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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1955
Page
1
Lawtonians begin a three day holiday with Labor Day observance on Monday. Residents plan picnics, swim fests, and late summer fishing as warm weather continues. Forecasters predict temperatures in the 90s Saturday with fair skies and cool nights, ideal for a long weekend.
Southern California faced a brutal heat wave with a 110 degree high in Los Angeles and 120 at Tujunga. Four fatalities were linked to the heat, and 57 cases of heat prostration were reported. Brush fires and agricultural damage accompanied the scorcher as officials warned of more heat to come.
Oklahoma City City Manager Bill Gill Jr ordered about 350 municipal workers dismissed as they attended a mass meeting backing a Teamsters union drive. Garbage and street crews were mainly affected, with hospital and public facility services limited and police protection covering active trucks. The action follows a council-backed refusal to recognize the union, amid a larger wave of dismissals and department reallocations.
Enrollment officials report a possible 6500 plus student total as lines form for registration across city schools. Segregation had been struck down previously, with several Negro pupils enrolling at Richardson junior high and Lawton high. Douglass reported 439 at noon, with Dunbar around 321. principals warn the tally is provisional as more enrollments are expected after lunch.
Continued fair with warmer afternoon conditions. Highs in the low 90s and Saturday. Low tonight around 60, near 57 today. An 11 am reading of 82. Thursday high expected around 87.
Three traffic accidents in the Lawton area left nine people injured during the Labor Day holiday period. All victims were from Altus Air Force Base. A one car crash on U S 62 east of Altus involved a driver who reportedly fell asleep, injuring the occupants.
Perkins Oklahoma residents Frank Eaton known as Pistol Pete and Chief Big Bear Two Hands plan a Denver trip to aid longevity research by Dr Leo Spears. The 95 and 114 year old explorers, both linked to Jesse James lineage, will provide insights on long life as researchers study the country’s oldest residents.
In El Reno Oklahoma two men tied to Tulsa home robberies surrendered after a 100 mile chase and gunbattle. Charles K. Von Amburgh and Mario Contino Roggio were identified by FBI as suspects. Roggio’s brother John was sought in a new car pursuit. Von Amburgh was wounded by shotgun pellets and listed as in good condition. A brave housewife with her three children helped talk them into surrender.
About 360 tickets have been sold for the Labor Day barbecue tied to the National Guard armory and U.S. 62-277 highway improvements dedication. Two civic clubs have yet to report sales. The barbecue starts 6:30 p.m. Monday at the armory, with dedications and a dance for guardsmen and guests. The highway dedication at 3:30 p.m. will occur on the interchange’s middle level. Gov. Raymond Gary will be principal speaker at both ceremonies.
American Motors Corp. became the first of the Little Three to settle on the Big Three contract pattern with the CIO United Auto Workers. The agreement ends a strike that began at midnight last night.
Dr. Charles Miller, head of the county-city health department, reports 870 children in Comanche County still need their second polio shot. Clinic hours are 9 to 11 a.m. each Saturday at No 10 E B. August 20 saw five recipients, August 27 had 41, with 2,316 first shots given last summer. He calls skipping the second shot criminal and notes protection lasts into the next polio season. The article points to continuation on POLIO Page 2.
Police searched dense woods in Staten Island for 14-year-old Rita Mae Hann who screamed for help to her mother over a telephone before the line went dead. Rita Mae left Charleston to shop in Tottenville. a neighbor heard a scream from a baseball field, but nothing seen. Rita Mae is described as 5 feet 3 inches, 130 pounds, brown hair and eyes.
Burglars hit two city firms last night within a block of each other. Home Lumber Co. at 102 E. and Jax Distributing Co. office at 102 F lost cash and checks totaling roughly $985. Entry to the beer agency used a rear door tin pry tool. Home Lumber saws were possibly taken. Police logged the seventh and eighth break-ins of the week. four had been cleared. Burglaries of Stephens Arts and Craft Center on Sheridan were cleared by the arrest of two juveniles.
In Mammoth Cave National Park a decomposed body was identified as Lewis A. Finn, 60, a missing Chicago chemist. Identification was confirmed by Dr. Max Forkosh and Richard Finn. FBI says two Milwaukee hitchhikers held on related charges. Finn had been missing since July after leaving Florida for Arizona.
City detectives probe a signed statement by Albert Eugene Walker 17 an airman from Lawton as he waits in Comanche county jail for his second degree burglary case before Superior Court Judge Robert S Landers County Attorney Manville Redman says he will explain rights as the youth decides disposition Walker AWOL from Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas and waived preliminary hearing signaling intent to plead guilty to burglarizing First Baptist Church on August 17 night
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