Hospital Births and Admissions Noted Across City Centers
Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Buttram in a 7 lb 2 oz baby at 9 15 p m and a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Coyote in Apache of 8 lb 10 oz at 12 56 a m April 22. Multiple admissions and discharges listed for facilities in Lawton Duncan Elgin Apache and surrounding areas with a mix of medical and surgical cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Buttram
Danny D. Alldredge
Euclid
Jean A. Arthur
N. 56Th
Darie Berry
Snyder
Sieglinde Black
Sheridan
Lawrence Boelen
Cyril
Jimmie L. Chandler
Liberty
Alice G. Clemmer
Walkers
James Cupp
Apache
Barbara Fortenberry
Cedarwood Drive
Brenda F. Frazier
Logan
Joseph A. Hagler
Bell
Darlene FE. Holleman
San Antonio
Tex
Mary Knight
Cedar Crest Manor
Cecil H. Lamb
Elgin
Julia A. Love
S. 69Th
Wilma Medlock
Holdenville
Gerald Coyote
Darwin Palmer
Oklahoma City
Gertrude Page
Poteau
Elsie Tissitchy
Jaletta Bennett
Verden
Sur
Dorothy Farrow
Star Route
Lawton
Nincola Ballard
Clay Perez
Walters
Maria Edwards
Eugenia Johnson
Anddarko
Jessie Wolfchief
Carnegie
Judy Thompson
Minco
Esther Pahdopony
Elizabeth Watts
Temple
Ronald Bearbow
Arapaho
Leo Kahdot
Asher
Phil Reid
Loco
Elmer Wallace
Duncan
Joe Weatherly
del City
James Prince
Anadarko
Public Records Reports One Hundred Complainants Listed
Lowton Police Department records list complainants including Jenny Johnson James Vickey Michael Jung Champlin Station John Miller KCCO Radio Richards Really Harriett Loscano Beth Dodson Alexander Hurley Darryl Mullins John Leonhart Bernard Howard Jorge Gohnert James Campbell Julia Bull Earl Hurst Lawton Clinic Mackelyn Bronton Joe Ramon Myrtle Perry Irene Ramirez J R Wright and others with reports of theft vandalism burglary assault and attempted burglary across multiple addresses and facilities. Various items cited include clothing from a laundry room a car tape player a purse diamond ring pistol and other personal property along with vehicle and home trespass and vandalism incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowton
Jenny Johnson
Jiaundry
James Vickey
Michael Jung
Wekomis
Champlin Station
Second
Brad Marvin
Pencarain
Richard Mitchell
Toft
John Miller
Kcco Radio
Flower Mound
Richards
N. Camelot
Harriett Loscano
Kingsbury
Beth Dodson
Kinyon
Alexander Hurley
Lindy
Darryl Mullins
Pollard
John Leonhart
Bernard Howard
Williams
Jorge Gohnert
Lake
James Campbell
Julia Bull
Earl Hurst
Cowie
Lawton Clinic
Gore Blvd
Mackelyn Bronton
Compass
Joe Ramon
Myrtle Perry
Prentice
Irene Ramirez
Hijack Plot To Free Hitler Aide Reported
Berlin reports a hijack plot to free Rudolph Hess from Spandau Prison. A 29 year old German activist claimed he and others planned to hijack a British European Airways jet from Stuttgart to Berlin to force Soviet release, later renouncing the plan due to risk of harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Berlin
Rudolph Hess
Spandau
Moscow
Carl Holzapfel
Berlin Wall
British European Airways
Stuttgart
Bild Am Sontag
Holzapfel
Hess
Britain
Nuernberg
Two Lawton Men Charged in City Armed Robbery
Two Lawton men, Carl Patterson a store employee, and Jerome Wayne Zych, 21, were charged in district court this morning with the Thursday night armed robbery of Johnson's Mini Mart on Cache Road. About $130 was taken with a .22 caliber pistol. The case is part of a weeklong wave of robberies targeting five other stores and restaurants in Lawton. A service station attendant was wounded in the leg when he refused to hand over money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Johnson's Mini- Mart
Cache Road
Jack Albertson
Jerome Wayne Zych
Carl Patterson
Polar bears in Canada concentrate in Hudson and James Bay
Canadian wildlife distribution shows polar bears primarily inhabit the Hudson Bay and James Bay regions. The data highlights the strong regional concentration of these Arctic predators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Fire Reports From Lowton Fire Department
Fire department records show response times and locations for claims, noting a 2:29 am dispatch. Details mention Sheridan Poll and an electrical issue, with limited legible data available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowton
Sheridan
Record Pageant Draws 32675 Attendees at Holy City Event
