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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1955
Page
7
Oklahoma law explains adjoining landowners mutual rights and limits on property use, including tree branches overhang and boundary trees. It warns against altering land that could damage a neighbor or cause slides, urging discussion with the neighbor and legal counsel for precise guidance.
Washington reports many U S officials plan trips to Russia this summer. Senators Kefauver Sparkman Purtell Ellender Barkley have applied for Soviet visas. House member Hillings already holds a visa and Justice Douglas plans a visit with Kennedy counsel.
A Tulsa mother Dorothea Trene Crisman and her nine year old daughter Pamela died early Saturday when their car struck an abutment about 10 miles east of the Oklahoma City entrance on the Turner turnpike. The fatalities raised Oklahoma highway toll to 316 for the year, the 13th and 14th deaths on the turnpike since it opened in May 1953.
The annual 4 H photography contest sponsored by Farmer Stockman magazine opens with entries due by September 1 at the county agent's office. Open to 4 H club members, prints must be 5x7 glossy mounted in manila folders, with negatives, and may be developed commercially. State judging on September 8 will determine county winners who advance.
Benjamin Franklin Grimes 57 died at home after months of illness. Born in Burnneyville Oklahoma on March 19 1898 he moved to Temple Oklahoma as a child and later married Nina in 1918. He worked as a barber before farming and cattle raising and served First Presbyterian Church as elder deacon and trustee. Survivors include his wife his mother Mrs J C Grimes Walters a sister Mrs Fred Hampton Fort Worth two brothers Wesley T Grimes and Hazel C Grimes. Funeral services at 3 p.m. with the funeral home conducting.
CHICAGO July 30 curator Carl Plath of Brookfield Zoo plans an experiment to verify the tale of Nile crocodile birds picking crocodile teeth. He has acquired North African crocodile birds, or Egyptian Plovers, and will cage a crocodile with them to observe their behavior.
G. A. Kluck L. T. Hayes and Wesley Regan farm bureau insurance salesmen from Comanche County will attend the annual Farm Bureau Insurance convention in Oklahoma City on Monday and Tuesday.
Scientists and scholars debate the idea that the biblical figure Adam could be classified as a lichen. The theory ties biblical narratives to botanical taxonomy, sparking discussion among researchers and historians about metaphor and interpretation.
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