Lawton High Key Club Wins State Trophy at District Convention
Fifteen Lawton High School students and three sponsors attended the Texas Oklahoma District Convention of Key Club International at the Myriad in Oklahoma City. The group earned the trophy for the largest Key Club in the state while serving on the Sergeant-At-Arms committee. Jerry Breathwit, a former state lieutenant governor, attended as a guest. Sponsors were Ken Hughen Lynn Erman and Steve Jackson. Total Lawton High membership is 64.
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Lawton High School
Key Club International
Myriad
Oklahoma City
Kiwanis
Ken Hughen
Lawton High
Hughen
Lawton
Jerry Breathwit
Lynn Erman
Steve Jackson
Lawton High School Club
Cyril Teacher Captures Caddo County Teacher of the Year
Judith Quickle of Cyril, a nine year veteran business and office education teacher at the Caddo Kiowa Vocational Center, is named Caddo County Teacher of the Year. She holds degrees from Midwestern University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University and has extensive involvement in OEA NEA and related education groups.
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Cobb
Judith Quickle
Cyril
Caddo- Kiowa
Caddo County
Quickle
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Tex
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford
Central State University
Edmond
University of Oklahoma
Norman
OEA
NEA
Caddo County Education Association
Oklahoma Vocational
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer ACROSS AND DOWN
Puzzle with clues for across and down entries led by Eugene Sheffer. Includes solution hints, cryptograms, and a cryptoquip clue about J equals R.
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Eugene Sheffer
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Boat and Outboard Tag Deadline Approaches
Oklahoma Tax Commission official says 1977 boat and outboard licenses must be bought by May 1 to avoid a 10 cent daily penalty. Licenses expired March 31 and boats over 10 horsepower require licensing. licenses serve as personal property tax, even when stored or used on private waters.
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Jess Spradlin Jr
Boat and Motor Division
The
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Man Charged With Barbiturate Possession in Bar Incident
Daniel Witten, 25, of 1145 NW Oak, was charged after officers found 185 red barbiturate capsules in his possession Saturday. A warrant had been issued for him over a pistol pointing at a woman at Grand Central Station when she intervened in a beating.
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Daniel Witten
NW Oak
Grand Central Station
Student Named Justice on Westminster Honor Commission
Blake Dutcher son of Mr and Mrs Joe Dutcher of 811 N 41st has been named a member of the Westminster College Honor Commission in Fulton Missouri. The commission handles violations of the schools honor code.
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Blake Dutcher
Joe Dutcher
N. 41St
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
Deaths and funerals in city area
Funeral services for M Sgt (Ret) Willis A Martin 83 of 1203 F in Calvary Baptist Church were held with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He served from 1913 to 1945 and moved to Lawton in 1925. Also noted is funeral pending for Bessie West and obituaries for Charlie Hedrick with details on families and church affiliations.
Instapoll Questions on City Council Size and Terms
Lawton Publishing asks readers to call 353-0620 during the evening to cast votes on reducing council members from ten to eight and on switching to three year terms. A Hot Line option invites residents to request information on local governmental activities by the same phone number.
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Lawton Publishing Company
Instapoll
Two Cache Teens Sought After Attack at Youth Center
Police and sheriff units seek 16 year olds George L. Peahway and Richard W. Caddo after a Saturday night assault on house parent Harlan Smith at Marie Detty Youth Services Center. Smith, 32, was struck with a frying pan and beaten. he received treatment at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.
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Cache
Marie Detty Youth Services Center
Police Department
Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's
George L. Peahway
Richard W. Caddo
Harlan Smith
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Ten Lawton Men Named In Outstanding Young Men List
Ten Lawton men and two area residents were selected for the 1977 Outstanding Young Men of America. Lawton honorees include Donald Baldridge Jack Dickerson Richard Daisley Larry Spears John Taylor Howard Johnson Danny Lee Alford Mitchell Mark Smith and Michael Yap. Other Southwestern Oklahoma residents named are Robert Wyatt III Grandfield and Michael Hurley Altus.
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Lawton
Donald Kenneth Baldridge
Jack David Dickerson
Richard Avery Daisley
Larry Don Spears
John Franklin Taylor
Howard Russell Johnson
Danny Edward Lee
Alford Leon Mitchell
Mark Randall Smith
Michael Wai Lim Yap
Oklahoma
Robert Lee Wyatt III
Grandfield
Michael Mount Hurley
Altus
Funeral set for Milford William John Johnson
Milford William John Johnson 68 of 1116 Park died early Tuesday after a lengthy illness. Funeral is 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Baggett officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born August 20, 1908 in Iuka Mississippi and lived in Lawton since 197. He owned a trailer park and laundry, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and IOOF Lodge. He is survived by two sons, two daughters, one brother, four sisters and ten grandchildren.
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Bessie West
N. 1St
Miller
West
Dallas County
Lawton
Bethlem
Douglas
Lenora Russel
Roosevelt
Frank Williams
Georgia
Winston Williams
San Antonio
Tex
Henry Williams
Dallas
Albert C. Norris
A.C. Norris
Berkley
Calif
George Norris
Blythe
Walters
Charlie H. Hedrick
Wyatt Funeral Home
Curtiss Ledbetter
Duncan
Hedrick
Duncan Hospital
Cotton County
Comanche
Mary Bull
Andrew Hedrick
Carl Hedrick
Milford William Johnson
Park
Calvary Baptist Church
Charles Baggett
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Johnson
Iuka
Miss
Inez M. Perry
Ioof Lodge
Charles M
Wolf
Robert W
Betty Cates
S. 2Nd
Delouris E. Powell
NE Lake
Herman
Cadhe
Pearl Biggs
Minnie Davis
Detroit
Byrant Grishom
Bessie Grishom
Two Lawton Deaths Apparently Natural
Lawton police investigated two death reports Monday night and said both appear from natural causes. Shawn Lee Graham died shortly after 5 p.m. at Reynolds Army Hospital after his mother found him not breathing in his crib. autopsy pending. Essie West died at Southwestern Hospital after collapsing in her yard. she had prior heart attack and death appears from another heart attack.
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Lawton
Shawn Lee Graham
No. 20
Mission Blvd
Apt. 249
Reynolds Army Hospital
Reynolds
Essie West
N. 1St
Southwestern Hospital
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VBOE
Classroom Educators of Business and Office Education
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OFA
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Cebo Oklahoma
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Rand
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Cryptoquip
Spradlin
Willis A. Martin
Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Sgt. Martin
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Colo
Fort Sill
Ruby Reynolds
W.B. Martin
Waskom
Instapoll Questions
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Motorola
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F.M. Chenavit Hess Security Service
P.O. Box
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