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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1957

Page

2

21 People Face Traffic Charges After Weekend

County Attorney Warren Crane filed 21 traffic charges including a 47 year old Cement man charged with driving while intoxicated Myles David Lawin posted $250 bond after arrest over the weekend Night speeding charges were filed in Justice of the Peace Woodrow Giles court against Robert Hemingway 33 Fort Sill and others across Cameron county plus licenses and public drunkenness charges Several defendants including Stinson carried a concealed gun and Delk ran a stop sign as part of the cases arising in Cameron and Giles courts Fort Sill figures prominently with multiple defendants named along with Wichita Falls and other locations.

Warren Crane John P. Fullerton Myles David Lawin Cement Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles Robert Wilal Hemingway Fort Sill William Ernest Shelton N. 40Th Jimmy Alex Moore John Earnest White Wichita Falls Charles N. Evans Reelor Ark A. C. Coward Fork Sill Sterling Marvin Stinson Cameron Jan Abb Gilbert Arlington Ben Kidd Snyder Elroy John Haggard Leon Columbus

Shock Victim's Services Slated for Claude Cook

Funeral services are set for Claude Eugene Cook 24 of 1805 as a Korean War veteran accidentally electrocuted Saturday night by a 7600 volt distribution line. Witnesses recalled Cook dancing with the live wire after helping extinguish a grass fire near S 22nd and Lee Washington streets. Public Service Co officers warned residents to never touch fallen lines and not to grab a person who has touched one. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery with Ritter Funeral Home directing. Cook born January 16, 1933, Lawton, attended Cameron College, and served as an U S Air Force aircraft and engine mechanic attaining sergeant rank. Survivors include parents three brothers two sisters and a brother in the service.

Claude Eugene Cook Cook Lee Washington Floyd Zook Public Service Co Alford Brown Williams Glenn Wiliams Bell S. 22Nd Collie Wallace Johnny West Ritter Funeral Home Bob Harris Trinity Baptist Church Highland Cemetery Cool Ralph D. Cook Lawton High School Cameron College U. S. Air Force Nellis Afb Las Vegas Wev Hamp Terry D. Cook Fred Cook Edward E. Cook Winsory Afb Yuma Ariz P. J. Dixon Roy Grooms Oklahoma City

Stout Opens Service Station Ties to Fort Sill and Family

Stout, a native of Hulen and longtime business operator, began work this morning at Ferris and Sheridan Road. He owns a service station there and has two married daughters, two stepsons, and a brother in the city police. One daughter’s husband works at Fort Sill, the other’s husband serves in the Army at Fort Sill.

Stout Hulen Ferris Sheridan Road Shirley Ann Rathsack Arlington Fort Sill Doris Darlene Fontenote Williams Jim Kilgore Lawson John Kilgore Farmington Colo Cleo Stout

Indonesia Faces Unrest as Subiano Aims to Press West New Guinea Claim

Indonesian Foreign Minister Subiano arrives in Jakarta from New York after failed UN bid on West New Guinea. Reports describe Bandung as a large ammunitions depot and note fanatic Moslem rebels in areas near the city. Speculation grows over severing relations with the Netherlands as Dutch departures begin and two Dutch airline workers with families seek safety in Singapore.

Bandung Raden Subianero Jakarta New York United Nations West Tran New Guinea Paris Subiandro Indonesia Netherlands Singapore KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Penang Malaya

Oklahoma Delegation Attends 9th Farm Bureau Convention

Thirty four Oklahomans traveled to Chicago for the ninth annual American Farm Bureau Federation meeting. Delegates backed a two price plan on wheat and authority to support a cotton plan deemed best for state farmers and the nation. The Oklahoma group includes Lewis Munn Cher Es president of OFB G E Ger and Stanley Caha of Cache.

Chicago American Farm Bureal Federation Oklahoma Oklahoma Farm Bureau Lewis Munn Cher- E OFB G.efger Stanley Caha Cache

Butter markets steady amid mixed wholesale prices and cattle report

Chicago butter prices held steady as receipts reached 632000 with wholesale bids largely unchanged. Oklahoma City prices for wheat, eggs, butterfat, and pecans were listed, while Oklahoma City livestock reported cattle and calf movements, steady to higher hogs, and steady sheep with varied feeder lambs and calf values.

Chicago State Poultry and LGGS Oklahoma City State Board of Agriculture Today Frederick Medford Alva Blackwell Clinton Walonga Bison EL Reno Enid Hennessey Kingfisher Vici Yukon Guyman Hooker Broilers Muskogee Tulsa Vinita Elk City Watonga Pauls Valley Shattuck Oklahoma City Lawton Pauls Valley Pecans Okmulgee Shawnee Oclanoma City

Talking Bicycle Features School Safety Lectures

A 20 minute program on bicycle safety using a talking bicycle is being shown in local elementary schools this week with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol cooperation. Trooper Dale Petty leads the effort, aided by Trooper Dan Combs, visiting Douglass Emerson Whittier and later Wilson and Washington schools with a schedule of sessions across several mornings and afternoons.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Dale Petty Dan Combs Douglass Emerson and Whittier Wilson Washington Jefferson Taft Jackson Swinney Post Children's School Cleveland Howell Roosevelt Dunbar Will Rogers Lincoln Adams Garfield

Aggies Rally For Decatur Basketball Title Fight

Aggies chase a Decatur Invitational basketball title after a busy Saturday at Lange View. Guards led a tense campus scene with blockades and a pep rally planned for the showdown against Decatur Baptist Junior College Tuesday night.

