Funeral services for several Lawton area residents
Funeral services were planned for Donald Jones 38 of 2104 Lake at 2 p.m. Thursday in Becker Memorial Chapel with Rev. Brad Allen officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens followed his Sunday death in an Oklahoma City hospital after a lengthy illness. May Bell Isbell 68 of Gilroy California mother of Audrey I Halbert of 1408 Ozman died Sunday. services set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Greenlawn Chapel with Rev. Charles Curtsinger officiating. Burial at Fletcher Cemetery. Isbell born October 19 1905 in Union County Arkansas married Kelly H Isbell in 1943 in Duncan lived in California 15 years. She was a Baptist. Jack W Elam 41 of 918 NW 20th died early today at Reynolds Army Hospital with services pending at Becker Funeral Home. Elam born December 18 1932 in Benton County Arkansas entered service March 12 1952 in Little Rock and retired October 5 1971 at Fort Sill. He married Anna B Morris in 1952. He had lived in Lawton since 1962. Survivors include his wife two sons three sisters a brother and his mother Flora Elam of Bentonville Arkansas. Memorial contributions may go to the Heart Fund.
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Donald Jones
Lake
Becker Memorial Chapel
Brad Allen
Central Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Jones
Oklahoma City
Greenlawn Funeral Home
Charles Curtsinger
Westside Church of God
Fletcher Cemetery
Isbell
Union County
Ark
Kelly H. Isbell
Duncan
California
The
Baptist Church
Timothy
Ronald
Norma Dale
Gravette
Velma Brandon
Bentonville
Claudia Epps
Vandanoia
Colo
Delmar Flam
Wichita
Kans
Flora Elam
Bentonville, Ark
Heart Fund
Would-Be Robber Releases 5 Hostages
A would be robber who hoped to go home for Christmas released five hostages unharmed and surrendered after police agreed to fly his mother from Dallas. Gilliam 26 was booked on robbery kidnapping and burglary charges. An alleged accomplice Tompkins 25 was arrested earlier and booked on the same charges.
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San Francisco
Dallas
Tex
John L. Gilliam
Raymond J. Tompkins
Marie Maxwell
Gilliam
Texas
Oklahoma Court Reporters to Attend Tulsa Seminar
Joye Johnston and Linda Rogers among 10 court reporters from Oklahoma and other states set to attend a two day seminar at the Fairmont Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. The event features speed building sessions and shorthand tests from 175 to 260 words per minute with Marian P. Opala as keynote speaker. The meeting concludes with the Oklahoma Shorthand Reporters Association annual session.
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Joye Johnston
Oak
Linda Rogers
Oklahoma
Fairmont-Mayo
Tulsa
Johnston
Dist
Jack Brock
Miss Rogers
William Roberts
Marian P. Opala
State of
Oklahoma Shorthand Reporters Association
Fire reports list dorm and house fires by Lawton units
Lawton Fire Department dispatch logs show a car fire at 4800 Cleck of Cache Road on Monday at 4.78 p,m and a house fire at 12055S. 241m Place on Tuesday. totals indicate 1 728 dispatches for the year.
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Lawton Fire Department
Cleck of Cache Road
Fort St Bouievard
Salvation Army Seeks applicants for Christmas baskets and toys
Salvation Army is accepting applications this week for Christmas food baskets and toys. Applications are 9 30 a m to noon through Friday at The Salvation Army Community Service Center 1306 E Ave.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Community Service Center
E. Ave
Freon Ban Proposed by House Members
Three House members push bills to outlaw Freon and similar fluorocarbons amid ozone layer fears. Rep. Les Aspin calls for a 1976 manufacturing ban unless NAS finds no substantial threat. Reps. Esch and Rogers seek hearings and potential EPA power to ban fluorocarbon products based on NAS findings.
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Washington
House
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Marvin L. Esch
R-Mich
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Aspin
National Academy of Sciences
Rogers and
Esch
Environmental Protection Agency
Griffin Wins Heisman as Archie Grabs 1974 Trophy
Archie Griffin of Ohio State won the 1974 Heisman Trophy in a landslide. USC’s Anthony Davis and Oklahoma’s Joe Washington finished second and third, with Tom Clements of Notre Dame fourth in the final voting by 849 electors.
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NEW York
Archie Griffin
Ohio State
James
Margaret Griffin
Columbus
Ohio
Griffin
Downtown Athletic Club
Anthony Davis
Southern California
Joe Washington
Oklahoma
Davis
Washington
East
South
Midwest
Southwest
Far West
Notre Dame
Tom Clements
Nebraska
John Eisenhower to Write Weekly Column for Daily Republican
John Eisenhower son of the late President will write a weekly column for the Daily Republican starting Tuesday. He plans to comment on present national and world events from his home northeast of Philadelphia. He is author of The Bitter Woods and Strictly Personal. The Mets dropped 36 games by one run in 1974, winning 17 by that margin.
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Equitable
National Council
National Leaders Corps
Hall of Fame
Million Dollar Round Table
Oklahoma Agents and Managers
Phoenixville
John Eisenhower
Daily Republican
Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Bitter Woods
Battle of the Bulge
New York Mets
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May Bell Isbell
Gilroy
Calif
Lawton
Audrey I. Halbert
Ozman
Nettie B. Dean
Los Alamos
N.M
Georgia Karras
Grace Edwards
Jackie Elam
Louise Gilliam
Tim Casey
Petrini Plaza Market
Golden Gate Park Panhandle
Casey
Chico Garcia
Garcia
Yale Odessky
Goodby
the Lawton Constitution Evereggs
Sun Lawton Morhing Press
Phornengs
Sun
Sunday Constitution
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Sed & A Ave
Lawton, Okie
Poyatde m
Corsten Press
Corstimon
Fort Sil
Constington
Corstituhon
Somurdery
Khonrang
MO Const
Press & Sun Core
APO
Mo Press
Press and Sundey
Sundey Constinuton
Apy
Dennis the Menace
Cail
Anthony Libro
Stephens Plaza
N. Sheridan
Anthony Libro Hall of Fame
Eople
the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
New York, N.Y
Heisman
Dave Hamm
Michigan
Dennis Franklin
Rod Sheate
Bngham Young
Gary Sheide
Maryland
Randy White
Steve Bartkowski
Temple
Steve Joachim
Tampa
Fred Solomon
Pittsburgh
Tony Dorsett
Jackson State
Walter Payton
Payton
Bi Ss
BJ National Bank
Sheridan
Barca
Gore
AFC
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