Robbie Geronimo Son of Geronimo Visits Fort Sill Cemetery
The article follows Robbie Geronimo, son of the Apache leader, as he revisits Fort Sill and the Apache cemetery. It covers his birth disputed between Alabama or aboard a train, his upbringing at Mescalero, Carlisle, and Fort Sill, and his hopes of burial at the cemetery alongside nearly 320 tribe members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Geronimo
Mescalero
N.M
Geronimo
Rock Pyramid
Famous Father
Fort Sill Apache
Robert
Swett
Griswold
Fort Sill
Robbie Geronimo
New Mexico
Arizona
New Athletes Anonymous Formed Citing Moral Support
From the Ohio AFL-CIO publication News and Views praises a new group named Athletes Anonymous. The joke notes an urge for a long hike followed by neighborly intervention to bring the person back home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Afl-Cio
News and Views
Athletes Anonymous
Ruff to Head Lawton Home Builders Association
Norman Ruff Jr., manager of the Long Bell Building Material Division, will be installed as president of the Lawton Home Builders Association in a Monday night ceremony at the Hotel Lawtonian. The 29 year old succeeds Gordon Winkelman and will lead a banquet with officers and directors named, including Bill Clanton and Eugene Bowman as vice presidents and D. D. Raibourn as secretary treasurer.
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Norman Ruff Jr
Long Bell
Lawton Home Builders Association
Lawtonian
Ruff
Gordon Winkelman
Bill Clanton
Eugene Bowman
D. D. Raibourn
Andy Crosby, Jr
Jack Allen
Joe Choate
Clare Morford
Winkelman
Belva Long
F. A. Francoeur
Tom Porter
John Maker
Tulsa
State Home Builders Association
Dick Malov
Oklahoma City BA
John W. Dexter
FBA
Jim Williams
Storey and Barton School of Dance
Lawton Hba
Downtown
Kiwanis Club
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Austin Drive
Kathy
Norman HI
Activity Jumps In Youth Center
Lawton Youth Center reports higher activity with multiple groups using the facility. Paul Prior of the Lawton Recreation Department notes YMCA programs three weekday afternoons plus Saturday morning, Salvation Army Red Shield Boys Club twice weekly and Saturday afternoons, PeeWee basketball on Tue through Fri nights, Civil Air Patrol Monday nights, and other city groups on weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Paul Prior
YMCA
Salvation Army Red Shield
Lawton Civil Air Patrol
Teens Held in Lake Ellsworth Resort Burglary Case
Lake Ellsworth area officers report six teenage Lawton boys tied to a resort burglary and related auto thefts. Merchandise recovered includes cigars fishing gear and several vehicles. Additional youths face questions over joy riding and other stolen items linked to the recent crime wave.
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Lake Ellsworth
Lawton
Odell Inglis
Don Cunningham
Northwest Lawton
Southwest
Wolf Creek
Geronimo
Cleo Stout
Chevrolet
B. D. Overstreet
Mission
Fourth and
Woodridge
Ford
Frank R. Nash
U. S
Mercury
Charles Collins
Hoover
Studebaker
Tom Leonhardt
S. 10Th
13Th and
Lee
Teddy G. Woodall
Chickasha
Earl E. Lukkes
Logan
Herb Stonehoeker
Denver
Municipal Airport
James Pair
Hawkins Drive-in
Meaning of BPW Emblem Explained by Club Meeting
Mrs Ruth Autry spoke on Meaning of the BPW Emblem during a Lawton Business and Professional Women's club meeting. Mrs Lela J Wilson was program chairman and Mrs Lodell Goocey presided. Group singing by Mrs Mary Pokorny. Guests Miss Choen Mrs Donna Irwin and Mrs George Auld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Autry
BPW
Lawton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lela J. Wilson
Lodell Goocey
Mary Pokorny
Miss Choen
Donna Irwin
George Auld
Funeral Services for James F Miller Held Monday
Funeral services for James Floyd Miller 74 of 1411 Arlington were set for 2 p.m. Monday at Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home chapel with Rev. N N Antonson of Trinity Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Letitia cemetery. Miller born August 7 1889 in Montague Texas lived in Lawton many years and operated the post office elevator at Fifth and E before retiring. Survived by widow two sons Everett Miller Oklahoma City Carroll Miller in Germany five sisters and three brothers two grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the Heart Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Floyd Miller
Arlington
Ritter - Dalton Funeral Home
N. N. Antonson
Trinity Baptist Church
Letitia Cemetery
Mr. Miller
Montague
Tex
Alice Brogdon
Wichita Falls
Lawton
Fifth and
Everett Miller
Oklahoma City
Carroll Miller
U. S. Army
Germany
Lydia Stephens
Park
Ola Morris
Chico
Lizzie Cantrell
Nancy Miller
Dora Russell
Sunset, Tex
Harvey
Sunset
Lloyd
Fort Worth
Orville
Dallas
Obituary notes for Bert Gibson and Willard Lakin services
Services were held for Bert Lee Gibson of 1413 Taft with Rev K M Anderson officiating. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery. Willard W Lakin, 81, retired farmer, died in Arvin California and will be buried in Rush Springs with local services by Becker Funeral Home. survivors include three sons, two daughters, four brothers, three sisters, and numerous grandchildren.
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Willard W. Lakin
Cache
Rush Springs
Arvin
Calif
Cache Methodist Church
Berry B. Skaggs dies after short illness at 76
Berry B. Skaggs 76 of 510 Summit died at his home at 12 30 p m Saturday after a short illness. Born in Locksburg Arkansas on Oct 3 1887 he came to Lawton in 1930 from Frederick Oklahoma. He married Alice Dee Swink April 5 1919 at Aspermont Texas. A retired civil service worker he was a member of First Baptist church and the Men s Brotherhood class. World War I veteran services 2 p m Tuesday at First Baptist with Dr H Tom Wiles officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens Ritter Dalton Funeral Home in charge. Survivors his wife one son Lt Col Alvin Douglas Skaggs Fairfax Virginia five grandchildren one sister in law and several nieces and nephews.
