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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1953

Page

5

Public Invited To Stadium Showing Of Evangelistic Film

Lawton area residents can see Billy Graham’s Oil Town U S A at Roosevelt stadium Wednesday at 8:30 pm with no admission charge. Colleen Townsend stars, portraying the daughter of a Houston oil magnate, and her story centers on turning to Christ amid indifference in the oil town setting. The film, in natural color, was shot largely in Houston and released by Billy Graham Evangelistic Films.

Lawton Billy Graham Ministerial Alliance U. A Roosevelt Stadium Colleen Colleen Townsend Warner Brothers Twentieth Century Fox America Louis Evans Jr Hollywood First Presbyterian Church Louis San Francisco Scotland West Coast Lance Manning Houston Manning Paul Power Robert Clarke Georgia Lee Ralph Ward Graham Mr. Texas

Medicine Man's Ancient Tricks Being Studied

The Smithsonian and Georgetown University Medical Center study ancient bone techniques using a new X ray method to learn from prehistoric medicine. They examine fractures and neurosurgery methods on diseased bones and explore when diseases like cancer syphilis and tuberculosis appeared in the Americas, including skeletons from a Panama colony.

Washington Smithsonian Institution Charles Regina Georgetown University Panama America Smithsonian Georgetown University Medical Center of Washington James Picker Foundation

Can Company Sues Tulsan For $792,000

Tulsa oilman and rancher W O Dixon faces a federal court suit seeking 792000 in damages. Continental Can Co claims it bought Dixon Manufacturing Co of Kansas for 1500000 based on a June 1951 balance sheet. It seeks 396000 plus equal damages for excess profits on a government contract for aircraft parts.

Tulsa W.O. Dixon Continental Can Co Dixon Manufacturing Co Kansas Dixon New York Apage Continental Can

Convict's Freedom Lasts Three Hours

Doyle R. Watts, a 28 year old Tulsa burglary convict, escaped from the state prison chicken farm Friday and was recaptured three hours later near the Coal Creek bridge ten miles west of McAlester on U S 270. He apparently tried to hitchhike before being stopped by a prison guard.

Mcalester Okla Doyle R. Watts Tulsa Watts Coal Creek Bridge U. S. 270

Refresher Course Held For Temple Practitioner Manatt

Dr. F E Manatt a Temple practitioner enrolled in a short postgraduate refresher class at Kirksville College of Osteopathy in Missouri. Mrs Manatt accompanies him to visit friends and relatives before classes begin. Manatt is a Kirksville graduate.

Temple F. E. Manatt Kirksville College of Osteopathy Kirksville Missouri Manatt Dr. Manatt

Six Months of Eisenhower Crusade in Washington

President Eisenhower’s first six months in office show both progress and pulling back from key goals. The administration claims real achievement in economy, government reorganization, civil rights steps, and a push for a hard dollar policy, while facing budget deficits, farm quotas, and delays in social reforms. Foreign policy signals continuity with bipartisanship on defense, Korea and world peace, though leadership stumbles and clashes with Congress persist, and a new stance toward McCarthy hints at stricter border lines.

Douglas B. Cornell Washington Eisenhower Congress Truman Wilson General Motors Federal Reserve System Southwest Franklin D. Roosevelt U. S Democratic Party Korea Syngman Rhee Kremlin Dulles Marshal Stalin Pentagon House Ways and Means McCarthy

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