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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1954

Page

9

Sooner State and Texas League Baseball Scores

Scores and standings from the Sooner State and Texas leagues with Tuesday matchups and Monday results. Ardmore Seminole Shawnee Gainesville McAlester Pauls Valley among scheduled games. Texas League shows Fort Worth Dallas Houston results and city pairings.

Sooner W & Pe Shawnee Seminole Ardmore Tawton Ada McAlester Pauls Valley Gainesville Shreve F. Worth S. Antonio Tulsa Okla. City Belmont Houston Dallas Oklahoma City Beaumont Shreveport Fort Worth San Antonio

Sugar Ray Robinson Aids Paris Police In Counterfeiting Bust

Former boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson, while in a Paris musical revue, aided police by identifying two black market operators. He had bought 700 dollars in counterfeit bills and only learned of the fraud from a bank teller. The suspects were Waclaw Souhrada of Prague and Isidore Ben Ali, an Algerian.

Paris Sugar Ray Robinson Robinson Waclaw Souhrada Prague Isidore Zizzi) Ben Ali

Rock Island Won't Buy Texas Rail Line

Chicago The Rock Island Lines said it will not take over the Wichita Falls and Southern Rail 105 mile stretch in Texas Instead it will seek ICC authority to purchase a 39 mile segment from Graham to south of Breckenridge to operate within the Rock Island system J D Farrington president of Rock Island announced the plan

Chicago Rock Island Lines Wichita Falls and Southern Railroad Texas J. D. Farrington Rock Island Interstate Commerce Commission Graham Tex Breckenridge Arrington

Furgol Among PGA Favorites

Sam Snead Cary Middlecoff and Ed Furgol head the field as the 36th PGA championship opens at Keller course in St Paul Minnesota with a strong lineup of 110 players. Snead shot 63 in practice while Middlecoff and Furgol show form amid a crowded field including former champions Harper Revolta Ghezzi and Turnesa.

ST. Paul Minn Sam Snead Cary Middlecoff Ed Furgol Keller Snead Middlecoff Furgol Cleveland George Fazio Husky Walker Burkemo Detroit

Wilkinson To Star In Family TV Show

Norman Oklahoma July 20 BU Wilk is set to star on a family sports TV program across 40 Midwestern stations this fall. He has completed filming 15 episodes to avoid coaching conflicts. Ten episodes cover football while two cover bowling and one each on golf baseball and basketball.

Norman Okla University of Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson Wilkinson

Softball League Extends Schedule Into Second Half

League officials decided to continue softball operations as scheduled for the second half of the season. Remaining games include July 28 Lions vs Junior Chamber of Commerce and Bravettes vs Wacs, through September 2 with multiple matchups among ABC Security Bank Lions Bravettes Telco Wacs and others.

Lions Junior Chamber of Commerce Bravettes Wacs Security Bank ABC Cache Telco Junior Chamber

Tahlequah Votes on $75,000 Bond Issue

Tahlequah residents will vote August 10 on a $75,000 bond issue to rebuild a city disposal facility and related equipment.

Tahlequah Okla

Leprosy Survivor Finds Normal Life Through New Treatments

Johnny Harmon, once branded by Hansen’s disease, returns to society after Carville’s shift from Chaulmoogra oil to sulfa therapy. He builds a photography shop in Vacherie, marries Ann, and embraces a life among leprosy patients now treated as a manageable condition with public acceptance and skilled training programs.

Harmon Carville Baaoeee New Orleans John Harmon

He's Not Running but His Name Stays on Ballot

Ray H. Jenkins said he will not run for the Senate yet his name will appear on the Republican primary ballot August 5. Jenkins failed to file official cancellation of qualifying petitions after gaining prominence as special counsel in Army McCarthy hearings. His wife told reporters he is not a candidate for any office.

Knoxville Tenn Ray H. Jenkins Senate Jenkins Ray

Convalescing Bethel Woman After Surgery

Mrs. Alene Smith is convalescing after recent surgery at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton Oklahoma.

Bethel Alene Smith Comanche County Memorial Hospital Lawton

Jelly Fish Sting Kills Texan In Gulf Coast Waters

In Galveston Texas doctors reported that Allan Reeves a nine year old from Dallas died after a jelly fish sting. The boy was stung on the foot and upper body and died in a local hospital.

Gulf Coast Waters Galveston Tex Allan Reeves Dallas Texas Gulf Coast Reeves

Russia protests over Tuapse seizure off Formosa

Izvestia says Russia presented a third protest to the United States over the capture of the Soviet tanker Tuapse off Formosa. The U S denies the charges that a warship halted the tanker in international waters. Chinese Nationalists claim only their ships were involved.

Moscow Izvestia Russia United States Formosa

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