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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1955

Page

5

Funeral Rites for Clyde Peters Noted in Oklahoma Obit Row

Clyde B. Peters 75 of Cox community northeast of Lawton died unexpectedly while working in a field. Arrangements are pending at Lawton Funeral Home. He married Lottie Dobbs in Edgy in 1905. Survived by wife and five daughters and several relatives across Oklahoma Texas and Washington. Lawson Ezekiel 73 of Comanche died in Comanche hospital. Funeral at Patterson Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Comanche Cemetery. Halsey Gilbert O. died Sept. 1 in Ethiopia with services at Brown Funeral Home Chickasha. Burial followed. bearers listed. Eddie H. Gill Jr. 21 of Lawton died in a Fletcher auto crash. Burial at Highland Cemetery. services conducted by Rev. Gladney.

Clyde B. Peters Lawton Cox Lima Ohio Edgy, Okla Lottie Dobbs Juanita Peters Ernest Engle Alva Okla Harold Ward Bridgeport Wash George Saffle Germany Tom Case Phillips Tex N. J. Cremean Florence Colo I. M. Cochran Northfield Minn T. J. Ludwig Harley Marlow Waurika Ezekiel Lawson Comanche Comanche Hospital Patterson Avenue Baptist Church Ed Merriman Comanche Cemetery Worley Lawson Methodist Church Brinkley Ark Oklahoma Stephens Jefferson Suzie Cavel Fern Dunklin Yoakum Texas Nora Jo Akerman Fort Worth Merle Howard Jesse Duncan Jim Gilbert O. Halsey Ethiopia Brown Funeral Home Chickasha Dy Bingham 284Th Air Base Tinker Afb Edward G. Burglund William L. Hambleton Virgil L. Whittington William C. Grist Eddie H. Gill Jr Lawton Funeral Home J. W. Gladney First Assembly of God Church Highland Cemetery Gill Eddie Gill Fletcher Billy McCarley Mager Sales Emmitt Glidon Paul Coffman James Hood David Newport

Truman Activities Put Harriman In Spotlight

Former President Harry S Truman weighs in on Democratic nominating prospects amid talk of Averell Harriman of New York as a possible candidate. Though he backed Adlai Stevenson previously, Truman says he is neutral and not choosing sides before the convention. Harriman denies campaign obligations yet gains support from Tammany Hall. Stevenson’s status remains unsettled as observers weigh the impact of Truman’s neutrality on the race.

Washington Harry S. Truman Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower Stevenson Truman Averell Harriman New York Democratic Party United States Adlai Sevenson Chicago Harriman Albany N.Y Tammany Hall Carmine DeSapio

Air Force weighs Sea Master jet seaplane bomber plan

The Air Force may buy four or five Navy jet sea bombers for study, with production models likely to be Navy priority. Gen White noted nuclear power could place water based bombers in strategic roles, while current jets could disperse forces away from vulnerable overseas airfields and surprise enemies with new attack angles.

Elton C. Fay Washington Air Force Navy Air Force Council Glenn L. Martin Co Thomas D. White

Mouse Eats Its Own Weight in Food Daily

The common meadow mouse reportedly consumes a quantity of food equal to its body weight each day. This feeding rate highlights the animal’s high metabolism and energetic needs.

Starfish feature eyes at arm tips for all around sight

A biology note explains starfish possess an eye at the end of every arm enabling detection of light and movement in every direction. This arrangement supports navigation and predator avoidance across their radial body plan.

Prof Makes First Flight A Long One

In Warren Ohio Roger Perreau a 54 year old retired French professor launches a cross country flight toward Paris to test his 1951 Luscombe single engine plane. He flew yesterday from Amityville New York to Youngstown Ohio four hours, then planned to Grand Rapids Michigan for propeller installation before heading to the West Coast and back to New York nonstop. He aims to reach California in two to three days while testing fuel capacity for 24 hours of flight, carrying 120 extra gallons in six tanks.

Warren Ohio Roger Perreau Paris New York California Amityville N.Y Youngstown Grand Rapids Mich West Coast Perreau Luscombe

Starlike ascidians hint at reverse evolution says group

The National Geographic Society notes ascidians begin life as tadpolelike larvae with a cartilaginous backbone. As they mature they lose this structure and degenerate into primitive forms resembling fungi.

National Geographic Society

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Eddie H. Gill, Jr By Don Whitehead Tion the Winnner AF May Bay Keele Keele Organization J. W. Smith Lawtonian Prof Sears Kenmore RCA Victor Hardy Suggs 11Th Gore Lawton Homart
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