Fire Survivors Receive Aid For Fort Sill Families
Donations for two Fort Sill families left homeless by the January 15 fire near $4,000 with $2,700+ going to Sfc Patrick Greeley’s family where a wife and two children died. Sgt William Vaughan’s family has received $952.55 in cash and in kind plus Red Cross and unit support. The homeless are housed in Capehart housing. total donations reach $3,673.02.
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Fort Sill
Sfc
Patrick Greeley
Artillery Village
William F. Vaughan
Vaughan
Army Emergency Relief
1St Field Artillery Missile Brigade
Greeley
Army Emergency Relief Fund
Usatc-Fa
Fort Sill Nco Club
NCO
ATC
Red Cross
Sgt
Capehart
Stanley Miseles
Fernando Castillo
Becky Greeley
Baby Boy Dies. Burial Arrangements Listed
The infant born November 20 1959 in Roswell New Mexico died in Lawton after moving there with his parents four months earlier. Funeral arrangements are handled by Becker Funeral Home Poteau with Miller Funeral Home in charge of local services. Survivors include both parents two brothers a half brother and two half sisters all at home along with paternal and maternal grandparents and great grandparents in Poteau Bath New York and nearby areas.
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Miller Funeral Home
Poteau
Becker Funeral Home
Roswell
N. M
Lawton
Sp. Durant
Germany
17Th Artillery
Franklin Crane
Douglas Crane
Joe Ray Durant
Rita Durant
Monica Durant
William Crane
Bath
N. Y
William Billy
Bill Griffith
Dora Billy
Scranton Withdraws Name From Presidential Primary
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton withdrew his name from the New Hampshire presidential primary, narrowing the Republican field for the March 10 contest to seven candidates.
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Scranton
Concord
N. H
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
New Hampshire
Girl 4 Injured After Car Sideswipe In Fort Sill Street
A four year old girl, Ann Ruback, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. John Ruback, was injured when struck by a Ford driven east on Lincoln. She was taken to U. S. Army hospital at Fort Sill. The accident occurred about 5 05 p.m. Sunday. Police noted four additional noninjury crashes that day on Fort Sill Blvd, Lincoln, Sheridan Road, and Iroad.
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U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Ann Ruback
John Ruback
Lincoln
Bernice B. Watson
Fort Sill Blvd
Euclid
19Th
Cache Road
Sheridan Road
Lawton Ave
Ranger Moon Impact Fails To Produce Video Power
Reported at 1 09 a m PST Ranger signaled reception before plunging toward the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. For minutes engineers listened as attempts to power the video failed and impact yielded no earthward images. Only a possible flash near impact was noted by Karl Rakas at Lowell Observatory.
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Ranger
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Moon
Russia
Lunik 3
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
Karl Rakas
Lawton District No 2 plan struck down by judge
District Judge Marmaduke ruled the 1910 boundaries remain the lawful lines and the county must district as required by law. The board’s November 26 resolution placing Lawton in District 2 was invalid. Attorneys for Ash and Myers announced an appeal and seek a stay and writ of mandamus from the state Supreme Court. A hearing before the appeals court may occur Tuesday.
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Lawton
Arthur J. Marmaduke
Marmaduke
Ash
Myers
State Supreme Court
District Court
Board of Commissioners
Appeals Court
Area Men Reassigned For Tech Training In Air Force
Lawton area airmen complete basic training at Lackland AFB Texas and head to advanced courses. Airman Billy L. Merrell will study air armament mechanics at Lowry AFB Colorado. Airman Joseph P. Fehring attends draftsmen training at Ft. Belvoir Virginia.
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Lawton
Atend
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Billy L. Merrell
Lloyd B. Merrell
Atom
Joseph P. Fehring
Toney B. Fehring
Rt. 1
Merrell
Lowry Afb
Colo
Yokohama American High School
Yokohama
Japan
Fehring
Sterling High School
Ft. Belvoir
Winter Weather Grips Oklahoma Railways and Roads
A cold front drives a mix of rain and light snow across central and eastern Oklahoma with temperatures plunging into the 20s and 30s in the west. Highs reach 66 in the southeast while snow and blowing winds close US 66 between Albuquerque and Klines Corner New Mexico and authorities urge travelers to check conditions before entering western areas.
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Boise City
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Lawton
Tulsa
McAlester
Guymon
Highway Patrol
Albuquerque
Klines Corner
N. M
Amarillo
Tex
New Mexico
Texas Highway Patrol
Shuttle Airline Crash Kills 10 in Gainesville
A Beech twin engine shuttle air liner operated by South Central Airlines Flight 510 crashed on takeoff from Gainesville Municipal Airport killing all ten aboard. FAA reports the plane rose to about 200 feet then veered left and plunged to the runway. Eyewitnesses described immediate flames as gasoline spilled and efforts to rescue victims failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Fla
UPI
Federal Aviation Agency
South Central Airlines
Jacksonville
Joe Anne Rowell
Army Nurses Celebrate Corps Birthday at Fort Sill
Fort Sill nurses marked the Army Nurse Corps birthday with reflections on service from World War I and II. Lt. Col Ava L Peene highlighted six short courses for active duty nurses as a contrast to Civil War pay. Col Reed praised nurses for their enduring contributions to the Army Medical Service Team.
