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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1957

Page

4

Hospital Births And Admissions Across Communities

Births recorded at 2:30 am on April 16 include a daughter for Edman at 2611 East, weighted 4 pounds 8 ounces, and a 5:44 am birth for Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Garrett at 15 Ingsbury weighing 9 pounds 1 ounce. Additional births include a 2:23 am child for Wendell Chids of 2344 Williams at 6 pounds 17 ounces, and a 10:12 pm birth on April 15 for Mr. and Mrs. Derrick of 1765 Columbia weighing 5 pounds 2 ounces. Admissions list surgeries for Karen Rhoads, Reva Reagan, Stephen Jones, and numerous medical admissions across area addresses. discharges note several patients. Births and admissions reflect local hospital activity across multiple towns and families.

Edman Jimmy Garrett Ingsbury Wendell Chids Williams James. Derrick Columbia Karen Rhoads James Phoaas Reva Reagan James Reagan Apache Stephen Jones Clyde Jones Fort Sill Cruz Ramirez Medicine Park Richard Douglas Nor ‘Over J. €. Thomas Bington Pip Bell Darrell Evans Charles Greenfield Geronimo Ellis McGee Chattanooga William K. i A. P. Littrell Comanche Am Sforris

Four Lawton Students to Visit Here This Weekend

Oklahoma A&M Tech students Walter Gibson drafting Bobby Green printing George Brister and Ronald M Webb radio and television will visit here during Enaster vacation this weekend.

Lawton Oklahoma A&m Tech Okmuumee Walter Gibson Bobby Green George Brister Ronald M. Webb

J T McBride Retired Pastor Dies in Capital

J T McBride 82 retired Oklahoma district minister died Monday in Oklahoma City hospital. He served many small Oklahoma churches and was father to Rev. WT McBride and publisher Joe W McBride Anadarko. Born June 21 1888 in Jacksonville Arkansas he was a former member of the Methodist board of education. Survived by wife Alma a son J H McBride four daughters two sisters 21 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Services at First Methodist Walters at 2 pm Wednesday burial Walters Cemetery Pearson Funeral Home in charge.

Walters J.T. iMcBride Ieth Tipton Wayne Paola Fis Alma J. KH McBride Anadarko G. A. Brooks Tulsa Ira D. Hart Fay George Oklahoma City Roy Dickerson First Methodist Church Walters Cemetery Pearson Funeral Home Lance L. Hurts Virgil Alexander Lawton

Food Recipients Must Have Card For Distribution

County commissioner Emil Woesner says all food commodity recipients must show identification cards. State health staff will check IDs. distribution in Lawson starts at 9 am in the courthouse with hours through the week. Separate district timelines list surrounding communities and locations.

Department of Public Welfare Food Emil Woesner Eryone Woesner State Public Health Department Canal District Lawson Beloveen Oklahoma Faxon Chattanooga Indiahoma Aledicine Park Cache Fietchry Sterling Geronimo

Funeral Rites For Infant Mark Edward Cooley

Funeral rites mark the infant son of 1st Lt. and Mrs. Edward E. Cooley born January 31 in East Detroit Michigan. The family, stationed at Fort Sill after a Germany assignment, will hold services and burial at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery Monroe Michigan. Survived by sister Deborah and grandparents Mrs. Katharine Coley Monroe and Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Wiese East Detroit.

Mark Edward Cooley H Weekald Edward E. Cooley Tait Cooley Fort Sill Germany Cooleys East Detroit Mich Trinity l Luthéran Cemetery Monroe Deborah Katherine Coley E. F. Wiese East Deroit

Indians To Dance For Ag Delegates

Fort Sil Indian Schools will present a program of authentic Indian dances for junior college delegates attending the national Phi Theta Kappa convention opening Thursday at Cameron College. The exhibition is set for 1 45 p m Friday in the FSIS gymnasium. Delegates will tour the Indian school campus and the U S Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center. About 300 delegates from junior colleges nationwide are expected over the three day event. Registration begins 10 a m Thursday at the Hotel Lawtonian. A formal dinner dance Friday night in Lawtonian hall with Jesse P Bogue, secretary of the National Junior College Association, Washington D C, as keynote. Delegates remain in Lawtonian through Sunday for the Easter service.

Fort Sil Cameron College FSIS U. S.S. Army Artillery and Guided Missile Center United States Lawtonian Jesse P. Bogue National Junio College Association Washington, D.C Delegetes Law Lon Wichita Mountains

City Filter Plant Employee Expected To Resign Tonight

J J Coorly a 71 year old city filter plant worker of 23 years will submit his resignation to the city council tonight at the regular weekly meeting. He lives at Medicine Park and came to the area in 1917 from Clay county Tesawherry. He joined the city in 1931 and served at the plant except for four years during World War II at Fort Sill. He said he planned to loaf and will likely take odd jobs. The council will open bids on a tapping machine and water line dresser clamps and purchase carpeting for the mayor's office and reception room.

