Funeral Notices for Lottie Russell and Others
Funeral for Lottie Russell 84 held at Timms Funeral Home Chapel Altus following a lengthy illness. Richard Y Cox 63 dies in local hospital with services pending Becker Funeral Home. survived by wife daughter and three sons. Martha Ingle Whitehead 87 to be buried Sunset Memorial Gardens after service at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home Chapel. Ward notice reports death of former Lawton resident Lloyd Epperson. funeral Friday in Pittsburg Texas.
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Lottie Russell
Timms Funeral Home
Altus
Tomlinson Nursing Center
Marcella Schaefer
Lawton
Fred Russell
Vernon
Tex
Richard Y. Cox
N. 16Th
Becker Funeral Home
Cox
Apache
Modena Hamilton
Johnnie Hedges
Bateman-Darling American Legion Post
Ellis Lodge
The
Blind Veteran's Association
Lawton Lodge
Carmen Brown
Surrey Lane
Richard Y. Cox Jr
Sterling
John
Oklahoma City
Ronnie
Elm
George Lovett
Ronceverte
W.va
R. Q. Cox
Birdie Cox
Martha Ingle Whitehead
Cotton Nursing Home
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Maxine Davidson
Wichita Falls
Ward
Lloyd Epperson
Pittsburg
Irene
Gene
Washington, D.C
Larry
Tulsa
Mamie Lee Epperson
Gladys
Horace
Cameron University dean defends campus handout policy
Lawton Oklahoma Cameron University dean Richard Murray defended strict enforcement after John F Lamb was denied permission to distribute Daily World communist material on campus. Murray said requests are common and campus rules aim to curb litter while allowing limited postings during campaigns. He stressed classroom study and controversial material remain separate from distribution policy.
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Lawton
Cameron University
Richard Murray
Murray
John F. Lamb
Andrews
Daily World
Lamb
American Communist Party
Cameron
Storm Lingers As Temp Rises To Sixty Five By Day
Storm continues from Page One driving daytime temperatures to 65 while nights stay cool and prompting warnings not to break laws. Florida freeze lifts grocery prices with tomatoes onions lettuce oranges and corn rising. examples include a 10 cent tomato rise in Philadelphia and higher onion costs in Chicago. Maryland Virginia districts declared federal disaster areas because ice blocks shipments and boats. School closings spread beyond Pennsylvania with six Ohio districts shut for gas shortages. 80 districts report definite closing dates and some expect reopen near month end. Equitable Gas Co asks eight West Virginia counties to close schools taverns and theaters until further notice.
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Florida
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Chicago
Maryland
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Martin W. Essex
Equitable Gas Co
West Virginia
Trial Ordered In Morphine Delivery Case At Fort Sill
A 19 year old Fort Sill soldier was bound over in district court to face trial on morphine delivery charges. Another 19 year old post soldier had drug charges dismissed. Plumtree free on 5000 bond after a Sept 30 arrest for selling morphine to an undercover officer and 36 additional vials seized. Judge Aycock ordered the trial while Judge Carter dismissed amphetamine charges against Samuel Graham for lack of evidence after a Dec 15 arrest.
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Fort Sill
Gregory Dale Plumtree
Special District
Keith Aycock
Plumtree
Sheriff's
David Carter
Samuel G. Graham
Sheriff's Deputies
Graham
Courthouse Water Valve Mystery Ties To Jail Uprising
County officials debate responsibility for water in courthouse pipes after a 1975 jail inmate uprising led to a shut valve. Fire department found dry pipes last November. excavation for street work uncovered the buried valve and a fix was installed to prevent future incidents.
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Griswold
Fire Department
6Th Street
Adair Plumbing Co
Wounded City Man Listed As Stable After Self Inflicted Shot
Lawton man William C. Boozer, aged, shot himself in the chest Thursday afternoon at 417 Arrowhead Drive while detectives waited in another room to escort him to the police station. He was hospitalized in stable condition at Comanche County Memorial Hospital ICU. Officers Ward Roberts and Shutts had left briefly to fetch his coat when the shot rang out. The weapon was an 18 inch replica of a dueling pistol.
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Lawton
Ward
Colette Pen Name Of Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine
The article notes Colette as the pen name of the French novelist Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette born in 1873 and died in 1954. It identifies her as a writer famous under a single pseudonym rather than her birth name.
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Colette
Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette
Labor Secretay Marshall praised for boosting unemployment work
Carter stood behind Chief Justice Warren E. Burger as Marshall took the oath at a White House ceremony. The President highlighted Marshall’s economist background and his grasp of the personal impact of unemployment on workers.
Flat standard deduction proposal for individual and joint filers
A plan would set a flat standard deduction of $2,400 for single filers and $2,800 for married couples. It would reduce taxes for singles earning up to $15,000 and married couples up to $17,500, compared with existing deductions.
Sheridan RoadWork Access Plan Aims to Ease Delays
Warren Shaw state highway resident engineer for Sheridan Road reconstruction told about 15 merchants, five city councilmen and the mayor that every effort would be made to reduce road work inconvenience. The project from Cache Road north to Rogers Lane has faced delays since November 2, with access disruption mainly on the east side. Weather and new gas line installation contributed to delays. signs will be placed to direct motorists to eastern-side businesses.
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Warren Shaw
Sheridan Road
Cache Road
Rogers Lane
City Hall
Sheridan
Shaw
First Elephant Arrives in United States Exhibited in New York
The first elephant to reach the United States was shown in New York City on April 13, 1796, drawing crowds and curiosity. The event marks a landmark moment in American public displays of exotic animals.
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United States
New York City
Auction at Phillips 66 Station on Rogers Lane
Oklahoma Department of Transportation schedules a public auction for the Phillips 66 service station at the Rogers Lane and U.S. 277 intersection. The sale covers a concrete brick station 36 by 67 with three underground storage tanks, part of land acquired for interchange improvement. Gayland Adams at the Right of Way Division oversees details.
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Phillips 66
Rogers Lane
U.S. 277
R. A. Ward
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Gayland Adams
Department of Transportation
N.E. 21St Street
Oklahoma City
Defense divisions train together for readiness and support
Defense divisions which bolster the guard and reserve elements train as combined units from time to time. Regular and backup components work to improve overall readiness through joint exercises and coordinated drills.
Public Phone Calls Five Cents in Louisiana Still Allowed
A historic note states Louisiana residents can still make public telephone calls for five cents, a rate once common nationwide. The legality and scope of this rate are preserved in state records and reflect earlier communications policies.
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Louisiana
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Martha J. Whitehead
Page
CR. Anthony Co
Town West Mall
C.R. Anthony Co
Sheridan Mall
53Rd
Giant Grocery
the Thing Grocery
Deibert's Discount Foods
W Gore
EF Bokevard
Piggly Wiggly
W. Gore
Perkins
Bowman's
Edward’s Mens
C. Avenue
Mac’s
Grocery
Lee Bird
Pursley’s Food Store
Dearborn
Delbert’s Discount Foods
Big Giant Grocery
Little Mac
E. Lee Bird
Security Bank
Security
Oklahoma
Security Bank & Trust Company
C Avenue
5Th Street
Lawton, Oklahom
E Lee
F.dic
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