Norman Policeman Shot In Deadly Sunday Shootout
Two men were killed and Norman officer Melvin Minor was critically injured after a Sunday evening trailer park shootout. Suspect Orbin C. Gill, 33, of Noble, fled. Gill was later detained. The chase involved Norman Police Cleveland County Sheriff Highway Patrol and Moore Police. Minor, 25, remained in critical condition after a shotgun wound to the head.
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Orbin C. Gill
Noble
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Julia Gale Gill
St. Anthony's Hospital
Melvin
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Cleveland County
Brown
Norman Police Department
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
Moore Police Department
Funeral set for former Lawton police captain Tom Tipler
Funeral services for Tom Tipler 72 former Lawton police captain and influential black political figure in the 1940s and early 1950s will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Rev. O B Davis will officiate with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Jefferson Funeral Home. Tipler died Saturday night in the Lawton Hotel after falling ill at an auction and renting a room earlier that day. He was a Lawton police member 1938 to 1953 rising to captain and wielding a large bloc of Negro votes before dismissal in 1953. He was born August 16 1899 in Minden Louisiana and had lived in Lawton since 1931. He married Edna M Ellis of Boley in 1939.
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Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
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Minden
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Boley
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LHS Cheerleaders Excel at Methodist University Clinic
Lawton High School cheerleaders attended a five day clinic at Southern Methodist University in Dallas July 23 to 28. The group earned first place every day and won the spirit stick while 1300 cheerleaders from across the nation participated. Attendees from Lawton included Judy Keegan Jeanie Adair Freda Burch Lucy Adair Brenda Turner and Penny Salinas.
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas
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Jeanie Adair
Freda Burch
Lucy Adair
Brenda Turner
Penny Salinas
Area Students To Receive OU Degrees
Twenty five Southwest Oklahoma students are candidates for degrees this summer at the University of Oklahoma Norman. Formal recognition will occur at spring commencement next May. Names include Altus Orville Scott Chapman and Duncan’s Billye Barrington among others.
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University of Oklahoma
Norman
Altus — Orville Scott Chapman
Jack Crockett Jr
Cliff Don Riley
Duncan — Billye Barrington
Steven Kyle Collins
Robert Douglas
Gregory James Patton
Don Laurence Smith
Donald Mark Wade
Michael Anthony Wood
Margaret Ellen Wright
Marlow
Roy Don Bruner
Walters
Carolyn Faye Gunn Beson
Waurika — Abbas Kachoui
Public Records of Reported Thefts and Vandalism Items Listed
L Wayne Powers records show multiple reports including attempted burglary and thefts. Names include Michael Porter Fort Sill Ron Petty 409 N 73rd and Jiffy Food Store 619 Sheridan with gas theft. residences and businesses such as Meltons Jewelry 314 C and Forbis Auto Sales 110 S Second cited for burglary or auto thefts. vandalism to autos and residences noted for many individuals.
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Michael Porter
Fort Sill
Ron Petty
W. E. Folk
Washington
Willie Smith
Claude Robbins
Sedolic
Zane Beasley
Kingsbury
Ross Worden Jr
Bill Wolfe
Raymond Garcia
Hilltop
Ted Moore
L. D. White
Baltimore
Woltroud Assetin
William Aacgill
Jiffy Food Store
Sheridan
Donnie Hicks
George Hawkins
Gore
Dale Fordacey
Eisenhower
Wesley Dennis
Summit
Lee Wood
Ferris
Curt’s
Lee
Melton
Danny Grigsby
Forbis Auto Sales
Speed Equipment World
Dave Haynes
Pershing
Ben Walker
Kenneth Banks
Oak
Fire alarms logged by Lawton fire department
Alarm log shows two calls on Monday at 9:54 a.m. for a television fire at 703 Columbia and a gross fire at 2735 G. No injuries reported. Firefighters responded promptly to both incidents.
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Columbia
FAAB To Get New Commander
The 1st Field Artillery Aviation Battalion will hold a 3 pm ceremony at the airfield to install a new battalion commander and a new company commander. Maj. Daniel L. Butler will replace Lt. Col. Stokely L. Wilson as commander, while Capt. Gordon E. Watson will take command of the General Support Aviation Company, succeeding Maj. George F. Kraus.
