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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1955
Page
6
The quotation states that the body is the vessel the spirit wears for its celestial life, framing mortality as temporary and the body as the clothing of the eternal soul per Bishop Foster.
The piece argues Eisenhower’s absence from daily cabinet work shows cabinet leaders function well, with nine tenths of duties handled without White House input. It praises his choice of capable leaders, notes reform may trim excess signing and minor conferences, and stresses sole presidential decisiveness as essential for national leadership in 1955.
CIO President Walter Reuther argues automation could raise living standards but warns of heavy human costs like unemployment unless government acts. He favors shorter work week higher minimum wage stronger Social Security price controls and tax cuts for lower income families. Some see benefits in reforms while others fear overreach by government.
A compiled Q and A sets out key figures: 1955 meat per capita 160 pounds possibly 1908 record 163. WWII US tank production 86 thousand. postwar Army strength 8,266,373 peak vs 1,120,512 last July with 93,000 more cut next January. first public radio channel 1899 Fire Island off New York. 1950 TV sets nearly 7 million produced. 1948 World Series won by the Cleveland Indians over the Boston Braves in six games. Woodrow Wilson’s son-in-law in his cabinet William Gibbs McAdoo married Wilson’s daughter Eleanor.
Final plans for the 11th annual Oklahoma Association of Public Accountants convention are set with about 200 delegates expected. The 4 day event opens Wednesday evening at the Hotel Lawtonian with a board of governors meeting and registration times, panels feature revenue officials, and a Friday banquet will install new state officers and the board.
Abbigail Bleiker, 48, of Apache, was fined 75 dollars and 10 costs after pleading guilty before Peace Justice Marvin Cameron to reckless driving. The complaint was signed by Walter W. Allen who followed and observed the act. Other traffic complaints filed Monday include Waddell Findley of Duncan for passing in a marked zone, Jimmy Wayne Hamilton of Altus for passing on a hill, and Ernest Reynolds of Fort Sill for speeding at night.
London verdict overturns Nottingham case after a customer found string in a loaf. Lord Goddard dismisses the conviction, noting a small string harms no one and can simply be removed by the eater.
Hardy Watson outlined Lions club polio campaign history since 1942 at a Monday Civic Club luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. Members have helped raise 180000 over the drive years and furnished Memorial Hospital with about 8000 dollars in facilities, sent 1000 dollars to California and another 1000 to epidemic areas. The club paid 33 1 3 percent to the Salk vaccine drive per the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis. The foundation has not provided financial aid. A motion to seek continued support for the campaign was tabled. Current year polio expenditures are projected at 6000 to 7000 with a peak expenditure of around 32000 during a severe season. The chapter aids 32 present and past polio cases. Guests included Virgil Trout, Frank Ross, Frank Hughes, J. R. Hasty, Bob DuFour, Rev. James O. Smith, Earl Read was introduced as a new member, Preston Williams a transfer member.
RAF Group Captain Peter Townsend made his almost daily call on Princess Margaret at Clarence House in London at 2:30 p.m. as Parliament invited Prime Minister Eden to disclose whether he would marry. Townsend, 41, arrived for the visit to the royal residence during the unfolding marriage question.
About 500 families in Comanche county's central district received free food in a two day distribution at the courthouse ending at 4 p.m. today. Commissioner E L Woesner says slightly under 250 certified families have not collected their allotments. Eastern and western district residents received their portions last week.
Cameron Players presented Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton to about 230 Lawton and Fort Sill patrons. Ken Lyon as Sgt Rough led strong cast with Peggy Elledge Jerry Salyer Rose Marie Bowman and others delivering solid performances. Lighting sets and direction created a vivid eerie Victorian atmosphere in the 1880s London home.
Lawton waitress Dorothy Weddle and cab drivers Leroy Richardson and Harold Reid pleaded innocent in city court to robbery by force and were sent to county jail on bonds of 1000 cash or 2500 property. They’re charged in the beating and robbery of Herman A. Sanders south of Lawton last Thursday. A preliminary hearing is set for November 2 at 1 30 p.m.
Black Beaver Council launches its annual fund campaign with an 11 county goal of 55000 led by district executive L R Tex McCoy. Lawton hosts a joint United Fund Red Cross drive and 55 additional campaigns run across towns Duncan Chickasha Altus Lindsey Harmon county Mangum Hobart Walters Temple and rural areas. Governor Raymond Gary chairs the state drive.
