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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
3
Births include a daughter for LeRoy Mills Lawton at 3 41 am Aug 11 weighing 6 3 a daughter for Everett Johnson Snyder at 10 14 am Aug 10 weighing 8 11. Numerous admissions and discharges listed for medical and surgical cases with names and addresses throughout the region.
Second class postage paid at Lawton Oklahoma. Carrier service in Lawton area per month Morning Press and Sunday $1.55 Constitution and Sunday $1.55 Constitution Press and Sunday se Monday Constitution (only) per copy .05 Delivered to Press Saturday Press (only) per copy Delivered to Constitution subscribers Mail subscriptions Comanche Cotton Tillman Kiowa Cad do Grady Stephens Jefferson and Jackson Counties
The Muskogee Chamber of Commerce flooded with 534 applications from women after a clothing firm tentatively offered sewing jobs. Chamber manager Jim Jordan said total applicants were about half of the 2,000 needed to attract the new industry to Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Dr Alfred C Taff a 57 year old osteopath from Wardell Missouri will join the Cache Community Medical Clinic and Health Center as resident physician within two weeks becoming the first doctor in Cache in over 20 years Mrs Cecil Roach president of the Rose Garden club says he will visit twice before settling in He has practiced over 30 years and the clinic a non profit in Oklahoma has about 200 members The clinic building should be ready within two weeks and will house a cardiographer with total equipment on hand or on order about 1150 dollars
Twenty three county homemakers travel by car to Oklahoma State University for a four day conference featuring speakers short courses exhibits and entertainment. The event includes a 2 pm Wednesday address by Mrs. Henry Bellman wife of the governor and the state meeting of home demonstration club members with delegates from Comanche county.
Police report seven youths including three border guards reached West Germany in the last two days. The escape highlights ongoing border breaches between East and West Berlin amid Cold War tensions.
Henry Edgar Rackley 62 died Saturday in a Chickasha hospital after a brief illness. Services at 3 p.m. today at the Church of Christ in Chickasha with Bill Conner and Don Ray Williams officiating. Burial in Rosehill cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary Etta Tompkins Rackley, three daughters and two sons, plus a sister and two brothers. Burial and funeral arrangements by Dalton funeral home of Fletcher.
Mrs Carmen Harris 49 of 1508 S Eighth died Sunday in a local hospital after an extended illness. Services set for 2 30 p m Tuesday at Becker Memorial chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She was born in Lawton June 13 1914 and lived here all her life. She married Henry O Harris Sept 2 1951 in Henrietta Texas and worked as an aide at Southwestern Hospital for many years. Survivors include her husband one daughter Edna Rachel Harris a sister Mrs Bob Daniels a step-brother Winiford R Self and her step-father and mother Mr and Mrs IL Self.
Hobart F E Smith of 1512 B died of a heart attack at 8:30 am at home. Born November 6 1898 in Newalla he married Mellie Dickson in Oklahoma City. He ran tire shops in Oklahoma City and Lawton retiring in 1959. Survived by wife son Robert and other relatives. Funeral arrangements at Becker Funeral Home.
A special five cent stamp will be issued in Washington DC on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of the Alliance for Progress. Designed by William K. Schrage the multicolored stamp features the alliance emblem and will be printed in panes of fifty with an initial order of 130 million. First day cancellations can be requested by sending envelopes with payment to the Washington DC postmaster.
A 14 year old Maysville youth died from an accidental gunshot wound while hunting with three friends. Jerry Ray Felan son of Mr and Mrs Richard Felan was shot in the head with a .22 caliber rifle while crossing a creek. The discharge occurred as the gun was laid down and he died after reaching an Oklahoma City hospital.
An East German recounts 16 months behind the Berlin wall and the 1952 53 Stalinist jailing of her husband. She and her husband escaped after years of sacrifice, describing life under communism, cramped freedoms, and the impact on their children. She notes the wall did awaken people to the horror of communism and the longing for freedom.
Gen. Jark, Fourth Army commander, spent four hours at Fort Sill watching British commandos fire a special artillery problem and demonstrate techniques. He was briefed on the 79th Kirkee Commando Battery, Royal Artillery, by Lt Col John Ellerton. He met Rex Madeira and planned to visit the Army recruiting office in the Federal building.
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