Drunk Driving Charges Filed in Lawton Case List
A batch of drunken driving charges, speeding, improper exhaust, and other traffic offenses were filed after highway patrol arrests. Defendants include Arthur L. Thomas of Anadarko and Harold Wayne Brooks of 508 Green Mead, Lawton, among many others. Public drunkenness and assault charges also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris N. Laursen Jr
Denver
Edward Schritter
Rt. 2
Manitou
James G. Thompson
S. 26Th
Raymond A. Holbrook
Star Rt. Lawton
Kenneth Ray Bradley
Fort Cobb
Earl Alford
Sterling
Highway Patrol
Wynona Gale Brewer
Canyon
Tex
Sue Richardson Naylor
Wichita Falls
James Marion Disney
Geronimo
Lee Herbert Hayden
Carroll Drive
Richard N. Olson
Fort Sill
Mark Whitaker Lain
Oklahoma City
Robert J. Dunbar
Greenfield
Calif
Mary Williams
Medicine Park
Dolores F. Sampley
Cache
Martin Sandow
Benny J. Martin
Indiahoma
Delma Otis Chadwick
Altus
Walters Man Arrested Inside Store Building
A 20 year old Walters youth was arrested early Sunday after being found hiding under a desk in the Lawton Feeder Supply office when the burglar alarm tripped. Police noted an attempt to open a small safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Lawton Feeder Supply
Fourth
Lawton View Addition
Fort Sill
Fort Polk
Fire Devastates Grand Roosevelt Hotel During Morning Blaze
A blaze at the Grand Roosevelt Hotel trapped guests on upper floors after 7:45 a.m. Doorman Alton Crowden alerted firefighters. Marian F. Curry, 43, of Santiago, Chile, died from multiple fractures with asphyxiation suspected. Miss America contestant Miss Axum and publicist Art Fielden aided others before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian F. Curry
Santiago
Chile
Greensboro
N.C
E. C. McDerman
Emerald Room
Police Court Results From Today’s Session
Police court proceedings list defendants with charges and fines. Melvin Coffey loitering fined 15 dollars. Loretta Silverhorn failure to pay cab fare fined 20. Betty Mattox stop sign violation bond forfeited 20. J C Senders mufflers bond forfeited 10. William Boys improper backing and leaving scene fined 5 and 20. Donald Chapman no license bond forfeited 10. Jock Clay bogus check bond forfeited 20. Hoke Ross unsafe changing tones fined 5. Clare Hunt running red light fined 10 with 5 suspended. Donald Malb following too closely fined 5. Rolf Hintzke speeding fined 5. Loren Beckman failure to yield fine 10. J T Tipton failure to yield fine 5. Sylvie Morgan improper passing fined 5. Byron Nunn improper turn 35. Phillip Swindier reckless driving fined 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muni
J. Merle Oaks
Melvin D. Coffey
A. Va
Loretta Silverhorn
Bell
Betty Jean Mattox
J. C. Senders
William H. Boys
Donald L. Chapman
Carver
Jock ©. Clay
Hoke Smith Ross
Geronimo
Clare Ann Hunt
Donald E. Malb
Embassy
Rolf Kori Hintzke
Loren F. Beckman
N. 16Th
J. T. Tipton
Oak
Sylvie Morgan
Byron C. Nunn
Maple
Phillip M. Swindier
Sheep Missing From Nativity Scene In Sub-Zero Wis
Police in Manitowoc Wisconsin searched for a live sheep that vanished Sunday from a Nativity scene. Officers urged residents to look for the woolly animal wearing a coat in the freezing weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Wis
UPI
Subscription rate table for Lawton area press service
The notice lists advance pay prices for Constitution Press and Sunday subscriptions, including daily and weekly editions, various delivery zones in Oklahoma, and rates for 1 year and multi year terms. It notes tax and delivery adjustments and mentions several counties in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Area
Constitution
Ae Constitution Press
Lowton
Okla
Tilimats
Kiowa
Caddo
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
Jackson
Press & Sun
Science In A & Lowton
Press & Sunday
Oklchoma
Sunday Constitution Press
Ponca Tribal Elder Francis Eagle Dies at 60
Francis Eagle, a last fluent Ponca language elder and grandson of Chief White Eagle, died Saturday night in a Pawnee hospital at age 60. Born on the Ponca reservation, he studied at Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Eagle
Okla
Francis Eagle
Eagle
Indian Territory
Kansas
Pawnee
Ponca
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kan
Parochial Choir Sings German Version in Texas
In Stonewall Texas a St Marys school chorus performed Deep in the Heart of Texas in German for President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on Sunday. The appearance showcased cross cultural exchanges during the visit to Fredericksburg Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Tex
St. Mary's Parochial School
Fredrcksburg
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Heart of
Texas
Funeral Rites Pending for Sam Taylor Anadarko Resident