Cameron college and Lawton Public schools will close Friday as teachers and administrators attend the 65th Oklahoma Education Association convention in Oklahoma City. Dismissal is set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday to allow participation. no classes Friday.
Police report three minor thefts a stolen vehicle and a dog bite case. L D Anderson 108 S 18th said he was bitten twice on the left leg after entering a house to collect a bill the dog is under observation 15 days at the city pound. Don Schott 1115 Park reported a green 1949 half ton Chevrolet pickup stolen after 9 p.m. Saturday. a large air conditioner unit was left on the truck. Minor thefts involved Woody Nichols who said a tire and wheel were taken from a 1951 Ford at Sooner Motor Co Eddie Mayfield No 29C who reported three hub caps taken from his 1948 Ford on Fourth between E and F Marshall J Fletcher Fort Sill reported two hub caps stolen from his 1949 Ford at a theater parking lot Sunday night.
Carl Duggins Sr. former Frederick jailer died at 4 1 p.m. Tuesday at his Tipton home after two years of ill health. Born March 28 1891 in Leitchfield Kentucky he moved to Oklahoma in 1907. He worked as county jailer at Frederick until retiring last March. He is survived by his wife Virgie Savage three sons Garland Cecil and Carl Jr a daughter Shirley Joan his mother Mary Duggins a sister and two brothers seven grandchildren and seven step grandchildren. Services at Tipton Church of Christ with John W Anders officiating burial in Tipton cemetery. Time announced by Pecinosky Funeral Home.
Notley Smoot Faxon, 64, died Monday at a Lawton hospital after illness since December. Born December 9, 1890 in Paris Kentucky, he moved to Faxon in 1906 from Illinois and was a retired Fort Sill Post Engineers civil servant. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Faxon high school auditorium with burial in Faxon cemetery. He married Berdie Glasgow in Walters in 1923 and is survived by his wife, five daughters, two sisters, and six grandchildren.
Frederick man Raymond Allen Gardner faced four traffic counts after attempting to elude Highway Patrol, leading to charges of reckless driving, improper registration, no license, and wrong-way driving. Plea of guilty brought $165 in fines plus separate court costs and five days in jail. Trooper Wes Miller pursued from Lawton through multiple streets to a stop near the Gold Nugget Bar. two companions were released.
Eddie Jacobson, once a haberdashery partner of Harry S. Truman, died in Kansas City at 64 after a coronary attack. Truman mourned the loss, praising him as a loyal friend. Jacobson, active in Jewish circles, helped promote Israel after its 1948 founding.
J S Brittingham resigns as disaster chairman of the Comanche county chapter of the American Red Cross. Eddie Dorough is named to fill the vacancy. Dorough, affiliated with State Insurance company all Sears, has served as assistant to the county chairman since last August. Brittingham, a retired general, held the post two years for business and personal reasons.
Two area residents enlisted in the armed services this week. Ramona Faye Wooth of Elgin joined the Waves and is headed to Bainbridge Naval Training Center for basic training. Joe Richard Talley of Duncan joined the Army after Duncan High School and Cameron College attendance last year.
Lawton district well U S Oil Co No 1 plugged after 993 feet in granite wash. Kiowa County Caulkins Jr No 1 Ditmar wildcat at 4 mile south of Komalty area at 2 775 feet. Tillman County Zephyr Drilling No 1 Moss dry and abandoned at 5 205 feet two miles south of Frederick pool.
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Airman A3c Keith E Garten, 17, of Sheppard Air Force Base, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Arrested near Fifth and Lee after his Pontiac nearly hit a man’s car, Garten appeared before Judge S R Harper. Also charged was Mary Ann Dugan, 39, in a separate drunken driving case. She pleaded innocent and posted $500 bond after her car backed into traffic on A Street, colliding with a 1955 Mercury driven by Delbert W Ferguson.
Two 14 year old Lawton boys were turned over to their parents after police linked them to three recent break ins and attempted burglaries. They confessed to breaking into McKinley school and the new senior high building. McKinley, now used by St Marys Catholic School, had a coin box pried from a vending machine with $5 to $6 taken. No missing items were reported at the senior high.
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