Trial Convictions On Liquor Counts Upheld By Court
Denver based court upheld most convictions in Tulsa liquor conspiracy case. Former Tulsa Police Commissioner Jay Jones ex chief Paul Livingston and 16 others faced fines and sentencing for conspiring to import liquor into a dry state. Only one defendant, Dan T. Gray, was fully freed on appeal while several convictions were reversed or reduced. Judge John C. Pickett noted evidence showed a conspiracy but not tax evasion aspects. Eleven named defendants included Edwards Hood Jones Ingston Gott Brantley Jackson Cole Harp Phierson and Doland Rucker among others.
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Denver
Tulsa
Okbibonte Theih Circuit Court of Appeals
Jay Jones
Cief
Paul Livingston
Gray
Cuvietton
Jonlin
Dan T. Gray
T. Maclin Edwards
John David Hood
Alahama
Edwards, Hood
Laver
U. S. Supreme Court
Jay L. Jones
Pickett
Edwards
Hood
Gray Amon
Jones
Paul J. Ingston
Jac Gott
Len Brantley Jackson
Johny
Kerr Replies to Sill Protests Over Missile Range
Senator Robert Kerr answers letters from Oklahoma landowners opposing an Army plan to seize land west of Fort Sill in Comanche Kiowa and Caddo counties for a missile test range. He says defense is vital but questions the justification and warns against bypassing local opposition. Kerr spoke at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha, noting the nation faces danger post Pearl Harbor and urged American resolve.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Ft. Sil
Comanche
Kiowa
Caddo
Kerr
Oklahoma College For Woman In
Kerry
United States
Pearl Harbor
City UN Chapter To Meet Tonight
The Lawton Fort Sill chapter of the American Association for the United Nations will hold a monthly board of directors meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the district courtroom. Judge Luther Eubanks, president, announced that the by laws committee will report and plans for a chapter program will be discussed.
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Lawton Fort Sill
American Association For United Nations
Luther Eubanks
Obituary notices for Alfred Gilbert and others in Lawton
Obituary notices announce Alfred Gilbert 46 of Rt. 3 Carnegie died Monday. Services Thursday at Saddle Mountain Baptist Mission, burial Saddle Mountain Cemetery, Becker Funeral Home in charge. Survivors: wife Katherine, son Rudolph, daughter Donna Marie, mother Mrs. Guy Quocione, two sisters, and a brother. Also listed are Miss Alice Walker 83, a Lawton resident since 1901, and Pearl C Bacon 67 of 408 Columbia, with funeral details and survivors.
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Alfred Gilbert
Carnegie
Saddle Mountain Baptist Mission
Gilbert
Saddle Mountain Conmenani
Saddle Mountain
Becker
Uneral Home
Katherine
Rudolph
Donna Marie Gilbert
Guy Quocione
Star
Lawton
Elsie Gilbert
Ferne Davis
Pearl C. Bacon
Columbia
Bob Douglas
Sixth
Arlington Church of Christ
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Bacon
Jacksboro
Tex
A. C. Bacon
Moy
Exams Scheduled At Central Junior High
Mid term examinations will be given Thursday afternoon and Friday morning at Central Junior High School. Thursday lunch is moved to the third hour from 10:55 a.m. to 12:23 p.m. Glenn Dosser, principal, says each class will eat one hour earlier than regular. No lunch will be served Friday. The fourth hour will run 12:25 to 1:25 p.m. Thursday.
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Central Junior High School
Glenn Dosser
Ag Night Class Enrollment Set at Cameron College
Cameron college announces second semester night classes to start at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Aggie auditorium. Dean Gordon Paine said about 30 classes will be offered for the nine week term. Day student enrollment for the second semester is Jan 27 and 28.
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Cameron College
Aggie
Gordon Paine
Fort Sill Linked With Lawton Group Builds Together
Gen. Philip G. Wehle told Lawton Home Builders the Fort Sill area is closely linked to Lawton and must have room to expand. He cited a quarter billion dollar plant value and urged continued growth with missiles and infantry. Delmar Choate became president as Chicago convention plans and the 18 23 gathering were announced.
