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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1953
Page
16
Alicia Hart advises moderation in dressing. She urges avoiding overdressed looks by selecting simple cuts and understated accessories for dark or plain fabrics, with careful balance of jewelry, hats, shoes, stockings, gloves to keep one center of attention.
A compact three can luncheon meat dish uses butter molasses pineapple juice corn flakes mustard Worcestershire milk and egg to form six patties with cloves. Pineapple slices and sweet potatoes bake in the pan with the patties for a complete main course.
Members of the Friendship Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Furman Lowry's home south of town to plan buying a piano. The session, led by president Mrs. Oscar Goodin, included singing, a devotional by Mrs. L O Bunch, and The Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Emil Woesner read minutes, and lessons on The Road to Mental Health were given. Mesdames Lowry and Oliver Pine will attend the state Farm and Home Congress August 4–7 at Stillwater. Attendees included Robert and Gaylen Pine, Romilda Andrews, Jeanne and Helen Bunch, and Mrs. Walter Crosby, Dink Coombs, Terry Seigler, Dan Woesner, and Mrs. Allan Lowry.
Lawton woman Geraldine Hinton aged 23 was booked in police court for speeding and liquor possession after a chase with Officer Jerry Paul. Six bottles were found in her car as the pursuit began near Sixth and Roosevelt and ended in front of 1302 Washington.
President and Mrs. Eisenhower drove to the Catoctin mountain retreat Camp David in Thurmont Maryland on Saturday to spend a quiet weekend. They arrived in the mid afternoon and planned no visitors for the stay.
Mrs Virginia May Calley and Joe Calvin Dawson plan to wed at 7 p m Saturday Oct 10 at the Holy City chapel in the Easter Pageant site in the Wichita mountains. Announcement comes from the bride elects parents Mr and Mrs M C Dillingham. Dawson is a Fort Sill civil service employee.
A cosmetic firm markets a greaseless facial cream said to reproduce natural skin moisture. After two years of research, the product is applied by smoothing a dime sized portion over the face, remains effective only while worn, and requires regular use for lasting results.
Washington July 18 UP AEC may plan new hydrogen bomb tests perhaps next fall at Bikini rather than Eniwetok. Strauss sought presidential permission before any test while Dean noted new tests were in the cards. The 1950s era efforts followed last fall’s Eniwetok blast that reshaped its atoll.
In Korea French troops toasted Miss France Christiane Martel after she was named Miss Universe in Long Beach California. Col Francois de Germany led the salute saying the award fits with France and its soldiers proud of the win. His remarks echoed by many celebrants including Martel’s brother.
In 1952 accidents cost the average American household 209 dollars, reflecting the rising burden of accidental losses on households nationwide.
A F-84 pilot near Sapulpa reportedly used an afterburner over Tulsa causing loud blasts and sightings of a roll in the air. Residents notified police in Sand Springs Sapulpa and Tulsa while searchers probed for wreckage. The aircraft landed safely at Tinker Air Force Base after the pilot sought speed, unaware of the alarm he triggered.
Gordon Hiram Crain, 32, of Lawton, has been turned over to federal custody in Oklahoma City on charges of transporting forged checks in interstate commerce. He waived preliminary hearing, was sent to Oklahoma county jail on $2,000 bond, and was indicted by a Alabama grand jury on forged checks totaling $79.82, $64.85, and $68.75 from Decatur, Alabama to Bossier City, Louisiana.
Miss Priscilla Puckett flew from Wichita Falls to visit Miss Meredith Thomas as Mrs. Sylvia McLain and the Johnsons from Tacoma joined the Lawton area guests. Numerous relatives from Ardmore, Abilene, Oklahoma City, Wichita Falls, Berrien Springs, and Woodacre gather for extended visits at Fort Sill Boulevard addresses. A future trip to Yellowstone is planned by Leslie and Jaclyn Allen with their mother.
Lawton youth Sammy D Floyd, 15, fined 25 dollars for no drivers license after a July 9 Fort Sill arrest related to a wreck 60 miles north of Duncan. The levy plus deadlines followed a series of MP traffic cases from Fort Sill involving speeds from 10 to 70 mph and other infractions.
Oklahoma City, July 18. Two polite dispatchers, Bob Thurman and W. G. Nash, secretly treated each other to a meal of four rib orders, six hamburgers and root beer. Their joint prank led to stomach pains for both, who ate the entire order without knowing the other’s plan. Thurman left first, Nash followed hours later.
In Rome on July 18 the Western Big Three announced a military conference with Yugoslavia, a move that embarrassed Premier Alcide de Gasperi ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote. Italians see the talk as avoiding the Trieste dispute, a long standing quarrel with Yugoslavia. de Gasperi plans a major foreign policy statement next Tuesday seeking a vote of confidence in his eighth postwar cabinet, with remarks likely on Yugoslavia.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 1.1 billion dollar cut in the administration foreign aid program. Military aid faced the largest reductions as the panel proposed over 6 billion for current year aid to allies, with 4.43 billion in new appropriations and a 705 million cut from the president’s request. Names: John Taber, John J. Rooney, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John Foster Dulles, Harold E. Stassen. Places: Washington. Dates: July 18. Event: committee action on foreign aid bill. potential floor debate and possible Democratic efforts to restore funds.
PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP New Jersey a vast trailer city shelters about 30 000 Jehovah's Witnesses for an eight day international convention set to begin in New York's Yankee Stadium. Thousands more arrive daily while registrations topped 16 000 by midnight and 1 888 per hour. The 70 000 expected will stay in hotels or with locals in the metro area.
Mary E. Smith pleaded guilty and paid a $50 fine in county court for selling beer during prohibited hours at the Rag Mop Inn on 1403 N. 23rd. She surrendered the tavern’s beer license, which County Judge S. R. Harper later revoked.
Secretary of State Dulles warned in a national broadcast that the Allies will fight on in Korea if the Reds reject an honorable peace. He denounced guarantees by the UN Command and questioned the Communist regime’s good faith while noting Rhee’s pledges to cooperate with the armistice. Robertson praised Rhee’s sincerity and cautioned a political conference could be used to infiltrate South Korea unless the conference proves not a sham. Yang said Seoul would resume war if talks fail within 180 days, and Dulles outlined Western aims on European unity, Laos Cambodia and Viet Nam in Indochina, and Soviet restraint. He also suggested Beria may be dead or in peril.
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