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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1964

Page

2

Guatemalan Officers To Tour Fort Sill

Col Manuel de Jesus Perez and four Guatemalan Army officers will tour Fort Sill next week. They begin Monday at McNair Hall meeting Maj Gen Griffing, then visit Snow Hall to see Brig Gen Totten and the Missile school. They tour cannon, NCO academy, and communications departments Tuesday before departing Wednesday at 2:50 p.m.

Manuel de Jesus Perez Jerez Puerto Barrios Guatemala Fort Sill McNair Hall L. S. Griffing Snow Hall James W. Totten Artillery and Missile School Col. Perez NCO Academy

Fort Sill to gain $1.2 million yearly from tax cut

Fort Sill will see about 1.2 million dollars added to annual take home pay due to a new tax law signed by President Johnson. The change cuts taxes for 80 million individuals and 550,000 corporations, starting with 1964 returns, with military and civilian payroll totaling around 96 million dollars annually. Monthly take home pay rises by roughly 100,000 dollars.

Fort Sill Johnson

Cannon Ream Station Foundry Markings Confirm Civil War Capture

The article notes a three inch Union ordnance rifle in the Artillery and Missile Center Museum identified as one of nine pieces captured by Confederate General Ambrose P Hill at Reams Station Virginia in 1864. Cannon hunter Dr James C Hazlett traced the gun through foundry numbers recorded after the capture showing No 342 CCC P I Co 1882 from Phoenix Iron Company of Phoenix Pennsylvania.

Griswold Artillery and Missile Center James C. Hazlett Wheeling West Virginia Hamilton Hall Ambrose P. Hill Ream’s Station Virginia General

War warnings and limited aims in Vietnam policy debate

A U S official warns Vietnam policy will stay limited as North Vietnam and Saigon face a dangerous standoff. Analysts note setbacks since the Diem coup but expect no major policy shifts, with debates over bombing, blockades, and possible South Vietnamese action while avoiding a full-scale war. Decisions center in the Pentagon and State Department as election concerns loom. The piece also references Noah Amstutz and his 1864 Wayne County birth.

North Viet Nam Rusk South Viet Nam South North Washington Saigon Ngo Dinh Diem Mekong Diem Viet Nam America France Pentagon State Department

Late Oklahoma filing rush as nine women seek public office

Bud Wilkinson, Tom Harris and Forest Beall list late filings with the state Election Board. Gary’s filing was briefly delayed by the missing one hundred dollar cashier’s check. A wave of nine women, including Mary Knowles Johnson and Betty Jane Caraway, enter the race as record female candidates in Oklahoma’s reapportionment era.

Bud Wilkinson Tom Harris Forest Beall Gary Election Board Jordy Edmondson Mary Knowles Johnson Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Betty Jane Caraway Oklahoma Ray C. Jones Durant William L. Atkison Johnson Senate George C. Keyes Jones Jim Ed Douglas Edmond State Senate Oklahoma At R. Stark Tulsa Joe E. Musgrave Kingfisher Art F. Bower Fairview U. S. Senate Raymond Gary Madill Court of Criminal Appeals Northern Dist Joe Johnson Robert Otis Swimmer Oklahoma City, State Senate Pontotoc — George Miller, D, Ada. Cherokee- Wagoner Claude Berry Tahlequah B.H. Douglas Paul A. Meek Bill R. Anderson Oklahoma House McCurtain Joe G. Hendrix Idabel Mayes J. W. Bynum Locust Grove Gary Shores Woodward Clay Ganes Tipp W. Watts Seminole Laurence P. Howze Cimarron Texas M. W. Grey D. Hooker Lincoln John W. Taber R. Chandler Sequoyah J. A

Coronaid Puts Colon Back to Work Overnight

A medical ad promotes Coronaid tablets as a nerve stimulant for the colon to relieve constipation overnight. It claims gentle relief and a clinically-proved effect with bulking action and doctors recommending CLONAID. Introductory price listed as 43 cents.

Neighborhood growth and stable values feature at appraisal clinic

Appraisers discuss how neighborhood growth, street patterns, and access shape property values. Hagood describes a neighborhood as a stable pool where outside influence creates ripples, with values rising in growth and falling with aging. Winter and Hagood, both ISRE members, join Bruce Cornish to coordinate the Oklahoma clinic in Lawton with ISAEA staff.

Pod Impact Hagood William S. Winter Oklahoma City Winter American Institute of Real Estate Hagood Investment Co Fort Worth ISRAE Savings and Loan Pciety Bruce Cornish Lawton Donald E. Snyder ISAEA Chicago

Reception for Bayard Auchincloss at Taylor Home

A 7 p.m. reception is planned today at 1446 North 40th for Bayard Auchincloss the Republican candidate for Sixth District Congress. The event takes place at the home of Mr and Mrs Clyde Taylor in Chickasha.

Clyde Taylor N. 40Th Bayard Auchincloss Chickasha

Local primary filings show race for county offices

The list names incumbents and challengers for county positions in the May 5 primary. Notable entrants include Kleeman and Sare seeking commissioner posts and Claud Martin challenging in District No. 3 with Zumwalt. Lillian Ward faces Dale Sare for county treasurer. several other incumbents and challengers across sheriff, attorney, judge, assessor, and clerical roles are listed.

Kleeman Elgin Dale Sare Lindy Claud Martin Chattanooga R. F Ike) Myers Lillian Waid Sare Lillian Waid Martin Andrews Earl L. Simmons Harry V. Ratliff FE. B. Wallis Indiahoma Chester D. Silvers Cheyenne Inez Manning Bell John P. Fullerton Nob Hill Jack Brock Warren H. Crane Mission Lester C Paden Lee Ollie Fite Arlington Clarence J. Scott Phil Gafford Lake Lillian Ward Euclid Hugh D. Corwin R. F.ike Myers W. H Bill) Kleeman Hugh Brigham Paul Janow Cache Morris Pierson E. Eugene B. Hill S. 11Th Billy R. Hewes Star Rt

Car Hits Kills 6-Year-Old Girl in Oklahoma City

A 6-year-old Oklahoma City girl named Helen Johnson died after being struck by a car near her home. The incident pushed Oklahoma’s 1964 traffic fatalities to 119, 18 more than the previous year.

Oklahoma City Helen Johnson Oklahoma Johnson

Funeral Rites for Hilton Bruce Jones Held in Walters

Services for Hilton Bruce Jones 79 of Walters are set for 10 a m Saturday at the Pearson Funeral Home chapel in Walters. Rev Carl Blythe will officiate and burial will follow at Limby Cumby cemetery in Sunset Texas.

Hilton Bruce Jones Walters Lawton Pearson Funeral Home Carl Blythe Cumby Sunset Tex

Cuban Trade Delegation to Operate as Private Businessmen

London reports that a three man Cuban trade delegation will be treated as private business men and will not be in contact with the government. The group aims to discuss commerce independent of official channels in the British capital.

London

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