Police Report Busy Weekend In Lawton With Thefts And Arrests
Lawton police investigated three minor thefts over the weekend including a 1954 Ford owned by Gene Brooks missing fender skirts from 11th and H and a 1950 Mercury at 618 H Ave missing a wheel and end tube. Six people jailed for public drunkenness and traffic violations, plus vagrancy, concealed weapon, and assault charges. Bodily injury reported in a Fort Sill Blvd collision. multiple two car accidents noted with damages ranging from $75 to $300.
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Lawton
Gene Brooks
11Th
H. V. D. Stephens
Oklahoma City
H Ave
Frank Hoseit
Roosevelt
Elmer Maxwell
Tulsa
Johnny W. Ivey
Reuben Bonner
Pampa
Raymond Brown
Fort Sill
Manuel R. Cervantes
Lee
Thomas A. Baratta
Shennard Afb
Wichita Falls
Robert Lee Mims
Cisco
Cpl
Ray B. Son
Velma J. Cervantes
Fort Sill Station Hospital
Fort Sill Blvd
Lake
Manuel Riviera Cervantes
Cervantes
Richard Robert Libech
Bell
Libech
Oklahoma City Markets Report Prices and Livestock Data
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture reports prices for broilers hens eggs butterfat and watermelons with live stock markets in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Cattle calves hogs and sheep activity at Oklahoma City Livestock on Aug 22 shows slow slaughter demand with mostly steady to lower bids and varying stocker volumes.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Tulsa
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Pauls Valley
el Reno
Lawton
Blackwell
Clinton
Enid
Watonga
Alva
Laverne
Woodward
Elk City
Rush Springs
Marlow
U. S
Oklahoma City Livestock
P Usda
Property Owner Protests Boost In Lot Valuation
Early B. Clanton protested a higher valuation on lots 15 and 16, block 44, original townsite in Lawton during a county excise board meeting. The board delayed a decision until Thursday at 10 a.m. in the courthouse while also approving budgets for Sterling Fletcher Elgin and Faxon and state tax distributions.
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Early B. Clanton
County Excise Board
Clanton
Lawton
Excise Board
Sterling, Fletcher, Elgin
Faxon
Sterling
Fletcher and
Elgin
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Suspect In Rape Case Released In Lawton
A 21 year old Lawton man was arrested Sunday for investigation in a rape case and released Monday with no charges. The alleged victim refused to press charges citing fear of harm from her father. She said she was picked up in a Lawton nightclub, taken to a secluded spot 80 miles away, and warned she would be very sorry if she spoke out.
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Lawton
Fort Sill charity drive sets 65 000 goal for 1954 campaign
Robert E. Kren and Maj. C W Dutreau outlined publicity and display plans for the Fort Sill Relief and Welfare Council campaign led by Brig. Gen. John B. Horton. Past drives raised 57 524 with a dollar average per charity and 90 percent participation, prompting the new fund to reduce nuisance donations and cover 9 major plus 18 minor charities. the 1954 drive excludes Red Cross and March of Dimes.
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Robert E. Kren
Fort Sill
Public Information Office
Helicopters airlift after camp destruction near here
Army helicopters retrieved between 180 and 200 children from two island camps in the Delaware River. A mother and newborn were flown via Stroudsburg Methodist Church to East Stroudsburg Hospital. Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg remain cut off. landing base at Stroudsburg State Teachers College near the hospital. Army command at Tobyhanna signal depot coordinates the airlift and refueling. Three helicopters suffered minor damage. Navy source cites 30 Navy and Marine pilots operating nine craft.
