County commissioners run Oklahomas Comanche County roads and welfare
Three man board led by Bill Kleeman Emil Woesner and Pete Wynn governs Comanche County. They manage county finances and records appoint staff and run free food and welfare programs and a major road building effort funded by state taxes. Road bids are debated as efficiency versus material quality and speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Bill Kleeman
Emil Woesner
Pete Wynn
Mary Rust
Oklahoma
Kleeman
Woesner
Lawton
Wynn
Board of Commissioners
County Commissioners
Free Fair Boards
Oklahoma Free Food Program
Relief Board
Kleeman and Wynn
Central District
State Tax Commission
Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council
Expenditures Council
Roland L. Seaman
State Examiner’s Board
Library News Features New Fiction and Nonfiction Picks
The Library News lists recent fiction titles including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit by Wilson and Anderonville by Kantor, plus Water front and The Tontine. Nonfiction selections include Who Could Ask for Anything More by E Merman Hellcats of the Sea by Lockwood Inside Africa by J Gunther and Our Savoan Adventure by Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Andersonville
Kantor
Schulberg
Heyer
Tontine
Costain
E. Merman
Lockwood
Africa
J. Gunther
Stevenson
Juvenile Works Featured by Tilghman and Birks
A selection of juvenile reads highlights diverse topics from Powhatan lore to Seminole legends with Tilghman and Birks presenting cultural tales and educational titles. The list includes A Boy of the Powhatans, Katska of the Seminoles, Teach Yourself Chemistry, Teach Yourself Archaeology, and Superstitious Here’s Why by Batchelor, offering accessible introductions to history science and superstition.
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Tilghman
Katska
MacAlpine
Birks
Batchelor
Weekend Houseguests Visit Coffin Family
Mr and Mrs Royce Coffin and children Chris and Patsy are weekend guests of Mrs Coffin’s parents Mr and Mrs Dan Chapman at 1707 Ash.
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Royce Coffin
Chris
Patsy
Coffin
Dan Chapman
Ash
Ordinance 1164 regulates trades and districts in Lawton
The Lawton ordinance sets restrictions on location of trades and industries and buildings for specified uses, establishes district boundaries, and provides enforcement and penalties. It repeals conflicting ordinances and declares an emergency. Passed September 17, 1955. Mayor C R Ellsworth. City Clerk R M Dodson.
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C. R. Ellsworth
R. M. Dodson
Parsons Brothers Monument vs Sidener Court Action
District court civil docket lists Parsons Brothers Monument company suing R. E. Sidener for 372.30 money judgment on tombstone matter. other cases include executrix Isom estate against Gilbert for 2500 on store fixtures. Bailey vs Winther for 74286 in damages as dental treatment injury. Pollard vs Ferrell for 16217.75 for a traffic collision near Lawton. Bullock et al. vs Aucoin appealing a 274.11 default judgment tied to a Sept 25 1954 crash. State of Oklahoma against Bally Slot Machine and Tom Ward to destroy pinball machines seized from American Bar 428 C. suit uncontested.
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Jewell
Gene Parsons
Parsons Brothers Monument Company
R. E. Sidener
Tombstone
Dolly May Isom
Walter Isom Sr
Uys. O. E. Gilbert
James Pollard
Jesse Fred Ferrell
U.S. 277
Lawton
Tom Bullock
Richard Leo Bullock
Albert P. Aucoin
Ralph Cline
State of Oklahoma
Manville Redman
Tom Ward
American Bar
Personal injury suits filed in Oklahoma traffic cases
Willie Erdele Wright seeks 66771.48 in a Waurika case from Feb 6 1955 alleging injuries in a traffic accident. Ponean Burch suit filed for majority rights. Minor Delouris Earleen Johnson by Milford Johnson sues Andy Jordan and Willie Shrum Safety Cab Co Lawton for injuries in a March 17 1955 incident. Ethel White sues Marian F Richardson for 47700 damages from a traffic accident.
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Willie Erdele Wright
W. H. Hart
Waurika
Ponean Burch
Delouris Earleen Johnson
Milford Johnson
Andy Jordan
Willie Shrum
Safety Cab Co
Lawton
Lawsuit list details traffic damages and quiet title cases
Richard White versus Marian F Richardson seeks 1015 dollars for injuries from a traffic accident in Lawton. Jessie White sues Marian F Richardson for 8197 dollars over injuries in a Lawton crash. Joseph C High files to quiet title on lots 13 through 18, block 28, Faxon. Leon R Burks and Elmora M Burks seek quiet title on lots 30 through 32, block 6, Lawton View Addition, Lawton.
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Lawon
Richard White
Marian F. Richardson
Lawton
Jessie White
Joseph C. High
Edward L. Clark
Faxon
Leon R
Elmora M. Burks
A. W. McCright
Lawton View Addition
Comanche County Court Probate Docket Hearings Set
Bill Capshaw seeks administration letters for Ophelia Colbert and Thomas G Cash estates with hearings Sept 25 at 10 am. Leonard Howell and Emmett L Keough apply to probate Fannie Toothman will. Corrections note Hammons letters testamentary granted for Mincey estates. Guardianships sought for Mincey minors and Jack Shirley death determination. Anderson guardianship requested for Gary Anderson. Walter C Donaldson seeks beer license for Don's Chicken Shack protested by county attorney.
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Bill Capshaw
Frank Worth
Ophelia Colbert
Ophelia Cash
Thomas G. Cash
Leonard Howell
Emmett L. Keough
Fannie J. Toothman
Bob Hammons
Howard Waldon Mincey
Edith Evelene Mincey
Iva Wilson
Tanna Edith Mincey
Kent Waldon Mincey
Enid P. Shirley
Jack E. Shirley
Ruby Mabel Anderson
West, Virginia
Gary Neil Anderson
Cityans Join Catholic Jubilee Across Oklahoma
Lawtonians join Catholics statewide on October 9 in Oklahoma City to mark the Golden Jubilee of the diocese with ceremonies at the state fairgrounds. The rites include a 3 to 5 thousand student procession, pontifical Mass by Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness, a sermon by Archbishop Robert E. Lucey, and a pageant costing 300 re-enacting church history in Oklahoma.
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Lawtonians
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
State Fairgrounds
Eugene J. McGuinness
Tulsa
Robert E. Lucey
San Antonio
Tex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Greenberg
County Excise Board
Clinton
C. Brigham Young Agency
C. Bringham Young Park Stovall Bldg
Library News
Denison
Sheridan Road
The
Lawton Constitution and
Morning Press
Hardy Suggs Music Co
Earl
OC Avenue
District Court
Superior Court
Comanche County Court Probate Dockrt
Walter C. Donaldson
Don’s Chicken Shack
Washington
Catholic Jubilee
Ben Hulshof
St. Mary’s School
Southwest Chemical Company
E Avenue
Pfitzer Juniper
Nandina
Euonymus
Japonica
Abelia
Jasmine
Phatinia
Clements Nursery
E—Lowton
J.R. Morse
Alton Cox
Johnny Mehefko
D Avenue
C’’ Avenue
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