Longtime area mail carrier dies at 97 in Geronimo
George M. Brooks of Route 1 Geronimo died at 9 15 am at home. He was born April 25 1875 in Holt Missouri and lived east of Lawton since 1904. A retired farmer and 29 year mail carrier, he served as postmaster at Fort Sill in World War I. He married Emma C. Branner in 1902. Survivors include two sons two daughters eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending Becker Funeral Home.
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Geronimo
George M. Brooks
Route 1
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Brooks
Holt
Lawton
Fort Sill
Letitia
Emma C. Branner
Converse
Christian Church
Joe D. Brooks
Carlton C. Brooks
Shreveport
Howard
Harriet) Pedigo
Clinton
Claud
Lyzette) Brown
Las Cruces
N. M
Brooks
Gertrude) Robinson
Pine Bluff
Ark
Evangeline French Rites Planned After Comanche County Burial
Evangeline French 87 of Route 1 Anadarko died Tuesday in a Lawton hospital. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery north of Anadarko with local arrangements by Becker. She was born November 13, 1917 in Comanche County and survived by her husband Tennyson French of the home.
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Ward
Lawton
Ferol Cline Joens
Nebraska
Cody
Wyo
Hobart
Kosau Potiye
Mountain View
Becker Funeral Home
Evangeline French
Anadarko
Rock Springs
Comanche County
Tennyson French
Three Ordered To Stand Trial In Drug Case
Lawton men arrested in December on narcotics charges tied to an undercover probe were bound over for district court trial. Maurice Pointer and Willie Ates faced multiple felony counts for marijuana delivery, Larry Wilson had a delivery charge bound over, and Henry David Blankenship Jr. was bound over for unlawful amphetamine delivery. A fourth defendant Eric Ruxton pleaded guilty to amended possession of marijuana and received a one year county jail term with most suspended. Timothy Pryor had a hearing postponed due to illness while charged with LSD delivery.
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Lawton
Maurice Pointer
Bishop Road
Willie Ates
Larry Wilson
Georgia
Eric Ruxton
Gore
J. Winston Raburn
Pointer
Ates
Wilson
Henry David Blankenship Jr
Hoover
Timothy R. Pryor
Pryor
Uncle Sam's
Cache Road
Panel Probing Travel Claims in Oklahoma IDD
A Oklahoma Senate subcommittee reviews expense claims by Industrial Development Department director Arthur Lindberg and deputy Tom Daniel. Lindberg defends three day trips to New Orleans and New York Dallas saying travel secures industry and he cites 147 new plants, $225 million in investments, and 5,000 jobs in the last year.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
Industrial Development Department
Ed Berrong
Weatherford
Senate
Appropriations and Budget Committee
Arthur Lindberg
Tom Daniel
Lindberg
New Orleans
Daniel
New York
Dallas
Autopsy Planned For Youth Found Dead In Creek Bed
Oklahoma City police said a young man, 20 year old Bradley B. Broome, was found Tuesday morning curled face down in an icy creek bed in northwest Oklahoma City. The body showed no visible injuries and an autopsy was ordered.
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Oklahoma City
Bradley B. Broome
Grave services held for Michael Hammock in Temple Cemetery
Graveside services for Michael Autry Hammock 18 of Galveston Texas were Sunday at Temple Cemetery with Rev Campbell Long officiating. He died Thursday in Pauls Valley after a lengthy illness born May 1954 in Walters Oklahoma Survivors include his parents grandmother Annie Sanders Temple and sister Dawna Dill Lawton
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Michael (Autry) Hammock
Roy Hammock
Galveston
Tex
Temple Cemetery
Rev
Campbell Long
Hammock
Pauls Valley
Walters
Annie Sanders
Temple
Dawna Dill
Lawton
Foam Plant Planned for Shawnee to Hire 125 Initially
Gov. David Hall and United Foam Co. president Leonard Graff announced a $1.2 million plant for Shawnee. The facility will start with about 125 employees and grow to roughly 200, producing foam for furniture upholstery and automotive use.
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Shawnee, Okla
United Foam Co
Shawnee
Gov
David Hall
Leonard Graff
Hall
County Youths Capture Meat Judging Trophies
Comanche County youths won top honors at the Southwest District Meat Judging Contest held at the county fairgrounds. About 80 youths competed in individual events, with 21 4-H teams and 16 FFA teams in the team contests. Susan Howell and Ronnie Caha were the top individuals. Comanche County won the 4-H team title and Arapaho FFA took the FFA team prize. Trophies were presented by the Lawton Chamber of Commerce. Teams from Comanche, Caddo, Custer, Arapaho, Cache, and Geronimo earned team placings and will proceed to the state contest in Oklahoma City on March 17.
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Ronnie Cahn
Cache Ffa
Susan Howell
Eager Beaver
Comanche County
4-H
FHA
Oklahoma State University Extension Center
FFA
Ronnie Caha
Arapaho Ffa
Louis Caha
Cache
Randy Funderburg
Kay Ingerly
Linda Renchen
Geronimo
Miss Howell
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Gene Purvis
Gil Calver
Oklahoma City
Joe Hughes
OSU Extension Service
Hester Named to TTU Dean's Honor List
Joan L. Hester of 1106 Laird earns a place on the Texas Tech University fall semester dean's honor list in Lubbock.
