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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1955
Page
11
A concise guide explains why bees are well studied and vital for pollination and honey. It describes hive life with a large colony, workers, drones, and a single queen. The piece ends with a project idea to assemble a bee picture cutout and color it.
Police warn merchants after a Keystone 8mm movie camera valued at 49.95 vanished from a counter at Zales Jewelry 319 D. The thefts included two minor thefts a dog bite case a burglary at Austin Drive-In Theater and hub cap thefts from a 1953 Pontiac and a 1946 Ford. Burglars pried an east door to reach the concession stand and a dog owner faces observation for two weeks.
Tommy Hicks, recently returning from Russia, says Soviet people crave the Gospel. He argues a 30 minute daily Voice of America Bible program would do more good for America and world peace than anything else.
Police still have no new suspects or leads in the armed robbery of the Old South Cafeteria at 114 S Fourth. Three suspects were arrested near the scene but released after alibis were deemed solid. Arnold White says missing cash rose to just over a thousand dollars after review of last week’s receipts. Two robbers entered at 8 p m and forced the safe opening. another $1 200 was left untouched in the building.
Maj. Gen. Frank O. Bowman, commander at Fort Leonard Wood, warns officers and noncommissioned officers not to use profanity near 17 to 18 year old youths arriving October 4 for a new national reserve program. He says to treat them like your own sons.
Lawton merchants plan two days of value-packed bargains with free meter parking via sacks on the streets. The city council funds two monthly meter-sacking events through December to boost shopping while downtown workers are urged to avoid parking in the area. Taxicab firms offer two passengers for one fare, buses charge half fare 9 am to 2 pm, and theaters cut entry to five cents for children. The Ritz provides two-for-one admissions. The effort, led by Loyd Lowry, includes ads in the Constitution and Morning Press.
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