Births and Admits List from Local Hospitals
Births recorded include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Definer at 5 49 p.m. Jan 30 weighing 5 pounds 214 ounces and a son to Mr. and Mrs Johnny Henderson at 6 23 a.m. weight 6 pounds 714 ounces. The list also notes numerous admissions and medical dismissals at various addresses in Lawton and surrounding areas with individuals named for surgery medical and recovery statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Definer
Ash
Johnny Henderson
Gene Gomez
Chickasha
Frank Sheridan
Anadarko
Raymond Colbert
Shawnee
Esther Jones
Ardmore
Johnny Wildes
Fort Cobb
Roselyn Chasenah
Elgin
Bertha Smith
Rowlegs
Sharon Gooday
Minnie Factor
Former Lawton School Board President Dies
Lawrence Allison Sheffield 56 of 206 Park died after a heart attack. Services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, burial Highland Cemetery. He served on Lawton Board of Education 1958 to 1968 and owned Sheffield Motor Supply. He was WWII veteran with survivors including wife Dorothy and six grandchildren.
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Lawton Board of Education
Lawrence Allison Sheffield
Park
Calvary Baptist Church
Charles Baggett
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Sheffield
Sheffield Motor Supply and Repair Center
Lawton
Rising Star
Tex
Dorothy Byford
Marlow
Chamber of Commerce
The
American Legion
the Oddfellows
Mount Scott
Gerald Sheffield
Fayetteville
N. C
Joy Byard
Irwin
North Highlands
Calif
Ira
Wichita Falls
Police receive listed cases of theft and robbery in Lawton
The Lawton Police Department reports complainants across Lawton and Fort Sill. Incidents include thefts from autos and residences, vandalism, loss of ring and pistol, thefts from stores, and armed robberies with small cash sums. Fort Sill personnel are named for armed robberies and thefts.
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Lawton
William H. Walters
Vickie L. Wolff
E. O. Collicott
Cimarron Circle
Rosa Brock
Evelyn McQueain
Henrietta Allen
Arlington
John M. Gardner
Overland Drive
Richard J. Juneau
Wayne Pursley
Dearborn
Montego Bay
SE Gore
Robert Field
Fort Sill
William Peterson
Fire Reports From Lawton Fire Department Exposures
Lawton fire units responded to several grass fires on Tuesday at three locations 1238 N 57th 52nd and Lee and 611 S Sheridan Road and a fourth at 4218 Camden Way. On Wednesday night into morning crews dealt with a dishwasher fire at 412 Woodland and a wash down at 27th and Egos.
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N. 57Th
52Nd and Lee
S. Sheridan Road
Camden Way
Woodland
William G Yoakim 77 restaurateur dies after brief illness
Long time City restaurateur William G Yoakim 77 of 415 Columbia died early today at a local hospital after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home. He opened and managed several cafeterias here including Terminal Cafe Little Minute Land Old South Cafeteria Cattleman s Cafeteria and Wade s Cafeteria. He was a Greek Orthodox Church member and veteran of World War I. Survivors include his wife three daughters a nephew a sister seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral for Lillie R Gooch 81 of 1419 N 24th will be later this week in Gridley California. She died Monday in an El Reno hospital. She resided here with her daughter since 1967. She was a Pentecostal church member. Survivors include three other daughters a son three brothers and three sisters twelve grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
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William G. Yoakim
Columbia
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Yoakim
Skopoles
Greece
United States
Lawton
Salt Lake City
Utah
Fee
Louise Seibold
Terminal
Courthouse
City Hall
Cattleman’s
Wade’s
Greek Orthodox Church
American Legion
Rotary Club
Fort Sill
Army Air Corps
Vivian Harris
Dallas
Tex
Tom D
Lucile) Morton
Duncan
R. A
Mary) Wilkinson Jr
Buena Vista
George Mandoudis
Andromahi Efstathiou
Lillie R. Gooch
Gridley
Calif
el Reno
Jessie Harris
James Holquist
Waurika
Arvin Hoffman
Sparks
Nev
Clarence Gooch
Henry Roberts
Avril Roberts
Ernest Roberts
Chickasha
Lawton Man Shot, Critically Injured at Home
Riley A. Smith, 2404 Lindy, hospitalized in Memorial in critical condition after a self inflicted gunshot wound at his parents home 4108 Currell Police said the man told officers he pulled the trigger.
