Norman official charged in theft and embezzlement
Norman building inspector Ver mont Sasser, 19 years on the Norman force, faced a second embezzlement count after arraignment on 1,122.25 theft, with Cleveland County Attorney Hez Bussey alleging he diverted 2,067.75 in collected fees. Sasser, who posted 5,000 bond on the first count, pleaded innocent. He was dismissed in May.
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Norman, Okla
Sasser
Norman
Cleveland County
Hez Bussey
Congress approves free polio shots plan
Congress approved a bill to fund free Salk polio vaccine for about one third of eligible children. The government will provide up to 30 million dollars worth of vaccine to states through February 15, after a House Senate conference compromise between 45 million dollar and open end measures.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
House Conference Committee
County Clerks Hall Of Fame Lacks Two Photos
County Clerk Roy Johnson’s Hall of Fame misses the first two Comanche county clerks W G Gorman and J W Sampson. Johnson has eight portraits in hand from successors 1905 to 1946 and seeks leads on Gorman through Tulsa and Lubbock. Sampson remains a complete mystery with no living contacts or information. The current reproductions include Ross M. Houston, J. Milt Haynes, Sandy W. Gregory, Charla Crutcher, Lizzie Gibson, Fowler P. Aycock, T H Tarkington, and Ber-.
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Hall of Fame
Comanche County
Tulsa
Johnson
W. G. Gorman
Mangum
Lubbock
Tex
Sampson
Ross M. Houston
J. Milt Haynes
Sandy W. Gregory
Charla Crutcher
Lizzie Gibson
Ralph Rush
Fowler P. Aycock
T. H. Tarkington
Miss Ber
County clerk portraits kept for future generations
Johnson explains that collecting pictures of former county clerks from 1946 to January 1955 serves as a courtesy and a record for people in future generations to see past officials. He notes many establishments do this and urges county offices to participate.
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Tha Preuitt
Johnson
Parleys Urged For New Students At Lawton High
Lawton High School welcomes new students for the 1955 56 term and asks them to contact Principal Hugh Bish at the high school building before opening day September 6. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings to 12 noon. Bish notes that graduates of Lawton Junior High are not in the new student category.
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Lawton High School
Hugh Bish
Bish
Gene Hancock
Lawton
LHS
Faris Named Graduate Manager of Athletics at GWU
Bob Faris, former George Washington University star in football basketball and tennis, is appointed graduate manager of athletics. He has coached freshman football and basketball at GWU for three years.
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Washington
Bob Faris
George Washington University
Faris
Group Insurance Plan Now Includes Only Road Workers
County commissioners plan a county wide group insurance but limit to highway workers only after legal review. 39 highway employees would have premiums paid from the highway fund if approved. 50 percent sign up required. other courthouse staff may join by paying premiums themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Wynn
Wynn
St.e
Mac Q. Williamson
Emil Woesner
Bill Kleeman
Judge To Testify Before Grand Jury In Shawnee
Shawnee Oklahoma county judge John L. Green was to testify before the Pottawatomie County grand jury about a campaign check he received last summer. The panel also heard nine witnesses describe the alleged beating of News-Star reporter Jim Bradshaw, who testified for most of the day. Sheriff Jim Harrington faced questions over the incident and said he was framed. Bradshaw filed a $30,000 suit for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Okla
John L. Green
Pottawatomie
Green
News-Star
Jim Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Jim Harrington
Harrington
Mrs Clapton Returns Home After Heart Attack Recovery
Bethel special report Mrs L E Clapton has been released from Lawton Memorial hospital and returned home after receiving medical treatment for a heart attack.
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Bethel
L. E. Clapton
Lawton Memorial Hospital
Grady Sheriff’s Probe Enters Second Day in Oklahoma
Fifteen witnesses were summoned to testify as the Grady County grand jury investigation of Sheriff Hack Perrin continued into its second day in Chickasha Oklahoma. Owen Watts assistant attorney general said the probe may extend through the week as the jury works without County Attorney Wilson Smithen who withdrew after disqualification. Also summoned were John Thrasher and ex deputy Bob Stidham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha, Okla
Grady County Grand Jury
Hack Perrin
Owen Watts
Perrin
Wilson Smithen
Smithen
Justice of the Peace
Calvin Strother
L. A. Wood
John Thrasher
Bob Stidham
Lions See Film Of Cityan's Trip
Henry Zwaan showed moving pictures of his trip to Europe at the Lawton Lions weekly luncheon in the Hotel Lawtonian. He spoke on economic conditions abroad with slides from Belgium France Italy and Switzerland. Smiley Burnette entertained the group with music and announced plans for his Checkered Shirt Drive-In Sandwich Shop in Lawton. J. H. Crosby introduced William L Dowling as the new member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Zwaan
Europe
Lawton Lions Club
Lawtonian
Belgium
France
Italy
Switzerland
Smiley Burnette
Hollywood
Calif
Lawton
Science Finds Quick Pile Relief With New Substance
Doctors report piles shrink with Bio-Dyne healing agent. Preparation H offers suppository or ointment forms for relief without surgery. Included are claims of rapid pain relief and itching stop. Available at druggists under regulated patent label.
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Neb
U.S
Soviet Union
A. S. Musiko
Lysenko Selection and Genetics Institute
Odessa
County Clerks ‘Hall of Fame
Roy Johnson
J. W. Sampson
Gorman
Bob Farris
Eugene L. Bowman
Sewaust Fi
Nee E
Dominion
Oras
Auto Radio
Radio & Sound
Percy
Burns Ford Drug
Sheridan
Cache Road
Imeria
Long
Grady
St Joseph
Cityan
J. H. Crosby
William L. Dowling
Jayne
D. Jayne
Jayhe
Penney’s
Table Children’s
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