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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1964
Page
2
Lawton police search for a robber who grabbed a bank deposit envelope containing $188 from Mrs. Maria Rector then fled down an alley behind a bank across from the police station. Officers investigated after she alarmed the station while attempting to place the envelope in the night depository.
The county attorney's office filed charges against six people for driving offenses including drunken driving and reckless driving. Named defendants include 34 year old Fort Sill resident, Bobby J. Miller, and others from Fort Sill, Fort Chaffee, Indianapolis, and Geronimo. Additional cases involve nine persons fined for reckless or DUI offenses and citations for license issues and traffic violations.
Today Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed numerous cases. Defendants from Fort Sill Woodward and local addresses faced speeding running red lights reckless driving disorderly conduct and other traffic and public drunkenness offenses with fines bonds or forfeitures ranging from 5 to 20 dollars. Public drunkenness carried four 20 dollar fines, two 15 dollar fines, four 20 dollar bonds and one 10 dollar bond forfeited.
Large mailers in the Kansas Oklahoma Nebraska region urge individual patrons to include ZIP Codes in return mail to speed sorting. Postal officials say scanning machines will speed operations and ZIP Code usage is essential to success.
The first baby born in Charlotte County in 1964 is named Jackie Kennedy in honor of the President’s widow. Welby Kennedy, 20, and his wife welcomed the infant at 1 07 a.m. EST New Year’s Day and had planned to name a boy John if it had been a son.
Khrushchev urges complete disarmament while pushing to ease state tensions. He cites Formosa as part of China and demands U.S. withdrawal, labeling Taiwan occupation unlawful. He urges refraining from force in Korea Viet Nam and Germany and rejects wartime revanchist claims.
In Vacaville California a one year program by the Department of Corrections tests violent criminals in demanding jobs to aid parole. Umpiring Little League games is among the stresses. Director Werner J. Einstadter notes the umpire faces no friends and no winning side regardless of calls.
The Notah Dineh Trading Post faced a big task when hotel man Joe Wells ordered a wristwatch bracelet for his friend heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Liston reportedly has a 9 foot 4 inch wrist.
A deadly blaze in a Michigan home claimed two children as firemen found their bodies after flames engulfed the house. The mother, Mrs. Tressie Miller, attempted rescue as witnesses and bystanders aided firefighters who located the victims among the gutted remains. The father is stationed in Hornia, Germany.
Mrs. Dora Ann Hutchinson reports a man concealed in her car after midnight at Sidney's Dairy Queen in Fort Sill. Wayne Jones chased and helped arrest the suspect behind the highway patrol headquarters. a toy pistol was found. The unnamed driver was held for questioning.
Henry F Hassley 54 of 1413 Park pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital after an apparent heart attack. Services pending at Lawton Funeral Home. He married Katherine Houser in Cement August 17 1929 and moved to Lawton that year. Survived by wife four daughters two sons four sisters two brothers and four grandchildren. APACHE services for Mrs Jenay Robinson 83 Apache resident will be held at 2 pm Saturday at Church of Christ burial in Fairview Cemetery Apache. Mrs Robinson born May 6 1880 Columbus Ga married David Robinson 1905. widowed 1925. survived by two sons one daughter three grandchildren five great grandchildren.
Dist. Judge Edward J. Keating accused Dist. Atty. Bert M. Keating of not spending enough time in his office. Bert M. Keating, reached at his mountain cabin, denied the charge.
A two car crash on U S 277 north of Lawton injured three Fort Sill residents. William R. Kramer 21 Richard A. Emley 22 and Jones W. Hewling 20 were taken to the U S Army hospital at the post. Hewling drove a 1957 Chevrolet and collided with a 1954 Buick driven by Charles E. Alberty 28 of 107 Columbia who was turning to a service area. The crash occurred just north of Rogers Lane and was reported at 5 55 p m Thursday.
B. M. Salyer of Salyer Refining Co. in Oklahoma City spoke on Responsibilities of Citizenship to the Noon Optimist Club on Thursday. Ray Shackelford served as program chairman and Bill Burns presided. Guests included Russell Stockman Thurman Curtsinger and Bobby and Peggy Richard. New members were J. D. Durham Sgt. Lloyd Merrill and Wilbur Prestage.
A U S Marine helicopter on a medical evacuation mission in northern Guang Nam Province was shot down by Communist guerrilla ground fire. No casualties were reported.
Former Army captain and Fort Sill instructor Raymond T. Thompson, linked to Fort Wolters, faces 11 fraud counts. He posted $2,500 bond in Oklahoma City after indictment alleging false flying hours billed in Austin from 1962. Thompson, married with three children, resides in Lawton.
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