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Daniel L. Butler
Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Stokely L. Wilson
1St
Gordon E. Watson
George F. Kraus
Funeral for former Loco mayor John Friels set in Loco
Funeral services for John Luther Friels 83 former mayor and councilman of Loco will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at First Baptist Church Loco Rev Lynn Hill officiating Graveside rites by Masonic Lodge No 51 burial in Loco Cemetery Morehead Funeral Home Comanche In Duncan hospital after brief illness Friels born November 11 1888 Indian Territory lifelong Loco resident retired farmer and rancher Married Minnie Mae Wisdom December 26 1910 in Loco She died June 7 1971 Survivors include three daughters Oleta Conover Rush Springs Mary Goodell Lawton Billie Neighbors Comanche three sons E W Buck Vernon Tulsa Meredith Duncan four sisters Ethel Means Ida Baker Fox Elvie Wisdom Wichita Falls Rosie Armstrong Oklahoma City 13 grandchildren nine great grandchildren
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Duncan Hospital
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First Baptist Church of
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Rush Springs
Mary Goodell
Lawton
Billie Neighbors
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Vernon
Tulsa
Meredith
Duncan
Ethel Means
Ida Baker
Fox
Elvie Wisdom
Wichita Falls
Tex
Rosie Armstrong
Oklahoma City
City Man To Be Admitted To Bar Oklahoma
Donald E. Van Meter son of Mr and Mrs O E Van Meter 7710 Grensted will be admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in a ceremony at 10 a m Wednesday in the State Capitol House chamber. He recently served five months as a legal intern in the Comanche County District Attorney s office and earned his juris doctorate from the University of Oklahoma.
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State Capitol
Oklahoma City
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Comanche County
University of Oklahoma
Solar System Debate Draws Top Authorities in Houston
Leading scientists from major observatories and universities gather in Houston to discuss the origin and future of the solar system the moon's motion and the long term behavior of our galaxy and others in a wide ranging forum.
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Houston
Paul Lawson former Lawton resident dies in Kentucky
Funeral services for Paul Lawson 58 of Paris Kentucky will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Becker Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Kenneth Hayes of Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Gardens Cemetery. Lawson died at 9:36 a.m. Friday in Mount Sterling Kentucky after a lengthy illness.
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Paul Lawson
Paris
Becker Funeral Home
Kenneth Hayes
Jefferson Ave. Baptis
Sunset Gardens
Lawson
Mount Sterling
Six Students To Attend Med School
Six Southwest Oklahoma students have been selected for admission to the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine this fall. They will begin classwork Sept. 5. Listed by hometown: Altus Thurma Jo Bryce and Gary Chester Hill. Duncan Lawrence Blaine Shaffer III and Charles Williams White. Hobart James Kelley Mahone. Lawton George John Hotchke Jr. and Dale Glen Massad.
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Dents
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Altus — Thurma Jo Bryce
Gary Chester Hill
Duncan
Lawrence Blaine Shaffer III
Charles Williams White
Lawton
George John Hotchke Jr
Dale Glen Massad
Infantry unit holds organizational parade and picnic
The 4th Battalion 31st Infantry will hold a day long event with a 10:30 a m parade and a picnic at the 214th Group area. Four soldiers will rappel from a UH 1A helicopter to Cannonade Field to cap the festivities.
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Port Six
Panda Breeding Habits Remain Largely Unknown
Researchers note that pandas studied show limited data on mating cycles and parental behavior. Experts call for long term observation to clarify timing, habitat needs, and social interactions affecting reproduction.
Rise in City Bicycle Thefts Prompts Police Warning
LAWTON police report 75 bicycle thefts in the past month and 121 in two months, with stolen bike value over 6 500. Detective Maj. Robert Gillian urges owners to lock bikes with sturdy chains and register serial numbers at the station to aid recovery, noting 39 recovered bikes still unclaimed.
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Lawton
Robert Gillian
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