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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1954

Page

5

Australian Learns Languages Easily

Sydney retiree Dr. Walter Woolnough, 78, self teaches languages by writing each new word on paper and filing alphabetically. He has 15 languages including English French Spanish Danish German Russian Italian Dutch Norwegian Swedish Portuguese Finnish Czech Slovakian Polish and Serbian. Woolnough, a former geological adviser (1927-1941) who helped identify Exmouth Gulf as an oil source, studies texts side by side with Bible translations to build personal dictionaries.

Sydney Walter Woolnough Woolnough Exmouth Gulf Western Australia

Future Homemaker Pledges Initiated at Temple High

Formal initiation of 22 Future Homemakers pledges occurred Monday evening at 7 30 in the high school auditorium. Sponsor Mrs Dean Miller led the event with pledges named including Louise Anderson Suzie Blair Sylvia Collins and many others. FHA officers listed include Gari Nelson president Annette Waller vice president and Janice Kilpatrick secretary with guides Karen Johnson Jo Retta Sorge Carol Collins Thelma Henson Velora Mullens Bobbie Holman Martha Walls and Sue Wilson assisting.

Dean Miller Louise Anderson Suzie Blair Sylvia Collins Jeannette Breuer Jeanne Cooper Percy Copeland Mary Evans Gracie Henderson Sharon Hooper Karen Langford Ann Lowe Wanda Mann Norma Mills Cora Nowlin Deloris Perkins Ada Fern Pulis Virginia Reece Sue Reeves Mildred Waller Davene Wills

Emasculation Trial Jury Picking Starts

GOLDTHWAITE Texas Oct 20 Upstate and defense lawyers resumed jury selection for two Brady ranchers Roy Barton and David Dutton charged with emasculation of a Fort Hood sergeant. Trial opened July 4 and district judge James K Evatt denied a venue change. Only three jurors were drawn from the panel as deputies summoned a special venire.

Sheriff's Deputies

Capital Thief Uses Silent Treatment

An armed robber at a grocery store in Oklahoma City obtained about 50 dollars from owner Frank Elske, 63, using a note that described a holdup and threatened harm if necessary. Police report details indicate a quiet, threatening demand with no immediate violence.

Oklahoma City Frank Elske

Threat To Thailand Seen In Cambodia Communists

Bangkok reports internal security at risk due to a 4,000 man Vietminh led group in Cambodia and a volatile 300,000 Chinese population there. Brig. Gen. Chamras says the 4,000 act as free Cambodians with orders from Vietminh from a base south of Battambang near the Thai border.

Bangkok Bangkok Post Thailand Cambodia Chamras Manthukanond Battambang Viet Nam

No Room for Pupils in Juarez Overcrowding

In Juarez Mexico more than 3000 pupils were dropped from school rolls yesterday due to overcrowded conditions affecting local schools and student access.

Juarez Mexico

Bond Approved for Hominy Electric Plant Unit

In Hominy Oklahoma a bond measure passed by 194 votes to 82 to authorize eighty two thousand or one hundred eighty thousand dollars for a new unit at the municipally owned electric plant.

Hominy Okla

Finger-tip control iron with right heat for any fabric

Chrome plated iron rated at 4 pounds with cord included. Operates on 110 120V AC. UL listed for safety. Practical, compact appliance suitable for precise temperature control across fabrics.

U.L

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