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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1955
Page
7
Lawton prepares a four day festival for its 54th birthday August 3 to 6 with a mile long parade opening the events led by Smiley Burnett. Cy Bell and Everett Ray Hale announce details of floats prizes and procedures for the Pioneer day parades and related festivities.
Oklahoma City weekly livestock summary shows cattle and calves receipts about 500 head above year ago, with beef steers and heifers mixed in price. Slaughter cows and bulls down, stockers and feeders uneven, hogs mostly lower. broiler and egg markets mixed with egg values steady to slightly off, no major regional shifts.
New York stocks rose following a brief jitter while Geneva conference hopes soothed investors. Defense shares dipped then recovered as corporate reports and dividend strides supported gains. Rail and industrial indices neared postwar highs with utilities logging a 24 year peak.
Portland audience welcomed Bette Davis back to cinema after a three year retirement prompted by a jaw infection in 1952. The 47 year old star appeared at the world premiere of The Virgin Queen at the Strand theater, showing a fuller figure and a cropped boyish hairstyle for her Queen Elizabeth role.
Farmers Home Administration committee in Comanche County reviewed eight operating loan applications at its first fiscal year meeting. Five were eligible, two held for further investigation, one rejected. New member Clifton D. Hannabass joined the three member trio along with Willard Bentley and Asa Kitchens, all kept to three year terms, with two farmers required per panel.
In downtown Buenos Aires about 1,000 Radical party followers demonstrated Friday night defying a police ban on public assembly. A Radical decision to hold a protest proceeded, two men were arrested and others were moved away as police dispersed the crowds after attempts to deliver speeches on several corners.
Apache special reports Ben Moore purchased the E. H. Lindsey home and will relocate a house recently bought from the Apache Gasoline plant to lots in the Porch addition.
Lawton Lodge No. 183 AF and AM will host widows of deceased members at 2 p.m. Sunday July 31. M B Capshaw worshipful master said Ed T Sabin Grand Master will present a 50 year button and gold certificate to Harley Peters. Open meeting all are welcome to attend. If a widow has not been contacted call W L Casey secretary at phone 6.
Seven year old Lewis Board was bitten by a dog near 1516 Taylor as he passed by the owner’s residence. Police say the dog was ordered penned for observation after officers Junior Hawkins and Grady Crabtree investigated the Friday incident.
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