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Philip G. Weble
Lawton Home Builders Association
Fort Sill
Weble
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center
Builders Group
Lawtonian
C. R. Ellsworth
Gen. Wehle
Army
L Fort Sill
Lawson
Fort Sil
Wolfe
Lawton
Andy Latch
Home Builders’ Association
Delmar Choate
H. Joe , White
Lawton Group
Choate
Chicago
Tommy Burroughs
Pioneer Lawton Merchant Dies
John Richard Seaman 80 a Lawton resident since 1901 died at 6 45 am today in a local hospital He was former manager of the Lawton Mercantile Co in downtown Lawton In later years he worked for Curlees Boulerie and J C Penney He was born July 3 1877 at Lawton Browning Missouri He married Maybelle Patterson March 13 1902 at Humphrey Missouri Services set for 10 am Thursday at Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev C A Ridge First Methodist officiating Masonic rites at Highland cemetery Survivors include his wife Jack of Wichita Falls Texas a grandson Richard of Abilene a brother R L of Tennessee a sister Mrs Sally Whaley of Humphrey Missouri and two great grandchildren.
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Uther T. Robinson
Ardmore
Ritter
W. A. Criswell
Leid Baptist Church
Robinson
Chico
Tex
India
Aria
Wic Methodist Church
Byers
Iill
Artht Giles
Hendrick
Hester Roberson
Fort Worth
Eva Andrews
Sue Ledbetter
Long Beach
Calif
T. EB. Lee
Abilene
Gertrude Shields
Wichita Falls
JOOP
Tndiahoma
Bitters
John Richard Seaman
Lawton
Seaman
Lawton Mercantile Co
Anc
Curlee’s Boolerie
J. C. Penney
Lawtonham Browning
Maybelle Patterson
Humphrey
First Methodist Church
Jack
Richard
R. L
Tar N Dla
Sally
Whaley
Two Lawson Men to Attend State Veterans Conference
J J Zipen service and finance officer for Lowry Whitehead Post 29 and Walter P Smith service officer for the VA here will represent Oklahoma at the State Veterans conference January 1 to 12 in Oklahoma City. Zipen will serve on the medical hospital outpatient and domiciliary panel. meetings set for the VA hospital auditorium. Events feature T C Kabel Washington director and Harry W Miller national vice commander. Registration opens 9:30 a.m. Saturday January 11.
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Lawson
Oklahoma City
J. J. Zipen
Lowry- Whitehead Legion
Walter P. Smith
Veteran's Administration
Zipen
Oklahoma
T. C. Kabel
National Rehabilitation Commission
Washington, D.C
Harry W. Miller
Fayettesville
W. Va
American Legion
Prison Genius Probes Judge In Turnabout
In Los Angeles the condemned killer Caryl Chessman questioned judge Charles Wy Fricke who presided over his 1948 trial. Chessman, awaiting execution, seeks to prove transcript errors in order to overturn his death sentence, and argues Fricke was prejudiced during the trial.
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Los Angeles
Daryl Chessman
Charles Wy
Fricke
Calfortia
Ahimzat
San Quentin
Chessman
U.S. Supreme Court
Chess- Yoan
Tess
Caryl Chessman
Arraignment Set in Murder Count
Jein Cantwell, charged with the murder of James Jackson Neeld, was to be arraigned in county court today. Neeld died at Cantwell's home from a 22 caliber gunshot, police said.
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Jein Cantwell
James Jackson Neeld
Tourity
Neeld
Parole Sought By County Man
Oklahoma City report lists Vernon James Sasser former Norman building inspector who embezzled city funds as one of 12 inmates seeking clemency at the Pardon and Parole Board meeting on January 27. Sasser faces a 37,298 shortage, restitution and attached bank funds, with parole also sought for a young woman, Shirl ie Naomi Hooks Abantha, and a slate of other inmates from Garfield to McCurtain counties with terms ranging two to six years for various felonies.
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Oklahoma City
Norman
Pardon and Parole Board
Vernon James Sasser
Sagser
Shierlie
Naomi Hooks Abantha
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Claremore
Pavale
Extension Class Enrollment Ready in Lawton
Teachers and administrators in Lawton may earn degree credits by enrolling in the spring Education 348 Curriculum Studies course offered by the University of Oklahoma extension division. Registration starts 749 p.m. January 18 at LHS with Dr Lloyd Williams guiding.
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Lawton
University of Olahoma Extension Division
LHS
Lloyd Williams
College of Educaion
Williams
Association of the College ‘Teachers of English
Dartmouth College
Yale University
Exams Set at Lawton High for First Semester
Lawton High School announces first semester exams will be held Thursday afternoon and Friday morning under principal Hugh Bish. A second semester class schedule changes will be made Friday afternoon.
