Two Automobiles Reported Stolen in Lawton Incident
Lawton police sought two stolen cars, a 1953 Chevrolet with plate CM 4585 and a 1961 Chevrolet with plate TL 5019. Offense reports included assault, bicycle theft, burglary, clothing theft, hubcap theft, dog theft, and a recovered wallet missing $8. A two year old Altus girl Enriqueta Gaona drowned in a bathtub while left alone briefly.
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Lawton
E. M. Carter
Chevrolet
Oklahoma
Harley J. Shirel
S. Ninth
Francis O. Rackley
Lincoln
Jeannine Donovan
Smith
Ross Stephens
Liberty
Gloria Erickson
N. 13Th
Jo Ann Watley
Dearborn
W. B. Abbott
Charles D. Hershrong
Fort Sill
Lozelle Best
Altus
Enriqueta Gaona
Ignacio Gaona
Thomas Rojas
Park
Tragic drowning of Altus Tot before Lawton birthday parade
Altus Tot 2 drowns while bathing at Tubliere hospital preparing to view Lawton birthday parade. Aunt Agnes Miranda says Rajahs cared for the child. father works in Altus, mother in Ligo neer. Family moved to Lawton nine months ago. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday Blessed Sacrament Church. burial by Becker Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Agnes Miranda
la Fiesta
Altus
Ligoneer
Ind
Miranda
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
William Hayden
Becker Funeral Home
City council reviews street grid with numerous annexations and repairs
City officials debated widening and assigning street lines from Gore Boulevard to 25th Street and 21st Street. They approved annexation of part of Eastgate, accepted Urban Renewal funds, and moved to condemn or repair buildings at 20, 22, and 24 C. They reappointed Morris Swett to the Carnegie Library Board and seated Bill Greb on the Urban Renewal Authority. They also approved electric rates for Lake Ellsworth pumping and set parking limits on Lee Boulevard while studying traffic signals.
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Cache Road
Elm
Kingsbury
Sheridan Road
12Th Street
Jimmie Doolittle
Franklin
I. Summit
Ninth
10Th
Euclid
Ferris
Lee Blvd
Williams
Lincoln
Baldwin
14Th
15Th
23Rd Place
B. Lawton Ave
Gore
Roosevelt
Dearborn
71St
Hendrick & Hendrick
38Th
Eastgate Addition
Urban Renewal Authority
Wiley Cox
Charlies Green
Carnegie Library Board
Morris Swett
Wayne Gilley
Swett
W. W
Bill) Greb
Dick Ford
Water Committee
Public Service Co
Lake Ellsworth
Police
2Nd
11Th Street
Ninth and Lee
Gore Blvd
10Th and I
Bill Griswold
Bell
F. Jack Allen
Clare Morford
39Th Road
Rebels Invasion Of Haiti Provokes Northern Standstill
Rebels led by Gen Leon Cantave attack Haiti as 3000 troops and deserters press northern ports. Vernas says Fort Liberte falls, encirclement around Cap Haitien, inferred reach toward Gonaives. Dominican stance uncertain amid regional diplomatic talks in Santo Domingo.
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Paul Vernas
Haitian National Democratic Union
UDN
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Gonaives
Cap Haitien
Vernas
Fort Liberte
Derac
Troy
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Santo Domingo
Andres Freites
Leon Cantave
Pierre Rigaud
Rene Leon
Juan Bosch
Senate and House clash on military pay boosts for service members
Both chambers approve pay increases with shifting scope from two years of service to all active personnel. Extra allowances target Cold War duty and family separation, while retiree pay may rise beyond 6 percent cost of living. House and Senate diverge on a 5 percent COLA for retirees.
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Senate
House
Viet Nam
South Korea
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs J W Daugherty Cement
Services for Mrs. J W Daugherty 79 of Cement were held at 11 a m in the Church of Christ Cement with Fred Sizemore as pastor and Grandfield cemetery burial. Born Aug 14 1883 in Osceola Missouri she married J W Daugherty Apr 23 1911 in Wagoner. Surviving are husband two sons Marvin and R J a daughter Ruby Green a brother Elmer Davis and three sisters May West Jewel Steward and Audy Hall.
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J. W. Daugherty
Cement
Church of Christ, Cement
Fred Sizemore
Grandfield Cemetery
Cyril
Jewel Steward
Phoenix
Ariz
Audy Hall
Tulsa
Lewallen Infant Services in Lawton
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewallen of 5310 Columbia died after birth. Born 11 35 a.m. and died 2 01 a.m. Survivors include the parents two brothers Mark and Gregory, paternal grandparents Loyd and Mrs Lewallen of Oklahoma City maternal grandparents Ed Johnson paternal great grandparents Coleman Hadock Sapulpa and two maternal great grandmothers Mrs Mary Johnson Devon Kansas and Mrs Kate Humble Joplin Missouri.