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Fort Sill
Ava L. Peene
U. S. Army Nursing Hospital
Griffing
Reed
Army
Army Medical Service
Elks Attend Southeast Oklahoma Association Meeting
Three members of the local Elks lodge attended a southeast Oklahoma Elks association meeting Sunday at Pauls Valley. Harold Carey from Lawton served as state vice president, Calvin Strecker was the local exalted ruler, and J. W. Bickerstaff also spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Southeast Oklahoma Elks Association
Pauls Valley
Harold Carey
Lawton
Calvin Strecker
J. W. Bickerstaff
Cache Man Charged With Assault on Town Marshal
Joe Cox a Cache resident and county commissioner candidate was charged with assault and battery against Lloyd Bouse Cache town marshal after a barn fire. Cox and his wife Nelda and son Clarence face a disturbance charge as the scene involved a fire truck dispute and a pistol disarmament.
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Cache
Joe Cox
Cox
Nelda
Clarence
Forest D. McClung
Lloyd Bouse
McClung
Odell Inglis
Dale Dupler
Bouse
Inglis
Funeral Rites Set for William M Rehwalt
Funeral services for William M. Rehwalt 87 who died in an auto accident Saturday morning at Altus will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Letitia Baptist Church with Rev Joe L Carman officiating. Burial follows in Letitia Cemetery under Dalton Funeral Home directions. Rehwalt born August 12 1876 in Springfield Illinois homesteaded northeast of Lawton in 1901. He married Alice Pearl Cox in 1905 and retired to Fletcher in 1944. Survivors include five daughters Velva Clair Ida Leidy Leona Harp Francis Walker Lilly Boller three sons Ernie Roy Raymond one sister Sophie Rossiter and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren.
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Fletcher
William M. Rehwalt
Altus
Letitia Baptist Church
Joe L. Carman
Letitia Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Rehwalt
Springfield
Lawton
Alice Pearl Cox
Velva Clair
Ida Leidy
Portland
Ore
Leona Harp
Shawnee
Francis Walker
la Mesa
Tex
Lilly Boller
Amarillo
Ernie
Bakersfield
Calif
Roy
Elgin
Raymond
Sophie Rossiter
Canby, Ore
Burial Plans Change for William D. Roberson
Burial for four year old William D. Roberson of 141544 F will take place in Highland cemetery instead of Post cemetery. Funeral services are set for 10 30 am Tuesday at Trinity Baptist church.
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William D. Roberson
Highland Cemetery
Post Cemetery
Trinity Baptist Church
Beckwith Fingerprint On Rifle Seen By Jury
A fingerprint expert testified that Byron De La Beckwith left a fingerprint on a telescopic sight mounted on the rifle used in Medgar Evers’s slaying in Jackson Mississippi. Police Capt Ralph Hargrove described rifle handling and examination after its discovery at the scene. Dist Atty William L Waller led two days of testimony from 19 witnesses detailing the 1960 rifle swap and the gun found by police.
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Jackson
Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Beckwith
Greenwood
Medgar Evers
Ralph Hargrove
Dist
William L. Waller
Chamber Sets Bond Program for Lawton School Election
Chamber of Commerce forum outlines a four million dollar school bond plan with new elementary schools and additions at Eisenhower Junior-Senior High. Speakers include Superintendent John Shoemaker and board member Sam Joyner. A Boundary and enrollment chart for Lawton since 1910 will be shown with the election set for Feb 11.
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Chamber of Commerce Forum
Lawtonian
C. L. Parsons
Chamber
John Shoemaker
Sam Joyner
Board of Education
Parsons
Lawton
Eisenhower
Rita Shaw Trial Ends as Defense Seeks Demurrer
Rita Shaw, 19, faced a kidnapping for extortion charge in Pawhuska Oklahoma. Testimony closed and defense moved to demur claiming the state failed to prove participation. Judge J Corbett Cornett took the motion under advisement.
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Pawhuska
Rita Shaw
Dist
J. Corbett Cornett
Are cars as good as they used to be
A Reader's Digest February issue presents a firsthand report by a man who spent weeks researching car quality safety and reliability. It probes whether cars are built to force new purchases, whether safety has declined, and how to avoid lemons with authoritative answers.
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Reader's Digest
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D Avenue
Joan Matthews
John C. Matthews
Korea
I Corps
Sgt. Matthews
Corps
25Th Artillery
C. H. Matthews
Coalgate
Ivan Chapman
30Th Artillery
Albert L. Tait
214Th Artillery Group
Set. Chapman
16Th Artillery
4Th Armored Division
Artillery and Missile Center
Lake
Ralph M. Purvis
Purvis
76Th Artillery
Lawton High School
Cameron State Agricultural College
Oak
Max E. Tadlock
Cecil C. Bowers
Seventh Infantry Division
Tadlock
Bowers
80Th Artillery
Annie Vanscorder
Tipton
Gracemont High School
Nededog
Msgt
Lawton Glass and Mirror Co
Cache Road Square
Lacy
Cache Man
William Rehwalt
Tages
Yan DR
Yoda Magees
Sears
Burton, Jones, Sasser & Burton Attorneys-at-Law Telephone
HFC
Trustworthy Money Service Household Finance
Coloradon
D Ave
Altus Altus Plaza
North Main St
Hudson
Thur
Cal Fog Service
California
Smokey’s
Gore
Smokey Tarbet
Wayne Frank
Mowell
Philco
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