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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1957
Page
5
A garbled report from Yorkopama describes a wedding voyage for the Girard couple bound for home with a due date of December 19. The text is heavily corrupted but references a farewell gathering and preparations, with multiple unclear names and locations.
Background notes indicate a man linked to the patrolmen killings will stand trial. Reported details describe the case, the suspect’s movements, and the sequence of violent incidents including prior traffic stop events and a hitchhiker’s escape scene. The proceedings are set before a US commissioner in Los Angeles.
A county elections board vacancy to appoint a new sixteenth clerk drew attention as candidates filed applications. Key figures include James Zx, mentally retarded children advocate, and former county agents AL A. Tompkins, with deputies Lucas and Jorgensen named in the support staff lineup. The deadline for applications is near, and officials note the six existing years’ work guiding the office while a replacement is sought.
A partial report details multiple forfeit actions in a municipal court, including Legger forfeiting bonds totaling 120 dollars and other residents facing fines for offenses such as speeding and disorderly conduct. Names and addresses are partially legible, with several individuals convicted or fined and sentences totaling modest sums.
Post officers will hear Taylor in a briefing at Fort Sil The visit includes staff members Col N Wheeler and Walvil Snyder with training operations under Deputy Chief Lift for Operates A plan for demonstrations and mining reviews will be announced with attendance by Min Gon Sie Shaya The text mentions Houston and Oklahoma City movements and a financial note about declared dividends per stock class.
Fort Sill Sergeant Reed Fallon 41 was found dead in a Fort Sill housing unit. Investigators suspect a self inflicted fatal wound after a blast struck him in the face, with an autopsy pending. Fallon, a 12 year Army veteran, served in World War II and Korea and earned the Purple Heart and other medals. Survivors include wife Fetty and four children, from Leesville South Carolina.
A wide county search for Vilule Mavia Ridolote and the unknown wife she was last seen with continues this week. Deputies and state agents question former associates of a training school for delinquency as investigators probe possible links to the girl’s disappearance. Officials say the town grimly awaits a breakthrough, with speculation centering on a local crime connection and possible sightings in Sycamore.
Births and medical notices listing numerous individuals by name and address, with details on newborn weights and birth dates, plus enumerations of surgeries and medical conditions. The scattered OCR reads like a hospital newsroom with names such as Rifkin, Gilliam, Kinmonth, Power, and Wheeler, and locations including 81 N. 25th and 705 Acting.
Three Lawton men Veenan Tenson 22 Bob Nunley 20 and Euel Crosley 20 pleaded innocent to a misdemeanor firearm charge with alleged firing across the highway and one also to reckless driving Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron set arraignment. Tracy Bishop reported the incident claiming shots to his mailbox and an attempted car stop as the men fled north east and south of Lawton.
The county roads committee received encouragement for two county roads with plans for concrete reports by February. State Sen. Fred Ro Narris announced a directive for a study on the Gore Gap road a nine mile two lane project to Medicine Park. Marvin Baughman and R H Meyers outlined financing for a 1 1/2 mile Geronimo to US 277 road paved with county and federal funds under farm to market. Meyers aims to start in early spring with no firm cast date. A potential project, paving four miles from Fletcher to the Migin Sterling highway, was tentatively postponed until February.
Lawton man asked for help to locate his 19 year old wife who disappeared from their southside home about 4 p m Thursday. Mrs Merrill McLean 1115 Garfield wore pink sleeved skirt red coat and black shoes when she left. He described her as 3 feet 7 inches tall and 109 pounds with blue eyes and blond hair. Police said something is amiss and cancelled a search for a 16 year old boy who left home Thursday night and returned later.
Jimmy Alva Nance 44 of Choctaw died ten days after being found injured in a south downtown Oklahoma City underpass. Police said he apparently fell from the sidewalk onto the underpass.
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