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Berry B. Skaggs
Summit
Skaggs
Locksburg
Ark
Lawton
Frederick
Alice Dee Swink
Aspermont
Tex
First Baptist Church
Men's Brotherhood
H. Tom Wiles
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Alvin Douglas Skaggs
Fairfax
Services for John Lewis Musick Held in Snyder
Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. today at the Preston-Leckie chapel for John Lewis Musick 78 born September 5 1885 in Eastland County Texas. Burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery. Survivors include wife Daisy four daughters two sons twelve grandchildren and two sisters.
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Oklahoma
Mountain Park
Snyder
Musick
Daisy Taylor
The
Baptist Church
Daisy
T. C. McDonald
W. D. Glaze
Oklahoma City
J. M. Gill
Lubbock
Tex
J. L. Lanterman
Denison
Melvin
Gus) Musick
Mayhill
N. M
Clyde
Jake) Musick
Callie Lee
Ranger
Ila Berry
New Smyrna Beach
Fla
Nease Rites Held For Grandfield Man
Donald Ray Nease 28 died at 3 30 a m Saturday Funeral at Grandfield Church of Christ at 1 30 p m today with Clyde C Corner minister officiating He was born May 22 1935 in Blair and graduated from Ap pentone High School Survivors include his parents two brothers a sister and maternal grandfather Burial is in Blair Cemetery under Gray's Funeral Home Grandfield
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Grandfield
Donald Ray Nease
Grandfield Church of Christ
Clyde C. Corner
Nease
Blair
Appentone
H. R. Nease
John
Burkburnett
Tex
L. A
San Dimas
Calif
Muldean Rudd
Elmer
B. O. Gardner
Blair Cemetery
Gray's Funeral Home
Broadcasters To Meet Here In Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Broadcasters Association plans its annual summer meeting in Lawton on August 21 and 22. Officers re elected include William S. Morgan Norman president Hewe Jones Oklahoma City vice president and Lee Allen Smith Oklahoma City secretary treasurer. New directors are Ken Greenwood Tulsa and Wayne Rowley Claremore who will chair a scholars quiz tourney committee. A second annual radio operations seminar is set for March 7-8 at Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Broadcasters Association
Lawton
Enid
William S. Morgan
KNOR
Norman
Hewe Jones
KJEM
Oklahoma City
Lee Allen Smith
WKY
Ken Greenwood
KRMG
Tulsa
Wayne Rowley
KWPR
Claremore
Rowley
Oklahoma Center For Continuing Education
Police Court Disposes Cases by Municipal Judge Oaks
Saturday dispositions list five defendants with charges and fines. Warren Johnson 40 Apache vagrancy fined 10 dollars. Joy Sandhoutz 50 7082 Summit escape from hi work detail fined 20 dollars. James C Ellison 1403 Pennsylvania disturbance fined 15 dollars. Elaine Scott 20 Hacienda motel driving wrong way on a one way street fined 10 dollars. Freddie Lee 2104 Washington assault and battery bond forfeited 20 dollars. Public drunkenness charges. Four ten dollar fines four twenty dollar fines and one five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merle Oaks
Warren Johnson
Joy Sandhoutz
Summit
James C. Ellison
Pennsylvania
Elaine Scott
Freddie Lee
Washington
County Over Top In Bonds in 1963 Efforts
Comanche county surpassed its 1963 goal by reaching 103.24 percent of 1.7 million dollars in U S Savings Bonds. Lawton chair Bill Smisson reported 1.755 million in Series E and H bonds sold this year. State totals were 55.9 million, 93.64 percent of 59.7 million. The 1964 county goal was not yet set but expected before February 1.
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Comanche County
U. S
Bill Smisson
Lawton
Smisson
OU Nurse School Earns Full National Accreditation
The National League for Nursing granted full accreditation to the University of Oklahoma School of Nursing. Dean Helen Patterson announced the review followed an inspection last fall. The 1951 established school will replace its three year certificate with a four year Bachelor of Science in Nursing and expects more scholarships and better job opportunities for graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPD
National League For Nursing
University of Oklahoma School of Nursing
Helen Patterson
League
Collegiate Board of Review
Mrs Kennedy Attends Requiem Mass in Boston
Mrs John F Kennedy arrived in Boston with her sister Lee Radziwill and Eunice Shriver to attend the solemn pontifical Requiem Mass for her husband at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. 1800 invited guests will join 1,800 at 10 a.m. with Cardinal Cushing presiding and Erich Leinsdorf conducting Mozart Requiem televised nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John F. Kennedy
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Lee Radziwill
Eunice Shriver
Torbert H. MacDonald
D-Mass
Kennedy
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf
Mozart
Mutual funds and life insurance sales expansion offer
A leading fund seller announces it now offers life insurance. No travel required the company provides free training medical and life insurance profit sharing and advancement toward sales management.
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Carlisle Indian School
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Quaned On
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Esta
Robert Geronimo, Jr
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Marri
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Southwest Chemical Co
Lawton Morning Press
Katherine Neargardner
Fort Sul
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Eva Williams
Cyril
James F. Miller
Heart Fund
Bert Lee Gibson
Ritter-Dalton
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K. M. Anderson
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Ritter- Dalton Funeral Home
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Clay County
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California
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Truman
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Bakersfield
John L. Musick
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Hui Lanne
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National Group
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