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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1956

Page

3

Hospital Births and Discharges Chronicle

Births and admissions listed for multiple families and service areas including Cline, Richards, Albertson, Rhoades, Humphreys, Holden, Cook, Thomas, Robinson, Butler, Taylor, MacKey, Bessemer, Sapcut, Kaulaity, and others. Entries include birth times and weights, warded or surgical statuses, and dismissed patients across Cache area hospitals and Fort Sill.

C. L. Cline Harry W. Richards Cache Jay Franklin Smith Walters Dewey Moore Cache Road Robert J. Muse Hamp Childress Elizabeth Jane Rhoades A. W. Albertson Carol Ann Rhoades Herman H. Horst Ralph A. Sciolla Fort Sill W. T. Noble Mountain Park Jimmie Lee Nance Fletcher Clifford Smith Homer Green Jr Homer Green Irwin Lena Mae Sanders Elgin Charles Arthur Harrison Beverly Anne Robinson Tommy Robinson Washington Terry Lee Butler Johnny B. Butler S. 15Th

Sister Of City Woman Is Dead

Mrs. Delia Bridges 83 sister of Mrs. J D Poole Sr of 1508 Columbia died in Cottondale Texas after lapsing into a coma January 24. Funeral services will be held there Saturday. Survived by two brothers Joe Banks Olney Texas and Tom Banks Fort Worth Texas.

Cottondale Tex Delia Bridges J. D. Poole Columbia Poole Superior Court Bridges Lawton Joe Banks Olney Tom Banks Fort Worth

City Attorney Speaks To ABC Luncheon

Warren Chrisman city attorney addressed organization of city government at the American Business club luncheon. He outlined problems facing ABC City and explained steps being taken. Guest Coy Smith from Oklahoma City attended.

Warren Chrisman American Business Club Coy Smith Oklahoma City

Kiwanians Air Auction Plans

The Kiwanis club discussed its annual TV auction sale at the Thursday civic club luncheon in the Hotel Lawtonian. Speakers included Si., Sanders as auction chair, Ned Shepler for building use, and Harold Puttkamer as program chair. Guests and members from Lawton and beyond attended.

Kiwanis Club Civic Club Lawtonian Spec Sanders Ned Shepler Constitution Press Doyle Williams Vernie Greer P. G. Waggoner J. O. Conner Paul Goode Harold Wilson Harold Puttkamer C. R. Ellsworth Oklahoma Fred Fox Morris Hendricks Karey Fuqua T. P. Brammer Williams Bill Abbott Rosemary Allen Lawton Oklahoma City Richard O. Mcrae Brookville Ind Walter Hutchins Kermit Dees David Aubrey Harvey House John Gross Hal Hughes Claude Hopkins Weldon Smith Northwest Kiwanians Bill Neukomm Col F. C. Roberts Jr Glen Brazil Frank Norris Coffeyville

County 4H Share-The-Fun Festival Set Feb 23

The annual county 4 H Share The Fun festival will be held at 7 p.m. February 23 in the Cameron College auditorium announced by Miss Betty Jean Brannan and Arlen Johnson 4 H counselors of the county extension office. Each club may enter two acts in senior or junior divisions with up to nine participants per act. Judging totals are 100 points across five categories including performance appearance projection and audience appeal. Entries are due at the extension office by February 15.

Cameron College Betty Jean Brannan Arlen Johnson

Women Report Purses Stolen in Lawton

Two Lawton women reported purse thefts with cash losses of 140 dollars and 29.65. Mrs A S White left her purse on a counter at White House Coffee Shop and returned to find it gone with about 140 dollars. Mrs Ozella Gowen said her purse was taken from Safeway Grocery with 29.65, an Illinois driver license, and a social security card.

Lawton A. S. White White House Coffee Shop Illinois Safeway Grocery Lith

Local Youth Enlists in U S Marine Corps

Lavert L Morris, 17, son of Mrs Alice M Horelick of 1112 Taylor, has enlisted in the Marine Corps, announced by MSgt William E Schoolcraft the local recruiter. He attended school in Lawton before entering recruit training to learn Marine history tradition courtesy discipline and more.

Lavert L. Morris Alice M. Horelick Taylor U. S. Marine Corps William E. Schoolcraft Marines Morris Lawton Marine Corps Schoolcraft

Oklahoma City Livestock and Poultry Prices Report

Oklahoma City figures show not enough cattle hogs or sheep to form a market. Prices for poultry and eggs are steady with wheat no 1 hard listed alongside regional prices for broilers hens and eggs across multiple Oklahoma towns.

