Negro Sentenced After Judge Denies New Death Trial
Leo Gaines a 56 year old Lawton Negro man was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary after District Judge Toby Morris overruled a motion for a new trial in the manslaughter case stemming from the July 19 auto death of Daisey Mae Johnson. The defense contends errors occurred in jury instructions and trial conduct while the state maintains the verdict and sentence are proper. Bond set at 10000. Gaines may appeal within 10 days and then serve the term if appeal not ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Gaines
Lawton
State
Toby Morris
Gaines
Daisey Mae Johnson
Durward Mathis
Mathis
Morris
Plane crash in Medicine Bow Peak kills all aboard
Rescue teams found 61 adults two children and three crew members dead after a DC 3 crash on Medicine Bow Peak. CAP guards the site through a snowstorm as Wyoming rescue crews plan body removal and rope lowering from the wreckage. The plane departed New York en route to Salt Lake City with stops including Philadelphia Detroit Chicago Omaha and Denver before vanishing after leaving Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Bow Peak
CAP
Hod Campbell
Laramie Daily Bulletin
Campbell
Gerald Downing
Civil Air Patrol Wing
Laramie
University of Wyoming Mountain Club
International Airport
New York
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Omaha
Denver
Salt Lake City
E. R. Weed
Wyoming Ai National Guard
C. C. Cooke
Menlo Park
Calif
Ralph D. Salisbury
Palo Alto
Patricia Shuttleworth
Film crews prepare Craterville refuge for Todd-AO Western
Location teams move into the Craterville refuge area for a new film using Todd-AO wide dimension and a 70mm camera. About 500 buffalo will star in action shots while an Indian show opens the three day Craterville event. Rush notes last location was Durango and Europe shoots preceded this production linked to Verne adaptations.
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Craterville
Refuge
Park
Todd
Rush
Durango
Colo
Europe
Verne
Area Employment Holds Steady in Comanche County
Area holding its own as mid-September labor data show Comanche County with 16,975 workers, up 50 from mid-August. Gains in wholesale retail trade and government jobs contrast with farm stability. Christmas retail hiring and late cotton maturation may lift farm and retail employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Comanche County
Virginia Kidson
State Employment Service
Kidson
Jail escape trio still at large after Thursday manhunt
Grady county Sheriff Perrin, Highway Patrol, and deputies from multiple counties expanded a search for three escapees who broke from Grady county jail on September 28. Two fled previously for eight days. one remains free. Jailer Ray Markham was assaulted during the last escape and later rescued. Mrs. Giddings was freed but others did not respond. Bloodhounds failed to track the fugitives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Patrol
Grady County
Winfield
Kaw
Garrett
Ray Markham
Markham
Hack Perrin
Perrin
Paul Scott
Duncan
Cook
McAlester
Robert Jones
State Prison
A. L. Jones
Jones
Vin
Blaine McLean
Caddo
Gramaly
Stevens
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Comanche
Area Resident Dies Of Injuries
Cement resident Mrs. Birdie Seay aged 56 died in Chickasha hospital from chest injuries after a two car wreck within Chickasha city limits. Her husband Oscar Seay 65 was injured with scratches and shock. Frank Boyd Burchard 32 drove the other car. Mrs. Seay born December 30 1898 near Savannah Tennessee lived 45 years in Cement and co owned Seay Art Beauty and Barber Shop. She leaves two sons, five grandchildren, a brother and a sister. Funeral at Cement First Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Stuart and burial in Cement Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birdie Seay
Chickasha
Rebekah Lodge
Royal Neighbors
R. M
Everett
Enid
Homer Johnson
Bessie Dalton
Borger
Tex
Cement First Baptist Church
Jack Stuart
Brown Funeral Home
Mrs Murray seeks support in governor's race aftermath
The report covers Mrs. Murray alleging her husband Willil Murray failed to support her since August and drained over 7,533 from a joint account. She claims no purchases for him during marriage, noting they wed in May 1933. She had run in the Democratic primary to succeed him but was defeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
McCain couple announce granddaughter born in Ardmore
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McCain of 1727 Elm announce the birth of a granddaughter at 2 40 a.m. October 7 in an Ardmore hospital. The baby’s mother is Mrs. Ray Walker, formerly Helen McCain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McCain
Elm
Ardmore
Ray Walker
Helen McCain
Delegates Propose Education Goals At County Conference
Delegates at the county conference split into six groups to discuss school building needs finances and ongoing interest in education. Represented were the board of education Comanche County Medical Association PTA Rotary Kiwanis Optimist and other civic groups and businesses. Recommendations urged home visitations more public info about schools closer ties between businessmen and teachers through the Chamber of Commerce higher teacher salaries more elementary gymnasiums a stronger basic skills program and a state building fund. They supported funding from local tax sources and questioned statewide property evaluation and homestead exemptions.
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Board of Education
Comanche County Medical Association
PTA
Rotary
Kiwanis, Optimist
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women
Woman’s Forum
Sears Roebuck Co
Fairmont Foods, Welfare Department
American Association of University Women
Comanche County Tuberculosis Association
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Rural box placement rules for mail delivery vehicles
Rural mail boxes must be placed so the carrier can reach and place mail in the box without dismounting from his vehicle. This standard aims to ensure efficient service and safe practice for rural routes.
