Lawton Assessor Sasser's Public Service Span Noted
Funeral details note C W Sasser Lawton native and veteran who served in World War II and held public roles from City Council through Comanche County assessor. He worked in groceries and finance, led local heritage groups, and was active in First Baptist and Kiwanis. Survived by wife Louise, children, siblings, and grandchildren.
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State Assessors Association
Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Lawton Heritage Association
Louise
Home
Jerry Childs
Glenwood
Ill
Stanley II
Richard
Oklahoma City
Louis
Morford Drive
Rev
C. W. Sasser
Allan
Stonegate
Jack
Nellie Sasser
Sarah Johnston
Columbia
Sasser
Lawton
Comanche County
Howard Way
Garland Clark
Energy coalition backs deregulation push at convention
Sen. Dewey Bartlett told a gathering that Oklahoma’s delegation would back deregulation of natural gas. He plans July legislation to free gas pricing, arguing high prices harm Oklahomans while eastern users benefit.
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National League of Cities
Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
Washington
Bartlett
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
House
Republican House
Carter
Congress
Gerald Ford
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Moore
Arkla
Steed
Woman bags first elk on refuge hunt with husband’s support
Mrs. Bynum celebrated after shooting an elk she found by rolling it over and noting the 10 points. Janis Bishop of Broken Arrow also hunted on the mountain. A biologist estimated the bull at 550 to 600 pounds. Mrs. Bynum plans to bow out of the refuge elk hunt for five years while her husband contemplates another attempt next year.
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Michael
Bynum
Janis Bishop
Revival Planned to End Sunday at Pentecostal Church of God Mission
Ray Darby a former Lawton resident will preach revival services today through Sunday at the Pentecostal Church of God Mission 6402 NW Birch. Services start at 7 30 p m each evening. Darby now lives in Las Vegas Nev Pastor is Rev Jack F Quaid.
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Ray Darby
Lawton
Pentecostal Church of God Mission
Birch
Darby
Las Vegas
Nev
Jack F. Quaid
Notice of Legal Action Published in The Lawton Papers
Public legal notice appears in The Lawton Constitution and The Lawton Morning Press dated December 16 17 and 18 1976. It outlines actions to be taken under applicable law including deadlines and parties involved.
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Lawton Constitution
Lawton Morning Press
Flu Epidemic Study Underway In Lawton Area
Health department sent two investigators to Lawton to collect samples for an ongoing study of upper respiratory infections. Dr. Robert Dix of Memorial Hospital cautioned that the infection’s cause is unclear and not confirmed as swine flu. No current word of any flu strains in the state. vaccination is available through family doctors at no charge.
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Lawton
Health Department
Harris
Robert Dix
Memorial Hospital
Dix
Adeline Yerkes
Tension Over Industrial Plant Offer And Airport Funding
Sam Ard of Lawton Industrial Development Service faced opposition as board members denied claims of encouraging competition between agencies. The authority agreed to consider constructing the plant only if the airport board avoids financing, with land lease options to LIDA, CCIA, or Turin for a reasonable figure.
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Sam Ard
Lawton Industrial Development Service
Bill Cox
Airport Board
Lawton
Water shutoff in MacArthur Park Addition Friday
Water will be turned off in Mac Arthur Park Addition from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday while a private contractor installs a new water line. The area includes MacArthur Townhouse Apartments.
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MacArthur Park
City Water Division
MacArthur Townhouse
English and Kennedy Lead Lawton Bank Leaders
Powell’s control ended in 1956 with J C Kennedy succeeding him. English, born 1902 in Lawton, built a banking career at City National Bank and held civic roles including Lawton Chamber of Commerce president and Oklahoma officials. Kennedy, born 1909, became partner and later general manager of Kennedy & Company, led Goodwill Southwest Oklahoma, and chaired the Oklahoma Transportation Commission. Directors and officers of the bank list Exall English as president and a long roster of senior officers.
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J. C. Kennedy
English
Lawton
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Peter King
Tulsa
Charles B. Chadwell
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Board of Education
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Museum of the Great Plains
Oklahoma Historical Society
Lawton Community Concert Association
Lawton Philharmonic Society
Lawton Hotel Corporation
Lawtonian
Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education
Oklahoma Development Council
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma Health Sciences Foundation
American Bankers Association
Defense Orientation Conference Association
Association of the United States Army
Order of the British Empire
Order of Saint Barbara
Fort Sill
Kennedy
St. Mary’s College
St. Louis
John Kennedy II
Ann Crowley
Norman
Kathleen Kennedy
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Goodwill Industries of Southwest Oklahoma, Inc
St. Gregory's College
Shawnee
Oklahoma Transportation Commission
Oklahoma Highway Department
Oklahoma State Highway Commission
Oklahoma Good Roads and Streets Association
Oklahoma Housing Conference
Oklahoma Democratic Party
Blessed Sacrament Church
Exall English
Reginal C. Brown
Jerry E. Mustain
Floyd W. Kennedy Jr
Weldon Smith
Wyatt B. Hendrick
Earl Glover
Ralph W. Newcombe
O. W. Warner
Grover B. White
James Barnett
Millard Coody
Perman Henderson
James D. Hudderston
Jack Munn
Don Richardson
David F. Sandstrom
Robert D. Scott Jr
Joan Houghton
Mildred C. Hunter
Margaret McCracken
Galen J. Robison
Dennis A. Saunders
Jack Slaybaugh
James J. Doherty
Patsy Sheive
Jo Ann Valdez
James L. Vineyard
Wydon Warren
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