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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1955
Page
11
Kansas coach Chuck Mather fired back at Missouri mentor Don Faurot after Friday's freshmen clash won by Missouri 14 to 6. Faurot claimed he was amused by Missouri players who beat Ohio competitors.
SAN FRANCISCO Norman Red Strader head coach of the San Francisco 49ers expresses relief at being part of a coaching union after learning he was hanged in effigy yesterday. His club fell 27 to 14 to the Los Angeles Rams, marking the fourth defeat in seven NFL games this season. A regional wave of similar harbingers involves coaches from California USC Washington State Washington Arizona and San Diego State.
Oklahoma City University forward Lyn Don Lee 6-5 big co captain and former leading scorer waits a doctor decision on possible appendectomy after falling ill at chapel. He averaged 19 points per game last season with 513 points in 27 games.
Andy Carey hit his sixth homer in 12 games as the New York Yankees beat the Japan Central League All-Stars 6-2. Carey's fourth inning shot with Bob Cerv aboard tied the game at two. Hank Bauer added a sixth inning homer with Tommy Byrne on base. Whitey Ford and Bob Grim held Japan to three hits as New York totaled 10 hits off five pitchers.
Western division standings show Rochester and Fort Wayne tied in wins, with Eastern leaders Boston New York and Philadelphia near top. Tuesday and Monday schedules contain no games, while Wednesday lists Minneapolis at Frigate as the only game noted.
In sports in brief notes, Baltimore Orioles president Clarence W. Miles announces his resignation. The Associated Press item covers multiple racing results with horses First Aid and Bertie dead heating in Jamaica's Marine Parkway Handicap, and Laurel wins by Willie Hartack with Best Contract in the Virginia Breeders’ Purse. Other features include Legate at Narragansett, Nintaka at Tanforan, and Streaking in Chicago’s Pend Football Purse.
The card reports Giovanelli of Brooklyn menacing Perez in New York and Lane from Muskegon edging Centella in New Orleans while Slaughter of Newark defeats Collins in Providence. Outcomes show outpoints in each 10 round bouts.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed 34 year old long ball hitter Wally Westlake who has played for five major league clubs. GM Roy Hamey announced the deal after watching Westlake in the Pacific Coast League with Oakland and Portland last year.
Frank McCormick, famed first baseman of the Cincinnati Reds during the club’s lush era, today signed on as a Redleg coach.
Chicago police traced a car with over 300 bullet holes to Herbert Schmidt, 22, a photo static company employee and owner of the vehicle. Schmidt said he fired the shots himself last year after returning from a hunting trip empty handed.
Harold Dean Pruitt of Hobart has enlisted in the Navy and is undergoing recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center in San Diego California. He attended Hobart schools before enlisting.
Oklahoma City cattle and hog receipts show mixed demand with beef slow and slaughter classes weak while stockers hold steady. state prices for wheat eggs butterfat and pecans noted. Washington report details CIA and AEC jointly tracking Soviet nuclear tests via monitoring networks and intelligence estimates with limited precision on stockpile size.
Chicago wholesale butter prices hold steady with receipts totaling 605,217. Grade AA 93 score, A 92, B 90, C 89 values noted at 57, 57, 56, and 54.25 respectively. Car lots show 90 B 56.5 and 89 C 55. Market report preserves previous pricing despite higher intake.
Three Lawtonians joined a joint session of the Central States Institute and the Oklahoma State Board of the Jaycees in Oklahoma City. Attendees included Manville Redman, president. Dr. Cuffie Waid, past president. and Mrs. Waid. Delegates came from Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Editors note outlines a congressional report on how the Atomic Energy Commission monitors Soviet nuclear activity. The article discusses inferred methods used to detect Russian atomic tests, noting details are secret but core approaches are described in broad terms.
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov flatly rejected Western plans for German reunification by free elections. He warned the Eden plan would cause dislocation and dismissed the Dulles MacMillan and Pinay proposal as subordinate, insisting on an All German Council and opposing any neutralist outcome. Western ministers ruled out a united Germany choosing neutrality.
Lawton high school students perform a comedy skit as the program for the Lawton Jaycees regular Wednesday meeting at the Hotel Lawtonian. Manville Redman, president, announced E. J. Leverett as program chairman for the gathering.
City council will consider an amendment requiring automatic pilot shutoffs on all future floor furnaces and hot water tanks, proposed by F H Mugg of Consolidated Gas. The measure adds a 100 percent shutoff clause approved for each device. The council also weighs traffic changes at Gore Fort Sill Blvd and discusses a drag line and crane purchase for canal digging and other tasks.
