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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1955

Page

5

Governor Helps Red Farm Group Get To Sioux City

The Iowa visit by a Soviet agricultural delegation, led by V. V. Matskevich, continues with governor Leo Hoegh arranging travel to Sioux City after the city was cut from the Russians’ itinerary. Iowa communities flock to host, Laurens flags line streets, and a 480 acre Paulina farm impresses with its efficient machinery. Nikolai Gureyev, Ukraine deputy premier, praises Iowa farmers for specialization and profitable focus versus Soviet collective farming.

Red Farm Group Sioux City Spencer Iowa Leo Hoegh V. V. Matskevich C. R. Elder Iowa State College Elder Laurens Consolidated R. L. Simm and Sons Paullina Simm Farm Nikolai Gureyev Ukraine Soviet Union

Parents Have Right To Punish Children Court Declares

In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Clement D Nye dismissed charges against meat cutter Salvador Mora who admitted beating his sons Mario 9 and Salvador Jr 7 with a belt for misappropriated breakfast food The judge said parents have a God given right to punish children within reason and Mora testified he did not want his boys to become juvenile delinquents

Los Angeles Clement D. Nye Salvador Mora Mora Mario Salvador Jr

Army Officers Move and Promotions Across Forts and Posts

Army Orders list numerous officer transfers promotions and retirements across Fort Hood Fort Sill West Point Fort Belvoir Fort Knox and other installations. Officers promoted to first lieutenant include Burke Elmore Henderson Horne Longmore Scholz Jr Shea. Colonel Cobbs and Holmes receive retractive service changes. Several officers reassigned to posts from Rucker to Bragg Campbell Dix and Indochina. Captain Fowler earns Senior Army Aviator designation and badge.

Sonn Ity Parington D.C Ee C. Smith Calif Harold Everett Leonard van Tenn Polytechnic Institute Lowell K. Soit Ft Belvoir West Point Edmund F. Flannery Apco Ohio Richard R. Hubbard Ft Hood Ft Knox Allen O. Jones Johnnie O. Shipp Dale H. Twachtman Stu the Arty GM Sch Ft Sill GM Cen Sill Robert J. Zembsch Cp Carson Ft Eustis Robert L. Burke Arthur C. Elmore Lewis J. Henderson Jasper C. Horne Jr Myron J. Longmore Rudolph J. Scholz Jr John J. Shea Arthur L. Cobb Hamilton Harle H. Damon Russell B. Buchanan Jr Asg Asz Rucker Eugene R. Irvin Raymond C. Cheal Forrest W. Duff Harry W. Elkins John S. Hughes Ralph E. Jordan James R. Laney Jr Donald L. McMillan Robert M. Parker Jr Eric A. Rundquist Danaid L. Sallee William L. Schreiber Raymond L. Shoemaker Jr Clifton E. Singleton Frank G. Tandy Robert L. Woodard George F. Germond Roy G. Nikkel Robert J. Burke Thomas P. Rametta Charles W. Jackson Liews Roscoe E. Clark Hood Ray W. Coffey GM_ Sch Cleon C. Doerges 2D Div Arty Ft Lewis Lawson D. Franklin Jacksonville State Teachers College Ala Edward S. Basanez Campbell John J. Luxemburger Jr Ft Bliss Sidney A. Ashmore Hubert H Williams George E. Myers John T. Snodgrass John J. Wald Washington, DC Indochina Ernest E. Voss San Francisco Walter J. Rozamus Houshang Moghtader Mos Sam Houston SAAH Charles R. Fowler

Frisco To Issue Rail Credit Cards

Frisco Railway announces a new ecard usable by 43 major railroads starting August 1. Cardholders can charge rail and Pullman tickets, meals, and refreshments, reducing cash handling and aiding business expense accounting.

ST. Louis Frisco M. D. Riggs Riggs

Armistice Anniversary Marks Korea War Truce

Tokyo reports two years have passed since the Korea armistice ended active fighting in a straw mat peace pagoda signing. UN and North Korean leaders signed a document, but leaders warn the ceasefire remains only a truce with no lasting peace. Casualties run into millions between combatants and civilians, with extensive missing and wounded counts.

Tokyo Korea No Man’s Land William K. Harrison United Nations Command Nam I North Korea Harrison Red China Eighth Army Maxwell D. Taylor Free World Reds

Oklahoma Marines Enlist 482 From State In Six Months

In six months from January to June 1955 the Marines filled their Oklahoma quota of 482 men representing 1748 man years. The batch included 14 Lawton youths. Marine recruiter Sgt. Lee Laws noted the figures. In a seven month span the Navy enlisted 1,000 men from Oklahoma, including 23 from Lawton, Navy recruiter Chief Petty Officer Erick Zuber said.

Oklahoma Lawton Lee Laws Navy Lawton Proper Erick Zuber

Twins Die In Separate Surgery In Berlin

In West Berlin a failed operation to separate 11 month old Siamese twins ended in their deaths in the operating room. Doctors said the babies were joined chest to chest with internal organs lacking separate identity.

Berlin West Berlin

One third price fair tickets offered in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma State Fair seats on Sept 24 to Oct 1 in Oklahoma City offer bargain advance tickets at 40 cents, three tickets admit two adults to grandstand and one child, with 125,000 such tickets statewide. C G Baker, fair manager, cites grassed parking and exhibit areas, a new band shell and a paved midway among improvements.

Oklahoma City C. R. Anthony C. G. Baker Baker

Galbraith Lawyers Move To Toss Out Evidence

In McAlester Oklahoma attorneys for Dr Ben Galbraith accused of killing his wife and three children filed a district court motion to exclude evidence from the ashes of the Galbraith home. They claim Pittsburg County Sheriff Dee Sanders searched the site without a warrant. A hearing is set for August 2 ahead of his August 8 murder trial.

Galbraith Mcalester Okla Ben Galbraith Fred W. Whetsel Jim Rinehart el Reno Pittsburg Dee Sanders W. A. Lackey Mary Katherine

What Happened To The $678000 In Twentynine Palms

Twentynine Palms faces banking closure as Joshua National Bank, the town’s sole financial institution, is shut by federal examiners after an audit shows $678,000 missing. Roscoe D. Coon, 46, bank VP and cashier, is jailed in San Diego County on federal embezzlement charges. Bail set at $50,000. Deposits insured up to $10,000. only a few exceed that amount. A Riverside bank seeks government permission to operate a branch nearby.

Twentynine Palms Calif Joshua National Bank Roscoe D. Coon San Diego Coon del Mar Federal Reserve Bank Los Angeles Joshua National Twentynine Palms Bank Little Desert Riverside Banning

Grady Grand Jury Broadens Probe

CHICKASHA Okla The Grady County grand jury broadens its investigation of the county attorney's office and questions several well known boot leggers and gamblers. Owen Watts assistant state attorney general says he doubts the inquiry will end before tomorrow. Smithen expects to testify and says he has information to offer.

Chickasha Okla Grady County Grand Jury Owen Watts Wilson Smithen Smithen

Rent a Refrigerator Range or Washer Ad

Wolverton Electric and Appliance at 314 S. 5th and 1802 Sheridan Rd. advertise renting a refrigerator range or washer. Phone numbers 181 and 1802 appear, with a rental price of $120.

S. 5Th Sheridan Rd

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