Woman Slightly Hurt In Crash In Lawton Bar Ditch
Odessa Alexander a 22 year old Lawton resident was treated for minor abrasions after her 1953 Oldsmobile collided with a 1951 Chevrolet driven by Henry Thomas and went into a bar ditch. Sgt George Knight faced charges for permitting an unlicensed driver to operate the car. Alexander was cited for speeding and driving without a license. The accident occurred about 1 20 a m on North Second near the Bell Street intersection.
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Lawton
Odessa Alexander
N. First
Southwestern Hospital
George Knight
Fort Sill
Oldsmobile
Henry Thomas
E. Bell
Second and
Bell
Ferris and
Second Street
Hospital News Items Chronicle Local Births and Admits
A dense list of hospital notes shows births at Kiowa Memorial and Memorial, with multiple admissions for medical and surgical reasons. Names include Mrs Leston Patton Chattanooga and Mr Jim Stone Carnegie among many, with times and weights for newborns. Dismissals noted for several patients in varying towns.
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Leston Patton
Chattanooga
D. M. Ayers
Walters
Melvin Davis
Harry Hilbert
Geronimo
L. R. Bressman
1603 H
Kiowa
Jim Stone
Carnegie
Victoria Tucker
Healdton
Randolph
Bruce Walthall
Delhart
Tex
Sarah Ross
Gracemont
Woman testifies in slaying case details a grim night
Mrs. Worden described confronting Worden in a grave she dug for her daughter after he beat her. She said she shot Worden twice, buried his body near the grave, then drove to San Antonio. She later buried two of Worden's pistols in Atascosa County and gave further statements to authorities before returning to jail. Her marriage to Canales ended in an April divorce after a large down payment on a tourist court in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worden
Young Worden
Fatal car confrontation ends in shooting at club
Witness Douglas recounts a deadly dispute between Stevenson and Pettaway at a club. Stevenson and Pettaway argued over cars and gasoline mileage before Pettaway fired, killing Stevenson. Douglas aided Stevenson to hospital where he died.
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Pettaway
Stevenson
Douglas
Public Forum on Cache Creek reservoir flood control
Editor notes a series on Cache Creek reservoir proposals and urges flood control that protects soil and water. The Comanche Caddo Soil and Water Assn argues for land retention and local retention reservoirs rather than damming the main stream, seeking government participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche, Caddo Soil and Water Assn
Cache Creek
Caddo
Mincey Family Probate Moves Amid Estate Disputes
Mrs Wilson reports paralysis in Mincey child’s arm may be corrected by surgery while Tanna studies at grandmother’s home and Kent attends Temple school. Mincey’s Home and Auto Store at 426 C is now managed by Mrs Wilson, with business approved by executor Rev Bob Hammons. Final probate disposition of the Mincey will remains pending.
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Mincey
Bob Hammons
Safety First Injured Worker Thrown From Truck
In Louisville Kentucky Crit Damron aged 62 suffered serious injuries after being thrown from a city work truck while assisting in delivering equipment for a school safety demonstration.
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Louisville
Crit Damron
Orphan Nancy Finds New American Family at Fort Sill
Nancy, a 20 pound Korean orphan, arrives with Sgt. Roberson’s family at their home. The Robersons plan to rear her as their own, teach English, and ensure proper nutrition and medical checkups after a challenging journey and malnutrition state. Hank, nine, helps with meals and language, while Nancy adapts to a typical American life amid family movement to Fort Sill for duty.
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Nancy
Hank
Robersons
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
Roberson
Sgt
Korea
1St Ordnance Company
Fort Sill
Ancy
Lawton High Opens Diversified Occupations Class
Fourteen students at Lawton High School enroll in the Diversified Occupations program taught by Charles E. Johnson. The cooperative part time trade training requires students to be employed in a relevant trade, including auto mechanics, auto body repair, nursing, commercial photography, partsmen, dental work, and carpentry among others.
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Lawton High School
Charles E. Johnson
Henry Cooke
Jerry Yates
Bill Benge
Melba Moore
Sherry Carter
Frances Gossett
Glen Clark
Ted Best
Leon O'Dell
Darrel Farris
Dewayne Jones
Bryan Vestal
Pat Martin
Champ Cox
Area Men In Service In Europe Fly Lift Operation
Two Sterling soldiers Pvt Jim O Lemons and Pvt Thomas E Hoard were flown to Germany under Operation Fly Lift, an Army plan to speed replacements. Both soldiers belong to the 2nd Armored Division's 16th Field Artillery Battalion. Lemons and Hoard are Sterling High School graduates. Also Pvt Russell H White assigned to Aggressor Force in Exercise Sagebrush in Louisiana, with 110000 troops testing new warfare concepts, ending Dec. 15. Dwight L McClure promoted to specialist third class with 57th Ordnance Ammunition Group in Germany, arrived Jan 1955 from Fort Lee, VA. Consolidated High School graduate.
