Death Notices for Chatman Gahr and Infant at Fort Sill
Funeral for Everett E. Chatman 45 of 1501 Bishop Road set for 2 30 p m Saturday at Union Baptist Church with burial in Highland Cemetery under Miller's Mortuary. Beck er Funeral Home lists services pending for Ollie L Gahr 66 who died in a local nursing home. An infant daughter of Spec 5 Paul J Block and Mrs. Block buried at Fort Sill Post Cemetery with relatives noted from New York Thailand and Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett E. Chatman
Bishop Road
Union Baptist Church
H. P. Parris
Zeb Stevenson
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Miller’s Mortuary
Spec. 5
Paul J. Block
Smith
Fort Sill Post
Greenlawn Funeral Home
David Zalis
Reynolds Army Hospital
Gabriel Block
New York
Ta Ratanagoon
Thailand
Fort Sill
Death notices for John C. Craft and Joel Williams in Fletcher column
John C. Craft 57 of 304 Parkwood Place dies at 12 45 p m in local hospital after long illness. Funeral pending in Hugo with Becker Funeral Home handling local arrangements. He born March 12 1915 in Leonard Texas married Lola Sugart and moved here in 1968. Survivors include four brothers and two sisters. Joel Williams 90 of Fletcher dies Tuesday morning. funeral Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial in Fletcher Cemetery. He born May 26 1881 in Montague County Texas grew up in Illinois Bend and moved to Fletcher in 1894. survivors include four sons and two daughters.
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Becker Funeral
Ollie L. Gahr
Gahr
Hackett
Ark
Bokoshe
Kansas City
Rov D. Gahr
John C. Craft
Parkwood Place
Coffee Funeral Home
Hugo
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Craft
Leonard
Tex
Lola Sugart
Pauls Valley
George
Fairbanks
Alaska
Wendell
Albuquerque
N.M
Clayton
Cartwright
Mary Lou Schooler
Los Alamitos
Calif
Velda Boles
Los Angeles
Fletcher
Joel Williams
First Baptist Church
Mr. Williams
A. L. Swagerty
Fletcher Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Montague County
Illinois Bend
Fletcher Area
Emma Childs
Etta Kuntz
Youth Council Invited to Kiowa Benefit Dance in Lawton
The Comanche Tillman Cotton Indian Association youth advisory council is invited to join Kiowa Tia-Piah Society's benefit dance in Lawton Friday night. Gourd dancing runs 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by social dancing for the rest of the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Comanche-Tillman-Cotton Indian Association
Lawton
Eight-Ward Plan Favored By Lawton Freeholders
The League of Women Voters endorsed a charter for Lawton featuring eight wards with two at large councilmen. A city manager council form would have mayor elected at large and a 16 member council to balance representation and committees. Three year terms shifting annually aim to ensure stable leadership and citizen participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coun
League of Women Voters
Lawton Terform
Board of Freeholders
Lawton
Freeholders
Charles Spencer
East Central State College
Ada
Museum of the Great Plains
League
Johnson resigns county Democratic post to back cousin in Senate race
Carey Johnson, chairman of Comancho County Democrats, resigns effective April 1 to actively support Jed Johnson in the US Senate primary. He cites business pressure and says he may be county coordinator while urging strict rule adherence at May 5 precinct meetings to ensure qualified delegates for the state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Johnson
Comanche County
Jed Johnson
US Senate
Johnson
J. C. Kennedy
Oklahoma
Constitution Press
Ed Edmondson
Kennedy
Seminar On Lions Youth Services Set Here Sunday
A seminar on delinquency prevention and youth services will be held at Cameron College Lawton hosted by Gordon Paine Lions District 3-L governor with Lawton Lions Clubs. Leaders from 16 counties will attend 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. with discussion groups led by Paine Long Griffiths and Paine. Lions districts covered include Comanche Love Carter Jefferson Stephens Cotton Caddo Tillman Kiowa Washita Custer Jackson Harmon Greer Beckham Roger Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Lions
Perkins
Lawton
Gordon Paine
Lions District
