Oklahoma City attorney says not drunk in fatal collision
Herman S Shockley 58 a Oklahoma City attorney charged in Comanche county court with driving while intoxicated was released on $500 bond after arraignment where he pleaded not guilty He was arrested before dawn Sunday by Highway Patrol Trooper H D Morgan after his 1952 Ford and a 1949 Chevrolet collided eight miles north of Lawton on U S 277 Santos Esparza 20 Wichita Falls owner of the Chevrolet suffered a crushed skull Rees John Powel Jr 23 Fort Sill drove Esparza’s car Southwestern hospital spokesman said Esparza is in fair condition
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Oklahoma City
S. R. Harper
Comanche
Shockley
Highway Patrol
H. D. Morgan
Lawton
U.S
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Esparza
Wichita Falls
Chevrolet
Rees John Powel Jr
Fort Sill
Southwestern
Bootlegger Langley Begins 30 Day Jail Sentence
Joe Langley a 51 year old Lawton bootlegger turned himself in at Comanche county jail Monday to start a jail term from an August 9 City Court conviction for possession of liquor. He was fined 95 dollars plus 13 dollars costs and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
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Joe Langley
Lawton
Comanche County
Ralph Cline
Langley
Uniforms to be issued for Lawton High Band this week
Lawton high school band uniforms will be issued today from 1 30 to 3 p m under director George Walters. The issuance will continue through the rest of the week.
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Lawton High School
George Walters
Gary Opposes Pay Increases For Oklahoma Officials
Gov Raymond Gary announced plans to ask the Planning and Resources Board to withhold pay raises for top department officials after learning of the Aug 3 action. Minutes show director Jack Boyd rising from 7800 to 8400 dollars and department heads increasing to 7500. The boosts followed higher salaries in the Department of Commerce and Industry led by Dr Randall T Klemme at 15000 dollars, with several officials listed at 8400.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Planning and Resources Board
Gary
Jack Boyd
Jeff Griffin
Tourist Bureau
Ernest Allen
Don Stauffer
Forestry
Ira Husky
Department of Commerce and Industry
Randall T. Klemme
County Attorney's Secretary Begins Eight Day Vacation
Mrs Geneva Kirkpatrick secretary to County Attorney Manville Redman will start an eight day vacation on Wednesday spending time in Lawton. During her absence Redman will be assisted by Oral Ridgeway sheriff's deputy who formerly worked as an investigator in the county attorney office before that post was abolished. Mrs Kirkpatrick and her husband Everett F Kirkpatrick will host visitors from Jackson Mississippi Cecil and Mable Lou Foster who stayed at the Kirkpatrick home when Cecil was stationed at Fort Sill. The Kirkpat ricks reside at 845 N 17th.
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Geneva Kirkpatrick
Manville Redman
Lawton
Cincinnati Redlegs Win Yet Few National League Pennants
The Cincinnati Redlegs have captured only three National League pennants since 1900, highlighting their long drought amid a history of notable seasons and standout players.
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Cincinnati Redlegs
Escape Covering Prison Riot Quelled in Lincoln Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska guards quelled a riot at the Nebraska State Reformatory by pulling more than 100 inmates from cells, stripping them and placing up to ten per cell in single occupancy max security jails. The disturbance followed a previous riot and fire at the state penitentiary last week. Superintendent George Morris said the distraction aimed to hinder a search for two work detail prisoners trying to escape.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska State Reformatory
State Penitentiary
Reformatory
George Morris
Morris
Cityans Gear Up for VFW Encampment in Boston
Mr and Mrs Raymond Rust of 2615 Cornell depart tonight to attend the national VFW encampment in Boston this weekend. Rust leads the state VFW as commander and Mrs Rust serves as Lawton secretary for the county commissioners and is a VFW Ladies Auxiliary delegate. Also traveling from Poteau is Marian Wise senior commanding officer of the VFW.
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Raymond Rust
Cornell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boston
Rust
VFW
Lawton
Poteau
Marian Wise
Florist Warns Corsage Market Faces Strapless Trend
Anson Pratt of Hamilton told an Ontario horticulturists meeting that strapless evening gowns have nearly ruined the corsage business. He said florists struggle to attach corsages to bare skin and have no effective solution yet.
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Guelph
Ont
P—Anson Pratt
Hamilton
Ontario Horticulturists
Court Nets $336 For City Coffers
Fines and bond forfeitures totaling 336 were levied by Judge J Merle Oaks in police court over the weekend. Twenty people paid or forfeited bonds including Robert Lee Mims of Cisco for carrying a concealed weapon and Leonard Landrum of Fletcher for passing on the right. Others, from Fort Sill to Tulsa and Pampa, faced speeding, reckless driving, no driver's licenses, red lights, and obscene language penalties.
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Robert Lee Mims
Cisco
Tex
Leonard Landrum
Fletcher
Thomas A. Barotta
Sheppard Afb
Ray B. Son
Fort Sill
Elmer Maxwell
Tulsa
Raymond Brown
Rueben Benner
Pampa
James W. Smart
Lee
Smart
Farrell O. Pennington
Roosevelt
John L. Hicks
Cache
Johnnie W. Iveys
I Street
Helen Jane Jackson
Millard James
Washington
James E. Seabolt
Jefferson
C. W. Potter
Tipton
Eddie H. Gill Jr
Edward E. Gibbins
Park
Jerry R. Young
Donald D. Suggs
Columbia
Carl D. Wingren
407 Sign Names At St. Mary's
Approximately 407 students enrolled at St. Mary's for the 1955 56 term announced by principal Sister M Macaria. Enrollment began Monday and continues until classes start August 31 with eighty in high school and the rest in elementary and junior high. High school pupils will use the former McKinley building until the new high school is ready.
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St. Mary’s School
M. Macaria
McKinley Public School
St. Mary’s New
Money Judgment Action Filed in Highland Park Note Foreclosure
Don Billingslea doing business as Billingslea Lumber filed suit in Judge Robert S. Landers court against L I Winham and others for a money judgment and foreclosure on an $8,000 promissory note. The action seeks $3,670.50 plus interest and fees. Foreclosure targets parts of Caldwell subdivision Highland Park Addition lots 5 and 6 and all of lots 10 and 11 in block 2.
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Don Billingslea
Billingslea Lumber
L. I. Winham and
Highland Park Addition
Robert S. Landers
Caldwell
Indian envoy barred from dining room by Houston supervisor
India's ambassador to the United States Gaganvihari Mehta and his secretary B A Rajagopalan were asked to move from the public dining room of Horizon House Restaurant after a supervisor claimed they looked like Negroes. Six witnesses corroborated the incident. The restaurant cited a state law forbidding mixed-room service and noted Houston's airport discrimination ban, while the officials left for a smaller dining area without protest.
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India
United States
Mary Alley
Frank Gibler
Alley
Texas
Houston Post
Gaganvihari Lallubhai Mehta
B. A. Rajagopalan
Mrs. Alley
Mexico City
Washington
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