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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1957

Page

2

Students Have Talent Program at Garfield Elementary Event

An all school talent show opened with a ceremony led by Troop leaders and teachers. Students from multiple troops and Brownies received awards and merit badges, while the Court of Awards and fly up ceremonies highlighted the program's completion and unity.

Sehusl Tommy Nims Cuever Abss Deunay Shackelford Garreld Browes Ure Breanne Promise Yes ECM Chester McCord Ih Yang Loeb Matt Beetur James Chills Sith Grady Ozie Prenell

Mayor To Speak On City Industry Meeting

A noon meeting will be held in Mesvee on the battleground of time to discuss city industry. Mayor Coot will outline wage goals and plans for Lanstein and Tadusyepes.

Mare Lanstein Vach Wageos Mesvee

Floods Threaten Lampasas and Dallas Areas

Severe floods, high winds, and tornadoes struck Lampasas and Dallas Fort Worth regions. Levees and creeks overflowed while homes, businesses, and power lines suffered damage. Rescue teams reported casualties and widespread inundation as rivers rose toward record crests.

FUND DIVISION Continued from Page One boost to Kinstern State Hospital

A legislative hearing discusses funding for state institutions including Kinstern State Hospital Vunite and McAlester State Prison. Proposals seek a $4 647 500 biennial appropriation plus per capita cost increases to support operations and care. Lawmakers debate whether to raise grants and authorities to set higher allocations for hospitals, prisons, and related facilities.

Kinstern State Hospital Vunite George Pilcher D-Virubad Sii Pieter Giehe McAlester McAlester State Prison Stringbows

Census Report Details City School Population Projection

Leonard Teaker leads the city census project as enumeration nears completion. The annual census calculates next year’s school population with county reports arriving. Stratton notes tallying is near finished and final figures expected this weekend.

Leonard Teaker Strakell Lou Clarence Scott

Retired Military Invited To Sill Celebration

Invitations sent to more than 100 retired service members across western Oklahoma and northern Texas for Armed Forces Day events at Fort Sill. Lt. Joseph Fanning directs invitations and open house aims to connect retirees with retirement information and counseling services Saturday.

Fort Sill Oklahom Texas Joseph Fanning Adjutant General Port Sell Kauins Port Amd McNate Cred

Mitchell case review requested after father's trial

A formal request for a review has been filed by Mitchell's son Wie Ia Matehelt di Thien. The board will consider allowing a hearing to plead on his father’s behalf and may also address possible errors or the emotional climate of the period in which Mitchell was tried.

Mitchell Ia Matehelt Saidie Milehell

Baptist Student Union Meeting Scheduled at BSU Center

The Baptist Student Union will hold a weekly executive council meeting at 6 30 pm today in the BSU center. Aliss Merle Murray president will lead the session with a prospectus of activities for the 1947 58 school year. Catalyn Close BSU director and Ted Owens faculty advisor will attend.

Othe Cameroon Baptist BSU Aliss Merle Murray Ondividhual Offeers Catalyn Close Ted Owens

NATO Chiefs Urge Nuclear Weapons in Defense Plans

Gen Lauris Norstad says NATO defenses in Kaiupe center on atomic weapons and that they should be used. He described televised remarks from headquarters near Paris. Gen Alfred M. Gruenther warned against overreliance on limited war, stressing continued need for ground forces and training.

Lauris Norstad NATO Kaiupe

Army officer and adviser career summary in garbled text

Garbled OCR notes describe an Army officer with artillery and missile roles, a Fort Worth Bank connection, and a transition to a senior adviser position. It mentions a colonel in the Army Air Corps, a 1ST year appointment, and a 1992 nomination as air secretary, with ongoing service as Counselor to the Army Secretary since 1953.

TRS Shlomt Bank of Fort Worth Willy Che Arias Che Army Air Tryamaport Comemand Department of the Army Dag Army Department Army

Breakfast Set At School A Companinn

A school program and breakfast will be held at St Marys High School. The event includes welldeserved festivities and honors for the sophomore and graduating senior classes. Ronny Ticker, sophomore class president, will chair the event in the school auditorium.

St. Mary's Hight Dam Ronny Ticker

Termites winged ants may be dermites

Bree inspection note mentions pest types with a hint of termite and ant activity. It cites a licensed bonded representative and references DEAT ED 3 6. The fragment implies a local pest control advisory or advertisement without full details.