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Lawton
Memorial Hospital
Riley A. Smith
Lindy
Currell
Smith
Stock market mixed as Dow tops 990 on light volume
Stocks edged higher in moderate trading with the Dow Jones up 4.96 to 997.89. Bethlehem Steel rose after a dividend hike while Moody's cites uncertainty over Phase 3 and the budget as dampening investor confidence. Cattle and hogs markets in Oklahoma show varied moves with feeder cattle up and hogs down.
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New York Stock Exchange
William Nelson
Moody's Investor Service
Bethlehem Steel
Steel Company
American Stock Exchange
Rochelle Given Senate Approval for Oklahoma ETV Authority
Gene Rochelle, MacArthur High School principal, was confirmed by the State Senate Tuesday as a member of the Educational Television Authority. Appointed by Gov. David Hall, Rochelle will serve a seven year term on the 17 member policy making body for Oklahoma's two educational television channels in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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Gene Rochelle
MacArthur
State Senate
Educational Television Authori
Rochelle
David Hall
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Depository Chosen for Comanche County Food Stamps
The Security Bank and Trust Company in Lawton was selected as Comanche County food stamps depository this morning by county commissioners. State and federal approval now follows, with the program slated to start March 1.
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Security Bank and Trust Company
Lawton
Comanche County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sheriff's Department
Hayden Ireland
Denver
Worried About False Teeth Advised To Use FASTEETH Denture Adhesive
The ad urges denture wearers to use FASTEETH Powder for a longer firmer hold and steadier fit. It highlights comfort and security, urges regular dental checkups, and promotes denture fit as essential to health.
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Arthur Edwards
Cyril
Glenda K. Funderbuck
Eugene Goodin
Rte. 3
Verna R. Grimes
Kendale R. Grooms
Williams
Raymond W. Hall
Washington
Vicki Harper
Allisha Henson
Star Route
Melinda Hillard
Altus
Russell Halstead
Mountain View
Jack King
Roosevelt
Horace Mantooth
Sterling
Fannie McCarthy
Tyrone F. Muldowney
Cherry
Raquel Murray
Garfield
Eugene Ohman
Gore
Thomas Peacock
Walters
Jesse Reed
Ginger Sizemore
Prudence I. Brewer
Cedar Crest Nursing Home
Anne R. Craig
S. Sixth
Bonnie Clingan
Hoover
Linda Clingan
Verdie L. Freeland
Frederick
David Griffith
Junior Holland
William Holland
Veldonna K. Horn
Lawton School Board
Elsa B. Lawson
N. 29Th
Dorotha E. Louthen
Fletcher
Bryan K. Mason
Grandfield
Larry McCarter
Shirley J. McPhail
Martha A. Merrill
Florenc R. Phelps
Eugene Peavler
Ferris
Earl Lee Peavler
Joseph Taylor
James I. White
Cache
Jay R. Williams
S. Sheridan
Gloria Jean Newton
Katherine F. Betscher
W. D. Ford
Robert Hamilton
Herbert J. Norman
Elizabeth Smith
Elsie R. Webb
Apache
Lahoma Sims
N. 17Th
Florence E. Wiersema
James E. Bonomelli
Glendale Drive
William Tate
Homer Carroll
Roger A. Campbell
Ralph Geisenhower
N. 32Nd
Shelley Knightstep
Steven C. Hawkins
Gertie Bradley
S. 17Th
Homer Weldon
Jill Martin
Cheryl Place
Ovia B. Yarbrough
Ray Brannon
Anice Horne
Marie G. Mathieu
Lonnie Burnett
A. D. Langston
Mountain Park
Ollie Erikson
Joseph's Nursing Home
P.H.S
Lawton Fire Department
National Bank
Sheridan
Draughon’s Business College
Texas
New York
Eastern Air Lines
Amex
Wagner Electric
Senate
Depository
Hugh R. Thompson
Maybelle Frye
Greenmeadow Drive
Willard Powell
Douglas
Donny L. Lovelady
Joe Guffey
Emergency Health Services
Oklahoma State de
Petel
Byte
Sheridan and Gore
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