Reporter Bradshaw to testify on beating in Shawnee
Shawnee News-Star reporter Jim Bradshaw was slated to tell the Pottawatomie County grand jury about an alleged beating by Sheriff Harrington after questioning him about vice activity in the county. The panel resumes its investigations with eight others on the witness list. Floyd Henry questions Harringtons qualifications, citing possible loss of citizenship rights from federal liquor law convictions.
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Shawnee
Okla
Jim Bradshaw
Shawnee News-Star
Pottawatomie County
Bradshaw
Jim Harrington
Harrington
Vice
Floyd Henry
Henry
Otis Treat
Herb Stroud
Charley Cobb
Lucille Nutt
Jack Reese
News-Star City
Justice of the Peace
Dave Parsons
Horton Hughes
Bryce Wilde
No Clues Found To Mrs. Marland
Oklahoma City Bureau chief O K Bivins says he has received no information about missing widow Lydie Marland wife of former Governor E W Marland. He fears she may be an amnesia victim after disappearing from Los Angeles in March 1953 with relatives unable to illuminate her whereabouts.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
O. K. Bivins
Oklahoma
E. W. Marland
Bivins
Lydie Marland
Marland
Los Angeles
Lawton Officials Protest Fourth Street Widening
Lawton board members filed a protest with the city against widening Fourth Street between A and B in front of Emerson Elementary. The move, led by Mike Brandon, claims the change would bring traffic to the school door and cites parking bans near schools. The board pressed for cafeteria facilities and approved purchases for supplies, equipment, and blinds, while resignations and staff hires were noted and junior high renamed Central Junior High in planning for new buildings.
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Lawton
John Shoemaker
Brandon
Sam Joyner, Jr
Fourth Street
Joyner
D. Henry Jones
Jones
O. J. Pippin
Justin Kuntz
Kuntz
Ansley Paper Co
Boren-Malone Co
Dowlings Inc
Genexco Inc
Hoover Bros. Inc
Lyons’ Hobby Center
Oklahoma Seating Co
Ratcliff Book Store
Southwestern Bank and Stationery
Thompson Book and Supply Co
Southwestern Station
Central Junior High School
Tomlinson
Gaylord Noftsger
Lawton Fort Sill Girl Scout Funding Dispute
Lawton Fort Sill United Fund faced a budget clash over Girl Scout support. Budget committee and executive director cited 14.2 percent of council expenditures and local Camp Fire overlap to justify no local Girl Scout funds, prompting withdrawal from the Community Chest and prompting protests by Scout leaders.
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Area Council
Lawton
Ed Norris
Ardmore
Girl Scouts of America
Lawton Association
Kan
Community Chest
Lawton Girl Scout Association
Girl Scout Association
Boy Scout Association
Nicklas
Allen Sasser
Black Beaver Council
Boy Scouts of America
Fort Sill
Boy Scouts
Council
Lawton-Fort Sill
Girl Scouts
Chickasha
South Central Girl Scout Council, Inc
Girl Scout Area Council
Camp Fire
Girl Scout Council
Camp
Area
Girl Scout
United Fund Board
Fines Imposed in Police Court Case Average
Police court proceedings before Judge J Merle Oaks drew 19 defendants on a Monday afternoon with multiple counts. Wilbur Geionety faced two charges, Ruth Russell two, James Gastman one offense with a portion suspended, and others cited for public drunkenness or related offenses amid a busy session at the municipal court.
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J. Merle Oaks
Wilbur Geionety
Star Rt
Lawton
Ruth Russell
Monroe
James Gastman
Liberty
French C. Gibson
Walter Gaddy
Fort Sill
Beauford Adams
George Stirber
Sammy W. Eagleshield
LA Attorney Fined For Failure To File Tax Return
Los Angeles attorney Cletus J. Hannifin age 47 received a $1000 fine and three years probation for not filing a federal income tax return. Hannifin operates a large income tax filing service.
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Los Angeles
Cletus J. Hannifin
Hannifin
Con Man Sentenced Six Years In Mop Scam Case
Harold H. Caldwell received a six year prison term after pleading guilty to false pretense in Superior Court. Police said Caldwell sold mops to housewives, then collected back the mops from family members claiming they were broken and never returned them.
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Charlotte
N. C
Harold H. Caldwell
Superior Court
Caldwell
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Southwestern Venetian Blind Co
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Grandfield
Helen Burnett
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R. E. Ford
Noftsger
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Taft Elementary
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