Hijack Suspects Must Face Trial in Lawton
Two men accused of hijacking a Comanche county bootlegger near Elgin on February 1 faced a superior court preliminary hearing and were bound to the district court with no bond. Suspects Ray Lewis Wirfer of Dallas and Marion Elby Tieree of Carthage were identified by Belden Claude Decew as the gunmen who stole $60 and a .38 revolver after forcing him at his home. State witnesses included Faul Scott and Sheriff James Rose with several deputies corroborating the robbery and arrest, as the case advances toward trial.
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Comanche County
Justice of Peace
Marvin EB
Peets
Ray Lewis Wirfer
Dallas
Tex
Marion Elby Tieree
Carthag
Miss
Belden Claude
Slets
Elgin
Denew
Faul Scott
Highway Patrol
Duncan
James Rose
Stephens County
Oral Ridgeway
Arvil Roberson
Lewis W. Miller
Heart Sunday collections support research and education
Brooks of the Legion auxiliary said her group would supervise 5 or 6 collectors as the Heart Sunday drive marks its fourth year. The nationwide effort funds heart research and education, with most money staying local. since 1948 the American Heart Association donated nearly 20 million dollars to research. In 1953 heart and circulatory diseases caused about 310.2 deaths per 100,000, about 53 percent of all deaths, with leading causes including cancer, accidents, pneumonia, diabetes, and cirrhosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooks
Legion Auxiliary
National Heart Fund Association
American Heart Association
Police Probe Two Overnight Break-Ins
Police report two overnight break-ins at 116 Columbia and 201 B. Bob Lewis of Birdsong Texaco Service, 315 Columbia, said burglars broke a south window to enter the station. Patrolman Wallace noted nothing missing. T H Bishop Rt. 4 told detectives bathroom fixtures were removed from a building being moved from 201 B on Thursday evening.
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Police Today
Columbia
Bob Lewis
Birdsong
Texaco
Collie Wallace
T. H. Bishop
Rt. 4
BPW Club Plans Member School
Lawton Business and Professional Women's club will host a school of instruction for new members at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Old South cafe club room. Miss Leta Smith, club president, leads the program which will cover parliamentary procedure and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club
Old South
Leta Smith
Oklahoma governor outlines funding plan for teachers in Anadarko
Dov Raymond Gary addressed about 600 teachers and patrons from 26 western Oklahoma communities. He urged relying on the five mill levy from the better schools amendment to fund an immediate 60 dollar raise and three years of automatic increases, noting only 171 of about 1,600 districts used the extra levy last year.
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Anadarso
Okla
Dov Raymond Gary
Sald
Western Oklahoma
Gary
Oklahoma
Caddo County
Oklahom
Film Shown For Kiwanis On Brotherhood Week
Downtown Kiwanis club screened The Barrier during National Brotherhood Week. Gen Thomas E de Sharo, US Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center commander, spoke on National Guard training needs. Several local and Fort Sill figures attended.
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National Brotherhood
Iiwanis Club
Maz
Thomas E. de Sharo
U.S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center
National Guard
Henry Howell
Wilson Shaffner
Dwight Meeks
Circle K
Explosive Blast Near Paper Plant Injures Six Officials
A blast at two acid tanks at the Champion paper firm near a farm sent flames and smoke into the sky. Injured are Lee Clementz, Clem Stiles, G. T. Roberts, Jewel McClanahan, W. J. Caskey, Red Kirkland, and Charles Coors. Police and ambulances from Pasadena and multiple cities rushed to the scene.
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Lee Clementz
Clem Stiles
G. T. Roberts
Jewel McClanahan
W. J. Caskey
Red Kirkland
Charles Coors
W. T. Bartley
Bill
Hurley
Champion Paper Firm
Pasadena
Houston
Galena Park
Greens Bayou
Jacinto City
Singing Convention Slated at Highland Park Church
The Fourth Sunday Singing convention runs 2 to 4 p.m. at Highland Park Methodist Church 2350 Evans. The Melody Aires a local quartet will perform with Russell Rhoads president in charge.
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Highland Park Methodist Church
Evans
Melody Aires
Russell Rhoads
Tulsa police chief and other officers suspended amid graft probe
Tulsa officials suspended Police Chief Paul Livingston and Lt. George O Neal while the mayor and county officials seek a grand jury to probe alleged payoffs linked to a broad conspiracy. Indicted are bootleggers and associates including Martin Edwards Elmer Oakley John Hood Lee Johnson Fred Griffing Bernard Williams Don Gray Theopolis Scoggins and Clifford Wells All Tulsa residents except Gray.
