Lawton Cosmetology Board Audit Reveals Fund Shortage
Lawton board chair Roxie Capshaw confirms audit prompted by discrepancies found after she took office in June. Auditor Roy Walker Jr. reported a 4613.22 shortage, with former bookkeeper Ann Roach handing over 1820.80 and $16765 found in the safe. Attorney General Williamson vows recovery steps as board members stress limited office presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxie Capshaw
Lawton
State Board of Cosmetology
Taylor
Scott Burson
Cost Metology Board
Capshaw
Mac Q. Williamson
Roach
Walker
Capitol
Cows Help Crack Creek County Moonshine Ring
Sheriff Lee Johnson and federal agents raided a moonshine operation near Keystone, destroying 350 gallons of mash. Two brothers Lewis and Cecil Jackson of Sand Springs were arrested as part of the Creek County crackdown, following a recent spree of illicit stills and clever setups.
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Sapulpa
Cushing
Creek County
Lee Johnson
Coyote Trail
Keystone
Walter Kyser
Kyser
Johnson
Lewis and
Cecil Jackson
Sand Springs
City Police Probe Weekend Theft Cases
City detectives investigation continues into five thefts an attempted burglary and a bogus check case reported over the weekend. Fort Sill residents Albert J Brady Larnell Cothran Irma Morris Donald R Walker Bennie Allen and Hershell Kykendall are named among victims and suspects with details of stolen car overcoat checks and a cut window screen.
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Pfe
Albert J. Brady
Fort Sill
Larnell Cothran
Fort Sillman
Edward Maitland
S. Ninth
Coy R. Michael
General Delivery
Irma Morris
Safeway
Third
Donald R. Walker
S. Fifth
Oklahoma Times Office
20Th
Kingsbury
Bennie Allen
Hershell Kykendall
MPs Celebrate 14th Corps Anniversary at Fort Sill
About 350 military police officers and guests marked the 14th anniversary of the Corps founding at Fort Sill Sunday afternoon. The large barbecue moved indoors from Rucker Park to Dan T. Moore Hall, hosted by Col. Jack Rhodes and Fort Sill MP members. Cy Bell donated two beefs for the occasion.
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Corps
Fort Sill
Rucker Park
Dan T. Moore
Col
Jack Rhodes
Military Police Corps
Cy Bell
Oklahoma City Woman Seeks Divorce From Johnston Murray
Marion Unger of Oklahoma City recounts Murray's account of his first marriage son, no children by second marriage, and limited property. He asks the court for a divorce, division of assets, alimony, fees, and costs, with Mrs. Murray restrained from contact during proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unger
Oklahoma City
Murray
Lee
Owner of Buick Auto Is Hunted
The sheriff’s office seeks the owner of a green 1948 Buick found abandoned in Medicine Park. Deputy Arvil Roberson said the vehicle’s tag number 1955 Okla 11 3126 is stored at Tompkins Garage.
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Buick Auto
Sheriff's Office
Medicine Park
Arvil Roberson
Tompkins Garage
Thirteen People Face Municipal Court Proceedings
Thirteen persons arrested by local police over the weekend are slated to appear in Municipal court this afternoon before Judge J. Merie Oaks. Individuals face charges including disturbance by fighting, indecent exposure, reckless driving, shoplifting, theft, and vagrancy. Bond and specific charges vary by defendant.
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J. Merie Oaks
H. R. Whitney
Harley Williams
Monroe
Gretel Gaines
Euclid
Cspeed
Reed
Gaines
Safeway
Third
Napoleon Jackson
Ed. Burton
Elmer Caldwell
Lawton
Vernon Winston
Carver
Rayburn Denies Seeking Presidency in 1956
BONHAM Texas Rayburn denies reports he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 1956 and says he has not spoken on the party’s campaign. He notes happiness over a four-inch rainfall on his farm near Bonham and mentions stock ponds overflowing.
