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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1963
Page
7
Lawton hospital items list numerous births with parent names and times, plus admissions and dismissals across multiple addresses in Lawton area. Names include families from Moore, Anadarko, Duncan, and surrounding towns, with patients under medical and surgical care.
Oklahoma City Gov. Henry Bellmon brushed aside an attorney general ruling on a Purcell to Ardmore turnpike project. He said actions would follow the Supreme Court's opinion and did not expect Nesbitt's ruling to sway Turnpike Authority decisions.
A 36-year-old county jail trustee serving a 12 month sentence was arrested after aiding an intoxicated woman to her apartment. Officers said the man had been drinking at a tavern near Sixth and E and denied any active warrants. The inmate had been charged with burglary in August and was found in the police unit after the arrest.
Oklahoma Governor Bellmon ruled out serving stronger drinks at Capitol Christmas parties and confirmed the law makes alcohol service illegal. He will host a Friday office reception with light refreshments.
Highway transport accounts for about 80 billion dollars annually, representing roughly 15 percent of the gross national product.
The Lawton Fort Sill Community Chorus staged Handel s Messiah in the post theater while Hallmark Hall of Fame offered A Cry of Angels on TV. Fort Sill personnel may view the oratorio again at 7 30 p m in the theatre. Victoria Nininger covered the event noting strong soloists and a standout Worthy Is the Lamb under conductor Genev. Joe Callaway, known locally, acts in Ballad for Ermshire in New York shows.
Elizabeth Paine daughter of Mr and Mrs Gordon L Paine 516 Morford Drive has joined Kappa Sigma at Ouachita College Arkadelphia Ark She is a senior majoring in education.
Mrs. E B Dunlap dies after long church service career in Lawton Oklahoma. She resided at 1605 North 32nd and led the local Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service. Survivors include husband two sons and a daughter with eight grandchildren and a great grandchild. Memorials go to the Heart Fund or Centenary Methodist Church. Funeral home hours run until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
On Fort Sill Boulevard near Gate 66 two cars collided when Politte's 1956 Ford overtook on the right. Major A Neely and his wife Mrs Flossie Neely were injured, along with Robert W Foley who was directing a backing maneuver. One driver fled the scene and was later captured by military police.
Pat Hooker 78 died at 1 a m in Sweetwater Texas while visiting his daughter. Born December 30 1884 at Clebourne Texas he moved to Oklahoma in 1906 and married Telia Bowen on December 31 1911 at Bethel community east of Lawton.
Beverly Jean Moore two week old daughter of Jerry D. and wife. service 11 a.m. Tuesday in Becker Memorial chapel with Charles Baggett officiating. burial in Highland cemetery. Survivors: parents, three brothers James Nelson, Curtis Dale, Wesley Blake. paternal grandparents Henry G. Moore and Sheridan Road. maternal grandparents Park Ward and Eighth Street. great grandmother Anna Mae Harlin Lawton. paternal great grandmothers Hulda Griggs Devine Texas and Josephine Moore Sny.
Gov. Henry Bellmon said regents knew nothing about a $225,000 contract for OU Medical Center preliminary expansion plans until after it was signed. The contract, awarded May 31, 1962, preceded a $7 million bond vote by 18 months. Bellmon seeks an opinion on legality.
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