City Man Treated After 2 Car Crash
A 35-year old Lawton man, Ira Glen Ballew, was treated and released at Memorial hospital after a two car crash at Second and Lee Blvd. around 1:37 am. Carlo, 19, Edward J., Lawton, was stopped at a red light before Ballew's car struck the rear. Ballew faced charges in police court for driving and drinking, reckless driving and no license.
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Lawton
Second
Lee Blvd
Ira Glen Ballew
Memorial Hospital
Edward J. Carlo
Carlo
Ballew
County Election Returns Show Incumbents Re-elected
County race results list incumbent W H Kleeman winning eastern district over Ike Myers 1111 to 896. Everett Hale re-elected sheriff 5623 to 3944 over Claud Martin. Gilhen Rhoads defeats J B Colwell 6 4 votes to 1 360. Other totals include governor Raymond Gery 7131 and Lt Governor Cowboy Williams 6514. Supreme Court race shows Floyd Brasier 7058 to Fried 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H
Bill) Kleeman
Ainst R. F
Ike) Myers
Kleeman
Myers Everett Ray Hale
Claud Martin
Hale
Martin
Gilhen Rhoads
J. B. Colwell
Lawton
Raymond Gery
Reuben Sparks
Me Court
Floyd Jackson
C. T. O'Neal Fried
Brasier
Distri Congress
Victor Wickersham
Reece L. Russell
Eae Eee Levy
City police expand patrols across east and west limits
Hennessee explains patrol expansion from B Ave to city lines east and west. Cars will cover sections and respond to crimes and disturbances, with cross-city response used in past. New police cars added this year replace older models and improve feasibility of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferris
B Ave
Hennessee
Hennnessee
Dixon Yates contract eyed as GOP funds hold threat
Rayburn criticizes Republican admin programs and flags the Dixon Yates data contract as a target. He notes Democrats could leverage withholding funds on GDP sponsored projects they cannot control, a tactic possibly used in the Dixon Yates controversy.
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Dixon-Yates
Tennets
Ray
Turncoat unit’s defection fuels court martial doubts
In Tex Turncoat unit reports suggest prisoners faced broken promises from the American government. Hawking and others claim they were told at Panmunjom they would not be prosecuted if they returned, a claim met with charges of brainwashing. Mrs Jones cites her son, who joined at 16 and is now 21, as an example of coercive influence.
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Tex
Hawking
Panmunjom
Hospital News Items Admitted and Births Noted
Hospital notices list admissions and discharges across multiple towns. Included are Maurice French Dennett Tex Jerry Don Zimmerman Park Gore and several others. Memorial births report a daughter to Amos Carter and a son to Eddie Gilbert with birth times and weights.
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Maurice French
E. Lee
O. L. Stephens
Dennett
Tex
Jerry Don Zimmerman
Garfield
R. D. Jones
Park
P. C. Fontaine
Arlington
Sue McCurley
Gore
Guy Robison
Cache Rd
Jake C. Zimmerman
Kingsbury
Lawana Jenkins
Jefferson
Kiowa
Oklahoma bases projected to reach 10 000 personnel in four years
Western Oklahoma Altus and Clinton-Sherman bases plan to grow to nearly 10 000 people, with 4 450 military and civilian at Altus and 4 050 service and 330 civilian workers at Clinton by mid 1958. Housing shortages impede expansion and aircraft staffing for planned SAC wings.
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Iene Deetgie Air Comert
Oklahoma
Victor Wickersham
Altus Air Force Base
Clinton-Sherman
Clinton
Strategic Air Command
Tactical Air Command
Altus
96Th Airuadron
Clinton Field
SAC
Glasgow Is Freed In Burglary Trial
Lonnie Glasgow formerly of Walters was acquitted by a district court jury after three hours of deliberation in a Walters home burglary case dated October 16, 1953. A plea of temporary insanity was considered and a motion to strike the arson charge granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Glasgow
Walters
Floyd Jackson
Glasgow
Cotton County
Warren Crane
Hugh Fitzsimmons
Lawton
Walter Gillispie Jr
Lewi Matthews
Tight Senate races in Oregon and New Jersey loom large
Unofficial counts show Cordon leading Neuberger in Oregon until late returns shift the margin to Neuberger. In New Jersey Clifford Case edges Charles Howell by a narrow margin, with stalemate risk depending on House and Senate dynamics. Morse signals opposition to Eisenhower and hints at 1956 strategies.
