Lawton Constitution masthead and contact details
The Lawton Constitution lists NED SHEPLER as editor and publisher at W. Bentley with Ralston as business manager and H B. Alschlager as mechanical superintendent. Advertising and circulation management, phone line 620, and address 409 110 Ave Lawton Oklahoma. Published evenings Monday through Friday. Entered as second-class matter March 3, 1879. affiliated with Oklahoma Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association and Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Ned Shepler
W. Bentley
Ralston
Rice E House
W. LD. Hargraves
Ahlschlager
Ave
Lawton
Okla
Act of Press
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Congress Should Adopt CIA Watchdog Plan
The Hoover Commission will study CIA and related foreign intelligence activities led by Gen. Mark Clark to assess efficiency and soundness. McCarthy pressured for inquiry, Dulles and Eisenhower resisted. A permanent congressional watchdog committee for CIA is urged as the lasting solution.
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CIA
McCarthy
Allen Dulles
Eisenhower
Dulles
Hoover Commission
Mark Clark
Far East
Washington
Red
Congress
Clark
Hoover Group
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Mansfield
Montana
Charles Halleck and the Eisenhower Team on Capitol Hill
The Washington majority leader Charles Halleck, a powerful Capitol Hill figure, has shifted from opposition to administration leadership. He spends time at the White House, fights for administration aims, and emphasizes party loyalty as key to unifying the Republicans. Halleck boasts strong voting support for tax and farm bills and retools the party’s stance to back the president’s program.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Capitol
House
Charles A. Halleck
Charles Halleck
Halleck
Senate
William Knowland
White House
Charlie Halleck
Congress
Eisenhower
House Banking and Currency Committee
Jess Wolcott
Michigan
Jesse Wolcott
Jesse
Joe Martin
St. Lawrence Seaway
Tidelands
Taft-Hartley First and Fell Flat On Its Face.” Halleck
Republican Party
Dan Reed
Dan
The Mature Parent by Mrs Muriel Lawrence
A reader learns to read motives behind a child’s theft of money rather than punish. The piece uses Christabel’s glove anecdote to argue that children steal for love, not material gain, and suggests resolving such acts through mutual self revelation and renewed tenderness.
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Christabel
The Two Parent Ideal For Child Development
A doctor notes children fare best with both parents present but acknowledges not all families have that. Loss of a parent can raise emotional and physical health risks, while the remaining parent must avoid overprotection and foster steady affection. Practical guidance stresses recognition of gaps, careful planning, and focus on the child’s emotional needs.
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Ter
Questions and Answers on Historical Trials and Endings
The text presents Q and A items about Emperor Charles V in Luther’s era and the ending of World War II with Japan, noting the Chief Justice presides over impeachment trials. It cites dates Oct 19, 1951 and April 28, 1952 for formal war endings and explains the Chief Justice’s role in impeachment proceedings.
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Martin Luther
Germany
Japan
Senate
United States
Peggy Ann Garner Defies the Jinx in Comeback
Hollywood notes Peggy Ann Garner, grown from child star to 22 year old with a husky voice, denies the so called jinx. She says if a former child actor has a problem it is self created and there is no shadow on her career. She stars in Black Widow at Fox and calls her comeback exciting. Marlon Brando teases romance rumors about Denise Darcel and a Paris scribes check.
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Hollywood
NEA
Peggy Ann Garner
Fox
Moppet
Peggy Ann
Peggy
Marlon Brando
Transatlantic
Paris
Denise Darcel
Desiree
Denise
Dan Dailey Seeks Custody Settlement And Show Business Roles
Dan Dailey pursues a custody settlement with Liz Hudson McGuire of Leavenworth Kansas. He relinquished prior rights until the child’s age five and now asks that the son spend all summer vacations with him. He also jokes about playing fathers to Mitzi Gaynor Donald O’Connor and Johnnie Ray in There’s No Business Like Show Business.
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Dan Dailey
Liz
Hudson L. McGuire
Leavenworth
Kan
Dan
Mitzi Gaynor
Donald O'Connor
Johnnie Ray
Colleen Townsend
Mona
Film News Signals Damon Runyon Cycle From Sam Goldwyn
Sam Goldwyn's film version of Guys and Dolls signals a new Damon Runyon cycle. Columbia plans a musical remake of Lady for a Day with Mae Robson. Betty Hutton and Charles O'Curran reportedly dated and then split.
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Sam Goldwyn
Damon Runyon
Columbia
Mae Robson
Betty Hutton
Charles O'Curran
Valley of the Kings to shoot scenes in three cities
Samia Gamal will be billed over Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker as Valley of the Kings plays Egypt, with scenes filmed in Hollywood New York and London under MGM contract. A new title for The Human Beast is Human Desire. Lew Ayres faces letters from the Orient during a religious TV series filming as a camera man amid the press.
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London
Sal Gedy
Hens
Hollywood
New York
Samia Gamal
Robert Taylor
Elanor Parker
Valley of the Kings
Egypt
MGM
Lew Ayres
Orient
Ace
Strange Union Killed the Health Program
A Senate health reform plan to create a 25 million dollar government reinsurance fund for group health plans failed in the 83rd Congress. The House sent the measure back to committee by 238 to 134 amid a cross‑party bloc and strong opposition from the AMA and Chamber of Commerce. Democratic and Republican factions varied, with leaders like Sam Rayburn and John Bell Williams driving the shelve vote while President Eisenhower and Hobby campaigned publicly for the reform.
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Thomas L. Stokes
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
John Bell Williams
Miss
Frazier Reams
Ohio
Truman
American Medical Assoc
Aan SS
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A.M
A.M.A
Senate
Oveta Culp Hobby
Puzzle Clue List From Historic Newspaper Page
A cropped crossword style clue set lists terms and definitions including phrases like He and She Mamie His and Hers and a sea nymph and festivals. The array spans topics from family roles to nautical terms and lakes, hinting at a broad 1920s era puzzle page.
Saar state favors independence amid French influence
The Saar, a largely self governing state linked to France in a customs union, is increasingly favoring independence. It issues its own stamps and runs a tobacco monopoly, while the French franc remains the official currency as the clearest sign of French influence.
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Saar
France
National Geographic Society
Walton Eats Beans As Ribs Stir Fracas
In Sacramento on July 9 UP-Will Walton relaxed at a cafeteria after a hearty meal. He sat beside a man eating short ribs who jabbed him with a fork in the stomach when the rib eater returned from water. Walton was left recovering from the incident.
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Sacramento
Calif
Will Walton
Walton
Vacationist Recounts Black Eye After Photo Incident
In Nahariyah Israel a vacationist said he received a black eye after taking photos of a two piece swimsuit wearing girl. She reportedly became enraged when she found he had no film in the camera.
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Nahariay
Israel
Woman testifies she still loves boyfriend despite abuse
Joyce Bannon told a judge on Sunday she still loves her boyfriend, even after he broke her arm, smashed her foot, stole $2,500 in articles from her apartment, threatened to plant a bomb in her car, and warned he would put marijuana cigarets in her purse.
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New York
Joyce Bannon
Bees and ants invade home in Enid Oklahoma
In Enid Oklahoma on July 9 a man named Bin McMahan opened his house to honey bees but sprayed DDT and motor oil along the wall to drive out the ants. The bees left but the ants stayed.
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Enid
Okla
bin McMahan
Heat Cancels Fire Fighting Practice in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas fire officials called off planned live burns for training as heat worsened. Crews were to ignite two houses to practice fire control while clearing a right of way for a new street. Temperature reached 111 degrees yesterday, prompting the cancellation.
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Kansas City
Kan
Iremen
Louis Spandle
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