Lawton Stabbing Incident Amid Club Federation Tea
A Fort Sill soldier was stabbed and a Lawton woman said she acted in self defense after being knocked down in a backyard confrontation. Police questioned a Fort Sill resident as the assailant while the woman, not arrested over the weekend, described follow through into the house before she stabbed him. In other city news, presidents of affiliated clubs of the City Federation of Colored Women's clubs were introduced at a Sunday tea at the YWCA. The event, with 42 members present, included discussions of national notes, local club activities, and plans for a March 15 banquet to honor federation presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Siman
Lawton
Pfe
Henry Simmons
Btry
Pennsylvania
Fort Silliam
City Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Jewel Johnson
Federation
Alma Stewart
Sovialaires
Mary Thomas
Hospitality
Effie Shaw
Bethune Literary and Arts
Ulysses Fleming
Jolly Duchess
Quincy Clytus
QC Educational
Jerilene McCowar
Sunshine Benevolence
Johnson
Gay Lamies
YWCA
First
Columbia
Marie Fletcher
Elweda Dewberry
Richard Traylor
Emma Ackerman
Hospital Births and Dismissals Reported in Local News
A long list of births and medical updates from area hospitals includes numerous newborns with weights and times, followed by many patients admitted or dismissed. Names span multiple families and towns, with details such as birth dates, weights, and hospital locations noted for each entry.
Judge Disposes Of 15 Charges In Municipal Court
Judge J. Merle Oaks disposed of sixteen cases in municipal court ranging from possession of a concealed weapon to malicious prosecution. Cpl Henry Malancon and others faced assault and battery fines or bonds, some were transferred to military authorities, and several suspects were fined for offenses including carrying a concealed weapon and reckless driving. Public drunkenness fines were issued to two individuals, and one case for malicious creation involved Shirley Gilkey after a failed prosecution attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merle Oaks
Cpl
Henry Malancon
Germans Begin Fort Sill Tour By Five German Officers
Five German army officers started a two day inspection tour of the U S Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center at Fort Sill arriving Saturday night. Led by Col Frithjof Heyse they will meet Maj Gen Thomas E de Sharo and witness Corporal missile and Honest John demonstrations before briefings this afternoon and Tuesday morning with departure from Municipal airport at 12 37 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Frithjof Heyse
Friedrich-Franz Block
Hans Hubert Voigt
Organization of Armed Forces
Cl. H. von Eckstaedt
Alfred Martin
Thomas E. de Sharo
Honest John Rocke
For! Sill
Sill
Roman W. Maire
U. S
Donald K. Morris
All-School Party Planned for Central Junior High
Central junior high announces an all-school party on February 22 hosted by the Central student council in the gym. Tickets are 50 cents per person, semi-formal dress required, with the evening opening by school favorites and a screening of the film Magnificent Obsession featuring Robert Taylor and Rene Dunn in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Junior High
Lorena Fullerton
Central Student Council
Robert Taylor
Rene Dunn
Touring Club To Hold Auto Mechanics Class
The Comanche Touring club will hold a series of basic automotive mechanics classes starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at English Motors on Second and C. Ken Smith, president, announced the open-to-public program. Club members and Fort Sill instructors will provide instruction with training aids furnished by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Touring Club
English Motors
C. Ken Smith
Department of Motors
Aa&gms
Fort Sill
Medical Notices Spark Local Birth and Residency Names
Harold Caul Kauhtay of Mountain View and Eric Komacheel of Indiahoma linked to medical notices. Martha Cairns at 509 A also appears in the medical context. Mrs. Morris Toppan of Hobart and her daughter born in February are noted in relation to medical notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Burris
Roosevelt
Robert J. Clay
Joanihs
Perry Clay
E Sell
Hugh YH. Wilson
Columbia
Coy I
Casey
Cuche
Sur- Robert- Sesmour
Tranddleet
Surary
Harold F. Toss
Park
James M. Russell
Altus
Lallie L. White
Jps
Therna
Louis Sutton
Mountain Park
Tver Good
Howard Johnston
N.ath
Michael
E. Morris
Susie Morris
Frances E. Baden
Burt G. Win
Elm
Pauline Dimery
Buncan
Sidney B. Lambson
Ash
Nolan B. Keith
Clarface Mull
Ronald B. Willis
Billy W
Euclid
Michael D. Johnson
Jerry Johnson
Atlanta
Weldon
Hurd Jr
Weldon Hurd
L. D. Virden Jr
Lee
Alten W. Lowry
Gery
Harold Caul Kauhtay
Mountain View
Eric Komacheel
Indiahoma
Martha Cairns
Morris Toppan
Hobart
Custer Continued From Page One Battle Narrative
A dramatic account recalls a brutal hand to hand clash where a pistol was seized, blows struck, and a soldier killed. The narrator describes a fierce struggle ending with only ten fighters remaining standing, calling it a glorious but deadly battle.