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Bonham
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Representatives Invited to Food Demonstration at Cameron College
Representatives of 25 home demonstration clubs in Camanche county were invited to a food broiling demonstration at 1 15 p m Thursday at Cameron college. Mrs Jasper Grigg of Cameron college foods department will lead the event with Mrs Clara J Kelley home demonstration agent assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camanche County
Cameron College
Jasper Grigg
Cameron College Foods Department
Clara J. Kelley
Wynn to Attend State Conference in Oklahoma City
Pete Wynn county commissioner will attend the annual state wide meeting of county commissioners Tuesday at the Huckins hotel in Oklahoma City. Wynn, Western district commissioner, serves on the association's board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Wynn
Huckins
Oklahoma City
Wynn
County Commissioners Organization
Motor Stolen From Corwin Oil Lease Near Lawton
Deputy M A Tompkins reports an electric motor was stolen from the Corwin oil lease four miles southeast of Lawton over the weekend. The theft was reported by E E Place of 2422 C who works the lease. the motor owner is P G Pierson of Dallas.
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Corwin
Lawton
M. A. Tompkins
E. E. Place
P. G. Pierson
Dallas
Enlistment of Olustee Youth in Army Reported
Leslie L. Murphy age 19 son of Mr and Mrs Jasper F Murphy of Olustee has enlisted in the Army during the past week according to Sgt John B McAdoo who spoke on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie L. Murphy
Jasper F. Murphy
Olustee
Army
John B. McAdoo
Obituary notices for Mrs Daisy Morriss and Mrs Minnie Wathered
Services for Mrs Daisy Morriss were held in Becker Memorial chapel with Rev Claude Davis officiating. Burial was in Walters cemetery beside her husband who died in 1930. Mrs Morriss, born in Livermore Kentucky, Aug 17 1882, is survived by four daughters, five sisters, 21 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Mrs Minnie Wathered died at home Sunday after a long illness. Born in Henderson Texas June 19 1899 she came to Lawton in 1936 from Cache and ran a barbecue with her husband John for 10 years. She is survived by her husband, a son Isaac King and eight daughters and multiple grandchildren. Services will be announced by Shaw Funeral home.
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Daisy Morriss
Becker Memorial
Claude Davis
Bethel Assembly of God Church
Walters Cemetery
Ray Sudduth
Ardmore
Marvin Allen Ross Jr
Oklahoma City
S. E. Roachell
Butler
Conway Tompkins
Jerry Ray Bohannan
Harold McNeil
Lawton
Morris
Minnie Wathered
Washington
Henderson
Tex
Wathered
Cache
Lillie Mae Cooper
Dallas
Linnie Wideman
Monroe
Gertrude Spicer
Richmond
Calif
Adell Webster
Canary Nash
Oceanside
Ethel Crump
Corine King
Lee
Shaw Funeral Home
William N. Rhodes dies after long illness at 604 Gore
William N Rhodes an 84 year old retired farmer died at his residence at 604 Gore at 1 a m Sunday after a long illness. Services will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Becker memorial chapel with Rev E T Kis singer officiating burial in Highland cemetery. He was born March 3 1871 in Sedalia Missouri and came to Oklahoma in 1898 to run a claim in the Cherokee strip. He later filed a claim in the Big Pasture area and spent the last two years in Wyoming before moving back to Lawton in June. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Viola Jerome of Orlando Fla a son Merl Rhodes of Virginia and a sister Mrs Viola Brereton of 604 Gore. He is also survived by six grandchildren including Mrs John Malline of 2631 N 26th.
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William N. Rhodes
Gore
Becker Memorial Chapel
E. T. Kurtsinger
Assembly of God
Highland Cemetery
Rhodes
Sedalia
Oklahoma
Cherokee Strip
Missouri
Big Pasture
Wyoming
Lawton
Viola Jerome
Orlando
Fla
Merl Rhodes
Virginia
Viola Brereton
John Malline
Lillard Dickenson Rites Held in Lawton Chapel
Funeral services for Lillard Dickenson of Sterling were conducted Monday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel. Burial followed at Temple cemetery. Bearers included George Lutz Tre amer Marple Thomas Hinkle Karl Marxson Don Conway and Eugene Robison. Rev. Paul Hanna of Beal Heights Presbyterian Church officiated. Dickenson, born February 3 1897, is survived by his wife Beulah a son two daughters and three grandchildren.
