Hit Run Driver Pleads Guilty in Court
Ste. Hoey Beck of Fort Sill, 38, pleaded guilty to hit and run driving. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs in county court for an incident last September when his car narrowly missed injuring a traffic policeman who had stopped it to arrest the driver. Officer John Moore identified Beck as the motorist who had crashed into a parked car on D Street. When Beck opened his car door the officer was knocked off balance as the car sped away.
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Ste. Hoey Beck
Fort Sill
Beck
John Moore
Fragments from a 19th century market price list
The readable items show scattered commodity entries such as commercial broilers, cocks and hens, grain notes including maize and oats, and prices with uncertain figures. Named individual Aimee Hay appears as a stray fragment amid the OCR garble.
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Eom
Aimee Hay
Funeral rites held for Rexel Ulrich in Cache church
Last rites were held at 2 pm Sunday in Cache Methodist church for Rexel Ulrich 29 Fort Sill civil service worker who died Friday morning at his home in Cache Rev A E Leggett pastor of the Cache Assembly of God church conducted the services and burial was in Cache cemetery a direction of Cache Funeral Home
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Cache
DeWolf case hearings review past murder trial
The DeWolf murder case was revisited as the Pardon and Parole Board committee, led by Sen. Nix, examined trial records and new evidence. Witnesses noted prior identifications and police handling, with Tulsa files and cross examination debated while Wheeler maintained there was a fair trial.
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Hart
Bills
Everhart
Taylor
DeWolf
Pardon and Parole Board
Lhe
Ter
Tulsa
Harold Harding
Air Force
Kirksey Nix
McAlester
Jim Bullard
el Reno
Rinehart
Criminal Court of Appeals
Wheeler
Tom Phillips
Holdenville
de Wolf
Egyptians vote in favor of republic in poll
An independent weekly Rosa Al Youseff reports that 95.5 percent of 295,205 Egyptians sampled across social classes favor establishing a republic in Egypt. The poll details were issued today from Cairo.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rosa al Youseff
Oklahoma City State Poultry and Livestock Prices
State Department of Agriculture reports prices for broilers hens eggs and butterfat with shifts in demand and regional quotes. Oklahoma City listed live cattle hogs and sheep trends, with calves and stockers varying and markets showing slow trade and modest gains in select lots.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Muskogee
Vinita
Seminole
Poteau
Cordell
Tulsa
Okla City
Chickasha
Ardmore
Alva
Lawton
Blackwell
Seminola
Durant
Elk City
McAlester
Buffalo
Laverne
McAlester Tulsa
Fairview
Enid
el Reno
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Butter Price Fluctuations Move Markets in Chicago
Chicago butter prices show irregular receipts with wholesale buying costs varying. Scores range from AA 93 to C 89, with grades 90 B and 89 C cited. Prices per pound shift slightly, reflecting uneven market demand and supply.
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Chicago
Four Drivers Face Weekend Traffic Charges
Four motorists were charged in weekend highway patrol roundup. Jack William Thomas of Seguin Texas and Paul Wayne Day of Cushing faced speeding and left of center respectively in Justice of the Peace Marvin Cameron’s court. Robert Hornbeck Jr of Fort Sill was charged with speeding in City Judge John Fullerton’s court, and Fred L Mullikin of Fort Sill faced a stop sign complaint in Justice of the Peace Ray Brown’s court.
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Justice of the Peace
Marvin Cameron
Jack William Thomas
Seguin
Tex
Paul Wayne Day
Cushing
Robert Hornbeck Jr
Fort Sill
John Fullerton
Fred L. Mullikin
Ray Brown
Boys Admit Trying To Steal Pistol
Three Lawton youths aged 14 12 and 13 admitted Sunday night to attempting to break a display window at Blunt Zorger's jewelry store to steal a pistol. Lawton merchant patrolman Frank Garrett spotted them, tailed the trio for several minutes, then arrested them. Assistant police chief Pete Fuller secured a confession. The boys planned to take a small metal pistol displayed in the window.