Kilgore Rangers Langeview Tex Aggie Decatur Clarence, Davis James Taylor Aggies Lawton Wichita Aggie-Decatur Baptist Junior College

Funeral Rites for Joseph F Mast

A rosary service for Joseph F Mast aged 5 of Mt Park who died December 5 at a local residence is set for 7 30 p m today in Lawton Funeral Shore Chapel. Rev Robert Westerman will officiate. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a m Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church with burial in Highland Cemetery.

Joseph F. Mast Mt. Park Res Lawton Funeral Shore Robert Westerman Blessed Sacrament Church Highland Cemetery

Mental Health Parleys Slated in Oklahoma City and Lawton

Floyd Wood chairs Comanche county chapter reorganization for Oklahoma Association for Mental Health and will attend the state convention in Oklahoma City with workshops led by Ed Linzer and James Raymond. Lester M. Hall leads the meeting. CAMIEL county chapter reorganization set for next month with a first meeting at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday June 7 in the Public Service building auditorium.

Floyd Wood Comanche County Oklahoma Association For Mental Health OAMH Oklahoma City Wood Ed Linzer National Association For Mental Health James Raymond Lester M. Hall Lawton Camiel Jane Public Service Building

Toy Shop drives Christmas aid seven groups join effort

Dee 23 will feature toys and articles for children as the Salvation Army runs a Christmas Toy Shop. About 290 families are registered for aid. more than 400 were certified in 1956. Deadline to register is December 1. Donations will come from Okla. Dept. of Public Welfare, Garfield church groups, Fort Sill units, and local clubs with baskets and Christmas checks guiding purchases.

Dee Salvation Army Luther Smith Oklahoma Department of Public ‘Welfare Salvation Army Welfare Votalional Rehabilitation Office Smith Fort Sill

Artillery Group Elects Officers for 1st Field Unit

Clarence C. Scott is president with Cy Hawkins as vice president and Eston Martin as secretary treasurer. About 60 members attended the meeting at Fort Sill where Maj. Gen. Thomas E. de Sharo spoke. A by laws committee was formed and plans were set for a winter banquet and a summer reunion picnic in Wichita.

1St Field Artillery Association Clarence C. Scott Cy Hawkins Eston Martin Thomas E. de Sharo Fort Sill Wichita Mountains

Voter Registration Resumes In County Office

Registration is officially restarted at the county election board secretary J N Login announced. Law prohibits registration or transfers within six days of an election. Central office handles all registrations. precinct registrars take over in the 20 days before the next election.

County Election Board J. N. Login

Christmas party invites local youths and carol visits

Smith said a Sunday School class will host a party for 10 youngsters who were asked to write Santa what they would be for Christmas. If practical, boys as girls will receive their requests. The Army program ends with Christmas carols at nursing and rest homes. C J Conner chairs 1987 activities with volunteers, and the group participates annually in the SEBO Project, aiming to fulfill the true meaning of Christmas rather than simply play Santa Claus.

Smith Army C. J. Conner Conner Consi

Industrial fund to finance development described as revolving aid

The fund will be used each morning at 4 30 and has invited businessmen to meetings. It is a revolving financing agency for industry to provide buildings or other aid. It is not an outright subsidy but expected to be repaid and reused for further development.

Adventists Seek Funds for World Missions Drive

Lawson Seventh-day Adventist church joins 11,745 participants in the 54th World Missions Appeal. Volunteers sing carols while canvassing houses to collect funds supporting welfare disaster education and medical missions in the United States and 185 countries worldwide.

Lawson Seventh-Day Adventist Church United States

Parley Leader Returns From Training Program

Jack Ashmore, presiding minister of Lawton's Jehovah's Witnesses congregation, returned this week from Norman where he attended a training program of Jehovah's Witnesses at the University of Oklahoma North campus.

Parley Jack Ashmore Lawton

Auto Overturns injures Temple Man in Highway Crash

An elderly Temple motorist, John B. Norman, 11, was seriously injured when his 1958 Ford sedan overturned several times after leaving SH 33 east of Walters. Norman was taken to Southwestern hospital for head and hand injuries. Trooper John Duke reported the car went out of control on SH 53 around 2 p.m. Sunday.

Temple SH 33 Walters John B. Norman Southwestern Hospital John Duke High’way Norman SH 53 Duke

Early December Food Distribution Starts Two Days Early

County commissioner Emil Woesner announced distribution of surplus foods will begin Friday, two days earlier than usual, due to Christmas. Eligible recipients must bring ID between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.. those unable to attend may send someone with a note naming the recipient and season.

Emil Woesner Woesner

Census Effort Underway in Chattanooga Churches

Special census by Presbyterian and Baptist congregations covers Chattanooga town and district within roughly six miles north and south and four miles east and west. Information is now being tabulated.

Chattanooga

ARMY REACTION TO Sputnick FRAGMENT CLAIMS AND DEFENSE FUNDING

Caserio asserts guidance accuracy remains fantastic as aircraft flown from Milwaukee to Los Angeles reaches runway. Khrushchev cites US refusal to return rocket fragments. Senator Jackson calls for 100 atomic powered submarines. Congress urged for $2 billion more defense funding, mainly missiles, with Air Force possibly least funded. London paper says UK nuclear bomber squadrons may merge with US STRATCOM in England to boost alliance interdependence.

Caserio Milwaukee Los Angeles Sput Nik T U. S Moscow Radio Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev United States Sen. Jackson D-Wash U.S Congress Sen. Robertson D-Va Senate Appropriations Committee Air Force London Sunday Express Britain England

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