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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1954
Page
4
The Lawton Constitution announces its circulation leadership with Joe House as circulation manager and H. O. Ahlschlager serving as city circulation manager. The note highlights their roles within the Oklahoma press association network.
The excerpt contrasts the efficacy of prayer and fasting with persistent supplication. It cites Matthew 17 21 and Milton expressing the belief that constant asking could sway divine will. The tone blends biblical quotation with literary reflection on commitment and endurance in prayer.
The Department of Agriculture argues that shifting surplus dairy goods to consumers will cut waste, citing UNICEF as a major buyer of U S dry milk solids. The piece also recalls Felix Wormser's reflection on early income tax era and its fading impact.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon urged tours to learn more of the Capitol as he joked about busy lawmakers. Speaker Joe Martin recounted a story of an unnamed wealthy senator who guided a visiting woman and was tipped 25 cents, then kept the coin to spare her embarrassment.
A plan within the Eisenhower administration aims to guarantee Thailand against Communist aggression to contain the Indo-Chinese collapse. The proposal envisions Laos and Cambodia joining Thailand in a federation with a guaranteed defense, potentially drawing in France and Britain amid fierce Geneva debates.
Dr Edwin P Jordan notes dramatic gains in pediatrics over 75 years. Clean water and milk programs, infant clinics, and food safety reduced infant deaths. Malnutrition standards rise and diphtheria prevention lowers mortality. Congenital heart disease now treatable by surgery, allowing longer, healthier lives.
A poem urging women not to remind husbands of flaws or past hurts. It cautions against blaming him for aging, business failures, or gifts that felt inadequate. The piece challenges comparisons with other men and urges credit for any shared success.
In Hollywood by Erskine Johnson, reports hint Maria Riva as DeMille’s top Moses wife pick for The Ten Commandments. Notes on Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester marriage strain, Virginia Grey’s auto crash return, and Brad Dexter linked to Peggy Lee. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix critique, Janet Leigh, Terry Moore publicity, Debbie Reynolds Oklahoma bid, Florence Halep stork delay, Bing Crosby 50th, Edgar Bergen joke, Bob Hope radio woes, Gloria De Haven John Payne custody settling in New York.
A series of trivia items cover moon visibility seeds moss and D Day leaders. Notable points include the first woman hired by the U S Treasury Miss Jennie Can Oct 9 1862 and the 1872 change to baseball size with a standard weight of five to five and a half ounces and a nine to nine and a half inch circumference.
Fourteen badly damaged stolen automobiles found in an abandoned mine shaft near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Police arrested John O Boyle 20 of Plymouth in connection with the thefts and authorities say he used the mine pit to dispose of cars over seven months. He had several hundred dollars worth of auto accessories at his home.
Washington June 21 Democrats aim to make a party record on Senator McCarthy and McCarthyism as two Senate investigations proceed. The plan centers on a minority report by Democrats criticizing both McCarthy and the Army, and potential action before session’s end. The fight highlights Democratic control and GOP leadership’s stance on the issue.
Tokyo reports a marked worsening in Japan's international trade with a billion dollar import excess. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry calls on citizens to adopt austerity living and to push for greater export growth.
A playful word puzzle uses eight clues to hint at a phrase about travel plans formed from scattered terms including vegetable ranted and water plant. The gimmick connects each clue to a playful revision of common expressions.
A compact word puzzle lists a sequence of numbered clues ranging from 26 to 38 with entries including Proverb, Pleasure, Sea eagle, Amorous, and Stomach. The set suggests a themed crossword style where each clue yields a matching word or name.
Errol Flynn and Bruce Cabot once close allies now estranged as the Omon Pythias friendship burns out. Flynn scrapped "William" and removed Cabot from the payroll amid the falling-out and shifting loyalties.
Police report a 37 year old Kansan, John Wells, held in connection with the death of his ex wife found shot in the head in his Oakland apartment. Wells acknowledged shooting after a custody dispute as emergency crews found her unconscious in the bathroom. she later died.
The accounting filed in a Los Angeles Superior Court values Al Jolson's California assets at 1,701,870, part of an estate totaling 4,282,730. Jolson, the mammy singer who died in 1950, had the larger estate in total.
District Judge Democrat John Pete Toby Morris Eastern District R F Ike Myers S Preston Williams For Judge Supreme Court Venues Max Cook Floyd L Jackson For Secretary of State Homer H Cox Andy Anderson.
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