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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1955

Page

3

Godfrey Fires Three More Friends on Show

New York CBS reports three Arthur Godfrey staffers were fired without reasons given while Godfrey was in Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Coproducer Larry Puck musical conductor Jerry Bresler and announcer George Bryan were dismissed from Godfrey's radio television team as part of a string of 12 firings in six months.

New York Arthur Godfrey Godfrey CBS Orden Harrisburg Larry Puck Jerry Bresler George Bryan Puck Marion Marlowe Miss Marlowe

Chinese Prisoner Says Partner Took His Business and Wife

Walter Desmond alleges in a suit filed yesterday that his partner Jack Zatulovsky took their importing business and Desmond’s wife while Desmond was interned in China. He cites Japanese captivity in 1938 and Communist detention from 1947 to 1953, seeking dissolution of the partnership and an accounting of profits. Desmond returned to the United States to learn Zatulovsky had refused him a share of profits and had married Desmond’s ex-wife who had fled Desmond in 1937.

Los Angeles Walter Desmond China Desmond Jack Zatulovsky United States Zatulovsky

Former Lawtonians Seek Aerial View Of City Growth

Former Lawton residents Mr and Mrs Pete Castleberry visiting Santa Maria California request an aerial shot of Lawton to bring back home. They left Lawton in 1948 and have not visited in four years, visiting relatives Mrs Meadows and Mrs Hixenbaugh during this trip.

Pete Castleberry Mrs. Castleberry Lawton California

University Coed Keeps Pet Snake

A Brigham Young University coed Donna Taylor of McGill Nevada keeps a drymarchon corals copper a blue indigo Florida snake as a pet with a garter snake. She says the nonpoisonous snake is clean quiet eats little and helps by keeping mice out of the house.

Donna Taylor McGill, Nev Florida Donna

Flies and Gnats Spread Pink Eye in Livestock

Flies and gnats are identified as key carriers in spreading pink eye among livestock, signaling a need for vector control and improved barn hygiene to prevent outbreaks and protect herds.

Sharett at Allies Parley Faces Red Arms Shipments Challenge

Israel’s Premier Moshe Sharett moved into the spotlight at the Western Foreign Ministers’ parley in Paris. He planned talks with Secretary of State Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Macmillan before Geneva. The ministers approved NATO plans for the four power Geneva talks and set German reunification as a top objective. Dulles announced a trip to Yugoslavia to meet Tito, the first by a U.S. official at Marshal Tito since Stalin’s death. Sharett pressed for arms from France Britain and the U.S. to counter arms shipments to Egypt under Soviet guidance and signaled a push for treaties to guard Israel against invasion. Molotov also planned to attend Geneva, meeting East German leaders in Berlin en route.

Paris Israel Moshe Sharett Middle East Sharett Dulles Harold MacMillan Geneva United States Britain France North Atlantic Treaty Organization Communist Yugoslavia Tito Soviet Union Stalin Egypt Czechoslovakia V. M. Molotov Molotov East Berlin

Nervous robber returns watch after cab confrontation

Detroit cab driver Edward Grzynowicz recounted a robbery where a nervous suspect apologized for stealing his wrist watch and eight dollars. The watch, a graduation gift from the driver’s mother, was recovered along with fifty cents for cigarettes and coffee, before the robber spoke of his financial troubles.

Detroit Edward Grzynowicz

Fairview Girl Suffers Severe Hand Injury in Farm Accident

Five year old Linda Nickel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Nickel of Fairview, Oklahoma, caught her left hand in a pulley belt of an electric pump yesterday. Doctors say she will lose at least three fingers and she was transport to Enid hospital for treatment.

Fairview Okla Linda Nickel Allen Nickel Enid

Driver May Have Killed Pedestrian Without Knowing It

In Wilmington California Charles A Gates a pipefitter helper told police he thought his car hit something last Saturday. He was booked on suspicion of manslaughter as investigators determine if his vehicle struck 25 year old Clemon Warfield of Los Angeles, whose death is being probed. Gates said he felt a hit but saw nothing and continued driving home.

Wilmington Calif Charles A. Gates Clemon Warfield Los Angeles Gates

Hiroshima Baby Dies Of Leukemia

A 12 year old girl who was near the Hiroshima blast as a baby died of lymphatic leukemia. Dr. Robert Holmes of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission said records show exposure at about 1.7 kilometers and a wooden frame building offered limited shielding. Officials cautioned it is not yet possible to confirm a direct link to the atomic bomb.

Hiroshima Japan U. S Robert Holmes Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission Teiko Sasaki Commission

Treasury Introduces Present Size of American Bills in 1929

The U.S. Treasury announced in July 1929 the new standard size for American currency. The change standardized measurements across all denominations and affected how bills were printed and handled nationally.

U. S. Treasury

Science Finds Non Surgical Pile Shrinkage Preparation H

Science reports a healing substance named Bio-Dyne that shrinks piles and relieves pain without surgery. Doctors note actual shrinking and patients say piles are no longer a problem. Available as suppository or ointment under Preparation H. At your druggist with money back guarantee. Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

Probe Into Stolen Groceries in Muskogee Opens

Tulsa report says Muskogee County Attorney Louis Smith's office will open a probe into alleged sales of groceries stolen from a state training school. Harold Freeman, chairman, cited a former inmate of the Training School for Negro Girls at Taft who helped load groceries into a school official's car.

Tulsa Okla Muskogee County Louis Smith Harold Freeman Smith Training School For Negro Girls Taft

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