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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1955
Page
12
Stephens Agency lists a $600 equity three room house with full fencing in a desirable location. Also offered is a modern three room home for $2,500 with $500 cash and balance like rent, plus dogs including Chihuahua and Pomeranian and hunting dogs from Scott Dale Kennels. Contact numbers 3212 and 4843-J.
Classified notices list boarding kennels in Ph 5420 W2 on Cache Road and pet details Chihuahua pups and purebred bantams with contact info. Household appliances include Maytag washer refrigerators and a 42 inch rollaway dinette set plus furniture items with prices and phone numbers. Local items feature a TV set, drapes, photos, and studio services with multiple addresses and trade contacts.
A dense classified page lists items for sale including a beautiful squirrel cape at 65, AIRLINE T.V. with a new picture tube, Formica and plywood remnants, a dinette set, appliances, and more. It also advertises rental space, job openings for cab drivers and carhops, and several lost pets with rewards and contact numbers across city locations.
Allstate in partnership with Sears offers a permanent local sales position with no travel. Company training provided, start salary, above average income potential, strong benefits and profit sharing. Prior direct selling experience required. ages 28 to 38. Interview with Mr Ward P Pohly at Hotel Lawtonian on Oct 2 3 and 4.
A 68 year old nationally known manufacturer seeks salesmen to earn $10,000 or more annually in protected territory. Includes field training, 16-20 percent commission weekly, annual bonus, car required. Contact Carl Sieber, The Osborne Co., 1611 N Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK. Also listings for a shirt lady and wool presser, a portable small building, a carpet layer, an electrician, and a waitress at Ted's Burger Bar.
Business Opportunities 22 Thompson nursing home with licensed nurse on duty 24 hours contact 4940 Alcoholics Anonymous box 213 or call 3592 evenings Lawton nursing home for elderly at 1602 Columbia phone 2303 plus a real estate section listing 80 by 140 foot lot for 4000 and 100 by 200 foot lot in good condition 65 dollars monthly through American Realty phone 8778 Hamburger Drive Inn contact numbers 3509 or 3082 R.
National organization seeks part or full time distributors for Lawton and cities including Anadarko Duncan Hobart Rush Springs Altas Frederick Chickasha. Investment from 199 in merchandise. earnings described as Good to Exceptional. Duties involve supplying and servicing toy outlets with a silent sales service. Write with references to Amen Industries Toytown Division.
Appealing SW Oklahoma farm offering 315 acres with 195 acres mineral rights two oil wells and two modern homes plus additional buildings. Shown by appointment only to qualified buyers.
SANTA ROSA California reporter Jack Howard of the San Francisco Chronicle was jailed briefly for refusing to reveal sources in an injunction case tied to a Sebastopol area apple growers strike. The 3rd District Appellate Court later ordered his release on $10,000 bail. writ hearing set for Oct 21.
Lawrence A. Brooks of Brilliant Ohio became the first motorist punished for driving the wrong way on Ohio's new turnpike. He was fined 150 dollars and sentenced to three days in jail by Mayor J Grant Keys after also being convicted of drunk driving.
Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser is set to visit Moscow next spring and then Czechoslovakia, according to government sources. He plans arms purchases from both Communist nations as part of the expanding foreign policy.
Reporters outside Washington watched Vice President Richard M. Nixon pace to his door just before midnight Monday fearing an Eisenhower health update. Nixon only asked a Secret Service agent for a cigarette, ending the moment with routine quiet.
New York officials including Judge John A. McAvinue argue the World Series should be broadcast on radios and television, noting the typically light juvenile docket on the crowded court calendar. The remark emphasizes broad media attention for the event.
Mrs Chloe Lewis 66 of Council Bluffs Iowa walked to policeman Harold Hug to request a traffic ticket after saying she passed a red light a week earlier and felt guilty.
Walla Walla police report arrest of Perch Hamilton 45 on drunken driving charges after his car struck a parked truck on a street near College Place. Hamilton said the truck stopped quickly in front of him.
In Detroit area, three year old Frank Licavoli Jr. and four neighbors traced a $2,527 miss to a purse his mother left behind. The children, playing Monday, agreed the money was hidden in a purse he carried, but when chased, Frank ended with five pennies in hand.
Pvt. Tommy R. Woods of Rogersville Tennessee was sentenced by a U S Army court martial to 33 years with a dishonorable discharge for desertion to East Germany. He pled guilty after a 25 minute proceeding and faced potential higher authority review.
The CIO unit announced 691720 in retroactive pension checks mailed to 9661 UAW members now retired from Ford Motor Co. Comedian Phil Harris may require knee surgery after an injury two weeks ago. Dr. Walter Scott says if the knee does not improve in three weeks surgery could be needed.
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