Funeral arrangements are pending in Anadarko for Sam Taylor 51 who died Sunday in Abilene Texas after a brief illness. Survivors include his mother Mary Taylor Anadarko a son Billy Abilene three brothers Monroe Lawton Benny Tulsa Tony Oklahoma City four sisters Alfred Leal Alma Bizzell Oklahoma City Mary Martin Norman and Raymond Teal El Paso and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Sam Taylor
Abilene
Tex
Mary Taylor
Billy
Monroe
Atom
Lawton
Benny
Tulsa
Tony
Oklahoma City
Alfred Leal
Alma Bizzell
Mary Martin
Norman
Services set for James H. Richards in Waurika
James Herbert Slim Richards 60 died about 2 p.m. Sunday at his Comanche home. Services at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ryan Assembly of God with Rev. J. W. Thompson officiating. Burial in Ryan Cemetery under Worley Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Doris Miller, his son Cleo of Marlow, a brother R. L. of Comanche, half-brother W. A. Moody of Altus, a sister Mrs. Mary McKelvy of Pueblo, Colo., and one grandson. He was born February 22, 1903 in Ardmore and married Ora Hensley in 1926. later married Doris in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waurika
James Herbert
Slim) Richards
Comanche
Ryan Assembly of God
J. W. Thompson
Comanche Assembly of God Church
Ryan Cemetery
Worley Funeral Home
Bill Hedrick
Bill Clark
James Littrell
W. A
W. A. Moody
Altus
Mary McKelvy
Pueblo
Colo
Services for O D G Gelvin Held at Ritter Dalton
O D G Gelvin aged 83 of 1116 C died about 10 a m today at home after brief illness. He had lived in Lawton since 1919 and services are pending at Ritter Dalton Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.D.G. Gelvin
Ritter-Dalton
Mr. Gelvin
Lawton
Martin Luther King Named Time Man of the Year 1963
Time magazine named civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. its Man of the Year for 1963. Editors called King the symbol of the Negro revolution in 1963 and noted his role as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Martin Luther , Jr
Time Magazine
Time
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ex Nazi Guard Denies Murders At German War Crimes Trial
Oswald Kaduk 57 a former Auschwitz guard testified denying involvement as West Germany's mass murder case against 22 defendants reopened after a Christmas recess. The trial seeks to convict for killings of 2.5 to 4 million Jews at Auschwitz with over 250 witnesses expected across six to eight months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Auschwitz
Oswald Kaduk
West Germany
Poland
Oswiecim
Nuernberg
Congregation Overcome By Gas Fumes In Church
In Guthrie twelve worshippers at a Jehovah's Witnesses church were affected by gas fumes. They were rushed to a hospital and released after treatment. A stray line notes factory wage comparisons for oranges across years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Jehovah's Witnesses
Fire Damages Lawton Home
Firefighters controlled a morning blaze in Lawton at 9:50 a.m. with $6,200 total losses including $5,000 to the building and $1,200 to contents. Crews from 17th Ferris and 24th Cache Road stations, plus central and southside units, responded. A separate mattress fire at 116 E went out with no building damage. A minor fire at 1911 Monroe caused about $50 damage from an electric lamp on a bathroom heater. officials cited cold burning as the cause.
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17Th
Ferris
24Th
Cache Road
Central
Southside
Pauline Maker
Monroe
Miss America Chaperone and Miss Previti Escape Hotel Fire
Miss Lucille Previti of Lynwood New Jersey and Miss America endured a hotel smoke incident. The pair stayed in their room until firemen arrived and carried them to safety. Miss Axum described a door being kicked in by William Fielden Jr. and the two women were escorted to safety. Doctors reported no ill effects and planned hospital observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Joseph Crowden
North Carolina
Air Force
Roosevelt
Frank Howard
Clemson
Harry Mehre
Atlanta
Aell
University of Georgia
University of Mississippi
Norman Sloan
University of Florida
Fielden
Bill
Miss Axum
Miss Previtti
Linwood
N.J
Lucille Previtti
Lynwood
Miss America
William Fielden Jr
Miami
Florida
Arrest of Two Men Tied to Multiple OKC Robberies
Oklahoma City police say they solved several armed robberies after the arrest of two men Sunday. The suspects were detained following a service station robbery and linked to four additional robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPS
Better Driving Mark Urged Here In 1964
Traffic Capt. Frank Murphy urged a stronger 1964 driving record after 1,892 local accidents through November 1963 up from 1,793 a year earlier. Injuries reached 356 with six deaths, as the crackdown on drunken and reckless driving continues.