Pageant drew a record 32 675 attendees at the Faster Service in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge on Sunday morning. Refuge director Roger Johnson announced a total of 6 540 vehicles counted for the pageant with an estimated 5.1 persons per vehicle and 77 640 people overall across 15 528 visiting vehicles. Cleanup crews work as debris is cleared from the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy City
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Refuge
Roger Johnson
Johnson
Pharmacy Award Goes To Cityan John Butler
John Gregory Butler son of Elmer and Mrs Butler 4534 Cherokee Ave received the Rexall Mortar and Pestle Award for outstanding leadership in retail pharmacy during Pharmacy Day at the University of Oklahoma. Robert Lynn Bell Anadarko earned the Lilly Achievement Award for superior scholastic achievement in pharmacy curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gregory Butler
Elmer Butler
Cherokee Ave
Rexall
University of Oklahoma
Robert Lynn Bell
Bill Bell
Anadarko
Lilly
Newfoundland revenues hinge on federal funding share
The Newfoundland government relies on the federal government for more than 69 percent of its revenue, highlighting a heavy dependency on Ottawa for fiscal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
Oklahoma Legislators Grapple With Budget and Health Reforms
Oklahoma lawmakers press toward a mid May adjournment amid unresolved budget gaps. The Senate eyeing higher education funding and a hospital split scheme to fund OU health facilities, while a pari mutuel betting bill and abortion controls run through the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma House
Senate
House Conference Committee On Appropriations
House
University Hospital
University of Oklahoma Medical School
OU Health Sciences Center
Bill Willis
D-Tahlequah
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Paul L. Ford Funeral in Letitia Baptist Church
Funeral services for Paul L. Ford age 48 of Route 1 Lawton will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Letitia Baptist Church with Rev Ernie Margwarth officiating Burial follows in Letitia Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home direction Ford died after an apparent heart attack suffered while mowing his lawn at home He served in the U S Marine Corps from May 194? to April 1946 Memorials may be made to the Letitia Baptist Church building fund
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Ford
Route 1
Lawton
Letitia Baptist Church
Ernie Margwarth
Letitia Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Ford
Ford
U.S. Marine Corps
Funeral for Shirley Jean Adleman in Arlington
Shirley Jean Adleman 37 of Arlington Texas formerly Lawton dies Sunday in Arlington Hospital. Services 10 am Tuesday Moore Funeral Home Chapel Arlington with Rev Weldon Rightmer officiating. Burial Moore Memorial Gardens. Survived by husband Bill W Adleman son Dane Paul daughter Teddi Kathryn mother Beba Dorn sister Dorothy Bauer and grandparents C W Fielder. Donations to American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Jean Adieman
Arlington
Tex
Lawton
Moore Funeral Home Chapel
Weldon Rightmer
Liberty Heights Chapel
Moore Memorial Gardens
Adleman
Karnack
Good Shepherd Methodist Church
Shirley Jean English
Lawton High School
Bill W. Adleman
Wichita Mountains
Holy City Chapel
Paul Adleman
Kinyon
Glen Miller
N. Mth
Bill W
Dane Paul
Teddi Kathryn
Beba Dorn
Irving
Dorothy Bauer
Kingsville
C. W. Fielder
American Cancer Society
Mary E Kilburn obituary in Rochester NY
Mary E Kilburn, 76, of Rochester New York, died at 8 p m Sunday in a local hospital. Local arrangements are handled by Becker Funeral Home. She lived with her cousin Hazel Martin at 1619 North 22nd. Born January 16, 1897 in Canada she is survived by two daughters in Rochester three sisters 12 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Kilburn
Rochester
N. Y
Becker Funeral Home
Stock market slips as inflation fears overshadow earnings
New York trading eased with the Dow down 4.59 to 958.61 as inflation fears temper gains from upbeat first quarter results. U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel gains contrasted with overall declines. Salant Corp. and Amex listings showed mixed moves amid inflation concerns. Oklahoma cattle and hog auctions saw modest price shifts with steers, heifers, and hogs trading lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ing
