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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1955

Page

3

Burglaries Strike City Burger Bar and Nearby Businesses

Police report a burglary at Mac's Burger Bar 703 S Second with the cigarette machine pried open and an unknown cash amount taken. A purse worth about 90 dollars was snatched from Bernetha McKelva at 1322 Jefferson as she waited for a bus, and a nearly new skill saw valued at 85 dollars was reported stolen from Harold Lund’s garage at 707 Bell. Detective Henry A. Bartels is investigating.

Maine Henry A. Bartels Ed Stradley Bernetha McKelva Jefferson 14Th and Lee Blvd Harold Lund Bell Lund

Student Shot In Class In Baltimore

Morgan College coed Juanite Watson, 23, was shot in the back while seated in a classroom. She was pronounced in good condition last night as police investigated a stray-bullet theory from target practice. A .22 caliber rifle bullet fractured a rib.

Baltimore Juanite Watson Morgan College

Waid Named Chairman of Jaycee State Convention

Dr M E Cuffie Waid was appointed chairman of the Junior Chamber of Commerce state convention set for May at the Hotel Lawtonian Man ville Redman announced. The state Jaycee parley will occur during Armed Forces Day weekend in 1956. Dr Waid is the immediate past Jaycee president.

M. E Cuffie) Waid Chamber of Commerce Lawtonian Manville Redman Jaycee Waid

Auditors Finishing City Books Check

Millard Prigmore Sam Gill and David Light of Prigmore and Baker are at city hall today closing out books for the fiscal year. Budget request forms from city departments will be compiled later this week for city councilmen consideration, said city clerk R M Dodson.

Millard Prigmore Sam Gill David Light Prigmore R. M. Dodson

Sculptor Epstein Secretly Weds Model for Statues

London reports Sir Jacob Epstein, 76, and Ruthless Garman, 50, his secretary and model for many famous works, secretly married last week. Epstein, who arrived in Britain 50 years ago, became a British citizen and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II last year. His first wife Margaret Gilmore Dunlop died in 1947.

London Jacob Epstein Ruthless Garman London Daily Mail Epstein Margaret Gilmour Dunlop Britain

Hogs At Prison Eat High On Hog

McNeil Island Washington prison farm hog feed drew FDA action after foods were seized for improper labeling or substandard quality. Items included 265 pounds of canned mushrooms 574 cans of tomato paste 46 cases of tomato sauce and 1900 pounds of popcorn.

Mcneil Island Wash McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary Farm Food and Drug Administration

Military and political briefings from 1950s newswire

Oklahoma base requests could add 400 to 500 civilian workers at Tinker Air Force Base, with 19 500 civilians and 4 500 military personnel currently. President Eisenhower nominates Reuben B Robertson Jr. for deputy secretary of defense. Allen Whitfield withdraws from Atomic Energy Commission. Treasury secretary discusses highway bond option but allows alternatives. Polio vaccine shipments total 2 558 000 cubic centimeters for free school vaccination program. Two planes collide near Fairfax Airport. one crashes, two men killed. Capital Transit directors back a plan for restored trolleys and higher worker wages. union input sought. The eagle preys on the osprey by forcing a drop of its catch.

Oklahoma City Tinker Air Force Base Air Materiel Command Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio Eli Lilly Co Indianapolis Public Health Service National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis

Can Turncoats Fight Discharges?

Three American turncoats who stayed in China after capture in Korea return to the United States facing possible legal challenges to dishonorable discharges. The Army aims to issue such discharges under policy, but Secretary Wilson argued for broader powers. The men will be briefed on rights and potential civil or military actions, including tests of legality and possible rejn jurisdiction for acts while in uniform.

C. Yates McDantel Washington China U.S Korea Hong Kong Wilson Army Secretary of the Army

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