Driver Abandons Car After Wild Cash Into Yard
Police tracked a 1954 Pontiac driven across a front yard into a cyclone fence on Ferris at 3100 block before the driver fled likely due to a damaged radiator. The incident occurred after speeding on 31st and Ferris. Police also pursued theft recoveries including a 1953 Buick and a 1955 Ford from local lots. A 17 year old Fort Sill soldier is being held for possible joy riding charges. Additional theft reports cited tools, an acetylene torch, a spare tire and a wheel stolen from parked vehicles.
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Ferris
3100
Orville Wright
Wade Oldsmobile Co
Lee
Louise B. Langston
Fort Sill
Eddie Cordes
Donald Babb
Sheppard Afb
Second and Lee
Adolph Luers
Arlington
L. H. Scheuerman
Staton
Recreation Center Adopts New Hours and Youth Nights
Lawton Recreation Center announced new hours and youth nights. The center will be open 2 30 PM to 5 PM on Monday Wednesday and Friday with evening hours 7 10 PM on Monday Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday extend to 10 45 PM and 7 PM respectively. First Friday hosts seventh grade. Fridays for eighth and ninth graders. Saturdays for seniors. Membership now 157, price 50 cents for remainder. Two St Patrick dances planned this week with a junior high event Friday and LHS event Saturday. Commission approved a $50 monthly revolving fund for youth activities.
Fire Hits Amber Oklahoma Service Station and Cafe
Amber Oklahoma reports a fire damaging a service station and cafe owned by Otis Ivie. The blaze started near thawing pipes and spread under a 25 mph north wind, threatening nearby buildings. Chickasha fire crews fought the flames from 8:38 to about 10:00 am, with estimated damages at 10000 dollars.
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Amber
Okla
Grady County
Otis Ivie
Chickasha
Hospital Births and Admissions in Southwestern News
Birth: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Aske at 7 08 p m March 11 weighing 5 pounds 14% ounces. Admissions include Mrs. R. M. Taylor and Eddie Gifford age 8 among others for medical and surgical care. dismissals list Mrs. Milton Boyles Mrs. J Serrano and Don Ramos and Lloyd Wiley.
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L. J. Aske
R. M. Taylor
Eddie Gifford
Edward Gifford ,Jr
S. Ninth
Hattie McMichael
Apache
F. H. Hutcheson
Summit
O. S. Hall
Duncan
Etta Monroe
W. D. Clark
Rush Springs
Pauline Lafferty
Floyd Reynolds
Frank Williams
McAlester
Mary Payne
Kenneth Easton
Birch
Milton Boyles
J. Serrano
Don Ramos
T. L. Craft
Durant
Lloyd Wiley
Walters
James Wilson
Earl Combs
Russell A. Ryker
LaSill
James A. Brush
C. E. Kent
Richard D. Thompson
David Thompson
Martha O. Rhodes
Douglas
Alvin S. Wright
S. 25Th Place
Hallie al Chester
John H. Mitchell
Tiny Quads Healthy But Hungry in Richmond
In Richmond, the Shain quadruplets, all girls, began their third day of life in good health but with empty stomachs. Born prematurely to Mrs. Richard Shain, they weigh a total of 16 pounds 3% ounces and lie in two double incubators at St Luke's Hospital. Physicians call the birth normal and expect nourishment to begin today with sugar and water.
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Richmond
Shain
Richard Shain
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carolyn McCue
Papa _ Shaia
Mama Shaia
Shaia
William Hughes Evans
Brucker’s World War I Service and Political Career
Brucker was commissioned in 1917, served with the 166th Infantry and 42nd Rainbow division in World War I, and held officer reserve corps commands. A Michigan Law School graduate, he practiced law and served as prosecuting attorney, later chairing the Michigan Republican convention in 1948 and serving as a delegate in 1932, 1936, and 1948, plus national platform committee member.
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166Th Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps
University of Michigan Law School
Michigan
Brucker
Republican Platform Committee
Mrs J C McClure Pioneers Lay to Rest in Two States
Mrs J C McClure widow of a pioneer Comanche county grocer died in an Oklahoma City hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Mr and Mrs McClure will be held in Springfield Missouri. Survivors include two daughters Mrs F E Weller and Mrs H C Demuth of Corvalis Oregon. Demuths husband is a retired Army colonel.
