Solar Eclipse Visible Here
New York AP report explains a partial solar eclipse across North America Friday morning. Greatest coverage near the Arctic Circle at 11 14 a m EST. northern states see best views while southern states around 10 30 a m. Safety guidance advises against direct viewing and suggests indirect methods using film or projection.
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New York
North Americans
American Museum-Hayden Planetarium
Arctic Circle
Middle States
Planetarium
Obituaries List John Nicholas Stuart Sr. and Abbie Bentley
Funeral notices and obituaries from Temple and Lawton area papers list John Nicholas Stuart Sr. of Pine Island Florida father of John Nicholas Stuart Jr. city editor of the Lawton Constitution, with services pending. Also reported are Abbie Gladys Bentley 74 longtime Cotton County resident who died in a Waurika nursing home with a Friday funeral at First Baptist Church Temple officiated by Rev. Jack Stanley and Dr. Campbell Long, burial at Masonic Cemetery. Additional notices report Sgt. North H. Bevens died from injuries in Germany with burial at Fort Riley, and funeral for Devie Mae Richardson 61 at Wyatt Chapel Walters with burial at Walters Cemetery.
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John Nicholas Stuart Sr
Pine Island
Fla
Awton
John Nichlas Jr
Avondale Lane
Stuart
Temple
Abbie Gladys Bentley
Cotton County
Waurika
First Baptist Church
Jack Stanley
Campbell Long
Masonic Cemetery
Wyatt Funeral Home
Bentley
Stephenville
Tex
Roy Bentley
Temple Area
Randlett
Woods Nursing Home
Ray
Lone Grove
Ruth Hadden
A. Lawton
Frank McKinney
Bob Sanders
John Sanders
North H. Bevens
Germany
32Nd
ADCOM
Fort Riley
Kan
Devie Mae Richardson
Wyatt Chapel
Walters
George McDow
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
French Count Compares US-France Ties To Lovers
Count Reginald DeWarren, French consulate official from Houston, touring Lawton on official and unofficial business, discussed the Fort Sill legal case involving a French wife’s death. He noted children’s custody options, praised local wildlife refuge, and described relations as stormy and passionate.
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France
United States
Reginald DeWarren
Houston
Lawton
DeWarren
Fort Sill
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Don Whitaker
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Poland
Attorney Roy D. Moore Named to State Mental Health Nominating Committee
Roy D. Moore of 2114 Atlanta has been elected to the Nominating Committee of the Oklahoma Association for Mental Health. He previously served as president of the Comanche County Mental Health Association and joined the state Board of Directors in 1973, where he was on the Child Advocacy Committee. Moore helped select Lawton as the site of the association’s annual meeting in November.
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Roy D. Moore
Atlanta
Oklahoma Association For Mental Health
Leonard H. Fuller
McAlester
Comanche County Mental Health Association
Moore
State Association Board of Directors
Lawton
Oklahoma Association
Fuller
Fire Department Responds to Multiple Alarms
Lawton Fire Department logged alarms on Wednesday starting at 4:54 p.m. at 4676 G for a house fire and followed by alerts at Lawton Municipal Airport and 2405 NW 47th. A report notes a gas wash down at the airport and dispatch totals reaching 1 766 so far this year.
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Lowton Municipal
Saircrof
Public Records of Vandalism Theft and Burglary Reports
Lawton Police records list complainants and addresses for recent incidents including vandalism to a residence walkway at 1710 Kinyon, thefts from autos at multiple locations, business burglary at Dairy Queen 2419 Gore, and a burglary with jewelry loss at 1626 NW 24th plus various other thefts and robberies across Lawton and nearby areas.
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Lawton
Robert Reynolds
Kinyon
Larry Lytle
Fort Sill
Wisconsin
Gerald Jackson
Monroe
Bishop Road
Dairy Queen
Gore
Ricky Homer
Fort Sill Bivd
William Thompson
Lee
Joan Colon-Martinez
Wayne Nixon
Anadarko
Ferris
David Day
Eddie Copeland
N. Sheridan
Elmer Parker
Floyd
Patricia Gale Keen
D. Henry Jones
Curtis Davis
Oklahoma City
Mer Spence
Lawton Stockyard
Roy H. Adams Sr
Vicki Woods
Surrey
Wackers
Mitchell Free
Parkview
Joseph Reska
Smith
James Poviey
Buffalo Drive
Open House For Dimensions In Reading At Eisenhower High
Eisenhower High School hosts an open house for the Dimensions in Reading program from 6 30 to 8 00 p m in Room 151. Attendees include parents faculty school board members and administrators. A poetry book and Christmas play tapes by students will be shown. Teacher Georgann Vineyard leads the class with aides Deidre Hellan Coreta Harris and Cynthia Dale.
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Eisenhower High School
Georgann Vineyard
Deidre Hellan
Coreta Harris
Cynthia Dale
Retirees Push Funds for Water and Street Projects
The Lawton area Retired Persons Association asks City Council to use community development revenue sharing for water works and street projects. O P Womack presented the resolution, adopted Dec 5, amid plans for a 7 to 8 million dollar bond election and clashes over fund use. A City Hall advisory committee reviews requests to determine spending that benefits all citizens.
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The
American Association of Retired Persons
O. P. Womack
Retired Persons Association
Lawton
MacArthur Bands Host Combined Christmas Concert
MacArthur High School and Junior High School bands present a combined Christmas concert at 7 30 p.m. on December 19 in the school auditorium. Admission is $2 per family or $1 for adults and 50 cents for students. MacArthur Junior High band members raised $1,500 for blazers by selling soap and magazines and still need $3,600.
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MacArthur
MacArthur Junior High
Jeannine Edwards
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North Bevens
Ors
Sgt. Bevens
Bevens
Yates Center
Sharon Bevens
Jackson
Miss
Charles
Robert
Marlene West
Center
Devie Richardson
Nenaig
Laundromat
Count DeWarren
Lawton Fire Department
Public Records
Sheridan
WN. Sheridan
Bankamerica Vs
Edward
Dial
William Egley
Nita Kennemer
Sloppy Joes
Too
Tad
Western Wear
Maverick
Bank
Americard
Master Charge
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