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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1954

Page

2

Four Fort Sill men cited for illegal mufflers by troopers

Fourteen men face highway traffic violation charges in a county attorney case. Among those named are four Fort Sill servicemen accused of using improper mufflers. others include speeding at night, driving without a license, passing without clearance, and driving left of center in marked zones.

Fort Sill Gene Alan Kelley Walter H. Powell Charles H. Hathaway Jerry Lee Andress Thomas C. Powers John R. Powell Ralph F. McDaniel S. 10Th Andrew Holmes Pampa Tex

Nationwide civil defense drill tests panic and evacuation

The FCDA guided a simulated attack with 41 U.S. target cities, 8 in Canada, 2 in Alaska and 1 each in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Washington New York and Philadelphia join public participation as Mobile Alabama plans a 26 000 person evacuation.

Washington New York Philadelhia Federal Civil Defense Administration FCDA Philadelphia Mobile Ala Capitol Senate House Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx United States Canada Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Virgin Islands

Oklahoma City Prices and Livestock Report June 14

State notes mixed egg prices and steady broilers with f.o.b. farm values. Receipts at Tulsa and Oklahoma City show gains in Enid and various towns. Cattle, hogs, and sheep market activity described with price ranges and notable stock movements across Oklahoma City and surrounding areas.

Oklahoma City USDA

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Featured in 15 Minute Color Film

Hal Harrison an east coast lecturer presents a 15 minute color film of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge narrated by Harrison with his son George. Harrison spent about ten days there filming scenic beauty and animal antics, praising the refuge as a top national attraction. His wife assists, his daughter aids with films, and the family travels with him during the lecturing circuit.

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Hal Harrison Pennsylvania Harrison George America Beautiful Oklahoma Wichita Florida Everglades Pacific Northwest Maine

Bishs Called to Oklahoma City for Illness of Father-in-Law

Personal notice says Mr and Mrs Hugh Bish journeyed to Oklahoma City due to the serious illness of Mrs Bishs father Walter S Knox a former resident who was scheduled for major surgery today in an Oklahoma City hospital

Hugh Bish Oklahoma City

S P Williams For Ce Commissioner

I S Preston Williams aged thirty eight Sterling businessman and farmer seeks the office of County Commissioner Eastern District Comanche County in the Democratic primary July 6. Born on a farm near Fletcher educated at Oklahoma A&M College with a BS in agriculture taught high school and veterans agriculture, now farms and runs a Sterling drug sundry store. Married with three children, member of the Sterling Lions club. Campaign pledges include prudent tax care, punctuality, county purchasing, maximum wages, kindness to the distressed, full-time service, and square deals for every dollar.

I. S. Preston Williams Sterling Comanche County Fletcher Oklahoma A&m College Veterans’ Agriculture Sterling Lions Club S. Preston Williams Pol. Adv

Summer recreation: crafts, movies, and league play kickoff

Recreation continues with summer events across parks. Films every Thursday at Harmon park and other nights at Dunbar Union Douglass and 35th Division. Kiddie baseball features 24 teams in week two, softball has 28 teams in week two, and an eight team industrial league plays Sundays citywide. Schedules appear weekly in the Constitution Press sports section.

Harmon Park Dunbar Union Douglass Constitution Press

Anniversary of East German Uprising Declared a Holiday

BONN Germany The U S High Commission announced observance of June 17 the anniversary of the 1953 uprising in Communist East Germany as a holiday The West German government also declared June 17 Day of German Unity and made it a national holiday.

Bonn Germany U. S. High Commission East Germany

Indiahoma Bruton IGA Burglary Sparks Sheriff Probe

Comanche county Sheriff Everette Hale investigated a Sunday night burglary at Bruton’s IGA in Indiahoma. Thieves pried the safe and made off with about $15 and cigars, accessing the store by forcing the front door. It marks the second robbery in just over a year, with past thefts of cigars and small change and no arrests. owner is Buster Bruton.

