Lawton Negro sisters face murder trial in fatal stabbing
County Judge John P Fullerton ordered Edith Johnson and Betty Baucom to stand trial in higher court on first degree manslaughter charges for the fatal stabbing of 22 year old John Armstrong Russell. Confessions were challenged but deemed admissible after testimony from Capt. Gus Waldron and others. Russell, Baucom’s boyfriend, died after being stabbed at the sisters home following a dancing party at the Surf club.
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John T. Fullerton
Lawton Negra
Don Kissell
Negra
Edith Mac Johnson
Beltydent Baucom
Murdo
Lawton
John P. Fullerton
Edith Mae Johnson
Betty Jean Baucom
Charles Oomrn
Jack Brock
Justice of Peace
Marvin EE. Cameron
Alforess
Jolson
Warren Crane
Johnson
Jail escape ties Ramos to multi county crimes
Ramos, jailed on burglary and narcotics charges in Duncan and Stephens County, escaped with co defendants after overpowering jail staff. He faced state habitual criminal charges in Duncan and a later burglary case in Stephens County, with ongoing preliminary hearings and a police manhunt expanding as authorities linked him to multiple incidents. Mexico's oil resources were taken over by the Mexican government in March 1538.
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MM. T. McCracken
Shelby
Davidson
Ramos
Duncan
Pryor Furniture
Smokey
Arlington
Stephens County
Watt Carruth
James Rose
Joe Jones
Rose
Jones
Mexico
Funeral Rites for Mrs. A. F. Freeman Held in Troy
Funeral services announced for Mrs. A F Freeman paternal grandmother Lee Freeman of 1405 Taft in Troy North Carolina who died after a heart attack. Freeman lived with her grandson Jack who played for the Lawton Braves before moving to Lawton. Services set for 2 40 p m Thursday at Becker Memorial chapel. Also noted is the death of Mrs Sylvia Meyerhofer 62 of Columbia after a long illness with burial in Highland Cemetery. Rev Clarence A Tidge officiating. Born May 1 1895 in New Albany Kansas she lived in Fredonia Rawlins before moving to Lawton to live with her brother George Guyll. Also surviving is half sister Mrs Josie Wooten Hutchinson Kansas.
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Mons
Troy
N. C
A. F. Freeman
Lee Freeman
Taft
Jack
Freeman
Lawton
Lawton Braves
Becker Memorial Chapel
Sylvia Meyerhofer
Columbia
Clarence A. Tidge
First Methodist Church
Highlands Cemetery
New Albany
Kan
Meyerhofer
Fredonia
Ian
Rawlins
Wio
Strike continues at Fort Sill amid gate picketing and hiring
Eight former Spartan workers, rehired by Page, returned to Fort Sill on Monday while Page recruitment in Dallas and Fort Worth seeks replacements for strikers. Union officials press for incorporation details and bid transparency as Machinists widen gate picketing and a secondary boycott complaint remains with the National Labor Relations Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Pitkel
Spartan
Fage
Aukbo
Pat Sill
Pawk
Page
A. D
Sweeney
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Witcher
Spartan Aircraft Co
Artilery and Missile Center
Utree Construction
National Labor Relations Board
PAY Continues for Page One Budget Outlook
The city plans no further pay raises in the new budget for the year starting July 1. It is operating on one fourth of the general budget of 1126.00 plus utilities, approved by the county excise board in late July. The current budget exceeds last year by 31,000, not counting three cash accounts for airport, hunting and fishing, and street and alley departments.
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Sity
County Excise Board
Hucect
Intal
Memorial Hospital expansion plan eyed for county vote
Memorial Hospital faces crowding as beds fill to 80 85 percent capacity with patients from outside Lawson. A 100 bed expansion 3 new floors east wing obstetrics and a chronic disease annex are proposed with Hill Burton matching funds and a county bond issue pending approval. Memorial employs 136 full time staff on a near quarter million dollar budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Hospital
Karey
Hill-Burton
Memorial
Pilot's ascent reaches record high above 100000 feet
The pilot Simons, aided by a truck convoy and Air Force guidance, spent a hectic night but slept briefly. He soared past 100,000 feet before dawn, seeing the eastern sky in brilliant colors. Turbulence from a below storm dropped him to 68,000 feet over Sisseton as lightning flashed below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Simons
Col
John W. McCurdy
McCurdy
Polio Clinics Run Simultaneously At Lawton High
Polio vaccination operations will run at Lawton High School today with no charge for children. Twenty one registered nurses and several licensed practical nurses plus many lay workers are needed for the clinics, said Mrs. Lansden. Tigh Bish chairs the vaccine committee.