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Hhim
Amyx Tract Tied to Noted Figure Norris Links
A tract of land near Amyx is tied to Norris who moved to Lawton from Fort Worth. Norris, long associated with Oklahoma and Texas criminal figures, was recently arrested in Gulfport Mississippi and remains jailed on a burglary charge.
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Norris
Lawton
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Texas
Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
The Many Theories Behind Custer’s Death on One Battlefield Day
Pageturning claims from Flat Hip to Brave Bear recount who killed George Custer at Little Bighorn. Stories name Hawk Tee-tan, Two Moon, Red Horse, and Brave Bear, with possible misidentification by plains Indians. Some say Custer killed himself. others insist killers were unseen by the fighters.
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Custer
Hawk
Flat Hip
Little Knife
Flat Iron
Two Moon
T Wo Sons
Inkpaduta
Scarlet Top
Red Horse
Black Kettle
the Washita
Brave Bear
Washita
Red River
Little Big Morn
Maj
Marcus A. Heno
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horses
Canada
Bad Soup
Seventh Cavalry
Fort Lincoln
White Bull
Walter Campbell
Oklahoma City Market Report Bits From Wheat to Hogs
Oklahoma City price report lists No 1 hard wheat at Frederick 2.15 and Edmond 2.10, butterfat at various towns, and live cattle and hogs prices. Cattle mainly steady to strong with good slaughter steers 17.50 to 18.50, hogs weaker, sows down, and sheep at 15 to 19 per hundredweight. Includes multiple town, price and grade details.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Frederick
Edmond
Clinton
Hobart
Bison
el Reno
Hennessey
Kingfisher
Yuron
Alva
Blackwell
Enid
Medford
Vici
Guymon Hooker
Broilers
F.o.h
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Lawsson
Elk City
Shattuck
Lawton
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Keating Named to Industry Group for 1957 Prospects
Milton Keating of Lawton and M. G. Tomlinson of Frederick join the Oklahoma Development Council sales committee to shape 1957 industrial prospecting. Wallace Kidd of Anadarko will chair, guiding policies for the council industrial tour, tour school, follow up and promotion efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Keating
Lawton
M. G. Tomlinson
Frederick
Oklahoma Development Council
Wallace Kidd
Anadarko
Legion initiation on top Tuesday at Fort Sil post
Bateman Zarling American Legion Post 193 will hold an initiation meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, not Monday, according to commander Alton C. Huffine. A free meal is offered for all Legion members attending, with Sixth district members and uninitiated postmembers welcome to participate at Fort Sil post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bateman-Zarling
American Lepton Post No
P.m
Alton C. Huffine
Legion
Huffine
Fort Sil
Crane County Attorney files 16 traffic counts in region
Warren Crane filed 16 traffic complaints this morning in Cameron and Giles counties. Drunken driving charges target Barna Stinnett 27 and Grit Lyle Lingo 47 both of Fort Sill and J. T. Prather 34 of 207. Reckless driving charges name Jay Frank Crow 27 of Chattanooga and Patrick Harrison Roger 34 of Fort Sill. Other cases include speeding at night for Emberton 20 and Dodd 26 of Oklahoma City, driving without a license for Tieyah 40 of Elgin Torres 21 of Fort Sill, and unlicensed driving with allowing an unlicensed driver for McCormick 18 Fort Sill. Williams 18 of 712 Park faces improper muffler, Hampton 45 of 1202 D, and Arceneaux 21 Fort Sill face speeding and license issues. Harris 17 of Fort Sill accused of loaning license. Price Harris 22 of Fort Sill charged with driving to rest center. Public drunkenness charges added in Cameron's court.