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Sterling
Jimmy O. Lemons
Thomas E. Hoard
Germany
U.S
Europe
Pvt
Lemons
Loyd R. Lemons
2Nd Armored Division
16Th Field Artillery Battalion
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Sterling High School
Pvt. Hoard
Emery H. Hoard
Army
16Th Field Artillery
Russell H. White
Fred M. Sprott
Louisiana
White
Fort Sill
Dwight L. McClure
Clara V. McClure
Roosevelt
57Th Ordnance Ammunition Group
McClure
Fort Lee
Consolidated High School
Fort Bliss
Tex
Israeli forces press aim to expel Egyptian troops
The demilitarized zone clashes continue as Israel describes a reoccupation of its territory and claims Egypt holds battalion positions. UN observers urge withdrawal. Ben Gurion signals readiness for lasting peace while Cairo sources dismiss his approach as useless.
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E. L. M. Burns
Dag Hammarskjold
Foreign Ministry
Israel Defense Army
Israel
David Ben- Gurion
Cairo
Arab League
Ben-Gurion
Poultry Show Set in Miami Oklahoma Fairland Venue
Ottawa County 4 H Club and Future Farmers of America members will stage a poultry show from November 17 to 19 in Fairland. The event promotes youth education in agriculture with exhibitors and judging. Local families are urged to enter birds and attend the proceedings.
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Miami
Okla
Ottawa County
Farmers of America
Fairland
30 Cubs Attend Pack Outing
Thirty Cub Scouts of Pack 71 Howell school attended their annual weiner roast west of Lawton at Brenda M y Dairy. Den mothers Mrs Dismuke Mrs Cotton Mrs Cave Mrs Zacharias and Mrs Tuck joined. Cubmaster Ray Meyer oversaw the program as families joined guests including Kovacs Collier Eckenfels Hughes Sims Meyer Crowder Zacharias and Marlow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell School
Brenda-Myr
Lawton
W. C. Dismuke
Dismuke
George Cotton
June Cave
Den
Dale Zacharias
H. W. Tuck
Ray Meyer
Cubs
Steve Kovacs
Merle Collier
W. C. Eckenfels
Beulah Hughes
Joe Sims
L. C. Crowder
Paul Zacharias
W. E. Duggar
Elmo Marlow
Dale Kovacs
Martin Sharon Overstreet
Franklin Cox
Larry Collier
Toni
Jack
Rosalie Tieffenger
Billy Hughes
Cathy
Tommy
Philip Sims
Donna
Robert Meyers
George
Larry Cotton
Dona Prestage
Annual Jaycee Style Show Set at Cameron College
Nineteen Junior Chamber of Commerce men will model in a joint Jaycee and Jane style show on November 15 at Cameron College to benefit the state Jaycee convention at the Hotel Lawtonian in May. The "Holiday Showboat" theme sets the tone with tickets at 1.00, available from any Jaycee or Jane. Notable male models include Fred Larrance, Charlie Dillahunty, Dr. Jack Spencer, Dr. Cuffie Waid, Jerry Mustain, Marlin Keathley, Wes Elkins, Marvin Schlegel, David Corley, Joe Dutcher, Jim Quinlan, Myron McChurin, Lewil Bicket, Dale Mitchell, Mike Salazar, Fred Harris, Manville Redman, Dr. Ernest Winter and Dr. Bill Bonnell.
Indian Mission Celebrates 50th Anniversary Tonight
Women of the Comanche Indian Mission lead the opening service as the church marks 50 years since its 1905 founding by the Reformed Church of America. Special weeklong programs include guest speakers from Norman and Brooklyn, open house, exhibits, and the dedication of a new eight room parsonage.
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Women’s Missionary Society
Comanche
Men’s Brotherhood
Read
Henry Vruwink
Flatbush Reformed Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vruwink
Old Indian School
Marion Klaaren
Board of the Reformed Church
Sioux Center
Iowa
Mission
Leeds Soatkee
Chant
Public Records Divorce Petitions And Marriage Licenses
Superior Court notices show Leona Wilson versus Frank Wilson with petition filed and a restraining order, Wells versus George Wells with petition filed, Robert Leaston versus Cora Leaston with divorce granted on November 2, Emma Koestner versus LaVerne Koestner with marriage annulled on November 2, and a marriage license issued for Joseph L. Lewis age 28 from Fort Sill and Billie Jean Dawson age 25 from Lawton.
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Superior Court
Leona Wilson
Frank Wilson
Ieee Wells
George Wells
Robert Leaston
Cora Leaston
Emma Koestner
LaVerne Koestner
Joseph L. Lewis
Fort Sill
Billie Jean Dawson
Lawton
Robbery Brings Three Suspended Terms In Prison
A Lawton drive in waitress and two taxi cab drivers were given suspended five year sentences after pleading guilty to robbery by force in Superior court. Leroy Richardson 35, Harold Reid 25, and Dorothy Weddle 25 were accused of beating and robbing Herman Sanders of $80 near Walters after a brief encounter.
