Lawton Hospital Births and Admissions Highlights
Southwestern Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Dove weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces born April 4 at 2:08 p.m. in Lawton. Memorial births list two new babies for L. J. Lilly and Jack Bard with May 5 times. Dismissals include Mrs. Don Hill and others. numerous patients listed for medical, surgical, and other care across Lawton facilities. Indian Hospital at Fort Sill notes admissions from Hudson Gibson to Doris Archilta with various surgery and medical statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Dove
Dorchester
L. J. Lilly
E. Columbia
Jack Bard
Joe Costa
Bell
Cruz Macias
David Rollins
Charles A. Bennett
Fletcher
George F. Evans
Cheyenne
William E. Lesley
Ozman
Charles E. Gifford Jr
Hudson Gibson
Fort Sill Indian School
Bert Taboutite
Anadarko
Lucy Goins
Carnegie
Hazel Kaudle Kaule
Mary Ahtone
Regina Nullake
Shawnee
Doris Archilta
Apache
Andrew Dunlap
Tax collections dip in March as Oklahoma sees shifts
The Oklahoma Tax Commission reported March collections fell nearly seven million dollars from a year earlier. For the first nine months of the fiscal year, totals are about 15 million ahead of last year, with nine month collections at 254 million. Vice-chair Lawton Leininger blamed the drop on earlier income tax payments under a new withholding system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tax Commission
Commission
Lawton Leininger
Public Works Approves Post Office Funds for Elk City and Hugo
The House Public Works Committee approved construction money for new post office buildings in Elk City and Hugo Oklahoma. It earmarked 368000 dollars for Elk City and 429800 dollars for Hugo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Public Works Committee
Elk City
Hugo
Okla
Funeral Rites for Minnie L Robinson Held at Local Chapel
Mrs. Minnie L Robinson 92 of 911 S Eighth died Sunday. Services conducted at 10 a m Thursday in Ritter Dalton Funeral home chapel with Rev C W Sasser of People s Baptist church officiating. Burial followed in Pecan cemetery southwest of Lawton. Bearers were Harrison King Weldon Cox R Q Cox Roy Hennessee Wayne Weigley and Harry Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie L. Robinson
Ritter - Dalton Funeral Home
C. W. Sasser
People’s Baptist Church
Pecan Cemetery
Lawton
Harrison King
Weldon Cox
R. Q. Cox
Roy Hennessee
Wayne Weigley
Harry Watts
Services Held For Mrs Lizzie U Rush In Cache
Mrs Lizzie U Rush 69 of Cache died at 730 p m Thursday in a local hospital. Service at 1030 a m Monday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Rev Weldon Rightmer officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Born April 17 1895 in Winfield Kansas she moved to Lawton in 1901 and lived at 900 for years. Survived by Frederick Gipson Albuquerque NM two sisters Mrs John Frampton Santa Cruz CA and Mrs Della Taylor Santa Cruz CA three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. She attended Liberty Heights chapel and was member of Pioneer club and Eastern Star No 182.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie U. Rush
Cache
Lawton Funeral Home
Weldon Rightmer
Liberty Heights
Highland Cemetery
Rush
Winfield
Kans
Lawton
Robert Gipson
Pioneer Club
Eastern Star
Liberty Heights Chapel
Harold C. Johnson dies at 44 in local church services
Harold C. Johnson 44 of 1211 Bishop Road died Sunday. Services were Thursday at the Church of God Ninth and Lee with Rev. L A Holt officiating. Burial followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Ritter-Dalton Funeral home. Bearers were Ben Hudgins Ivan Daily Gene Slaughter Jim Brown Karl Thornburg and David Hawthorn. Honorary bearers were Rex Goodin Jim Spears Gary Conners Francis Pruitt Clyde Littlefield John Schroeder and C. A. Buskirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Johnson
Bishop Road
Church of God
Ninth
Lee
L. A. Holt
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Ben Hudgins
Ivan Daily
Gene Slaughter
Jim Brown
Karl Thornburg
David Hawthorn
Rex Goodin
Jim Spears
Gary Conners
Francis Pruitt
Clyde Littlefield
John Schroeder
C. A. Buskirk
Jane Powell Files Plea For Divorce
Actress Jane Powell filed for divorce from Patrick W Nerney citing extreme cruelty She seeks custody of their daughter Lindsay Averill 7 The couple married in 1954 separated last Saturday no community property listed in the complaint Nerney a Beverly Hills businessman is 43 Powell 34 years old in Santa Monica Calif
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Jane Powell
Patrick W. Nerney
Miss Powell
Lindsay Averill
Nerney
Beverly Hills
How Popcorn Pops From Kernel Starch and Steam
The kernel stores starch grains that absorb heat and generate steam. As pressure builds the kernel ruptures causing the starch to puff into fluffy popped corn.
Researchers Plan Field School With Kiowa Apaches
University of Oklahoma researchers led by William E. Bittle will conduct a field school in Anadarko from June 5 to July 30 to study the Kiowa Apaches. The NSF grant funds 10 graduate students and supports eight credit hours per participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
University of Field
William E. Bittle
Associae Clan of Anthropology
Bittle
New Mexico
Arizona
Plains
Southwest
National Science Foundation
OU Research Institute
Baldwin
Caddo County
Antarctica’s Ice-Covered Plain Receives Minimal Rain
Ice-covered Antarctica is a waterless land with annual precipitation of about four inches, slightly more than Death Valley. The dry continent offers stark contrast to global weather patterns and highlights extreme aridity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctica
Death Valley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Israel
Hulda
Jerusalem
Judean Hills
Lawton Hospital
Paul W. Nishimura
Denver
Medical
Ida Latimer
Lee Bird
Warren Hall
O. D. Wynn
Hollister
Jami P. Lanier
Dan T. Moore
S. Fifth
Robin McCarthy
Gloria Scruggs
Temple
Don Hill
Oklahoma
Charles Langford
Rt. 1
Dow Smith
Smith
B. E. Ile
Jessie Lee Garrett
45Th and
Max Mansell
Frederick
Edgar Lee Davis
Walters
Martin Arpin
Andrews
Malbern Barnes
Fern Brinkman
Duke
Gregory English
Frank English
S. 45Th
Roxane Gardner
Bobby Gardner
Lincoln
Nora Harry
Williams
Henry Johnson
S. 13Th
Joe Klein
Logan
Carl Long
Virginia Morris
Elgin
Amos Smith
Rush Springs
Jerry Slaughter
Vonabell Waggoner
Kinyon
PHS Indian Hospital
O.K. Transfer & Storage CO
Arborvitaes Evergreen Banta
Bermuda
Clements
Cache Road
N. 19Th St. EL
Frederick Gipson
Albuquerque
N. M
John Frampton
Pollard
Della Taylor
Santa Cruze
KEY
Hammond Organ Studio Factory
Southwest Oklahoma
S. Sheridan
Sunny Little Heelet
Joyce
Merry Whirl
Hollywood Cleaners
Gore Blvd
Petunia
Joseph
Phiox
Coleus
Linnias
1812
Ft. Sill Blvd
Cache Road Square
Crystal and Silver Services
Hotel
Lawtonian
Marilyn Miller
Edna Hennessee
Sheridan Rd
Pera
Sockwell
Piano & Organ Co
Mike McLaughlin
Suttt
Anos
Cate
Speck Sanders
Downtown
C” Ave
Red
Arolls Shoas
Erwin Acres
White
Black
Black Patent
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!