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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1947
Page
6
A devotional fragment cites I John 4 21 about loving God and brother. It asserts true lovers have God in themselves and equates God with love in a concise religious reflection.
Pan American Airways marks its 20th anniversary since the Oct 28 1927 sea crossing from Key West to Havana aboard a Fokker F-7. From 1947 midyear figures show the airline carrying 487 817 paying passengers, three quarters of U S international air traffic, with a fleet exceeding 200 planes and nearly 29 million miles flown.
Washington column notes Dutch overstatements in four year Paris plan and warns Congress that European critics flag issues in assets hoarding French and British shortages. It cites Jean Monnet estimates, potential Russian wheat influence, Argentine price plays, and De Gaulle politics while urging a practical, properly monitored aid program.
The text critiques public understanding of American history and media accuracy with a quotation from Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. It reflects concerns about education and press systems, mentioning misunderstandings about who married Pocahontas and broader historical myths.
Emergency care for injured explains not to move or pull on limbs and to avoid antiseptics that irritate wounds. It advises splinting fractures, keeping the patient warm without excess, and careful handling to prevent spinal injury. Morphine is withheld for head injuries and splints should be used before moving a suspected fracture. It also notes quitting smoking advice as simple willpower.
A column recounts a tour of Homestake Mining Co. led by Speaker Martin and associates, detailing gold prices, past profits since 1876, and a dramatic underground trip to Level Forty-one with mining staff. It notes Roosevelt price actions and Bretton Woods limits, ending with a tongue-in-cheek line about the gold mine being a dirty hole.
In Oklahoma City field the pipe shortage forces Petro something Co to abandon 26 wells temporarily. About 5,000 feet of seven inch cable will be salvaged from each well for reuse as producers shift to caging and new equipment.
Ruth Millet notes that 75 percent of complaints to the Getter Business Bureau of New York come from women. She argues women shoppers juggle budgets, chase bargains, mend clothes, and endure disappointment when goods fail to meet claims as prices rise and markups erase value.
The text advises that a child who plays with a neighbor child should split playtime between the two homes. It emphasizes equal time to avoid favoritism and ensure balanced interaction.
Puzzle style listing shows a mixed set of clues including names like H Freeman and Truman era references, with horizontal and vertical word placements. The grid-like presentation combines historical guessing game elements with scattered phrases and numbers.
RS J Wald Edwards elected state treasurer of the Oklahoma State Federation of Women's Clubs at Tulsa. Mr and Mrs T C Watson plan a Texas visit. Mrs George Harris of Cache shopped in Lawton. J M Stephens and son Foy with others from Lawton will go to Mexico for hunting and fishing. Ewing Jones editor of Cameron Collegian submitted resignation to John L Coffey to join a Tulsa paper.
In Hollywood a press agent teases Robert Montgomery with a pink horse gag for his Washington hearings while Margaret Sullivan’s divorce from Leland Hayward circulates and Jimmy Stewart is linked to her. Susanna Foster may lead Song of Norway with a Italy and Paris return after voice study. Charl es Boyer’s Algiers line misquoted. Marta Toren cast in the U S version. production notes reference Grete Gurie and de Carli roles. Sam Wood to direct Puratory Street on Stage 10 and Irving Pichel to stage Mr Peabody and the Mermaid. Joan Crawford denies dating Greg Bautzer. inflation and military careers cited for Lan Ladd and The Long Grey Line. Paramount revises A Connecticut Yankee score for Bing Crosby.
The passage notes music rights friction involving Paramount and Hodgers and Farts agents, mentions Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen as replacements, describes Bob Casey researching the Chicago Northwestern Railroad for a possible film, notes a Los Angeles pawnshop named The Loan Ranger, and quotes Louis Hayward on shirts.
Whittier School announced winners of a Thursday spook parade with awards for most unusual costume Billy Mac Smith as haunted house Judy Bledgac as ballet dancer and Bobby Helland in a rubberized wagon costume. Honorable mentions included Donald Hagler Michael Luke.
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