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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1955
Page
2
A roundup lists births at multiple addresses with times and weights. It notes admissions for medical and surgical care for patients in Fletcher Duncan Cache Anadarko and Lawton area facilities, plus dismissals and new births at several homes. It includes a memorial birth series for Sept 13 and 14 with several families named.
City officials reviewed bids for a $27,136 base bid on a health unit project with Chapman, Shelton, Anderson and others contending. Downtown businessmen urged two metering-free days monthly through December, boosting Lawton Shopping Days. The council also studied gasoline bids, approved fire hose and emergency vehicle purchases, and set policy discussions for police training expenses.
Oklahoma City reports No 1 hard wheat prices with regional spot moves and varied notes on broilers hens eggs butterfat milk prices across Oklahoma. Chicago butter prices mixed as receipts climb. Cattle hogs and sheep at Oklahoma City sale show firm hogs and softer cattle with slaughter calves and stockers steady to weaker.
Calvin R. Begley 42 of 1734 Ash, Lawton pharmacist died at 6 20 p m Tuesday at Medical Research Foundation hospital Oklahoma City from acute leukemia. He was admitted Sept 25 1954 and had worked for A B Drug store since 1946. Born May 30 1913 in Sentinel he came to Lawton in 1933 from Enid. graduate of Capital College of Pharmacy Denver. Survived by wife Grace Burton and two daughters Caroline Sue and Diana Kay. Funeral arrangements pending by Lawton Funeral Home.
Mrs. Howe described a surprising letter that hinted at a return home. She noted no prior letters warned of this possibility, and the family felt mixed relief and prayerful anticipation as they faced the news.
The province of Quebec recorded its first snowfall yesterday with about three hours of snow in Laurentide Park, 40 miles north of here, leaving a covering over a large area.
In 1945 in Custer county he pleaded guilty to auto larceny and drew two years. A week later in the same period he faced a four year sentence after pleading guilty in a separate auto theft. In Grady county on October 13, 1952 he again pled guilty to auto larceny and was sentenced five years. The latest charge emerged July 12 when Evans was arrested in Chickasha with a vehicle Lawton Nash Co had briefly allowed him to test drive.
Mrs. Clara J. Kelley home demonstration agent said discolored bones in thawed frying size chickens are a normal result of bone marrow breakdown from freezing. She noted inquiries to the county agent’s office and emphasized the darkening does not affect flavor or eating quality, and that roosters and hens show less discoloration due to thicker bones.
Roy Johnson, county clerk, announced a Photostat machine from Photostat Corporation in Rochester, N.Y., is expected to arrive in Lawton in November. The machine costs 7246.85, rising to about 8000 with installation. Half the funds come from the July county budget. the rest will be paid in November and after the 1956 57 budget is approved. The device will speed recording and reduce handwritten errors.
Linda Melnick and her husband Dan, in Oklahoma for the Oklahoma film premiere in New York, tour Lawton and Oklahoma City. They praise Gov. Raymond Gary, discuss the film Oklahoma and Todd-AO, and note plans to find a Lawton apartment with a piano. Dan Melnick aims to join Fort Sill PIO via CBS TV ties.
Mose J. Robles of 315 Jefferson sustained a forehead laceration above the left eye after falling down a stairway at 226 C Tuesday afternoon. He received treatment at Southwestern hospital and was released.
Omaha executives John A. Robins president and E. D. Edquist operating vice president tour Fairmont Foods in Lawton praising the plant and hotel. Robins says the company is a service organization and emphasizes local operation in the community. They will continue the tour of Fairmont branches tonight.
Police investigate a case of malicious mischief at the Givens and Garrett Conoco service station where hoses were cut from four gasoline pumps. A minor theft report from Edwin Penland cites hub caps stolen from a 1955 Ford parked on 600 block S Fifth yesterday.
Oscar Davis a 28 year old operator of Rock Castle Drive In beer tavern on Stith was in county jail today in lieu of a property bond of 1000 or a cash bond of 500 set by Judge Ralph Cline in City court on an aggravated assault charge. Davis asked for more time to decide how he will plead to the assaulting of Fort Sillman Homer A. Rodriguez with a meat tenderizer early last Saturday morning.
Election rules name a chairman and delegate for county committee elections with petitions required. Nominations in A to M communities list dozens of individuals by community, including Rex Buchanan and Texan towns, with many local leaders and placeholders for future declarations.
A five member team from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission will administer General Aptitude Test Battery assessments to 445 seniors at Fort Sill Indian School Lawton high and Douglass high next week. Tests aid vocational guidance with results sent to the local Employment Service office for placement. Nine Lawton seniors will makeup in October.
Enrollment at East Central State College neared completion with 1458 students signed for the fall term. Officials said this total is 95 more than the 1954 fall enrollment, marking a higher headcount for the college community.
County Attorney Manville Redman filed a protest against a beer license for Don' Chicken Shack at 1801 Washington. He alleges liquor was on the premises and notes the license was revoked last year with a year not yet elapsed. The protest, in Judge S R Harper's county court, asks to be heard before the license application. Walter C. Donaldson filed the license application yesterday in county court.
Four area men and two from Lawton joined the Air Force in the past week, local recruiter S Sgt. Penn Todd reported. Lawton enlistees were Ollie Eugene Vice and Garland Lee Clark, both sons of local residents, while Frederick entrants were O C Eddings, Robert Williams, and Simon Peter Jackson who enlist under buddy system to stay together during basic training. Herbert Allen Henderson of Fort Cobb also enlisted. All six were sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training.
Cameron college football squads and coaches Leroy Montgomery and Charles Dean were guests at a Rotary club luncheon in the Hotel Lawtonian. Dr. Frank Dole chaired the program as the coaches presented the players. Cameron’s football schedule was also discussed. Visiting Rotarians included W. J. Hagadone, Mike Harwood, H. W. Pitzer, and Ralph Hennessee.
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