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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1955

Page

3

Three Arrested By City Police In Lawton Notes

City police arrested three people for Municipal court action today. Pfc. Clayton E. Weigart 21 Fort Sill released to military authorities on disorderly conduct charges. Tina Spottedhorse 21 Lawton jailed for disturbance after an midnight argument in downtown Lawton. Don Jean McKinney 29 1313 Williams posted $11 bond and released after charges of running a red light.

Pfc Clayton E. Weigart Fort Sill Tina Spottedhorse Lawton Don Jean McKinney Williams J. Merle Oaks Fowler Hood George Willis Patterson Hood Eulis Young Frank Murphy Willis N. First

Public Records and Divorces in Superior and District Courts

Public records show divorce petitions in superior court for Isaac Parker versus Betty Parker and Wilda Nance versus Clarence Nance, plus marriages and licenses in Lawton and Abilene. Licenses include Charlie Bolling and Virginia Gunn, Bennie Collins and Sylvia Fortune, Albert Barnard and Bonnie Green, David Moore and Rita Woods, and others.

Invorce Isaac Parker Betty Ruth Parker Wilda Mae Nance Clarence M. Nance Eleanor Morgan Jack E Morgan Archie Penick Frances Penick Charlie Bolling Lawton Virginia Gunn Bennie Bob Collins Abilene Tex Sylvia Christine Fortune Albert R. Barnard Bonnie M. Green David Elbert Moore Rita Jewel Woods Ernest Eugene Bruce Jr Fort Sill Virginia Frances Mercandino Fort

Beer Revocation Action Filed Against City Bar

County Attorney Manville Redman filed in county court to revoke George Willis beer license for Realto Bar and Grill at 206 N First. Willis allegedly possessed liquor at the premises. Hearing set for Nov 3 at 2 p.m. Police raided 206 N First, confiscating 29 half pints of whisky and 24 half pints of gin.

Manville Redman George Willis Realto Bar and Grill Willis First Frank Murphy Eulis Young

City on Campaigns For College Post

Sam Hamra son of Mr and Mrs Phillip Hamra 515 Bell is among 57 University of Oklahoma students campaigning for 10 student senate posts election set for Nov 12 with remaining seats to be filled next spring The senate governs student conduct housing health and working conditions and makes recommendations to OU president Dr George L Cross Hamra a 1955 Lawton high school graduate is a freshman at OU.

Sam Hamra Phillip Hamra Bell University of Oklahoma University College Senate George L. Cross Hamra Lawton High School

ROK Recognizes Diem Government In Seoul Move

Seoul announces diplomatic ties with South Vietnam and will exchange missions with Ngo Dinh Diem's government, formalizing recognition by the Republic of Korea. The move aligns Seoul with Saigon amid regional tensions involving President Diem.

ROK Diem Seoul Republic of Korea South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem Republic

Army Aviator Awards and Retirements Listed

A compiled notice lists officers and cadets awarded the aeronautical designation Army Aviator and Army Aviator Badge with transfers, retirements, and reassignments across Ft Bliss Ft Sill Ft Lewis Ft Riley and other posts. It names many 1st and 2d lieutenants, majors and captains from multiple states and installations along with several personnel placed on extended active duty or disqualified from service.

Washington, DC Fray R. Acosta Ft Bragg Thomas P. Hughes Ft Bliss AAA GM Sch Jack O. Johnson Stu Rucker Edward L. Parrish 533D FA Bn Ft Sill Frank R. Acosta Wallace I. Baker James W. Ford Henry G. Harvey Jr Charles R. Bledsoe Aubrey R. Boswell Paul E. Branam Ronald S. Briones Bernard D. Collins Issac R. Jones David W. King Victor E. Largesse Robert E. Lee Jr Ward Co. Lingo Jerry R. Karriker FA Gp Cp Rucker Obert P. Plamondon Mark E. Rivers Presidio of San Francisco Ft Carson Fred C. Clack Donald J. Dinsmore Curtis F. Hoglan John A. Peterson Ft Lewis CWO Robert W. Hall Army Civl Cen Marshall W. Baker Sam Houston Marion W. Walker Ft Hood Jordan J. Wilderman Governors Island Joseph B. Alexander Philadelphia Norman T. Morrison Indiantown Gap Miles Charles D Oilsgaard Ft Dix William A. Weddell Bragg Frankfort Ger Stanley L. Walkuw

Court notes civil suits filed in Lawton and Elgin cases

Berlin W Buzbee and others sue to quiet title to Waldman Addition lots 10-12 in Lawton. Darel Nolen sues to quiet title to Elgin town lots 11-12. Selected Investments Corp sues Samuel and Avis Rosechequetah for money judgment, foreclosure, and contract correction. Selected Investments Corp vs J A Bomar and J C Eubank doing business as Fictory Auto Sales, for money judgment. Engelbert B Flaig sues Gusty Dee Ward for property damages. dismissed with prejudice after agreed judgment. Plaintiff awarded 4,046.87 in one action.

Superior Court Berlin W. Buzbee John H. Graver Block 33 Waldman Lawton Darel Nolen E. J. Johnson Block Town of Elgin Selected Investments Corp Samuel Avis Rosechequetah J. A. Bomar J. C. Eubank Engelbert B. Flaig Gusty Dee Ward

City Student Wins Scholarship Honor

Mike True son of G. H. True, 514 Gore, received a $50 award from the Fathers club of Delta Alpha chapter Delta Tau Delta at the University of Oklahoma for the greatest scholarship improvement among last year’s seniors. He graduated in June, now attends the University of Minnesota as a counselor at the Delta Tau Delta house. Parents accepted the honor on Dads Day.

