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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1955
Page
12
The quote contrasts biblical and classical views on divine will. Jonah 3 9 asks who can know if God will repent to avert judgment. Seneca states God never repents of what He has resolved.
The piece compares Japan and Germany in postwar security roles, noting German rearmament and NATO membership, and detailing Japanese debates over arming, U S troop withdrawal timelines, and war criminal releases. It argues for treating Japan as an independent partner with duties and privileges in a true military partnership.
The manager of a large Chevy Chase Maryland supermarket reports turnstiles snagging wrap around sari skirts worn by many wives of Near East embassy staff. Several incidents nearly triggered international tensions as shoppers rush in. The manager fears a special entrance for sari wearers could spark discrimination accusations.
Cooks at several embassies have shifted to local catering firms for large events. The Libyan embassy hired the New Baghdad restaurant to feed visiting Libyan governor Dr. Ali N Aneizi and farm officials, offering stuffed vine leaves cabbage stuffed rice baklawa and strong coffee.
A quiz item presents three Q A pairs. The motto on the rattlesnake flag is Don't Tread on Me. The West German Republic gained sovereignty on May 5, 1955. Washington was born February 11 per the old Julian calendar.
Willie Erdele Wright of Lawton sues W H Hart for 66771 48 for personal injuries from a February 6 traffic accident in Waurika. Law firm Ozman Brock and Fisher represents Wright in a Superior Court suit claiming physical and mental suffering, lost working time, earning capacity impairment, past medical bills, and anticipated future medical bills. The incident occurred as Hart allegedly drove a car off a Waurika road, down an embankment after leaving Lawton late February 5.
Mayor invited city councilmen and their wives to a surprise steak fry at Lake Lawtonka. The councilmen dined on charcoal broiled filet mignon, baked potatoes, and salad before the wives arrived, all in the same car. The meal ended with two freezers of homemade ice cream provided by city attorney Warren Chrisman.
Frank Griffin, 55, operator of Frank's Coffee Shop, No. 30 B, freed on a $750 cash bond after pleading innocent to an assault with a dangerous weapon charge. Preliminary hearing set for October 5 at 2 p.m. Griffin is accused of knife assault on Joseph Johnson Sr. County Attorney Manville Redman filed the charge after a CID agent conference from Fort Sill.
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary announced plans for a new highway through the Kiamichi Mountains and Ouachita National Forest. The first project aims to link State Highways 21 and 59, with aerial surveys starting soon and a total cost over five million dollars. Ground routing studies follow the surveys, and next year a section of U S Highway 270 in eastern Oklahoma will be paved to boost regional development and tourism.
London reports Foreign Office spokesman denies an American freed from Communist China passed military information to Ted Youde at the British Embassy in Peiping. Walter A. Rickett of Seattle says he was an agent of the U.S. government and passed information to American consular officials and a Dutch legation employee as well as to Youde.
London reports the marriage of Odette Sansom and Captain Peter Churchill in dispute as Churchill seeks a divorce alleging a co respondent named Hallowes. The couple, both celebrated WWII spies in occupied France, met during service and Odette helped Churchill escape the Gestapo.
Professor Harold G. Wren outlined a expanded University of Oklahoma initiative to welcome international students. The program places students in Fraternity and sorority housing with orientation and a brother sister system to foster hospitality and home life, while Lawton and other communities may fund scholarships.
County Attorney Manville Redman announced an amended complaint will be prepared and a new arraignment held in the automobile embezzlement case against Thomas Evans. Evans has six prior felony convictions totaling 27 years, with a 1949 Oklahoma County larceny of an automobile conviction noted. Evans, who uses the alias Tom Hawkins, pleaded innocent to the earlier complaint.
Sheriff Deputy McCracken said a road south of Lawton yielded a discovery thought to be a body. A store window dummy, not a person, caused excitement for Mrs. Karl Hanza and her 24 year old son Rudy before police confirmed the find as a mannequin.
A farmer named A. J. Scruggs, east of Lawton, chased a jaywalking coyote with his car on a county road Thursday. The hunt ended with the coyote killed and Scruggs collecting a $2.50 bounty. the incident also leaves duties to County Clerk Roy Johnson.
All Master Masons are asked to meet at Masonic Lodge No 183 at 9 30 a m Saturday. Worshipful Master M B Capshaw announced today. Masons will perform special rites at the funeral of Don Russ at 10 a m Saturday at Lawton Funeral Home.
Altrusa members at Bryans Coffee Shop heard Stanley Mitchell of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. demonstrate dialing a long distance number using an electronically controlled board. Miss Yvonne Bender introduced him, and two members were sent to an Oklahoma Education Association planning meeting.
Robert J. Nees of 118 N. 311st attended funeral services for his father John A. Nees 76 in Johnstown Pennsylvania. John A. Nees died Saturday September 10 after a long illness. Survived by four sons Leo Nees El Paso Paul Nees Ft Worth Fred Nees Tampa Carl Nees Johnstown and a daughter Mrs Norman Edgar Madison Ohio.
The article notes that today’s average thoroughbred stands about 15 hands high, compared with roughly 14 hands two centuries ago, highlighting a measurable increase in height over 209 years.
Apache mourns Mrs Helen Tomlin who died at 12 50 a m in an Oklahoma City hospital after years of illness. She leaves son W L Tomlin Jr of Red Rock Wyoming daughter Mrs G P Gentry of Durant sister Mrs Fred Keeling of Apache four brothers Robert Eeds Holt Eeds Billy J Eeds and Gene Eeds. Services will be held in Durant and announced by a Durant funeral home. she had lived with her mother the late Mrs S C Eeds in Apache.
Rickett, labeled Chinese Lenient, describes his four year stay in China after over two years as a prisoner. He says treatment was fair, food better as a foreigner, and criticizes U.S. policy while asserting belief in bacteriological warfare. He met U.S. consular officials and others in Peiping during his release process. Father Rigney reports the priest weighed 80 pounds lighter but is mentally sound after arriving at the Catholic center.
Judge Landers ruled that amendments to the 1928 zoning ordinance failed on proper public notice and hearing. The decision, tied to Kytle operating at 1802 Sheridan Road since 1954, held the ordinance indefinite and unenforceable against him. city seeks injunction for nuisance but evidence lacking.
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