Four Arrested By City Police Including Bond Forfeitures
City police arrested four on Tuesday night on charges from assault to pointing a gun. Eula Pearl Grant posted $20 on a gun pointing charge. Sammie Fugett Jr. was released to military authorities after drunkenness and assault charges. Marion Shurlock faced passing on the wrong side and reckless driving by drinking after a minor accident, posting two $20 bonds. Multiple others forfeited bonds or were fined in Municipal Court, including vagrancy and driving without a license cases, with several drivers facing reckless driving and red light violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Pearl Grant
Washington
Sammie Fugett Jr
Fort Sill
Marion C. Shurlock
P&d Distributing Co
J. Merle Oaks
Oneal H. Pearson
Charles D. Bennett
McKinley
Will M. Williams
Lawton
Roy Lee Zimmerman
Kingsbury
Sfc
Cecil Leo Cox
S. 24Th
Walter Garrett
S. 12Th
William Kenneth Ward
Raymond LeRoy Hornbeck
Harry Tudgay
Eugene Joe Plazel
Mack Clarence Mahteky
Apache
Town and Country Manufacturing expands as drive raises funds
Appreciation was voiced for young business men aiding a three week campaign by Greater Lawton Inc. The drive has already raised twice the amount of the two prior drives. Salesmen can turn in money for shares at the mayor's office, where shares are sold. Leaders and new subscribers will be released late today. Despite cold weather, construction for Lawton's Town and Country Manufacturing Co. proceeds ahead of schedule under supervisor Harvey House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Lawton, Inc
Bilbrey
Lawton
Town and Country Manufacturing Co
Harvey House
Rug and floor joist fire damages Lawton home
A rug and floor joist were damaged around 9 a.m. today by a fire from a floor furnace at 1218 Besse, Lawton. Mrs. Clyde Perry said it was the second time this winter the furnace caused a blaze. The furnace is to be repaired during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Clyde Perry
Oklahoma City Poultry and Livestock Prices Report
State Department of Agriculture reports prices for wheat hens broilers eggs and butterfat across multiple Oklahoma markets. Cattle trade slow bulls to 14.50, steers and heifers mostly 16.50 to 19.00 with some 18.00 to 18.50, cows 10.00 to 12.00, calves 14.00 to 18.00. hogs firm with No 1 190-230 lb at 12.50 to 13.00 and sows 8.00 to 10.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Hobart
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
Muskogee
Tulsa
Alva
Woodward
Laverne
Watonga
Vinita
Pauls Valley
Elk City
P Usda
Cityan Seeks Relief From DPS Safety Order After Crash
Joe Ray Coppenbarger of 620 E filed suit in district court seeking relief from a November department of public safety order. The order required deposit of 7435 with the DPS or bond due to lack of liability insurance after a July crash. He has since obtained insurance and settled with the other driver. Judge Toby Morris scheduled a hearing for January 28 at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ray Coppenbarger
Department of Public Safety
Jim Lookabaugh
Coppenbarger
Lookabaugh
Department
Toby Morris
Post Battalion Adds New Crest at Sill
The 617th Field Trainees at Fort Sill receive a new red and gold crest with a falcon, designed partly by Sp3 Art Guerra of Mc Allen Texas. The motto Quaerere et Aperire means to seek and find. Crest sales are at Post Exchange Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill
617Th
Quartermaster Corps
College of Trainees
Sp3 Art Guerra
McAllen
Tex
Italy
Fort Sill
187Th FA
Obsr
Edward P. Downing
Post Exchange Eight
Friendly suit seeks replacement of hotel stock shares
Thurman T Wag goner former Cache Road Furniture owner filed in Lawton Superior Court a suit asking the court to order Lawton Community Hotel Inc to issue 21 new shares to replace certificates taken in a burglary of the store in 1953. The stock included 20 shares bought by the store and one held by Wag goner personally. The furniture store had been sold last October, with the shares included in the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
Thurman T. Waggoner
Cache Road Furniture and Home Supply
Lawton Community Hotel Inc
Waggoner
$20 Is Taken From Machines In Lawton Bar
An estimated $20 in change was removed from three vending machines at Horseshoe Bar on Monday night. Burglaries opened a rear door by prying a lock. Items stolen include a shuffleboard machine a music vending machine and a cigarette machine. Other reports include a missing clarinet and case near Taft school and bicycle thefts from a junior high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horseshoe Bar
Don Murphy
Juanita Doiron
Williams
Taft School
Jimmy Upton
Garfield
Carl Kelsey
Gore
Gambler Sues Chief Over Seized Dice in Oklahoma City
Harold Loving, a convicted gambler, sues Police Chief Roy Bergman to recover 406 dice seized in a raid. The action names Bergman and city authorities as defendants seeking return of the seized items and potential damages. The suit highlights law enforcement actions against gambling paraphernalia in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Harold Loving
Roy Bergman
Area Men In Service Sgt Porter Arrives In Korea
Army Sgt Victor M Porter, 36, whose wife Ruth lives at 908 Law ton, has arrived in Korea and serves as a section chief in Battery B, 969th Field Artillery Battalion under I Corps. He entered the Army in 1940 and was last at Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor M. Porter
Korea
Ruth
Lawton
I Corps
Porter
969Th Field Artillery
Army
Fort Knox
City Man Given Suspended Term By Court
Clifford Bradley a 27 year old man formerly of Kansas now living in Lawton received a two year suspended penitentiary sentence after noon Monday following a guilty plea to a felony charge of removal of mortgaged property. Superior court Judge Robert S. Landers handed down the sentence. Bradley was accused of removing a mortgaged car to another state and Del Carpenter a Stimpson Motor Co salesman signed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Bradley
Kansas
Lawton
Robert S. Landers
Bradley
del Carpenter
Stimpson Motor Co
Tanker Blast Near Lake Charles Injures Crew
The tanker Salem Maritime exploded near Lake Charles after taking on oil, injuring several crew members including George Enley Fred Gentry Francis Toto Frank Albano Matts Mizers Ralph Rice Jr and Michele Candelieri. Captain John Rugman is missing. The blast sent flames to three barges and tore off the stern before the vessel sank around 10 am. Some survivors swam to safety as fire burned along the river.
