Oklahoma City Firm Files $50,600 Suit After 1955 Crash
An Oklahoma City law firm filed a $50,600 lawsuit in district court on behalf of Charles L. Watson for injuries and Ford damage from a August 11, 1955 crash near Lawton. The suit names Marlow resident Mrs. Ethel Higginbottom as defendant, alleging brain concussion and other injuries from a collision on U.S. 281 and U.S. 277. A separate Superior court suit by Mary Taylor Phillips seeks $3,623 for injuries from a October 18 accident at the same junction involving Glen Dale Dodson.
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Oklahoma City
Comanche County
Marlow
Ethel E. Higginbottom
Charles L. Watson
Watson
Ford
Higginbottom
U. S. 277
U. S. 281
Lawton
Fort Worth
Mary Taylor Phillips
Glen Dale Dodson
Bill Logan
Sotith
Logan
Phillips
S. 11Th
U.S. 281
Kiwanis Entertains Fort Sill Guests at Luncheon
Fort Sill guests numbered over 40 as Pfc Al Treccia and the Fasci nators entertained Downtown Kiwanis at the Hotel Lawtonian luncheon. Col Ret Everett Williams opened USO committee introductions, with Col Estes and Lt Col Campbell among other attendees from Fort Sill and Oklahoma City Kiwanis groups.
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Pfc
al Treccia
Fascinators
Kiwanis Club
Civic Group
Lawtonian
Fred Jarvis
Fort Sill
Robert M. Blatt
Charles D. Adams
Robert L. Pickett
Elmer A. Thelen
John P. Turner
William S. Baker
Louis Knight
George Fairchild
Norman Clearman
Thomas LaBlonde
Raymond Gallogly
James Rathgeber
John Patriarch
Darwin Beekman
Carl Diggs
Frank Farrone
William Hudson
Robert L
McDaniel
James W. Buenostro
James W. Ayers
Roy Miller
James Seremetis
Julius N. Williams
Bobby D. Smith
Ronald W. Jamieson
Jessie J. Lanson
Edward R. Rose
Donald L. Moser
Adolph J. Scheinpflug
William J. Zemberi
Huel F. Brown
Sfc
Kenneth L. Senft
Charlie Bolling
Bernard Feeney Jr
William E. Kaer
Rodney G. Blodgett
Stephen J. Janco
J. Olen Conner
USO
Joe Porter
Grover Ralston
Justin Kuntz
Reginal Brown
Marvin Trope
Jimmy Knox
Emmett
Oklahoma City Kiwanian
Weldon Smith
Speedy Gross
Northwest Club
Wayne Pollack
Duncan Kiwanian
Frank Lewis
Robert Scales
Oklahoma City
Jack Greer
Key Club
Tommy Burroughs
Hospital Births and Admissions Report
Hospital notes list births for Eugene Helms and William Neumann families, with weights and times. Many admissions and dismissals follow including patients from Fletcher, Apache, Elgin, Norman, and Guthrie areas. numerous surgeries noted alongside medical cases.
Crash Continues From Page One In Far East
Twenty two transports loaded with 1000 servicemen left Boeing Field on non scheduled government chartered planes. One Peninsular transport crashed near a home after clipping a tree and hitting tool sheds. A Boeing employee reported a flat engine and low pass. Mrs Dearing and five children escaped as debris struck the back porch.
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Far East
Civil Aeronautics Board
Boeing Field
Peninsular
Herbert Gardiner
Boeing Airplane Co
Gardiner
E. J. Rice
Colin Dearing
Color blind rarity in distinguishing red green traffic lights
The statement notes that less than one percent of color blind individuals cannot distinguish red and green in traffic lights though they still perceive colors with reduced contrast compared to normal vision. It emphasizes that color blindness does not erase all color perception.
Four Nominated For Youth Posts In Oklahoma City
Four Douglass high school students are named for three Oklahoma state Hi-Y offices in January. LeRoy Crawford seeks governor and Willie Patterson lieutenant governor, Teolar House chaplain and Rubie Parker secretary of state with Tri-Hi-Y. Lawton high student Carl Cooper will attend Nov 26 elections committee meeting in Oklahoma City where two candidates per post will be chosen. Don Kouri governor Liz Ryan and Guy Wilson speakers from LHS and Dale Thompson, senior, serves as state Hi-Y president.
