County Officers Join In Search For Area Thieves
Comanche county and Lawton peace officers joined Cotton county deputies in a burglary search. Robberies at Walters Lumber Co and Texaco service station yielded cash and tools. Victims include Cpl. Albert Nimtz Jr of Fort Sill. bicycles stolen from a junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Lawton
Cotton County
Walters
Temple
Bill Dyer
Don Bradfield
Texaco
Pleasant Ridge
Dyer
Walters Lumber Co
Hastings
Albert Nimtz Jr
Fort Sill
E. E. Dean
Carl McFarland
Elm
Fairris Confession Sparks Murder Case Fallout
Fallout from Fairris confession in a Fort Worth murder case involves Raymond Price and James Skinner, both serving life sentences. Fairris, who died recently, had shifted blame among Price, Skinner, and LeRoy Egleston, with a requested public release to reveal the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairris
Raymond Price
James Skinner
Price
Skinner
LeRoy
Tracy) Eggleston
Fort Worth
Pasadena
Tex
Morgan
Smith
Fairrs
Fabris
Murder case details in Williams Cherry shooting and testimonies
Witnesses describe a night of burglary and shooting at a hotel where Bennie Williams allegedly forced Collier and Cherry to the room after a missing billfold and $65. Cherry was shot as Williams claimed to protect himself. police later arrested Cherry. Defense argued lack of crime and self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Jeean Humphries
Williams
Collier
Cherry
Taylor
Bennie
Otis Waldron
Waldron
Charles Ozman
Jack Brock
Bonds Forfeited By City Leggers
Bonds totaling 180 were forfeited in Municipal court by Ed Rose Wayne Tisdale and Donald Barnes after raids by city police Tuesday. Police confiscated 50 bottles of assorted booze across three raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Rose
C. Wayne Tisdale
N. Railroad
Donald Barnes
Hotel Party Plans Ready for First Anniversary Dinner Dance
Plans were completed today for the first anniversary birthday party of the Hotel Lawtonian to be celebrated Friday night with a dinner at 7 and a dance in the ballroom at 9. Tommy Cunningham and his orchestra will headline the event with Rose mary Rene as vocalist. Cunningham has a rich show business background including radio TV and film work and has performed in top hotels nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawtonian
C. R. Holley
Tommy Cunningham
Wayne Brown
Cunningham
Conservatory of Music
Cincinnati
University of Mississippi
Hawaii
South America
Anson Weeks
Henry King
Hal Grayson
Eddy Duchin
CBS
NBC
MBS
California
Paramount
Warner Brothers
Dallas
Southwest
Rosemary Rene
Oklahoma
Southern Methodist
Virginia Garland Thompson
Judy Garland
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Chase
St. Louis
Muehlebach
Kansas City
Claridge
Memphis
Casino Gardens
Ocean Park
Calif
Favoritism Seen In Water Projects
Senator Kerr of Oklahoma accuses the Eisenhower administration of favoring northeastern water projects. He cites 33 new Northeast schemes costing nearly 500 million dollars while Oklahoma’s funding totals about 5 million for Oologah Dam and the Oklahoma City Floodway, threatening to oppose the maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Northeast
Oologah Dam
Oklahoma City
Witnesses and defendants in Carney gambling case at Fort Sill
Fort Sill housed the Carney trial with key witnesses including Louis Brewer a Cement man now serving 20 years for bank robbery and Victor Paradis who described a house man switching dice. Brewer and Paradis linked to the gambling room behind the club and to the assault charge. Defense appeals claim prejudicial closing arguments and improper instructions. Carney had been free on a $5 000 appeal bond since March 17 of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Carney
Cement
Louis Brewer
Brewer
First State Bank of Cement
Victor Joseph Paradis
Paradis
Jackson
Lewis Ocerke
Oerke
Manville Redman
Redman
Toby Morris
Red Star announces death of Maj. Gen. P N Skorodumov
The Soviet armed forces newspaper reports Maj. Gen. P N Skorodumov died after a brief illness. He was a doctor of technical sciences, a member of the Communist Party and held the orders of Lenin and the Red Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Star Today