Three Are Hurt In 2 Car Crash
Three persons were injured, none seriously, in a two car collision at 23rd and Gore at 9 05 a m today Patrolman Eulis Young reported Injured were Mary L Tuck 67 Chickasha Dennis Ray Hughes 1807 S Seventh and Naomi R Edwards Stillwater The three passengers in a car driven south on 23rd by Ruth A Tuck were treated at Memorial hospital Driver of the other vehicle was Bobbie Lee Bradford 20 of 2609 S Young
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Eulis Young
Mary L. Tuck
Chickasha
Dennis Ray Hughes
Naomi R. Edwards
Stillwater
Ruth A. Tuck
Memorial Hospital
Bobbie Lee Bradford
S. Young
Tuck
Bradford
Election Board Encounters Voter Cancellation Puzzle
Comanche county election board secretary Mrs. Pauline Joyner received a cancellation notice from an unregistered voter claiming a non existent town. The card shows Gustave Jahitts with 9085 Melrose Livonia no state listed, while registration was at 2523 N 17th Street Lawton. Jahitts is not on the registration books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Joyner
Election Board
Comanche County
Gustave Jahitts
Melrose
Livonia
U.S
Post Office Department
Lavonia
Franklin County
Pointe Coupee Parish
N. 17Th Street
Lawton
Traffic Deaths Reported In Oklahoma Highway Crash
An Oklahoma highway crash left three adults crushed under a vehicle and a family of five with injuries as the car traveled 415 feet down a ditch and flipped. An Idabel infant died in a two car collision nearby. Margie Sue Rudd and her three children, Donna Sue and Terry Lynn, were injured.
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Anderson
Texas
Houston
Idabel
Jerry Glenn Rudd
Margie Sue Rudd
Rudd
Donna Sue Rudd
Terry Lynn Rudd
Hospital Births and Admissions In Oklahoma City Area
Memorial hospital notices list multiple births with parents and birth weights on October 6 and 7 in Wichita Falls and surrounding areas. Admitted and dismissed patients include Edward Clarke and Darryl Rhoads among others, with medical and surgical cases across several local addresses.
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Edward Clarke
Rt. 1
Darryl Lee Rhoads
Paul T. Rhoads
Cyril
Fannie Perry
Walters
Raymond Beavers
Chattanooga
Opie Bandy
Kingfisher
Clarence Price
Smith
Dick Wooten
Oak
Charles A. Scott
Monte Richardson
A. Richardson
Cache Road
Wilbur Fox
S. Ninth
Arlene Cudd
Talmadge Cudd
Ted Smith
Baldwin
Vern Ford Jr
Cache
Lewis J. Healy Jr
Taft
Arch Hardin
Dearborn
Vience Aurentz
Wilbur Aurentz
Andrews
Mary Lipe
N. 16Th
J. W. Finnell
Comanche
John Ogden
Park
Roy Reece
Ozmun
Weather report on Medicine Park and Anadarko floods
The Medicine Park weather official noted Lake Lawtonka is high with eight feet rise since Sept 2 and water 17 feet from the gate top. Anadarko felt heavy rains as Washita River topped at 17 feet 8 inches, near flood levels from 1949, with a three quarter mile wide flooded area and a monitored bridge on U S 281. By morning, water was receding and danger was limited.
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Medicine Park
Lawtonka
Anadarko
Washita
U. S. 281
Mint Sprig Pairs With Tea to Elevate Iced Flavor
A simple technique adds a fresh mint sprig to the boiling water during tea preparation to enhance the taste of iced tea. The fragrant herb imparts a cool, crisp note that complements the tea base without altering the basic brewing steps.
Pageant film suit awaits court decision and possible rehearing
The court may delay for 15 days to allow Principle Films to file another application. Richardson warned a third rehearing is unlikely. The dispute centers on Pageant group’s 5 percent claim of distributor royalties or profits from nationwide booklets tied to the Easter Sunrise service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Principle Films
Richardson
Pageant Group
Hallmark
Pageant Association
Wichitas
Principle
City Man Draws $50 Fine In Pinball Case
Tom Ward, operator of the American Bar at 428 C, Lawton, was fined $50 and costs after pleading guilty to possession of slot machines. Three pinball machines were seized by a state crime bureau agent early last month and later destroyed by the sheriff’s department under District Judge Toby Morris’s authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ward
Lawton Bar
Ward's Place
American Bar
State Crime Bureau
Steele Westbrook
Sheriff’s Department
Toby Morris
Lenn Averitt Auto Service Offers Mower Repairs
Specializing in lawn mowers with sharpened motors and repairs for any make. Authorized service on RPM. Pickup and delivery available. Lenn Averitt Automobile Service at 521 F Ave. Phone 3758.
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Rors Realtors
Willie
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumber Company
Lawton Publishing Co
Southwest Chemical Company
Otto Howard
Howard & Howard Insurance
D Avenue
See Crook
Wichita Falls
Lee
Daniel Howeth
Dennis Newton
Earl Sanders
Fletcher
Duane Garber
Robert Pickett
A Ferris
Harsie Sales
J. F. Phillips
Geronimo
M. P. Simmons
James Peterson
Jerry Langston
J. D. Jennings
J. W. Lange
N. E. Young
Will Haynes
Irene Scroggins
Cora McDaniels
Kermit Elling
Lee Moore
Monroe
Medical
Lois Huggins
Arlington
Clarence Hallman
Loco
Marjorie Wilson
J. C. Hester Jr
Fred Fox
Cherry
William C. Cole
Columbia
Nettie Mae Bradley
Harrah
Lena Stone
Carnegie
John Webster
el Reno
Seibert Tahah
Indiahoma
Ruby Nauni
Dorothy Williams
Oklahoma City
Edna Pawpa
Geary
Alberta Sears
Auto Radio
Southwestern Radio & Sound
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North Addition
the McKee CO
Pho
City Man
Wolverton Electric and Appliance
S. 5Th
Sheridan Rd
Home Owned
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