Oklahoma City Livestock Oklahoma City USDA State Department of Agriculture Today Bison Hennessey Lawton Clinton el Reno Enid Hobart Kingfisher Yukon Blackwell Frederick Medford Vici Guyman Hooker Broilers Muskogee Tulsa Vinita Alva Woodward Laverne Watonga Pauls Valley Sayre Elk City

Death toll rises in icy Oklahoma wrecks near Davis and Norman

Two fatal accidents on icy state roads near Davis and Norman claim Crumb and Page. Pascal Palmer Paddock of Oklahoma City died after Crumb, changing a tire, was pinned between two vehicles. Page and two companions survived with minor injuries after their pickup overturned on SH 9. Ray of Cyril, an oil field roughneck and Navy veteran, also died in a separate crash near Lawton. Funeral arrangements handled by Dalton and Becker Funeral homes.

Crumb Davis U.S. 77 Pascal Palmer Paddock Oklahoma City Page Noble Joe Kersey Shawnee Highway Patrol Ray Lawton Cyril Pacific Lou Ray Hazel Peden Hespers Colo Chelsey Bay Longview Wash Houston Bay Big Lake Tex E. C. Ray Rawlings Wyo E. D. Ray Odessa Dalton Funeral Home Fletcher Becker Funeral Home

Bonds Forfeited In Lawton Municipal Court Rulings

Judge J Merle Oaks heard 12 municipal cases with six bonds forfeited five fines assessed and one dismissal. Dismissal for Sybil Overstreet 16 Lawton for profane language. Wade Myers 47 forfeited three $20 bonds on liquor possession running a joint and nuisance. Doris Bailey 30 Lawton fined $20 for loitering in a joint. Betty Reed 19 Snyder fined $20 for loitering. Otha Williams 36 No 3 Euclid forfeited $20 bond for whisky possession. In traffic court three bonds forfeited one guilty plea and $5 fine for John W Secord 20 Fort Sill U turn. Sp3 Sam Stallworth 22 Fort Fort Sill.

J. Merle Oaks Sybil Rae Overstreet Lawton Wade Myers Wisconsin Doris Bailey Betty Reed Snyder Otha Williams Euclid John W. Secord Fort Sill Sp3 Sam _ Stallworth Fort

Fort Sill personnel forfeit bonds on driving charges

Sill and Edward Montgomery both forfeited $6 bonds for parking in a bus loading zone while Pfc. Kenneth S. Tomczak forfeited a $20 bond on reckless driving, all at Fort Sill.

First Aid Course Slated For Families

A county home demonstration club plans a first aid course beginning February 6 at 7 p m in the Wesley Methodist chapel eight miles west and five miles south of Lawton taught by Jess Newby. Other clubs Ge ronimo Cache Triangle will host in March with prior 1955 completions by Roseland Ready To Help Home Economics Meers and Faxon.

Community Home Demonstration Club Wesley Methodist Chapel Lawton Geronimo Cache Triangle Roseland Home Economics Meers Faxon

Brother-In-Law of Cityan Dies at 44 in Elk City

Loyd Lowry manager of C. R. Anthony Department store received word that his brother-in-law Gene Barnes 44 chief of police in Elk City died Thursday after surgery in a hospital there. Barnes had served with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and later joined the Coast Guard in World War II. Mr and Mrs Lowry left for Elk City this morning.

Loyd Lowry C. R. Anthony Gene Barnes Elk City Barnes Oklahoma Highway Patrol Coast Guard Mrs. Lowry

Freezer Plant Burns In Friona Blizzard Fire

Friona volunteer fire department fought four hours to extinguish a blaze at the Friona frozen food locker plant. Heavy snow and frigid temperatures hindered efforts in what was described as the season’s worst blizzard.

Friona Tex

Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized For Neck Injury

Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized in Santa Monica with neck pain from a skiing accident five years ago. She has been placed in neck traction and is expected to leave St John’s hospital tomorrow for a rest in Palm Springs.

Liz Taylor Santa Monica Calif Elizabeth Taylor St. John’s Hospital Palm Springs

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C. B. Chandler Jefferson Troy Smith Kathleen Taylor John Taylor George Taylor Artillery Village C. E. MacKey Ferris Frank Bessemer Grandfield R. H. Hefner Lee Modena Riddle Bell Charles Barnes Gery Dick Vander Haa Lincoln, Surgery Tommie Sapcut Apache Imogene Kaulaity Clarence Ross Gracemont Vivian Ware Carnegie Frances Riding City Woman ABC Kiwanians Air Auction Plans Icmcon Jess Newby Providence Cansee& Company Insurors Realtors Les OLDS Eale Ps Tos Handy Household Remington Model Sears L. C. Smith South 11Th Plage Pire Sal Knox-Jensen Ephone DODGE Dinette Sprague’s Ventilated Ironing Board
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