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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1954

Page

14

County 4-H Clubs Elect New Officers Across Comanche County

Nine Comanche county 4-H clubs elected new officers this week as they plan the year. Listings include Elgin Richard Kleeman president and Indiahoma Judy Ray Roberts president, with multiple vice presidents secretaries song leaders and reporters across clubs such as Sterling Junior Post Oak Mission Flower Mound and Medicine Park.

Comanche County Louise Kennedy Elgin Richard Kleeman Charles Spencer Jamie Sue Price Glenda McClung Bill Stephens Indiahoma Judy Ray Roberts Charlotte Gillam Karen Tomlinson Sharon Bailey Carrol Cagle Billie Jean Carlson R. B. Lamar Howard Pierce Jr Judy Wright Rt. 1 Lawton Keith Harrison Scott Linda Davis Shirley Jones Glen Slaughter Wandha Davis Linda Shelton Post Oak Mission Jacquetta Parker

Immigrant Boy 8 Rescues Woman From Fire in NJ Apartment

Eight year old Roald Eggleston immigrant from Norway saved a 61 year old crippled woman in West Orange when her clothing caught fire. He beat out the flames and guided Mrs. Ruth Davis to a phone to call for help. She suffered first degree burns to hands and face while preparing lunch.

West Orange N. J Roald Eggleston Norway Runnig Ruth Davis

Flood Ruins Large Mail Haul In Chicago Station

In Chicago Union Station flood during a record rainfall ruined about 3000 parcel post items and three baggage carloads of periodicals. Some soaked first class mail is drying out and legible addressed mail will be delivered. the post office will not assume responsibility for uninsured mail.

Chicago Union Station

Norvelle Green Dies During Campaign at 62

Norvelle W. Green a Pryor Oklahoma funeral home operator rancher and Republican state senate candidate died of a heart attack while campaigning in Vinita Oklahoma He was 62 and had gained national attention for his gala birthday parties including a cake weighing as much as he did Life Magazine reported his last celebration Republicans must name a candidate to oppose Democrat Buck Dendy for the senate post.

Vinita Okla Senate Cam Norvelle W. Green Pryor GOP Douglas McKeever Mayes Craig Green Life Magazine Noma Buck Dendy Senate Post

Bodies Of Popocatepetl Avalanche Victims Found

Six climbers perished after an avalanche on Mt. Popocatepetl. Two others escaped and were rescued earlier. The victims included two women, marking Mexico's worst single mountain accident.

Mexico City Mt. Popocatepet Mexico

Area Men In Service Fort Bliss trainee Paul Brown

Pvt. Paul Joseph Brown 20 son of Rev L T Brown Walters began eight weeks of Army basic training at the anti aircraft artillery replacement training center Fort Bliss Texas.

Pvt Paul Joseph Brown Rev L. T. Brown Walters Fort Bliss Tex

Oklahoma graduate earns silver wings as Air Force pilot

Lt. Thomas F. McDuffie 24 son of Mr and Mrs Neill A McDuffie Jr of 1719 Kinyon received silver wings at Laredo Air Force base after 14 months of pilot training in propeller and jet aircraft. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1953 where he helped found the OU Arnold Air Society chapter and served as SAE president and Pi Tau Sigma member.

Thomas F. McDuffie Neill A. McDuffie Jr Kinyon Air Force Laredo Tex Air Force Base McDuffie University of Oklahoma Norman Arnold Air Society The Society of Automotive Engineers Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineer

Integration Case Returns To Court

In Wilmington Delaware the case over 10 Negro students at Milford High School returns to the Court of Chancery. Vice Chancellor William Marvel had ruled Negroes may attend the Milford school and now weighs an injunction to bar the Milford School Board from excluding them. The students had been integrated at term start under a Supreme Court ruling. boycotts and resignations followed.

Wilmington Del Milford Court of Chancery William Marvel National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People U.S. Supreme Court National Assn Dover State Board of Education Georgetown James Webb

Governor Murray Announces Goodwill Tour Abroad

Governor and Mrs. Murray depart for a three week goodwill tour to Central and South America at the request of the State Department. Murray, fluent in Spanish, will be aided by MARS radio links with Ada, Oklahoma in contact with his office.

Oklahoma City Johnston Murray State Department Mexico Murray MARS Harrall Allen Ada

Tulsa to End Three Month Sprinkling Ban

Tulsa officials planned to end today a three month ban on sprinkling due to heat and low water pressure in higher areas. The restriction, imposed July 14 and revised to allow even and odd numbered addresses on alternate days, would be lifted.

Tulsa Okla

Drought Narrows Oklahoma Strawberry Crop to Irrigated Beds

The Weather Service reports only irrigated strawberry beds survive the drought with about 1,100 acres harvested in 1955 from 1,600 acres last year and a 10 year average of 2,240. New beds won't be harvest ready until 1956. Honey production in the state is estimated at 1,300,000 pounds, up from 954,000 in 1953, with about 50,000 apiary colonies, about 3,000 fewer than last year.

Porting Service Drouth Oklahoma

Worst Flood Hits Northern British Isles Drowns Boy in Glasgow

A severe flood drenches land in Northern Ireland and northern England. In Glasgow a boy drowned after being swept into a sewer by a swollen creek. Streets flood up to three feet as residents travel by rowboat.

British Isles Land Northern Ireland Northern England Glasgow

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