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Douglass High School
Oklahoma City
LeRoy Crawford
Willie Patterson
Hi-Y
Teolar House
Rubie Parker
Tri-Hi-Y
Lawton High School
Carl Cooper
LHS
Don Kouri
Liz Ryan
Guy Wilson
Dale Thompson
Court Notes Summaries Of Domestic And Civil Suits
The docket lists several suits filed under uniform support acts including Thelma Cornelius versus Lee Cornelius Mildred Lyon versus Daniel Lyon and Maussie Buckner versus Floyd Buckner. Additional actions include Mary Phillips of Fort Worth versus Glen Dodson for injuries from a 1955 traffic collision in Lawton seeking 3623 dollars, and others with quash motions involving Poston Construction Co. and Burton parties. Charles Watson versus Ethel Higginbottom seeks 50000 dollars for personal injuries and 600 dollars for property damage from a 1955 crash near Lawton at U S highways 281 and 277.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Cornelius
Lee Louis Cornelius
Mildred Frances Lyon
Daniel Joseph Lyon
Maussie Lee Buckner
Floyd Dell Buckner
Mary Taylor Phillips
Fort Worth
Glen Dale Dodson
Stiit
Smith and
U. S. 277
Lawton
Harry Poston
Poston Construction Co
Lawton Myron Burton
Brenda Block Burton
National Life Insurance Co
Peterson Construction Co
Severe storms sweep Southeast and West. record cold in Montana
Storms from Alaska drench the Pacific Coast and northern states with rain and heavy snow, while Montana endures its coldest November on record. The system drives 8 to 20 inch snows in the Great Lakes to Adirondacks, and hits the Northwest with 2 to 6 inches in the Pacific Northwest. Dozens are killed across states from Oregon to Michigan as icy roads, floods, and blizzards strand travelers and claim lives.
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Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Rockies
Alaska
Pacific Coast
California
Idaho
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes
New England
Lake Superior
International Falls
Minn
Canadian
Adirondacks
Saranac-Lake Placid
New York
Buffalo
Portland
Ore
Bremerton
Wash
Blackfoot River
Ogden
Utah
Spooner
Wis
Indiana
Michigan
Keweenaw Peninsula
Lake Erie
Sugar Island
Erie
Mich
Iron County
Detroit
Gold Coin Taken By City Burglar
Mr and Mrs Victor Jindra report a valuable gold piece from 1900 stolen from Mrs Jindras purse while they were away. The home door was unlocked and the purse lay on the kitchen table. Police also logged two bicycle thefts with one recovered and a dog bite incident involving ten year old Ann Groves near Walding Street.
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Victor Jindra
Bell
Gus Ellwanger
Herbert Young
Ann Groves
B. J. Groves
Walding
Sadie Hawkins Day Dance Set At Lawton High
Lawton High hosts its annual Sadie Hawkins Day dance with the all school event at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. Student council president Jerry Brammer announced a 19 piece high school band will perform. The tradition has girls footing the bill and turning the tables for dates.
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Lawton High
LHS
Jerry Brammer
Lawton Blast Likely From Exploding Grenade Cases
A loud blast and smoke in Lawton were traced to rapid burning of wooden grenade cases at Fort Sill. Weather conditions may have intensified the cloud, with no confirmed count of grenades. Windows shattered on S. Third and D streets, while many downtown stores reported damage. Police and public service offices fielded numerous calls as investigators ruled out local plants and stores. The blast was described as the sharpest ever felt with an echo and no forewarning.
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Lawton
PIO
Fort Sill
Constitution Office
Sheriff's Deputies
S. Third
Eddie Morris Men’s Wear
Sonny’s
Hub Clothiers
Lawton-Fort Sill
U. S. 277
Dink’s Courts
Oklahoma City Market Prices Report Nov 18
Oklahoma City livestock and commodity report shows cattle sales modest with cannner and cutter classes steady while hogs sell slowly. Wheat No 1 hard steady. eggs and dairy prices mixed with Lawton Vinita Clinton and Enid noting varied butterfat and egg quotes.
