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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1955
Page
14
Senate investigators under Lyndon B. Johnson review surplus disposal practices and recent sales activity for potential waste of taxpayer funds. They compare procurement records with surplus disposals to assess equipment condition and usefulness as part of a broader defense program inquiry.
In Gomez Palacio a collision of two dynamite laden trucks with a passenger and freight train killed at least 65 and wounded about 100. The drivers likely raced, 14 tons of dynamite exploded, reducing bodies to fragments in improvised morgues. One man escaped unhurt from a smashed car behind the second truck.
Oklahoma City officials say national selective service increases will lift state monthly drafts from about 180 to roughly 245 per month for Army and Navy, raising total Oklahoma draftees to 425 monthly starting in November.
Reservations for special numbers on 1956 auto tags are now being accepted by county tag agent Phil Gafford. Tags go on sale December 11 with a new seven digit style. Mail orders are allowed with a mailing fee, and penalties apply after January 31. House Bill 828 requires station wagons to be registered with automobile tags regardless of use.
Department of the Army issues assignments and promotions across Fort Bliss Fort Sill Ft Hood Ft Riley Ft Lewis and other posts. Officers promoted reassigned or detailed include 1st Lts William S Non James L Durkin Garrett J Guertze Vincent J Kelleher and others with several captains majors and colonels reassigned or detached and new 2d Lts named in the RA and AR.
Penny fines imposed by Mrs. Arthur Martin, a sixth grade English teacher at Central School in Cheboygan, led 28 students to earn enough pennies for a 16 mile train ride to Mackinaw City, their first ever trip.
Superior Court notes include Commodity Credit Corp versus Peggy Faye Green with a transcript of judgment for 208.50. Baldwin heirs suit to quiet title to property, Porter heirs quiet title to Lot 8 Block 4, Fields and Dunning addition in Lawton. Minor John E Howe versus Lorin L Marina with a $950 default judgment. Comanche County probate grants letters of administration for P Elizabeth Reifschneider and guardianship for James Franklin Cox. Guardianship filings for Ada Walker and Pool and Billiard license for P R Ramey.
The Army nears a decision to replace four shoulder fired weapons with one lightweight rifle. After three years of tests of a Belgian and an American model, a choice may slip six months beyond December. NATO implications, training simplification, and cost parity with the M-1 Garand are noted.
Kiowa tribe members reject reviving the title Chief for visiting brew ers and emphasize adoptions require outstanding service. Mrs May Rowell Johnson of the Federation of Western Tribes says the title is no longer used and opposition spreads among Kiowas ahead of a Carnegie federation meeting.
City ordinance tightens water bill collection with due window from the first to the tenth of each month. Delinquent bills face disconnection after the twentieth with a $1 penalty and a total potential charge of $10.75 to restore service, plus a 25 cent after the tenth fee. Mayor Ellsworth defends the new rules and notes mistakes in bill issuance may occur.
Veterans of the 45th Infantry division will gather in Tulsa on October 7 for the Thunderbird’s 10th annual reunion since World War II. The three day event includes a downtown Tulsa parade a business meeting and election of new officers and a memorial service.
Howell Michigan reports the end of a medical era as Dr William Huntington opened the practice in 1843 followed by his son Dr William C Huntington and now Dr Harry C Huntington retires after 43 years marking the first absence of a Huntington physician in 112 years in Howell.
About 1000 northern pike will be tagged by Illinois and Wisconsin fish biologists to improve knowledge of managing the species. The program aims to refine tagging methods and gather data on population dynamics and habitat use.
Oklahoma City UP reports Winnie Mae Rogers known for the Winnie Mae airplane filed for divorce from Kenneth Alfred Rogers in 1945 on grounds of incompatibility. Her late father F C Hall sponsored the famous round the world flight in the 1930s.
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