Former Employee Bar Charged In Tavern Theft
Robert Neal Hill 37 formerly employed by Sonny's Bar at 312 S Third was charged with second degree burglary of the tavern Monday night. Detectives found over $63 in coins and two keys from the tavern in his room at 102%2 C. One key matched a cash register. the other was kept by Hill after quitting weeks ago. Hill was arrested at the rooming house while detectives pursued another burglary case. A television set stolen from a farm home near Walters was recovered and a 21-year-old man was jailed. Eddie Joe Martin was also taken to Walters by Sheriff Bill Dyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Neal
Hill
Sonny’s Bar
S. Third
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Manville Redman
Sonny Hood
C Street
Walters
Cotton County
Indian School Holds Thanksgiving Banquet at Fort Sill
Representatives from five faiths attended Fort Sill Indian School’s annual Thanksgiving dinner. Guests included Rev. and Mrs. Ward, Rev. and Mrs. Grumman, Rev. Chant Sr., Rev. Reimers, Miss Ann Sherry, and Mr. and Mrs. Chaat Jr. Hosts served meals in the dining hall and cottages. The event featured decorated tables, candlelight, and holiday atmosphere. Rev. Ward serves Cache Creek Mission. Rev. Grumman leads Devo Mission. Rev. Chant Sr. heads Comanche Indian Mission. Rev. Reimers runs Post Oak Mission. Miss Sherry works with a Lawton Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Robert Chant Sr
Dan Grumman
Ray Reimers
D. C. Ward
Ann Sherry
Robert Chaat Jr
Ward
Cache Creek Mission
Apache
Grumman
Devo Mission
Lawton
Robert Chant
Comanche Indian Mission
Rev. Reimers
Post Oak
Indiahoma
Miss Sherry
Lawton Catholic
Kerr Speaks At Thanksgiving Brotherhood Banquet
Sen Robert Kerr addressed more than 250 First Baptist church Brotherhood members and guests praising faith power like Moses. He lauded father and son as the all American team as Lawton high school football squad and coaches attended. Rev H Tom Wiles introduced Kerr, with Sunday School head C B Colclasure speaking on Brotherhood and Evangelism. Turkey dinner followed. Kerr flew back to Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Kerr
First Baptist Church Brotherhood
Moses
Sen. Kerr
The
Brotherhood
Lawton High School
Charles Green
Allen Sasser
C. B. Colclasure
H. Tom Wiles
Oklahoma City
Lawton City Council Acts On Districting and Bids
Oklahoma City firms protest district boundaries affecting three blocks owned by a former Lawton woman now in California. One bid for a concrete tile house at Lake Lawtonka, $51.65 by C E Rowell of Meers, was accepted. Council considers street lighting, a duplicating machine bid, and extending a golf driving range lease near the municipal airport. Four junior high students attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lawton
California
Frank Montague
Lake Lawtonka
C. E. Rowell
Meers
Lester McKenzie
Buck Kinsey
D Street
Second
Kinsey
Roosevelt School
Waldman
C. R. Ellsworth
Charles H. Miller
Municipal
Warren Chrisman
R. C. Stanley
Thomas McElwee
U. S. 277
Arnold White
E. C. Parks
H. D. Hastings
E. W. Kirkpatrick
City Traffic Commission
Seventh Street
Drake Cook
Kinyon
Jim Cottingham
Oak
Gore
Aay Crow
Taxes Continue with County's Big Taxpayer Utilities
Public utilities remain the county’s largest tax payer with assessments totaling 367,660.37 this year versus 340,757.98 in 1954. Comanche county’s total assessed valuation is 29,258,302 including real estate, personal property, and utilities, with homestead exemptions affecting thousands of properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Comanche County
Lawton
Food Service Association Meet At Dunbar Friday
Lawton School Food Service association members will meet at 7 30 p m Friday at Dunbar elementary school Mrs Leona Langfitt announced. Dunbar and Garfield schools will co hostesses for the session. The Blue Cross insurance plan will be explained at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton School
Dunbar
Leona Langfitt
Garfield
Blue Cross
Envelopes Missing From Bank Depository Incident