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Camp Davis
Army
Delaware River
Stroudsburg Methodist Church
East Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg
Stroudsburg State Teachers College
Army Command
Tobyhanna Signal Depot
Here
Navy
Johnsville Naval Air Development Center
Philadelphia
Students Enroll At St. Mary's for 1955-56 Term
Enrollment at St. Mary's begins for the 1955 56 term with classes set to start Wednesday August 31. Principal Sister M Macaria says enrollment totals will be released Tuesday. High school will use the old McKinley school until the new building opens in about five months. More than 90 students are expected to enroll in high school while 382 elementary students attended last year. Faculty includes Sister Macaria Sister Cristiana Sister Ann Carmel Sister St Michael Mrs P McAndrew Mrs E Alves Mrs S Mullins Sister M Avitus Sister Charles Theresa Sister M Juliette and Mrs V Bednar.
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St. Mary’s School
M. Macaria
St. Mary’s
McKinley
St. Mary’s New
Macaria
M. Christiana
Ann Carmel
Floods devastate Pennsylvania valley killing and missing
A veteran textile worker spoke to an Associated Press reporter amid widespread damage from flash floods that swept through Stroudsburg and nearby areas. Brodhead Creek rose 25 to 30 feet, carrying away 40 campers, mostly women and children, with nine survivors recounting the horror. Rebuilding begins as utilities are restored and roads reopen, while federal disaster declarations reach Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Rhode Island.
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Associated Press
Stroudsburg
Bantam Lake
Conn
New York
East Stroudsburg
Lackawanna Railroad
New Jersey
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Charlton
Southbridge
New York State
Port Jervis
Ellenville
Eisenhower
Colorado
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Airman cautioned against running during street encounter
Dewberry testified that Callihan warned him not to run, fearing Dewberry’s brains would lie on the sidewalk. He later warned a passerby that Callihan had a gun as they moved toward Second Street. Dewberry slipped between cars to stop an approaching patrol car. fellow officers stopped Callihan and seized the pistol. Callihan was convicted in Ralph Cline's City Court and is in county jail.
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Dewberry
Callihan
Second Street
Ralph Cline
Comanche County Wool Referendum Votes No
In Comanche County the wool growers voted no on funding wool industry promotion. Of 59 ballots sent, 15 were returned with a light response. Bill Sieg of the Agricultural Stabilization Conservation office said complete results await a couple of sheep counts and a national tally, which will decide the outcome.
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Comanche County
Bill Sieg
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Office
Sieg
Secretary of Agriculture
American Sheep Producers Council
Officer denies charges against Bumpas in Korea incident
After six days as a prisoner of the Communists, the injured Bumpas and the body of Brown will be returned to Allied lines tomorrow. The airman will be taken to UN Command near Kumwha. Brown was killed in the crash. Bumpas is reported with a possible skull fracture.
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Pas
North Korea
Bumpas
Eisenhower
Brown
Tomor
United Nations Command
Kumwha
Harlan C. Parks
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Parks
Demilitarized Zone
Multi-vehicle wrecks cause serious injuries and fatalities
A chain of traffic crashes near Hobart Lawton and Frederick leaves several injured including a child and two adults two killed in one incident. Notable figures include Edna 30 and Wayne 7 with severe injuries and officer involvement in an intoxicated driving case. An Oklahoma City attorney, Herman Shockley, faces drunken driving charges as details unfold.
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U.S. 183
S.H. 9
Hobart
Barefoot
Burns
Chambers
Robert Chambers
Hobart General Hospital
Edna
Wayne
Wilkerson
Wichita Falls
Santos Esparza
Lawton
Esparza
Rees John Powell Jr
Fort Sill
Herman Charles Shockley
Oklahoma City
Comanche
Powell
Shockley
Southwestern Hospital
Frederick
Rosa Moon McIntyre
Thomas P. Hurst
Credit Women To Plan Parley
Convention committee chairmen of the Lawton Credit Women's Breakfast club were to meet at a noon luncheon today in the Hotel Lawtonian. Plans will be completed for the state association's convention to be held here in October. Mrs. B. K. Fowler is general convention chairman.
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Lawton Credit Women’s Breakfast Club
Lawtonian
State Association
B. K. Fowler
Sergeant Baker assigned to Company I 511th Airborne
Sgt Robert P Baker son of Mr and Mrs William Baker of Lawton is assigned to Company I of the 511th Airborne Infantry at Fort Campbell Kentucky. He serves as a squad leader.
