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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1963

Page

2

Hospital News Items From PHS Indian Hospital Report

The list notes admissions, discharges, and births across PHS Indian Hospital and Southwestern Births. Included are names of patients such as Lois Gena Akeens, Tommy Tartsah, Cindy King, Roberta Lewis, and LaVonne Domebo, with locations like Anadarko and Washita. Births include multiple newborns to parents in Anadarko, Grandfield, Duncan, and Elgin, with times and weights recorded.

PHS Indian Lois Gena Akeens Anadarko Medical Tommy Tartsah Washita

World Observes Christmas Amid War Tensions and Hope

Christians across the globe mark Christmas with appeals for peace. West Berliners cross the Red Wall for holiday meals, 31061 Arab Christians travel to Bethlehem, Pope Paul VI conducts Mass, and leaders like Queen Elizabeth II and Archbishop Canterbury urge unity and aid for the hungry amid ongoing conflicts. In Vietnam and Korea, cease-fire gestures mix with continued Cold War pressures.

Berlin Redwall Bethlehem Jesus Ge Na Church of the Nativity Christendom Pope Paul Elizabeth II Britain Canterbury Arthur Michael Paul Vy Land Francis New York Antarctica

Subscription Rates and Mailing Areas for Lowton Publication

Rates listed for Morning Press and Sunday and Constitution with prices for various delivery options. Includes per month carrier service, mail subscriptions by region and county, and special rates for Okishome and Lowe t on P.O. Boxes. Also notes a 2 percent state sales tax.

Lowton Okla Constitution Constitution Press Third and A Avenue Ohio Comanche Cotton Tilimor Iowa Cod ‘Do Grady, Stephers, Jefferson Jack ‘Son Counties Press & Sun Okishome & Leowton P.O Press & Sunday Press & Sunday 4.7% 616 5.10 178 "Const Okishome Const Olleacanspaenet Caine

Holiday Spent On Death Row

Condemned slayer Gerald Pate marks a fourth Christmas on death row at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after 23 stays. He was sentenced for the 1959 murder of Mary Jane Haygood and has faced multiple delays as appeals stalled. His attorney says Gov. Henry Bellman will not grant further stays.

McAlester Gerald Pate Oklahoma State Penitentiary Mary Jane Haygood Pate 10Th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Denver Kenneth Kienzle Shawnee Dale Cook Henry Bellman

Fire at Apache Motor House Quelled by Residents

Firefighters arrived quickly and residents Olen Elliott and Billie Miller battled a Sunday blaze at the Apache Motor Company with a garden hose. They kept the fire from spreading, though ceilings in two rooms and a hallway of the upstairs two story building sustained damage. Cause remains undetermined.

Olen Elliott Billie Miller Apache Motor Company

Christmas Aid Sent To Destitute Lawton Family

Captain Peter Nachreiner reports his battery donated 155 cash to a Lawton family after a Christmas Eve delivery of furniture, food and clothing. The group found housing and paid rent for six months while five children wore existing clothes and waited to settle in.

Mind Changed, Senator To Run

Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio, 74, announced he will seek another Senate term. The move ends weeks of speculation and sets up a potential hot race with Rep. Robert Taft Jr. and Ted W. Brown in the GOP primary on May 5. Democrat Michael Crosser plans to file for his party’s primary. Young first won a seat in 1958 after serving as a congressman-at-large in the 1940s.

Washington UPI Stephen M. Young Ohio Senate Young Robert Taft Jr Robert A. Taft Ted W. Brown GOP Michael Crosser Cleveland John W. Bricker

Fines Hike in Oklahoma City For Parking Violations

Oklahoma City increases fines for overtime parking in metered zones after March 1. City Manager Robert Tristman lobbied the ordinance, saying $1 fines for 30 to 35 years no longer deter improper parking and the new fine will be $2.

Oklahoma City Robert M. Tristman Tristman

Funeral Rites Planned for Lawrence Hefler

Funeral services for Lawrence Hefler of Hastings will be held at Hastings First Baptist with Rev. Bill Crow and Rev. John Evans officiating. Burial follows at Hastings Cemetery under Pearson Funeral Home guidance. Hefler was born February 20 1882 in Kansas and married Martie Shirley in Thornberry Texas on September 15 1922. Survivors include three sons Ernie Virgil and Robert, two brothers Joe and Ben, sisters Sarah Young Laura Pillow and Lydia Young, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Lawrence Hefler Hastings Hastings First Ernie Duncan Virgil Robert Temple Joe Ben Sarah Young Laura Pillow Lydia Young Shawnee

Sullivan Andrew Nathan Sullivan 81

Andrew Nathan Sullivan 81 of 104 N 38th died about 4 15 a m Sunday in a local nursing home after a weeklong illness. Memorial services conducted by Dr H Tom Wiles and Rev John Roy Harris. Bearers named. Born March 6 1882 in Waldron Arkansas. Married Mary L Jones June 13 1915. Lived in Oklahoma since 1922. Retired railroad worker and Arkansas Methodist church member.