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Oklahoma City
J. C. McClure
Comanche County
McClures
Oklahoma
Lawton
John W. Painter
Painter-McVicker Wholesale Grocery Co
McClure
Security Bank and Trust Co
Home Savings and Loan Assn
F. E. Weller
H. C. Demuth
Corvalis
Ore
Funeral for Capt Acy W Standridge at Fort Sill
Military funeral for Capt Acy W Standridge 42 who died in Germany February 27 was held at Fort Sill with Chaplain W B Estes officiating. Burial followed in Fort Sill cemetery. Standridge, a 1933 Army recruit from Fitzhugh Oklahoma, served in Korea and as a flight instructor at Fort Sill.
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Acy W. Standridge
Germany
Fort Sill
W. B. Estes
Standridge
Army
18Th Field Artillery Bn
Fitzhugh
Oklo
Korea
J. S. Crosby
FA Bn
M-Set
Eugene .C. Stovall
Becker Funeral Home
Thomas R. Franklin
Burton S. Rosenberg
WO Frost
C Battery
Leo H. Luther
Prces
Charles A. Dersch
Theodore W. Miller
Glen E. Fluent
Gerald F. Hull
Earl J. Kennell
Sfc
Calvin B. Crawford
William L. Neher
Elmer E. Johnson
Gerald M. Stanford
James A. Harrison
James L. Palm
City defies landowners in core test plan near Cache Creek
Suit alleges city sought permission to core test on Ingram land but was blocked after a Feb meeting at Apache where area owners resolved to resist. Engineer says five holes three inches wide, 50 to 90 feet deep, will be drilled under court order. Mayor says Hendrick hired two years ago to scout dam sites. Elgin area cited as most feasible by agencies. Tests could begin within a week and samples kept for future use by agencies including the Corps.
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Ingrams
Ingram
Apache
Chrisman
Ellsworth
Hendrick
Bureau of Reclamation
State Planning and Resources Board
Corps of Engineers
Elgin Area
Cache Creek
Planning and Resources Board
Carpenters Give Angle Guidelines for Rip and Cross Cut Saws
Carpenters advise holding a rip saw at about 60 degrees to the board and a cross cut saw at about 45 degrees for effective cutting.
Pastor Rev J D Cunningham Dies at 72 1
Funeral services for Rev J D Cunningham pastor of Centenary Methodist church will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday with Evans Bollinger Funeral home in charge. He died Sunday morning at the home of his son Dr Charles Cunningham in Poteau after illness. Surviving are his wife two sons and five grandchildren. Mrs Dorothy Cunningham and two children Johnny and Barbara of 206 Bell leave this afternoon to attend.
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J. D. Cunningham
Centenary Methodist Church
Charles Cunningham
Poteau
Evans-Bollinger Funeral Home
Dorothy Cunningham
Joh
Barbara
Bell
World War II Officer Standridge Remembered in Obituary
Capt Standridge graduated from OCS in 1943 and served in Europe with the 868th FA Bn earning the Bronze Star. He married Wilma Dean Pearrson in Lawton on January 3, 1941. Survived by his widow, daughter Wilma Darlene, his mother Nina Standridge, Fitzhugh, three brothers and one sister.
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Rafael Saenz, Jr
Percy Walton Jr
Standridge
OCS
Europe
Wilma Dean Pearrson
Lawton
Wilma Darlene Standridge
Nina Standridge
Fitzhugh
Two Lost As Navy Vessels Collide
Navy ships and planes pressed search for two men missing after a cruiser and destroyer collided during night maneuvers west of the Philippine Islands. The incident occurred early Sunday, triggering a broad rescue effort with crews scouring the area for survivors and gathering details for an official inquiry.
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Washington
Philippine Islands
Multi-vehicle crashes injure several at Fort Sill area
A string of weekend accidents near Fort Sill left multiple people injured. Rowena Collins, 18, of 1015 Gore, and Doyle Collins, 33, were hurt when a Gore Ninth Street collision occurred. Robert Cannon, 27, was injured in a separate Fort Sill Blvd crash with Billy Herriage, 20. Frank and Lacy Williams, 64 and 57, sustained injuries in a Dearborn Sixth Street crash. Sgt Larson died from injuries after Kasannavoid’s high speed westbound car struck his Buick, with officers noting 160 feet of skid marks. Public information confirms Larson’s death at Southwestern hospital.
