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Trio Nabbed at County TavernsgfthdentState Liquor Lawthe Violations ChargedmOttawa county sheriff’s officers, j tilthesupplied with legal ammunition eri to-ght” iecu-pmvided by Crime Bureau and hiABC agents, collared three local men Monday afternoon in two a* i county taverns for violation of tcjblic ; hquor laws. piKen' Arrested in Grady's Club, south j 5011 ■ of the Miami Fairgrounds, were w 0 a its owner. Grady C. Morrison, 39. rlt;^ to and bartender, Billy R. Anderson, h,29. Arrested at the Twist C 1 u b,' k rged east of Miami on Highway 10, was w im- j bartender Lance L Story, 37. The y ■ re- men posted $500 cash bond each' sys- shortly after being booked at the R and sheriff’s office K1 Grady of Miami Route 3 is' c ever \ charged with operating an open;Se- 1 saloon Anderson, a resident of the' d it St. James Hotel, and Storey, 303 ( ■tion First avenue southwest, IS charged ubhc I with the illegal sale of aU ohoik ( j beverages by the drink. ,lew j The three were arrested around I 5 p.m. Monday without incident jem eCounty lawmen, acting w ith speed , the and efficiency, made the arrests and thoroughly searched the two ^ ■nne- establishments w ithin 30 minutes. \ ^ I Confiscated at the two taverns j11 and Were assorted liquors, jiri{v 13 from the Twist Club and 18 s , from Grady's Club. Sheriff Jim1 at Op- n. Cunningham said that several of j v w.jt ; the bottles were affixed w ith pour 1 ^ iique sP°uts indicating continual use. i ’ Manv of the bottles had name tags avVJll* ion them, one colorful tag read, * “Juanita and Betty. All of the! i bottles were stamped with Oklaho- ■ma liquor seals. jThe action bv sheriff’s officers!! followed a weekend undercover'I c. rp.; foray into county night spots byaft. agents of the Oklahoma Bureau ofsture, Investigation and Alcoholic Bever-| age Control Board. The agentsi came into Ottawa county at the in- j j'nn(j vitation of county authorities as it j -were ** difficult for local lawmen, who0lt;lay are well known and easily recog-j nized, to sleuth-out the evidence■lav’s ! necessary for court convictions.iwest! The agents commended Cunning- jHo], ham and his staff for their assis-jj 15 tance and encouragement in en-!more forcing Hquor laws. They cited the jteamwork by state agents and JCunningham's staff in Picher tav -jpera- em raids last December and con- lt;■tinned co-operation since then. lt;Also caught in the net of the j *weekend offensive were five per- Ksons arrested in Toots’ Club, north j *of Quapaw. Facing legal action as | ca result of dice game discovered!there by state agents are Cora B.i 8Lewis and Joe Lewis, owners and, 1operators of the club, and Leon]Taylor, and Morris Turner and rDennis Dickerson, both of Com-' (. I merce.pilot _ , 1 fOther arrests may yet result for;the weekend activities of law offi-s upMon-thisidingodaywereouter
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Miami Daily News Record
Miami, Oklahoma, US
Tue, Jun 05, 1962
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