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Robert Lewallen
Columbia
Becker Funeral Home
Lewallen
Lawton
GMAC
Mark
Gregory
Loyd Lewallen
Oklahoma City
Ed Johnson
Coleman Haddock
Sapulpa
Mary Johnson
Devon
Kans
Kate Humble
Joplin
Elementary enrollment set for Friday August 30
The school schedule lists elementary enrollment beginning Friday at 9:30 a.m. All pupils will attend their respective schools at that time. Meetings next week include elementary principals Tuesday August 27, LEACTA workshop Wednesday August 28, and teachers with principals Thursday August 29.
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Shoemaker
Board of Education
Lawton High School
LHS
Wilma Davis
LEA
Edward Hennessee
CTA
Legion To Start Magazine Sales Campaign
Bateman Zarling American Legion Post 193 plans a magazine subscription drive this week. Curtis Williams, commander, says proceeds will fund the post sickroom program and hospital beds for county residents. Each volunteer will carry an authorization letter signed by Williams and officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bateman-Zarling American Legion Post 193
Curtis Williams
Williams
School Audit Under Way in Lawton
Ernest Ayers and N G Carter of the State Department of Education are in Lawton this week auditing attendance records for the city's public schools. The twice yearly audit supports state aid applications and will complete the county wide check of Comanche county schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ayers
N. G. Carter
State Department of Education
Lawton
Comanche County
Republican leaders named to Goldwater slate in Oklahoma
Vernon Beals of Oklahoma City chairs finance with four advisory chairmen and district co chairs named across Tulsa, Pryor, Clinton and other cities. Mrs. Maddox and Burkett as top officials align with Goldwater. Other items include segregation questions at McAlester penitentiary and Western Hills lodge, FBI drill pay probe, and Thomas Taggart appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board.
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Vernon Beals
Oklahoma City
Finance
Forest Beals
Nash
Tom Harris
Julia Maddox
Tulsa
Burkett
Dorothy Stanislaus
Pryor
Dorcas Kelly
Bristow
Pat Sinclair
Florence Hayes
Clinton
Kelly
Oklahoma
McAlester Penitentiary
Bellmon
Ray Page
Page
Western Hills Lodge
Air Guard
FBI
Oklahoma National Guard
Thomas Taggart
Southern Regional Education Board
Vernon Collins
Cherokee
Castro's Mother Dies In Havana
Prime Minister Fidel Castros mother Senora Lina Rud De Castro died Tuesday night in Havana. She will be buried this afternoon in the family plot near Biran in Oriente Province. She was the widow of Castro and mother of Raul, Fidel, and four daughters.
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Miami
Fila
Fidel Castro
Senora
Lina Rud de Castro
Havana
Biran
Oriente
Senora Ruz
Castro
Raul
Fidel
Captains to Convene for 1963 United Fund Meeting
Campaign chairman Bill Johnson said unit captains who missed yesterday's session should attend a short gathering at 10 a.m. Tuesday August 13 in the Civic room of Security Bank and Trust Co. The meeting is part of the 1963 United Fund drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Bank and Trust Co
Bill Johnson
Johnson
Colon Nerve Stimulant Relieves Constipation Overnight
A new tablet, Coronatp, uses a colonic nerve stimulant and bulking action to restore bowel function. It claims to relieve constipation overnight and improve comfort, with doctors recommending its use.
Runoff Due In Dixie Race
Unofficial returns show J P Coleman and Paul Johnson leading a four man Democratic governor race in Mississippi with a runoff set for August 2 if no candidate has a majority. Johnson led Coleman with 110,987 to 96,966 with 1,453 of 1,882 precincts reported.
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University of Mississippi
James H. Meredith
Johnson
Meredith
Ole Miss
Joe Patterson
Patterson
John MecLauren
Ross Harnett
McLaurin
Carroll Gartin
Evelyn Gandy
Troy Watkins
Grocer Foils Armed Robber At Neely's Grocery
R F Neely operator of Neelys Grocery at Fourth and Summit threw a telephone at a man attempting a robbery Tuesday night. The bandit fled with a shotgun as Neely and a young customer watched the escape. Neely said he had previously repelled a robber with a pop bottle about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Neely
Neely
Fourth and
Summit
Lawton
Alfred Kirkes
Slides Of Dam Construction Shown For Sheridan Kiwanis
Jim Freeman owner of Freeman Construction spoke to Sheridan Kiwanis on the Ellsworth dam showing slides of excavation and construction stages. He also discussed Lawton water system. Guests included Bob Lawrence F F Lawrence George Cox and Bob Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Freeman
Freeman Construction Company
Ellsworth
Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Freeman
Lawton
Bob Lawrence
F. F. Lawrence
George Cox
Bob Williams
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Twenty-first Street
Arlington
Lake
Taylor
Haitia
Lewallen Infant
Legion
The
Bird Cage Private Club
Sheridan & Cache
Humble
Earl Simmons
GOP
Don D. Kinkaid
C. Hubert Gragg
Goldwater
Martin Garber
Enid
Truman Branscom
Seminole
ELS
Dixie
Grocer
Sheridan Kiwanians
Quality Optical Service
Imluatrationa
Corot
Ora Weiout
Skyline
Marquise
Diamonds
Ant
Lady's
Elgin
Cupenton
Mon
Jewel Elgins
Mon's
Lady's Elgin
Specia Bera
Ee Er Ey
Sunbeam
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