Five Minor Thefts Reported by City Police
Five thefts were investigated by city police on Saturday including a stolen 1952 Chevrolet owned by Andrew Russell from 207 S. E. Seventh valued at 795 dollars with a broken windshield. Copper wiring worth 300 pounds reported stolen from Light and Power Co in Frederick and 150 to 200 pounds from 1205 Park. Corner Drug reported a 3‑D Coronet camera and flash attachment stolen between 10 and 12:30 Saturday. Lena Newby lost four clothing items in a Lawton bank. Coy Moody reported two front hub caps stolen from his 1950 Oldsmobile Friday night at 1101 S. Ninth.
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Andrew Russell
S. E
Railroad
the Light and Power Company
Frederick
K. W. Aurell
Bell
Park
C. M. Swabb
Lena Newby
Columbia
Lawton
Coy Moody
S. Ninth
Safe Burglary Probe Involving Stephens County Suspect
Sheriff James D. Rose of Stephens County probes a Comanche lumber yard safe theft. Lawton Police Detective Otis Waldron says a potential suspect held by Lawton police could not be tied to the burglary. About $100 in cash was taken. the suspect arrested earlier by Patrolmen Hank Bartels and Glynn Coley remains under investigation.
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Stephens County
Lawton
Otis Waldron
Waldron
James D. Rose
Hank Bartels
Glynn Coley
Senior Citizens To Meet Tuesday
Senior Citizens club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Recreation Center at 14th and Bell. President A W Puttkamer said the Entre Nous club will present the program Valentine Memories. Afterward, games will be played and refreshments served. Retired persons are invited and transportation can be arranged by calling 218 before 5 p.m Monday.
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Senior Citizens Club
14Th and
Bell
A. W. Puttkamer
Puttkamer
Two Brandt Trials On Tuesday In Oklahoma City Court
The court continues two brandt trials this week with multiple defendants slated for armed robbery second degree burglary and related charges. Bell Archie Bedard Williamson Ashby Hammond ONeal and ONeal retrial are among those scheduled for jury trials on the docket led by Judge Toby Morris. Ten defendants have pled guilty and received penitentiary terms.
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Two Brandt
Utah
Carl Bell
Bell
Fort Sill
Lawton
John Brandt
Brandt
Robert Daniel Archie
Fort Sillman
Archie
State of Oklahoma
Vencil Bedard
O’neal
Freddie O’neal
Criminal Court of Appeals
George Ashby
Donald Edward Hammond
Toby Morris
Landers
Diplomat duo warn on secret agents and Anglo Soviet ties
A BBC and Foreign Office veteran Burgess and a former embassy official describe their Soviet trip as a bid to push toward wider mutual understanding between the Soviet Union and the West. They warn that doubts about their past may be used by opponents and reveal concerns about a powerful group opposing理解.
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Sign Office
Burgess
BBC
British Secret Service
Foreign Office
Washington
Soviet Union
West
Divorce plea from Willie Murray echoes in letters
Willie Murray openly requests a chance to rebuild with Johnston amid four years in the Governor's Mansion. She admits wandering from their shared faith and asks for guidance and mercy, reflecting on past closeness, public acclaim, and her willingness to change to win back their life together.
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Murray
Darling
Johnston
Governor’s
Olmstead Flown To Texas Hospital For Treatment
Col. M. E. Olmstead retired, long in ill health, was flown Saturday to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for treatment after a February 3 stroke. Family members remain unsure of hospital stay duration.
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M. E. Olmstead
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Tex
Col. Olmstead
Texas
Chamber committees set sessions this week in Lawton
Lawton Chamber of Commerce schedules meetings for three committees. City Beautification chairman Charley Snyder will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Agriculture chairman Jack Carter at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and Membership chairman O B Lord at 8 a.m. Friday. All gatherings are in the chamber committee room.
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Lawton
Charley Snyder
Agriculture Committee
Wich
Jack Carter
O. B. Lord
Chamber
Lawton Sends 1955 Safety Records to National Council
Lawton police records division chief Alford Hennessee said the department has forwarded its 1955 safety statistics to the National Safety Council in Chicago. The data cover accidents, fatalities, injuries, and safety education efforts and will be compared with other cities. A national report will follow in April or May.
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Lawton Police Department
National Safey Council
Chicago
Alford Hennessee
Lawton
Hennessee
Pageant Plans Include Out-of-Town Groups
Hoopers Cameron College student Lt Frank Benedict and Lt James Harris lead this year’s pageant efforts. Russell captains the reading cast and Jack Webb coordinates audience facilities. Altus Stillwater and Wichita Falls groups join from Oklahoma University students. Rehearsals 7 30 p m Monday at Russell home 1002 B with music committee meeting 7 30 p m Tuesday at Batten’s home.
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Hoopers
Cameron College
Frank Benedict
James Harris
Russell
Jack Webb
Batten
Altus
Stillwater
Wichita Falls
Tex
Binger
Norman
University of Oklahoma
Ike Says He Will Trust His Own Feelings On Run
President Eisenhower told a news conference he will rely on his own feelings over doctors reports as he weighs running again. He said a doctor's sole care is the patient and that he should know the job’s emotional strains and demands. He aims to decide by March 1 and indicated a possible April or May announcement if he decides to seek a four year term. A panel of five White House and military doctors joined by Dr Paul Dudley White were present for tests at the hospital with more specialists to arrive.
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Eisenhower
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Thomas W. Mattingly
Walter Reed
Byron E. Pollock
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Denver
Leonard D. Heaton
Walter Tkach
Paul Dudley White
Boston
Lawton Meeting Sets Talk on Proposed Lake Site
Property owners near Elgin will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Apache community house to discuss Lawton city officials request to access land for care tests. Mayor Ellsworth said city representation is unconfirmed and will be decided Monday after he contacts the landowners’ spokesman. Previous meetings failed to secure permission for the tests needed for a feasibility survey.
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Lawton
Elgin
Apache
C. R. Ellsworth
Altus Native Dies in Snyder Crash
Snyder report: Charles Melvin Atkinson 22, of Altus, died at Clinton General Hospital from internal injuries after his car hit a bridge on U S 62 three miles west of Snyder. Passenger Cora Watson uninjured. The death marks Oklahoma's 69th highway fatality of 1956, three more than last year at this date.
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Atkinson
Altus
Clinton General Hospital
Oklahoma
Machinists Convention Candidacy Sparks Sixth District Bid
A machinist announced last month his candidacy for the congressional post, opposing Rep. Victor Wickersham, the sitting representative of the sixth district. The disclosure came during the Saturday convention discussions.
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Congressional Post
Victor Wickersham
India’s grain imports rise from 1951 to 1955
India imported 730000 tons of food grains in 1955 compared with 4725000 tons in 1951, reflecting a sharp shift in supply. The figures highlight changes in postwar food policy and balance of trade affecting the country’s cereal imports.
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India
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C Avenue
Lawton Municipal
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N. Y
Toni Todd
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