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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1956

Page

4

Oklahoma market summary price report and Chicago butter

Oklahoma City trading notes show No 1 hard wheat around 2.02 to 2.04 in several towns with firmer No 1 broilers and mixed egg offers. Butter prices steady in Chicago with 93 score AA at 57. Hogs and sheep firmer, cattle steady to strong on beef steers and yearlings, cows active, bulls weaker. Oklahoma City livestock report lists cattle and calf trades, with steers near 19.00-20.50 and cows around 10.50-12.00.

Oklahoma City State Department of Agriculture Guyman Hooker Blackwell Frederick Medford Vici Clinton el Reno Enid Kingfisher Lawton Yukon Bison Hennessey Hobart Broilers Muskogee Tulsa Vinita Elk City Sayre Pauls Valley Watonga Laverne Alva Woodward Buttersat Chicago P.usda

Hearing Set in Slaying Case for Cherry

Preliminary hearing scheduled for 10 a m Thursday in the murder case against 27 year old B C Lovie Cherry a former Doug lass high school star athlete accused of the pistol slaying of 45 year old Bennie Williams of 1314 Washington Williams died from a temple gunshot fired by Cherry early Jan 5 Witnesses say Williams fired twice at Cherry in an upstairs room Cherry was wounded in the face and neck Peace Justice Woodrow Giles will oversee the hearing Cherry pleaded innocent at arraignment and is free on a 2000 bond He has not been booked at county jail since the shooting occurred

B. C Lovie) Cherry Douglass High School Bennie Williams Washington Williams Cherry Woodrow Giles

Students To End Drive For Dimes At Lawton High

Lawton high school will close its March of Dimes campaign Thursday with polio money cards turned in to the student council. Council head Jerry Brammer presides. Hugh Bish is general chairman. The speech department sent students to speak on polio at city civic club luncheons.

Lawton High School Jerry Brammer LHS Hugh Bish

Bank Messenger Wins Streetcar in Dallas Draw

Bobby Sliger a 20 year old bank messenger won a 48 foot streetcar in a Dallas Transit Co drawing held as the system converted to buses. He has 10 days to move the trolley from transit property and faces a cost of at least 100 dollars to relocate it though the streetcar is worth about 100 dollars.

Dallas Bobby Sliger Dallas Transit Co Sliger

Reformatory Fugitive Faces Sanity Test in Slaying Trial

EL CENTRO California UP A 17 year old Wisconsin reformatory escapee will undergo examinations by two psychiatrists before trial on charges he shot to death two Mexican farm workers, Paul Krube pleaded innocent and innocent by reason of insanity after admitting the killings.

EL Centro Calif Wisconsin Reformatory Paul Krube Here Krube

100 Year Old Man Wins Third Bout With Pneumonia

In Los Angeles 100 year old Jonathan D. Voris a retired mining engineer was discharged from Queen of Angels Hospital after surviving pneumonia for the third time in two years. He joked that being around young people keeps him lively and planned to visit his daughter Mrs Blanche Rigney.

Los Angeles Jonathan D. Voris Voris Queen of Angels Hospital Blanche Rigney

Big Red Squad Leaves Lawton

Seven more members of Lawton's Big Red Company, part of the U S Marine Corps recruitment in Oklahoma, were to leave for Oklahoma City to be sworn in. They join eight other Lawton enlistees, totaling 15 from the area. MSPT William Schoolcraft said 200 Oklahomans will be sworn in Thursday night in Oklahoma City before heading to San Diego for training. Enlistees include James L. Craig II, Hobart L. Kelly, Jack Junior Johnson, Carl E. Franklin, Sammy F. Biddy, Joe Truman Purcell, and Thomas Dewayne Trantham, with family connections noted.

Lawton U. S. Marine Corps Big Red Company Oklahoma Oklahoma City Lawton Area Msgt William Schoolcraft Schoolcraft San Diego James L. Craig II James L. Craig Jr Ferris Hobart L. Kelly Berthie Ragsdale Jack Junior Johnson Jack Jessie Johnson Roosevelt Carl E. Franklin McKinley Sammy F. Biddy Blair Joe Truman Purcell Altus Thomas Dewayne Trantham Franklin H. Trantham Davidson

Knox To Attend National Auto Dealers Parley

James G. Knox, partner in Knox Jensen Motor Co and president of the Oklahoma Automobile Dealers association, left by train for Washington to attend the National Automobile Dealers association convention. Mrs Knox accompanies him. They expect to return February 4.

James G. Knox Knox-Jensen Motor Co Oklahoma Automobile Dealers Association Washington, D. C National Automobile Dealers Association

Widow Wins Legal Battle Over Castle Like Home

A Los Angeles widow, Edith Taylor, faces eviction from her nine room house that now hangs 18 feet over Portero Canyon after slides and erosion. Municipal Judge Ben Koenig ruled the home a menace to life and welfare and ordered her not to occupy the Pacific Palisades residence. Built 70 feet from the edge, the $75,000 house has lost its back wall and kitchen floor as debris falls into the canyon. Taylor blamed the city for erosion as an act of God, but the court rejected the claim.

Los Angeles Edith Taylor Portero Canyon Ben Koenig Pacific Palisades Taylor

Funeral Service Set Today For King Features Manager

New York announces a funeral service at noon today for Ward Greene 63 general manager of King Features Syndicate who died in Havana Cuba while en route to California with his wife aboard the liner President Polk. Greene collapsed aboard ship and died after being taken ashore.

New York Ward Greene King Features Syndicate Havana Cuba California Greene President Polk

Tire Pump Rescues Man After Car Encounters CO Fumes

Royal Canadian Mounted Police report Graham Whatman 34 Prince Rupert and Ann Ezilda 36 were found unconscious in a stalled car in a snowbank. Passersby believed both were dead from carbon monoxide fumes. The tire pump brought Whatman back to life. Ezilda did not survive.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Graham Whatman Prince Rupert Ann Ezilda William McRae McRaes Whatman

Woman Charged On Check Count In Peace Woodrow Giles Court

Marjorie Young, 1914 A, was charged late Tuesday in Peace Woodrow Giles court with passing a bogus check for 7 dollars 62 cents. The suspect had not been arrested by noon today. Complainant is Ed Cagle. One complaint was filed this morning by County Attorney Mannville Redman a speeding at night charge against Alfred Henry Bryce, 22, Altus, signed by Trooper H D Morgan.

Marjorie Young Woodrow Giles Ed Cagle Manville Redman Alfred Henry Bryce Altus H. D. Morgan Highway Patrol

February Oil Allowable To Remain At Same Level

Oklahoma oil rules keep February per well limit at 25 barrels while overall daily production is forecast to rise by 8 000 barrels to 590 000 due to new output, per the Corporation Commission. Conservation Officer Massena Murray notes the rise in average daily production.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Corporation Commission Massena Murray

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