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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1955
Page
3
Former President Harry S. Truman said moral training from scripture builds good people and citizens, not statutes or court decisions. He argued Judaism and Christianity share roots and a faith in a just God, urging faith and liberty to combat tyranny and preserve freedom worldwide.
Three Lawtonians returning from the Oklahoma Industrial Tour report progress in attracting new industries to Oklahoma. Milton Keating J C Kennedy and Exall English credit advance planning and follow up for sales success while noting stronger eastern interest and changed attitudes toward Oklahoma. The group also notes Gov Garys letter and Commerce pamphlet aided efforts. A Fort Sill land check interrupted tour duties.
The Swiss federation is divided into cantons that act as its constituent states. Each canton retains autonomy within the federal system and covers distinct geographical regions with their own governments and laws. The arrangement supports regional governance within the national framework.
Temple grandmother Mrs Callie Taylor files suit to contest Guardian Mrs Orville Wilson for two Mincey children following parents Kandis Kay 14 months and the couple killed in an Aug 14 traffic crash near Texarkana. Judge S R Harper appoints Wilson, ten days to appeal, children remain with grandmother during the case.
Four burglaries including two automobile cases in downtown Lawton were under police investigation Saturday. Reports included a bounced check at a pawn shop and a bicycle theft from an elementary school. Automobiles involved included Martens and Farr, with cash, papers, suits, a camera, and gas taken from various locations.
Police search continues after Paul J. Ward failed to appear for work or collect his paycheck Friday. The missing person report was filed by Mrs. James Evatt who noted Ward has been absent for the past week.
Robert T. Rainwater a 24 year old Lawton man walked out of McAlester state prison Friday into FBI custody and faced federal charges for forging a $29 income tax refund check. He pleaded guilty and received a three year sentence suspended by Federal Judge Stephen Chandler with active probation.
Pvt Phillip R Johnson 22 wife Helen lives at 1309 Euclid is in the 40th Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade Sth Group in Japan. Overseas since March 1955 he serves as a cannoneer in Battery D of the group’s 37th Battalion. He joined the Army in September 1954 after basic at Fort Bliss Texas. His parents Mr and Mrs Travis Purcell reside at the same Law ton address.
An early Saturday blaze at 2118 Monroe damaged a five room frame house owned by Mr and Mrs Joseph Young. A young mother fled with her child from a back bedroom after discovering the fire at 7 55 am. Fireman Bill Dean said furnishings were destroyed and the house a total loss. A second Saturday fire at 1408 Jefferson damaged two chairs wallpaper and a door fac ing likely from an overloaded extension cord.
Harvey House of Lawton was elected vice president of the Western District Oklahoma Home Builders Association at the November convention in Oklahoma City. Also elected were Russell Showalter as president and W. T. Jamison and Eugene Hopper as district vice presidents. The two day event featured clinics by Howard Thornton and Jerry Haag and tax panels by Sylvanus Felix and J. Crawford Butts. Earl Smith, head of the National Association of Home Builders, spoke at the banquet and noted growth and anticipated demand for homes, even as he predicted relaxed restrictions and a future rise to near 2 million annual starts after 1960. He was named honorary chief of the Kwiawa tribe.
Sagebrush from western semidesert regions yields beautiful wood prized for carving and ornamental objects.
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