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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1957
Page
2
Brig Gen Philip C Wehle addresses 78 graduates of the Officers Basic Course class three stressing duty as the Army's only attitude. He warns officers to serve 24 hours daily and treat their work as duty not a job. The class included 73 USMA graduates and five regular Army ROTC grads who received certificates.
Eleven Fort Sill civilians will receive incentive checks ranging from 10 to 75 dollars for suggestions submitted under the Incentive Awards Program. Kenneth C. Mowery of Ordnance earns the top 75 dollar award, followed by Betty J. Barnett 70 dollars and Floyd F. Gossett 50 dollars. Joe D. Watson 35 dollars and Merman Dodson plus Sue Berry 25 dollars each. Neal Goode 20 dollars and four 10 dollar awards go to Bernice Moore Leon Janousek Chester Robbins and James Chasenah.
In Stillwater Oklahoma David L Ventris 22 was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon after breaking into the Louis B Johnson home on September 29 and threatening the family with a butcher knife. He wore a Ku Klux Klan type costume and testified he could not remember many details. District Judge Robert L Hert will pronounce the sentence on Saturday.
Durant lawyers Louis Gossett and Connor Montgomery study legal moves to free Hershel Driggs owner of a cafe south of Colbert jailed by District Judge Sam Sullivan for failing to answer questions. The judge used a secret court of inquiry to probe whisky and gambling operations in Bryan County with immunity for witnesses.
Cadet Col. R. J. Woods son of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Woods of 1701 N. 1éth has been promoted to corps commander of the University of Oklahoma ROTC unit. Woods, 26, a senior in the School of Business, will receive a BA degree in June 1958 after a path from Lawton high school to Cameron College and enlistment in the Army in 1952.
London to 1957 ends with underground revelry as debutantes and Cambridge graduates stage illuminated escapades on subway escalators near Piccadilly Circus. A human fox hunt and a skiffle band mark hours of roaming crowds while officials tolerate the harmless chaos.
Television star Arthur Godfrey buys a grand champion steer for 31 050 at the Chicago International Livestock Show and donates it to the Oklahoma 4-H Clubs for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. The steer will travel to Oklahoma City for two showings and a later sale, with displays during trustees meetings and conventions prior to the January groundbreaking.
Subscription rates for Morning Press and Sunday editions in the Lawton area are detailed. Weekly and yearly prices shown include various combinations of newspapers such as Constitution Press and Sun, with different carrier service options and delivery terms.
Lawton Chamber of Commerce asks nonmembers to submit suggestions on community needs for the upcoming year. The Program of Work Committee seeks input from civic minded residents to shape Lawton's 1938 program. Mail or deliver ideas to the Chamber at 607 C by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23.
Oklahoma City report notes H. E. Bailey a critic of Gov. Raymond Gary says he would prefer to support a good man rather than run. Bailey, highway engineer, won’t bow out of the Democratic gubernatorial primary, saying he talked with six possible candidates and four others about highway matters. Ireland’s area noted as 32 600 square miles.
Samuel Hugo Weston, ordered returned to Oklahoma from Washington DC to stand trial for the November 12 robbery of the First State Bank of Commerce in Weston. Weston, 23, formerly of Afton, was arrested by FBI agents in a Washington tavern two days after the holdup and has been jailed there. Judge Letts ordered his removal to Tulsa.
Sam and Bill Merriman, Oklahoma twins, will undergo a kidney transplant at the Medical College of Virginia within days. Hospital officials will not announce the exact time before the operation, which aims to save Bill's life after confirming the twins are identical and that Sam's kidney is suitable.
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