Funeral rites for John Henderson Burd held at First Baptist Church
John Henderson Burd 86 died in Anadarko after a lengthy illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Lloyd Burd and Rev. Sammy Jones officiating. Burial in Elgin Cemetery. Survivors include his wife Alice Owens seven daughters four sons a sister 31 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Also funeral for Billie Willie Mae Ballard 73 at Barnett Chapel AME Church with burial at a later date.
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Elgin
John Henderson
Jack) Burd
Anadarko
First Baptist Church
Lloyd Burd
Colony
Sammy Jones
Elgin Assembly of God,Church
Adriane Smith
Sterling
Elgin Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
Mr. Burd
Palestine
Tex
Denton
Alice Owens
Joshua
Roy Hise
Cyril
Dorothy Weger
Glenn Mayer
Jack Lemons
Lewiston
Idaho
Ray Beattie
Men
Billie
Willie Mae Ballard
No. 9
Columbia
Barnett Chapel
Ame
Tyler
Lawton
Barnett Chapel Ame
Belzora Gale
New York City
Louise Ballard
Houston
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices Include Roberts Palmer and Albrecht
The notice lists Richard D. Roberts dying Jan 1 in Bangkok with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. It also mentions Vada E. Palmer 85 of 4116 Baldwin to be buried at Enid and Rev. Philip R. Albrecht 71 of 613 McKinley to be buried at Highland Cemetery with service details.
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Sunset Memorial Gardens
Bangkok
Vada E. Palmer
Baldwin
First Presbyterian Church
William Swan
Enid
Becker Funeral Home
Red Cross Names New Chapter Officer In Lawton
A director was chosen for the Lawton Red Cross chapter at today’s meeting. Mrs. feeline has served as secretary and receptionist since May 1973 and contributed to budgets and disaster training. She lives in Lawton with her husband John and their son Jerry, a Lawton High junior.
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Feeline
Red Cross
Lawton
John
Jerry
Lawton High School
Courses Slated On Soil Fertility In Southwest Oklahoma
A series of five one night soil fertility short courses is planned for farmers fertilizer dealers and farm workers in the Southwest Oklahoma area. Meetings will be held in Hobart and Duncan with enrollment set at 10 dollars. The program covers soils nitrogen phosphate potassium micronutrients and fertilizer profitability plus evaluation of soil fertility programs and methods to make fertilizer recommendations. OSU extension staff will conduct the course.
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Hobart
Duncan
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Laxton Malcom
Tillman County
OSU
McClure Elected President of Museum Board Here
Kinley McClure, Lawton postmaster since 1965 and a history buff, was chosen president of the Museum of the Great Plains board at the annual meeting. Dr. David Miller and Dr. Harry Wagner remain in leadership, with about 80 attendees hearing Larry Banks discuss the museum’s goals and policies for public access and active participation.
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Kinley McClure
Lawton
Museum of the Great
Cameron
David Miller
Harry Wagner
Miller
Wagner
Cox
Miss Lee
George Barber
Roy Burrows
Exall English
Fisher
Vernon
Klein
McClure
Roma Montgomery
Smith
James E. Phillips
Sneed
Ford
Museum Board
Museum of the Great Plains
Institute of the Great Plains
Larry Banks
Tulsa District Corps of Engineers
Embezzlement Trial Slated At Anadarko
Five former Kiowa Apache Housing Authority officials face embezzlement charges over HUD funds. Trial set for Feb 9 docket. Vincent Bounty named former authority chair is among those ordered to stand trial.
Indian Meet Set by Carnegie Chapter at United Methodist Church
The Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women statewide meeting runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Carnegie United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Carnegie chapter sponsors the event. Dr. Cletis D. Satepanhoddle of Oklahoma City public schools will be guest speaker. Mary Townsend Crow, state president from Bartlesville, will conduct the business meeting.
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Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women
United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Carnegie
Carnegie Chapter
Cletis D. Satepanhoddle
Oklahoma City
Mary Townsend Crow
Bartlesville
Wilkins to resign as NAACP director
Roy Wilkins 74 announces he will resign as executive director of the NAACP at year end after 22 years leading the civil rights group. Howard University President elect will head a 15 member committee to find a successor amid questions about finances and growth.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
Howard University
Washington, D.C
NAACP
Viser
Margaret Bush Wilson
McMahon Funds Gap for OSBI Headquarters Construction
The McMahon Foundation will provide $20,000 to cover the shortfall in funds for a new Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation regional headquarters. The 2,000 square foot facility, planned south of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol building on East Gore, will feature pre fabricated concrete panels and enhanced landscaping and canopy. Franscon Inc. was the low bidder at 101 NE 20th, with a state contract pending once funds are received and the project awarded by the State Board of Affairs.
