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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1957

Page

2

She Sets Health Speech Tonight

President Eisenhower will discuss America's health and medical needs in a nationwide radio address from New York. He speaks at a Waldorf Astoria dinner honoring Alfred P. Sloan Jr., GM honorary chair, with about 1,500 guests and an overnight stay planned. Sloan will receive the Frank H. Leahy Memorial Award for service to medical education. The speech airs at 10 05 p.m. EDT on major networks. no TV.

Washington Eisenhower America New York Waldorf-Astoria Alfred P. Stoan Jr General Motors Corp

Secret Test Blamed in H-Mishap at Windscale Plant

London Daily Express reports a secret canister of H bomb material cooked in a uranium furnace at Windscale, causing an Oct. 10 accident that released radioactive dust over 200 square miles near Cumberland. Milk from 700 farms condemned. authorities say furnace out of action for months. cause not announced.

London Windscale England Daily Express Britain Cumberland Atomic Energy Authority

School Burglary Probed By Police

City police probed an overnight break‑in at Woodrow Wilson School at 17th and Taft in which a small amount of money was taken from two teachers desks. Principal Fred Thomason reported his office was ransacked and papers scattered. Entry appeared through an unlocked window with hinge pins removed. Police cited no forced entry except the principal office door.

Woodrow Wilson School 17Th and Taft Fred Thomason Thomason Bill Ward J. B. Langford

Holds Sooner Day at American Royal livestock show

Oklahoma Day featured Raymond Gary as honored guest beside Royal queen Miss Malinda Diggs Berry Stillwater Okla. LaTone Sewall of Alton Okla won the barrel race as Gary praised the event. Monroe Kottwitz Kingfisher 4-H star swept the sheep show with grand and reserve champions in barrows and the pen of three. Oklahoma State University displayed the stand champion weather lamb a 90 pound Southdown.

Kansas City Oklahoma Raymond Gary Malinda Diggs Berry Stillwater Okla Gary Miss Berry LaTone Sewall Alton The Royal FFA Monroe Kottwitz Oklahoma State University Wether Lamb

Crude Oil Output Dips Slightly in Week Survey

The Oil and Gas Journal reports a small week over week dip in crude oil and condensate production to 9 75 barrels per day? Actually 39 7? The Tulsa-based survey shows state shifts with Louisiana down 9 300 barrels to 802 900 and Oklahoma up 23 700 to 569 400. National 1957 production estimated at 2 113 971 550 barrels versus 2 090 559 406 a year Red.

Tulsa Ol and Gas Journal Louisiana Oklahoma the Journal

Return Of Youth OGAKI Wins Divorce After 47 Years

Ayano Shibuya, a year-old woman in Omagi, Japan, won a divorce from her 73-year-old husband Ichiro Ichiro after accusing infidelity. A judge ordered Ichiro to pay Ayano one million yen as compensation, roughly 2,777 dollars.

Ogaki Japan Ayano Shibuya Ichiro Ayano

Lawton Seniors Take National Merit Scholarship Exam

Twenty eight Lawton High School seniors today were given National Merit Scholarship examinations by guidance directors Mrs. Wesley Silk and W. C. Burris. Scholarships are awarded on exam results and on the basis of individual need.

Lawton High School Wesley Silk W. C. Burris

Marler's Pet Shop Open Weekdays Until p.m.

Marler's Pet Shop advertises extended weekday hours and lists phone number EL 38-3112 for contacts. The ad emphasizes convenient weekday access and local business presence.

Marler’s Ferris Dial

Bombs Blast Saigon Hotels and Hostel in Violent Wave

Bombs exploded targeting a hotel bus and a military hostel in Saigon’s Cholon district, injuring four soldiers and shredding walls. The attacks, linked to anti-Diem sentiment and Communist sympathizers, follow a string of nerve-wracking assaults on foreigners and U.S. facilities amid ongoing Colombo Plan tensions.

Ngo Dinh Diem Britain Australia Southeast Asia United States Viet Nam U. S Saigon Diem Perle Mesta Luxembourg Mesta U.S Indochina

Council To Hear Yule Decoration Program Tonight

City officials will hear a report from the city attorney on condemnation of a building at 18 C. The council will conduct a public hearing on Willis Clytus taxi cab operation and receive reports on the Lake Lawtonka clearwell, planning and zoning, a Ridgecrest sewer line permit, and Morford annexation requests in west Balimore area.

Chamber of Commerce City Hall Chamber Willis Clytus Orereleest Lake Lawtonka Planning and Zoning Commission W. Harris Delmar Choate Ridgecrest First Addition Bob Morford Morford Third Addition Baltimore

Car Crashes Into Tree Injuring Woman at SH 49

Mrs Dorothy Bain 29 of 609 Summit suffered fractured facial bone and back in a crash on SH 49 near Mt Scott road. She was taken to Memorial hospital around 4 am in satisfactory condition. Passenger Mrs Larrine Plummer 609 Summit was uninjured. Lawton Latin Club plans a Coke party at 7:30 pm in the school cafeteria.

Dorothy Bain Summit SH 49 Mt. Scott Road Memorial Hospital Larrine Plummer Highway Patrol Lawton High School Latin Club

Moscow aims in the Middle East and the risk to the West

John M. Hightower reviews Soviet strategy in the Middle East from Azerbaijan to Suez, noting Moscow’s pattern of stirring crisis then pulling back. He questions whether Russia can sustain controlled turmoil to gain leverage over oil routes and Western allies without triggering a broader war.

