Cotton Sheriff Seizes Liquor and Arrests Hauler
Cotton County Sheriff Bill Dyer and Deputy Bob Simpson pursued and captured Ralph A. Hudson and an unknown passenger after a six mile chase through dusty country roads. They confiscated 45 lugs of whiskey in various bottle sizes, totaling 143 cases seized since March. Hudson posted a $50 sheriff's bond in Walters on transporting intoxicating liquor charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randlett
Dyer
Simpson
Hudson
Funeral rites for Mrs Amanda Melson held at Calvary Baptist
Funeral rites were conducted for Mrs Amanda Elizabet Melson, 94, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Henry Wall officiating. Burial followed at Highland cemetery under Ritter Funeral home. She died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at home after an extended illness. Bearers were Don Hawthorne, Joe Hawthorne, Don Tedder, John Frampton, Art Runyon and Earl Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Elizabeth Melson
Calvary Baptist Church
Henry Wall
Highland Cemetery
Ritter Funeral
Melson
Don Hawthorne
Joe Hawthorne
Don Tedder
John Frampton
Art Runyon
Earl Fox
Eva Sue Watkins
Medicine Park
Ritter Funeral Home Chapel
Bert York
Medicine Park Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
O. T. Perkins
Services for James T Hamilton Held at Fort Cobb
Funeral services for 57 year old James Thomas Hamilton of Lawton were held at Fort Cobb Assembly of God with Rev. J C Kitchens officiating. Burial followed in Fort Cobb cemetery. Crews Funeral Home of Apache in charge. Hamilton died in a Lawton hospital after an extended illness. He was born January 25 1898 in Lanty Arkansas and married Lavader Story on August 28 1918. He moved to Apache in 1919 then to Lawton three years ago. Survivors include his wife four sons two daughters his mother a brother two sisters and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas Hamilton
Lawton
Fort Cobb
Assembly of God
J. C. Kitchens
Sterling
Crews
Hamilton
Lanty
Ark
Lava
Anna L. Roach
John
Oklahoma City
Etta Helms
Tulare
Calif
Lydia Hawkins
LaMesa
Palmer warns soldiers of disguised gambling tricks
Palmer demonstrates loaded dice stripper decks and marked cards to Sill soldiers, explaining how gamblers profit from honey for professionals and how bingo uses a house man card to rig games. He condemns all gambling as dishonest, sharing tips from a son of a pro gambler and noting the Pocket Testament League sponsors his talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Sill
America
China
The
Pocket Testament League
Gideons and
American Bible Society
County Woman Hurt In Mishap
Zelma Vashti Gallaway, 50, was slightly injured Friday afternoon when her 1954 Ford collided with Issac Edward Hanson’s 1950 Pontiac at the I avenue and South Sixth street intersection. Hanson, 74, of 810 I, was charged with failure to yield the right of way after running a yield sign. Gallaway was taken to Southwestern hospital for a checkup. Damage was estimated at 250 dollars to the Ford and 100 dollars to the Pontiac.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geronimo
I Avenue
South Sixth Street
Zelma Vashti Gallaway
John McCaig
John Moore
Southwestern Hospital
Issac Edward Hanson
Hanson
Galloway
Area Yearbooks Earn Recognition From Oklahoma Schools
Walters, Apache, Velma Alma and Cache joined 33 other Oklahoma schools in winning recognition for yearbook quality. The awards were announced at the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association closing session at the University of Oklahoma, with all four schools placing in the second or with honors class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Apache
Velma-Alma
Cache
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association
University of Oklahoma
United States Taiwan Defense Command Named for Center
The Formosa liaison center will be renamed The United States Taiwan Defense Command effective November 1, announced Saturday. The change formalizes a new defense posture amid regional tensions and aligns headquarters branding with broader US military commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
United States Taiwan Defense Command
Credit Convention Panels Set With Officers Elected
A 4 credit organizations convention features panel discussions in the Geronimo and Artillery rooms with moderators Don Bixler and Leon Willis and panelists including King Bostock, Jerry Mustain, Harold Hunt, Edith Downey, Madlyn Shafer, Bill Reyson, Bess Christy, Charley Cobb, Howard Jaggers and Juanita Filey. CWEC officers were elected Ruth Proctor, Lucille Swearingen, Leota Simms, Bettye Wright and Bernice Cross. Tulsa CWBC won the convention membership award as plans continue for today’s officer and director elections and additional meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Women’s
Cwbc Globe
Bettye Wright
Blackwell
Lucille Swearingen
Bartlesville
Ruth Proctor
Tulsa
Neeley Weeks
Lawton
Bernice Cross
Oklahoma City
Leota Simms
Ardmore
State Credit Association
King Bostock
Jerry Mustain
Harold Hunt
Edith Downey
Madlyn Shafer
Associated Credit Bureaus
Artillery Room
Leon Willis
Bill Reyson
Bess Christy
Charley Cobb
Howard Jaggers
Juanita Filey
CWBC
Credit Association
Mary Fowler
Sue Osborn
Mae Parks
Oma Lee Gillispie
Sophia Rountree
Gale Sadler
Delories Butler
Anna Mary Mullen
Anna Margaret Henderson
Mildred Hunter
Vernon Greer
General Wyman Reviews Honor Guard in Southeast Europe Tour
Monday at 8:15 a.m. traditional Honor Guard ceremonies in front of McNair Hall mark the start of General Wyman and Maj. Gen. Edward T. Williams’s Southeast Europe liaison visit. They will pass under an archway of two 155-mm guns and review the 522nd Infantry Battalion as bands from the 97th and 77th Army perform. The day includes meetings with Italian officers, stops at Combat Development, Snow Hall, Continental Army Command Board No. 1, Army Aviation Unit Training Command, and Knox Hall, followed by a Polo Club luncheon hosted by General Williams before departure from Post Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Sixth Army