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Lawton Funeral Home
Lillard Dickenson
Sterling
Temple Cemetery
George Lutz
Treamer Marple
Thomas Hinkle
Karl Marxson
Don Conway
Eugene Robison
Paul Hanna
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Dickenson
Beulah Dickenson
Rain lingers as creeks run high across mountain area
Rain fell since Thursday across the region with overcast skies this morning. Creeks are rising slowly and are expected to flow for two to three days as lakes in the mountains fill except Lake Elmer Thomas. U.S. 70 was reported passable but muddy, with minor road damage on a southern route near Lawton. Weather eyes show heavy rain at Apache and Grandfield, wheat and cotton conditions affected, and statewide totals ranging to over 10 inches in some locales.
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Greenwalt
Elmer Thomas
Lawton
Fort Sill
U.S. 70
Cache Creek
Taylor
Cotton County
Highway Department
Alfred Thomas
Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Pete Wynn
Don Morrison
Waurika
Jefferson County
M. G. Kizer
Deep Red Creek
Grandfield
Helen Crane
Laxton Malcom
Tillman
Frederick
Davidson
Enid
Oklahoma City
Alva
Oklahoma
Little River
Broken Bow
McCurtain County
SH 93
Hugo
Kiamichi
Weather Bureau
Antlers
Hospital Births and Admissions Noted in Local News
Hospital notes record multiple births including a Walser at 11:55 p.m. Sept 24 and Stevens at 3:18 p.m. Sept 25 with weights listed. Twins for Reece born Sept 26 at 3:50 and 3:57 a.m. Grounded by other admissions and discharges, the list names families and addresses, with several patients under surgery or medical care and additional births recorded through Sept 19 to Sept 26.
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James W. Walser
N. Sheridan Road
Lloyd D. Stevens
Baldwin
Freddie Reece
Dearborn
Oklahoma markets report prices across several ag sectors
Oklahoma state prices show wheat at No 1 hard nominal after 10 am Monday. Livestock notes include cattle receipts around 4,000 with 1,000 calves, hogs active with prices up 25-50, and slaughter calves 16-19. Butter markets in Chicago steady to firm with AA 58 and other grades listed.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Bison
Hennessey
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Hobart
Kingfisher
Yukon
Blackwell
Lawton
Medford
Vici
Frederick
Guyman
Hooker
Broilers
F.o.b
Muskogee
Vinita
Tulsa
Pauls Valley
Laverne
Alva
Elk City
Watonga
Woodward
USDA
Chicago
Wickersham to Attend Sill Game and District Events
Congressman Victor Wickersham of Mangum will attend the Fort Sill grid game with Sheppard Air Force Base on October 1 as part of a busy 1955 schedule. He has visited Tulsa for a dinner, Oklahoma City for the State Fair, Clinton for a post office clerks meeting, and Clinton-Sherman AFB, with plans to visit up to 211 towns in the Sixth district and a trip to the Cotton Bowl on October 8.
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Victor Wickersham
Mangum
Fort Sill
Sill
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Wickersham
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Arkansas Basin Development Association
Oklahoma City
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Clinton
Clinton-Sherman Afb
Ryan
Dallas
Sooners
University of Texas
Washington D. C
BPWs Honor Lawton Groups in Week of Coffees
National Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs week observed in Lawton with a series of coffee sessions honoring educators county and city officials civic club presidents and other special guests. Events include a 10 a.m. hotel coffee with city officials Lions Opti mists and more and a Thursday 9 a.m. coffee at Bryan’s Coffee Shop for media representatives Kiwanis club presidents and city leaders. The week closes Friday with a morning coffee for school officials Cameron College Ministerial Alliance and ABC president.