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Oregon
New Jersey
Cordon
Neuberger
Clifford Case
Charles Howell
Case
Howell
Nixon
GOP
Hayden
Senate
House
Sen
Morse
Indore
Eisenhower
Congress
Fort Silk Indian at Lawton Teams Face Toss-Up Games
Fort Silk Indian school coach Esaoah Allen begins his first season guiding a squad that has shown promise with several strong games but no wins. Lawton High and FSIS seek their first victory as Clinton’s 7-7 Wolverines visit while Anadarko and Riverside Indian clash and Chickasha hosts Lawton. If wins occur, Monday banquet honors the teams and celebrates successes.
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Oi Th
Lawton
Wolverines
FSIS
Braves
Anadarko
Riverside Indian School
LHS
Chickasha
Air School staff stay at Sill as large flight departs for fuel stops
Lt Col Charles Ernest leads Sill based air school staff including Harloff Webb and Stanley. A 56 plane group main flight left at 5 am stopping at Longview Texas and Jackson Mississippi for fuel, carrying 41 L-19 Bird Dogs and 15 L-20 Beavers. Final conventional aircraft mass departure slated about 5:30 am Monday with 42 Cessna LC-126s led by Capt. Max L Garland. Two Bell 14-13 flights bound for Camp Rucker planned next week, 10 Tuesday and 11 Wednesday, all Bell 14-13s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sill
Charles Ernest
Edwin L. Harloff
Harold C. Webb
Fremon B. Stanley
CWO
Frederick G. Lieb
WOJG
Paul W. Bass
Longview
Tex
Jackson
Miss
Former Lawtonians Announce Child's Birth in Chickasha
Mr and Mrs Charles Roberts of Chickasha formerly of Lawton announce the birth of a daughter on November 3 in a Chickasha hospital. This is the couple’s first child. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert S Ward of 1809 Arlington and paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Il Roberts of Cement.
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Charles Roberts
Chickasha
Lawtonians
Robert S. Ward
Arlington
Il Roberts
Cement
Sam Sheppard murder trial details emerge
Prosecutor Mahon lays out events at the Sheppard home on July 4 night. He describes the dinner with Sam and Marilyn Sheppard and the Aherns, the locked lakefront door, the discovery of Marilyn's body, and blood on Sheppard's clothing. The prosecution paints a staged burglary and asserts Sam's guilt based on blood evidence and the scene.
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Mahon
Sam
Marilyn
Donald Ahern
Lake Erie
Sheppard
Ater
Sly
Sam Sheppard
Lea
Marilyn Sheppard
Macked
California
Court Records List Wide Range of Indictments and Civil Actions
The docket lists numerous criminal charges including second degree burglary assault with a dangerous weapon forgery arson grand larceny and receiving stolen property. Civil actions involve multiple damages money judgments attachments and garnishments across many parties and firms.
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Joe McBride
Grover Fields
Z. B. Green
Kenneth Watters
Louis Brewer
J. B. Jackson
Howard Rex Huggins
William Beaton Reynolds
Metans Areers
Richard G. Wood
Marie Taylor
Sam Taylor
Billy H. Snowbarger
Willis Banjiman
Tully Pope
Jack Brown
J. H. Boggs
Ethel Meeks
Thomas Concrete Pipe Co
Joseph DeNoble
Lee Kemp
Newgean D. Williams
Bertha L
Lawrence H. Banks
Walker Paint and Wallpaper Co
Stanley Dunn
Catherine Ward
Oscar Cox
Carrie Lee Stewart
J. C. Froneberger
Joseph B. Reynolds
John D. Burnett
Melvin Hoover
James Stephens
Jack McRae
Charlie Baker
Conway Garner
Orval van Winkle
May Hand Dugan
Doyle Williams
Howard Dugan
S. W. Clinic Hospital
Julius Johnston
Lula Taylor
Dora Brown
Fort Sill Soldier Faces Bigamy Charge
Herman Helton, a Fort Sill soldier, is charged with bigamy after allegedly taking a second wife before his divorce from Lois Helton was finalized. The complaint, signed by Lois Helton, notes he married the first wife in Virginia and moved to Lawton. The second marriage reportedly occurred in September before the divorce was granted.
