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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1957
Page
3
Chicago markets report butter steady with receipts totaling 721000. Wholesale buying prices remain unchanged with a 92 score AA 59, 92 A 59, 90 B S84 89 C ST. Grain range shows open high low and close data, market range noted for Chicago analysis.
Local physicians join national observance of National Diabetes Week November 17 to 23 to boost diabetes detection. Comanche County Medical Society led by Dr. Charles Green will collect urine specimens for free sugar tests. Dr. Frank Austin chairs the 1958 drive. One in 80 people is diabetic. Over two million in the United States are diabetic, with more than half unaware.
Rev. M. D. Burke, former Cache Baptist church pastor, preached at Medicine Park Sunday in view of a calling, delivering a stirring sermon to local worshippers.
Severe tornadoes struck 14 rural communities across Alabama and Mississippi, causing five deaths and many injuries. At White Settlement near Fort Worth a separate twister killed three and injured nine, with extensive property damage across several towns including Cross Roads, Manchester, Pine Springs, Sulligent, and Cullman.
Investigation erupted after Liggett sent a June 16 1957 letter to Eisenhower placed in a prison mailbox and intercepted by censors. Aug 20 brought a second threat letter to Osborne. Landers joined Bradley and Kemp Sept 28 in three more letters against the President and Vice President forming The Down With America Association. They face separate indictments with potential prison terms up to 30 years for Landers and 20 years for Bradley and Kemp.
Comanche County Farm Bureau wins district award for the most new members gained this year. General agent Lyman Hayes announced the plaque will hang in the county office.
Whit Qozier and Roy Bacon were named chiefs of the Choctaw and Cheyenne Y Indian Guide tribes during organizational meets. The father son program, sponsored by the Lawton YMCA, aims to foster activities men may enjoy with their sons and starts with six vows including cleanliness, loyalty to dad, family unity, listening, neighborly love, and preserving nature.
Sixteen Fort Sill soldiers will attend the Jaycees noon meeting at the Hotel Lawtonian in observance of National Pal Week. Johnnie Ket chum serves as program chairman for the day. J Bormer from the Oklahoma department of education began a weeklong visit to assess accreditation of Comanche County high schools. Clarence Scott, Comanche County superintendent of schools, said Bonner previously evaluated elementary schools this fall.
Thunderstorms and out-of-season tornadoes swept the Southeast harming Alabama and Mississippi. At least five are known dead with several injured as twisters hit over a dozen communities yesterday. Damage extended to nearby Fort Worth and a broad zone from Virginia to the Gulf, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas.
Fire destroyed the Grand Market in McAlester on Sunday with estimated losses between 100000 and 150000 dollars. Assistant fire chief Johnny Scoggins said the fire likely started in the meat department though the origin was not determined. Firemen took four hours to control the blaze. the store is owned by L B Smith, a former Eufaula grocer who has lived in McAlester since 1946.
World War I hero Alvin C. York, ill and broke, faces an $85,000 federal tax claim on proceeds from the 1940 film Sergeant York. The 69-year-old, wheelchair bound since a 1954 stroke, says he owes nothing and has only a $60 monthly pension and a 400-acre farm as asset. Senator Estes Kefauver advocates tax relief but no resolution yet.
The United Press tallies flu and after effects deaths at 811 nationwide. Wyoming reports four more fatalities as the epidemic hits over 26 000 residents, about one in every 1 residents. New York leads with 134 deaths, Georgia 124, Pennsylvania 106. several states report no flu deaths.
A brief prepared by David J. Aubrey assistant county attorney in an appeal case over court jurisdiction in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will be delivered Tuesday to the state attorney general. Aubrey will present in person for use by Attorney General Mac Q Williamson in the jurisdiction question on appeal in the state criminal court of appeals. The case arose after 12 Lawton teens were charged with outraging public decency following a raid on a Girl Scout camp in the Veluge last May 29. Jurisdiction of the county court where charges were filed was challenged by defense attorneys. Judge John P Fullerton ruled local courts have no jurisdiction in the refuge. The ruling was appealed to the high court. The attorney general's office will present the county attorney's evidence and research. a brief will also be submitted by defense counsel.
Aziz Mesa reports a 21 foot python escaped from a cage at an alligator farm on Friday. After two days wandering the desert in near freezing temperatures, the reptile returned to its home and poked its nose through the fence before being recaptured. Keeper Jack Adams noted the snake caught a cold but should recover.
ROVIGO Italy floodwaters slowly recede from 28000 acres of farmland and more than 20 villages in the Po River delta. Authorities estimate six to seven months to drain the flooded area. High Adriatic tides breached the protective dike. About 7000 refugees move to inland centers. A 30 year old man died of a heart attack while working on a dike.
A large crowd greeted William C. Handy at the Waldorf Astoria for a birthday tribute benefiting the Handy Foundation for the Blind. The 84 year old composer rode in a wheelchair as the 30 piece Paul Whiteman orchestra played Alabamy Bound. Guests on the dais included Ralph Bunche Oscar Hammerstein II and Marion Downey. Althea Gibson also appeared signaling a notable, star studded evening.
Rockford police say a woman chased and grabbed two men after they stole 3800 from a safe. The breakthrough came when investigators linked a footprint on a kicked-in door to one suspect, tying him to the crime.
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