region’s historical faith community development and local architectural heritage.
July 12 report notes an agreed exchange of paintings between President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Churchill during Sir Winston’s White House visit. Both are amateur painters with canvases fetching solid prices, while church service notices recount presidential seating and a congressmen watching a signature rush on a pending bill.
Washington reports that Congress heard a grim warning that Soviet military power has grown. General Gruenther testified of improved Russian airpower, stronger ground forces, and a larger navy, with plans to keep satellites aligned. Adm. Radford and other officials supported the foreign aid program as testimony was released.
Akron July 12 UP The CIO United Rubber Workers Union unveiled wage demands for a minimum of 75 cents an hour plus a 4 percent inter plant correction. The talks with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co broke off last week, triggering a nationwide strike involving 23 000 workers in several cities. A mass meeting in Akron supported the strike and clarified the union's previously undisclosed demands. International JRW President L S Buckmaster attended.
Two young men held up Chandler restaurant owner Frank DeMarco, 45, at a roadblock west of Chandler. He said the assailants forced him to stop while driving home with the day’s earnings from a restaurant and motel, stealing about $600. State and county officers investigated the incident.
A stray raccoon likely transported with produce from the South drew hundreds in downtown Newark as it climbed a four story TV aerial to escape police. After dodging nets from emergency workers, the 15 pound animal slipped and fell to the roof where it was captured. The same AP item notes U.S. production of scissors peaked at 18,555,000 in 1948.
Ten persons were charged today with traffic violations by County Attorney Manville Redman. They were arrested over the weekend by highway patrolmen. C. Kent Helwig, 19, of Sheppard Field, Texas, and John E. Pryor, 28, of Wichita Falls were fined 100 dollars and costs in JP Court for reckless driving. T. J. Barker, 43, of Rosewell, Hoey 5 at . Stehr, 4, of 213 D, paid 5 dollars and costs for following too closely, and Claude Robinson Jr., 21, of Fort Sill, paid 5 dollars and costs for driving left of center while meeting another vehicle. Others charged will be arraigned later today. They are Bonnie M. Corcoran, 25, of 1610 Floyd, and Weber Crown Jr., 23, of Fort Sill. improper mutfiers: Elwood Emerson, 21, Sunray, Texas. reckless driving: Kenneth D. Anderson, 22, Mountain Park, and Hosey H. Hearn, 2, Duncan, speeding at night.
Belize, British Honduras. A report from the Colonial Treasury Office to the Legislative Assembly calls for Britain to double the recommended aid for five years. The plan requests 7.2 million British Honduras dollars for a development program to stabilize the colony’s economy.
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