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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1955

Page

5

Aging Truckers Threaten Oil Industry Health

Dr M N Newquist of Texas Co warned at the American Petroleum Institute that aging tank truck drivers who suffer coronary heart attacks pose a serious risk. He said not all can safely return to driving, many are outdoor workers with desk-job training gaps, and obesity and high blood pressure from automation raise the chance of premature disability.

San Francisco New York M. N. Newquist American Petroleum Institute Newquist The Texas Co

Soviet Correspondent Reports U.S. Trip Ridiculed and Welcomed

Moscow dispatch quotes Boris Polevoy describing his delegation’s U.S. visit from insults in Cleveland and Los Angeles to a warm Hollywood reception. He cites police inaction during disturbances and notes Grace Kelly and Glenn Ford praising better U.S.-Soviet ties.

London Moscow Radio Today United States Cleveland Los Angeles Hollywood Boris Polevoy Moscow U.S.A Polevoy Soviet Union State Department Grace Kelly Glenn Ford America

Yearbook Pictures Being Made At LHS

Law ton high school photographs for the 1956 Wolverine Lore are in progress this week with Rosalie Thomson as editor. Advertising, individual pictures, and administration sections will be sent to the printer on December 1 with a February 25 deadline for all copy.

Lawton High School Wolverine Lore Rosalie Thomson

Teachers Plan Arts and Science Fair Schedule At Will Rogers

Teachers map the annual Lawton arts and science fair with a 3 45 p m meeting led by Miss Thelma Talla to plan the April 14 15 event at Will Rogers elementary school Lara Johnson heads art and Velma Bailey leads junior high and high school divisions Mervyn Horst oversees science with planning representatives from Adams Cleveland Dunbar Douglas Emerson Garfield Howell Jackson Lincoln Post Children s Roosevelt Swinney Taft Washington Whittier Will Rogers and Woodrow Wilson schools

Lawton School Thelma Talla Will Rogers Lara Johnson Will Rogers School Velma Bailey Mervyn Horst Jefferson School Maxine Hand Bennie Akers Adams School Alliene Loomis Louella Marshall Cleveland

Army Orders Move Army Officers Across Bases and Nations

The Department of the Army issues assignments and promotions including Lt Col Beatson to Jacksonville and Lt Col Schaeffer to Ft Sam Houston. Numerous captains and lieutenants relocate among Ft Bliss, Ft Carson, Ft Sill, Ft Hood, Ft Bragg, and other posts. Maj James T. Hennessey serves as IG at Ft Campbell. promotions include Robin Speiser to colonel and George L. Martin to first lieutenant. Maj Ralph W. Hampton to Taipei. senior aviator designations awarded to several captains. resignations noted for 1st Lt Oscar A. Johnson Jr. at Ft Hamilton.

Department of the Army Washington, D.C John D. Beatson Bliss Jacksonville Fla Chester Schaeffer Washington, DC Sam Houston Tex Thomas E. Marriott Campbell Ft Bliss Justin E. Martin SA Star Com Ft Carson Carson John W. Turner Ft Totten Fred R. Se Hood Sill Jack W. Weber Washington Gerald A. Wilcomb Lewis Cecil D. Cormany AAA GM Sch Jesse W. Cowser William A. Ohlemueller James J. Pickens William R. Robertson Ft Riley John J Sc George G. Meade Kenneth D. Utley MacArthur Kenneth L. James Presidio of Monterey Rio de Janeiro Brazil Sylvester S. van Viiet Edward F. Birckhead James H. Chatham Melvin C. Macy Indiantown Gap Miles Dayle L. Martell Robert E. Churchman Ft Bragg Bragg Donald O. Clark Nathaniel Crosby Douglas H. Davis Griffin N. Dodge Arthur 553D Ft Sill John B. Ewers Ft Lewis Ben F. Loeb Jr Ft Siul Eugene B. Field Pate Reuben W. Mundy Hanford Elwyn E. Leslie Jr Arsenio R. Trivin Stewart Robin G. Speiser Elton J. Delaune Jr George L. Martin James T. Hennessey Orval W. Rollins Montgomery Ala Curtis R. Chewning Ernest R. Frazier 36Th FA Sil Wilbur J. Meek Irving K. van Riper Lee Jacob A. Tenore the Arty John C. Robuck Jr Stu Guatemala Hugh W. Ketchum Samuel Co. Schaffer Jr Edward T. Shifflett Oscar A. Johnson Jr Ft Hamilton

Gas War Probe Sought by US Congress for Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City service station operator Jim Mayfield sought a congressional inquiry into a gasoline price war described as a cruel monopoly by Sid White. White argues major oil companies fix prices by crude value, with gasoline around 20.9 cents per gallon, risking the fate of small independents. The subcommittee led by Everett MacIntyre may hold hearings, with Rep. Tom Steed and Rep. James Roosevelt involved.

Sid White Jim Mayfield MacIntyre White Tom Steed Shawnee James Roosevelt Los Angeles Oklahoma City

Cossack Chorus Tickets On Sale For City Event

Tickets remain for Gen. Platoff's Don Cossack chorus and dancers at 8 15 p m Wednesday in Mc Mahon auditorium. Lawton Optimist Club sponsors with net proceeds for youth work in the city Clarence Aubrey president. Ducats on sale at downtown business files and Fort Sill.

