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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1955

Page

5

Eisenhower Plans Return If Weekend Talks Go Well

President Eisenhower, recovering from a coronary thrombosis, shows progress at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. A Sunday medical verdict will decide if he can fly to Washington on November 11 and then observe Mrs. Eisenhower’s 60th birthday on November 14. He may remain in Gettysburg for recuperation and early golf.

Merriman Smith Denver Eisenhower Washington Fitzsimons Army _hospital White House Gettysburg Colorado John S. Doud Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell Dillon Anderson National Security Council Armas East Carlos Castillo Armas Guatemala Paul Dudley White Boston

Northwest Kiwanis Hear TV Man Paul Goode

Paul Goode spoke on radio and television business at the Northwest Kiwanis club luncheon. Special guests included Leo Morris and Ross Baker with Howard Way as program chairman. Other attendees listed include Col. Willis E. Shelton and numerous Downtown Kiwanians.

Paul Goode Northwest Kiwanis Club Leo Morris Ross Baker Howard Way Col Willis E. Shelton

Elgin Student Jim Hasenbeck Named in Who's Who

Jim Hasenbeck of Elgin is selected for the 1953 56 Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. He is among 31 Oklahoma A M students honored in the edition.

Jim Hasenbeck Henry Hasenbeck Elgin Oklahoma A&m College

Mary Kelly Finally Gets Her Watch Gift After Long Layaway

Mary Kelly receives a jeweled cocktail watch, a Christmas gift selected 11 years ago by her husband Willie Kelly. The watch cost 395 dollars with a $2 down payment, payments totaling 283.91, and reader contributions of 105.50 bringing the balance to 56.94 before the jeweler settled it. Yesterday Willie handed the watch to Mary in Memphis.

Memphis Tenn Mary Kelly Willie Kelly Willie Sydel Sims King Salmon Alaska Kelly

Armed Robbers Hit Tulsa Firms

Two Tulsa businesses, Safeway grocery and Sharp Finance Co., were robbed by armed men yesterday. The finance firm lost about $1,300, the Safeway more than $300. Police indicated different robbers for each crime, with both bands making successful escapes.

Tulsa Okla Safeway Grocery Sharp Finance Co Safeway

Death Of Texas Gambler Probed

Fort Worth authorities seek to learn how gambler Edell Evans was killed after digging up his body from a four foot grave beside Lake Worth. The decomposed body, identified by his wife Dorothy Evans and sister, showed no clear cause of death. Investigators suspect hoodlums killed him, linking the crime to the later deaths of Leroy Eggleston and Cecil Green. The DPS crime lab will conduct further tests.

Fort Worth Edell Evans Lake Worth Dorothy Jean Evans Evans A. D. Burns Harlon Wright Cato Hightower Leroy Tracy) Eggleston Cecil Green Eggleston Green Crime Laboratory Department of Public Safety

Agreement Near On Bell Contract

Negotiators in a long dispute involving 51,000 CIO employees of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. move closer to a deal in sessions with a company spokesman saying they are closer than ever. Frank Lonergan notes real stumbling blocks remain though talks are fairly close and a strike deadline has not been set. The union seeks a 10 cent hourly raise for workers earning 42 to 100.50 weekly across Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas and part of Illinois.

ST. Louis CIO Southwestern Bell Telephone Co Frank P. Lonergan District 6 Communications Workers of America Lonergan Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Illinois

Brooks to report on Muskogee convention luncheon

G M Brooks will report on a Muskogee convention during a luncheon and business meeting of the Retired Civil Service Employees at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Civic Room of the Security Bank and Trust Co.

G. M .Brooks Muskogee Security Bank & Trust Co

Seven Cleared In Capital Assault Case

Oklahoma City seven of nine men charged with assaulting a city garbage worker were cleared of wrong. Harold Burton Dula and William Elmer Richardson bound over for district court trial. Others faced charges for the beating of Pascal Gordon. those guilty were fined and sentenced to 30 days, appealing to common pleas court.

Oklahoma City Otis James Tuesday Harold Burton Dula William Elmer Richardson Jimmie Eugene Stone Floyd Taylor Clarence Lee Carter Leroy Smith James Robert Cole Leroy Eugene Evans Leonard R. DeMoss Carter Dula Taylor Stone Pascal Gordon Common Pleas Court

Former Tulsa man denies guilt of rustling freed on bond

Billings Montana A former Tulsa Oklahoma man Rubie Charles Jenkins 35 pleaded innocent to a federal charge of illegally transporting stolen cattle across state lines He is free on seven thousand five hundred dollar bond Jenkins is accused of shipping nine registered Hereford cattle valued at thirteen thousand dollars from Joplin Missouri to Big Horn County on August 8 last year

Billings Mont.pa Tulsa Okla Rubie Charles Jenkins Jenkins Joplin Big Horn County

Two Men Quizzed In Triple Murder

Chicago police questioned Ed Kline and Charles Driscoll, two men arrested after their alleged alibi tied to the October 16 disappearance and killing of three schoolboys. The suspects deny involvement as investigators pursue leads in the Wisconsin and Chicago clues.

Chicago Wisconsin Ed Kline Charles Driscoll Driscoll Robert Peterson John Schuessler Anton

Groundbreaking Rites Set For Steel Office In Tulsa

Groundbreaking ceremonies are set for a 1 million dollar Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp supply division headquarters at 15th Street and Sheridan Road in Tulsa Oklahoma today.

Tulsa Okla.p Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. Supply Division 15Th Street Sheridan Road

War veterans to meet at IOOF hall Sunday

Members of the United Spanish American War Veterans Henry W. Lawton Camp No 6 and auxiliary No 12 will gather at 2 p.m. Sunday at the IOOF hall, G M Brooks announced today.

Henry W. Lawton Auxiliary No IOOF G. M. Brooks

Reorganization of Civil Defense Urged by Oklahoma Official

Oklahoma City Civil Defense Director Tom Brett urged a drastic reorganization of national Civil Defense to create a chain of command and responsibility. He proposed moving the federal Civil Defense administration into the Defense Department as an equal, separate entity with states funding half the costs, and renaming the organization to Civilian Disaster Corps.

Oklahoma City Tom Brett Brett National Association of State Civil Defense Directors Washington Oklahoman Federal Civil Defense Administration Defense Department Army Navy Air Force National Association Resolutions Committee National Guard Civil Defense Organization

Retired Pentagon Press Chief Dies In Washington

Joseph R. Flynn 70 a veteran newspaperman and former chief of the Defense Department public information press branch died at his home after a heart attack. He had retired last September and had been recovering from an earlier heart seizure.

Washington Joseph R. Flynn Pentagon Flynn Defense Department Public Information Press

Chromium and Tin Used in Medium Tank Build

A medium sized tank uses 1915 pounds of chromium and 100 pounds of tin all of which is imported.

Duke of Windsor silent on Princess Margaret choice

Paris report says the Duke of Windsor declined to comment on Princess Margaret’s decision to give up marrying Group Captain Peter Townsend. His secretary cited that he had never been consulted and could not comment.

Paris Duke of Windsor England Princess Margaret Peter Townsend

Alva rejects city manager change by voters

Alva Oklahoma residents rejected a proposal to switch from mayor council government to a city manager system. The ballot result showed 324 votes against and 278 for the change.

Alva Okla

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