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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1955

Page

11

Electric power output heads for its brightest season

New York reports electric power output rising with higher living standards pushing sales 18 percent above last year. Utilities plan 1. five billion for new capacity and 24.0 billion for feeder lines as booming demand from homes offices and factories drives expansion while aluminum and atomic energy surge as major power users. Profits rise about ten percent in the first nine months, with 6 of 7 companies reporting higher after tax earnings. Copper and metal prices climb, raising future costs for expansion.

New York America Atomic Energy Commission

Death Grows Less Foreign As Age Brings Loss

Hal Boyle reflects on aging and mortality, noting over half of those met fade away. He recalls Shorb Schultz, a small, devoted AP copy boy in Kansas City, whose life and death illustrated how memory remains vivid as time passes. The piece blends nostalgia with a melancholy meditation on change and the lure of the past.

Associated Press Kanas City Missouri Old St. Louis Los Angeles

Adlai Stevenson Declines Minnesota Presidential Primary Invite

United Press reports Adlai Stevenson declines to enter Minnesota's March presidential primary. He reiterates he will disclose intentions on the campaign in Chicago, maintaining his earlier stance.

Duluth Adlai Stevenson Minnesota Chicago

Truman declines to confirm Symington presidential bid

Independence Missouri Former President Truman says he does not know Symingtons ambitions and notes the senator told him he did not have any. The remark was made as Symington, a Missouri Democrat, was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate.

Independence Truman Sen Stuart Symington D-Mo

Madrid Playboy Sheppard King Courts Venezuelan Beauty

Playboy Sheppard King declares romance with a 23-year-old Venezuelan woman, saying the relationship grew slowly and he would embrace Catholicism for her. He notes it was not love at first sight but something different developing over time.

Shorb Sherb Madrid Sheppard W. King

Home craftsmen buy over two hundred million in power tools

Home craftsmen purchased tools worth more than 200 million dollars in the last year, reflecting strong demand for electric and hand tools across the trade. Retailers report steady sales, with cordless drills saws and accessory kits leading demand among professional and hobbyist buyers.

Lawford Finishes Show Despite Burns

Hollywood actor Peter Lawford continued a Jimmy Durante show despite second degree burns to his right hand and arm from a titanium tetrachloride hair light experiment. Doctors ordered rest for a week to aid recovery after the live telecast.

Hollywood Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Lawford Durante

7 Room Home Near Cameron College Ideal Location

7 room home offers space for a regular or king size family. Located near Cameron College in an inland condition. Total price 6.50. The McKee Co. Pho 432.

Cameron College McKee CO. Pho

Giant Dem Dinner Unreels Tonight in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Democrats plan their biggest fund raising event tonight at the new state fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. About 5 000 attendees are expected and a record 150 000 dollars will be added to the party treasury. Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas will headline the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner, following a reception for Carl Albert of McAlester who is House majority whip.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Democrats Sam Rayburn Texas New State Fairgrounds Oklahoma Carl Albert McAlester House of Representatives

Rent a Refrigerator Range or Washer

Wolverton Electric and Appliance offers rental of refrigerators ranges and washers. Located at 3148 S. 5th and 181 Sheridan Rd with phone numbers provided for inquiries at 1302 Sheridan Rd and 3120.

Wolverton Electric and Appliance Sheridan Rd Pho

Guatemala Chief Visits Washington State Visit by Castillo Armas

Guatemala President Carlos Castillo Armas arrives in Washington aboard Eisenhower’s plane to begin a 14 day U S trip. He will tour New York Detroit St Louis Houston and New Orleans with a reception by Vice President Nixon and Acting Secretary Hoover Jr. leading the welcoming delegation.

Washington Carlos Castillo Armas Western Hemisphere Eisenhower Columbine _III Richard M. Nixon Herbert Hoover Jr Castillo Armas United States New York Detroit St. Louis Houston New Orleans

Lonardi Enters Sanatorium for Minor Medical Treatment

Buenos Aires reports that Argentine President Eduardo Lonardi has entered a sanatorium for minor medical treatment as announced by the private secretariat on Monday.

Buenos Aires Argentina Eduardo Lonardi

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