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Jim Te. Harp
William T. Peterson
Oliver Stephens
Livingston
George Sh. Norvell
Tulsa
George €. O'Neal
Will
Novvell
Indiciea
Martin Edwards
Elmer Oakley
John Hood
Lee Johnson
Fred A. Griffing
Bernard Neil Williams
Don Gray
Anderson
Apolis
Kan
Theopolis Scoggins
Clifford E. Wells
John McAfee
Don Rucker
Gray
J. Howard Edmondson
Glenn H. Brown
W. Lee Johnson
Charles Hirrlinger
Turley
Okla
Jay L. Jones
Paul J. Livingston
Jack Goll
Bill Edwards
Hirrlinger
Jones
Gott
Norman Bulloch
McAfee
John Bill Edwards
Lirrlinger
Oklahoma
U. S. Internal Revenue Bureau
Crawford
Wwet
University of Tulsa
Tulsa Police Chief Career Ties Barred with Bulloch Reporter
Livingston joined the Tulsa police force in 1985 and later led the police vice squad before being appointed chief by Jones last spring. Bulloch, a renowned Tribune reporter aged 49, has 13 years with The Tribune and a background with United Press. He covered crime and corruption and has lived in Jefferson City Kansas City Little Rock.
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Livingston
Tulsa
Jones
Bulloch
The
Tribune
United Press
Jefferson City
Kanpe City
Little Rock, Tk
Officer Sues Capital Cops Over Arrest Claims in Oklahoma City
Richard James Stiles, a 23 year old former Air Force lieutenant and Houston University student, filed a $10,000 civil damage suit in Oklahoma City alleging false and illegal arrest by officers and City Manager Bill Gill Jr. He says the arrest caused physical pain mental anguish and loss of health while his prior convictions for resisting arrest and loitering were dismissed as unfounded and unlawful. He was en route from Forbes AFB Topeka and stopped over in Oklahoma City last December.
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Oklahoma City Inn
Air Force
Houston
Tex
Bill Gill Jr
Richard James Stiles
Stiles
Houston University
Mike Foster
Forbes Air Force Base
Topeka
Kan
Central junior high invites parents to annual all school party
Central junior high invites all parents of students to a 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. party in the gym. The 42 favorites will be honored at the opening by Principal A Richardson. The movie Magnificent Obsession plays about 8:15 p.m. Coordinator Mrs. Lorena Fullerton says about 700 attendees are expected with hosts listed including Mr and Mrs Ronald Johnson and others. All teachers are expected to attend the social.
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Central Junior High School
A. Richardson
Lorena Fullerton
Ronald Johnson
W. C. Newton
Doyle Jennings
James Green
B. W. Aycock
Richard Massad
Lodge to Observe Brotherhood Week at New Zion Church
Mistletor Lodge No. 31 AFRAM at Lawton will assist New Zion Baptist Church in observing National Brotherhood Week with services at 3 PM. Rev. N. H. Jones is pastor and Chaplain (Capt.) T. L. Strayhard of Fort Sill will be the guest speaker.
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Mistletor Lodge No
Afram
Lawton
New Zion Baptist Church
N. H. Jones
T. L. Strayhard
Fort Sill
Youth Center Dance at Lawton Center This Saturday
Lawton Youth Center members decorate the venue for a Jim Dandy dance from 8 45 p m to midnight Saturday. Open to all teenagers the event features a five person combo and an admission of 56 cents per person.
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Youth Center
Lawton
Scooter Rider Hurt In Crash Involving Pickup Truck
A Lawson boy about a year old was treated at Memorial hospital for a wrist injury after his motor scooter collided with a southbound pickup at Bell and Fort Sill Blvd. Cecil Robison, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Robison, was riding and passed a car when the crash occurred as E. E. Brown of 1314 Lincoln, painting at a Fort Sill Blvd. residence, turned into a driveway. The scooter struck the truck’s running board and wheel, the scooter traveling about 39 feet prior to impact.
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Lawson
Memorial Hospital
Bell
Fort Sill Blvd
Cecil Robison
E. D. Robison
Bessie
Collie Wallace
Robison
E. E. Brown
Lincoln
Fort Sill’ Blvd
Wallace
Funeral Rites for Betty Dorety Held in Becker Chapel
Services were conducted at 10 a.m. in Becker Memorial chapel for Betty Dorety 60 of 1311 S 1th. Rev W F Crow and Rev Henry Wall officiated. Burial followed in Tecumseh. she died Tuesday from a heart condition after living in Oklahoma since 1913 and Lawton the past six years. Bearers were Lester Paden Charlie Dean J L Shrader Janes Baker L J Cloud and Otis Doss.