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Lawton High School
Lansden
Tigh Bish
Oklahoma City Livestock and Prices Report
Oklahoma City Board of Agriculture notes prices for wheat and live cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle and calves receipts around 4 000 and 500 respectively with mixed grades. hogs moderate activity and prices steady to down. lambs and sheep fairly active with mostly steady values. Also reports Chicago butter prices and wholesale ranges.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Vinita
Lens
Shattuck
Clinton
Elk City
Lawton
Blackwell
Watonga
Pauls Valley
Enid
Butterlat
Ey Reno
Watong
USDA
Brader
Chicago
Hospital Births and Admissions Chronicle
Births listed across multiple families with times and weights, including Mylen Machin and Sharon Moore. Admitted and dismissed patients span names and addresses, with numerous entries for Aug 19 and Aug 20. P.H.S. Indian section notes dismissals for James Bobb and James Torralba along with Pearl Terenah.
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Alex Dunford
McKinley
Jack Howard
Ermal Johnston
Lincoln
Albert Joern
Cherry
Cora Lynn Freeman
Katherine Plaskett
Liberty Medical
Arvid Munson
Bell
Land
sAug
Michael Anthony Howard
Bob Howard
Gertrude Gutierrez
Elice Washington
Dorothy Washington
Washington
Charles McLain
Tennessee
P.H.S
Indian Education Official To Visit Oklahoma Schools
A representative of the Division of Indian Education, Oklahoma State Department of Education, will meet with Clarence Scott, county school superintendent, and administrators of all AVAA schools with Indian students on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. The purpose is to discuss plans for the 1957 58 school term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Indian Education
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Clarence Scott
Avaa
Secretary Rehired by Lawton Board of Education
Mrs Yvonne Coombs has been re employed as a secretary for the Lawton Board of Education officials announced today She served during the 1936 57 school term resign ed early this summer to accompany her husband to Reno New
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Yvonne Coombs
Lawton Board of Education
Coombs
Reno
New
Oklahoma Legislature Faces Tax Hurdles and Road Funding
The Oklahoma Legislature and Governor discuss continuing taxes, federal match funds, and emergency levies shaping road projects across eastern Oklahoma. Officials warn of higher costs to relocate highways and the impact of the one-cent emergency tax set to expire next January. Also covered are Hoffa related allegations about Test Fleet, Commercial Carriers, and alleged irregularities in a Tennessee incorporated entity linked to labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Oklahoma
Hoffa details on Carrier strike and Test First ties
Hoffa discussed links between his trucking activities and Commercial Carriers, claiming to resolve an illegal 1943 strike. He named James Wrape as Test First’s first president and cited figures about cash conversion into profits, while noting a $50,000 loan commitment if the business failed. Bert Beverage was mentioned by Holla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffa
Commercial Cartiers
Test Feet
James Wrape
St. Louis
Kennedy
Test First
Holla
Bert Beverage
Wellman Causes Stir at Court Testimony
Wellman, a screen director, surprised by saying she did not testify about her own story but about a fictional John Carroll party. She grew ill as the session was about to reconvene and was escorted out with legs shaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellmar
Wellman
John Carroll
John
Miss Wellman
Hainds Laird Earns Third Alto Sax Chair at Gunnison Band
High school senior Hainds Laird of Lawton named to the third alto saxophone chair in Gunnison Cole’s symphonic band now in session. The selection marks progress for the band program and highlights Laird’s musical achievement amid local school activities.
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Hainds Laird
Lawton
Gunnison
Cole
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