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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

2

Brucker and Aides to Meet Top Army Officers at Fort Bliss

Secretary Wilber M. Brucker and civilian aides representing all states and territories will meet April 46 at Fort Bliss Texas with commanders from the Continental Army Command Army Antiaircraft Artillery Command U S Army Pacific and the Military District of Washington to discuss mutual community relations concerns.

Wilber M. Brucker District of Columbia Terris of Hawaii United States Fort Bliss Tex Brucker Army

Massed Fire and Air Firepower Demonstration Details

Boundary Road to the firing point will host a massed artillery show with 105 and 155 mm howitzers and twin 40 mm anti aircraft guns. A phosphorus shell simulates an atomic burst while two F-86 D jets may crack the sonic barrier. Maj. Redmond and Maj. Cline will narrate with Maj. Hilpert coordinating. 522nd Inf Bn marks targets with mortar smoke for airforce targets.

386Th Clovis Air Force Base New Mexico Robert J. Redmond Charles I. Cline Department of Gunnery Artillery and Guided Missile School Col A. L. Hilpert Air Force Ta&gms 522Nd Inf Sep

New auditorium dedication for Langley High School

Hugh Bish will welcome guests at tonight's dedication ceremony while John Shoemaker introduces Lawton Board of Education officials. The all school play Our Hearts Were Young And Gay opens the year at 8 p.m. with Opal Ford directing. The high school band led by George Walters will present colors as Tommy Burroughs and Pete Lové act as class presidents.

Hugh Bish LHS John Shoemaker Lawton Board of Education George Walters Tommy Burroughs Pete Lové Joan Godlove Marilyn Morris Susan Hawkins Opal Ford

Patrolmen Return From Traffic School at OU

Patrolmen Frank Murphy and Muri Rhoads returned to duty after a three day traffic school sponsored at the University of Oklahoma by the Department of Public Safety. The program is the department’s pilot institute, planned as an annual affair to improve traffic safety.

Frank Murphy Muri Rhoads University of Oklahoma Department of Public Safety The Safety Department Traffic Institute

Calves Missing From County Farm

Sheriff's deputies were asked to day to help locate seven heifer calves which either strayed from or were stolen from a farm owned by Millard Bertram fifty miles southeast of Lawton. The calves four to six months old included six Jerseys and one Holstein.

Millard Bertram Lawton

Jail Population Cut By Five in Comanche County

Comanche county jail population dropped by five as two men were sent to the state pen at McAlester and three youths were transferred to youth facilities. Ray Wilkinson, 22, received two years for second degree burglary while Donald Hammond, 27, got three years. Two 15 year old boys were sent to Stringtown after juvenile delinquency charges and a 15 year old girl was sent to Tecumseh girls training school for delinquency. A 14-year-old boy was released to his parents.

Comanche County McAlester Stringtown Tecumseh Ray Wilkinson Lawton Donald Edward Hammond Fort Sill S. R. Harper Perryton Tex Girls Training School

British Arrest Own Guards On Cyprus

In Nicosia Cyprus Britain arrested three of its security guards on charges they mistreated Cypriots suspected of underground anti British violence. Officials refused to detail the charges or disclose the names of the men. The arrests signaled some soldiers may have taken the new get tough policy too literally.

Nicosia Cyprus Britain

Hospital Births and Admissions Item Listing

Hospital news row reports multiple births including a daughter for Dr and Mrs John Ennis born March 21 at 2 07 pm and a son for Mr and Mrs Spencer Hawkins born March 21 at 5 15 am. It also lists numerous admissions and dismissals across names and addresses with surgery medical and obstetric notes.

John Ennis Cyril Spencer J. Hawkins Arlington Ee Mable Hornbeck Wilson William F. Hopkins Liberty Kenneth Ray Scheuerman L. H Gery Laura Sherry Columbia Medical Rigoberto Gonzales Kingsbury Carl Taylor Lindy Osie W. Jones Sidney Stevens Walters A. J. Rue James Benjamin Ferris Russell Peterson Kinyon Glenda White Bybee White Summit Charles T. Adams Temple Darcy Lewis Robert Lewis N. 25Th Norman W. Gensman Glenn Gensman Euclid C. W. Black Medical W. M. Champion Loveland Eugene Darnell Sharon Cox Oscar Cox Maple

Delaware Poultrymen Find Drug Prevents Shell Pigment

Delaware experiment station researchers report that adding a new drug to broiler rations stops heavy hens from producing the rich pigment that colors eggshells. The finding may influence feed formulations and egg quality perceptions across poultry industry circles.

Delaware

Serov Makes Five Day Visit To Britain In TU104 Plane

Serov arrives in London from Moscow aboard a four jet TU104. He is greeted by Russian Ambassador Jakob Malik and Scotland Yard official Cmdr Leonard Burt. The visit focuses on routes and sites for Khrushchev and Bulganin, while emigre groups and deportations draw concern. The Daily Mail dubs Serov the Russian Jackal and questions a royal audience.

