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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

Page

10

Nehru presses India demands four French settlements

Prime Minister Nehru insists France surrender Pondicherry Karikal Yanam and Mahe amid rising riots and protests in India with Paris offering a referendum solution. France faces cabinet turmoil in Paris and crises in Indo China Tunisia and Morocco as negotiations stall on the four coastal footholds.

Charles M. McCann United Press France Jawaharlal Nehru India Indo-China Tunisia Morocco Nehru Pondicherry Karikal Yanam Mahe Portugal Goa Asia Africa Paris

BPW Picnic At Craterville Attracts 36 Attendees

Approximately 36 members and guests attended the BPW club’s Wednesday picnic in Craterville. After supper in the cafeteria, attendees enjoyed local recreation facilities. Picnic planning was by Mrs. Dixie Scruggs Mrs. Mary K. Frazier and Mrs. Pauline Joiner with Mrs. Eula Potter handling transportation.

Business & Professional Women’s Club Craterville Dixie Scruggs Mary K. Frazier Pauline Joyneer Eula Potter

Land acquisitions and cabin site relocations for city project

The city acquired land and easements including 242 acre and 2 acre flowage easements at no charge or small fees. Cabins owned by Hoebing and Glass and Cooper were moved at city expense. Two lots owned by Marjorie Smith were traded for new cabin-site lots. Other parcels, moves, and a road project totaled expenses. $160,000 was designated for land purchase as the project expanded.

A. F. Hagle J. Fred Latham John Barnes O. B. Glover Ross and Mable Miller W. B. Scott Tahkomah Floyd McClung G. T. Kimbell George Hoebing Glass and Cooper Marjorie Smith Nat Kendricks H. M. Powell E. D. Sloan R. E. Gassaway George Dietrick R. E. Glover J. M. Brown Ed Walker O. W. Dill Carl Crossland Imslough

Kiwanis Hear Life Stories During Thursday Luncheon

Lawton Kiwanis club members shared how they entered their professions at the Thursday lunch. Participants listed include T. P. Brammer, Buford Morgan, Q O C Elkins, Henry Howell, Herb Shelton, Park Stovall, Marshall Looney, Bob McCoy, Justin Kuntz, Earl Austin, C. Y. A. Franklin, Paul Goode, Doyle Williams, John Shoemaker, Hubert Green, and Rev. Walter Browers. President Harold Wilson announced postponement of the picnic, with the family event moved to July. Fort Worth Kiwanis members will present next week's program chaired by Emmett L. Keough.

Donald Angus Lawton Kiwanis Club T. P. Brammer Buford Morgan Q O. C. Elkins Henry Howell Herb Shelton Park Stovall Marshall Looney Bob McCoy Justin Kuntz Earl Austin C. Y. A. Franklin Paul Goode Doyle Williams John Shoemaker Hubert Green Walter Browers Harold Wilson Fort Worth

Bond Hospitalized With Heart Attack In Oklahoma City

Reford Bond, chairman of the Corporation Commission, is hospitalized with heart trouble. The 76 year old Democrat has been in the hospital since June 7 and is expected to be released in a week or 10 days. He is a candidate for re election in the July 6 primary seeking a fourth full term.

Oklahoma City Reford Bond The Corporation Commission Bond

Burglars Take About $100 From Inn Coin Machines

Thieves pried open the west door panel at Hill Side Drive Inn 1207 S 2nd and removed roughly 100 dollars in small change from the marble machine and juke box. An attempted break into the cigaret machine failed.

Hill Side Drive Inn S. 2Nd

Boy Killer Escapes Found At Carnival

In Tulsa Oklahoma Bennie Lee Harris a 9 year old Black boy who fatally injured a playmate last week escaped from a detention home with another inmate while granted permission to play in a stream. They were reported missing for a few hours yesterday and were later found about midnight at a local carnival.

Tulsa Okla Bennie Lee Harris

Big C-C Turnout Urged For Friday

An appeal for a strong turnout at Friday's Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon was issued as plans were set for a program on long range planning for the city. Chairman Ron Stephens urged attendance to hear talks on future growth and welfare. This was the final forum meeting before the summer recess.

Chamber of Commerce Forum Ron Stephens

Lacy Furniture Owner Elected to Marketing Congress

Ewell B. Lacy, owner of Lacy Furniture, has been elected a member of the American Marketing Congress. He will represent his district at the annual dinner meeting June 21 at the American Furniture Mart in Chicago. Members act as a sounding board on dealer viewpoints and trade matters. This election is a high honor signaling leadership and popularity in the furniture trade.

Ewell B. Lacy Lacy Furniture Company American Marketing Congress American Furniture Mart Chicago Vna Congress

McCarthy presses loyalty test amid hearings clash

McCarthy urged Congress to conduct a loyalty test by contempt if a witness refused to answer questions under a presidential order amid a heated hearing. He accused Adams of using blackmail tactics and warned of an embarrassing report if his probes continued, while Welch and St. Clair faced resistance from other lawmakers.

St. Peng McCarthy Adams Congress Aip Congressional Loyalty Board Aes of Senana Senate Potter Mcclellan Sen. Potter Reich Welch

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