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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1954
Page
3
Hal Boyle notes Geneva hosts intense international intrigue with neutral Swiss backdrop and many delegations. Spies from Russia China Britain France and the U S mingle, with secret rooms listening devices bathroom conversations and a bustling rumor center near the conference.
Hollywood reports that Olympic champ Bob Mathias and his wife Melba will portray themselves in The Bob Mathias Story. Shooting starts Monday in Tulare California with about 60 thousand dollars of local backing. The script follows facts with dramatic embellishment and uses footage from the 1952 Olympics.
Walters summer recreation program outlined for school age children. Alvin Hand, recreation director, said activities will include girls softball badminton tennis and daily educational films and boys baseball tennis and handicraft. Junior baseball teams will compete with Marlow Comanche Duncan Chickasha and Velma Alma. Games against Lawton scheduled. season runs daily with possible adjustments as heat rises. Barbara Mershon oversees girls activities.
About 200 pilgrims seeking cures from a 60 year old Chinese priest were shot at and robbed 50 miles north of Bangkok. Police reported two dead and two wounded among the group. The incident occurred on Wednesday.
Three men have enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps through the Lawton Recruiting Sub-Station and are in basic training at the San Diego depot. Edgar A Moneta thehi Jr. of 1207 S Third and John Francis Neville of Kilmaley Ireland join Army veteran Neville. all signed for four years. Preville, an Army veteran of two years and Korea, also enlisted. Marine recruiter Sgt Lee Laws announced the enlistments.
A Newton gold mine yielded profits in the Revolutionary era, highlighting local resource wealth. The extract notes spiking activity and economic impact for settlers and authorities amid wartime disruption.
Betty Sheaf, 22, earned a high school diploma at Towne ship High School. She has a rare bone disease causing brittle bones and over 100 fractures, with a history including a severe early mishap. She attended the commencement program, marking a significant milestone in her life.
A wheelchair bound student recalls her early school days and how a hero grandmother organized home lessons through the school board. A teacher visits twice weekly, and the girl now operates a typewriter and hopes to pursue Secretarial work from home.
Five Cotton County men previously listed for the draft are to be sent to Oklahoma City for reexamination on June 22. Names include Raymond Wilson, Lester Temple, James Stapp, Doyle Riddies, Loyd Smith, Berney Anderson, and James Cain of Temple who was inducted into the Army Wednesday. Monsoon rains have displaced about 2,000 people.
Frederick authorities begin a spraying program targeting flies and other insects resistant to DDT. Malathion is deployed with sugar bait to attract pests while workers wear masks and stay downwind to prevent exposure. Parents told to keep garbage tightly closed to avoid epidemic risk.
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