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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
3
Births reported for several families with dates in September including Prichett Burris Madden and Stuever with weights. Multiple admissions and discharges listed across hospitals in Duncan Walters Chickasha Apache and surrounding towns.
Oklahoma A M experimental peanut farm near Stratford will host a field day for peanut producers on September 22 starting at 3 30 p m. The program will demonstrate best practices for sandy soil and fertilizer application plus fertility studies. In Comanche County last year 124 farmers planted 1793 acres of peanuts.
County Attorney Manville Redman filed aggravated assault charges against Oscar Davis operator of a south Lawton beer tavern. Homer A. Rodriguez, treated for severe head injuries, says Davis struck him with a meat tenderizer after forcing them outside at closing. Rodriguez and MSgt Walter Young corroborate. CID agents notified police.
New York hosts a grand port closure as Atlantic Coast docks halt amid ILA longshoremen’s strike. About 70 ships idle in New York. 17,000 Savannah workers join walkout. Tampa locals add 1,000 as Detroit, Philadelphia, and other centers brace for delays and stalled shipments. The action targets the Waterfront Commission with broader East and Gulf Coast impact.
Lawton opens filing for a civil service clerk exam in November. Otis Black leads the local board, with GS positions from G-1 to G-4 offering salaries from 2690 to 3415. Oct. 3 deadline. exams held in Lawton with possible regional placements in Oklahoma and neighboring states.
Population experts in Japan estimate the nation will hit a population of 100 million before numbers can be stabilized as efforts to curb growth continue amid rising births and aging demographics.
Maj. Gen. Roy W. Kenny adjutant general of Oklahoma National Guard sent a letter of appreciation to Lawton in the Chamber of Commerce office praising the Labor Day dedication ceremonies. The event marked the state's first three level traffic interchange and the three unit Lawton Armory plant, with Kenny calling the dedication outstanding in interest attendance and propriety.
J D Deason 48 publisher of the Southwest News Altus and former Lawton newspaperman died at St Anthony's hospital Oklahoma City after a lengthy illness. Services 10 am Wednesday Tim's Funeral Home Altus burial Altus Cemetery. Survivors include wife Ada Kay two daughters Erna Dee Sisson Tonawanda NY and Laura Lou Foreman Altus mother Mrs M D Deason Norman brother Millard Deason Duncan.
Six men perished when a B25 bomber crashed into a cemetery in Uniondale New York shortly after takeoff from Mitchel Air Force Base Long Island. Three crew members and three passengers were aboard. An eyewitness reported two bodies were thrown from the aircraft.
The Lawton Recreation Center operator R. M. Hefner was charged in municipal court with allowing a minor to play pool. Complainant was Lee Connelly. Hefner was slated to appear for trial this afternoon in municipal court.
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