Lawton police investigate a theft at a bank where two youths reported seeing white and gray envelopes protruding from the night depository slot. One juvenile admitted taking the envelopes home and burning checks. about $69 cash found on him, with $5 spent and $10 given to a companion. Two of three suspects are brothers. third youth’s involvement unclear. Federal and county officers coordinate. dispositions may rest with juvenile authorities. Public asked to report any deposits in those envelopes from November 17. Names withheld due to age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stout
Lawton
Skycar test dispute overArmy air use in maneuver
Copters planned to test the Skycar near Weyland days before Sagebrush’s battle phase. Weyland ruled the Skycar test in enemy territory violated agreed rules that designated assault missions to Air Force aircraft. The Army sought to proceed and appealed to the Pentagon. Quarles allowed the test, noting a doctrinal question about Army aviation use in actual battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyland
Air Force
Army
Pentagon
Quarles
Lawton Police Promote Two Lieutenants
Waldron returns to lead the detective division after rejoining the Lawton police force in 1952. Warren, a Texas native, served as patrolman and desk sergeant before stints as a forest ranger and later rejoining in 1952 with two children and addresses in Lawton and Park Street. Asbery, also from Texas, is a World War II veteran who served four years and now holds the new patrol lieutenant post with family living in Kingsbury. Police Chief Hennessee cites a week of careful evaluation of city ordinance knowledge, department seniority, loyalty, and integrity in recommending the promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron
Police Department
Warren
Texas
Oklahoma
Lawton
Muskogee
Colorado Springs
Colo
Duncan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Oklahoma City
Hoover
Judy Hartline
Park
Green Cove Springs
Fla
U S. Naval Base
Asbery
Kingsbury
Hennessee
Students Present Assembly Skits At Washington Elementary
Fifth grade pupils at Raymond Smith School staged two plays this morning: Family Automobile a Safe Driving day skit and Who Salted the Turkey a short playlet. Mrs Nancy Forsyth directed musical numbers Six Fat Turkeys Harvest Hymn and Song of Thanksgiving with many students named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Washington Elementary School
Nancy Forsyth
Gary Adams
Ronnie Baughn
Larry Borovicka
Charles Burroughs
Max Bartlett
Leon Darden
Charles Darling
Alan Frakes
George Gill
Sammy Harding
Jimmy Hilliard
Charles Lewis
Frank Lucas
Mike McMillion
Bill Parish
Tommy Parrish
Kenneth Sullivan
Howard Wagner
Judy Black
Victoria Bomar
Mary Lee Botkin
Charlotte Brewers
Mary Edith Davidson
Dora Deskins
Maria Foose
Vicky Green
Shelia Greer
Carol Hand
Barbara Jennings
Jane Duncan
Sandra Gardzina
Sue Rush
Beverly Smith
Linda Soper
Jane Stanton
Pat Weaver
Helen Wood
Sandra Wynekoop
Towering Radar Tower Bypasses Storm Stranding Visitors
A Texas radar tower stranded 37 visitors including Navy officers after rough seas halted a tug transfer from the platform to the deck. The structure, first of a coastwide radar chain, resembles an oil rig and marks a new coastal early warning station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tower
Navy
el Sol
Panama Canal orientation correction noted
The canal runs north and south rather than east and west, correcting a common popular belief about its orientation. This clarification highlights geography facts without additional context or figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Students Present Thanksgiving Play At Central Junior High
Mrs Effie Wick mans first hour speech class presented a Thanksgiving program at Central Junior High. Cast of A Proposal By Proxy included John Alden Miles Standish Priscilla and others with a chorus and musical readings When The Frost Is On The Pumpkin Guffy the Goofy Gobbler. Randy Collier was emcee Dan McBee led flag ceremony Helen Roberts gave scripture and prayer Principal A Richardson announced Monday classes. Next week letters to football boys and cheerleaders trophy from Oklahoma workshop planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Wickman
