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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1953
Page
11
Hal Boyle surveys older husbands advice for June brides learning to handle family finances. He cites two camps: let the husband control funds until crises force change, or gradually divide the income into three piles and shift control over time. Tips urge small personal splurges early, avoid jealousy, and use steady budgeting to win monetary power.
Anna Laskey known as The Lady from Capitol Hill dies at 80 in Oklahoma City. A pioneer mover in 1920s Legislature she helped win women’s right to hold office. Laskey arrived in Oklahoma in 1889 and led the suffrage push with two colleagues in the ninth session.
Secretary of the Navy Robert B. Anderson is expected to address the 11th anniversary reunion of the Waves, the women who served in World War II. The three day gathering begins July 31 in Denver, Colorado.
A nautical mile equals 6 080 feet while a land mile is 5 280 feet. This comparison shows the longer nautical distance used in seafaring and navigation versus the land mile used by road and rail travel.
Three young Lawton residents were injured this afternoon in a one car crash about six miles north of Duncan on U S 81. Patsy Adkisson sustained skull elbow and ankle injuries. Dale Floyd of 1302 East suffered lacerations of an eye. Euel Crosley of 705 South 14th had facial lacerations and possible skull fracture. Details were not immediately available from the highway patrol.
Washington July 15 UP The Army told Rep Victor Wickersham disciplinary action is being taken against persons responsible for firing a 280 mm shell from the Fort Sill firing range on June 19 A woman from Lawton Oklahoma was hospitalized for shrapnel injuries The explosion also damaged windows and a communications line The gun crew used a more powerful charge than ordered causing the shell to reach 19800 yards and explode 120 yards southwest of Fort Sill Fort Sill incident deemed directly attributable to permitting the wrong charge to be used
Rep Chauncey W Reed underwent an abdominal operation at Bethesda Naval Hospital Tuesday. Dr George W Calver said the condition was satisfactory.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a submarine mountain chain extending about 10,000 miles from Iceland toward the Antarctic Circle, tracing a world-spanning underwater geological feature.
Editor condemns the Free Roads petition drive opposing toll roads in Oklahoma. The piece argues toll turnpikes boost, not harm, communities as seen in Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York-New England. It labels opponents as self interested and urges voters to reject petitions and support bonds or tax funding for highways.
Akron officials passed a new city law making vehicle owners liable for parking tickets regardless of who parked the car. The measure closes a prior loophole and is projected to raise about $100,000 in annual fines for the city.
Cleveland officers arrested Paul Smith age 42 for parole violation from Leavenworth. Deputies served a warrant at his home and found a tattoo of a naked woman on his right arm matching the arrest papers confirming the charge.
First Methodist Church announces a revised Sunday School bus route extending north and west to Gate 4 Fort Sill with a 9 to 9 45 a m stop. Driver Harry Mitchell uses a wave signal to pick up riders on a rigid 8 to 8 45 a m daily schedule during Bible school from August 3 to 14.
Washington July 15 UP The Senate defeated 53 to 27 an effort to bar U S servicemen abroad from being tried in foreign courts for off duty violations of foreign laws.
Lawton Chamber of Commerce safety committee forms a sub committee led by Henry Zwaan to draft a constitution and bylaws with National Safety Council aid. The projected council would have at least 35 members and a nine member board to push the program, while traffic ordinance updates and pedestrian subway studies for 11th and Ferris avenues move forward.
Paris deputies urged a National Assembly debate on Bastille Day riots in which seven were killed and 85 injured as police and 2000 North Africans clashed during a Communist led parade in Place de la Nation. They demand Interior Minister Leon Martinaud-Desplats explain why a larger police force was not assigned. The Interior Ministry opened an inquiry as police said they were forced to shoot to protect themselves. eighteen officers were seriously hurt.
Mrs Rebecca Jacobs died Tuesday near Johannesburg at the reputed age of 126. The case raises questions about her exact age and the record of her birth. Local officials note the extraordinary longevity of the resident.
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