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Becker Memorial Chapel
Betty
Dorety
W. F. Crow
Carnegie First Baptist Church
Henry Wall
Calvary Baptist Church
Tecumseh
Oklahoma
Lawton
Lester Paden
Charlie Dean
J. L. Shrader
Janes Baker
L. J. Cloud
Otis Doss
Booked After Liquor Raid In Downtown Alley Building
Police booked 17 persons for vagrancy by loitering after a liquor raid on a brick building in an alley between Second and Third. Capt. Frank Murphy seized 29 bottles of liquor and filed bootlegging charges against Lonnie Frank Ray, 36, of 226 percent.
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Frank Murphy
Lonnie Frank Ray
Ray
D. Murphy
Loit
Ering
Jin‘nocent
Jack Denny Lankford
Oklahoma City
Damie L
Esona
Rt. 2
Woodrow G. Kopneddy
Apache
J. Merle Oaks
Thomas J. Merrill
Kingsbury
John Wanqua
Walters
William P. Lovejoy
Fort Sill
Bennett E. Abbott Jr
Beaumont
Tex
Edison McCurtain
Pontatac
Leon Columbus
Joe B. Craig
Riley
Kan
June Linton
Aline Harris
W. C. Hood
Oscar Buford Davis
Oneda Mahsetky
Park
Elaine Marie Defato
Arvid Wardell
Johany Reid Livingston
Toni D. Russell
Washington
Carl Brooks
Oasis Bar Manner
Education Group To Meet Monday
The Lawton Citizens Council on Education will meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the Board of Education Rooms at Central junior high school. A report from the public relations committee on a survey campaign will be presented with Darold English presiding as group president.
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Lawton Citizens Council On Education
Board of Education
Darold English
Oklahoma City Trio Tied to Mississippi Burglary Ring
Mrs Harris and Lyles were jailed in Jackson with burglary tool possession charges and later released on bond. Pearce Gene Norris and Louise Norris plus body guard W C Humphrey were arrested in Gulfport and charged with burglary in New Hebron where rifles were stolen. Norris group held on narcotics fraud charges locally with bonds arranged by Mrs Harris.
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Leroy Cowan
Oklahoma City
Harris
Lyles
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Louise
Pearce
New Hebron
Norris
Riley Mercantile Co
Waldron
W. C. Humphrey
Masons to Confer Entered Apprentice Degree Tonight
Lawton Masonic Lodge No. 183 AP and AM will confer the Entered Apprentice degree at 6 30 p m today according to secretary W J Casey.
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Lawton
Masonic Lodge
Ap&am
Dodgers Move to Los Angeles Approved by NL
Los Angeles and Brooklyn are linked in a secret NFL style transfer. The National League allegedly approved the Dodgers move to Los Angeles after the Dodgers purchase of the Angels and Wrigley Field was announced. Walter O Malley expects big league baseball in LA by 1960 with possible sale of LA interests. Giants reportedly eye San Francisco franchise from Red Sox.
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LOS Angeles
Brooklyn Dodgers
Herald Express
John B. Old
New York
Old
Los Angeles Angels
Wrigley Field
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Dodger
Brooklyn
Walter O'Malley
Angels
O'Malley
New York Giants
Palo
San Francisco
Boston Red Sox
Spartan plant keeps helicopters ready at Lawton
The Sparta plant employs about 400 people with half living in Lawton and half of those owning homes. Workers shift from 5 30 a m to 11 30 p m daily to keep the post s helicopters ready for flying. A majority are highly skilled mechanics.
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Lawton
Sparta
Sill Man Fined Fifteen Dollars on Speeding Count
Hans J. Schultz, 29, Fort Sill, was fined $15 and costs after arraignment by Justice Woodrow Giles on a speeding at night charge. He was one of three arrested by Constable Newt C. Adair for traffic violations, including Allen George, 18, Fort Sill, for reckless driving, and Donald D. Suggs, 18, of 1911 Columbia, for spending at night.
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Hans J. Schultz
Fort Sun
Justice of Peace
Woodrow Giles
Schultz
Newt C. Adair
Allen George
Fort Sill
Donald D. Suggs
Columbia
Women depart Lawton for Mexico Design for Living
Mrs Qoal Blois and Mrs T Burnell travel from Lawton with an Oklahoma City group for a Mexico trip as part of a basic Design for Living course for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company women employees. They plan to return March 2 with more trips scheduled later, instructor Loretta Lawson says.
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Qoal Blois
Dearborn
T. Burnell
Washington
Lawton
A.m
Monterrey
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Oklahoma City
Loretta Lawson
VFW Post 4263 Fort Sill Sets Meeting and Nominations
Sgt Melvin C Fagin commander announced a monthly VFW Sess Meeting at Fort Sill with a covered dish supper Saturday night. Nominations for new post officers will be made Friday and officer elections will be held Monday March 4.
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VEW
Fort Sill
Melvin C. Fagin
Fagin
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