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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1957
Page
2
A community pie supper is prepared to raise funds for tornado victims. Organizers list May 24 events at local grounds with planned entertainers and officials, inviting residents of Lawton and nearby towns to attend and contribute.
A garbled wire service style report mentions a murderer, medical staff, and a dated hospital encounter. Names such as Dr Mae Fimkaais and Wesbetd gad Soa appear amid scattered fragments about shipping, patients, and subscription rates. The readable text hints at a crime linked to a hospital setting and a donation or charge context.
Contined from Page One reports dry conditions hitting fields this afternoon. An estimated 1,200 wheat marketing cards are being rated by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office today. Weather patterns and late-season heat threaten yields, with farmers noting little rain and persistent dry conditions dampening harvest prospects. Local officials and agricultural agents warn that the coming weeks will determine the harvest pace and market impact.
Reported confusion surrounds the NATO aid period and US authorization for economic development abroad. Officials push for a special emergency fund to support defense and aid, while opponents argue over allocation and oversight amid Senate debates and committee discussions.
A bar in the downtown area suffered fire damage late Wednesday after a blaze broke out shortly before midnight. Fire crews extinguished the flames, with authorities noting substantial smoke and water damage to the interior. No injuries were reported.
National union probes allege misuse of funds by Stuart Hack as he testifies for the committee. Embezzlement lines defined, with cash used to buy cars jewelry and home items. Local 100 and 300 funds funneled into Chicago Local 1 amid claims of unauthorized purchases.
A BPW committee meeting is planned with local figures including Katie Touel at 1005 Columbia. The agenda points to legislative matters and district business, with references to Laken Business and Professional and South Cafeteria names Mia and Lanel.
Funeral services for Scott Young, 69, will be held at 10 am Saturday in the Shaw Funeral Home chapel. He died at 2:30 am Thursday in an Oklahoma City hospital. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Rev. C. C. Reed of Galilee Baptist Church will officiate. He came to Lawton in 1943 from Verdon, Texas. Survived by Maggie Murray and nieces and nephews.
Henry Ernest Zigler 71 of Feet Cement will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Cache Christian Church with burial at Cache Cemetery under Brown Funeral Home. He lived near Cement the past three years and was born February 11, 1886 in Warren Ohio. Survived by his wife Téa four daughters Verma Jean Chaney Myrtle Walson Ernestine Gillis Abi’ene and Barbara Higher a brother Carl Zigler and four grandchildren.
Mrs Anna Reynolds aged 92 of 1212 Dearhorn died at 9 49 pm Thursday in her home after a illness. Funeral services are at 2 pm Monday at the First Methodist Church with J H C A Thidge officiating. Burial site to be announced. Lawton Funeral Home in charge. She was born July 20 1880 in Scott County Iowa and moved to Lawton in 1908. Survived by five daughters Mrs WL Courier, Mrs L E Watkins and others.
Centerary Methodist church's Junior MYP group hosted a hay ride Thursday evening at Pecan Springs in the Wichita Mountains. The Junior Methodist Youth Fellowship is led by Preston Holsinger with Whit Ozier as youth director. Sponsors included Mr and Mrs Jones Wasson and Mr and Mrs Dan Jennings. The event honored the new seventh grade MYF group.
Crashes continue from page one with a rescue by a helicopter from the Saratoga. Reports say another plane may be down nearby as Coast Guard at Bibb receives word of a crash 40 miles off Cape Canaveral, about 140 miles south of Jacksonville. Navy jets and a dramatic carrier flight on the Bon Homme Richard highlight a tense search amid a surprise Navy readiness demonstration for Eisenhower and officials.
1904 Beil leaves two sons C. M. Edwards and Rotsil Washington and seven others Edwards of Sterling plus three step daughters Mrs Minnie Hudson and Mrs Pearl Yolland of Anadarko and Mrs Bettie Hock of Oklahoma City. Four stepsons CT Reynolds W K Reynolds Leo Reynolds of Oklahoma City and Amarillo. Six grandchildren and 38 great great grandchildren and two great great great grandchildren.
A 11 p.m. raid at a Chickasha girls encampment involved 12 to 35 Lawton boys driving three vehicles into the camp. They shouted vile language, exposed themselves, and frightened 21 girls and five women supervisors. Girls aged 10 to 18 attended the event, and fear was voiced that the refuge's reputation and future use would be harmed unless protection is provided. Mrs. Wagner noted prior incidents where Lawton boys tormented tents but did not molest anyone. Sheriff’s officers reported apprehending the youths the next night and warned them to stay away.
Central junior high school secretaries today concluded their work for the 1958-57 school year. A Richardson, principal, announced the final round of work was reporting by Barbara Stapleton and Martha Anderson.
A two car collision Thursday afternoon at Cache road and Park view hospitalized three men, one in critical condition. Jimmy Norvell, 23, of 3609 H, transferred to an Oklahoma City hospital with severe head injuries. Robert Emmett Melton, 21, of 914 C, admitted to Memorial hospital for head lacerations and body bruises. Billy Joe Danley, No. 19 &, Third, taken to Post hospital for observation. Melton charged with reckless driving.
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