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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1957
Page
4
Fragment from a Sir Walter Scott verse noting that random spoken words can soothe or hurt a heart, with a reflective tone on speech and emotion.
The piece argues that neither democracy nor communism was clearly defined by their advocates and that the Eisenhower Zhukov exchanges reveal gaps. Democracy is presented as the system that protects freedom while regulating behavior through laws chosen by the people, with individual action limited only by others' rights and by governance deemed wise.
Argentine ambassador cites lack of press freedom and possible diplomatic rift over Venezuela. Paul H. Douglas advocates civil rights bill to enforce constitutional rights and voting access for all citizens. A surviving account highlights a 83 day High Sierras escape after Lt. David A. Steves, 23, bailed out in harsh conditions.
A quick Q and A on lacquer origins blood types voting in Japan UN membership and old coin history. Notes describe natural lacquer from Japanese sap vaccines? No. Women in Japan voted first in 1946. Japan joined the United Nations as the 60th member in 1956. The U.S. minted nearly eight million half cent coins from 1793 to 1837 at Philadelphia.
Eisenhower officials urge businessmen to join government posts, but about twenty one top candidates have refused. The ICA and Defense posts see repeated declines from industry leaders, with bankers and lawyers reluctant as well. Money, exposure, and career penalties deter private sector leaders, risking a government staffed by second-rate appointees.
Oklahoma City market report shows cattle and hog activity with 1,500 cattle and 1,000 hogs. Slaughter steers and bulls steady to higher, veal 15.00-15.00, yearlings 20.00-22.00, stockers 14.00-19.50, stock calves 24.00, hogs mixed with no sharp shift, No 2-3 barrows 20.75-21.75, No 1-2 22-23 range, feeder pigs 18.00-50.00.
In San Francisco a wife attempted aid and discharged her husband police officer Dale Allen in the leg. Carol Allen pulled the trigger while unloading the revolver. Supervisors deemed the shooting accidental and advised the officer to keep the weapon on himself in the future.
John L. Washington of Fort Sill faced a malicious mischief charge in Justice of the Peace Marvin E. L. Cameron's court for allegedly burning his wife Louise Washington's clothing valued at 300 dollars.
Judge J. Merle Oaks disposed of 31 complaints in Municipal court today. Fort Sill men were transferred to military authorities for prosecution in five cases, three involving assaults and two for destruction of private property. Several residents were fined or bond forfeited for disturbance, drunkenness, and other violations.
Raymond F. Oblson, 20, a convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty to a double murder in the Brockton area. He admitted forcing brothers John Logan, 12, and Paul Logan, 10, into a wooded area where he killed them and burned their bodies to hide the crime. He was ordered held without bail with case continued to August. Oblson had been released from Concord Reformatory last month after serving six years of a previous term.
About 133 Oklahoma residents were in Mexico when a Sunday quake struck. An estimated 135 Oklahomans remain in the region with half likely back, while the Arrington family from Stillwater learned via a Spanish hotel message they were safe. Ham radio operators field inquiries from anxious relatives.
Bids will be opened at Tuesday night’s council meeting for a concrete reinforced steel clearwell storage facility at the Lake Lawionka filter plant. Part of a $6,182,840 water improvements and expansion bond issue approved last December, the 3 million gallon tank aims to augment supply. A second clearwell of two million gallons is slated to open bids in 1960 as part of the same expansion program, which also includes a new municipal reservoir on East Cache Creek between Elgin and Porter Hill.
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma’s weekend highway toll reached five deaths, bringing year total to 375, slightly above last year’s 373. Victims include Billard Chester Douglas 41 of Muskogee William Beane 45 of Altus Leon Brent 53 of Fox and Lyle Puppke 30 of Oklahoma City. Douglas found in creek bed 344 miles west of Muskogee after car left curve dumped into water. Beane died from a broken neck and head injuries after a single car crash near Vinita. Beane’s wife hospitalized with possible arm and leg injuries.
Mayor C R Ellsworth announced a public demonstration to show a sanitary landfill operation for garbage and refuse disposal by week’s end. FR H Waldrop of the U S Public Health Service, conducting a local vector control program, recommended the change from burning to sanitary landfill and noted the current practice uses a private dumping area with burning and stacking.
Lt Edwyn Hill led Fort Sill to a 785 point victory in the Fourth Army model airplane championship at Postfield Fort Sill. Hill won control line speed in 342A and B divisions, was second in Class C, while Fort Chaffee's Lt Donald L Hill led with two firsts and two seconds. Fort Bliss finished third with 283 points, Fort Polk fourth with 175, and Fort Heed fifth with 100.
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County Attorney Warren Crane filed 20 traffic complaints against motorists arrested over the weekend by highway patrol. In Justice of Peace Marvin E. Cameron's court Albert Johnson, 35, Fort Sill, fined for reckless driving. William Derden, 74, Waco, accused of stopping improperly on the highway. Donald Montgomery, 1713 Lindy, fined for driving without a chauffeur's license. Others include Felix Stephenson, 15, and Edward Ford, 2, both accused of driving without licenses, plus several speeding and license violations across Fort Sill, Lawton, and Cache jurisdictions. In Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court Lawrence Walsh, 25, Fort Sill, accused of passing with queue clearance. William Fox, 71, Fort Sill, reckless driving. Joe Phillip Smart, 28, Euclid, speeding at night. Hedmar Vicent Fohah, 16, Cache, allowed unauthorized person to drive. Charles Ray Craig, 22, Tipton, and Eldon Armstrong, 29, Cache, among others charged with driving without a license. Bobby Tahpay, 19, Cache, and Howard Pierce, 33, Lawton, cited for daytime speeding.
Mayor C. R. Ellsworth announced that a three block area in west Lawton will receive asphalt paving with base work and a four inch foundation followed by a two inch smooth surface. Tuesday work targets 18th Street between A and B and B from 11th to 18th with one new surface opened by Thursday. The project is part of the city’s do it yourself paving program.
Dewitt Tendell, 31, is sought by deputies after a shooting that killed his brother Fisree, 33, and wounded Jessie Aline Garman in Antlers Oklahoma. Search teams scoured the rugged Ri antichi Mountains as authorities warned it could be days before the suspect is found. Garman remained in critical condition at Oklahoma City University Hospital.
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