Bowater Paper Co raises newsprint price by 4 dollars per ton effective December 1, making it 130 delivered in New York. Eight firms have boosted prices in recent rounds. industry-wide pressure and antitrust talks by U S officials accompany the move. Other publishers and observers cite rising costs from wood to chemicals as motive, with Canada’s firms and U S producers reacting to the trend.
Miami up reports the season ends November 15 with at least 1,578 deaths and about 2.5 billion dollars in property damage. Brenda, Janet, and Diane caused massive destruction across the Caribbean, Mexico, and seven eastern states, with Janet recording the highest death toll and Diane earning the “billion dollar hurricane” tag.
The Senior Citizens club will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Lawton Recreation Center at 14th and Bell. President A. W. Puttkamer will preside with hostesses Mrs. A. F. Wilkie and Mrs. Ethel Hackett. Members needing transportation may call 218.
William Addison Norris 49 of 507 Lee Blvd a retired master sergeant died at 6 45 am today in Fort Sill Post hospital after a brief illness He was born Sept 13 1906 in Dunn NC joined the Army at 18 most tours at Fort Sill Survivors include his wife Eva Kidd two daughters Lilia and Deanna Norris foster sons Richard and Ronald Callahan a brother and two sisters Services are pending and will be announced by Ritter Funeral home.
A contract airliner en route from Seattle to Walker AFB made a forced landing on snow north west of Roswell in freezing weather. The twin engine C46, carrying five crew members, landed safely with minimal damage after engines quit short of the destination. The crew included Capt J L McDonald pilot and Peter Fortin co pilot along with Newark based staff. Ranchers E F Tandy and Ken Bryant assisted in bringing the crew to Roswell.
Oklahoma City report quotes Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Lewis Munn saying high fixed costs amid lower farm prices push farmers into a real cost-price squeeze. The bureau's 77 county groups will meet at the 14th annual convention in Oklahoma City November 14 to 18 to study surpluses and controls and make recommendations.
District Judge William McCraw, former Texas attorney general, died today in Dallas at age 59. He served two terms as attorney general from 1934 to 1938 and later lost the Democratic bid for governor in 1938.
Three persons were arrested by city police Monday evening and night, two for public drunkenness. A 26 year old Indian, Leon Columbia of Lawton, was charged with reckless driving and running two red lights, posting $32 bond. In municipal court Judge J Merle Oaks fined Marie Greer 38 for assault. Charley Mountain 54 was fined 20 for theft of clothing, assault and battery charges against Charles Ray Hooper 26 were dismissed for inability to locate the defendant. Charles J. Mitchell 22 forfeited 20 bond for destroying private property, Kenneth Buttram 25 forfeited 20 bond for public profanity. Eartha Hill 27 fordisturbance by fighting, Lillie Mae McCallie 24 for similar charge forfeited 20. C M Davis reported a briefcase stolen from his car at First and Columbia. brown plastic case with zipper and name tab.
About 120 students, faculty members and guests attended the 10th annual 4-H club banquet at the Fort Sill Indian School gymnasium. Principal speaker Bill Schumacher spoke on wildlife conservation. Awards honored 4-H members for livestock judging, food preparation, meat identification, clothing and home improvement. Beverly Alhaitty was named most useful 4-H member. Attendees included Will J. Pitner and A V. Kirk. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Spencer H. Queton and Marjorie Koweno.
A hospital note lists multiple birth announcements and patient movements. Names include Wayne Garrett and Victor Legako families with newborn daughters, plus numerous admissions and discharges across towns such as Indiahoma Cache and Anadarko, detailing ages, weights, and medical or surgical statuses.
A long range forecast indicates a warming period begins tonight and lasts five days with highs near seasonal norms. Today remains cool with a high around 50 to 53 and a low near 26, while tomorrow’s high rises to about 60, then fair, with little change and no precipitation through Thursday.
The city seeks owners of 12 bicycles turned in to the police station or picked up by officers in recent months. City Clerk R M Dodson says owners may claim them by presenting proper identification at the police headquarters in the city hall basement.
Rex Arnold 18 sues Norman Henry Moore in Superior court for 13 800 for injuries from a Oct 15 traffic crash at Lee Blvd and S Third. Arnold alleges Moore negligence in a rear end collision while both cars moved east. Rex Arnold treated at Memorial hospital for spinal injuries and was hospitalized two weeks. O H Arnold filed as father. Fred R Harris, attorney.
Mrs. Byrdia M. Miller of 1343 Ash reported a government check she said was stolen. The check for $176.90, payable to Miller, was recovered after she told police it had been missing from an unlocked house over the weekend.
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