Police Court Fines and Forfeitures Reported in Lawton
Bonds totaling 214 were forfeited and fines plus costs of 57 assessed by Municipal Court Judge J Merle Oaks in Saturday sessions. Eight defendants failed to appear, others were found innocent or transferred to military authorities. Individuals include Doris James 26 Lawton bootlegger and Jackson Williams 66, each for liquor violations. Names and charges span disturbances by fighting, theft, vagrancy by loitering, and driving without a license, with varied bond forfeitures and court outcomes. Sherrill education and sports background noted, family details given, ending with Lawton high school athlete profile.
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J. Merle Oaks
Doris James
Lawton
No. 2
Dearborn
Jackson Williams
No. 12
Williams’ Place
Leonard Picot
Fort Sill
Frances Bates
Douglas
Ervin Rogers
Junior Bean
E. Columbia
Sgt
Harry Tudgay
Ted V. Johnson
E. Gore
Leo F. Riley
S. 16Th
Albert Elliff
Lee
Ed Burton
Silas Warren
Wright Edwards
Garfield
Church Names Mission Chief
The Rev. G. Henry Green of Portland Oregon was elected chairman of the national staff of the Presbyterian Board of National Missions on Saturday, succeeding the Rev. William F. Wefer of Philadelphia.
New Vocational Counselor Assigns Lawton District
DeWitt Sherrill, a former city resident, named counselor for vocational rehabilitation in the Lawton district replacing Baker Bonnell who moved to Weatherford. Sherrill assumed office September 1 with headquarters in the post office building. He will aid handicapped residents across seven counties including Comanche Stephens Cotton Tillman Jackson Harmon and Jefferson by arranging training and jobs and guiding self-support efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt Sherrill
Lawton
Baker Bonnell
Weatherford
Sherrill
Southside
Elmer
Ohlo
Comanche
Stephens
Cotton
Tillman
Jackson
Harmon
Jefferson
Southwestern State Teacher’s College
Marine guilty of forgery in Reno wedding ruse
The U S Court of Military Appeals cleared murder, sorry, entry: Marine private Lawrence O Strand Jr of Pasadena was found guilty of forgery and misuse of the mails for sending his fiancée a phony death notice to dodge a weekend wedding in Reno Nevada. He received nine months in prison and a bad conduct discharge. The appeals court called the act base and despicable but not having legal significance and sent the case back for a new sentence.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Lawrence O. Strand, Jr
Pasadena
Calif
Strand
Reno
Nev
Nevada City
Murdered Boy Draws Masses to Chicago Funeral
Thousands of mourners fill Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago to view 14 year old Emmett Till's battered body. Mamie Till Bradley weeps as the open casket shows extensive injuries from a Mississippi murder linked to alleged insults to a white woman. Speakers urge legal aid and justice in a case framed as a battle for democracy and freedom against white supremacy.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Roberts Temple
Church of God In Christ
Louis H. Ford
St. Paul Church of God In Christ
Emmett Louis Till
Mamie Bradley
Bryant
Mose Wright
Emmett
Curtis Jones
Milan
Tallahatchie River
Greenwood
Archibald Carey
United Nations
Marshall Korshak
William G. Stratton
Richard J. Daley
Korshak
Young Till Boy
Ben Nevis Height Record Stands as Britain’s Peak
The summit of Ben Nevis in Scotland rises to 4406 feet, making it the tallest mountain in Great Britain. The height reaffirms the Highland landmark’s status among the nation’s notable natural elevations and may influence hikers and cartographers tracking peak records.
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Ben. Nevis
Scotland
Great Britain
Cop Rescues Dog From Doorstep Near Trafalgar Square
London constable Bing ham found a terrier crouching by a doorway near Trafalgar Square and brought it to the police station. A woman phoned in angrily alleging a policeman had stolen her dog while she had left it airing on the doorstep.
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London
Bingham
Trafalgar Square
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Juanita
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G. Henry Green
Portland
Sherill New Vocational Counselor
Lawton Golf
11Th Street
Hawkins Drive-In Theater
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Cornelius Adams
Greater Harvest Baptist Church
Money
Miss
Roy Bryant
J. W. Milan
George Montgomery
Technicolde
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Oklahoma
Warner Bros. Co
Nancy Olson
Saturday Evening Post
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Owmeeren Ey
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Frank Davis
Winston Mller
Dering
Yank
China
Alwang
Frederick Brisson
Technicolor
Rosalind Fernando Russell
Lamas
Eddie Albert
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Marion
Lorne eQuerrae
Ace
James Gleason
Robert Pirosh
Little Joe Carson
Caravan Club
DOE
Speedrome
Shepard
Wichita Falls, Texas
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Hardy Suggi Music Co
Fowler
Thornton
D Avenue
Vawray
William Holden
Jennifer Jones
THING
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Gore
the Man
James Stewart
Counmeia
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Ros'sering Arther
Donald Cathy Kennedy
Crisp
O'Donnell
Alex
Mine Nicol
Macmahon
Wallece
Debi
Paris
Slay
Romulus
Starrin
Alastair Sim and
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Claire Bloor
Romald Sumimee
Claude Daurwin
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