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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
5
Knox County jailer Lennis Waggoner, also official censor, reported opening an inmate’s outside letter and discovering a pencil inscription: Written with a pencil Sealed with a kiss God bless the person Who opens this-except the jailer. The note sparked attention at Knox, Tennessee.
Deputies raided a farm near Detroit and found two 609-gallon moonshine stills and a kitchen-sink campaign setup for a commissioner. Two men were detained for investigation. In Iowa City a law professor was hanged in effigy at the University of Iowa with a sign thanking him for grades.
In Benton Harbor a thief took 3000 campaign cards from UP-Ray Neary's car ahead of the April 2 city election. In Des Moines Raymond Carter and James Smothers were jailed after police spotted extra pant legs under a coat. They admitted stealing the pants from a department store.
Patricia Ann Cowden of Raleigh North Carolina, 21, titled Maid of Cotton, travels for personal appearances while joking about wool allergy. In San Diego, the zoo seeks exchange with Moscow for a range of wildlife but Russia has not confirmed sending animals. Comanche obituary notes Cully Clinton Brake, 54, farmer from Duncan, dies after six months of illness with funeral in Duncan. Burial at Duncan Cemetery. Survivors include wife Nellie, two sons Bobby and Norman, and three brothers.
J P Roufas a 71 year old storekeeper in Norfolk reports a bandit threw snuff into his eyes and robbed his wallet containing 100 dollars as he coughed and sneezed. The incident highlights a crime in the city with the victim recounting the assault and theft.
New Albany Indiana milkman Bud Miley on his delivery route encountered a squirrel that leapt from a tree to his shoulder. Miley attempted a pat and the animal bit him on the finger, prompting a brief close encounter with a local wildlife moment.
Harvey Matusow appeared the winner as the Fifth Circuit reversed a contempt ruling tied to his recanting testimony in the Jencks case. The mandate, issued in New Orleans, leaves the government’s option to appeal closed if no action is taken within 30 days.
Services for Mrs Myrtle McNeil 49 of 2205 B were held at 2 30 p m Thursday in the Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev Garland Johnson pastor of Northside Nazarene Church officiating Burial was in Highland Cemetery Mrs McNeil died Wednesday night in a local hospital She had been ill for six months Bearers were Doyle Williams Bill Cowart G A Williams Gordon Brown W N Cochran and W H Brooks
An 11 year old boy at Woodrow Wilson School gave away 15 bikes to classmates who admired them. Lt Roy Beecher said all were stolen and no reports of return were made. Police investigated the riders' parents as some fathers aided repainting the stolen bikes.
Alfredo Banfi 45, head of Cinzano Inc., was found shot dead in a midtown Manhattan hotel room. Police called it an apparent death by own action. Banfi resided on Fifth Avenue with wife and three children after receiving treatment for an acute nervous condition. No suicide note was found.
APACHE Special Lt. Bil Holley of Lawton's First Baptist Church has been appointed educational choir director at the Apache church. Now stationed at Fort Sill, he will direct the adult, young people, intermediate and junior choirs.
The U S 8th Army rushes 50 tons of tent material to shelter 35 000 Koreans along South Korea s snow stricken east coast. Korean army units aiding distribution and home repairs after floods ten days earlier are to assist.
Detroit police commissioner Edward S. Piggins announced that gas and electric companies will stop hanging Welcome burglars signs on private homes. Meter men will place You were not at home notices under doors to announce empty houses, reducing open invitations to burglars.
In Worcester Massachusetts locals assert the city originated several notable inventions including the cotton gin, sewing machine, power carpet loom, steam calliope, and a street lunch cart, highlighting a diverse industrial heritage.
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