Jakob Malik Cmdr Leonard Burt Scotland Yard Special Branch Serov West Moscow London London Airport Berlin Britain Khrushchevy Bulgania The Daily Mail Buckingham Palace

Drugstore Case Highlights Paregoric Scandal in Lawton

In Lawton last year August to October, Moore and narcotics agents traced illegal sales at Helvey's store. Purchases included four ounces of paregoric and four ounces of codeine, with a later attempt to buy more. A marked $10 bill and invoices were entered as evidence as Helvey faced arrest.

Helvey Attorney General's Office Helvey’s Moore Lawton H. B. Westover Westover Derke

Royal lounge reforms and dining car vow at Wolverton

The Duke of Edinburgh objected to the comfort level in the London Airport commandant lounge, prompting a renovation costing 40 000 pounds. Concurrently a special royal dining car for the new railway train at Wolverton is nearing completion, with papers estimating its cost at 40 000 pounds, touted as the most luxurious coach built.

London Airport Duke of Edinburgh Wolverton

Apportionment Figures Tied to Supreme Court Cases

Samuel A. Boorstin and C. R. Nixon are linked to four apportionment fights before the Supreme Court. Oklahoma City figures include Homer A. Smith, Paul Darraugh Jr., Robert D. Looney, Edwin W. Burch, and David Shappard. Ardmore lists Wilson Wallace, Atoka Charles Memminger, Muskogee R. M. Mountcastle, Enid Richard Romang, and Republican reapportionment ties.

Samuel A. Boorstin Supreme Court C. R. Nixon Tulsa Oklahoma City Homer A. Smith Oklahoma County Paul Darraugh Jr Robert D. Looney Edwin W. Burch Oklahoma City Tax Lawyers Association Congress David Shappard Ardmore Wilson Wallace House Atoka Charles

Recruiters seek recruits among Havasupai

The article describes Havasupai on the reservation who were wary of joining the draft. Recruiters Nunlist and Engineman Wolf posted notices and distributed reply cards last week and are still awaiting responses as they plan to stay with the effort for years.

Nunlist Wolf

Fort Sill turfing bids sought for 100 acres area

Tulsa District Army Engineers announced a Fort Sill turfing project to start within 30 days.Work includes tilling fertilizing sprigging Bermuda on about one acre, sodding 25 square yards, spot sodding two acres with St Augustine, topsoil placement and watering. Bid date April 2. Col. W J Himes noted 100 acres along Oklahoma City Floodway invited March 27 with 30 days for fertilizing seeding and overseeding on 17 acres.

Fort Sill Tulsa District Army Engineers Bermuda St. Augustine W. J. Himes Oklahoma City

Speeding Charges Filed on Drivers

County Attorney Manville Red man filed speeding charges this morning against three drivers from Duncan Fort Sill and one from Lawton. Rob ert Cass Snider 31 Duncan was arrested by Trooper K. K. Landis in Duncan. James J. Gallagher 24 Fort Sill and Arthur Wayne Meeks co No 4 N 28th were charged in Peace Justice Woodrow Giles court.

Manville Redman Lawton Duncan Fort Sill Marvin E. Cameron Robert Cass Snider K. K. Landis James J. Gallagher Arthur Wayne Meeks N. 28Th Woodrow Giles

Oscars honor Italian triumphs with Marty leads

Grace Kelly, last year’s best actress, tops 1955 awards for Marty. Marisa Pavan accepts for Sophia Loren. Italians shine on a big night. Best directing to Delbert Mann for Marty, best screenplay to Paddy Chayefsky. Other prizes go to Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, Interrupted Melody, and Oklahoma.

Grace Kelly Marisa Pavan Rome Borgnine Marty Delbert Mann Paddy Chayefsky Sammy Fain Paul Francis Webster Daniel Fuchs William Ludwig Sonya Levien Robert Bennett Jay Blackton Adolph Deutsch Alfred Newman

Dean's Pills Offer Relief for Pain and Discomfort

Nagging backache headache and muscular pains linked to stress and overexertion may ease with Dean's Pills. The ad promises pain relief soothing bladder irritation and mild diuretic action through the kidneys to increase output, claiming 60 years of customer satisfaction.

Dean

Wreckage Found After SA-16 Sighting Near Elm Grove

The crash craft reportedly had fuel for two hours more. Texas Highway Patrol found wreckage one mile north of Elm Grove between New Baden and Christmas Tree Lake after a tip from G. D. Russell of Hearne. An SA-16 from Ellington AFB confirmed the sighting and guided ground crews from Connally and Bryan to the scene.

Texas Highway Patrol G. D. Russell Hearne Tex Eads and Nichols Elm Grove New Baden Christmas Tree Lake Ellington Afb Houston Waco Austin Connally Bryan

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