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Warren Crane
Comanche County
Barna G. Stinnett
Grit Lyle Lingo
Fort Sill
J. T. Prather
Jay Frank Crow
Chattanooga
Patrick Harrison Roger
Crow
Justice of Peace
Woodrow Giles
Roger
Margin
E. Cameron
Cameron
Joe Patrick Emberton
Wayne Donald Dodd
Oklahoma City
Julia Tieyah
Rt. 1
Elgin
Martin A. Torres
Bill Floyd McCormick
Tn Giles
Gene E. McWilliams
Park
George Thomas Hampton
Jack Wayne Harris
Curlis Arceneaux
Roeland Price Harris
Rest of
Center
Cameron's Court
Lawton Schools Order Books From Central Depot
Lawton public schools have ordered library books, with shipments for Central junior high, Lawton high, and multiple elementary schools arriving. Books come from the official catalogue via a central depository, drawn from the American Library Association and H. W. Wilson lists, though many titles are 4-5 years old. Miss Thelma Talla notes the purchases used part of the 12 cent per day attendance aid and emphasizes the district’s historically higher book funds.
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Lawton
Thelma Talla
Central
Lawton High School
Wilson, Whittier
Emerson
Adams
Washington
Taft and Swinney
City Attorneys Named To State Bar Committees
Six Lawton attorneys were appointed to serve on 1357 committees of the Oklahoma Bar Association. Names include Charles E. Bledsoe and W. Godlove with roles in legal aid and district chairmanship, Luther Eubanks on continuing legal education, Sen. Fred R. Harris on servicemen legal assistance, T. D. Nicklas on the grievance committee, and Arch M. Parmeter Jr. in international law. Also named are Funston Flanagan, Walter s, and Arthur A. Kelly of Areca for grievances and Cecil R. Chamberlin on legislation and uniform laws, with Howard M. McBee in continuing legal education. Walter Hubbell serves on the executive council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma Bar Association
Charles EB. Bledsoe
WW. Godlove
Luther Eubanks
Fred R. Harris
T. D. Nicklas
Arch M. Parmenter Jr
Areca
Funston Flanaga
Walters
Arthur A. Kelly
Frederick
Grievance
Cecil R. Chamberlin
Howard M. McBee
Walter Hubbell
Barbara’s Brother Will Be Examined At Capital Clinic
Jimmy Moore eight year old victim of perthies a rare bone disease will undergo a thorough examination at McBride Bone and Point Clinic Oklahoma City Thursday. Moore son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Moore 1712 Tali will be accompanied by his mother. Mrs Moore who will return to Lawton Thursday night will then take Barbara to Baylor hospital in Dallas Tex for a check up. The decision for the Dallas check up was made this week following correspondence with heart specialists there. Mrs Moore said. Barbara who recently underwent an operation at Mayo clinic in Rochester Minn to correct a rare heart condition was the subject of an Open Your Heart To Barbara campaign to raise funds for the necessary operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Moore
McBride Bone and Point Clinic
Oklahoma City
Moore
Dennis Moore
Lawton
Barbara
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Tex
BPW Club Sets Time For Banquet In 7 PM Start
Lawson BPW International Relations banquet moves to 7 pm on Wednesday in the Oki South cafeteria banquet room per club president Leta Smith. No noon meeting this week. Mrs. Helen Mattison will run Wednesday evening hangout as committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Business and Professional Women’s
Leta Smith
Oki South
Miss Smith
Helen Mattison
Burglars Active With Weekend Break-Ins Reported
