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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1955

Page

20

Four Oklahoma judges and their county court system

The piece profiles Judges Tobias Morris Robert Landers S R Harper and Ralph Cline plus staff detailing each court s jurisdiction from juvenile to probate and the appeal path to higher courts It notes the special roles of City and County courts and the long careers and backgrounds of the judges and court personnel with emphasis on duties workload and public service.

W. Ask Toby Morris District Court Robert S. Landers Superior Court S. R. Harper Ralph Cline Comanche County Harper Floyd Kennedy Cline Lawton Justice of the Peace County Superior Morris Criminal Court of Appeals Supreme Court Botth Oklahoma City Sanders Jim Cox Eula Potter McClure Nashville Tenn District R. W. Easley D. Moncrief Sylvia McClure Dodge Poole

Funeral Rites for Mrs. Ruth Grogan Stuart

Ruth Grogan Stuart 60 wife of Waurika banker Donald L. Stuart died after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born July 10 1895 in Benvenue Texas she married Stuart in 1921. Survivors include her husband son Donald Robert Stuart and siblings. Funeral at St Thomas Catholic church in Waurika with burial in Waurika cemetery. no flowers.

Waurika Donald L. Stuart Ruth Grogan Benvanue Tex Robert P. Grogan Jefferson County Stuart Henrietta Waurika National Bank St. Thomas Catholic Church Church Altar Society Donald Robert Stuart Paul Grogan Weatherford Frank Wilkinson Oklahoma City Olan Ridings Wichita Falls Lem Ashenhurst James Ross Walters Worley Funeral Home

City Man Forfeits Bonds After Liquor Raid

Lester Scott of the city forfeited a total of 60 in bonds Saturday in Municipal Court after being charged on three counts stemming from a liquor raid by police Friday night. Officers confiscated about 90 bottles at Scott s trailer home at 9 30 p m including gin whisky wine and various half pints.

Lester Scott Scott

Auto Contracts Extended in Detroit Negotiations

Detroit reports CIO United Auto Workers and Studebaker-Packard officials agreed to extend present contracts on a day to day basis during ongoing negotiations. The move follows a Saturday meeting as both sides seek to avoid disruption.

Detroit Studebaker - Packard Corm CIO United Auto Workers

Oil laid on Apache streets from rock station eastward

Oil is being spread on the newly black-topped streets from the Rock Service Station to the eastern edge of Apache. The work aims to improve road surfaces and traffic smoothness across the town.

Rock Apache

Prison Riot Erupts at Bowson Prison Yard

In BOSTOHS on October 2 rioters at Bowson Prison yard hurled stones at officers after a sit down strike by inmates serving long terms. Police with pistols arrived after two hours. a prison official described the scene as getting worse. A department head, Cre alam F. Curtis, was knocked unconscious and a guard struck. rioters smashed bakery property while a small fire was quickly extinguished by firemen.

Conta Crealam F. Curtis Rieters Trachisery

Two Men Charged With Speeding In County Court

Two men were charged with speeding in a county court. John W. Barritt, 27, was arrested by Norman Carrolls and Barnett Carr, 23, was arraigned in D. Sersan. Both faced speeding charges at the traffic incident.

Redman Fort 521

Fragmentary note on a local species case and arrest

A damaged OCR fragment mentions a crime case involving a species or person with unclear names. Authorities reference an arrest or proceeding but details are unreadable. The text suggests a legal action connected to a local incident with court involvement.

Hospital Births and Admissions in Southwest Areas

Births and hospital entries list multiple newborns with times and weights, plus admissions and discharges across Memorial and Southwestern facilities. Names include Williams, Kermit El ling, Jen nings, Parish, McDaniels, and Jennings with addresses in Fort Worth, Elgin, Cache, and others. Medical and surgical cases appear alongside newborn announcements and dismissals.

Kermit Elling J. D. Jennings Max Parish Walters E. McDaniels Mark Cizek Elgin Ramona Quick George Thorpe Columbia Fallie Watts Bell Maggie Jane Smith Baldwin William @. Mathis Euclid Paul Britten Richard Pinwiddle S. Wodle Bess Christy Rose Foot Ashqu

Judge Jacobs Oversees Busy Municipal Court Session

Judge J Merle Oaks handled 23 cases Saturday including illegal double parking theft of clothing and speeding. Bonds ranged from 6 to 20 dollars with several defendants fined for reckless driving no license and shoplifting while others released for lack of appearance or dis missed charges among disturbances public drunkenness and vagrancy.

J. Merle Oaks Freddy Eldridge McCoy Bell Pvt Harvey Joe White Fort Sill Bernard Mathis Gore Cora Watson E. Gore Vernon Johnston Sheppard Air Force Base Tex Donald Henry Estles Park Leslie Nowell Merrill Elm William Wilcox Annies Collins Nancy Gene Humphrey Washington Vernon Stephenson Gracemont Paul Carraway Garfield Raymond Birdwell Tipton Sam A. Batson Georgia Helen White McKinley Beecher Hill Hastings Okla Louise Freeman Ferris Frances Bates Douglas

New Hours Set In City Library

Carnegie Public Library announces new hours starting Monday October 3. Hours are Monday to Friday 1 pm to 9 pm and Saturday 1 pm to 7 pm, closed Sundays and holidays. New fiction includes Black Mesa and The Stepmother among others. non fiction adds To Hell and Back Inside Africa Genetics Is Easy Eggs I Have Laid and The Age of the Tail. Juvenile titles include The Shining Filly American Riddles in Rhymes Homing Pigeons Fleming Discoverer of Penicillin and The Story of Religion.

Carnegie Public Library Mamie Small Carnegie Library Black Mesa Zane Grey Hutchinson S. Gardner Eyster Winged Sword L. White Hell A. Murphy Africa John Gunther Goldstein M. Wilson H. Allen Smith F. Downey Murphey Zim Fleming Ludovici Pyne

Sill Man Crushed By 2 Ton Truck At Fort Sill

Pfc. Ernest Bland Jr. 21, of Fort Sill was crushed when a 2 ton truck rolled over him at 3 10 p.m. as he checked a malfunction near the right rear after starting the motor and setting brakes. He died en route to the Army hospital. Bland belonged to A Battery 553rd Field Artillery Battalion. Public Information officers said the truck jumped into gear and rolled forward. An unidentified man shut off the motor after the incident.

Toby Morris Granbury Tex Texas Cotton Comanche Oklahoma Morris Judge Morris Western Front Combat Engineers Fort Sill Pfc Ernest Bland Jr Bland Public Information Pio U.S. Army Hospital

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