Resisting Arrest and Speeding Charges Filed on City Man
Oscar Weldon Cox, 43, a Lawton automobile dealer, was charged in police court Sunday with speeding and resisting arrest after he allegedly fled to avoid transport to the station. Patrolman Coy Moody said Cox sped away twice after being stopped for driving at about 50 mph, despite being asked to come to the police station. Moody cited Cox’s license as stapled to the charges and noted the officer did not renew the attempt to detain him to avoid shooting. In other weekend police action, Jack Lavern Ward faced a $6 bond after following too closely in a three car crash on South Sixth. a child was slightly injured. Disturbance charges were filed against Mrs. H E McGinty, Sgt. Melvin J Peck, and Alf B Key. Sgt. Oscar Simms faced a complaint of threatening. Guienda Fuller was charged with vagrancy. Keith Wise, 41, was booked for assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Weldon Cox
Lawton
Cox
Coy Moody
Lith and Jefferson
Moody
Ralph Hennessee
Ward
H. E. McGinty
Melvin J. Peck
Fort Sill
Alf B. Key
S. Third
Oscar Simms
Guienda Fuller
Keith Wise
Arlington
City Man Elected Chief of Legion's Grand Chef Passe
Buddy Garber of Lawton was elected first president of the new Grand Chef Passe club at the Oklahoma American Legion convention in Tulsa. Garber, state chef de gare in 1952, aims to aid 40 et 8 officers and support the Cerebral Palsy Institute in Norman. Two-thirds of past grand chefs attended the weekend session. James Rogers Jr. of Holdenville was elected state commander as the three day convention closed. about 40 representatives from Lawton and Fort Sill legion posts attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Garber
Lawton
American Legion
Tulsa
Lawton Elks Members Attend Capital Reception
Three Lawton Elks couples joined lodge members from across the state at a weekend reception in Oklahoma City. The event honored Earl E. James, newly installed grand exalted ruler of the national Elks order, at the Biltmore hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Elks Lodge
Oklahoma City
Earl E. James
National Elks Order
Biltmore Hotel
Harold Carey
Claude Hopkins
C. B. Lassetter
Markets Oklahoma City Livestock Report Summary
USDA livestock report from Oklahoma City shows cattle offerings around 400 head with calves 1600, steers yearlings and heifers in demand but late activity weak. Slaughter cows steady to lower, bulls down about 50, stockers steady to weak, hogs up slightly led by high weight barrows, sheep steady with spring lambs and ewes priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
USDA
Reward Offered For Recovery Of Stolen Outboard Motor
F. P. Jarrell of Medicine Park offers a 50 dollar reward for information leading to the recovery of his stolen outboard motor from Lake Lawtonka last Friday. The motor is a super six 15 horsepower twin Evinrude. Police and military officers are jointly investigating the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Jarrell
Medicine Park
Lake Lawtonka
City Teachers to Get Masters Tonight in Oklahoma
Six Lawton public school faculty members are scheduled to receive master’s degrees at the University of Oklahoma summer commencement in Norman. The Lawton group includes Glenn Dosser and Rozella Becker among others, with 27 area graduates listed among the 612 in the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Public School
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Lawton
Glenn Dosser
Rozella Becker
Post Children’s School
Laura M. Sherry
Will Rogers
Lee A. Smith
McKinley
John C. Elkins
Eugene W. Flippen
Leila J. Donaldson
Betty Y. Roundtree
Cache
Kittye I. Neil
Cyril
Cecil H. H. Lamb
Elgin
Julia A. Claypool
Fletcher
Marion D. Clark
Frederick
B. G. Stotts
Marlow
Darla M. Stuckey
Luke W. Toyebo
Mountain View
Herbert P. Hickerson
Temple
Alvin R. Hand
Wilma G. Moore
Walters
Johnny P. Howard
Claude W. Parker
Verdine E. Troue
Waurika
Former Area Trooper Dies
Richard Dewitt Blanton Jr., 47, a state highway patrolman formerly stationed at Waurika and Anadarko, died at his Tulsa home after a three month illness. He had served 13 years with the patrol, joining in 1941 at Pauls Valley, where his father, former Garvin county Sheriff R. D. Blanton, still lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dewitt Blanton Jr
Waurika
Anadarko
Tulsa
Blanton
Pauls Valley
Garvin County
R. D. Blanton
Two Young Boys Held In Vandalism Probe
Police planned to question two Lawton boys suspected of starting machinery Sunday at the First Baptist church building site causing about 500 dollars in damage. Contractor W. R. Masters reported finding a tractor in the basement and a cement finisher machine started, with extensive damage to concrete finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
First Baptist Church
W. R. Masters
Masters
Wheat Referendum Voting Plans Outlined in Comanche County