New York Stock Exchange
Salant Corp
American Stock Exchange
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel
Cameron Election Set For May 2
The final filing date for Cameron College class officers and student senators is Friday with the election slated for May 2. Terms run 1973-74 for offices including student body president and four class senators from each class. last year turnout was sparse with only Beth Clark seeking student body president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
Beth Clark
Brothers Ware die within hours of each other in Amarillo bank saga
Richard C. Ware, 85, former president of Amarillo National Bank, and Charles T. Ware, 87, former chairman, died within six hours of each other. The family bank grew from a cattleman’s small lender to the nation’s largest family-owned commercial bank with about 170 million dollars in assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo, Tex
Richard
Charles Ware
Richard C. Ware
Amarillo National Bank
Charles T
Merian Cooper dies at 79 a Hollywood innovator
Merian C. Cooper, 79, producer of King Kong and the first Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers film, died Saturday in Coronado California. He received a special Academy Award in 1952 for his innovations in the film industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronado
Calif
Merian C. Cooper
Urban demand to push electric brownouts across cities
Most observers predict rising electrical brownouts in American cities over the next decade. Voltage reductions will cause motors to labor and burn out while TV pictures shrink and lights dim.
Tulsa Basketball Captain Faces Shoplifting Trial
University of Tulsa basketball captain Joe Voskuhl, senior and top rebounder from the 1972-73 Golden Hurricane, is to be tried this week in municipal court on a shoplifting charge. He pleaded not guilty to petit larceny after allegedly taking glasses valued at $4.77 from Target in Tulsa on March 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Univerversity of Tulsa
Joe Voskuhl
Target
Jim Lanigan
Voskuhl
Municipallity
City Area Journalism Students Win Awards
OU School of Journalism awarded over 21600 in scholarships at a J Day banquet. McMahon Foundation funds moved many awards. Deborah Irby received a 250 Public Welfare Foundation scholarship. Bill Shelton won 75 Louise B Moore Award. Jennie Buchanan 100 Elmer Thrower. Keith White 300 Malvina Stephenson. Phyllis Alexander 400 Public Welfare Foundation. Kenneth Kevin Davis 400 McMahon Memorial. numerous 400 McMahon Memorial scholarships to named students. freshmen recipients listed. many majors and hometowns across Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awton
University of Oklahoma School of Journalism
McMahon
McMahon Foundation
Lawton
Louise D. McMahon
Eugene
Bob J. Carrell
OU J
Deborah Gail Irby
al C. Irby
Cedarwood Drive
Public Welfare Foundation
Bill Shelton
Altus
Oklahoma Daily
Louise B. Moore
Louise Beare Moore
Moore
Tom Strickland Jr
Shelton
Charles H. Woodworth
Jennie Buchanan
Bettie Buchanan
Elmer Thrower
Keith White
Perry White
Big Pasture
Grandfield
White
Malvina Stephenson
Phyllis Alexander
Jeff Alexander
Duncan
Kenneth Kevin Davis
K. A. Davis
Cyril
Dayna Petete
Lani Jo Shirley
Gail Peck
Pat Thompson
Donna Dill
Mark Wallis
Oklahoma City
Cynthia Eshelman
Ruth Ann Kleinecke
Tulsa
Suzanne Waldron
la Mesa
Calif
Carol Ann Henry
Charles Perry
Debby Williamson
Bixby
Billie May Culver
Gravioa
Okla
John Thomas Hendricks
Blackwell
Carl Edwin Kelley
Perry
Tony Buchanan
Shawnee
C. Steven McMahon
del City
Ponca City
Teresa Ann Perrin
Roxi Slemp
LMAPC Considers Office Complex and Salvage Yard Rezoning
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission meets Tuesday at City Hall to discuss two rezoning requests a new professional office complex from R-1 to C-1 and a salvage yard use on 1404 S 2nd plus an administrative rezoning near Gore Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Metropolitan Area
City Hall
Robert B. Morford II
N. Ist
Jim Wright
Zeke Carter
S. 2Nd
LMAPC
Gore Boulevard
Railroad Street
Seventh Street
Hearing Set On School Desegregation Fund Request