City police investigated two weekend burglaries at Cozy Courts cabin 4 and 100734 Monroe. An auto burglary over the weekend was also reported. Items taken include a travel clock, nightgown, window screen removal, 320, a husband’s watch, clothing from a car, and cash, travelers checks, and a train ticket from Thompson Williams Fort Sitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cozy Courts
Monroe
Mary Dunn
Cabin No. 4
Thelma Burrel
C. V. Riccles
Bell
Thompson Williams
Fort Sitt
Japanese College President To Talk At Church Meeting
Logan Fox president of Ibaraki Christian College in Ibaraki Japan will address Sixth and Arling ton Church of Christ at 7 30 p m Tuesday Ray Chester minister said Fox will discuss work in Japan with the church and the college Fox is son of missionary parents born and raised in Japan and is currently on a speaking tour of the United States Sponsoring church is the 10th and Broad Church of Christ Wichita Falls Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Fox
Ibaraki Christian College
Ibaraki
Japan
Arlington Church of Christ
Ray Chester
Fox
United States
10Th and Broad Church of Christ
Wichita Falls
Tex
Now's The Time For Evergreen Transplanting
County agent Lewis J Haydock says February and early March are best for transplanting evergreen shrubs. He advises digging holes wider and deeper than the root ball and using fertile loam to fill. Water settles the soil, and shrubs taller than a foot may need stakes to stay upright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis J Haydock
Haydock
Vandals Damage Glass at Local Taverns
Police reported two vandalism incidents this morning. Plate glass windows were broken at Mud Bar and Whisnand Butane at 232 B, with a beer bottle thrown inside the tavern. A glass window at Firth and JS also shows damage from a suspected beer bottle impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mud Bar
Whisnand Butane
Butane
Firth and JS
Siso
Life Insurance Ad Targeting Older Adults
A mail in offer from Old American Ins Co Kansas City promotes a $1,000 life policy for final expenses. No obligation and no calls, requiring name address and age with mailed response to 3 West Ltd Dept L235B Kansas City Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Ins. Co
3 West Ltd
Dept
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San
Lawrence Litueiahn
Doc Mes
Bill Dy Watson
Theodore Durant
CWO
Frank Thompson
Smith
Charlie Keever
Beverly Ann Kosco
Joseph Bosco
Baldwin
J.T. Fry
En T. Betts
Charles Pallon
Joan J. Ferguson
Grandfield
Garland Vewill
Summit
Weldon Cosgrove
Paul M. Arnold
Irwin
Joe Sanchez
Imonths
Faras Sanchez
George Tolbert
Dearborn
Frank Moore
Taylor
Rebert McCullaugh
Devol
W. Wilson
Medicine Park
Lorne Durant
Harvey Lyon Rash
Joseph Rash
John Gragg
Randall Gene Elkins
Gene Elking
Donald Cecrre
Taft
Richard Scruggs
Duncan
Harm
Robert Dale Warren
Walter Warren
Clayborn Dewberry
Wisconsin
Claude Carpenter
Allus
George M. Bi Ick
Joseph Lahslein
Bessie
Walter Love
Kinyon
Ted Standridge
Jefferson
Robert Shaw
Gore
Thichard White Sr
Fredera
Richard White
W John Willam Reed
Kenneth Komah
Ruben Redbird
Goteka
Thelma Whitewill
Star Route
William Tooile
Christine Old Camp
Canton
Charlene Marlin
Cyril
Josephine Wakeley
Meeker
Lucy Beavers
Carnegie
Sur
Amyx
Edwards & Edwards
Chicago
Keating
Fife
Cal Southwest Chamber Co
E Ave
McCord
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Boy
Kay Adams
Keehler
Fort Sill Boulevard
Capital Clinic
BPW
Business Directory
Lawton Fuller Brush
Daggett and Ramsdell
J. A. Peterson
Southern Kirby CO
Cretex
Gus
le Ee A
Poe
D Avenue
Government Employees Finance Co
T. L. Paxton
Southwest Chemical Co
Sporting Goods
Pollard Sporting Goods
Rev
Houston R. Morehead
Crook
C Avenue
Wichita 6000 Falls
Antennis
Raymond Crook
A. B. Drug Co
Ath & D Ave
Church of God State
T. D. Mooneyham
Nigeria
G. W. Hodges
E. T. Curtsinger
Lawton Church of Gad
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