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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1957

Page

2

Statutory Rape Charge Denied for Fletcher Man

Carl Lytle, 61, released on a $3,000 bond after arraignment on a statutory rape charge. County Attorney Warren Crane filed the charge alleging relations with his 11 year old stepdaughter over two years. Justice of the Peace Woodrow Giles set bond after Lytle pleaded innocence. Constable George Junto arrested him.

Carl Lytle Fletcherman Warren Crane Justice of Woodrow Giles Lytle Fletcher George Junto

Former Cityan Die s in Dallas

Mrs. Joe Wagner 53 formerly Margaret Murphy of Lawton died Sept 17 at her Dallas home. Funeral Mass was at St James Catholic church in Dallas last week, burial in a Dallas cemetery. Survived by husband Dallas a son Don of the home and three sisters Rose Murphy in Germany Sister Angelina Marie at Providence Central High School Alexandria La and Mrs Robert Bishop Aurora Ill

Joe Wagner Margaret Murphy Lawton Dallas Texas Finneral St. James Catholic Church Her Hushard Don Rose Murphy Frankfurt Germany Angelina Marie Providence Central High School Alexandria Robert Bishop Aurora

Funeral Rites for E. F- Son Held in California

Funeral services for E. F- Son are set for 10 a.m. Sunday at Becker Memorial chapel Compton California following a heart attack at his home. Rev Dickson will officiate with burial in Highland Cemetery. Becker Funeral Home in charge. Surviving widow Ella Myers Liles of Lawton Texas and a large family include son A Wil so of New Orleans daughter Gladys of Compton stepsons Ernest Liles Oklahoma City Douglas Liles Davis Alvin Liles Los Angeles stepdaughters Zella C lemmon s Alma Kennedy Rena Windhorn Teeba Auwarter grandchildren ten.

New Orleans Gladys Compton Ernest Liles Oklahoma City Douglas Liles Davis Alvin Liles Los Angeles Calif Zella Clemmons Euclid Alma Kennedy Moore Rena Windhorn Fort Worth Tex Teeba Auwarter Novato

Ike weighs federal action in Arkansas school siege

President lacked power to order troops into Little Rock to disperse mobs around Central High School. Hagerty said federal forces may be used to enforce federal law, though Arkansas Governor Faubus balked at federal intervention without a state request. The White House plans to stay at Narragansett Bay into November as news from the scene drives public response.

Little Rock Central High School Hegerty Hagerty Orvald Narragansett Bay White House

Five People Fined For Trespassing On Winkelman Farm

Five defendants pleaded partly to trespassing on the A. M. Winkelman farm south of Lawton. Justice Marvin E. Campion fined each $10 plus court costs. Named defendants Mose Code, 74 Lawton. Donnie Jackson, 57 Roosevelt Dixon, 23 and Annie Dixon, 16, all of 1415 New York. Jimmie Holman, 31. Ina Mac Holman, 35, Wichita Falls.

A. M. Winkelman Lawton Justice of Peace Marvin E. Campion Donnie Jackson Roosevelt Dixon Annie Dixon New York Jimmie Holman Ina' Mac Holman Wichita Falls

Rape Suspect Described After Attack Near Lawton County

A local mother recounts a brutal rape as a man forced her from her car, drove off with a knife, and assaulted her four miles west on a county road before raping her in the rear seat. He warned secrecy and left, while the sheriff offered a $25 reward and posted handbills with suspect details and the damaged car hint. The victim, separated from her husband, has a two year old and a ten month old child.

Arc Lawton County Club Iscar Samina Lawson Hospital Texas Everett Ray Male Hale

Hospital News Items PHS In Indian Admitten

Indian hospital notes list admitted patients from Oklahoma City Fort Sill and various towns with medical surgery and births. Dated entries show names like Marlene Webster Bessie Tomnwin James Naijahik and many more with multiple births and discharge details.

Marlene Webster Oklahoma City Bessie Tomnwin Pinion James Naijahik Fort Sill

Unions Face Council Action Over Bakery and Textile Groups

The council expected to reprimand the Bakery and Confectionery Workers and the United Textile Workers amid a broader push to clean up unions. AFL-CIO leaders planned a 0 day deadline for Teamsters reform and may act after addressing two other unions UTWA and a textile group.

Afl-Cio Gaunch Teamsters Union Panlic Teamsters Tioffa Afl-Cio Ethical Practiers Committee Mgbt Molla Miami Beagh Executive Council United Tantile Workers of America Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union UTWA Textile Workers Union of America CIO

Ship lives after explosion and rescue at sea

Survivors from a fire boat report five comrades washed overboard and drowned as heavy seas and 20 mile visibility hampered rescue efforts southwest of the Azores. The Saxon rescued the five men, who were in fair condition and transferred to Geiger for medical care before Casablanca. The Pamir sent a distress signal from a heavy hurricane listing at 45 degrees, en route from Buenos Aires to Hamburg with barley cargo and cadets aboard.

Azores U. S. Air Force Wiesbaden Germany Air Force Isbrandtsen Lines Saxon Military Sea Transport Service Geiger Casablanca U.S. Coast Guard New York Pamir Buenos Aires Hamburg

EDICT Details Riot Arrests and School Closure At Central High

The article reports police rounding up known agitators and two youths mistaken for high school students during rioting. Authorities patrol Central High as fewer students attend class, with no Black students showing up. Kay Matthews, Faubus's lawyer, says the governor has heard nothing on Eisenhower's action and promises to meet in two hours.

Associated Press Kay Matthews Faubus Birmingham Ala Matthews Eisenhower Central High School

Precedent on Using Troops for Domestic Violence in Labor Conflicts

The article surveys federal use of troops to resolve domestic violence and labor disputes, citing historical cases such as the 1891 Pullman strike, the 1932 bonus march, and the Arkansas situation. It notes limits from the Norris-LaGuardia Act and contrasts state and federal roles, including Faubus and Moore.

United States Washington Congress Moorer District of Columbia National Guard

Victory story of three pilots in eight minute air battle

The narrative recalls a brief air duel where three American pilots faced enemy MIGs in eight fiery minutes. Cmdr Cagle, a Navy Cross recipient, notes only one or at most five MIGs broke home while all three Americans survived. The pilots later questioned MIG tactics and Eisenhower, visiting Seoul in December 1952, sought their views on aircraft warfare. Eisenhower reportedly invited the pilots to his private suite and offered them a drink.

Cmdr Cagle Eisenhower Seoul Navy Maj John Eisenhower

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