Indiahoma Bruton IGA Comanche County Everett Hale Hale Buster Bruton

Sniper Wounds Two Near Madison Square Garden

New York security moves after a mysterious sniper wounded two near Madison Square Garden. Police arrest James Wright, 35, an ex convict on parole for robbery, on a vagrancy charge after he cannot explain his whereabouts. Wright’s wound is not serious.

New York Madison Square Garden James Wright Wright

Pocketed hostess teeth snatched by Jose Torres

In Mexico City on Sunday Jose Torres was arrested for stealing a night club hostess Consuelo Ortiz's false teeth five gold teeth. Ortiz said she accepted his drink and willingly removed her teeth because they bothered her. Torres claimed he took the teeth intending to return them.

Mexico City Jose Torres Consuelo Ortiz Torres

Store clerk honesty note in dress receipt mixup

MILWAUKEE June 14 UP Store clerk Jeannine De ever honesty prevailed The customer Mrs Alice Diefendorf called back to say she had found the dress when she opened the dress OX.

Milwaukee Jeannine Deever Alice Diefendorf

Night discovery of police gear included handgun belt and cuffs

A nighttime pickup uncovered a set of police equipment including a pair of handcuffs a pistol belt a holster and a .38 service revolver. This find suggests possible firearm related activity or concealment. Authorities are examining the items for identification and linkage to ongoing cases.

Woman suffers bruises after car hits pole during wardrobe mishap

A woman received severe bruises when her car struck a utility pole as she reached for her skirt fallen to the floor. She was cited for driving without a license after the crash.

Ohio officer misreads car as body found by sheets

A Columbus service station manager reported a sheet covered object in a back seat and police began a search. A resident later called to say his wife’s stepfather drove a similar car with bedding in the back seat under sheets, ending the pursuit.

Columbus Ohio

Refugees in Pusan ordered to move huts outside city

About 3,000 residents living in shabby cardboard huts near Pusan city center were told their dwellings would be torn down. Officials urged them to relocate and rebuild outside the city limits, noting 2,000 are Korean War refugees and fire victims.

Pusan Korea

Michigan Opens Its Doors to Women in 1870

The University of Michigan became the nation’s first major school to admit women in 1870, marking a landmark shift in higher education access for women and setting a precedent for universities nationwide.

University of Michigan

Muskogee Man Wins State Checkers Championship in Lawton

Muskogee’s Bob Hiner won the Oklahoma state checker title in Lawton’s Civic Room at Security Bank. He went undefeated in 12 games to claim top honors, a 20 inch gold trophy, and cash prize amid a two day meet ending about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Roy Cutliff of Shawnee took second, OU professor Arthur Bernhart placed third, Cap Hesser of Enid fourth, and Ed Leister of Eldorado fifth.

Bob Hiner Muskogee Checker Association Lawton Hiner Roy Cutliff Shawnee Security Bank and Trust Co Arthur Bernhart Cap Hesser Enid Gs. FT. Alexander Bixby R. T. Currell Sr Cherry Cutliff Be Hesser Alexander L. L. Bryan Elk City Currell le Leister Ed Leister Eldorado M. H. Burton Aan Leister Burton

Funeral Rites Held for Elizabeth Rush Adams

Funeral services for Elizabeth Rush Adams of Cache and Lawton area were conducted at 10 a.m. at a funeral home chapel with Rev. E. Whitwell of First Christian Church officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery. Members of the Wichita Mountain Wild Flower Garden Club, Lawton's Women's Forum board, and several church groups attended as units. Bearers were C. E. Price, Wayne Rowe, Cliff Blackwelder, Ce ay Howard Barnard, and J. Cody. Adams died Friday in a Lawton hospital after a long illness. she was a member of First Christian Church and the Comanche County Historical Society.