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Wood
Lake Charles
George Enley
Fred Gentry
Francis Toto
Frank Albano
Matts Mizers
Ralph Rice Jr
Michele Candelieri
Candelieri
Fort Worth
Tex
New York
John Rugman
Ernest C. Hill
Joseph Klepadio
Abaca
Salem Maritime
Norfolk
Bombay violence and curfew rise over state boundary plan
Riots expand toward Poona as Bombay state is to be split between Gujaratis and Marathis with Bombay city to be governed directly from New Delhi. Nehru government backs plan despite curfews and warnings from Gadgil and other Congress leaders. Billy Graham arrives amid security as Christians greet the evangelist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehru
N. V. Gadgil
Maharasthan Congress Party
Bombay
Congress Party
Desai
S. Kuk Patil
Belgaum
Mohandas Gandhi
New Delhi
Ajoy Ghosh
U. S
Billy Graham
Graham
Taj Mahal
Fabris Refuses Last Meal Before Execution
Fairris Fabris, facing the electric chair for a Fort Worth crime, greets warden and reporters with a defiant grin and says the sentence is for kicks. Family ties thread through his tale as relatives face prison terms while he faces death after changing accounts of the murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. McLeod
Fairris
Texas State Penitentiary
Paris
Tex
Ivana Clyde Fabris
Dallas
Fabris
City Man Faces Murder Charge
B C Lovey Cherry a 27 year old former Douglass high school star athlete was charged with murder in the Jan 5 pistol slaying of Bennie Williams 45 of 1316 Washington The charge was filed by County Attorney Manville Red man and placed in Woodrow Giles justice court Eyewitnesses say Williams fired at Cherry in an upstairs room before Cherry shot him in the hallway Cherry was wounded in the face and a second shot missed him No arrest or arraignment had occurred by noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C
Washington
Williams
Cherry
Will of Mrs. Gensman directs sale of Cotton county property
The 75 year old Mrs. Gensman left 234000 estate with 10 equal shares. Three beneficiaries receive one tenth each while seven trust funds benefit seven descendants. Boys Ranch Town gets the remaining balance. Judge S R Harper approved probate appointing Russell Jones as executor. Appraisers Elman J Haines H Ben Turner and John P Fullerton named. City National Bank deposits of 60000 were listed as personal property. Property valued at Fourth and E listed as 26500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton County
Gensman
Boys Ranch Town
S. R. Harper
Russell Jones
Elman J. Haines
H. Ben Turner
John P. Fullerton
City National Bank
Woman Found Dead In Home At 1002 F Street
Mrs Mamie Jordan 59 wife of a man who died eight days earlier was found dead in the back bedroom of the Jordan home at 1002 F. A coroner's jury ruled death from natural causes. Neighbors saw her Tuesday afternoon and notified police when she did not answer her phone. Capt Cal Sims and Patrolman Fred Mitchell opened a window to enter and found her in bed. Born October 5 1896 in Cherry Valley Arkansas she married Jack Jordan October 12 1922 in Winne Arkansas. She was a Methodist and survived by sister Mrs D H Dixon Albany New York and two brothers Noble Short Cherry Valley and Wilburn Short Ocean Park California. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ritter Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Jordan
Jordan
Marvin E. Cameron
Noble Short
Cherry Valley
Wilburn Short
Ocean Park
Calif
Ritter Funeral Home
WAC Recruiter to Visit Lawton Recruiting Station
Capt. Marjorie Cornell of Oklahoma City will be at Lawton Army Recruiting Station all day Thursday to answer questions about the Women’s Army Corps. Sgt. John B. McAdoo says Cornell will interview any area women interested in enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAC
Marjorie Cornell
Oklahoma City
Lawton Army
Women’s Army Corps
John B. McAdoo
Lawton
Cornell
Wacs
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Cityan
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Lawton Bar
Clarence Alexander
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Southwestern
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McLeod
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Raymond Carroll Price
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James Edward Skinner
Pardon and Parole Board
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Young Fairris
Shawnee
Zeglen
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