Mike True G. H. True Gore Fathers Club Delta Alpha Delta Tau Delta Social Fraternity University of Oklahoma Norman True University of Minnesota Minneapolis Delta Tau Delta Delta Alpha Chapter

Peron may move to Asuncion Paraguay

Former Argentine dictator Juan D Peron says he expects to stay in Paraguay for many months and declined to elaborate on his remarks to a reporter who visited his home. Rumors have circulated about his seeking residence in other countries.

Peron Asuncion Paraguay Argentina Juan D. Peron

Five room home with furnished apartment rear of lot

Immediate possession offered on a five room home with a furnished apartment at the rear of the lot. Total price listed as 5800 dollars. Contact THE McKEE CO. by phone at 432.

Apton THE McKee CO. Pho

Five area convicts up for clemency

Five area residents in state prison are among nine offenders recommended for clemency by the state Pardon and Parole Board. Lloyd V. Pope of Comanche County, two years for second degree burglary begun February 22. Floyd James Wehunt of Tillman County, two years for manslaughter begun March 3. Wayne Stewart of Tillman County, two years for second degree burglary begun March 3, 1955. Marjorie Ely of Stephens County, two years for embezzlement begun March 9. Kenneth Smith of Stephens County, five years for second degree forgery begun March 13, 1954.

Lloyd V. Pope Comanche County Tillman County Floyd James Wehunt Wayne Stewart Stephens County Marjorie Ely Kenneth Smith

Accused Killer Declared Insane in Pryor Court

A district court jury in Pryor deliberated twenty minutes before ruling Earl Chapman insane. Judge Josh Evans ordered the 46 year old man committed to Eastern State Hospital in Winita. Chapman is charged with fatally clubbing and shooting his brother Walter Chapman and two neighbors in Langley on October 24, 1954.

Pryor Okla Earl Chapman Josh Evans Chapman Eastern State Hospital Winita Walter Chapman Tulsa Norris D. Rush Conrad Rush Langley Marie Cook P. L. Hayes

Area Man Faces Speeding Charge in Cache County

Woodrow Long, 38, of Cache Route 1, was charged with speeding after an early morning arrest by Patrol Trooper W W Flanagan two miles west of Cache on U S 62. The complaint was filed before Peace Justice Woodrow Giles.

Manville Redman Woodrow Long Cache Rt. 1 Long W. W. Flanagan Cache U. S. 62 Woodrow Giles

Lonardi outlines austere plan for Argentina’s recovery

Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi announced a stringent program of economic rebuilding, blaming Peron’s decade in power for chaos. He cited debts totaling five billion dollars domestic and 757 million foreign, reserves down to 450 million, and warned against promises of pie in the sky. He urged restraint, tax of bureaucracy cuts, farmer support, private enterprise revival, and potential oil self reliance.

Buenos Aires Eduardo Lonardi Argentina Juan D. Peron Lonardi Peron

AFL Pilots Union Denies Collusion

Clarence L. Sayen, president of the AFL Air Line Pilots Assn., will face the AFL Executive Council to answer charges of collusion with United Air Lines aimed at breaking a strike. George Meany alleged pilots crossed picket lines and flew United planes, while Sayen called the charge ridiculous and uninformed. No date has been set for Sayen to appear.

Chicago Clarence L. Sayen AFL Air Line Pilots Assn AFL Executive Council United Air Lines George Meany AFL New York AFL Flight Engineers International Assn Sayen United Meany

Sign vandalism at Michigan State University Union

In East Lansing Michigan someone removed three O letters from the sign Book Store at the MSU Student Union yesterday. Union manager Mike Dmochowski questioned the act and joked about the rarity of names like Orville Oswald Olson.

East Lansing Mich Michigan State University Student Union Mike Dmochowski Orville Oswald Olson

Kerr Attacks Pork Buying Program In Oklahoma

Sen. Robert Kerr charged the pork buying plan is like buying cigarettes to help tobacco farmers. He spoke at the National Farm Loan Association meeting in Sayre and predicted 90 percent parity price supports for basic commodities. Kerr warned the $85 million pork program won’t lift hog prices and criticized Benson and administration policy as harming marginal farmers.

Sayre Okla Robert S. Kerr D-Okla Kerr National Farm Loan Association Congress Oklahoma Ezra T. Benson Washington Bensons

Youngster Named President of Chicago Board of Education

Robert Sargent Shriver, 39, is named head of the Chicago Board of Education, becoming the second youngest leader of the nation’s second largest school system. The youngest was H. Wallace Caldwell at 32 in 1928.

Chicago Robert Sargent Shriver Chicago Board of Education H. Wallace Caldwell

Utah Police Hunt Down Polygamists

Utah authorities seek two men who fled with seven wives and 31 children to avoid prosecution in a campaign against polygamy. Louis A. Kelsch, 49, jailed, has five wives and 31 children on a Salt Lake County farm. The 1955 Utah Legislature appropriated 20 000 dollars for law enforcement to wipe out plural marriage, a practice outlawed before statehood. Fundamentalist sect members claim up to 20 000 adherents in Utah, though officials estimate fewer than 5 000 adults and their children.

Salt Lake City Utah Louis A. Kelsch Salt Lake County Frank Moss Moss E. R. Callister Jr

Beeson Family Return From Short Visit

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beeson of Sayre and Mrs. Joel Beeson with their sons from Roswell New Mexico have returned home after a two day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Beeson in Cache.

Lawrence Beeson Sayre Joel Beeson and Sons Roswell N. Mex Ennis Beeson Cache

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