Three Suspects Held In Downtown Shoplifting Case
Three city Negro suspects, an old man and two women aged 26 and 103, are held in a downtown Lawton shoplifting ring. They allegedly took articles from Seamon's Shoe Store, Andy's Department Store, and the Dins store. Items reported stolen include shells, 28 pairs of base ten trousers, and a sports car cap. Police found items behind Lacy Furniture Co and tentatively linked the trousers to a woman at arrest. Philip Moore and a Ford coupe were noted in the case.
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Lawton
Poliar
Seamon's
Andy's
Dinic
Il OC
Dusie
Isis
Lacy Furniture Co
Io Po
Philip Moore
TMG
Dea
Ford
Dearborn
Teens Sought After 8 Year Old Boy Theft
Fort Sill Blvd and Lincoln scene as two teens allegedly swiped an eight dollar billfold from an eight year old boy named Larry Williams. The victim says one teen briefly lifted him and weighed him before returning him to the ground with the billfold gone.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Lincoln
Larry
Williams
Blind Scott
Plaza Courts
Mme
Cleaning Plant Damaged By Fire at Sheridan Road
Fire at A. 7. Bockting's Cleaners No. 83 Sheridan Road last night caused extensive damage to clothing as flames spread from the rear and scorched the ceiling. Smoke reached the Linoleum Studio next door but flames remained in the cleaning plant. Two fire trucks from northside and south side stations responded just before 10 p.m.
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Bockting’s Cleaners
Sheridan Road
Morris Stancock
Ios
Hancock
Northside Station
Southside Station
4th Armored Seeks Former Servicemen for Fall Unit
Former servicemen are sought to fill vacancies in select grades for the 4th Armored division, to form a europose unit to operate in Europe this fall. Enlistments at Lawton recruiting station cover seven and four year terms. Eligibility includes being out of service within 90 days, with a limited number of married men accepted.
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4Th Armored Division
Euroscope
Europe
Armored Division
Germany
Lawton
Subscriptions rates from Cartift Service and Constitution Press
Rates listed for Cartift Service in Lawson and for Constitution Press and Sun. Included are terms for Ma Ma Const, Sunday editions, and all other counts with yearly monthly and weekly figures. Tax noted as 2 percent state sales tax.
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sHavani
Lawson Anka Por
Mont
Sune Constitution Press
RATL
Sorthwest
Kia
Sunda & Sun Carsl
Press & Sun
Rain Makers Signal Rain Difference in Lake Lawtonka
A Wednesday storm delivered 1.60 inches in the Lake Lawtonka watershed after cloud seeding, while unseeded Wichita Falls saw only six tenths of an inch. The Wrick firm, under a clear-seeding contract with Lawton, noted the seeded area received higher rainfall, and traced the air stream carrying silver iodide to the same source that passed over Wichita Falls.
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Lake Lawtanka
Wighkta Falls
Wrick
Lawton
Lake Liawtinka
Wichita Falls
Lake Liawtonka
Wheat prospects brighten in Oklahoma amid light rains
Oklahoma agriculture agents report improving wheat conditions across counties with recent rains boosting growth. Insufficient insect damage and favorable moisture point to a bumper crop, though freeze risk and spider mites in February were noted. Alfalfa also shows strong yields, but last year’s $15 million losses loom as growers hedge against new pests.
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Tian
Tillman County
Laxton Macam
Malcam
Riswua
Tam Mor
Harold L
Anadarko
Oklahoma
Hugo Plans First Statehood Anniversary Celebration
Hugo Oklahoma will mark the 40th anniversary of statehood making it the first state town to celebrate the milestone. Officials said the observance will take place in Hugo with local ceremonies and activities planned.
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Hugo
Okla
Oklahoma
Death ruled suicide in Oklahoma auto dealer case
An Adanarko coroner jury ruled that Harry Cook, 38, owner of the Ford agency, died of self-inflicted wounds. He was found shot in his auto storage garage south of Adanarko. A shotgun lay near the body. Services set for Monday at First Methodist Church. burial in Memory Lane Cemetery. He is survived by his wife and three young children.
