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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1954
Page
20
The snippet lists staff and organizational affiliations for The Lawton Constitution including H O Ahlschlager as circulation manager and a note about the Audit Bureau of Circulations. It references city circulation, a phone line, a predecessor address, and an association member role within the publication.
Evening and Morning Press pricing for Lawton area includes one month by carrier at 1.55 dollars and one month morning plus Sunday in Lawton area at 2.40 dollars. Southwest Oklahoma by mail rates vary by product with 2 percent sales tax on all mail subscriptions. Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news. Corrections policy noted for misstatements or defaming content.
President Eisenhower scrapped a three year extension plan for the Reciprocal Trade Act to avoid a bitter intra party fight. Opponents aim to attach a proviso forbidding new trade agreements during the renewal. The piece argues for clear combat over the issue and warns that restricting trade harms allied economies and the broader national interest.
In his last Thursday evening speech President Eisenhower stressed farm policy as the key item, warning Congress that rigid price supports could force costly government purchases of surplus crops. He defended a hard line with strong Agriculture Secretary Benson while arguing the rest of the agenda was not highly controversial. The piece notes implications for party support, and doubts Congress will adopt his broader program, with focus on foreign trade and military spending amid Indo China concerns.
In a series of questions and answers Edwin P. Jordan M D discusses infectious disease treatment advances, nervous system illnesses with unknown causes, and hereditary heart concerns. The doctor notes penicillin and sulfa or other antibiotics control many germs, but some old and unusual cases resist therapy. He addresses pregnancy related surgical risk and asks about womb prolapse surgery safety when performed by capable hands.
A decorating magazine cover sparks a reflection on happiness. The piece argues that contentment comes from accepting one's life and making the most of present circumstances with the same spouse, children, income, and duties. Happy women seize current possibilities. dissatisfied women wait for ideal changes.
A reader quiz covers topics on state legislatures Burr and treason, desert areas, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It asks which state has the smallest legislature and notes Nebraska with a 43 member one house system. Burr was vice president when he killed Hamilton but his term had expired at trial. Deserts cover about 10,000,000 square miles. The Rosenwald Fund is no longer in operation, ceasing in June 1948.
A crowded tape of tabloid items ties Nora Haymes to ex-husband Dick James and Rita Hayworth as testimony looms in a deportation case. Frances Robison’s call prompts Edward G Robinson Jr to move out. Ed O Brien faces more eye surgery while Olga San Juan’s health worsens. Edgar Bergen plans four new TV shows and Marilyn Maxwell eyes future projects. Carl Switzer weds Diana Collingwood in Las Vegas, and Marilyn Maxwell’s future TV role is teased. Clark Gable negotiates a CinemaScope deal, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Porfirio Rubirosa eye Europe, and more showbiz chatter ensues.
In the House Rules committee battle over a public housing program, Southern conservative Democrats ally with Republican leaders to press a 35,000 units a year compromise. The maneuver pits party unity against anti desegregation Supreme Court rulings, shaping Ike’s welfare agenda. Leaders like Brown Colmer and Lyle anchor the coalition as Senate supports 140,000 units. The clash echoes Truman era power dynamics and hints at broader party realignments ahead.
At a Kings Beach California community dinner to aid the Methodist church on Lake Tahoe, the raffle megaticket was won by Rev. Jim Brennan a Catholic priest and the church benefited by 236 dollars.
The Agriculture Department announced that farmers earned about 10.3 billion dollars from selling farm products in the first five months of the year, a decline of roughly four percent from the same period last year.
Short scraps from papering a room are saved for a dozen decorating uses. They become a jack et for guest room match books, a cover for a recipe folder, and a cover for a wastepaper basket to match the room walls.
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