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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1957

Page

3

Medford Youth Killed In Wreck

A 16 year old Medford boy Michelaus Mayfield died at 12 19 am when the car he rode with a 17 year old driver collided with a semi trailer on a county road near SHTL. The 17 year old sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. A separate late Monday crash near Henryetta claimed another life and injured others. Trooper Virgil Mounelle witnessed the chain of events.

United Press Medford Michelaus Mayfield Robert Eugene Tolle Mediard Blackwell General Hospital Laurence Ray Rosette Virgil Mounelle Tolle Lewis Hood J. Henryetta Henryetta L. Raucheid U.S. 62

No Sleepwalking Allowed Mich. (AP)

In Charlevoix and Antrim counties the Arnolds split residence by sleeping in Charlevoix while dining in Antrim. They pay taxes in both and under state law vote in the county where they sleep, which is Charlevoix.

Mich Arnold Charlevoix Arnald Antrim Antrind Charlevoixs Arnolds

Dog Keeps Lost Boys Warm on Wisconsin River Island

Two brothers, Roger Broughton, 12, and Allen, 9, were found alive after a night on a small Wisconsin River island. They huddled with their dog to stay warm as a 25‑man search party sought them after they failed to return home. A second item notes a safe worth about $140,000 found 83 days after a December fire destroyed a Philadelphia building.

Lone Rock Wis lWecay Wisconsin River Roger Broughton Allen Philadelphia

Jury Rules Safeway Robber Must Serve 7 Year Term

George Patrick Shannon, 47, Wichita Falls insurance man, was found guilty of armed robbery at a Safeway store. A district court jury ordered a seven year state prison term with sentencing to follow later this term. Witnesses testified Shannon forced the manager to load cash from an unlocked safe and five registers. A 22 caliber revolver was recovered from his car seatboard after his capture in Lawton.

George Patrick Shannon Wichita Falls Safeway Luther Eubanks District Court Shannon Superior Court Lawson Erskine R. Mill Ward Third Roberts Sanders Warren Crane Githen K. Rhoads David J. Aubrey Shasman Otis Waldron Walter Asbery David Hooper Cotton County C. W. Lewis Jefferson County FR. W. Phelps Jefferson Comanche County Hiverett R. Hale Marie Newman Venon Fields Arthur Dale Gi S. 11Th Arnold Gaddy Lawton Alvin Roof Shanon Ernest B. Rush Jr Waurika

2 000 Year Old House Unearthed Near Muskogee

An Oklahoma archaeologist from the University of Oklahoma reports a near 2,000 year old house unearthed on the Arkansas River bank near Muskogee. The site includes a fireplace, tool poles, and watershed remains that helped date the structure. Weapons and implements were found to aid the age estimation.

Muskogee Okla University of Oklahoma Arkansas River Oklahoma City James B. Shaeffer

Bowery Stowaway Charged In Widow's Death

New York City police charge Johan Benjamin a 27 year old Bowery handyman after matching his description to a stowaway found aboard the Constitution. He is accused of strangling 46 year old widow Ana Orlovsky whose body was found in her lower East Side apartment the day the liner sailed. Benjamin had done repair work at the building where she died and was later intercepted in the brig upon the ship's return.

New York Johan Benjamin Ana Orlovsky Lower East Side Europe Benjamin Orlovsky

Funeral Rites for Infant Gary Don Morgan in Wichita Falls

Grave side rites held for Gary Don Morgan infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Morgan at Crestview cemetery Wichita Falls Texas. Survived by grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Clark Box and great grandmother Mrs. Jim Box of Manitou.

Manitou Gary Don Morgan Jimmy Morgan Wichita Falls Tex Crestview Clark Box Jim Box

Pope Pius VIT Receives Adenauer in Rome

Pope Pius VIT held a private audience with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany in Vatican City. Adenauer's visit advanced plans for Europe’s common market and Euratom treaties signed during his Rome trip.

Vatican City Pius

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