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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1956
Page
7
Oklahoma and Tennessee, the nation's top two unbeaten teams, remain with one game each to complete their regular seasons. Oklahoma faces Oklahoma State while Tennessee prepares for a showdown with Vanderbilt as the final, crucial stretch of the season approaches.
Baltimore area sports notes report on current games and standings. Mentions Cardinals and Orioles style play, interim results, and player movements with brief results and a paid prize note of $15.00 Hull Band.
Police investigated a reported rape of a Southside girl by several Black men and a stabbing outside a downtown bar. Separate incidents included assaults, car thefts, and vandalism as officers pursued suspects and cataloged weekend losses.
Lawton chosen as site for the 12th annual reunion of the 5th Illinois famey Division association to be held Sept 13 1937. Tack Montgomery, newly elected president, is a World War II Medal of Honor recipient for actions at Anzio. The 45th division activated in 1919 with a total of 940 days of combat.
Eastern division leaders Philadelphia 88 Boston 94 Minneapolis Rochester 5 New York 7 Syracuse 61 83 Fort Wayne 8 Fort Wayne 8 St. Louis overtime results. Tuesday games include Syracuse at Rochester, Fort Wayne at New York, Minneapolis at Philadelphia, St. Louis at St. Louis.
Lawson high school's photography department photographed clubs and organizations in May for the 1957 Wolverine Lore yearbook. Pages include Wolversttes and related members with several sections planned, while tomorrow's schedule features Girly Beernation Association members. Editor Mike Wyant and assistant editor Vivien Purshr oversee the production as pages and ads are prepared for publisher.
Thirty six Lawton High School and Central Junior High School band members traveled by chartered bus to Dallas, Texas, joining fellow Oklahoma bandsmen who led in a recent band sponsored megasale. George Walters and John McHenry accompanied the students.
Memorial births include several newborn girls and boys with details on time, weight, and parents at various addresses. Admissions list names multiple patients with medical or surgical needs, including Mrs. Ariago and Mr. Barton, while dismissals note patients discharged from medical and surgical wards.
Lawton Fort Sill patrons can speed Christmas parcels by using post office services. Bennie Stephens notes options include time saving services and pamphlets. sealed parcels and Christmas seals improve handling. Features include combination mail, certified and registered mail, special delivery, and airmail. Free pamphlets and labels are available at post offices.
Comanche reports show multiple incidents including a theft at Luke Weanedy's Hatfield station seven miles west of Lawton. Kennedy notes 15 burglaries with clothing stolen by three Fort Silmen suspects. deputy Carl Phillips cites a sack of tools from a farm south of Lawton owned by Howard Wood, including wrenches knives wood pipes and a claw hammer.
Vienna reports deny claims of a Russian buildup along the Yugoslav frontier with alleged Soviet divisions moved to the area. A senior member of Imre Nagy’s fallen government in Austria says no confirmation exists. Austrian officials say no Nagy-era figures remain in Vienna and Moscow has denied such movements since November 4.
Two Meers ranchers will play roles at the 69th annual convention of the American National Cattlemen's Association in Phoenix Arizona January 7 to 9. J W Long Jr and Wayne Rowe serve on national committees among more than 2000 cattlemen from 35 states. They will join the American National Cowbelles and the National Junior Cattlemen's Association at the Phoenix gathering.
Oklahoma City report says Rep. Tom Payne of Okmulgee moved to become a candidate in the special election ordered by Gov. Raymond Gary. Payne filed with the Elections Board for Dec 11 and Dec 23 voting dates as the state awaits a Supreme Court decision on the Okmulgee Wagoner county state Senate race with Sen. John Russell. The filing period closes Tuesday.
Seven traffic complaints filed this morning by County Attorney Manville Redman. Arrests by highway patrol troopers and Constable Newt C Adair included Paul Gilbert 20 of 399 N Third charged with reckless driving in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court. Also charged were Kenneth Ray Fitch 19 Rush Springs and Albert M Thompson 28 Fort Sill with speeding at night, John L Moore 27 Walters with driving without a license. In Justice of Peace Marvin E Cameron's court Glenn Richard Allen 19 511 Arlington charged with speeding in a truck Arvin William Kirkman 33 Greenville Texas charged with speeding at night Bobby W Tomah 24 Wallers charged with Passing in a marked zone.
Delegates from 21 Oklahoma junior high schools are registered for the Oklahoma State convention of Junior High Student Councils in Oklahoma. About 295 delegates are expected with seating for 250 at luncheons and banquets. Participating schools include Roosevelt, Loiison, Horace Mann, Woodrow Wilson, Clinton, Carver, Cherokee, Cleveland, Durant, Duncan, Norman, William, Walters, Bethany, Emerson, Enid Cleveland, Chickasha, Frederick, Sayre, Idabel, and Edmond. The Ceolra junior high school student council hosts the event, with many meetings planned at Centenary Methodist Church.
Central junior high school's cheerleaders earned honorable mention at the University of Oklahoma conference on the campus in Norman. The squad included Marilyn Thompson Susan Green atland Cox Judy Beauchamp and Bonna Fuqua. Lawton high school cheerleaders did not attend the conference.
Judge J Merle Oaks disposed of 13 cases this morning with $153 in fines and 873 in bonds forfeited for nonappearance. Several defendants faced charges from reckless driving to driving without a license with varied fines and bonds. Public drunkenness pleas yielded four $20 fines while others paid for assault and property offenses.
A 40 year old Tron Clovis Minnesota and her 17 year old daughter were held in county jail for forgery investigations. They were arrested in Clinton after attempting to pass a forged check dated for 376.82 signed as Mrs D M Miller drawn on a Wichita Falls bank. Police say the pair are suspected in several other forged check cases locally.
Lawton high school's symphonic wind ensemble directed by George Walters will perform at Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha. The concert begins at 10 am Wednesday in the main auditorium featuring cultural pieces and musical comedy as invited by OCW wind instructor Robert Darnes.
George Walters of Lawson high school and John Mc Weary of Central junior high will attend the 10th Annual Midwest National Band in Chicago, December 5 to 8. The event at Hotel Sherman features the United States Army Field Band, four high school bands, and personalities from across the United States with lectures and recitals. New band music written in the past year will be included. Delegates will depart December 3 and return December 3.
The Central junior high Pep Club will meet in a special session at 9 30 am Tuesday to outline plans for December games. The club will switch from football to basketball cheers and discuss the December 4 Central Anadarso game and the December 6 Central Duncan game, both at 2 30 pm.
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