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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1955

Page

6

Cooperton Boy Stricken By Polio

A 15-year-old Cooperton high school student, Larry Dean Riley, was admitted to Memorial hospital polio isolation ward after a Hobart physician diagnosed polio following illness Friday. Four other polio patients at Memorial include Wiley Cox, Mrs Le Roy Benson, Roy Dean Riddle, and six-year-old Mary Beth McAskill, with conditions described as good.

Cooperton High School Memorial Hospital Larry Dean Riley Jewell Riley Rt. 1 Roosevelt Kiowa County Memorial Hobart Riley Wiley Cox Washington Lawton LeRoy Benson Snyder Telephone Roy Dean Riddle Robbie McCammon George Lyndell Capps O. L. Capps Loveland Mary Beth McAskill Carr McAskill Elmer, Okla Carolyn Sue Davis S. T. Bewley Duncan

Hijacking at warehouse yields $710 loss, three suspects sought

Bull recounts three armed robbers forcing entry, dousing his hand with gasoline, threatening to burn him, and forcing entry to the safe. They obtained two boxes from the safe and a bag of coins, then locked Bull in a storeroom before fleeing. A prior robbery weeks earlier netted $125 at gunpoint. Authorities tally losses and review receipts and deposits.

Bull Ruth Husted Constitution

Eisenhower's Recovery Shapes Second Term Run Talk

Doctors say President Eisenhower shows excellent morale and improving condition after a heart attack. If he recovers satisfactorily he may resume normal life and possibly run for a second term, with plans for hospital rest first and convalescence at Gettysburg or Washington if needed. Hospital care includes anti clotting medicines and pain management as officials weigh delegating powers if required.

Mr. Eisenhower Boston White Eisenhower Washington Gettysburg John Foster Dulles White House Murray Snyder

GOP Getting Jittery Over Farm Unrest

Washington notes Republican leaders fear farm unrest will broaden beyond price supports. Vice-President Nixon touted soil conservation and REA as shield for farmers, while critics cite private utilities and resource programs. Democrats push investigations into Eisenhower policies, including REA, to pressure the administration ahead of 1956 elections.

Thomas L. Stokes Washington Nixon Eisenhower Wabash County Indiana Soil Conservation Service Congress House Senate Rea Republican Party TVA Tennessee Hell’s Canyon Snake River Idaho-Oregon Earl Chudoff Joseph C. O’ma

Two Missing Women Found In Wilderness

Two Portland women aged 53 and 75 were found in Columbia River gorge wilderness after seven days missing. They were weak from hunger and thirst but in good condition, having survived near a cave and an abandoned cabin while lost in the Larch Mountain area. They claimed they were not lost and helped by rescuers.

Portland, Ore Columbia River Gorge Avera Ferguson Bernice Sharkey Portland

Local Subscription Rates and AP Agreement Note

The notice outlines subscription rates payable in advance and confirms the Associated Press rights for local news and dispatches. It warns against advertising from promotion men or transients without prior payment or written authorization from local business men, and commits to correcting errors upon notification to management.

Associated Press AP News

Humility as Virtue and Sacred Witnesses

A short reflective excerpt quotes a Bible verse from II Chronicles praising humility before God. It contrasts heartfelt repentance with royal authority and notes humility as the eldest virtue, cited by Arthur Murphy as a timeless moral claim.

Humility Heaven Arthur Murphy

End Of A Dictator and The Fall Of Peron

The piece greets the fall of Argentina dictator Juan Peron with cautious optimism. It notes that democracy remains fragile in Latin America, warns of a possible military junta, and credits Peron’s fall to his church clash and eroding armed forces support. It praises restoring La Prensa and Argentina’s potential democratic leadership in the region.

Argentina Juan Peron Alberto Gainza Paz Buenos Aires Saa Prensa Peron Europe Latin America la Prensa

Man Turns Lover To Support Family

Juichi Oba, 43, dishonorably discharged from the Imperial Navy 11 years ago, joined a lonely hearts club and proposed to 10 women. He pledged to support his family with money obtained from them while claiming to work as first mate on an ocean liner. Police arrested him Monday after his quip.

Tokyo Juichi Oba Imperial Navy Lonely Hearts Club Oba

Frey Elected Secretary of UP and Director Roles

The United Press association board elected Robert L. Frey secretary of the company and director of several subsidiaries. Frey will remain executive assistant to the president. A Mims Thomason was elected director of the United Press. Frey, a Philadelphia native, joined UP in 1931 after Penn and has served at New York headquarters and as a staff correspondent in York Washington and Lon.

New York United Press Associations Robert L. Frey Frey U. P A. Mims Thomason United Press Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania York Washington Lon

Seeds group seeks corn tassel as national flower

At a Chicago convention members of the American Seed Trade Association proposed the corn tassel as the national flower of the United States, with the marigold as an alternative. Both flowers are of American origin and were discussed as a garden flower option.

Chicago American Seed Trade Association United States

Typhoon Destroys U S Iwo Jima Base Reported

A typhoon slammed Iwo Jima injuring no reported casualties while causing major damage to warehouses and buildings. Lt. Col. Arthur R. Kingham of Cleveland, Ohio, said the storm ripped through the American airbase with winds reaching 172 miles per hour.

Tokyo Japan Iwo Jima Arthur R. Kingham Cleveland Ohio Iwo

Ex Army Captain of Egypt Robbed in Hollywood

Police investigate the weekend burglary of an apartment occupied by Fouad Aref 29 an ex army captain and Egypt advisor to C B DeMille The Ten Command ments Neighbors reported the break in Aref who was out with a famous Hollywood actress declined to name her Two valuables a ring worth 8000 dollars and cash were missing

Hollywood Egypt Fouad Aref C. B. Demille Aref

Convict Sends Get Well Message to Paralyzed Cop

Chicago police officer Ray McNally, bedridden and partly paralyzed, received a get well letter from a prison inmate he once shot. The inmate, unnamed, wrote that he would not be living today without McNally and prayed for his recovery. McNally said he shot the man during a fleeing from a police car. the prisoner later was sentenced to Joliet State Penitentiary for armed robbery.

Chicago Ray McNally McNally Joliet State Penitentiary

Traveling Around Answer To Previous Puzzle ACROSS

A list of crossword clues with locations and terms from Angeles, California and surrounding areas. Includes entries for regions, objects, colors, functions, and names across varied lengths, pointing to a dense puzzle grid with many interlinked answers.

Traffic deaths double all U S wars combined to date

A concise statistic notes that current traffic fatalities equal or exceed twice the total deaths suffered in all wars in U S history, highlighting road dangers alongside historical conflict losses.

U. S

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