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Lawton
Leroy Richardson
Federal Hotel
Harold Reid
Dorothy Weddle
Ralph Cline
Manville Redman
Herman A. Sanders
Walters
Sanders
Civil court docket includes Pettijohn v Brown for $700 default judgment
Civil docket shows Dale B Pettijohn and Thelma Faye Pettijohn suing Ernest E Brown for money reimbursement on a lien. default judgment of $700 granted. Comanche County Court Probate docket lists administrator appointment for Minnie Lee Tomlinson with hearing November 15 at 10 am. Guardianship applications for Tanna Edith Mincey and Kent Walden Mincey granted November 2. Beer license for Dolores Bar at 216 D E Lux.
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Superior Court
Dale B. Pettijohn
Thelma Faye Pettijohn
Ernest E. Brown
Comanche County
Lester L. Tomlinson
W. E. Tomlinson
Minette Erwin
Minnie Lee Tomlinson
Iva Wilson
Tanna Edith Mincey
Kent Walden Mincey
Judge Oaks Rules On Light Docket In Municipal Court
Judge J Merle Oaks handled a light docket and acted as a complaining witness in a case. Shirley Dudley aged 18 of 2008 A was fined 11 dollars after pleading guilty to malicious prosecution against her husband Don Dudley who paid 20 dollars for assault on a neighbor. Willie Burrell had assault and battery charges dismissed for lack of prosecution after paying 1 dollar costs. Charles Curtis 69 of 122 C was charged with indecent acts and owed 1 dollar court costs as the complaining witness did not appear. Albert R Elam 41 of Wichita Falls forfeited a 12 dollar bond on reckless driving. Napoleon Jackson paid 20 dollars fine for assault and battery.
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J. Merle Oaks
Shirley Dudley
Don Dudley
Dudley
Willie Burrell
Judge Oaks
Charles Curtis
Albert R. Elam
Wichita Falls
Napoleon Jackson
Square Dance Exhi bition in Oklahoma Play
City and Fort Sill attendees at Lawton Little Theater will see a square dance exhibition in the musical Green Grow The Lilacs on November 7 and 8. Ernie Hunter to lead the dancing group in a party scene from the Lynn Riggs play that inspired Oklahoma. Performers include Mr and Mrs Walter Crosby, Mr and Mrs Bob Yates, Cmdr and Mrs Ed Brown, Gene Wickman, and Mrs Ernie Hunter. Marvin Linebarger’s square dance band will play. Tickets are on sale at Security Bank & Trust Co lobby and Ducats are at Cameron College auditorium stage door on show nights.
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Gene Wickman
Ernie Hunter
Marvin Linebarger
Security Bank & Trust Co
Cameron College
Lintz Adopts New Neon Sign For Storefront
Lintz will display a new neon sign while continuing to offer ready to wear merchandise piece goods men's clothing and furnishings. The staff consists of about 15 employees and the store will maintain its high quality merchandise from famous name manufacturers.
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Lintz
Anderson
Charges Dismissed Against City Youth in Burglary Case
Superior Court Judge Robert S. Landers dismissed a second degree burglary charge against 17 year old Lawton youth Larry J. King linked to a June 14 break in at St. Marys Catholic High School. The case, bound for higher court by Peace Justice Woodrow Giles, followed by a county attorney request.
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Superior Court
Robert S. Landers
Lawton
Larry J. King
Armed Services
King
St. Mary's Catholic High School
Woodrow Giles
Manville Redman
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Rudolph Topaum
Anadarko
Silvia Henry
Apache
Keith Gooday
Elgin
Kenneth Tomps
Cyril
Jarvis Large
Cache
Bobby J. Pricket
Monroe
Sammie Dwenney
David L. King
N. 16Th
Richard Oprenchak
Cornell
Ughter
Billy Evans
Lee Ann Wilson
Ferris
James C. Sehested
Marlow
Calvin W. Holley
Oak
Ellen Simpson
S. 28Th
John L. DeVine
Robert H. Hall
N. Railroad
Wilfred K. Boyner
John Gross
William Sims
Jackie McKinney
Don McKinney
Williams
Otlie Skacel
Gore
Tom A. Whitmer
Liberty
Frank G. Chabisek
Taft
Fontozo Carramza
Acimcion Carramaz
Central
John Setzer Jr
John A. Setzer Sr
John O. Morrison
la Sill Trailer Courts
Avery Pennington
Evans
Claude Cox
Ezra Greb
Columbia
Penn Pearson
Park
Elmo Evans
Robert Horton
Fort Sill Indian School
Ollie Richardson
Tipton
Steven Wooderson
Dale Wooderson
Fort Sill Blvd
Chenista Evans
Dave Evans
Joy Ann Monroe
Leroy Monroe
Temle
Randy Dale Winham
Arnold Wickhoe Joes
Klaus Kramer
Ralph E. Smith
Wooten
Minceys
LHS
Palestine
Herbert
Margaret Tuck
Robert Duggar
Billy Runyan
Eddie
Martin Marlow
Gerri
David Dismuke
Wayne Zacharias
Robert P. Chant
Public Records
William FE. Lux
Dolores Bar
City Youth
Weater
Cees
Vet Aery
Zale Jewelry CO
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