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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1955
Page
11
A Junior Editor reads about Robinson Crusoe, imagining himself on the island. The description celebrates printed books and Braille as paths to learning, career planning, and staying informed, with a craft project to paste a cereal box picture around the scene.
Dr. George Morey of the Geophysical Laboratory at the Carnegie Institution spoke to the American Chemical Society detailing how age and pressure in magma create volcanoes. He cited Mt Pelee and Krakatoa as ancient eruptions that shaped global weather via volcanic dust and waves while explaining the crystallization and distillation of molten material into rocks and minerals.
Oklahoma and Comanche county dockets list actions including confiscation suits over a Bally Slot Machine from American Bar, various money judgments and foreclosures, quiet title matters, guardianship and administration filings, probate will, and beer license applications for Ranch House Bar. The entries cover multiple parties such as Tom Ward owner, D and B Chevrolet Inc., First National Bank of St. Louis, Norton-Kitchens Buick Co., Duncan Production Credit Assn., Meyer and Weltman heirs, Paperette machine case, Antrim Lumber Co., Medicine Park properties, and County court probate dockets with guardianship and estate administration requests.
Public records show numerous marriage licenses issued in Fort Sill Lawton and nearby areas for Harold Spencer to Meri Eaton. Walsh to Anna Jacobs. Owens to Largent. Grissom to Cothren. Clark to Lennox. Washington to McElroy. Whitehead to Crow. Shaffer to Schnoehelen. Knight to Huthes. Hale to Ambrose. Mitchell to Talley. Armstrong to Bogle. Palmer to Burd. Reeder Odem to Daisy Brown. Minich to Heister. Cowan to Glenn. Deason to Kirk. McLane to Jones. Powers to Schoendienst. Glasgow to Swann. English to Parton. Miller to Bohannan. Rodriguez to Tahah. Divorces granted include Hillhouse vs Hillhouse, Edwards vs Edwards, Luther Churchill vs Churchill, Parkerson vs Parkerson, Harkness vs Harkness, Casper vs Casper. Other divorces and maintenance filings listed. Miscellaneous marriages list individuals with ages and residences across Fort Sill, Lawton, Duncan, Anadarko, and surrounding municipalities.
Secretary Donald A. Quarles defended Air Force training for prisoners of war saying the program at Stead Air Force Base Nevada is justified and there is no plan to stiffen or ease the course. He noted an inspector general review found nothing serious to worry about despite criticism over simulated brain washing and other tactics.
Mrs J C Beaver at 25 enrolls to finish the last year of high school with her twin sons in Landis North Carolina. She had left school to marry but now pursues completion with her husband’s approval.
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