McNair Hall
Edward T. Williams
Wyman
522Nd
97Th
77Th Army
Prince Rainier III Plans Three Month U S Visit
Prince Rainier III of Monaco will depart November 24 for a three month trip to the United States. He is noted as a bachelor in official sources announcing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Prince Rainier III of
United States
Giant General Sherman Tree Spared Lumber Estimate
It is estimated that the General Sherman, the big tree in Sequoia National Park, California, contains 600 120 board feet of lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Sherman
Sequoia National Park
Calif
Traffic Charges Dominate Municipal Court Docket
Judge J Merie Oaks fined six individuals and forfeited bonds for two others on a Saturday docket. James W Morris 64 of Paris Texas admitted improper backing and paid 6. James Batson 25 of 711% H paid 15 for driving without a license. Maj Herbert R Elmore 47 Fort Sam Houston had charge dismissed after $1 costs. Clyde Elmer Lotes 44 Wichita Falls Texas fined 20 for disorderly conduct. Joyce Griffin 34 and Carter L Petty 25 forfeited 20 bonds each for shoplifting. Three people admitted public drunkenness and were fined 20 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merie Oaks
James W. Morris
Paris
Texas
James Batson
Maj
Herbert R. Elmore
Fort Sam Houston
Clyde Elmer Lotes
Wichita Falls
Joyce Griffin
Carter L. Petty
Gore
Bob Billman
Third
F Street
Lawton Campaign Progress and Interclub Standings Report
Fund the Lawton campaign aims at a $96,314 goal with every card to be worked. The second worker meeting is set for 10 a.m. Wednesday Oct 26 in the Geronimo Room at Hotel Lawtonian. Rotary leads interclub standings with $19,477.97 or 63.4 percent of quota, followed by Optimists, Altrusa, Northwest Kiwanis, Kiwanis, Lions, BPW, ABC, and Frogs with varying percentages and small totals. Kids coin boxes total $332.23 and miscellaneous gifts amount to $390.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Geronimo
Lawtonian
Rotary
Optimists
Altrusa
Northwest Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Lions
B&pw
ABC
Frogs
Oklahoma Highways Fund Totals Listed Across Counties
A ledger of highway funding shows allocations for numerous Oklahoma counties and the state total. Each line item assigns specific sums to counties such as Tulsa, Canadian, Garfield, and Osage, reflecting wide distribution of road project financing. The figures range from hundreds of thousands to over twenty million dollars for various counties.
President Eisenhower Recovery Update From Fitzsimons
White House physician Dr. White and Fitzsimons Army hospital staff report President Eisenhower's recovery at the end of the fourth week is on schedule. He may stand or take a few steps on Sunday, with full return to normal duty not expected before early 1956. The future ability to run again remains unanswerable and to be decided by the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Eisenhower
White
Gettysburg
Accountants discuss 1955 Oklahoma income tax laws
Staff will discuss changes in the 1955 Oklahoma income tax laws with attendees including Russell W. Harry of Guyman as state director and C. W. McAlester of Tulsa as regional governor of the National Society of Public Accountants. New state officers will be installed at the closing Friday night banquet with D. D. Monroe as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Russell W. Harry
Guyman
National Society of Public Accountants
C. W. McAlester
Tulsa
D. D. Monroe
Lawton and Fletcher Teachers Named Beauty Contest Finalists
Lawton and Fletcher each had a finalist named in Oklahoma's beauty contest for teachers. Elizabeth Walters of Garfield school Lawton and Jan Marsh of Fletcher were chosen from 144 entrants. The top three prizes total 600 dollars with outfits funded by North American Accident Insurance Co. judging begins at the Oklahoma Education Association convention next Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton, Fletcher Teachers
Lawton
Fletcher
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Walters
Garfield School
Jan Marsh
Oklahoma Education Association
Gary Moore
North American Accident Insurance Co
Kathryn Yowell
Glass Defense Across Hijacking Case Unfolds at Hearing
Local detectives renewed the hijacking investigation from seven months prior and linked it to an armed robbery charge against Glass. At arraignment Glass, who lacks counsel, claimed innocence and vowed to hire an attorney. A key witness, Lamb, identified Glass as the robber and recounted the Jan 6 incident. The preliminary hearing featured defense attempts to probe police sources and statements from a former girlfriend and a tavern owner who alleged Glass possessed a gun during heavy drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin E. Cameron
Glass
Warren Crane
Lamb
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Mrs
Amanda Melson
James T. Hamilton
Mattie Bishop
Mattie E. Bishop
Faxon
Becker Memorial
Letitia
William P. Mercer
William Perry Mercer
H. Tom Wiles
Lawton First
Grey Infant
Bill Grey
Grandfield
Roach
Rvice
D Ave
Don Bixler
CWEC
Prince
U. S
C Avenue
Curtain
Marshall
Pushmataha
Cleveland
Coal
Garvin
Hughes
Johnston
McClain
Murray
Okfuskee
Pontotoc
Pottawatomi
Pawnee
Payne
Beckham
Blaine
Custer
Dewey
Greer
Harmon
Jackson
Kiowa
Roger Mills
Tillman
Washita
Alfalfa
Cimarron
Ellis
Harper
Major
Woods
Woodward
Caddo
Carter
Comanche
Cotton
Grady
Jefferson
Love
Stephens
Craig
Creek
Delaware
Mayes
Novata
Osage
Ottawa
Rogers
Washington
Ike
W. C. Bonnell
D-X
Lott Ae
W. M. Leitner
Knapp Shoes
Irwin
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
KEY Termite & Pest Control CO
Llard Sporting Goods
Pho
D Avenue
Aly
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