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Fort Sill
Gans Hachten
Caer
Herman Helton
Lois Helton
Abe
Redman
Redman _ Helton
Virginia
Lawton
Helton
Auction sale heirs four cottages and used wire
The record notes a sale for removal including four frame cottages and used wire. Buyers include Pearl Orma paying $460 Lena Purcell $200 Jack Dillon $390 and G W Dietrich $500.
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Pearl Orma
Lena Purcell
Jack Dillon
G. W. Dietrich
Notable Attitudes Revealed in Testimony on Hayes Case
The testimony stated the defendant became infatuated with Susan Hayes after Sheppard returned to Cleveland. It described that they met from time to time and went on calls together with close and intimate relations.
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San Hayes
Sheppard
Cleveland
Susan Hayes
State poultry and eggs market report Oklahoma City
The bulletin lists wheat, eggs, butterfat, pecans, and livestock prices across Oklahoma cities. It notes egg prices largely steady with regional variances, wheat values in various towns, butterfat shifts, pecan receipts in Shawnee and nearby towns, and Oklahoma City cattle, calves, hogs, and lambs with rough price ranges and limited receipts.
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Oklahoma City
Bison
Alva
Hennes
Ardmore
Lawton
Oklahoma Ci
Saran
Pauls Valley
Tulsa
Muskogee
Elk City
Vinita
Laverne
Watonga
Chandler
Blackwell
Clinton
McAlester
Chickasha
Hobart
Durant
el Reno
Chardler
Enid
Watonga &T
Oklahoma City Livestock
USDA
Naga
Lawton Museum Aims to Preserve Artifacts and Inviting History
The Lawton Historical Society seeks a two fold museum to store artifacts and pets while presenting a Oklahoma building theme. The plan highlights attracting tourists and positioning Lawton as a convention city to showcase Indian cultures and local history.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Historical Society
Bad Road Blamed For Fatal Wreck
Six people die in a vehicle truck collision blamed on a dangerous road curve. Lloyd Jefferson, 66, and Hazel Jefferson, 63, Garnett Kansas, Harriet Hendricks, 68, Twin Falls Idaho, Lillian Abbott, 66, Garnett, and others perished. Investigators say the truck headed north and the car south on a slick curve where skidding caused the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd N. Jefferson
Hazel
Abbott
Estate Fantasy Confessed by Illingworth Lawyers Say
Lawyers said Illingworth confessed the so called family estate existed only in his mind three weeks after the claim was made. The remarks describe a mocked plot where the supposed property never truly existed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illingworth
Wyers
Range Management Specialist Visits County Agent Exhibit
Range management specialist confers with county agent Lewis Haydock and Johnson Bunch. He inspects ranch and pasture land and will attend a grass exhibit today in the county agent's office at the courthouse in Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Haydock
Ohnson
Bunch
Lawton
Famous Trichologist Demonstrates Hair Growth Method in Lawton
Internationally known trichologist Wh. L. Keele says 18 scalp disorders cause hair loss and offers a home treatment with a 30 day guarantee. private demonstrations will be held November 6 at the Midland Hotel Lawton noon to 9 pm with free examinations and no appointment required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Midland Hotel
Oklahoma City
Wh. L. Keele
Keele Hair and Scalp Specialists, Inc
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von W. Holaway
Arvie Kirkpa
AIR School
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Guardian
Bledsoe, Nicklas and Chrisman
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M & D Finance CO
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G. Andrews
Ava
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Board of Directors of
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Atlanta
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Keele
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