P. N. Skorodumov
Skorodumov
Communist Party
Red Banner
Births and Admissions Highlight City Hospital News
Hospital news lists births at multiple addresses including Mr. and Mrs. Grundman in Lawton and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Childers in Ryan with weights and times. Admissions cover medical and surgical cases across Lawton, Artillery Village, Cameron, and Anadarko, with patients named and addresses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McCoy
Walters
Frank Cornforth
Morford Drive
B. H. Wertz
Sill Blvd
Erna Phaffenzeller
Lee
Rhonda Good
Carl‘Good
N. 13Th
Clinton Ewing
S. 23Rd Place
J. H. Marks
Rt. 3
Lawton
Russell Peterson
Kinyon
Mary Houska
R. M. Ramey
Bell
Joseph Goldian
Artillery Village
O. C. Elkins
Cameron College
Alice McCants
Harold Childers
Ryan
Ella
Geary
Minnie Tapeda
Carnegie
Daniel Tooahnippah
Cache
Eisenhower bids extension for free Salk vaccine plan
President Eisenhower proposes extending the free Salk vaccine program to June 30, 1957 and seeks 30 million dollars to finish it. He outlines large NIH funding boosts for cancer, heart disease, mental illness, and other health research, plus hospital construction aid and expanded public health surveys. He calls for a US health partnership with private and government roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Institutes of Health
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Public Health Service
Veterans Administration
Funeral Rites for Bill Massey in Tipton
Funeral services for Bill Massey 63 Tipton resident and former Marietta hotel manager will be held at 2 pm Saturday at the Methodist church with Rev. Ralph K Hooper officiating. Burial in Tipton cemetery. Pecinosky Funeral home in charge. Massey died at 5:30 am Tuesday in a veterans hospital at Clarksburg West Virginia after two years of ill health. Bearers named as Jim Brannon John McDonald T G Jennings Jake Wearmouth T J Boaz and U P Buche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Bill Massey
Marietta
Methodist
Ralph K. Hooper
Pecinosky Funeral Home
Massey
Veterans Hospital
Clarksburg
W. Va
Jim Brannon
John McDonald
T. G. Jennings
Jake Wearmouth
T. J. Boaz
U. P. Buche
Cleveland Student Officers Selected
Cleveland elementary students elected Student Council officers Wednesday Carrie Ryans president David Thompson vice president Joyce Causey secretary and Darlene Heath treasurer. Room representatives include Barbara Toms Dennis Holland Ronnie Heath Donna French Linda Stroud Jay Kimbrough Larry White Linda Rogers with Leona Ikard as sponsor and Dewey Parker as principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Elementary School
Carrie Ryans
David Thompson
Joyce Causey
Darlene Heath
Barbara Toms
Dennis Holland
Ronnie Heath
Donna French
Linda Stroud
Jay Kimbrough
Larry White
Linda Rogers
Leona Ikard
Dewey Parker
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Gordon W. Seaward
93D FA
Edward T. Williams
Artillery and
N. A. Robinson
Hq Btry
93D Group
Paul Peters
U. S. Army
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Gounod
Insurors Realtors
A L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D. Ave. Pho
Ray Nao Hs
Graham
Graham Pest Control
John Grundman
Ann Morris
Lawton, Medical
J. C. Riddle
Louise Pierce
Pershing Drive
Robert Douglass IV
Robert Douglass
McGlachlin
John Hoffman
N. 27Th
Baldwin Yokesuite
Cyril
Agnes Horse
Louise Saupitty
Lawton Star Rt
Hubert Cable
Vivian Ware
Edith Little Chief
Anadarko
Alfred Domebo
Clarence Capps
Italo B. Amisano
Ferris
Vincent Vasconi
Hoover
Millard V. Day
Lincoln
Allan John Andrews
Orville Andrews
Tommy
Perkins
Bessie
E. L. Weber
Leon Barfield
Jimmy M. Terry
Norman
Dave Samuel Killian
Fort Sill Blvd
Ora May Gastineau
Altus
Ike
M. B. Dickson
Board of Education Office
Orville D. Pope Insurance
Lake Lawtonka
Fox Grocery
City of
R. M. Dodson
Green-Phillips
GMAC
Hardy Suggs Music Co
the Record Shop
Dean
Doan
Cleveland Student Officers
Thornton Minor Clinic
Thornton Minor
East Linwood Blvd
Kansas City 9
Zale
T and
Wat
Blue Lodge
America
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