Lions Club
Cameron College
Paine
R. Hal Long
Lions
Roger Mills Counties
Mayor and city officials attend Model Cities meeting in DC
Mayor Don Whitaker and Community Development Director Gene Walker travel to Washington DC to represent Lawton at the Model Cities Directors Association conference. The three day event runs through Friday and covers proposed revenue sharing bills and congressional attitudes toward the Model Cities program with Walker panelist on local organizational strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitaker
Gene Walker
Washington, D. C
Model Cities Directors Association
Whitaker
Oklahoma
Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Walker
Lawton
Hall To Speak At Lawton Educators Banquet May 4
Gov. David Hall will address Lawton educators at the annual Lawton Education of Classroom Teachers banquet May 4. The event at 7 p.m. in Eisenhower High School cafeteria honors the Lawton Teacher of the Year and retiring city teachers. Music by Tomlinson Junior High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Hall
Lawton
Eisenhower High School
Tomlinson
Four Injured In Car Crash At Rogers Lane
Two out of state children and two Lawton Fort Sill men were injured in a two car crash at 52nd and Rogers Lane Tuesday. Roberta Lund 5 months and David Kolodziej 5 were treated and released at Memorial Hospital. Richard Buchholtz 37 and Richard Tarischa 24 were transported to Reynolds Army Hospital. Theodore Kolodziej 36 was cited for negligent driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
52Nd
Roger
Reynolds Army Hospital
Jim Ritter
Theodore J. Kolodziej
Copperas Cove
Tex
Rogers Lane
Buchholtz
Kolodziej
Ritter
Local Trooper Promoted to Lieutenant in Oklahoma City Area
Lawton Highway Patrolman Johnny Dirck, 24, a four and a half year veteran, is promoted to lieutenant and will move to the Oklahoma City area within a short time. He has lived in Lawton during his entire service and resides at 821 North 58th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Johnny Dirck
Oklahoma City
Dirck
58Th
Student Earns McMahon Memorial Grant at OU
Ron Wheeler of Eisenhower High School won a $406 McMahon Memorial Scholarship at the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Other area recipients include Jennie Buchanan $500 and Carol Ann Perry $400 from Altus, Alan Riffel $400 from Anadarko, and Susan Sala $350. OU Journalism Day on April 14 awarded about $23,000 to 66 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Wheeler
Eisenhower
McMahon
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Jennie Buchanan
Altus
William T. Eaton
Carol Ann Perry
Alan Riffel
Anadarko
Susan Sala
Hobart
Texas Deputy To Be Honored At Indian Dance
Tarant County deputy sheriff Ben F Tahmahkera of Fort Worth will be honored Friday night at a Comanche Homecoming Committee dance at Apache fairgrounds. The event, open to the public, starts at 7 p.m. and honors Tahmahkera who will attend the Sheriff’s Academy of Law Enforcement in Fort Worth this fall. Leonard Cozad of Anadarko leads as head singer, with George Smith Watchetaker of Elgin as head dancer and Ann Tahmahkera of Cache as head lady dancer. Wallace Redbone of Lawton serves as master of ceremonies. The program begins with gourd dancing followed by the Redbone Blackfeet Society and social dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Tahmahkera
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Tex
Fairgrounds
Apache
Tahmahkera
Franklin and
Lorene Tahmahkera
Cache
Sheriff's Academy of Law Enforcement
Leonard Cozad
Anadarko
George Smith
Woodgee
Public Records of City Police Reports Listing Thefts
A Lawton Police Department list shows individuals and businesses reporting thefts and burglaries. Entries include Frank Mejic Walters reporting stove rent theft, Dan R McNery on Denver theft, Lowton Clinic theft of money bag, Lawrence Broughton Geronimo burglary of stereo tapes and FM tuner, Charlie Wade Oldsmobile theft of a 1970 Pontiac, Griswold’s Cleaners stocks theft, D A Nolan theft of automobile radiator, Herbert Hawkins auto theft, Donna Cousins bicycle theft, Leonard theft at Lincoln Elementary School, and Park illegal entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Frank Mejic
Walters
Dan R. McNery
