This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
3
Long list of births and patient movements from hospitals, naming parents and addresses where given. Newborns include twins and multiple birth times. many admissions and surgeries noted for residents across towns including Altus, Snyder, Elgin, Cache, Fos.
Lawson Urban Renewal Authority director Arch March spoke on future planning at the Breakfast Optimist club meeting. Henry Welker longtime Boy Scout associate received the salute of the week for youth work. New member Col. John Castlen of Fort Sill joined, with Bob Parr presiding as club president.
A list of defendant names ages and charges with dispositions includes speeding excessive speed failure to yield red light driving under influence reckless driving public drunkenness and disturbances. Fines bonds forfeited and court actions are noted for each case.
Rev. H. P. Parris of Union Baptist church heads home to Lawton after attending the World Baptist Youth conference in Beirut from July 22 to 28. About 3,000 attendees from 51 countries heard the theme Jesus Christ in a Changing World. His 24 day tour included Italy Greece Syria Egypt Jordan Israel France and England.
Gary E. Robison of the U S Air Force Academy spoke about Civil Air Patrol's relation to the academy at a Lawton CAP unit event. Robison, Lawton native and former cadet member, is the son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Robison.
Two Lawton men Raymond Nauni Jr and Woody Forest Taptto have enlisted in the U S Marine Corps and will report to San Diego for recruit training. They attended Lawton High School and are enlisted by S Sgt Howard Edwards. After 11 weeks of boot camp and four weeks of advanced training at Camp Pendleton they will be eligible for a 20 day leave.
The bulletin lists Lt Cols, Majs, and Captains promoted in AUS and RA with new postings to bases such as Fort Bliss, Lackland AFB, Fort Meade, Fort Chaffee, and Presidio of San Francisco. It notes resignations, retirements, and determinations affecting personnel status, including revocations, reassignments to APO San Francisco and APO 158 San Francisco, and officers slated for Korea, Vietnam, Alaska, and Okinawa.
President Kennedy plans to join his family at Hyannis Port staying at Squaw Island for the last four weekends. He will depart today at about 5 p.m. for a one hour flight to Otis Air Force Base Massachusetts and return to Washington Monday morning.
Robert Blair told U S District Judge Luther Bohanon he prefers prison and has spent 35 of 38 years in confinement. He stole a car in Chico California and drove to Oklahoma City to surrender to the FBI hoping for a five year term with time off for good behavior. Blair said he is institutionalized and accustomed to orders.
Lt. Col. Douglas P. Harper takes command of 2nd Howitzer Battalion, 36th Artillery at Fort Sill as Joint Operation Swift Strike III unfolds in the Carolinas. His career spans Pearl Harbor service, OSS actions in China Burma India, 82nd Airborne command, FAST Chinese studies, Taiwan postings, and staff roles in Washington. He holds Bronze Star and Army Commendation medals.
The U S 1st Cavalry Division that guards 18 miles of the armistice line in Korea will change hands Saturday. Brig Gen Charles Pershing Brown, from Oklahoma, has led the unit as acting commander for two months and will become assistant to Maj Gen Charles Leonard on the arrival from the United States. He recalls frontline duty and a Philippine battalion command in 1945 with a wry smile and a memory of an older, stricter commander.
Twenty three Lawton Civil Air Patrol cadets depart Fort Sill Saturday at 1 p.m. aboard a US Army Caribou for the annual encampment at McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Kansas. They will return at 3 p.m. August 10. The group is the largest from Oklahoma or Arkansas. Numerous cadets and officers including Lt Col Jesse S Skaggs Jr and others are listed as attendees.
Rep. Victor Wickersham of the Sixth District will hold an in office visit in the Koehler building on Saturday afternoon. He invites constituents to discuss issues during that time.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.