Elizabeth Rush Adams Cache Lawton Area E. Whitwell First Eiriites Naahed Oteesye North Rch Highland Cemetery Wichita Mountain Wild Flower Garden Club Lawton Wayne Rowe Cliff Blackwelder Ceay Howard Barnard J. Cody Miss Adams Ge First Christian Curch Comanche County

FSIS Dormitory Gets Face Lifting

Fort Sill Indian School announces a 3000 remodeling project at Nicki Hall girls dormitory to improve bathrooms and add showers. James Wallace says 90 oiled floors walls and stalls will be updated while Haskell Institute instructors and students assist. Terrel Jackson supervises. work to be finished this week.

Nicki Fort Sill Indian School James Wallace Haskell Institute Lawrence Kan Dlohmeries FSIS

Chemistry Professor Added To Cameron College Faculty

Dr. James H. B. de Gruchy, former Oklahoma A&M professor, joins Cameron College as chemistry instructor. He earned BS MS and PhD, taught at Stillwater High School 1929-1942, A&M 1945-1950, and served in the Army in the Ryukyus 1950s. He was a fishery technologist and later Japanese education system analyst. He is married with four children.

James H. B. de Gruchy Oklahoma A&m College Cameron Lawton Stillwater High School

United Fund drive questions test Chamber views on budgeting

Chamber members answer a questionnaire on forming a United Fund by combining Community Chest Red Cross and other agencies. They weigh whether to pledge equal contributions, support a united goal, and how to handle agencies that refuse to join.

Chamber United Fund Community Chest Red Cross National Polio Foundation Society For Prevention of Raimieant

Air Extends One Hundred Miles Above Earth’s Surface

A study notes air reaching about 100 miles above the planet, marking the edge of the upper atmosphere where space begins. Researchers describe this boundary as the mesopause region, with implications for satellite travel and atmospheric science.

Toll climb marks year with multiple fatal crashes near Talala

A string of deadly collisions near Talala in Rogers County raises the yearly toll. Mack Critten den, age unspecified, died in a US 169 head-on crash one mile south of Talala along with Hoover Critten den and Reena thamaea nine. Earlier, Bogart of Coffeyville was killed in a head-on collision with the Critten den vehicle. A five-year-old Patricia Ann Smith from Sapulpa, injured driving by Juanita Ward of Okmulgee, died on a street. Norman resident James M. Heis died from crash injuries after a Thursday night crash, and Charles F. Smart, 24, of Norman, perished in the wreckage. A Tonkawa boy was struck while running into a Tonkawa street.

Mack Crittenden Talala Rogers County U. S. 169 Reena Thamaea Go Tie Cage Ligent Bogart Coffeyville Kan Crittenden Hoover Sapulpa Patricia Ann Smith Juanita Amelia Ward Okmulgee James M. Heiskill Norman Charles F. Smart Tonkawa

Shooting incident at Buckner ends with fatal chest wound

A man fired an é-gauge shotgun at Buckner then fled into heavy brush. A buckshot pellet struck a neighbor in the chest. The shooter, Gonzalis, reportedly sought ammo to borrow for his shotgun and told a third neighbor he planned to do something unclear. He was given two etc.

Buckner Gonzalis Ee

Capital Detectives Seize $5,000 Marijuana Cache

Oklahoma City police seized a marijuana cache valued at $5,000 from a locker at the Union Bus Terminal. An East Orange New Jersey man was arrested after saying he arrived in the city just two days earlier.

Oklahoma City Union East Orange N. J

Minister Speaks Bethel Special Meeting Held

Rev P N new minister at Bethel presided over a regular meeting where church business was discussed and a date for the next gathering was set. The notes reflect a Bethel congregation adequacy and an orderly session led by the new minister.

Bethel Bethel Nee Sell Eenbathes

Amazing relief for rheumatism promises restful nights

Ar Pan Ex is advertised as a cure for rheumatism, claiming to restore restful nights and active days. The ad urges readers to visit Stinson Drug at 432 D for treatment, noting that most stubborn cases are helped.

Stinson

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