Refuge Crews Clean Lakes in Wichita Mountains Preserve
Article by Julian Howard and staff details draining Crater Osage Lost Lakes and others to remove dis fish and debris. Lakes restocked with balanced predator and forage fish as weather improves, with Sunset Pool cleared of 4 500 cubic yards of sediment and designated a kids fishing hole.
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Steve Smith
Wichita Will
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Julian Howard
Crater
Osage
Lost Lakes
Job Corps
Sunset Pool
Elk Mountain
Panther Creek
CCC
WPA
Vandalism and Theft Report Summary From Public Records
A series of vandalism theft and burglary reports are listed with locations including 718 N Jist 110 Gore 4419 Beta 1518 Douglas 2209 NW 36th and 1008 Park. Damages range from undetermined to 300 dollars with several cars houses and a residence affected. Two injuries are noted in a separate incident at 72 Sw th.
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L. Davis
N. Jist
Marilyn Embry
Gore
Beta
L. Bymoster
TGRU
Sheridan
Pierce
Douglas
Robert Pittman
Robert Johnson
Park
Indichoma
Edgar Neff
Artington
Jennie Phillips
Joyce Jones
Jefferson
Harold Morton
Cheryl
John K. Standridge
Neeceih Curc
Taylor
Injury Accidents Times and Locations Investigated by Lawton
Lawton investigated a series of injury accidents with noted times and locations. The report lists specific incidents, responders, and preliminary findings, outlining where each collision occurred and the immediate actions taken by authorities.
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Lawton
Black dachshund suspected in Holy City caretaker bite
The assistant caretaker at the Holy City in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge was bitten by a black dachshund Sunday around 4 15 p m A Lawton couple reported their dog was lost and later found near the refuge The dog about six months old wore a red collar and jumped from a car before the bite occurred The caretaker said she believed the dog was likely a family pet and tried to lure it into her car to locate the owners.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Lawton
Mrs. Robertson
Fire department logs report early morning gas leak and bank fire
Times and locations from Lowton Fire Department indicate a gas leak at 212 5S 24th at 12 1 am and a fire on the third floor of the Bank Building at 623 a m marked as BIC.
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Lowton Fire Department
Bank
CONARC Chief Haines Busy Day at Fort Sill
General Ralph E. Haines Jr. of CONARC spent a busy day at Fort Sill. He arrived Sunday night and toured major commands, observed III Corps Artillery training, and met with the Artillery Training Center commander. He also watched a Pershing missile assemblage class and an artillery communications class.
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Continental Army Command
Conarc
Fort Sill
Ralph E. Haines Jr
Henry Post Field
III Corps
Artillery Training Center
Haines
Fort Lillee
Witnesses Close Tulsa Convention Shaping Meeting at Assembly Center
Story notes a large Jehovah's Witnesses district convention ending in Tulsa at the assembly center marking a record attendance at the venue. Speaker Lester M. Dugan, district supervisor, urged attendees that mankind must align with God amid criticism of earth pollution and moral decline.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Funeral Rites for Carl C Capshaw Held at Trinity Baptist
Funeral services for Carl C Capshaw 65 of Lawton were held at 10 30 a m in Trinity Baptist Church with Rev N N Antonson officiating. Capshaw operated Cap s Auto Parts and previously Automotive Spring Co and Aut o Parts Speed Equipment. Surviving are his wife Noma Smith son Eugene three sisters and three brothers and three grandchildren.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Carl C. Capshaw
Drive
Cap’s Auto Parts
Noma Smith
Chattanooga
Automotive Spring Co
S. Simpson
Cap’s Auto Parts & Speed Equipment
Eugene
E. Lee Bivd
Lula Johnson
Clara Cooper
McMahon-Tomlinson Nursing Home
Milton
N. 43Rd
Jewell
Oliver
Edgar Hand Funeral Pending in Lawton for Local Grill Owner
Edgar P Hand 67 of 2103 Lake died Saturday in a local hospital after a short illness. He operated Hand's Grill at 617 C and was born June 4, 1904 in Retrop. He came to Lawton in 1941, married Davie Wolfe in Hobart on December 31, 1922, and was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church. He was survived by three sisters, a brother, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Lawton
Edgar P O- Hand
Lake
Hand's Grill
Retrop
Davie Wolfe
Hobart
Centenary United Methodist Church
Herb Tozier
Newport News
John Hall
H. V. Cowles
Sentinel
Lula Wayne
Elk City
Clarene
Whittier
Calif
Public Hearing Set on Annexation to Rural Water District
A public hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on August 16 in the county courthouse conference room to consider annexing land near Meers to Comanche County Rural Water District No. 1. The area lacks adequate water supply and the district board supports the annexation. about 50 families would be affected.
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Meers
Comanche County Rural Water District No. 1
County Commissioners Conference Room
Board of Directors of Rural Waters Dist. No. 1
Rosa Hines
Comanche County
Quakers Pioneered Coeducation Among Religions
The Quakers became the first religious denomination to practice co education, integrating teaching for boys and girls within their religious communities and schools.
Chickasha Man Dies In Mishap
Nashville AP report details the death of a Chickasha man in a mishap. The exact circumstances and identities are not fully provided in the fragment.
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Chickasha
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