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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1954
Page
7
Area patrolmen halted three road blocks near S.70 at Waurika and at U.S. 270 and 8. H. 36 in a bid to stop a cowboy dressed bandit. He robbed the B&B Grocery in Burkburnett and fled in a red convertible with Oklahoma plates. An accomplice may have waited in a matching car, a 1947 or 1948 model.
George A Hormel II heir to a 7 million meat fortune denied buying narcotics after police seized 13 marijuana cigarettes from his car. He posted bond and said he never acquired drugs. Rita Moreno, guest at his Laurel Canyon home, allegedly kicked a sergeant during a bag search but was not arrested.
Major gasoline companies raised prices two cents per gallon in Tulsa marking the first uptick of the month. Regular and midgrade now 21.9 cents per gallon at major stations after a prior 10 cent drop, while independents had cut to 20.9. The increase spread to nearby communities including Broken Arrow, Collinsville, Turley, Owasso, Sperry, Skiatook and Inola.
A house at 1302 Ferris Street suffered extensive damage in a Sunday night fire. Firemen responded at 8:35 PM, remaining on scene until 10 PM, with rear rooms gutted. No damage estimate was provided.
Sheriff Everett Ray Hale announced that FCC approval for county short wave radios has been received via Oklahoma City officials. After paper mixups and a tower height rejection, license and call numbers were approved and the equipment is expected to be on the beat today.
Fletcher men purchase Guernsey sires in a release from the American Guernsey Cattle Club. Don Boges bought Brenda-Myr's W.P. Harold, from Happy's Honey of C.D., a junior two year old with a production record of 8389 pounds of milk and 463 pounds of butterfat. The bull is sired by Wethersfield Peer. Ronnie Brock bought Brenda-Myr's S.L.F. Carn, out of Belcrest Rex's Carnation, sired by Imp Shivaji of Le Vallan Farm.
A burglar entered the Dennis Donut Co at 20024 Cache Rd on Saturday night and fled with a money bag containing $50. Police say the thief appeared familiar with the premises, forcing the locked front door. The cash drawer key hung on a calendar nearby to access office funds.
The Chilean government decreed a six month state of siege or modified martial law across most of the country citing danger from a movement aimed at destroying the democratic way of life. The action broadens powers for security forces and curtails civil liberties.
Word arrived of Maj Alfred Carter a World War II veteran who died at the Veterans Hospital in Hot Springs Arkansas at age 43 after a period of illness. He moved to Hot Springs after retirement from Fort Sill and will be buried in Little Rock. Lawton relatives including Jess Nelson and Mrs Archie Sexton plan to attend the funeral Wednesday morning.
Pat Kytle will lead the Youth Ambassadors this year as president. At a recent meeting new officers were elected with Charles Givert as vice president. Mrs Knight noted slides from a summer trip to Mexico shown by Miss Gossett, Mrs Knights sister.
Air enthusiasts from the Lawton area invited to a Fly-In breakfast at Brown Airport Tulsa. The event begins Sunday at 7 a.m. and runs until 11 a.m. with activities and food for attendees.
Market page shows Chicago grain range with open high low and close figures across various contracts. The cluttered OCR lists values for Mar Sep May and other months, indicating price movements and percentage changes.
Yoshihiko Otomin, a fisherman, told police why he was found bound aboard his drifting boat in Tokyo Bay yesterday. Pirates tied him at dockside then cut the hawser and fled, leaving him to drift as their engines would not start.
Egg prices eased statewide with small eggs dominating demand at 40 cents. Grade A large tops reached 38 in Tulsa while Hobart and Chickasha held at 35. Broilers remained weak and Vinita farms paid 70 cents, Ardmore INFO. Weekend sales were fair at best and large packers reported low volumes. Beltsville turkeys moved slowly with 2000 birds selling at 23 for toms and 29 for hens.
L Upton, formerly of Nowata Oklahoma, faces a Wednesday preliminary hearing on a murder charge in the slaying of Donald T Dilley a Salt Lake City serviceman who gave him a ride near Albuquerque on Sept 10 Dilley 19 was killed while driving from Amarillo Texas to Salt Lake City officers say Upton admitted shooting the airman
The car overturned about 1 am on S H 49 half a mile west of Medicine Park. Driver Sylvia Sue tz, 18, Oklahoma City, was cited for reckless driving and fined 10 dollars plus costs. Two men, ler 21 and another passenger, were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. Duke reported the accident as the vehicle moved west on the Medicine Park road before overturning.
Tulsa grocer reports a cash robbery just after opening. A stocky man about 40, armed with a pistol, demanded the weekend receipts and fled after the grocer handed over a bar of cash totaling 1,823 dollars. The trader suffered a shock but was not seriously harmed. Detective Harvey Evans investigated.
Ernest Greenwalt of Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge stated a range fire that burned about 400 acres yesterday may have been started by brakes on a vehicle. Metal pieces from the brake mechanism were found near the fire site, and two men reported sparks from locked brakes igniting dry grass along the road to Lake Jed Johnson.
Police say a boy was struck in the 100 block while crossing the street at 9 30 pm. Driver Lillith Sullivan 46 of No 10 Columbia was charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene. the boy was treated at Memorial hospital and released.
Mrs Henry F Howell of Arlington is reported in satisfactory condition after major surgery at Memorial Hospital this morning. She will be hospitalized about four weeks. Her sister Miss Janet Moody of Oklahoma City works as a nurse at Memorial and will care for her. Moody recently graduated from a nurses training school in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Howell’s parents Mr and Mrs C L Moody of Oklahoma City are here today. The whale probably is as smart as an elephant.
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