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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1955
Page
6
A compact reflection pairs Psalms 49 verses on the vain chase of wealth with Seneca’s warning that divine judgment topples the mighty. The two lines present enduring themes of mortality, the limits of riches, and the inevitable return to dust.
For years critics argued government overreach, yet American business leaders are responding to the funding gap in higher education. Inflation has hit private endowments, taxes curb bequests, and colleges seek billions in the next decade. Corporate grants, many with no strings, support research and operations, but current annual gifts of about $100 million must grow to sustain growth and preserve academic freedom.
A report on Adenauer’s mission to Moscow finds Russian hosts wiring hotel rooms with dictaphones to foster trust. A California congressman recounts a Soviet gun to his head during a junket, underscoring a dangerous edge behind friendly gestures.
At a quiet evening garden party a guest wearing a backless dress shivered. A waiter offered a tablecloth as a wrap and the guest wrapped herself in it, earning several compliments on her improvised white linen display.
A reader Q and A page covers crickets chirping only by adult males rubbing wings, bats returning to the same cave yearly, and the National Traffic Safety Contest noting Wausau Wisconsin won two consecutive Grand Awards in 1953 and 1954, plus a taxonomy definition as the science of classification of plants and animals.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr recalls Harriman and himself as rivals for the New York Democratic nomination who remained friends. Harriman may run if Stevenson falters, and DeSapio and Prendergast push favorite son campaigns nationwide while Harriman weighs the odds and aims to back Stevenson if he looks winnable.
City council, after Monday public hearing with only one resident present, decides to classify kindergartens as private businesses for zoning purposes. Public or tax-supported schools would require a special permit to operate in residential zones, ensuring compliance with state law.
Police report Leonard Landry No 11% C was struck on the head with a sharp object believed to be a pistol around 12 30 a m in No 20 B area. Officers Dewberry and Rhodes found him at headquarters and he was taken to Memorial hospital where three stitches were required.
Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA CITY UP Members of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority scheduled talks in New York on October 11 with an engineering expert on the advisability of traffic and cost surveys for three proposed turnpikes. The group planned investor meetings about financing and a possible audience with Wilbur Smith of New Haven. Decisions were postponed, surveys may begin by year end, and bids on 3,377,000 dollars of northeast turnpike construction were to be opened, with concession contracts awarded.
Lawyer Wilson testified to hotel room meetings with two jurors during Cox manslaughter trial for Floyd Roberts death. Cox admitted being invited into the jurors room to drink, a point the defense used to allege misconduct among jurors as it seeks appeal of the 10 year penitentiary sentence.
Births and admissions logged across Southwestern area with dozens of entries. Notable births include a Moschella infant at 12 46 a m Sept 26 weighing 8 4, and a Tahsequah baby born Sept 27 at 1 54 a m weighing 7,4. Multiple patients admitted for medical and surgical care listed by address and surname.
Washington urges a new approach from Western diplomats at the United Nations as Geneva contend over core cold war issues. Moscow’s propaganda gains from a cooperative stance clash with Western calls for realism and disarmament progress, signaling a strategic shift after Adenauer’s Moscow trip.
Five minor thefts were under investigation today by local officers. Items stolen include transformers from Charley W. Long Electric Co. at 1401 1403 and 1405 Hoover, value $12 each. Also rings from Mrs. Vina Martin, two hub caps from Marion Windland, flare-type fender skirts from Eugene Willis’s Ford, and a bicycle from Jimmy Hill’s Junior high school bike stall.
Paul Harris, chairman of the Construction Trades division of the Lawton Fort Sill United Fund Campaign, and Mrs. Latha H. Prosser announce a series of informational meetings with city union groups. Tonight they meet carpenters, with sessions for painters October 3, plumbers October 6, and laborers October 7. Roy Tillman of the Central Trades and Labor Organization in Oklahoma City discussed Oklahoma City’s campaign with United Fund officials at noon Monday.
Washington PHS on Monday named Leo G. Rigler of St. Paul Minnesota to the National Advisory Cancer Council. The council reviews grant applications to the National Cancer Institute a health service research division.
J Kelly Mudd state supervisor will explain the program's role in extending nurses training at an Oct 6 meeting. City educators, hospital officials, and practical nurses are invited to 7 p.m. in the Civic room of the Security Bank building. Alberta Tah kofper noted the visit and Mudd will meet with John Shoemaker Milton Worley and other vocational instructors.
Mrs Seldon Baker of Oklahoma City was admitted for medical treatment at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after falling ill during a weekend visit with her daughter and son-in-law Dr and Mrs A V Caldwell at 1129 Maple.
A compact crossword style clue set listing across entries from 1 to 42 with hints like song stylist Clooney and related terms such as snare presser and lemur. The clues imply a theme around names and common nouns linked to musical and descriptive words.
Local officers investigated thefts of two automobiles. Richard Marshall of Fort Sill reported a 1949 Chevrolet two door stolen from a Fort Sill lot after midnight. Edward Justice reported a 1950 Ford two door stolen from the Southern club lot over the weekend. Highway Patrol broadcast descriptions to state officers.
City police sought a 44 year old Odessa Texas man who allegedly passed a 150 bogus check to pay for a 1948 model Buick station wagon bought from Anthony Valenti of the Fun House at 314 S Third. The seller said the man claimed he worked for a construction company at Altus Air Force Base.
Eight area men enlisted in the Navy during the past week, local recruiter Chief R. E. Barkley said Tuesday. The group includes Kenneth Lee Denton Hobart Thomas C. Dawson Lone Wolf Donnie Ray Wann Marvin Yacheyony Stanley P. Garrett Willington Permansu Billy Floyd Landis and Berry H. Miller Walters. Also home on leave after boat training at the San Diego naval training center is Charles Oliver Welch Chattanooga serving as seaman apprentice.
Lawton men Melvin P. Abbott and William S. Shope recently attended out-of-town insurance meetings they represent Abbott joined a three day career conference for New York Life Insurance in Fort Worth Texas Shope attended a training forum for Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York in Jackson Mississippi
Police search for suspects after intruders broke into the Home stead Baking Co in Providence and mixed 1500 pounds sugar 1500 pounds flour 50 gallons salad oil and a case and a half of soft drinks on the bakery floor, an unusual vandalism incident.
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