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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1957

Page

3

Sooner Arrested In Bank Holdup

CAMPTON Ky IPA warrant issued for Tov Earl Frank Jin Morris 33 of Fonea City Oklahoma and two others charged with attempted robbery of the Farmers and Traders Bank in Campton. Don R Scott held on federal count with $75,000 bond. John Paul Scott of Leitchfield and Don Scott of Liberty charged in connection. Bank guard D S Stone slugged. Sheriff George D Little seriously wounded.

Campton IPA Tov Earl Frank Jin Morris Fonea City Okla W. O. Newman John Paul Scott Leitchfield Don R. Scatt Don Scott Liberty Breatlitt County Jackson Farmers & Traders Bank Wolfe County Herbert Miller Scott Pine Ridge D. 8. Stone George D. Little

Butter Market Steady in Chicago Bid Prices

Chicago butter market shows steady wholesale bids with no price changes. Receipts remain 749,000 pounds, AA and D4 grade notes cited, with spot ears around 90 cents and 58 to 89 cents ranges for various lots.

Chicago

City Man Attends Legion Meeting

J. L. Zipen service and finance officer of Lowery Whitehead American Legion post No 29 Lawton attended an Oklahoma Service officers convention last weekend. Zipen served on a panel about hospital outpatient and domiciliary services. The convention included Veterans Administration members. An important announcement stated that the Oklahoma Veterans Home Facilities Sulphur is now open to colored as well as white veterans.

J. L. Zipe Lowery-Whitehead American Legion Lawton Oklahoma Zipen Legion Legion Service Veterans Administration Oklahoma Veterans Home Sulphir

Pep Club Plans To Attend Chickasha Basketball Game

Central junior high pep club members voted to attend the Chickasha basketball game on January 25 in Chickasha. Buses depart at 2 p.m. Reservations must be made by January 22. Cost per member is $1.25, payable any time before the deadline.

Central Junior High Chickasha Lorena Pullerton Fullerton

City Man Faces Check Complaint

All year old Tawton man Kenneth Short of 907 S Fourth was charged this morning with passing a $15.58 bogus check at The Thing Grocery 2310 Gove. The charge filed in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court by County Attorney Warren Crane. J Be Clemons of the grocery store signed the complaint.

Tawton Kenneth Short Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles’ Court Warren Crane Short Thing Gove J. Be Clemons

High School Students To Join Palio Drive

Lawton high school student council members will join Central junior high students in the Chip In For Palio drive to aid the 1957 March of Dimes campaign. Teens will operate stations across the city from 9 am to 7 pm Saturday selling potato chips. The Kingdom of Jordan, about Indiana’s size, borders Israel along a 250 mile western frontier.

Lawton High School Central Junior High Kingdom of Jordan Indiana Israel

Oklahoma Legislature Faces Major Public Safety and Water Plans

Lawmakers weigh creation of a public safety commission and a state water authority, plus a Lawton to Oklahoma City turnpike project. The plan consolidates the Emergency Relief Board into Public Welfare and includes election law reforms. Gary hopes most of his program passes in this session, with tax increases possible but only through his veto. Early-session fireworks likely from fireworks legislation and disputed races in Wagoner Okmulgee and Logan counties.

Public Safety Commission Lawton Oklahoma City Oklahoma Emergency + Relief Board State Department of Public Welfare Mas Gary Harkey Baldwin Wagoner Okmulgee County Logan County Carl Morgan Louis I. Ritzhaupt Morgan Ritzhaupt

Milk truck crash wakes Jersey City man to note morph

Charles Burns woke to a third crash outside his home as a milk truck skidded on fresh snow and hit his parked car. Inside Burns' car were notes from two other drivers apologizing for ramming his vehicle during the night.

Jersey City N.J Charles Burns

Drunken Driving Charged To Cityan

A 45 year old Lawton man Nerbert R Glenn was charged in County court with driving while intoxicated after arrest by city police at 8 50 p m Monday in the 800 block Lee Blvd Patrolmen R A Davis and Jack Wheeler stopped the drunken driving suspect Two other traffic complaints were filed charging Robert Lee Gourley 36 Fort Sill with speeding at night and Donald L Huddleston 17 914 Garfiard with reckless driving Gourley appeared in Justice of Peace Marvin Cameron s court and Huddleston in Peace Justice Woodrow Giles court.

Lawton Nerbert R. Glenn S. Fourth R. A. Davis Jack Wheeler Lee Blvd Davis Wheeler Warren Crane Robert Lee Gourley Fort Sill Donald L. Huddleston Garfiard Gourley Justice of Marvin Cameron Huddleston Woodrow Giles

Seat Tickets Eyed On Buses In Tallahassee

In Tallahassee the City Commission approved a plan to assign riders to specific seats on city buses. Violations carry a possible $500 fine or 60 days in jail unless riders accept fare refunds. The move supports segregation while awaiting bus service resumption after a Gov order. The plan awaits implementation due to suspended services and ongoing court questions.

C. K. Steele Leroy Collins Cities Transit, Inc

Reinforced Rifle Company To Show Attack Technique

A demonstration titled The Reinforced Rifle Company In The Attack will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Adams Hill Fort Sill. Sponsored by the Associate Arms Division U S Army Artillery and Guided Missile School it showcases rifle company organization with an attached tank platoon as it attacks and seizes an objective. Military police will direct traffic. attendees should follow a specific route from U S 277 to Adams Hill.

Adams Hill Fort Sill Associate Arms Division Department of Tactics and Combined Arms U. S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile School U. S. 277 Gate One Sheridan Road Moore Road Hoyle's Bridge Cache Creek Trafic

Liberalized Cotton Allotments Urged in Senate Bill

Senator John Stennis proposes liberalizing cotton acreage allotments to halt reductions in 1957 and 1958. The plan would add about 100000 acres to farmers with four acres or less and ensure states do not lose more than one percent of their current total acreage.

Washington LLP John Stennis D-Miss Congress Stennis

Dodo Habitat Claim Noted By National Geographic

The Lawton Constitution reports that the extinct dodo once inhabited Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The island is British administered, yet native inhabitants speak a French dialect.

Dodo Birc National Geographic Society Mauritius Indian Ocean

Hoboken Hunter Delights In Second Deer Strike

Edwin Van Glahn of Hoboken sights a deer on Route 23 for the second time in a year as hunters seek their first deer. The incident leaves the animal dead after the collision.

Newfoundland N. J Edwin van Glahn Hoboken Route 23

Stop Pain of Piles With Stainless Pazo Relief

An advertisement promotes a stainless Pazo pile treatment claiming instant internal and external relief. It touts a special Triplyte compound, a powerful anesthetic action, and swelling reduction. The product is offered as a home remedy with suppositories and ointment, promising money back if ineffective.

Pazo Grove Laboratories

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