A public hearing on Lan ton Public School system funds under the Emergency School Aid Act is set for 7 p m Wednesday at Dunbar Elementary School. Officials seek federal desegregation money not covered by the general fund. Advisory committee members and school leaders will present. parents teachers students and others are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Senate Education Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Lawton Public School System
Dunbar Elementary
U.S. Office of Education
Dallas
General School Fund
Scout Workers Honored At Banquet In Lawton
Reverend Cecil McFarland executive director of Oklahoma City Goodwill Industries will speak at the Soon er Plains District Annual Banquet at St Pauls United Methodist Church at 6 30 p m. About 100 attend. 1973 74 district officers to be installed including Paul Cullen Joe Scheller Chuck Wade and Robert McNutt with Don Landrum as banquet chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil McFarland
Oklahoma City Goodwill Industries
Sooner Plains
McFarland
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church
Paul Cullen
Lawton
Joe Scheller
Elgin
Chuck Wade
Robert McNutt
Anadarko
Don Landrum
Publisher Richard Drukker Dies at 67 in New Jersey
Richard Drukker 67 publisher of The Herald News Passaic and The Daily Advance Dover died Friday in New Jersey. He led the two newspapers and shaped local coverage for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton, NJ
Richard Drukker
Herald-News
Passaic
Daily Advance
Dover
Area Students Win In Auto Repair Contest
Southwest Oklahoma students won at the Plymouth Trouble Shooting Contest held at Crooked Oak High School in Oklahoma City. Lawton High’s Gerald Ash and Christopher Bianco took second in the high school western division. Caddo Kiowa Area Vo Tech’s Jerry Goddard and Kenneth Holland finished third. Altus High’s Clay Thompson and Stephen Lance posted the top written exam score. The Plymouth dealers sponsored the event to honor outstanding auto mechanics students and encourage careers in auto service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Oklahoma
Crooked Oak High School
Oklahoma City
Gerald L. Ash
Christopher B. Bianco
Lawton High School
Jerry Goddard
Kenneth Holland
Fort Cobb
Clay Thompson
Stephen Lance
Altus High School
Plymouth Dealers
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts spring graduates honorarily
Eight members of the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts spring graduating class received degrees with honors during commencement on April 20. Felix Peterson Jr. of Lawton earned cum laude and Carolyn Ann Latham of Duncan magna cum laude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Peterson Jr
Dunlop St
Lawton
Carolyn Ann Latham
Duncan
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Peterson
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Clarence Neal
Cal
van Oxford, Frederick, Sur
Gery
Edna F. Russell
Columbia
Billie Segrest
Comanche
Joel Tedder
Leonard R. Whitaker
Charles Allen
38Th Place
Brenda Bennight
Homestead Drive
Sherianne Carson
Cherokee
Rhonda C. Claborn
Carson Davis
John Early
Cache
Oleta L. Meek
Chickasha
Winifred Nichols
Jessie M. Nolan
Cherry
Linda F. Turnbull
Maggie R. Williams
Mangum
Betty Turner
Sam James Patton Narcomey
Andarko
Bonnie S. McCarthy
Lucille Gillock
Ann Porter
McKinley
Beryl] Schumann
Patrick H. Morford
Gore
Opal Newman
Lincoln
John F. Phillips
Geronimo
Patricia Mowatt
Indiahoma
Dallas Cox
Karl Harman
Sunnymeade Drive
Arnett Lane
Eakly
Oleene Martin
Fletcher
Barbara L. Thomas
S. Sixth
Alford C. Hudson
Tulane
Johnny Owens
Gary Oliver
Kingston
Joy Woods
Dorchester Drive
PHS
Everett Roberts
Public Records
British Military Hospital
Rying
Stella Roberts
Higher Education
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Medical Center
Department of Public Welfare
Appropriations Committee
OU Medical School
OU Board of Regents
State Regents For Higher Education
David Hall
Shirley Adleman
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Geary
Medford
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
Manchester
Reno
Okeene
Watonga
Weatherford
Muskogee
Hobart
Yukon
Enid
Gulf
MILO
Chickasha, Lamont, Pauls Valley
Cameron
Zc National Bank
City, Area
McCord’s
Ren
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