Bree

Park College student charged in Park campus poisoning

An 18 year old Park College scholarship student, Hubert McKinley Fulkerson Jr., faces a charge of mingling poison with food with intent to kill or injure. Three victims, nurse Luella Matthews and students Jon Porter and Shirley Flint, were ill after luncheon. two others questioned as campus fear spread. Fulkerson arraigned, preliminary hearing set. no plea entered. He was hospitalized briefly and held at county jail. authorities cited access to arsenic in chemistry lab and previous head injury.

Fulgerson Robert E. Long Fulkerson Park Muskogee Central High School Long

Slick Confidence Man Shortchanges Whent Thompson

A store clerk at Hub Food Store Stephens reports a 25 year old man used a $10 bill to buy an article and then swapped to a $1 bill claiming it paid, leaving the clerk $9 short after giving change. The incident occurred Sunday at the 23rd and Cache Road shopping center.

Elf Paul Thompson Hub Stephens Cache Road Thompson Nan

Dinner On Tap By Af Mary's Freshman Class

Members of Af Marys High School Milhe graduating class will entertain at a farewell dinner at 7 p m tonight hosted by the freshman class.

Af. Mary's High School

TV Show Spotlight on Army and Allied Forces Role

The televised Army and Navy production featured Maj Gerald Rushchmeyer and Capt George Pollin with Fort Sill and Fort Carson as key players. Gen Maxwell Taylor opened the Pentagon segment stressing tri service defense and deterrence, while Dave Garroway narrated from the national stage. The program highlighted firepower mobility and trained personnel at Fort Sill Artilery and Guided Missile School with nationwide camera placements from Norfolk to Long Beach. Lawton receives brief credit alongside NBC executives Ed Pierce and Banny Webb in the closing credits.

Gerald Rushchmeyer 5. Army Artillery Center Department of Materiel Navy Air Force Marine George A. ‘Pollin Department of Tactics and Combined Arms Fort Sill Adna G. Wilde Jr Fort Carson Maxwell Taylor Army Pentagon Taylor Batte U.S Lawton Ed Pierce Banny Webb NBC

Baby Contest Plans Readied

Plans for a baby contest climaxing in June on TV were made at a Hospitality club meeting at the home of Mrs. Alice Steadman 107 Arlington Drive. Presiding was Mrs. Henry Thomas with talks on contests and motherhood. Co hostesses included Mrs. Carolyn Smith. a fried chicken dinner followed for several named attendees.

Hospitality Club Alice Steadman Arlington Drive Henry Thomas Steadman Carolyn Smith Karma Ackerman L. W. Bedford Johnny Fletcher Charles Jefferson W. R. Patterson Eddie Mae

Dance at Lawton Youth Center on Thursday

Pinch arrangements have been made for a dance Thursday evening at the Lawton Youth Center 308 Bell sponsored by the Lawton Junior Service League. From 8 to 11 pm the dance features Graydon Miller and his orchestra. Free to all youth center card holders. membership cards sold at the door for one dollar and valid six months.

Lawton Bell Lawton Junior Service League W. F. Lewis Graydon Miller

Two Cars Stolen From Eastside Address

City police reported two cars stolen from an eastside address Sunday night. David L. Carrington said the vehicles, a 1933 light blue Packard sedan and a gray Nash sedan, were taken from his lot. Neither car had been recovered by late morning.

David L. Carrington

Funeral Rites for Rickey Lee Tuttle Held at Snyder Nazarene

Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Snyder Nazarene Church for Rickey Lee Tuttle, 19 days old, son of Mrs. Earlene Tuttle of 23242 D. Burial followed in Snyder cemetery under Ritter Funeral home direction, Rev. Ray Summers officiating. The child died Friday in a local hospital.

Snyder Nazarene Church Rickey Lee Tuttle Earlene Tuttle Snyder Cemetery Ritter Funeral Home Ray Summers

New Non Surgical Cure Claimed for Hemorrhoids

New York special reports science has found Bio-Dyne a healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Doctors observed striking improvement with reductions maintained over months. Preparation H suppositories or ointment with applicator are sold in drug stores with satisfaction guaranteed.

New York, N. Y

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