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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1945
Page
8
The Lawton Constitution lists subscription prices with monthly terms and an annual rate. It notes corrections for errors and states advertising acceptance rules, including advance payment requirements and restrictions on nonlocal or transient advertisers.
Douglas Larse outlines how World War II veterans can claim disability benefits for service related injuries. Readers learn to describe injury links, file with a VA claim, include medical evidence, and meet filing deadlines. The article emphasizes documenting concussion related conditions within a year and noting dates of discharge and examinations.
Washington March 2 P Canned mixed fruit peaches pineapple pears and lamaiers will cost more blue points starting Sunday. No 2 12-ounce cans rise to 60 points while tomato cans gain ten to 30. Apple juice No 2 gains to 10 points while 6 pound cans of ordinary apples and bakeries drop to 80 points. Blue stamp values otherwise unchanged, many stamps still valid through June 30, each worth 10 points.
Chattanooga residents gathered Monday to finalize plans for the annual Red Cross drive begun Thursday. Civ representatives met with Mrs. M. B. Scotten to arrange entertainment for Lt Rosemary Hogan from Fort Sill and Lawton. Several local residents with ties to Hogan's visit were noted, including families traveling from nearby towns and hospitals in Frederick and Lawton.
An Apache area brief notes a child recovering from a high speed highway fall with facial cuts, no broken bones, and local social visits. School attendance dips as buses cannot run. visits from Mrs. George Levite and Mrs. Rebecca McMahan are listed, with Rotary Club activities in the First Christian Church led by Pastor Bob McMillian of Oklahoma City. Out of town guests include Frank White, Ron Stephens, Lt. Grayden Sheen in Panama, S Sgt. W. A. Carson, and Clarence Lassey, plus Apache Junior Rotarians Bill Miller, Lawrence Austin, and Van Wilson.
Arnold Overton, Democrat, runs for Chief of Police with a platform emphasizing public safety, community policing, and crime reduction. Campaigns highlight his experience as a longtime officer and support from local organizations. Opponents are not specified in the fragment.
Washington March 2 The House postwar military manpower bill moves to fast track hearings after a new manpower measure clears. Chairman Clifton A Woodrum urged quick action and immediate hearings on postwar training. Commander Edward N Schelb ling of the American Legion backed prompt universal military training as the best policy for the nation during peacetime.
In February one ve sexual disease transmission case was filed in district court and seven related cases in other courts. The county attorney cited a chamber of commerce venereal disease program. the defendant pleaded not guilty and awaits trial. Three prostitution cases were filed in county court with one conviction and four months jail, one guilty plea with six months suspended sentence, and another found...
Four vagrancy cases were heard with four defendants convicted after a three judge session. Guilty pleas noted while one man received a six month suspended sentence after serving 20 days awaiting trial. The county attorney's office warned rooming house managers that their establishments risk venereal disease contact claims. The article recalls the steamship Walk-in-the-Water built in Buffalo in 1818.
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