Gen. Platoff Don Cossack McMahon Auditorium Lawton Optimist Club Clarence Aubrey Business Fiels Fort Sill

Mrs. Rasberry Rites Held in Cement at 2 P.M.

Funeral services for Mrs. John Rasberry, 70, were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home chapel in Chickasha with Rev. Paul C. Wallace officiating. Burial followed at Chickasha Rosehill cemetery. She died Saturday at 2:15 a.m. from an apparent heart attack. Born February 19, 1895 in Shields Indiana, she moved to Oklahoma in 1900 and lived in Cement since 1922. She belonged to the Presbyterian church American Legion Auxiliary and Cement Rebekah Lodge for 18 years. Surviving are her husband and two daughters Jacqualine Rasberry and Betty Manuel of Lawton, three sisters Wilhelmena Sitterding San Francisco and Mary Gardner and W C Steinmetz of Chickasha, plus two brothers and a sister deceased. Bearers named as Lloyd Walker, Leonard Wagner, Bill Baskin, Roy Chisum, George McNabb and L B Marcum.

John Rasberry Brown Funeral Home Chickasha Paul C. Wallace First Baptist Church Chickasha Rosehill Rasberry Shields Ind Oklahoma Cement

Corner Lot Office Space in Heart of New Developments

Opportunity to purchase a corner 50 by 100 foot lot at 916 C in the heart of new developments. The McKee Co. lists this desirable business location with phone contact 432 for availability and details.

the McKee CO Pho

Oklahoma Toll Rises to 503 in State Traffic Deaths

The state toll climbed to 503 after two lone motorists died and an elderly Boley resident was listed as a possible traffic death. John J. Crow of Guyman died near Harvester on S.H. 3 after his drilling firm vehicle rolled five times. Clifton Storms of Watson, West Virginia, died in a two car crash near Pawnee, after a pickup went off the road and struck a guard post, then collided with Cleve Mulder of Salina. Burney, near Prague, died after a fall from a pickup on U.S. 62, with cause undetermined between the fall or a possible heart attack.

Oklahoma Boley Okla M. A. Burney Guyman John J. Crow Hardesty Jim Cross Crow Helmerich and Payne Drilling Co Tulsa Clifton Everett Storms Watson W. Va Pawnee Headon Cleve Eugene Mulder Salina Kan Mulder Burney Prague U. S. 62

Police Seek Hit Run Driver After 17th and Williams Crash

Police searched for a motorist who fled the scene after a collision at 17th and Williams Saturday night. Joseph Edward Wassel, 16, of 1701 N 18th, driving a Plymouth, was not injured as his car was struck on the left rear fender near the door and pushed to the curb.

17Th and Williams Fred Mitchell James Warren Joseph Edward Wassel Plymouth Wassel

Two Start Drunk Driving Sentences A Faxon Man And Fort Sill Soldier

Chester Hernasy aged 31 of Faxon and Billy F. Dodson aged 26 from Fort Sill began 10 day jail terms after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Judge S R Harper imposed $100 fines and court costs. Hernasy was arrested by local police and Dodson by highway patrol Lt Clyde Awtrey. Lewis Chester Glass, 32, Fort Sill, pled innocence and was released on bond to await trial on a DWI charge.

Faxon Fort Sill S. R. Harper Chester Hernasy Billy F. Dodson Hernasy Dodson Highway Patrol Clyde Awtrey

Sagebrush Fatalities Reach Twenty One At Post

FT Polk La reports 21 soldiers killed in accidents during Exercise Sagebrush as Army Air Force war games enter mock shooting phase. Most casualties occurred off post amid transport of over 150000 troops into western Louisiana. No Oklahoma names listed.

FT. Polk Lousiana Army

Peanut Company Building Burns in Durant Oklahoma

A building owned by the Choctaw Peanut Co in Durant was destroyed by fire. The structure valued at 20 000 dollars and about 1800 bushels of peanuts burned, with estimated peanut loss set at 6000 dollars. Cause undetermined as fire crews fought the hour long blaze.

Durant Okla Choctaw Peanut Co

Book by Cityan's Cousin Published The Well

Mrs. Golden Englis of Arkansas City Kansas and cousin of Mr and Mrs Frank Dougherty has a new novel The Well in publication. The Well set in Louisiana follows a haunted house legal battle turned sinister with a third party entering. The author overcomes many obstacles including family losses. Two more manuscripts are in publishers hands. Fines were given to Mrs Francis Wright Tilton and D L Day for speeding on U S 277.

Golden Englis Arkansas City Kan Frank Dougherty N. 23Rd Louisiana Repre Francis Wright Tilton Wichita Falls W. W. Flanagan Highway Patrol U.S D. L. Day L. E. Crawford Lawton

Two Persons Fined By Peace Justice

Peace Justice Marvin E. Camer on Sunday assessed fines of 15 dollars and costs against two persons including a Wichita Falls woman charged with speeding and a law...

Marvin E. Cameron Sunday Wichita Falls

Science claims piles shrink without surgery new prep

A healing substance named Bio-Dyne reduces piles and relieves pain quickly without surgery. Doctors report noticeable shrinking and sufferers note itching stops. Sold as Preparation H in suppository or ointment form with a money back guarantee and patent reg. U. S. aid.

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