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Lawton
Blunt Zorger
Frank Garrett
Garrett
Pug and Homer
Pete Fuller
Vinson refuses to sign joint statement on appointive plan
State GOP factional clash surfaces as Vinson declines to sign a compromise joint statement with Carrier and Mrs. Sayre. The document urged consulting county organizations for appointive picks and welcomed citizen input. Vinson backs a steering committee plan while Carrier fears power loss, with the 1950 governor candidate Jo O Ferguson avoiding a Monday meeting brawl.
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Vinson
Carrier
Sayre
National Committee
Oklahoma
Polio Coin Heist Hits City Arcade
Police report a burglary at Spike's on Peroreer Drive in the city. About 38 dollars in cash and an undetermined amount of March of Dimes coin donations were stolen from a relief fund container after intruders pried open a juke box and a cigarette machine. Entry was gained through a north window.
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Spike
Peroreer
Relief Fund
Tragic grenade blast injures boy at Fort Sill scene
Burial planned at Highland cemetery as Becker reports indicate Fort Sill public information officers are compiling a further report on the tragedy. Chunks of metal fragments injured Bobby in arms, legs, stomach, and chest, with blood transfusions from Lawton and Fort Sill donors Saturday and Sunday. Police believe two boys were attempting to bury a broken grenade piece with a hoe or rake. Only shell fragments and a four inch deep hole remain. the explosive was reportedly found two weeks earlier at a neighborhood playground.
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Highland Cemetery
Arcatimarnaeth
Becker Ras
Fort Sill
Bobby
Lawton
Madden
Salvation Army plans new regional center network
The Salvation Army Advisory Board proposes a regional drive to serve seven counties Comanche Cotton Tillman Stephens Kiowa Caddo and Jefferson. They will sell the Lawton downtown property at 315 C and raise 125000 by subscription to fund a new center with a youth program welfare offices chapel and admin offices plus a nearby gymnasium a handicapped workshop and a separate Negro center.
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Tor
Comanche
Cotton
Tillman
Stephens
Kiowa
Caddo
Jefferson
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army Institution
Lawton
Salvation Army
Vandals Damage Firm Machinery At Sherman Works
Police learned vandals caused about 160 dollars in damage to a D-6 Caterpillar tractor and a Parsons trenchliner parked at Sherman Machine and Iron Works. Foreman Clyde E. Reynolds reported broken dashboard gauges, missing oil filter caps, drained hydraulic fluid, and oil poured into an exhaust. time of mischief undetermined, according to officer H. A. Bartel.
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Parsons
Sherman Machine and Iron Works
E. Main
Clyde E. Reynolds
Lee
H. A. Bartel
Meeting slated for Lawton Fort Sill Recreation Council
The Lawton Fort Sill Recreation Council will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Community Chest headquarters Doctors and Densa building, as announced today.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Jail Break Highlights Escape From County Jail
Two inmates, Bennie Peoples and Lawrence, escaped by sawing a jail bar and squeezing through a small opening. They tangled with officers, hid with false names, and were recaptured after a chase to Southwestern hospital. Authorities note a pattern of recent jail breaks and plan jail-transfer actions.
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Fuller
Lawrence
Peoples
Southwestern Hospital
Bennie
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Office
Lewis Davis
Everett Hale
M. T. McCracken
McCracken
Hale
State Penitentiary
Himes
Sterling
Rose Peoples
Manville Redman
McAlester
Leon Baker
President Harrison's Son Father of Ten Children
The assertion states that President William Henry Harrison’s son was the father of ten children, indicating a notable family lineage linking the president to a large.number of descendants.
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William Henry Harrison
Koehler Building Not For Sale Offers Spacious Office Space
Contrary to rumors in Lawton the Koehler Building hasn't been sold and is not for sale. The management invites prospective tenants to inspect the superior facilities and offices available on long term leases or by the month at reasonable rentals while repainting halls and making improvements. Bill Thomas, Manager.
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Lawton
Koehler
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