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Mark
Frank Murphy
Partment
Special Sessions
Murphy
Fort Sill Births Create Fortnight Baby Roll Call
Eighteen boys and fourteen girls were born at the U S Army hospital Fort Sill during December 15 to 22. The list records the names and ranks of parents for each birth including sergeants corporals lieutenants captains and staff sergeants with both mother and child named on many entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Sfc
Harley D. Scott
Alan C. Wiltse
Harry W. Shyrock
CWO
James L. Gerretson
Charles J. Baker
Police hold four fishermen in Bombay gold seizure
Four fishermen were detained in Bombay in connection with the seizure of smuggled gold worth about a quarter of a million dollars along with 500 watches. The contraband was found Sunday in a truck on an offshore island near Madh, indicating it was transferred from Persian Gulf smugglers to local fishing vessels before landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
UPI
Madhek
Persian Gulf
Invest in Mutual Funds with KING MERRITT & CO
Why not let your dollars work for you in a Mutual Fund. For information write or phone KING MERRITT & CO INC Roy N Guzzle Director Manager 816 Columbia Ph EL 3 6579.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Merritt & CO. Inc
Roy N. Guzzle
Mgr
Columbia
Elk Meat Costs Area Man $150
A Comanche county man, Johnny B. Newton, 29, of Indiahoma, was fined $150 and costs for killing an elk out of season. Judge Jack Brock imposed the sentence after Newton pleaded guilty in Special Sessions. The arrest followed a Thursday incident six miles north and two west of Indiahoma. Game Ranger O B Hamblin signed the complaint. In a second hunting case Cary W. Neal, 23, of 5306 Ash, was fined $10 and costs for hunting without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Jack Brock
Johnny B. Newton
Indiahoma
Newton
O. B. Hamblin
Cary W. Neal
Area Men In Service In Far East Carrier Tour
Navy Airman Wayne R. Wortham, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wortham, serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Midway on a six to eight month Far East tour. The ship homeports in Alameda, California and will visit Hong Kong Subic Bay the Philippines and Japanese ports Yokosuka Iwakuni and Sasebo. Army Pvt. Eugene J. Stockton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bascome F. Stockton, Rt. 2, Stonewall Louisiana, assigned to Battery B 5th Missile Battalion 562nd Artillery. Stockton entered the Army in May and trained at Fort Polk Louisiana. he is a 1958 Cache High School graduate and attended Cameron College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Wayne R. Wortham
W. P. Wortham
Star Rt
Army
Eugene J. Stockton
Bascome F. Stockton
562Nd Artillery
Stonewall
Artillery
5Th Missile Battalion
Stockton
Fort Polk
Cache High School
Cameron College
Sing Along Set Here Wednesday at Peoples Baptist Church
Peoples Baptist Church at Fightland B road will sponsor a Gospel Sing Along session at 7 15 p m Wednesday with groups including the Adair Sisters Amarillo Texas Sharvers quartet Ada the Good Family Singers with Everette Green the Leon Harri son Family Quartet and the Trumpeteers A portion of the session will be broadcast 8 9 p m over KSWO radio
Cowboys at Cotton Bowl Tickets Bring High Prices
UPI reports Texas Navy football tickets for the New Year clash in the Cotton Bowl are selling at high and varied prices. A Sunday classified ad offered four tickets with a barter: employment in oil exploration in return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Texas Navy
Burial Insurance by Mail Offers $1000 Life Policy
You may qualify for a $1000 life insurance policy to spare your loved ones extra costs. No medical exam required. OLD LINE LEGAL RESERVE LIFE INSURANCE advertises quick info and urges sending name, address, and year of birth to Central Security Life Insurance Co. Fort Worth Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OLD Line Legal Reserve Life Insurance
Central Security Life Insurance Co
Dept
West Rosedale
Fort Worth
Texas
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Lawton Constitution
Ford
Comanche Motors
Llth
F. Frank Dunbar
Mary Lahren
Gladys Harrison
Leroy Lafitte
Silver Spur
Lola Kellum
S. 10Th
Ronnie Scott
Robert Allen
Georgia
Porter Johnston
Sycamore
Errol Marchese
Quality Optical Service
James H. Richards
O. D
G. Gelvin
Martin King
Sheridan Road
Sheridan and
Southwest Eee Se
Elgin Phone
Joe F. Kelsey
DVM
Pfc
James E. Haggard
Virgil Yauger
Loyd Wayne Locklin
Willie F. Williams
Earl L. Joslyn
Jerry N. Bishop
Arthur L. Stewart
Norman W. Crays
Spé
Thomas L. Gamble
Thomas J. Driscoll
John F. Harper
William H. Murdaugh
Cecil E. Bowen
Robert Lee
Jimmy Hadley
Wayne Graves
Subrey Johnson
Willis D. Rasnake
Donald L. Purfeersty
Ronald K. Vetter
Pvf
Tony Daniel
Robert A. Willis
Ag Sfc
James B. Thomas
Encyclopaedia
Howell’s Jewelry
Nicklas W. F. Parrish, Jr
Oklahoma
Wayne Wortham
U. S
Pvt
Eugene Stockton
HFC
Credit Life
Household Finance and Thrift Corp
Lawton, Inc
Elgin
Lydia Grey
Sasser
United States
S&h
A. B. Drug CO
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