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Oklahoma City Livestock
Oklahoma City
USDA
U. S
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
el Reno
Hennessey
Yukon
Clinton
Enid
Frederick
Kingfisher
Lawton
Blackwell
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
Tulsa
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Watonga
Alva
Laverne
Elk City
Woodward
Muskoge
Pauls Valley
Blackbwell
Interior opposition to land transfer stalls Army plan
Interior Secretary McKay opposes transferring refuge land to the Army. House and Senate subcommittees must approve the transfer, with a special meeting likely to resolve the controversy. The Army seeks 10,700 acres of the 59,000 acre refuge, mainly rugged terrain, with no major impact on key recreational areas.
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McKay
House
Senate
Stennis
Clifford Case
N.J
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Army
Wickersham
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
Mike Monroney
Subcommittee
Fort Sill
Interior Department
Department
The
Interior
Congress
U S Geologist Cenfers on City Reservoir Tests
U S Geologist Cenfers on City Reservoir Tests as R C Redfield of the Bureau of Reclamation meets Lawton officials Mayor Ellsworth City Engineer Smith and consultant Hendrick to discuss Elgin site tests. Talks cover lake site studies geological discussions lakebed and dam site feasibility surveys and core test procedures to gauge suitability as an additional water supply.
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R. C. Redfield
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lawton
C. R. Ellsworth
Douglas L. Smith
Wyatt Hendrick
Elgin
Redfield
M. G. Barclay
Reclamation Bureau
Oklahoma City
Ellsworth
Kinley Infant Services Set for Fort Sill Burial
Services for the infant daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Gordon L Kinley will be announced by Becker Funeral Home. The child, born Oct 20, died Oct 21 in Asnbach Germany. Mrs. Kinley is the former Nancy Click of Lawton. Surviving are her parents and grandmother Mrs Edna Mae Click.
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Gordon L. Kinley
Becker Funeral Home
Lawton
Post Cemetery
Fort Sill
Asnbach
Germany
Kinley
Nancy Click
Edna Mae Click
Kinleys
Birds to Exhibit in Sears Show at Fair Grounds
Lewis Haydock county agent says over 300 birds expected in this year’s show, up from 250 last year. The event features five pullets for each of 10 county boys with foundation flocks. Birds arrive at the grounds around 4 p.m. despite cold weather. Most exhibits are in the main horticulture and stock building with the Sears show in the farm women’s building.
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Sears
Fair Grounds
Lewis Haydock
Greer Addition Nursery Best for Less Pleasant and educational
Greer Addition Nursery at 1127 North 31st Street offers a pleasant, educational surrounding for buyers and families. Contact via phone 6782-M.
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Greer Addition Nursery
North 31St Street
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Charlotte Sapp
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Garfield
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Williard Johnson
Gloria Louise Walters
George W. Walters
Kathy DeAnn Gee
Kenneth Gee
Wesley Jones
Gore
Gerald Wilks
Cletus Zumwalt
G. L. Scarbrough
Fletcher
Dennis Ray Mantooth
Ray Mantooth
Sterling
Amanda Cain
Walters
Donna Louise Wilks
Ray Wilks
Mountain Park
Eugene Britton
Everett Britton
Billy Whitten
Chickasha
Evin Tucker
William Neumann
Suzie A
A . L. Ogden
Ellen Young
H. A. MacEntire
Claude Martin
Geronimo
James Gunkel
Washington
Charles Cole
Euclid
J. R. Parsons
Bud Barclay
George Elkins
S. 13Th
Lesten Patton
Chattanooga
Jackson Pete
Cache
James Howling Water Jr
Ella Apekaum
Carnegie
Frank Attauvich
Apache
Gilbert Lookingglass
Cyril
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Faxon
Monroe Whiteshirt
Concho
Donald Bread
Conroy Queyah
Francis Findley
Marjorie Tall Bear
Mary Tasso
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Norman
Viola Tahmahkera
Rhoda Lampmouth
Anna LaBarre
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Sadie Hawkins
U.S
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America
Pyg
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Eugene L. Bowman
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Southwestern Radio & Sound
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