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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1957

Page

2

Students To See Opera Trip In Dallas

Fourteen Lawton high school girls glee club will attend the operas Te Deum Trovatore and La Boheme in Dallas Texas on May 10 11. Accompanying them are Miss Ira Jean Snow and Mrs W F Shepard Hammond. Attending students include Martha Wade Brenda Gould Willene Harrison Pat Shelton Linda Munson Sharon Query Pat Douglas Frederica Hammond Sherry Sparks Ann Shepard Karen Denison Claudia Looney Freddie Hill Jeannie Ell.

Lawton High School Glee Club Dallas Tex Ira Jean Snow W. F. Shepard F. W. Hammond Martha Wade Brenda Gould Willene Harrison Pat Shelton Linda Munson Sharon Query Pat Douglas Frederica Hammond Sherry Sparks Ann Shepard Karen Denison Claudia Looney Freddie Hill Jeannie Ell

Home After Surgery Apache News Brief

Mrs. H. W. Wiggins has returned home from an Oklahoma City hospital after undergoing surgery.

H. W. Wiggins Oklahoma City

Walters Band Earns Superior Rating at State Contest

Walters high school band earned a superior rating in sight reading and excellent in concert at the State Instrumental contest in Stillwater. Soloists Bill Smith and Charles Isbell received superior ratings on baritone horns, with an ensemble—Lynda Southward Linda Warner Terry Mead Ron Minton and John Paul Jones—earning excellent. A joint concert will be held May 7 in the high school auditorium.

Walters Stillwater Bill Smith Charles Isbell Lynda Southward Linda Warner Terry Mead Ron Minton John Paul] Jones

Repeat Flight Parakeet Goes Missing Again

Highway Patrolman Wes Miller reports his blue and white parakeet Pat vanished again after a door slam. Miller asks anyone who finds the “too dumb to talk” bird to call EL3 5961, saying the pet is cherished despite its limited value.

Highway Pa Vol Wes Miller Pat Miller 2909 Columbia

Low in hospital Apache specials Mrs Willis hospitalized

Mrs. J. R. Willis, an elementary school teacher, is listed as a patient in Southwestern hospital in Lawton with unspecified condition. The brief casualty note places her in the local hospital network.

J. R. Willis Southwestern Hospital Lawton

Births and admissions reflect hospital news items

Births include a son for Mr. and Mrs. David Rosen quist in Tulsa area at 5 09 am on April 20 weighing 5 pounds 12 42 ounces and multiple other newborns listed alongside admissions and discharges for medical and surgical cases at various addresses including Altus Duncan Medicine Park and Fort Sill with numerous individuals named and dates of April 14 to April 20. The item records patients admitted or dismissed and lists many families by surname and home address across several towns.

David Rosenquist S. Firth Louis Mitchell Jr Jack Elmore Arlington Thomas Lamphere Robert Lamphere Allen Faries Charley Faries Sharon Kay Moore Elbert Moore Oak Eugene King Park Homer Caldwell Irwin Thurmond Lee A. E. Petty Cache Harold Anderson Baltimore Lewis Holladay Elva Allen Columbia Glenn Cooper Altus R. C. Gant V. E. Winslett Duncan Edgar Peak Loyd Mabry Connie Beasley H. R. Eoff Doolittle Schley Warrington Ida. Clark Fol Hunter Roosevelt Jaline Downey Hugh Downey Atlanta Randell Hall, Jr Randell Hall Medicine Park Eugene Bagley G. Medical Jimmy Garrett Kingsbury Duane Marburger Edgar Marburger John Derrick Lilburn Abshere Sycamore Vickie Hancock Ray Hancock Christy Hunt Herbert Hurt Fort Sill

Marine Corps Expands Re-Enlistment Privileges

Marine Corps announces new re-enlistment benefits per MSgt. Bill Schoolcraft, local recruiter. The package includes immediate payment of re-enlistment bonus, advance leave, pay while on advance leave, and advance mileage to the first duty station.

Marine Corps Msgt Bill Schoolcraft

State lawmakers to attend Red River Compact meeting

Five state reps including Earl L. Simmons of Lawton and Tracy Daugherty of Walters will join sixth Red River Compact Commission meeting in Shreveport Louisiana. Delegates chosen by House Speaker B E Harkey include Mort A. Welch Carter county Robert Price and Earl Cartwright. Goal is equitable division of Red River waters among Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana and Texas.

Earl L. Simmons Lawton Tracy Daugherty Walters Red River Compact Commission Shreveport B. E Bill) Harkey House of Representatives Mort A. Welch McCurtain County Robert Price Carter County Earl Cartwright Bryan County Red River Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Texas

Beatrice Boyett Addresses Lawton Design for Living

Mrs Beatrice Bea Boyett of Jackson Mississippi spoke at the Lawton Design for Living meeting this week. She presented a lesson in charm speech and drama under the course directed by Loretta Lawson, sponsored by Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.

Beatrice Bea) Boyett Jackson Miss Lawton Design For Living Boyett Loretta Lawson Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

Jaycee Road-e-o On Tap Monday

Lawton high school hosts the Teen-age Road-E-O prelim at 9 30 a m for local teens ages 16 through 20 with driver's licenses. The event aims to promote safe driving and the main Road-E-O will take place at 1 pm Saturday April 27 in the high school parking lot. Preliminary tests have been held in Chattanooga and Cache with others this week in area schools.

Lawton High School Joe Dutcher Chattanooga Cache

Charges Filed Against 2 Traffic Suspects in County Court

County Attorney Warren Crane filed charges Saturday against two motorists. In Justice of Peace Marvin E. F. Cameron’s court, Jack Peter Bismiller, 22, Fort Sill, faced a reckless driving charge. In Woodrow Giles’ court, David Paul Allen, 20, of 1303 Taylor, was charged with operating a vehicle with improper manner.

Warren Crane Justice of Peace Marvin EF Cameron’s Court Jack Peter Bismiller Fort Sill David Paul Allen Taylor Justice of Peare Woodrow Giles

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