Moscow Syria Iraq Jordan Cairo Damascus Hussein Middle East Egypt America Turkey Wsar Mediterranean Persian Gulf Suez Canal Europe Azerbaijan Berlin Korea Indochina Wasser Suez John M. Hightowe T U.S Middle Teast

Coker Named President At Oklahoma Auto Dealer Meet

Chick Coker of Tulsa Oklahoma City was named president of the Oklahoma Automobile Dealer Association which closed its 24th annual convention last night. Judson Bryan of Stillwater was chosen vice president and Jack Clark of Oklahoma City secretary treasurer.

Coker Tulsa Chick Coker Oklahoma City Oklahoma Automobile Dealer Association Judson Bryan Stillwater Jack Clark

Bond Forfeiture For Lawton Man In Auto Theft Case

Federal Judge Stephen S Chandler ordered a $1,000 bond forfeited and issued a bench warrant for 49 year old Frank Connor Woodie after he failed to appear for a scheduled hearing on charges he drove a stolen car from Wichita Falls Texas to Lawton last May. Assistant U S district attorney Phil Douglas said Connors did not appear.

Oklahoma City Stephen S. Chandler Lawton Woodie Frank Connor Chandler Wichita Falls Tex Phil Douglas U.S Connors

U S Court Hears Builder Case In Tulsa Hearing

A former Ardmore contractor seeks 328 000 in a Hulah Dam excavation dispute. A H Leal head of Plains Construction Co says the government hid groundwater info. he says wet earth stretched the project from bid expectations. Commissioner Paul H McMurray presided in Washington.

Tulsa U. S. Court of Claims Ardmore Hulah Dam A. H. Leal The Plains Construction Co Leal Paul H. McMurray Washington

Flu Deaths Spread From Page One Across States

Colleges and secondary schools nationwide continue to be hit hard by flu. Columbia College in Washington DC closed, several New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa schools shut down, and Town State Teachers College cancelled homecoming events though its football game remains on. A flu outbreak affected about 700 students in 10 days, while a Crippled Children’s Center in Peoria Illinois closed its pre-school. Illinois reports 1059 inmates stricken with flu and pneumonia at four state facilities. Denver medical officials report 23 flu and pneumonia deaths since Sept 29, above normal.

Columbia College Columbia D.C New York State Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Indiana Illinois Iowa Town State Teachers College North Dakota University Crippled Children's Center Peoria Til Denver

Rains Continue Across Southwest with Showers

Frederick records 1.27 inches as rains persist through Wednesday. Forecast calls for cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures will barely change with highs around 65 today and 69 tomorrow.

Frederick

Lawton Center Youth Program Seeks Community Support

CENTER E Mowe Fort Sill resigned as director. Letters were sent to all Lawton civic clubs asking groups to sponsor dances and events and furnish chaperons. About 500 students attended a victory football dance recently with only four women as chaperons. Youth program needs adult support as rest rooms were damaged. Recreation council plans two basketball goals for midget basketball. The center hosts art classes by the Woman's Forum and frequent meetings by Brownies and Bluebird groups.

Mowe Fort Sill Lawton Lawton Junior Service League Northwest Kiwanis Club Elks and Optimist Clubs Bannes Barnes Recreation Council Woman's Forum Brownies Bluebird

Flu outbreak strains university campus facilities

Gordon Paine Cameron college registrar said the flu virus has invaded the Ag gie campus. The infirmary with 12 beds is filled and many students have gone home to recuperate. The school will meet its 180 class day requirement despite illness impact.

Gordon Paine Cameron College Aggié Paine

Death near miss turns into knife and shotgun case

A preliminary hearing heard a man knocked down by a knife attack after an elderly neighbor was wounded in a scuffle. James allegedly lunged at the door, prompting a shotgun defense. In a separate arraignment, Washinyton Jr. pleaded innocent to assault with a dangerous weapon in a Saturday shotgun shooting that left Marion Taylor injured in an alley behind 1315 Washington. Payton was held on a $2,000 bond with a preliminary hearing to be scheduled after attorney contact.

James Anderson Lawton View Washinyton Jr Washington Payton Marion Taylor Taylor Justice of Peace Marvin C. Cameron

Parole Board OKs Seven Convicts Including Three Murders

The Pardon and Parole Board recommended parole for seven inmates, including three life termers who had murders on their records. Paired with burglary and forgery sentences, the group includes Paul Evinger Osage County age 55 A T Reynolds Oklahoma County age 64 Ervin C Bernell Stephens County age 42 and Cotton County residents Tommy Moss Gwen D Davies James H Matthews and James E Hall Pontotoc County.

McAlester Pardon and Parole Board Paul Evinger Osage County A. T.reynolds Oklahoma County Ervin C.bernell Stephens County Tommy Moss Gwen D. Davies Cotton County James H. Matthews James E. Hall Pontotoco Moss, Davies and Matthews

Soil Bank Funds Allocated To State Oklahoma 1958

The Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation office in Stillwater announces a 1958 soil bank allocation of 5 062 000 to Oklahoma to cover contracts. Funding comes from the Agriculture Department. Applications will open about November 1 and close April 15. The 1958 allotment plus signed contracts total 8 352 000 for state farmers.

Slillwater Oklahoma Agriculture Department ASC

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