Police arrest 16 during evening. several released on bonds
Police hauled 16 persons to city jail Monday with 13 in jail at noon. Irene Weygandt and Pic Robert L. Stacey were released on $20 bonds. Two Fort Sill men jailed for drunk driving and released to county officials. Pfc Gary Gatchell and Pvt Leonard Cyprowski released to military authorities. William B. Boren and Eugene Baker posted bonds for reckless driving and disturbance. Berta Baker posted two $20 bonds for disturbance and obscene language. Will M. Williams posted $20 bond for reckless driving. Calvin Cook and William Phillips turned over to military authorities for disturbance by fighting. Police held a 24-year-old woman for stabbing investigation. report incomplete at noon.
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Irene Weygandt
Pic
Robert L. Stacey
Fort Sill
Gary T. Gatchell
Leonard J. Cyprowski
William B. Boren
Sheppard Afb
Eugene Baker
Berta Baker
Will M. Williams
Calvin L. Cook
William C. Phillips
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Yearbook To Feature Junior High Favorites This Year
Forty three junior high students are named as favorites by the student council sponsor Mrs. Lorena Fullerton. Winners span seventh, eighth, and ninth grades including top categories such as smartest, best athlete, best personality, talented, best dressed, and cutest.
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Lorena Fullerton
Council Considers Buying Four New Police Autos
City council weighs bids to purchase four police cars with three trade ins expanding the fleet. Bids opened tonight, funds from 1955 56 budget. Previous rent alternative rejected as too costly. Also, traffic study on Gore Blvd parkway changes and Fort Sill Blvd intersection.
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Police Committee
Fort Sill ‘Blvd
Fort Sill
Fort Sill Blvd
Gore Blvd
C. R. Ellsworth
City Traffic Commission
City Man Denies Forgery Charge
I G Higgins, 39, of 2009, pled innocent to a second degree forgery charge and was jailed in lieu of $2,000 bond. He faces a City court case accusing him of obtaining $300 from Rays Finance by mortgaging an auto he did not own, and a forged $55 check signed by C M Neuigent drawn on L H Ensley Store.
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I. G
Pete) Higgins
Woodrow Giles
Higgins
Ralph Cline
Rays Finance Company
ROTC Highlights At Cameron Unit And Staff Changes
The Cameron ROTC program expands with four years of coursework earning a lieutenant’s commission in the Army Reserve. Col. Bradley leads the department, replacing Maj. William V. Church who departs for Formosa. Capt. Starr and staff oversee drills, classrooms, and an indoor rifle range in Reinwand Hall, with cadets marching Tuesday afternoons and earning college credit for military science.
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Army Reserve
Cameron
A&m
Robert N. Starr
Oklahoma A&m
Kenneth Dent
L. T. Collier
Col. Bradley
Maj
William V. Church
Maj. Church
Formosa
Korea
Far East
Reinwand Hall
Military Science
Organization of the Army
Starr
Rotc Department
Robert Mitchell
J. H. Mitchell
James O. Pirtle
Wilburton
James Fullerton
John P. Fullerton
Pettaway admits pistol shot killed Stevenson in race dispute
In a signed police statement Pettaway said a dispute over which car would win a race led to the shooting after he drew a .25 caliber pistol. Stevenson died at Southwestern hospital. Two women and Pettaway face accessory charges. Horace Stevenson’s parents hire special prosecutor Ralph Cline.
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Pettaway
Stevenson
Horace
Horace Stevenson
Washington
Southwestern Hospital
Ralph Cline
First U.S. President Jackson rode train in 1833
Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. president to ride a train on a 13 mile trip dated June 6, 1833, marking a historic moment in early American rail travel.
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Andrew Jackson
U.S
Traffic Mishap Involving Multiple Cars At Local Parking Lot
A 1:24 a.m. crash at a south Lawton drive in involved a 1948 Plymouth backing into a 1951 Oldsmobile being driven onto Mom's Chicken Shack lot at S 11th and New York. Eugene Perdigone 26 drove the Oldsmobile. Earlier, a 1949 Ford driven by Nelson struck two southbound cars on Third Street. Police filed charges in City court. A separate daytime incident damaged a parking meter stand no parking sign and a Union Bus Station window when a 1948 jeep jumped the curb. Marie Annette Violett 16 reported brake failure causing her curb impact.