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Robert P. Baker
William Baker
Lawton
511Th Airborne Infantry
Fort Campbell, Ky
Baker
One Takes Navy Training Five Home On Leave
A county man enlisted in the Navy this week and five others are home on leave before entering specialized schools. Bruce Edward Hammon, son of Albert Hammon of Loveland, enlisted and is in San Diego for boot training. Home on leave are Donald W. Freund, Paul Bernard Fehring, Matt Vaught, Gerry Wayne Daugherty, and Ralph Felder. Freund will attend radar school at Treasure Island California, while Fehring Vaught Daugherty and Felder will attend airman's school at Norman.
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Navy
Bruce Edward Hammon
Albert Hammon
Loveland
San Diego
Calif
Donald W. Freund
Bell
Paul Bernard Fehring
Matt Vaught
Sterling
Gerry Wayne Daugherty
Chattanooga
Ralph Felder
Temple
Freund
Treasure Island
Fehring, Vaught, Daugherty and
Felder
Norman
Chemical Company To Fete County Agents And Bankers
Area county agents agricultural workers bankers and other interested persons will be guests of the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp at a dinner meeting in the Hotel Lauderdale on August 23. Dr A J Jones agronomist for the company will speak following the dinner, which is scheduled for 7 30 p m Mathieson dealers and their employer will also attend the session.
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Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Lawtoni
Mathieson
Assessors and Deputies Attend Five Day Stillwater School
Lester Peden county assessor and two deputies Dale Taylor and R M Blaylock attend a five day assessors school at Stillwater. The course at Oklahoma A&M College opened this morning and runs through Friday for all assessors and their deputies in Oklahoma.
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Lester Peden
Dale Taylor
R. M. Blaylock
Stillwater
Oklahoma A&m College
Oklahoma
Red Cross leading East Coast flood relief effort
E. Roland Harriman announces Red Cross action in Washington D C with 107 shelters housing 12000 homeless and clothing all in need. Headquarters operate around the clock in disaster areas with 400 nurses and 150 physicians volunteering. President Eisenhower declares afflicted East Coast as major disaster area and federal funds support relief work.
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E. Roland Harriman
Red Cross
Washington D. C
Dorough
Eisenhower
Youth Director To Stay In Job In Lawton
Roderick Pope will remain as Lawton Youth Center director after reconsidering his resignation to enter Lincoln Nebraska sport goods business. The center at 14th and Bell hosts a back to school loop event from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesday for Lawton and Comanche County teens. admission is 50 cents.
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Pope
Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Fort Sill
14Th and
Bell
Lawton
Comanche County
Central District Needy Get Food
Free commodities are issued to needy persons certified by the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board today and Tuesday in the basement of the courthouse. Distribution to central district needy is supervised by Emil Woesner, county commissioner. Food was issued to eastern and western district needy last week.
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Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Emil Woesner
Ohio farmers gain from wilt resistant greenhouse tomato
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster developed a wilt resistant tomato variety named Ohio W R Globe, boosting production. The new cultivar helps Ohio greenhouse operations, aligning with national tomato supply.
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Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Wooster
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
Sclencene fant a healing that shrinks piles relieves pain promptly stops itching without surgcng edge to swelling of piles Sufferers say Piles have ceased to be a problem The secret is Bio-Dyne already widely used to heal in jured tissue This substance is now available in suppository of sintment form under the name ete geet A At your druggist Money guarantee Reg U and Pat 68
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Euclid
15Th and
Jefferson
Sixth
Jo. G. Andrews
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control Coo
Ealtopas
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Pho
D Avenue
St. Mary's
6Th & F
Brodhead
Pocono Mountain
Wool
Continental Air Lines
EL Paso
Advertising
John Jones
Met
Udit Ene
Lawton Iron and Metal Co
E. Lee
Stillwater School
Roderick Pope
Fuzz Barnes
James W. Parker, M
Gore Boulevard
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