City council considers zoning study and dock funding
Hill and councilman E W work loading zones. planning commission asks for more time to study zoning on Sheridan Road. Lawton Venetian Blind and Police Chief Hennessee handle loading zone requests. A weed-cutting ordinance faces penalties. A fishing dock at Lake Lawtonka gets up to $800 funding. labor by city workers. Traffic light studies referred. air raid signals approved pending Appeals Board. Bus fare increase approved to 19 cents. Kingsbury signs study requested. bids for electric welder to be invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
E. W
Ben Leva
Lawton Venetian Blind Co
Ralph Hennessee
Chrisman
R. M. Dodson
Planning and Zoning Commission
Harry Miller
Sheridan Road
Miller
Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Douglas L. Smith
Smith
34Th and
Cache Road
Second
Traffic Committee
Tennessee
Veterans of Foreign War
VFW
Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co
Norman Invasion of England on Bayeux Tapestry
The Bayeux tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England led by William the Conqueror. It chronicles events surrounding the Battle of Hastings and the fall of Harold II as Norman forces invade and establish control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Battle of
Hastings
Bayeux
Mrs Hobby to become Post president on Aug 1
Former Gov W P Hobby will move to chairman of the Houston Post when Mrs Hobby returns to Houston after August 1 to take the presidency. She formerly headed executive vice president duties before joining President Eisenhower’s cabinet and licensed the Salk polio vaccine on April 12. She urged a voluntary vaccine distribution plan and faced criticism over her Senate testimony and remarks about the Public Health Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion B. Folsom
Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Folsom
Hobby
Jonas E. Salk
Senate Labor and Health Committee
Leonard A. Scheele
Public Health Service
County Officials Outline Bills and County Representation
County commissioners may use trucks to deliver commodities and cover expenses from highway funds or the general fund under HB 743, with HB 756 redefining appropriation accounts and a new county claim law. State aid to county superintendents is paid directly to the superintendents. Court clerks will discuss HB 764 and HB 763 creating a $1 docket fee on foreign service and $1 per case regardless of process number. Senate Bills 364 43 44 47 amend mental health and appeals. County judges will occupy the afternoon with SBs 43 44 47. superintendents will debate the new school code. Kiowa is the only county not represented. The Sixth District includes Comanche Harmon Greer Jackson Tillman Cotton Jefferson Stephens Grady Caddo Canadian. Cotton had the largest representation aside from host county Comanche.
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Kiowa
Comanche
Harmon
Greer
Jackson
Tillman
Cotton
Jefferson
Stephens
Grady
Caddo
Canadian
Cotton County
Pilot Identified in Sabre Jet Collision Near Frankfurt
The U S Air Force identified Lt. James Wurtzel, 27, Sunbury Pennsylvania, as the pilot killed in a collision of two Sabre Jets near Frankfurt. Lt. James R. Matthews, 25, Springfield Colorado, parachuted to safety with no serious injuries.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
James Wurtzel
Sunbury
Frankfurt
James R. Matthews
Springfield
Colo
Murder Charge After Suspect Runs Down Woman on Texas Street
Police recount a lethal Sunday incident in Lawton where Gaines chased a woman from 1504 Texas into a vacant lot and ran her over with his car. Witnesses say he stayed by the injured woman for about 20 minutes before seeking help. An arraignment occurred in Superior court as detectives continue the investigation.
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Johnson
Texas Street
Gaines
Cline
Texas
Simmons
Lawton
1504
Plane crash described with engine fire and wreckage
Witnesses recall a plane engine on fire before impact with flames from wreckage burning about 20 acres. Louise Flint of Modesto noted the tail assembly and landing gear remained intact while the central fuselage was shattered. The pilot reportedly aimed for an emergency field landing.
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Louise Flint
Modesto
Robbery on country road targets Lawton man in Cadillac
A Lawton man described being robbed by two men on a country road near Lawton a two toned cream and light blue Cadillac with Comanche county tag was used. The robbers forced him to disrobe searched him and took his money before releasing him near Burton's Dairy and Memorial hospital. Deputies searched the area and alerted all agencies to look for the Cadillac. The victim said the men argued over whether to take the car and gave no clear identity.
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Lawton Country Club
Moates
Hale
Lawton
Burton's Dairy
Memorial Hospital
Montes
Comanche County
Funeral Rites for Henry A. Ochsner in Chattanooga
Funeral services for Henry A. Ochsner a 55 year old Chattanooga farmer will be held at 10 a m Thursday at the First Baptist Church with Rev Thomas Glossip officiating. Burial will follow in Chattanooga cemetery. He was born November 24 1900 in Joliet New Jersey and died suddenly at his home Tuesday. He married Mabel Lamb May 9 1929 and is survived by his wife his mother Mrs Anna Luedesch Oschner a son Ralph a sister Mrs Louis Krisser and two brothers Rudolph H Love land and Charlie. Bearers include Charles Kil gore Logan Hyder Clifton Minton Henry Payne Charley Payne Glenn Hagar Jim Morrison and Will Bowlby. Gish Funeral Home Frederick is in charge.
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Chattanooga
Henry A. Ochsner
First Baptist Church of
Thomas Glossip
Duncan Baptist Church
Ochsner
Thomas
John Evans
Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
Oscar Jones
First Baptist Church
Joliet
Tillman County
Mabel Lamb
Charles Kilgore
Logan Hyder
Clifton Minton
Henry Payne
Charley Payne
Glenn Hagar
Jim Morrison
Will Bowlby
Gish Funeral Home
Frederick
Afghan Winds Sweep Frontier From June Through September
Across Afghanistan's southwest frontier with Iran winds reach up to 110 miles an hour and blow continuously from June to September as a harsh seasonal pattern affects the region.
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Afghanistan
Iran
Lawton Trooper Reinstated After Brush With Board
Williamson and Wade linked to whisky move after an accident. 28 witnesses heard in Faxon case. Williamsons reinstatement announced after a three member board found no clear wrongdoing. Hall license status questioned. Carson faced left of center charge. board blamed exaggerated reports for misimpressions of patrol.
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Lincoln
Step
Wade
Williamson
United Press
Oklahoma City
Highway Patrol
Carson
Albert C. Hall
Hall
Albert Hall
Jim Lookabaugh
Mac Q. Williamson
Julius Cox
Boise City
State Highway Commission
Associated Press
Charles Ozuma
Attorney General's Office
State Highway Patrol
Norman Carroll
Lookabaugh
Norman Holt
C. T. Raley
Charles Dierker
Arthur Cavanagh
Faxon
Lawton Highway Patrol
Raiders Raid Local Liquor Spot After Sheriff Inaction
Three men Haskell Tuck Bob Wilson and Walt Hendon were sworn in as deputies by Strother before raiding a liquor establishment whose closure the sheriff had reportedly not ordered. Perrin refused comment calling the raiders hoodlums, saying he knows nothing of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrin
Haskell Tuck
Bob Wilson
Walt Hendon
Strother
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Mrs. Hobby
Nnerca
Ong
Board of Review
Lawton View
Plain View
Lawton Heights
Williams Additions
Hutchins
Oklahoma
Jo. G. Andrews
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Tom Oliver
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Ave
Pho
Babbitt Peller Service Es el Ale Ml
D Avenue
Mathes
C Avenue
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