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Anadarko
Okla
APJ
Harry Cook
Ford Automobile Agency
W. K. Fait
Cook
Here
First Methodist
Llane
Smith Funeral Home
Blizzard Toll and Travel Disruptions Across Plains
Snow and wind hit multiple states with up to 10 inches in Sublette Kansas and drifts up to six feet in western Kansas. Two telephone repairmen missing near Trinidad Colorado, others unreported after an 80 mile trek to restore service. Weather Bureau warned heavy snow through Oklahoma Panhandle and Western Kansas, with winds up to 83 mph in New Mexico. Roads closed, power outages in Raton, and travel halted across the region as officials urged shelter.
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Amiarillo
Tex
Collorado
Reland Hot
Trinidad
Jim
Kim
Hill
Sublette
Kan
Colby
Dodge City
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Neb
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma Panhandle
Kansas
Nebraska
New Mexico
Texas
Kansas Highway Patrol
Don Chadwick
Burlington
Colo
Tucumcari
Raton
Raton Pass
Here
Blunt Zorger Thanks Voters After Fifth Ward Win
Blunt Zorger thanks supporters for the election vote and pledges two years of hard work for the Fifth Ward and the broader community as councilman. The message emphasizes appreciation and commitment to local improvement.
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Blunt Zorger
Fifth Ward
Dedication details of church sanctuary and stained glass
The article describes a church sanctuary dedication featuring a series of stained glass windows illustrating biblical events from creation to second coming. It notes the rebuilt Kimull organ with 29 ranks and a new three manual console, plus extensive building, organ, interior finishing, and memorial committees and regional contractors.
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Faysee
Abraham
Promise
Christ
Joshua
Jordan
Jericho
David
Judith
Jesus
Solomon
Elijah
Moses
Heaven
Kimulll
Don Billingslein
P. A. Becker
Allen J. Bilbrey
Harvey Blouse
E. 0. Toschery
P. C. Monroe
Jake Wileel
Kyle Glenn
Milton Nealing
Havery Blouse
Tac Troop
Lawrence Laird
J. C. Brammer
James Dealey
Jasper Grigg
Kenneth Myrrs
Everett Glean
George Lewis
Bryan Waid
Carl Fitch
George Whitten
Gerald Smith
Tube Wilzel
Riley Pair
Lena Whitten
Don Billingslea
Marvin Horliman
Dan Becker
Nofisger and
Lawrence
Charles _‘T. Tughes
Oklahoma City
Mome Decor and Air Conditioning
Lawton
Brandon -Kephart Phumbing Co
Runyan's Painting
Fowell Electric
Oreo, Inc
Stain-Glass
San Antonio
Tex
American Desk Mlg
Temple
J. L. Sams and Sons
Furn
Waen
Road Contract Set for Oklahoma City to El Reno
Oklahoma City March 23 the state highway commission will take up a four lane project linking Oklahoma City and El Reno for a roughly one million dollar contract at its April 6 meeting. Adams was the longest living president in U S history reaching age D2.
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Oklahoma City
Jupi
el Reno
State Highway Commission
Texans tied to Lawton robbery poker scheme
Burkes describe being bound with tape and robbed of jewelry after hijackers stopped their car. Suspects Nail Horton and two others were arrested near Lawton. thefts included watches rings and two revolvers. Police say investigators weighed alternate stories but found insufficient evidence for higher-court action.
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Burkes
Kos
Burke
Blue Beaver Ranch
Henry A. ‘Bartels
Jimmy Branscum
Nail
Horton
Oklahoma City
Texas
Lawton
Johnson
Vanit
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Darko Man
Earl Christmas
Liz
Zole
Tale Jewelry CO
Ceed Rafirantes
Malue
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