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National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Lawtonian
Rotary Club
Canton Cafe
Old South
Bryan’s
White's
Cameron College
Ministerial Alliance
ABC
Courthouse Officials Attend County Officers Convention
Five Comanche county courthouse officials attended the annual meeting of the County Officers association of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Attending were Lillian Ward the county treasurer Lester Paden the county assessor Clarence Scott the county superintendent of schools Roy Johnson the county clerk and R M Blaylock the deputy assessor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
County Officers Association of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Lillian Ward
Lester Paden
Clarence Scott
Roy Johnson
R. M. Blaylock
Stock Market Slides Sharply At Noon After Mixed Open
Shares fell broadly with General Motors down after opening at 140 and dropping over 10 dollars. Chrysler opened at 94 and slid after a brief rally while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 18.43 points to 469.02. The Standard and Poor's index fell 21.96 points, the largest midday drop since late 1929.
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General Motors
Chrysler
Dow-Jones
Standard and Poor
Garbage Charges For Vacant Units Up For Council Study
City Attorney Warren Chrisman will report findings to council on provisions for rates for vacant housing units. The council asked him to check if compromise rates exist. Other items include bids for a power mower and generator diesel unit, a three wheel motorcycle for police, parking meter use near downtown, insurance renewal, zoning change petition for 1404 Gore, and bids on calking lead for the water department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Chrisman
Chrisman
Water Committee
Police Department
Public Property Committee
Planning and Zoning Board
Gore
Water Department
300 Families Receive Free Commodities In Comanche County
About 300 families obtained surplus foods provided by the Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board at the courthouse Monday morning. Distribution to certified residents in the central district of Comanche county continues until 4 p.m. Tuesday, county commissioner Emil Woesner said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Comanche County
Emil Woesner
Delinquent taxpayers pay $415 to county sheriff
Eight more delinquent taxpayers have paid $415.16 in back taxes to the sheriff's office, raising the total collected to $1,201.23. In all, 21 of 505 delinquent taxpayers for 1954-55 have paid up, with notices going out today or tomorrow. If unpaid, deputies may call on large arrears, with a 12 percent annual penalty and possible property levy as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Tommy Tompkins
Tompkins
Everett Ray Hale
Airmen Hurt In Car Crash Near Lawton Oklahoma
Three Sheppard Air Force Base airmen were treated at Fort Sill hospital and released to SAFE hospital in Wichita Falls after an early morning crash on U S 277, 16 miles south of Lawton. The drivers Sgt Richard Cole and Sgt Stoke and A1c Kenneth Darnell of the 2752nd Student Squadron were injured. Noninjured were A1c John Williams and A-3c Herbert Kirk of the 3750th Installations Squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Air Force Base
Fort Sill
Wichita Falls
Lawton
U.S
Richard Cole
Stoke
Kenneth Darnell
John Williams
Herbert Kirk
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Rt. 2
Richard Cothren
Andrews
Larry D. Riley
Jewell Riley
Roosevelt
Michael Martin Clements
Mary Clements
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C. A. Harper
Zee Schlein
Luther Tant
Fletcher
E. S. Castle
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Ross H. Morgan
George Edwards
Marlow
Melvin Seymour
Walter Cornett
Lloyd Turner
Willie Jay
George Lindel Capps
Onzel Capps
Loveland
Roy D. Riddles
Ray Riddles
Florene Anderson
Theodore Anderson
Mountain Park
William Tuttle Jr
McLaughlin
Paul Britten
Dollie Gurley
Summit
Rangell Creagle
Bill Creagle
A. J. Stroud
Robert James
McKinley
Dave Boydston
Joe Watson
Rt. 1
Mandel Moschella
Atlanta
James Byrum
N. 32Nd
Ellen Young
Sam McCarter
QO. F. Hayes
Delpha Baughman
Geronimo
Gilbert Hagle
Ray Williams
Anna Geis
A. E. Baird
Lake
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D. K. Roach
Ger’ Gray
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Prentice
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L. R. Lewis
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Harry King
Paul Townsend
Kinyon
J. W. Adams
Taft
J. J. Hain
Jarres Newman
Freenia
Walter Wicker Sr
Cherry
M. L. Cook
W. D. Ford Jr
Kiowa
Elizabeth Eckinandah
Washita
Frankie Chasenah
Elgin
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Hinton
Oklahoma City Livestock
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