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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1954

Page

10

Benson Says U S Farmers Better Off Now Than Then

Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson told U S News & World Report that American farmers are better off today than in the peacetime years between World War I and II. He cited stable prices, noted past downward adjustments occurred before his tenure, and defended flexible price supports as bipartisan policy.

Washington Ezra T. Benson Benson U. S. News & World Report Korea White House Truman

Nehru Teases Step Down as Prime Minister

NEW DELHI India Nehru signals fatigue and may step down but observers doubt the claim noting he has previously used such threats to pressure the Congress party He currently holds multiple posts including foreign and defense minister and planning chairman explaining a possible temporary shift could be arranged without abdication.

New Delhi India Jawaharla Nehru Congress Party Planning Commission Congress

Professor Says Students' Feet Don’t Match In Size

UCLA professor Lawrence E. Morehouse reported at an American College of Foot Orthopedists conference that 49 percent of 600 students studied have one foot larger than the other. Size variance ranged from one half to two sizes.

Los Angeles Lawrence E. Morehouse UCLA American College of Foot Orthopedists

Chimpanzee Alarm as Pete the Python Returns

Fort Worth report details Pete the 18 foot python’s return to Forest Park Zoo after escape. Harry Jackson and nightwatchman Ed Baker subdued the snake in the dark with a five foot pipe noose. Pete bore bruises, later bit Jackson while being treated, and the zoo drew thousands as the crowd learned of his recapture.

Fort Worth Pete Forest Park Zoo Harry Jackson Jackson Ed Baker Baker Zoo

World’s Just A Big Stage

United Press reports from Tokyo that an Italian restaurant manager, falsely linked to a Red spy probe, ran an ad clarifying his stance calling his eatery a capitalistic macaroni mill and noting only meat sauce is red. In New York, Patrolman Herbert Bedell aided a stalled motorist, but the car’s occupants robbed him of $53, his badge and service revolver.

United Press Tokyo New York Herbert Bedell Bedell

Woman Loses Purse at First Methodist Church

Mrs L W Gash left her seat during services at the First Methodist Church in Galveston and returned to find her purse missing containing fifteen dollars.

Galveston Tex L. W. Gash First Methodist Church

Mayor John Wilson vows to run again at 82

Honolulu on October 4 1970 Mayor John Wilson who lost the Democratic primary for reelection said he will run again if he lives long enough. He is 82 years old and made the remark after the nomination defeat.

Honolulu John Wilson Wilson

Illinois nurses seek patient to nurse intercom system

CHICAGO October 4 The Illinois State Nurses Association proposed a patient to nurse intercom system as a substitute for hospital buzzers that are often out of reach for patients.

Chicago Illinois State Nurses Association

Severe Quake Jolts Alaska No Casualties Reported

An Alaska earthquake rocked tall buildings and forced residents to flee in night clothes. felt over a 1000 mile area with strongest shaking 80 to 100 miles west and south of Anchorage. Damage included cracked walls but no casualties were reported. The tremor affected Anchorage Seward Valdez Homer Fairbanks Cordova Kodiak Yakutat.

Anchorage Alaska Here Seward Valdez Homer Fairbanks Cordova Kodiak Yakutat

Justice, Wife Shot Down Before Church

Palmerton Pennsylvania a justice of the peace Matthew Daneker and his wife Mildred were shot as they entered Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church. The assailant fled pursued by youths including the couple s 16-year-old son. Police seek Daniel Falcone 48 a shirt factory worker for questioning.

Palmerton Milton E. Detterline Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church Daneker Palmerton Hospital Daniel Falcone

Home Economics Club Nominates Cameron State Leaders

Gwen de Gruchy of Lawton, a Cameron College sophomore, was chosen president of the campus Home Economics Club for 1954 55. Edith Glandon, Aggie freshman from Lawton, was named co president with Janice Hanes among other officers. Mrs Allie Swackhamer serves as faculty advisor.

Gwen de Gruchy Lawton Cameron College Edith Glandon Aggie Allie Swackhamer Janice Hanes

Student leaders listed for Lawton area clubs and posts

Lawton freshmen Mary Hines and Genese Oswalt serve as first and second vice presidents with Ann Reid as secretary and Jimmie Lou Coffer as treasurer. Betty Mitchell is reporter, Pat Fisher parliamentarian, and Janette Hanes chairs committees for the Lawton group.

Lawton Mary Hines Tipton Genese Oswalt Ann Reid Faxon Jimmie Lou Coffer Betty Mitchell Pat Fisher Janette Hanes

Freshman and Sophomore Students Highlight Local Law Debate

Paula Verma Greta Greb Gotebo and Betty Lawton appear in a social study on freshman finance and law education. The item notes Paula Verma Greta Greb Gotebo and Betty Lawton as students engaging in related topics.

Ao Paula Verma Lawon Greta Greb Gotebo Betty Oe Lawton Welare

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