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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1955
Page
4
The text cites I Kings praising the Lord as God and invokes prayer to the supreme divine, recognizing the God of all creation beyond any single man. Klopstock’s verse praises the Father and Judge of all, addressing God by multiple names. The passage blends scripture with devotional grandness and calls for reverence to a universal deity.
The December 1958 Pan American deal for 45 jet airliners signals the jet age arrival. Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 will cut transcontinental and international flight times, boosting travel, commerce, and world understanding as major carriers order jets.
Carmine De Sapio defended Harriman during a California stop as state leaders instead backed Adlai Stevenson. Oregon Democrats echoed Stevenson as Truman’s push for Harriman appeared to stall his 1956 prospects. Harriman’s gains remain modest in the week just past.
A list of trivia covering questions on Cornwallis Yorktown leadership, Canadian bacon origins from pig loins, Plains of Abraham deaths of Wolfe and Montcalm, Rogation Days before Ascension, federal railroad loans, Bonneville salt flats as a salt bed for a former lake and speed course, and early algebra roots in Ahmes around 1700 B C.
Hospital notes detail births at two times on October 21 and October 23 plus numerous admissions and discharges. Names include Roy Clark and Don Ingram as new parents with weights listed, while many residents from Walters, Elgin, Altus, Duncan, Cyril, Anadarko and nearby towns are recorded for medical or surgical care and a long stream of discharge updates.
County Attorney Manville Red reports eleven people charged by noon after a weekend spree. Raymond Allan Gardner led a high speed downtown chase before surrendering near the Gold Nugget bar as authorities pursued through Lawton. Other cases include driving while intoxicated fines for Keith Garten and Mary Ann Dugan, and Reckless driving pleas from Abbigail Bleiker.
Howard Shaw, former Lawton bootlegger now in Altus, pleaded guilty to possession of liquor before County Judge S. R. Harper. He was fined 100 and sentenced to 30 days in county jail. The Dec 16 1954 raid at the Southern club 108 Lee produced 25 half pints gin 42 half pints whisky six pints whisky and three fifths whisky. Shaw had a court continuance.
Mrs. Earl Denton about 50 sister of Milton Keating Chamber of Commerce secretary manager died Saturday night in Tempe Arizona after a year long illness. Born in Oklahoma she lived in Minco in the 1940s moving to Tempe after the war. Services and burial are set for Tempe. She was visiting a daughter in Hobbs New Mexico when death occurred. Keating is in Washington on chamber business. She is survived by her husband three children Milton of California Peggy and Gordon of the home and a niece Mrs. B J Shuman.
William Hutchins born October 23 1865 in Leicestershire England arrived in the United States with 50 cents at age 23. He helped build Cincinnati for National Cash Register, later settled in Lawton Oklahoma in 1920. An open house honored his 90th birthday with about 50 attendees, fruit punch and cake.
Lawton police report an unusually quiet weekend with 12 arrests since 11 p m Saturday. Five jailed for public drunkenness face Municipal Court at 5 p m today. A 17-year-old mother is held for child neglect after a baby was brought to the station. nursing staff will confer with County Judge about the case. Other detainees include Leverett Morris on disturbance charges, Douglas Tester turned to Military authorities, Jerome Brodie on reckless driving, George Satchell on permitting an unlicensed driver, and Robert Jackson on driving without a license.
Southwestern Oklahoma faces a cotton harvest rush with a shortage of boll pullers. John Looney of the State Employment Service says thousands are needed, with housing scarce in Faxon Temple and Walters. Workers should report to offices in Altus Ardmore Chickasha Clinton and Lawton.
Cattle receipts about 8,000 with 1,500 calves and 25 loads beef steers plus 6 to 7 loads heifers. Trade opening slow with beef steers and slaughter cows 50 or more lower. good stockers steady to unchanged. No beef steers sold. two loads choice fed heifers at 21.00. cows light activity. Hogs about 1,200 with barrows and gilts and sows mostly 50 lower. No 1:3 13.75-14.50 with light weights 13.00-14.00 and sows 12.00-13.50.
National Farm Loan Association of Anadarko will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Hotel Lawtonian with election of directors. Guests include R. Bruce Crutcher of the Federal Land Bank and C. P. Berney of the Caddo Comanche district. The Anadarko office will close all day Tuesday.
Lawton and McKinley school sites suffered burglaries over the weekend. Thieves took between 3 and 6 in change from a vending machine at Third and Columbia while a 1949 Chevrolet half-ton truck was stolen from Don Schott at 1115 Park after 9 p.m. Saturday. Police noted possible entry via broken window or unlocked door and counted the incidents among the first reports of the morning.
Gov. Raymond Gary challenged a U.S. Census Bureau report claiming Oklahoma’s population declined since 1950. He cited rising public school and higher education enrollments, ongoing construction, and higher tax collections than 1954, projecting substantial fiscal gains.
Berlin reports visitors at the Warsaw zoo may feed candy to Jasio, a decorated elephant from Dien Bien Phu. The beast, donated by North Viet Nam’s Vietminh government, carried arms and supplies under fire to advance lines.
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The county excise board will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the courthouse to approve highway funds for the month and transfer 15000 within Lawton city budgets. They will also review city street and alley and airport appropriations for July through September and authorize various reallocations across departments including police, fire, engineering and recreation.
Washington lawmakers plan hearings by the House Government Operations subcommittee into why 60 early F3H Demon jets built for the Navy lacked sufficient engine power. Investigators visited McDonnell Aircraft and Westinghouse, with open session followed by potential closed hearings. The Navy grounded 60 F3H-1s at a cost of about 154 million dollars. a redesigned F3H-2 with an Allison J71 engine is expected to deliver 1956 delivery in better all weather performance.
Grandfield hosts an annual barbecue and program honoring Bell Oil and Gas employees at the Grandfield Community Building Tuesday night. About 150 people are expected. Sponsored by the Grandfield Chamber of Commerce, the event honors the town’s largest single industry. The program began last year. Barbecue starts at 7:30 p.m.
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