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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1955

Page

8

Memphis Mayor Tobey Dies After Heart Attack Attack

Memphis Mayor Frank T. Tobey aged 64 died after a heart attack, eight days after a coma onset, ending his bid for reelection. Tobey, a Crump ally, led the fight against the Dixon-Yates contract and backed a municipal power plant plan opposed to private TVA lines.

Memphis Tenn Frank T. Tobey Dixon- Yates S. Watkins Overton Dixon-Yates Tobey TVA E. H. Crump Overton Crump Mississippi River Washington Eisenhower

Hannibal Led 50,000 Foot Soldiers Across Italy

The account notes Hannibal, at age 28, commanded 50,000 foot soldiers, 9,000 horsemen, and 30 elephants as he began his march into Italy, highlighting the daunting force assembled for the campaign.

Hannibal Italy

Glassy Classy Police Building Opens Today

In Los Angeles a new eight story reinforced concrete police building opens with three miles of unbreakable glass partitions in jail areas, a drunk tank with rubber floors, a 400 seat auditorium for show up identifications, electric lighting controls, a large walk in refrigerator for seized evidence, and unified facilities formerly scattered. The project cost 714 million dollars and includes safeguards to prevent prisoners from identifying officers.

Los Angeles Civic Center

Capital Is Hiring New Garbage Men

Oklahoma City resumes normal services as sixty more applications are collected for garbage water and sewer jobs. City Manager Bill Gill promises normal garbage collections in about a third of the city. Emergency collection had begun after 304 workers were fired for striking over union activities. Gill and the City Council did not recognize the AFL Teamsters Union as bargaining agent for municipal workers.

Oklahoma City Bill Gill Jr Gill AFL Teamsters Union

Former Medical Society Chief Dies

Tulsa Oklahoma yesterday saw the death of Dr. James F. Stevenson 61 a past president of the Oklahoma State Medical Society He helped organize the Blue Cross hospitalization plan in Oklahoma A graduate of the University of Illinois Medical School and an active figure in state medical affairs

Tulsa Okla James F. Stevenson Oklahoma State Medical Society Stevenson Blue Cross Oklahoma The University of Illinois Medical School

Dermas tology education and Tulsa practice move

He undertook post graduate work in dermas tology at Harvard University and began practice at Cheros kee before relocating to Tulsa in 1925.

Harvard University Cheroskee Tulsa

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