J. J. Coorly Coody Medicine Park Clay County Walter Water Department

Faxon Votes to Retain Grade School for Next Year

Faxon patrons chose to keep the elementary school open for grades 1 through 8 next year with 51 ballots in favor. The high school will be discontinued under state aid rules, sending most students to nearby Chatanooga, Geronimo, or Lawton high schools.

Faxon Faxon School Frazier Pierce Faxon High School Chattanooga Geronimo Lawton Pierce

City Girl Wins VFW District Oratorical Contest

Lawton high school senior Joan Godlove won the Veterans of Foreign Wars Sixth District oratorical contest at Anadarko and will compete in the May departmental contest in Oklahoma City. She represented Lawton Post No. 1193 and won a 325 dollar savings bond. Second place went to Jack Parman and third to Patricia Cribbs. Apache Post No. 1013 also backed Godlove with accompanying family and post members.

Joan Godlove Lawton Anadarko Oklahoma City Godlove W. W. Godlove Sheridar Road Jack Parman Marlow Patricia Cribbs

Judge Assesses Fines Against Five In Municipal Court

Five fines were assessed and four bonds forfeited this morning in municipal court. Judge J. Merle Oaks imposed a $110 fine on May Bell Woods for allowing a dog to run at large, suspended. Ralph Hudson forfeited two $20 bonds for transporting and possession of six half pints each of whisky and vodka. Oscar Hawkins forfeited a $20 bond on a charge of assault and battery against Opal Hawkins. George Whatley was fined $150 for speeding and Champ Cox forfeited a $20 bond for reckless driving. An Altus AFB airman was transferred to military authorities for permitting an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle. Three people were fined $20 each for public drunkenness.

J. Merle Oaks May Bell Woods Jefferson Ralph Hudson Oscar Hawkins Opal Hawkins George Whatley BE. Gore Champ Cox Garfield Altus Afb

Three Speeding and License Violations Filed in County Court

County Attorney Warren Crane filed three speeding counts and one driver license violation this morning in Justice of the Peace Woodrow Giles court. Richard Diamante, 20, Fort Sill, and Ulevessee Torbert, 5, of 1071 Bell, faced speeding charges, while David Moreno, 18, of 1801 S Third, was charged with driving without a license. Noah Ashville Walters Jr., 21, Sheppard AFB, received a $15 fine plus costs for speeding at night.

Warren Crane Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles Richard Diamante Fort Sill Ulevessee Torbert Bell David Moreno S. Third Marvin E. Cameron Noah Ashville Walters Jr Sheppard Afb

14 Cases Ready For Court Term

David J Aubrey assistant county attorney announced 14 cases against 18 defendants docketed for trial in a district court jury session starting May 5. The docket includes grand larceny narcotics false address felonious check burglary rape robbery with firearms and forgery among others with judges presiding over civil and criminal trials.

David J. Aubrey Luther Eubanks Willard Brown Luther Hill William Donald Miller Ina Mee Miller Ann Dean Miller Charles L. Hammonds Iris Fitzwater John N. Nelson Donald Hipp Roger Claude Myers Buford McGee Marion Elhy Tierce Alvin L. Kragig

Altus AFB Seeks Sealed Bids for Hydrant Rehab

Altus Air Force Base invites sealed bids for rehabilitation of fire hydrants under project No 34 612 57 433. Bids must be received by 2 pm on April 30 and submitted to the base procurement officer via sealed envelopes. The base information office released the notice.

Altus Air Force Base

Father of Post Medical Officer Dies in California

Maj. Gen. Joseph Maclin retired Army medical officer former chief surgeon of US Army forces in Europe dies at 63 in Santa Rosa California. Survivors include widow Margaret two sons Lt George W Martin Jr and Sgt Robert E Martin two daughters Mrs Tachiel Camp Zama Japan and Mrs Paul Smith Cleveland. Funeral services set for Arlington National Cemetery Virginia with burial to follow.

Joseph Maclin United States Army Europe Arlington National Cemetery Martin George W. Martin Fort Sill Santa Rosa Calif Association of Military Surgeons of the United States American Medical Association Margaret Joseph J. Martin Jr Germany Robert E. Martin San Antonio O. H. Tacheil Camp Zama Japan Paul Smith Cleveland Ohio

Lawton Board to Open Bids for Portable Classrooms

The Lawton Board of Education will open bids at 1 15 p m Wednesday for five new portable classrooms including moving a one room unit from Roosevelt to Jefferson and adding rooms at Jefferson Tait and Andrew Jackson. The agenda also covers bathroom facilities at Tait and bids for a fence around Lawton high school baseball diamond following a noon luncheon and site inspection of Tomlinson junior high.

Lawton Board of Education Garfield Tomlinson Junior Roosevelt Elementary School Jefferson Tait Andrew Jackson

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