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
McMahon Foundation
McMahon
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
East Gore
Franscon, Inc
20Th
State Board of Affairs
Bailset for prisoner in court shooting leaves four wounded
In Waterbury four people were wounded when a prisoner, identified as Sweeney, grabbed a gun and fired during an interview with a public defender. Deputy Sheriff Kelly Dullard and Officer John Luddy were earlier treated and released, while Luddy subdued Sweeney after a chase through the courthouse. Sweeney faces four counts of attempted murder and has a long arrest history.
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Waterbury
Joseph Smolskis
Smolskis
Sweeney
Frederick Sullivan
Fire alarms log with several calls across city
Fire department dispatches show alarms at 9:05 p m 302 Congress Street for a blaze at a residence and 11:55 p m near Fort Street and Ferris involving a gas fire. This year the department has dispatched 64 calls.
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Eneres
Congress
Crass
Fort Sit Booseverd
Ferris
Seminar On Tap Addresses Child Injury Causes
An upcoming teleconference will discuss accidental injuries as the leading cause of death among children. The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio sponsors the session and will present local access information for attendees.
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University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio
License office closed for staff funeral in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety drivers license office No. 8 SE Seventh will close at noon Tuesday for the funeral of a staff member's father. Regular hours resume 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Oklahoma
Group To Honor Corwin and Three Others
Four individuals win 1975 Distinguished Service Awards from the Oklahoma Heritage Association for preserving Oklahoma history. Recipients: Hugh Corwin of Lawton Michael A Gris som Wynnewood Margaret Norman of Wewoka Florence Wilson of Oklahoma City. Awards by Gov. Boren during January 21 luncheon at Skirvin Plaza, with speaker Guy Logsden. Tickets $6. Corwin led historical preservation, published Chronicles of Comanche County, and edited Prairie Love.
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Oklahoma Heritage Association
Oklahoma
Hugh Corwin
B. Lawton
Michael Andrew Grissom
Wynnewood
Margaret Jane Norman
Wewoka
Florence O. Wilson
Oklahoma City
David Boren
Imperial Ballroom
Skirvin Plaza Hotel
Guy Logsden
Tulsa University
NW 14Th Street
Corwin
Lawton
Comanche County
Fort Sill
Prairie Love
Police log lists thefts and damages across the city
The Lowton Police Department records multiple complaints from Wright Donut Shop initial theft of two money bags totaling 225 dollars and flour spill vandalism. Report includes numerous thefts from vehicles residences and public buildings, plus a dog attack on a child. An 18 year old was arrested.
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Lowton
Wright Donut Shop
Cache Road
Wayne
Douglas
Rose Tours
Madeon Eckart
Charlotte Ivey
Sharon Ferguson
Eisenhower High School
Steve Lacefield
Bell
David Connywordy
Fort Silt
Ronald E. Dickinson
Colonial Apartments
David Pike
Gary Gardner
Liberty
Robert Bechtel
Jack F. King
Logan
al Jergens
B Motif Manor
Jerry Daniels
Gore
David R. Elliott
Compass
Atom
Johnson
Wolf
Billy Eugene Harper
Jesi- Leslie May Burch
Village Green Drive
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Fort Bragg
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Osaka
Japan
Harvey H. Jackson
Alexandria
Harry
Chip) Jackson
Fort Benning
C. A. Roberts
Stillwater
Carry Roberts
Chickasha
Jay W. Roberts
Atlanta
Steven Roberts
Ann
Beth Roberts
Wayne E
Philip R. Albrecht
McKinley
St. John’s Lutheran Church
E. H. Lechner
Highland Cemetery
Rev. Albrecht
Perry County
St. Paul
Minn
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Helen Young
Sparta
Wis
Canistota
S.D
Jean Whitehouse
Clover Lane
Roger
Ruth Albrecht
Irene Albrecht
San Diego
Calif
Eleanor Nelson
Chicago
Herbert Albrecht
Raymond Albrecht
Great Bend
N.D
Carolyn Breathwit
Board of Museum
Lawton Insulation Co and Carpet Cleaners
QSBI
OSBI
W. Gore
American
National Bank de
Diel
Win Pride
Paul Adelman
Paul
Turnpike
Dial
Walters
Yellow Pine
Weiser & Weslock
DeRusto
International Paper
E. Gore
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