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Joan L. Hester
Laird
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Fifteen Draw Cash Awards At Fort Sill
Fort Sill distributed a total of 1555 in January cash awards through the Suggestion Award Program. Nora L. Jeffreys led with 735 for replacing the shuttle bus with military taxis, saving an estimated 17338.97 in mileage and manhour costs first year. Other winners include D. Hise 190 for a power supply radio transmitter improvement and a long list of staff from Reynolds Army Hospital and other divisions receiving smaller amounts.
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Fort Sill
Nora L. Jeffreys
Transportation Motor Pool
Hise
Ceiling painters warned against moving ladders with paint
The National Paint and Coatings Association cautions workers to avoid moving ladders while paint containers are open to prevent spilling paint on floors and creating a matching ceiling color mishap.
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National Paint and Coatings Association
Public Records Cases Reported To City Police
Lawton Police Department listed complainants reporting various property crimes. Burglaries and thefts included a residence break in with $25 to $30 stolen, dog theft, purse theft from auto, carpet theft from a house under construction, raincoat theft from a location, bicycle theft, tape player theft with 18 tapes, and multiple vandalism incidents at residences and vehicles. Several complaints also noted vandalism to a truck camper and a school assault report.
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Lawton
Eldon Cunningham
Linda
Heathcock
Smith
Ruby McMath
Crosby Park Circle
Roy del Veccihio
Baltimore
Tomlinson Junior High School
John C. Cannon
Ash
Dwayne Ferguson
Dearborn
Montego Bay
E. Gore
Lloyd Martin
S. 17Th
Ronnie Mitchell
Herbert L. Norteman
N. Euclid
Jerry R. Wise
N. Lindy
Joyce Ray
N. Ash
Charges Filed in District Court List of Defendants
District court clerk records show multiple defendants charged with offenses including driving while intoxicated possession of marijuana and driving under the influence of marijuana in addition to assaults batteries and contributing to the delinquency of a minor Names include Albert S Hall Alvin R Gray Walter Andrews Juan Ortiz Serbia Charles Yarbrough J C Lewis Leonard J Rylon Betty Coonswoon William Melvin Elgin Redeik Jr Joe R Smith Delbert Rogers Charles L Speck Phillip W Wilson Kenneth R Kreger Rickey J McNeill Lee R Washington Nilbert Augustus John R Adamson Robert W Frazier Augencio C Cabrera Benita L Romeras Dennis D Martinez Larry Jones Brian K Collagan Steven D Potter Robert D Rae Donald Caldwell Johnny Caldwell Max Silverhorn Jr Loren D Hodge Gladwin B Clarke Elwood Campbell Richard L Neeld Jimmie Duncan Wayne R Slone and Frank O Conner among others.
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Albert S. Hall
Alvin R. Gray
Phillip W. Wilson
Elgin
Kenneth R. Kreger
Fort Sill
Rickey J. McNeill
Snyder
Lee R. Washington
Nilbert Augustus
John R. Adamson
Sterling
Robert W. Frazier
Medicine Park
Augencio C. Cabrera
Benita L. Romeras
Elm
Dennis D. Martinez
Cyril
Larry Jones
Arlington
Brian K. Collagan
Steven D. Potter
Robert D. Rae
Donald Caldwell
Wayne R. Slone
Frank O'Conner
Injury accidents reported by Lawton Police on Tuesday
Times and locations of three injury accidents investigated by Lawton Police include 12 10 p.m. Sheridan Road and Rogers Lane Pamela Bland 19 taken to Reynolds Army Hospital by Kirk s Ambulance 3 10 p.m. Eighth and F Albert D Anderson 44 Cache taken to Memorial Hospital by Royal Ambulance 3 36 p.m. Sheridan and F William P Jarvi 26 903 Bell taken to Reynolds Army Hospital by Royal Ambulance.
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Sheridan Road
Rogers Lane
Pamela J. Bland
Reynolds Army Hospital
Kirk's
Nick Alderson
Eighth
F. Albert D. Anderson
Cache
Memorial Hospital
Royal Ambulance
Sheridan
F. William P. Jarvi
Bell
Fred Walker
Lawton Fire Responds to Two Minor House Fires
Lawton Fire Department answered alarms at 3:04 p.m. for a minor house fire at 1308 St. 26th Place and at 5:51 p.m. for a second minor house fire at 5317 Euclid. No injuries reported. Smoke and flames controlled by crews.
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St. 26Th Place
Euclid
Cities Service Oil hikes propane and butane price
Cities Service Oil Co announced a one cent per gallon increase in propane and butane prices. The rise applies to the company's marketing area east of the Rocky Mountains, announced Tuesday in Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Tulsa, Okla
Cities Service Oil Co
Rocky Mountains
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