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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1957
Page
7
Hospital news item lists admitted and dismissed patients across Cleveland Carnegie and Fort Sill Indian School. Birth announcements include multiple families with times and weights. Dismissals cover several patients from Norman Fletcher Cache and surrounding areas.
Tulsa AP reports the Tulsa state fair enters day two with 4-H members in school events and a busy contests slate including crops, home demonstration, soil conservation, beautification, horticulture and poultry judging. Attendance reaches 315,434 after three days, with 44,206 on Tuesday. Kenneth Poteete, age 11, king of the fair, left his flagpole penthouse in a seasick mood and vowed to go home.
Priscilla Estes of 1210 Bessie asks finders of her school books lost in the business district to call her home. The finder’s address was not recorded on the first call, she said.
Comanche county farmers place 9141 acres of wheat in the 1958 acreage reserve program under ASC guidance. Elbert Wolf says compliance with wheat agreements yields up to 143584 dollars in payments. Three days remain before the program deadline. participants must file 1956 57 crop histories with the local ASC office.
Funeral services for Mrs Edna Adams 59 of 1568 Garfield will be conducted by Rev H P Harris pastor of Union Baptist at Shaw Funeral Home with burial pending. Mrs Adams died at home Tuesday night after a heart attack and had lived in Lawnton 14 years moving from Hollis. Survivors include her husband Rev L A Adams of the home four daughters Juanita McCarty Arlina Wand Jewel Hutson and Christine Jones all of Omaha Neb four sons Miller Biles Zembra Adams and Bufford Adams all of 1718 14th and one brother Bill Hossley of Chicago.
Mrs Gladys B Hughes 56 of 2714 T died Tuesday at Port Sill hospital A Hampton Iowa born July 29 1901 moved to Lawton in 1926 married Herlon H Hughes in 1931 Survivors include daughter Mrs William Lowe of Mason City Iowa son Hollis of Fort Sill two sisters Mrs Letha Coad and Mrs Pearl Garrison both of Mason City Iowa one brother Archie Jones also of Mason City and two grandchildren Burial will be in Fort Sill Cemetery
U S charges a U S citizen Shibley Talamas was beaten to death in Haitian police custody after curfew arrest while seeking a doctor for his wife who gave birth next morning. A U S medical team ruled death must be investigated, ambassador protests and junta head refused meeting with the envoy.
A 22 year old Muskogee Indian woman, Susan Foster, died in a two vehicle crash on U S 69 north of Muskogee. She rode as a passenger in Johnny Youngs car from Locust Grove. The other driver was Ed Jones of Irving Texas. Both drivers were hospitalized with undetermined injuries.
Wolverine Lore reports yearbook photo sessions start October 7 with sophomores first in line. Subscriptions are now being taken for the 1957 58 yearbook. Editor Trellus Wilson lists staff including Pat Cooke Ronnie Hagler Mickey Bohl Jamie Callicott Gordon Griswold Loretta Osborne Betty Sparks Kenneth Huffman Fred Schaaf Linda Jones Pat Tait Carolyn Swinney Patsy Nolen Barbara Lewis Margie Johns Helen Russell Shirley Faulaner Betty Mowery Carolyn Peck Donna Barberousse Phil Altmere W C Burris sponsor.
The gerenuk and the lesser kudu arrived from Africa after a monthlong quarantine and are now on display at the Bronx Zoo. This marks the first public showing of these two rare antelope species there.
Lawton Rotary club Tuesday noon heard Coach LeRoy Montgomery discuss Cameron college's 1957-58 football season. Special guests included Charley Dean Ted Owens and Cameron football team members. Dr. Frank Dole chaired program Dr. Charles Green presided.
Third in a series of square dance lessons for children will be held Saturday night at the American Legion hall Seventh and Paul Tate is instructor for the lessons. Children from grammar school through high school age are invited. Lessons run from 7 to 10 30 p.m with the last hour devoted to bop dance. The lessons are sponsored by the Lowery Whitehead American Legion Post No. 29.
Area residents formerly living in Washington state may qualify for the Korean War bonus, announces Z. L. Zipen, service and finance officer of Lowery Whitehead Post 29. Applicants typically served 90 days or more during the Korean conflict and resided in Washington for one year before enlisting. The bonus expires at noon December 31, 1957.
Foreign observers note increasing Chinese openness to trade as delegations from eight non Communist countries visit Beijing. West Germany and France sign potential exchange deals while Britain relaxes trade restrictions. Ja nos Kadar and Mohammed Hatta rise in nonaligned leadership.
Fragmentary OCR text from Lawton Constitution references leaders and cannonists with mentions of China and the Far East. Content is torn and unclear, lacking coherent events, dates, or names to form a full news item.
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