Andrew Nathan Sullivan N. 38Th Memorial Chapel Sullivan H. Tom Wiles First Baptist Church John Roy Harris the Baptist Church Tery Sullivan Watson Koenig Fuqua Henry Gold Rodney Worthen Norval Pring Maurice Meyer Mr. Sullivan Waldron Ark Mary L. Jones Oklahoma Arkansas Denton Rock Island Railroad Duncan Lawton Arkansas Methodist

Holiday Chatter From Lawton A Busy Holiday Scene

Local column notes home for the holidays with Syl via Wigington from Dallas Fort Leavenworth Marilyn Lewis of New Orleans Sharon and Roger Wyant of OSU and Mike Wyant of Hollywood Georgia Gill's pet possum wearing a hot tangerine sweater. Gal lerie features Mark Anderson of TV Hootenanny at the Gallery after tours with Holiday Inn clubs. Ski fever hits Lawton as Ramada Inn new manager Luxis replaces Harris. Roy House leaves for Marine training next month. New Year theatre party discount for 50 at opening night of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. Tyler Bastian from U of Michigan to become curator at Museum of the Great Plains Jan 1. Notre Dame telecast and OU Christmas events noted. Divorce rate expected to rise. Dr Parsons and other lecture dates listed for early 1950s spring season. Reservations for Hotel Lawtonian dinners. TV bid bits include Morse Honeymoon Hotel and Sammy Davis Jr. signing with United Artists.

Oliday Sylvia Wigington Dallas Fort Leavenworth Marilyn Lewis New Orleans Sharon Roger Wyant Osu Mike Wyant Hollywood Georgia Gill Mark Anderson Gallerie Bill Luxis Ralph Harris Colorado Westside Golf & Country Club Roy House W. Cravens Oke City Busines Tyler Bastain U. of Michigan Lawton Museum of the Great Plains Lee Adams Missouri Orchesis Dance Society OCW Glee Club KCCO Earl Mary Lawton and Sill

Mrs Lula White obituary from Missouri and Oklahoma connections

Mrs Lula White aged 77, longtime resident of Missouri and Oklahoma, died after residing with her daughter Mrs E E Mouser in Lawton. Born August 8 1886 in Laclede Missouri she was married to Arthur W White who preceded her. Services at Laclede Baptist Church with Wright Funeral Home handling local arrangements Becker Funeral Home assisted. Surviving children include Mrs A T Bailey and another daughter Mrs Vera White with several grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lula Edna White Lawton E. E. Mouser Parkview Laclede Arthur W. White Betas Missouri Laclede Baptist Church Wright Funeral Home Becker Funeral Home

Obituary Notice for Alice Weakly

Alice Weakly aged about 70 of 110 Bell dies after a two year illness at a Chickasha rest home. Funeral services at Jefferson Funeral Home. surviving daughters Bessie Campbell and Patsy Walker, son Roosevelt, 39 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Church of God in Christ.

Alice Weakly Bell Jefferson Funeral Home Chickasha Weakly Church of God In Christ Bessie Campbell Patsy Walker Bartlett Tex Roosevelt E. Gore

Johnson Enjoys Outdoor Texas Visit After Arrival

President Johnson and family travel to Texas arriving at Bergstrom Air Force Base near Austin. He hunts on A W Mourland ranch but eyes no deer while seeing numerous deer. The trip includes meetings with Texas congressmen en route to the governor Connally.

A.W. Mourland Texas Johnson Mourland Ranch Lady Bird Lucy Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin Connally Kennedy Dallas

Sons Of Editor To Probate Will

Richard Lloyd Jones Jr and Jenkin Lloyd Jones petitioned to probate the Tulsa Tribune editor Richard Lloyd Jones's will the Tulsa area estate valued at 570 shares of Tulsa Tribune Co stock and $57,000. The widow daughter Florence Lloyd Jones Barnett and two others are named heirs.

TULSA Richard Lloyd Jones Tulsa Tribune Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Jenkin Lloyd Jones Tulsa Tribune Co Florence Lloyd Jones Barnett

Plane crashes in Lake Michigan. three men feared drowned

A private single engine plane carrying Adrian Platt and three men from Meigs Field crashes in Lake Michigan during a Christmas Eve flight. Platt survives after swimming to shore in icy water. the others, Robert Traudt James Majewski and Lester Cohen, are missing and feared drowned. All were employees of a Chicago automobile finance firm.

