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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1955
Page
3
Comanche county Oklahoma public welfare division operates from the courthouse under director Mrs. Marie Detty. The welfare workers stay busy assisting the needy in the community.
Fort Sill will host two free 8:30 PM performances of the TDY 55 musical revue at Theater No 3 on Tuesday and Wednesday. The show, directed by Pvt Dan Melnick with production help from Mrs Melnick, features comedy sketches songs and dance numbers. Admission is free and traffic directions are posted at gates 3 and 4.
Lawton district troopers will set up road blocks starting November 20 to target unlicensed motorists. Director Jim Lookabaugh says about 100,000 Oklahomans lack valid licenses. Parents may be held responsible for teenagers driving unlicensed cars amid efforts to cut accidents ahead of Safe Driving Day.
Don Hays of Lawton High School placed second in original oratory finals at the Little Nationals speech tournament in Muskogee. Lawton’s junior debate team of Hays and Ken Easton won four of five rounds as over 700 students from Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Texas Louisiana Nebraska and Tennessee competed. Kinley McClure accompanied the group as speech instructor. Other Lawton entrants included Joe Crosby Brad Agnew and Lacy Warren.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization members disclosed plans on Saturday to hold a joint military maneuver in Manila. The move signals coordinated regional defense efforts amid ongoing security concerns in Southeast Asia.
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill, now MP, ended a two month French Riviera vacation and resumed political duties in Woodford England as he returned over the weekend to the Commons.
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