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Lawton High School
Hugh Bish
Bridge Collapse Drops 41 Pupils To River's Edge
TOWANDA Pa Forty one school children dropped twenty five feet to the edge of the frigid Susquehanna River when a bridge collapsed beneath their bus Only one pupil sustained minor cuts The operator and his chauffeur also fell to the river bank but were rescued uninjured Rodney Williams drove a tractor trailer onto the bridge to allow the bus to pass The disaster halted classes for the day and the injured child received treatment
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Towanda
Susquehanna
Wysex
Bradford County
Highway Department
Rodney Williams
Willard Ackley
Wiliams
Yvonne Bride
Geological Survey Employes Sought for Cartographic Roles
Applications are being accepted for cartographic aid positions with the Geological Survey. Openings cover field surveys across multiple states including Oklahoma North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Mississippi Alabama and Florida. Photogrammetry work is available in the Rolla Missouri region office. Salaries range from 285 to 305 a month. Information available from Pierce at the local Post Office building.
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Geological Survey
Robert C. Pierce
Civil Service
Pierce
Oklahoma
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Louisiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ilinois
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Rolla
Civil Service Examiner
Personal News From Local Figures During Holidays
Mrs. H J Crigger returns from an extended visit with Maj and Mrs J W Dunham and their children in Vienna Virginia where Mas Dunham is assigned to the Pentagon. Jon Bledsoe leaves for Moscow Idaho to study forestry at the University of Idaho after holidays with his parents at 4318 Ash. Capt and Mrs Frank Garrison with their children at Quantico Virginia also hosted relatives before Mr and Mrs E D Garrison return to their home at 1126 Laird.
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H J. Crigger
Jon Bledsoe
Moscow
Idaho
University of Idaho
Charles Bledsoe
Thei Sor
Frank Garrison
Quantico
E. D. Garrison
Laird
Casting For Little Foxes at Lawton Little Theatre
Casting for the three act comedy Little Foxes to be staged by Lawton Little Theatre will be discussed at a meeting today at Storey Barton Cache Road Studio. The drama is set for Feb 25 to March 1 under director John Denney with casting beginning in January.
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Little Foxes
Lawton Little Theatre
Ocganizational
Spain
Storey & Barton Cache Road
John Denney
Army nurse Grova Nell Dickson promoted to major
Area resident Major Grova Nell Dickson, daughter of Mrs Blanche D Kviatek of 1830 N 2nd, was promoted to major at Fort Belvoir Virginia. An operating room nurse with DeWitt Army Hospital, she entered the Army Nurse Corps in 1941 and earned a Bronze Star. She is a 1935 Frederick high school graduate, 1937 Cameron College alumna, and 1940 University of Oklahoma nursing graduate scheduled to visit Law ton February 15 before reporting to Haw yail.
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Grova-Nell Dickson
Blanche D. Kviatek
N. 2St
Fort Belvoir
DeWitt Army Hospital
Maj. Dickson
Army Nurse Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Mas. Dickson
Frederick High School
Cameron College
University of Oklahoma School
County Official Will Keep Post OKLAHOMA CITY
The Supreme Court ruled that Caxter County Commissioner Papi Heartsill may remain in office pending his ouster hearing. The court reversed a suspension by District Judge Sam Sullivan, saying the defendant's attorneys must be allowed to present their case. The hearing follows Heartsill's conviction on conspiracy to defraud the state. Assistant Attorney General Harry Johnson said notice has been given that a new suspension hearing will be held Monday.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Caxter County
Papi Heartsill
Heartsill
Sam Sullivan
High Court
Hearisty
Harry Johnson
Miss Maryknoll Missal Sought After Sputnik Era Demand
Since Sputnik, Maryknoll Catholic Mission has seen many orders for its new missal misread as The Mary knoll missile. The era’s curiosity mixes with religious publishing as readers seek guidance and accuracy in liturgical texts.
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Maryknoll
Maryknoll Catholic Mission
Cattlemen Ground Breaker of Cowboy Shrine Ceremony
Oklahoma City reports cattlemen from the American National Cattlemen Association and 17 western states attended ground breaking ceremonies for the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. The event included mingling with film stars Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon as proceeds from a premiere go to the cowboy shrine. Speakers urged tax reform and smaller government while industry leaders highlighted beef marketing opportunities and future cattle demand, with projections tying population growth to increased beef consumption by 1975.
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Oklahoma City
Mr Bers
American Natio Cattlemen's Association
Inday
Cyboy Hall of Fame
Glenn Ford
Jack Lemon
Alture
J. Black Lee
Utah
Lee
United States
Governme
Harry Hilaire
Portland. Or
National Restarant Association
Conventic
Industrolers
M. Jarvis
Sw & Co
Reunion Held For Boydston Family Near Apache
Special reunion of the W. F. Boydston family brought many relatives from California and distant points to the Boydston home northwest of Apache.
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Fornia
W. F. Boydston
Boydston Hom
Apache
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