Chicago Lake Michigan Adrian Platt Meigs Field

Feared Dead In Hotel Blaze Oklahoma City Blaze Routs 20 Guests

A fire at the Blackstone Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City forced twenty guests from the three story building on West Sheridan near the Union Bus Station. One man reported missing and feared dead as eighteen fire trucks battled the blaze from a street corner. The cause remains undetermined.

Oklahoma City Blackstone Mabel Ditty Sheridan Union Bus Station

Granite Warden Involved in Area Mishap Near Anadarko

Joe Harp 66 year old warden at the Granite state reformatory was named by the Oklahoma highway patrol as a driver in a two car crash west of Anadarko on U S 62. Harp’s Buick collided with Myron Kenneth Tyler’s car injuring three, including Randy Lynn Tyler and Frank Herman. Tyler's son Myron Kenneth Tyler 37 and two passengers were treated for injuries at an Anadarko hospital.

Joe Harp Granite State Reformatory Highway Patrol Anadarko Frank Brundridge Myron Kenneth Tyler Carnegie Tyler Anada Randy Lynn Tyler Frank Harman Harman Harp Way Jones

Farmers report about one dollar and five cents hourly

United States farmers claim average earnings around $1.05 per hour for farm work. The text notes a similar low wage figure for laborers, reflecting widespread low pay in agricultural employment.

United States

Indian Hospital Chief Named From Health Service Veteran

Navy and Air Force officials selected Dr. Seltzer to head the proposed Indian hospital project. A New York City native who earned a 1936 Zurich medical degree, he has 18 years in Indian Health and two years in Lima as a consultant. He and his wife have two daughters, Deborah Jo and Pamela.

Navy Air Force Washington Seltzer Deborah Jo Carleton College Northfield Minn Pamela University of Oklahoma New York City University of Zurich Medical Switzerland Lima Peru Institute of Inter-American Affairs Little Eagle Sitting Bull

Trial Ordered In Bribe Case

W. W. Rucker a former Oklahoma City policeman accused of taking a bribe in 1962 was bound over for trial in district court after a preliminary hearing. He is one of two former Oklahoma City policemen awaiting trial on bribe charges.

Oklahoma City W. W. Rucker Bob Walker Rucker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cindy King Elgin Roberta Lewis LaVonne Ruth Domebo Park Nelson Carney Pewewardy Anedarko Dan Martin Columbia Jack Hill Meadowbrook Dr David King Oak, Sur-Gery Harold Brooks Greenmeadow Dr Dan Parton Grandfield Myrtle Hand Lee Bird Fred Petty Walters Ae G. Ray L. E. Newburn Scott Hammersberg Patricia Hammersberg N. W Mike Morales Lewis Morales Ronald K. Bishop R. H. Bishop Puncan Roger F. Cannon W. L. Cannon Norman LeBarre Opal Mae Wyatt Aubrey Shaw Williams Rosalie Goggles Lloyd S. Montgomery Wallace B. Easton Monroe A. R. Trammell Lawrence Sidney Burch Lloyd Martin E. Robison Medcal Theo M. Brown Altus Donald Kenny N.W Harold B Buchanan Euclid Robert L. Jones Andrews A D. May Albert H. McHaffie Miami Barbara Nell McKelvey Cornell Carl McKelvey Charles Jackson Aubrey Jackson S. 13Th Glenna Powell McKinley Michael Eugene Kolker Margaret L. White Ar Jington Alice A. Cornell Ym M. Davis Pamela Sue Eakin Glen Eakin Garfield Wayne Paul Lutonsky Lutonsky Dagmar Hansen McKinsey THE Associated Press Rome Paul VI Vatican Sistine Chapel Teir Ranch Johnson City Santa Claus Caroline John F. Kennedy, Jr Palm Beach Fla South Viet Nam Steff Prete Walter Oswalt Northwest Kiwanis Club John Carolyn Trotter Trotter Civic Club Holiday Death Row Maj Harold Davis Salvation A Mainder Rmy Cor Andrew N. Sullivan Billboard By Bill Crawford C. L. Parsons South Central Oklahoma Frontiers of Science L. H. Bruneau Oklahoma State University C. W. Berenda J. T. Shurley Oklahoma Medical Center Lawtonian Morse Nancy Kwan Otto Preminger Danny Kaye Red Skelton Jimmy Dean Plainview U.S Plainviews Sammy Davis Jr United Artists’ TV Mrs Lula White A. T. Bailey Uecvies White Burbank, Alif Aia Alice John R. Zitoon Optometrist Cave Lawton, Okla Lawton Glass and Mirror Co Cache Road Square Raymond J. C. Wong PHS Spider‘s Ross P. Demas Pershing Gore Medic. Arts Building Gore Blvd Edie Quality Optical Service
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