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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1947
Page
9
A neighbor’s cat named Katie cared for two motherless litters after their mother cat was killed. Katie nursed the orphan kittens, allowing them to join her brood and prosper. Meanwhile, Lawton residents welcome new grandchildren and plan social events hindered by service gaps.
A public official, Wyatt Hendrick, a 16 year resident and vehicle owner, faced an incident as youths mocked a pupil by altering their hair thus provoking a reaction. The scene unfolded earlier this morning with Hendrick previously exempt as a vehicleman.
Faxon residents gather for a cleanup day at Faxon cemetery on Wednesday April 16 with a community lunch to follow. A Ways and Means committee will discuss grounds upkeep and rotation of duties. The notice calls for citizens to participate and bring a please lunch.
607 S. 11th reports a completed Fach bundle and discreet delivery with minimal effort and all work guaranteed.
Un and Mrs Dick Roberts hosted visitors Eva Belle Bareclay and Pete Jennings from Lawton. Other guests included Mr and Mrs L Paden Fred Poynor and Dorothy Perry of Lawton, at Charley Perry’s home with Mrs Jack Griffin. Wichita Falls Tex Lemoin Champ and Lela Belle Parks, Lawton, visited Aubrey Parkes. The Bryant McKowlin postnuptial shower, set for Tuesday, moved to Friday at Oscar Parks’ home.
Mrs. Catherine Hiller, chief librarian at the Veterans Administration hospital in Hines Illinois, reports patients read more eye-witness accounts of war than any other type of literature. War novels and short stories rank low in popularity. Columbia is the only South American country with both Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Mr and Mrs D E Slatten 1503 A pound 8 ounce daughter at 4740 am today. Mr and Mrs J D Gordon 028 S Ninth a 8 pond 4 ounce daughter at Bird pm Monday. Angus Hospital Mr and Mrs Dan T Moore 902 S Fifth a 7 pound son at 918 am today. Mr and Mrs B H Good 1012 A m pound 10 ounce daughter at 645 am today.
Rudolph Oplotnik a 41 year old Austrian born farmer who admitted firing five rifle bullets at his mother Mrs Johanna Oplotnik in an argument over a wheat crop will be returned to Columbus Kansas this afternoon to face a first degree murder charge He was captured with his wife in a Kansas City Missouri hotel yesterday by agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and brought here The incident occurred last June in a barn lot at the couple home in southeastern Kansas
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