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Lawton Drive-In
Mom’s Chicken Shack
S. 11Th
New York
Eugene Perdigone
Nelson
James J. Gallagher
Corbett D. Estes
Fort Sill
Ralph Hennessee
Manville Redman
Ralph Cline
Union Bus
County Agent Warns of Cattle Grubs Threat
Lewis Haydock county agent warned beef producers to begin combatting cattle grubs now as they move toward cattle backs causing holes. Infestation reported as high as 27 percent in some areas, with losses from reduced milk and meat quality, hides, and vitality. Treatment costs a few cents per head and requires three applications over about 70 days using derris dust mix.
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Lewis Haydock
Haydock
Princess Margaret and Townsend Silent Break in London
Princess Margaret ends romance with Townsend and retreats to Sussex after a private decision. Reporters learn Townsend will not comment today as she plans to rebound, possibly visiting New York, while friends note her resolve to avoid vows of spinsterhood and lean on former escorts Billy Wallace and Lord Wilton.
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Townsend
London
Margaret
Sussex
New York
Robert F. Wanger
Britain
Princess Margaret
Billy Wallace
Lord Wilton
Co Op Common On Feed In Lawton District Conclave
Kan sas City hosts a cooperative program parley with Otto Kluck Lawton Co Op manager speaking on merchandising. Gilbert Krause Kingfisher discusses neighbor to neighbor benefits while Billy Moore Oklahoma City outlines aims to aid managers and members. Leonard Willems Enid will toast at 6 p m Lawtonian ballroom with McCully as main speaker. district spans Oklahoma City south of U S 66 and west of U S 81. This is the first district conclave in Lawton.
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Kansas City
Otto Kluck
Lawton
Gilbert Krause
Kingfisher
Billy Moore
Oklahoma City
Leonard Willems
Enid
Lawtonian
McCully
U.S. 66
U.S. 81
Moore
Fort Polk Named Permanent Base For Sagebrush Maneuver
The Army designates Camp Polk as Fort Polk and assigns it as the headquarters for Sagebrush, a large joint Army Air Force exercise involving about 140,000 personnel. The Old Ironsides division from Fort Hood will participate, while Fort Sill troops remain on standby with limited units returning after the exercise ends December 15.
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Army
Camp Polk
Fort Polk
Sagebrush
Department of Army
Armored
Fort Hood
Yex
Fort Sill
Oklahoma City Market Prices Reported by State Agriculture
Oklahoma City markets show wheat prices at 2.02 to 2.03 per bushel for several towns, broilers fob farm around 19 to 20 cents, hens at 11 to 20 cents, eggs steady with regional quotes from 35 to 45 cents, butterfat largely 47 to 56 cents, and feeder stock news. Cattle and calves: 5,000 cattle and 1,200 calves offered, trade slow on slaughter classes, higher demand for higher grades, steers at 17.50 to 18.25, heifers up to 19.50, stockers steady 18.00 to 20.00, yearlings 13.00 to 17.50.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Blackwell
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Frederick
Kingfisher
Lawton
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Pauls Valley
Elk City
Woodward
Laverne
Alva
Watonga
USDA
Sill Man Fined $25 For Assault
William B. Weldon a 24 year old Fort Sillman living at 2615 I was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Peace Justice Marvin Cameron after pleading guilty to assault and battery. Complainant F R Boon 2619 I reported Weldon assaulted him with his fists Monday. Weldon was arrested by Deputies Carl Phillips and Oral Ridgeway.
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William B. Weldon
Fort Sillman
Marvin Cameron
Weldon
F. R. Boon
Carl Phillips
Oral Ridgeway
Eighty Two Trapped in Jap Coal Mine Blast
Japanese police report a gas explosion sealed a coal mine on Hokkaido trapping 82 miners. Within two hours 27 miners were rescued and 6 bodies recovered while 49 remained missing.
Ministers To Pick Alliance Officers
The Lawton Ministerial Alliance will elect new officers at a Wednesday noon luncheon at the Salvation Army Citadel. Plans for Union Thanksgiving services and Christman programs will be discussed, with all city pastors invited, led by Rev. Paul Hanna, outgoing Alliance president.
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Lawton
Salvation Army
Paul Hanna
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Alliance
Land use and cheese serving tips in modern tips
Nearly 60 percent of U S land is pasture or hay. Remove cheese from the refrigerator about an hour before serving to bring out its best flavor at room temperature.
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The
United States
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