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Third Street
Fort Sill Indian Hospital
Gore
Ninth
Rowena Collins
Doyle E. Collins
Jerry Jackson
S. 10Th
Southwestern Hospital
Robert Cannon
Fort Sillman
Fort Sill Blvd
Frank Williams
Lacy Williams
McAlester
Dearborn
Herman F. Boittjer
Summit
Boittjer
Williams
Set
Larson
Kassanavoid
Sgt
Public Information Office
Fort Sill
Four Comanche 4-H Girls Enter State Meat Contest
Four Comanche county 4-H girls from Fort Sill Indian School and Cache 4-H club travel to Oklahoma City Wednesday for the state meat judging and identification contest at Wilson and Co. They placed top in the county contest and will identify 50 cuts of meat, suggest cooking methods, judge four classes, and explain placings. Sponsored by Wilson and Co. Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and the state Extension service, with a banquet at Skirvin Hotel Wednesday night.
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Comanche County
Wilson and Co
Oklahoma City
Lisa Youngman
Wildena Guy
Fort Sill
Kathleen Woesner
Karen Elling
Cache
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
State Extension Service
Wilson
Skirvin Hotel
Lawton Meat Supply
City Group To Air Plans For Survey
Comanche County Council for Retarded Children plans a state wide survey discussion at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Mrs Felix Rogers home 2935 Euclid Oklahoma legislative program on mentally retarded children also on the agenda James E Adams president urges all parents and friends of slow learners to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Council For Retarded Children, Inc
Felix Rogers
Euclid
Oklahoma
James E. Adams
Adams
Pfc. Earl Reece Accused of First Degree Rape
Peace Justice Marvin E. Camer held a complaint today charging Pfc. Earl Reece with first degree rape. County Attorney Manville Redman filed the charge after a Fort Sill woman said she was raped two days earlier. Three witnesses, including a local physician, are listed on the complaint.
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Marvin E. Cameron
Fort Sillman
Manville Redman
Lawton
Revival To Start At Church Tonight
A two week revival at the Gospel Lighthouse church at 1816 Monroe begins at 7 45 p m tonight nightly services will be conducted by Clary Redbird Charles Gilfred and Eugene Howeth
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The
Gospel Lighthouse Church
1816
Monroe
Clary Redbird
Charles Gilfred
Eugene Howeth
Excelsior Institute Offers Free Book on Glandular Inflammation
The Excelsior Institute promotes non-surgical treatment for glandular inflammation, claiming lasting relief and prevention of senility. It cites over a thousand men treated nationwide and offers a free book from Dept. H411 Excelsior Springs Missouri with no obligation.
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Excelsior Institute
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Lawton Recreation Center
Jack E. Howe
Southwest Chemical Co
E Ave
M & D Finance CO
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
D Avenue
Lincoln
Alice Pointer
Elgin
Walter Hood
Nicholas Prasuhn
J. C. Howell
Railroad
Francis Mountain
Fletcher
Burl Devechahi
Concho
Hubert Walley
Alfred Gilbert
Carnegie
George Geionety
Mamie Harjo
Gracemont
Paul Ahgoom
Mt. View
Hugh Horsechief
Pawnee
Marilyn Kaulaity
Anadarko
Roy Tahsahsanah
Indiahoma
Gery
Frank Avens
Williams Avens
Temple
Johnny Glenn
Hal Parker Lewis
Edwin P. Lewis
Pearl Rachel Bradley
Snyder
E. D. Sullivan
Edna Barnett
Donald M. Mlacker
N. 26Th
Charles A. Rodgers
Columbia
Clyde E. Russell
Don G. Fairbetter
Frederick
Walter Sutherland
Glenn
Willie Johnson
Garfield
Ralph Terry
Herschel Stewart
Cyril
Sonja Raye Hutchinson
J. R. Hutchinson
Carey Mae Johnson
Liberty
Medical
Frankie Jo Stafford
Lake
Acy Standridge
Eugene
L. Bowman
Graham Pest Control & Fogging Service
Lawton, Okla
Home
Rev. Cunningham
Edwards & Edwards
Billy Lewis Herriage
Cannon
Sillman
Smith
City Group
M. B. Dickson
Sill
Pfc
Earl Reece
Frigidaire Appliances
Wolverton
Sheridan Road
Hardy Suggs Music Co
William Hardy
Johnny McLinn
Jon Milton Crawford
Lyn Dwight Wills
Dwight Kranz
General Electric
Southwestern Furniture & Appliances
Southwestern Radio and Sound
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