Community voting officials from Comanche County meet at the PMA office Wednesday to finalize plans for Friday’s wheat quotas referendum. The 10am meeting instructs election boards as polls open at 8am Friday. Voters with 15 acres or more under allotment may vote yes or no on marketing quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Production and Marketing Administration
Bill Sieg
PMA
Election Board
Comanche County
Stillwater
Meers
Bodenstine’s
Porter Hill
Chise Implement Co
Elgin
Cedar Grove
V. M. Ward
Sterling
Apache Residents Discover Honesty Is Still With Us
Mr and Mrs Ira Sawyer of Apache found a California postcard on their door after returning from a vacation. The note claimed a gas thief took fuel, leaving 60 cents as restitution. Mrs Sawyer believes only two gallons were taken from the unlocked 100 gallon barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Sawyer
Apache
U.S. 62
Sawyers
California
Sawyer
City On To Appear On Drunk Driving Charge In Court
A drunken driving charge was filed in county court today against Cpl Clyde C West 27 of 1201 Lake City police arrested the soldier He had not appeared for arraign ment by noon today Two other traffic complaints were filed in justice courts today one driving left of center against William A Glass Fort Sill and another speeding charge against Charles Louis Fratello Fort Sill Glass was charged in Justice of the Peace Marvin Camerons court and Fratello will appear in Justice Woodrow Giles court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Clyde C. West
Lake
Justice Courts
William A. Glass
Fort Sill
Charles Louis Fratello
Glass
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Cameron
Fratello
Woodrow Giles
Grand Jury Hears Oil Probe in Duncan Oklahoma
District Judge Arthur Marmaduke convened a grand jury to investigate a reported million dollar hot oil racket in southern Oklahoma. Owen Watts, assistant state attorney general, aids in presenting evidence as the panel reviews county facilities before examining oil evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Okla
Arthur Marmaduke
Oklahoma
Owen Watts
Marmaduke
Negro Arrested in Local Burglary Case
A Lawton man was held by Wichita Falls police in a theft of a radio phonograph from the home of J. W. Williams at No 16 A. The suspect was seen boarding a bus with the radio and was arrested when he arrived in Wichita Falls after Texas officers were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
J. W. Williams
Texas
Mercedes man ID radios in Mexican paper burglary solved
Alfredo Moran of Mercedes saw a Torreon newspaper photo showing two radios stolen from his home. Police traced the suspect, who confessed, and Moran recovered his radios, ending the unsolved burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercedes, Tex
Alfredo Moran
Mercedes
Torreon
Mexico
Moran
False Teeth That Loes Need Notabses
Many wearers of false teeth have suffered embarrassment as plates dropped or slipped at inopportune moments. Prevent this with FASTEETH, a non acid powder that helps dentures feel firmer and more comfortable while reducing plate odor. Available at drug stores.
Swimming deaths fall in July in Oklahoma
A sharp drop in drownings during July left Oklahoma's nonautomobile accident toll at 39, down from 53 in June. Dr. DeWitt Hunt of Oklahoma A&M cited six drownings in July versus 20 in June. Seven people were electrocuted during July amid continuing accident reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
DeWitt Hunt
Oklahoma A&m
Horses Took The Lives Of Five And Burns Suffered In The Home
Five people died in a fire at a residence and two horses perished in the blaze, authorities reported. Investigators are examining cause as neighbors recall sounds of alarm and swift evacuations.
Woman Driver Rescued After Car Plunge Into Private Pond
In Tulsa an inexperienced female driver and her car were pulled from a private pond after an unscheduled detour through a fence and yard. Tire tracks and crushed shrubs marked the accident scene. She told the officer it was “one of those things.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
New Treatment Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
New York special reports a healing substance Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H ointment that shrinks hemorrhoids and stops bleeding without surgery. Doctors note rapid pain relief, real shrinking over months, and long lasting improvement in cases 10 to 20 years old. Price 98 cents a tube with applicator. money back if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion
Chicago
New York
Orleans
Admiral
Allis Chalsen
Armco
Atchison
Beech Aire
Beth
Boeing Aire Bran Airn
Chrysler Cities Soc
du Pont
Greyhound
Gulf Oil
Lion Oil
Ohio Oil
Pa RR
Phill Pet———— Eee
Radio Cp Ewe
Reyn Met
St Jos Lead Ee
Sears Rock
L. C. Morgan Sash & Door Co
and All Allied Products
Resee
Frank Toews
Mgr
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Kansas
Sheet Metal
Boeing
N. Water
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Wicmita I. Kansas
Grand Jury
St.Joseph Ia
Wolverton Electric
Negro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!