Denver
Cor
Lowton Clinic
Gore Ltd
Lawrence Broughton
Geronimo
Charlie Wade
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Griswold’s Cleaners
D. A. Nolan
Ave
Herbert Hawkins
Bishop Road
Donna Cousins
Ad Leonard
Lincoln Elementary
Charges Filed In District Court Clerk's Office
A list of names appears on charoes filed in the district court clerk's office. Includes minor traffic offenses such as speeding failing to submit vehicle for inspection and no valid driver's license plus related violations by Rita M Yelton John D Shanks Larry W McKinney Lonnie Embodoh David F Westbrook Margaret L Hopper George L Lowery Joy L Miller Semmy Kopaddy Truman W Petty Rebecca Tongkomond Hona Corriveau and others. Some addresses are given for context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court Clerk's
Charles E. Byrd
S. Sheridan Road
Rita M. Yelton
Park
John D. Shanks
Fort Sill
Larry W. McKinney
Euclid
Lonnie E. Embodoh
Lawton
David F. Westbrook
Altus
Margaret L. Hopper
Cyril
George L. Lowery
Columbia
Joy L. Miller
Semmy L. Kopaddy
Rebecca PR Tongkomond Carnegie
Hona J. Corriveau
Injury accidents reported by Lawton police with times and drivers
Times and locations of injury accidents investigated by Lawton police list drivers Fredrick L. Koenig Josephine V. Hunt Zelma E. Doye Gene Lindy Brook ing Theodore J. Kolodziej Richard A. Buchholtz Roberta Moe Lund David Kolodziej and others. Injured were transported by Greenlawn Royal and Army ambulances to Reynolds and Memorial Hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Police
E. Gore
Fredrick L. Koenig
N. 25Th
Josephine V. Hunt
S. 45Th
Koenig
Reynolds Army Hospital
Greenlawn
Lanny Wallace
Flower Mound Road
East Lee Boulevard
Zelma E. Doye
Rt. 1
Lawton
Gene Lindy Brooking
Cocie
Gene Brooking
Zelma Doye
Memorial Hospitel
Royal Ambulance
Fred Walker
Rogers Lane
Theodore J. Kolodziej
Copperas Cove
Tex
Richard A. Buchholtz
17Th Artillery
Fort Sill
Roberta Moe Lund
Denver
Colo
David Kolodziej
Memorial Hospital
Green
Richard Buchhoiltz
Richard Torischka
Baltimore
Army
Jim Ritter
Parking Authority Eyes Land Lease for Downtown Mall
The Lawton Parking Authority moves to lease 800000 square feet of downtown land to Mark Real Estate Enterprises for a major redevelopment including a mall, entertainment district, motel, and bank office complex. Land would cost about 2 million dollars, financed by lease payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skip Gibson
Lawton Parking Authority
Mark Real Estate Enterprises Inc
Mark
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Parking Authority
LURA
Barton-Aschman Associates
Chicago
Neal Harper
Harper
Stockholders Meeting Set for Hotel Lawtonian
Lawton Community Hotel Inc reports 1971 net income loss of 66,671 dollars or 7.84 a share. The company cites Fort Sill personnel cuts as the major factor. Total residents’ sales and services income fell by 59,214 with 17,607 savings in expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lawton Community Hotel Inc
Lawtonian
C. R. Holley
Fort Sill
Sill
Holley
Sixteen City Students Attend Meeting at University
Sixteen Lawton students attended the 18th annual Oklahoma Student Librarians Association meeting at the University of Oklahoma. Activities included campus tours, two general sessions, a speech by Oklahoma author Mike Hammond, a luncheon, and officer installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma Student Librarians Association
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Mike Hammonds
OU School of Library Science
Central Junior High
Mike Thomas
Susie Stapleton
MacArthur
Barbara Brower
Damona Dove
Laura Merritt
Christine Rusnow
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Charles Markum
Clinton
District 3
Herndon F. Donnelley
10A
Model Cities
Hall
Educators
Texas
Public Records
FOG Service CO
Zenith
America
SW. Okichome
Mome Decor
Gore
Parking Board Malls
B.S. Savings
NEW Freedom
Hotel Lawtonian
By Sle Holmes
Eisenhower High
Martha Ayers
Chyrell Eddy
Debbie Poeschke
Docie Robinson
Lawton High
Leslee Bennett
Carol Carlyn
Dewayne Moore
Ted Serna
Leigh Travas
Linda Wright
Mildred Worley
Norma Baker
Mrs
Joshland
Oklahoma Association Insurance Agents
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