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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1947
Page
4
Aughey counsels a stoic stance amid conflict urging discernment and restraint. The aphorism emphasizes ignoring petty disputes resisting curious meddling and avoiding emotional traps. It reads like a moral maxim on tempers and judgment.
In a 1948 election year context senators Taft Dewey and Eisenhower weigh peacetime universal military training. Taft opposes compulsion while considering a volunteer summer program. Truman urged Congress to back a universal plan. The piece recalls 1920 fights and shifts in military training policy.
NEA State Correspondent reviews a Capitol extravaganza titled High Prices They're All Your Fault looser on wage controls and price reductions. The satire features Emil Rivo NAM and CIO labor leaders clashing with President Truman's administration while Congress and bureaus announce rising prices.
A roll call record omits a later Republican presidential contender. The piece argues against making universal military training a partisan issue and recalls that selective service was pushed through in a presidential year. It cites support from Wendell Willkie and cautions national security depends on strong defense, not campaign politics.
The article explains blood use and derivatives from whole blood to plasma and albumin for hemorrhage burns and anemia. It notes Rh two types and cautions about animal blood. It ends with a Q A on knee osteoarthritis and aging.
The text discusses a misnamed bricate bridge and questions about a literary work and polar expedition. It notes a fanciful claim about Browning’s poem and mentions Peary’s final ascent with several companions.
The article discusses concerns about high school and youth driver education, noting New Yale University Center for Safety Technology plans and past attempts to involve students in driving programs. It questions juvenile accident trends and the role of parental driving behavior in shaping teen road skills.
A social note contrasts wrong and right ways to pass a fountain pen. The wrong method keeps the cap on and awkwardly handles the pen, while the right method involves uncrewing the cap and ensuring the pen is filled before handing it over.
The Pullman Co announced plans to raise sleeping car service rates by up to 48.0 percent starting October 1 under Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Affected trips will see lower berth rates drop to 8.50 from 2.45 and other fares adjust. The company cites needed funds for higher operating costs and notes a possible formal inquiry into the rate changes.
Lawton residents Mr. and Mrs. K. Bullock 716 Gin have returned from a week in Colorado and Rockies sights. They visited Genesee mountain fur ranch noted as the United States' largest. A severe storm with snow sleet and rain marred the trip on the way up Mk. Bryans in 14,000 feet high. They were guided by L. H. Greenleaf of Oklahoma City.
A fling of brief items records El Reno visit by Ferguson and Miss Landis Allen, Miss Sacn Ross heading to Charlotte for Queen’s College work, birth announced of Barbara Jenn Hosterman to Mr. and Mrs. Hosterman Yulaa, Christine Landes daughter of Hale Landes Medicine Park, Mrs. Welch and Anne return to Texas and Amarillo High School post. J M Stephens and Henry Pope honored on Kentucky trips.
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Rudolf Paul, minister president of the Russian-occupied Thuringia, was missing with undetermined whereabouts. The British press cautioned the story, noting the minister cannot answer and that details may be unreliable.
New York biochemist Dr William M Matisoff says he will conduct first human tests of a Soviet extract on three patients with inoperative advanced cancers next month. ER supplies are limited, and results remain uncertain amid mixed animal data and cautious cautions from researchers Hauschka and Roskin-Klyueva.
Officers of the First Baptist Church have been elected for the new associational year and will take office immediately. They include A. P. Galyon as treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Alexander as clerk, W. F. Griswold as Sunday school superintendent, Marvin Hartman and Clint Watters as chairman and associate chairman of ushers, Everett Glenn as chairman of the finance committee, Roy B. Hooper as trustee for three years, D. A. Becker as trustee for two years, W. L. Casey as trustee for one year, and Clint Watters as chairman of tithe. The nominating committee recommended them.
A strike by about 1,400 railroaders at U S Steel Corp Pittsburgh district plants curtails output. Two unions halted work after contract talks broke down, driving down furnaces at Carnegie Trus Steel subsidiary and reducing Clairton coke byproduct plant capacity. Open hearths and electric furnaces were ordered shut, with finishing mills to halt by night.
Tulsa faces a critical water shortage as citywide lawn and car wash restrictions take effect. Water Commissioner G B Braden called the situation critical, with Mohant plant output at 10 percent of normal and Lake Spavinaw flow 10 million gallons per day below usage. A record pumpage of 41.91 million gallons was logged yesterday.
The Census Bureau reports July exports at 1.181 billion dollars, down 7 percent from June and 18 percent below the May postwar peak. Officials warn the trend may worsen as dollar and gold shortages curb foreign purchases, while imports also slipped to 440.9 million from 464 million in June.
Premier Paul Ramadier secured a confidence vote in Paris with 209 in favor and 243 against as the government pushes its coal subsidies plan. This marks his fifth confidence ballot since taking office in January amid rising cost of living tensions.
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