Central Junior High School
Stewart Zahn
John Alden
David Ginn
Miles Standish
Linda Munson
Priscilla
Beverly Baston
Judy House
Linda Hawkins
Bill Stewart
Richard Haithcock
Carl Watson
Nancy Joyner
Barbara Robertson
Judy Smart
Carol Burgess
Gene Beauchamp
Judy Bohlken
Shirley Jones
Jeanne Tilson
Lance Kopepasah
Roger Myers
Billy Weger
Brownie Robertson
Bill Weger
Guffy
Goofy Gobbler
Randy Collier
Dan McBee
Helen Roberts
Student Council
A. Richardson
University of Oklahoma
Stray Dogs Under Fire City Moves to Crack Down
City fathers declared war on stray dogs after reports of bites and packs roaming streets. Mayor Ellsworth said a crackdown will start Monday with a street by street check to enforce the ordinance and pick up surplus dogs. Poundmasters may destroy unpenned animals after five days at the pound. Dogcatchers require city tags and property owner consent to enter private property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Ellsworth
H. D. Hastings
Annal Shelter Committee
Ellsworth
Funeral Rites for Sfc Justin J Adams Held Friday
Funeral services for Sfc. Justin J. Adams of 1115 Oak are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Becker Memorial Chapel with Rev. D V Hafeman of St Johns Lutheran officiating assisted by Rev. H Heitfeld now of Apache. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens with military honors. Adams, stationed at Fort Sill, was killed in a two car collision Sunday in Central Texas while en route to Brooke Army Medical Center after a weekend visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sfc
Justin J. Adams
Oak
Becker Memorial Chapel
D. V. Hafeman
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. Heitfeld
Apache
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Adams
Fort Sill
Central
Tex
Brooke Army Medical Center
Mrs Edith I Elkins Services Held In Lawton
Services for Mrs Edith I Elkins 38 of 814 McKinley were at 2 pm Tuesday at Bethel Assembly of God with Rev Claude Davis and Rev C E Ditterline officiating Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Lawton Funeral Home in charge She died Sunday at 1 pm in a local hospital after a six week illness Bearers were Vernon Howell C S Horton Ray Barber R L Mallo Donald Mahaffay and Harold McGee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith I. Elkins
McKinley
Bethel Assembly of God
Claude Davis
C. E. Ditterline
Lawton Heights
Ray Barber
R. L. Mallow
Donald Mahaffay
Harold McGee
Cub Pack 71 Presents Thanksgiving Skit Night
Regular monthly meeting of Cub Scouts and parents from Pack 71 Howell school featured a Thanksgiving reenactment led by Den 6 chief Robert Dugger as Uncle Sam. Merle Collier opened with a welcome, Kenneth Bently urged parental support, Cecil Cox led the flag salute, no awards were given, and the group sang America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack
Howell School
Robert Dugger
Den 6
Uncle Sam
Merle Collier
Kenneth Bently
Cecil Cox
Den 1
America
Galbraith seeks clemency and transfer from prison
Warden H C McLeod said Galbraith has asked to be moved to Normen Vinita or Granite reformatory and expects ongoing yearly hearings to press for continuances. Galbraith remains in a yard detail unloading freight at the prison while awaiting possible transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galbraith
Normen
Vinita
Granite
McLeod
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Eddie Joe Martin
Bill Dyer
Council
Greer Addition
North 31St Street
Cache
Chattanooga
Elgin
Faxon
Fletcher
Geronimo
Food Service Association
Copters
Breeders Association
Schools of Practical Nursing
Una
Justin Adams
Cub Pack
GRADU
Wert Reys Co
Tum
H. C. McLeod
Mercury
Buster Wyatt
Ous
FORD
Ernie W George Glasby
Jack Griffin
Yau
Ted Newman
Tom Saffa
2Nd and A Avenue
C Avenue
Radiant Aenaaall
Rathi
Zale Jewelry CO
Federal
Rts
Cash
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