Area Men In Service: Lawton NCOs Attend Tech Courses
Three Lawton men advance to technical training after Air Force basic at Lackland. Airman Larry F. Larson and Airman Guy B. Clopton head to Sheppard AFB Texas and Greenville AFB Mississippi for base utilities and personnel specialist courses. Airman James R. Campbell Jr. goes to Greenville for personnel training. Army Reserve Pvt. Donald R. Luke completes eight weeks as an information specialist at Fort Slocum New York and is assigned to West Point. COL Welch completes Reserve Command course at Fort Leavenworth. Lt. Col. Welch serves with the 2515th Army Training Unit in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Sheppard Afb
Larry F. Larson
William R. Larson
McKinley
Guy B. Clopton
Juanita L. Edstrom
Lindy
Greenville Afb
Miss
James R. Campbell Jr
Clopton and
Campbell
Lawton High School
Larson
St. Mary's
Army Reserve
Donald R. Luke
Leonard O. Luke
N. 40Th
Information School
Fort Slocum
N. Y
West Point
Luke
378Th
Central High School
Grand Junction
Colo
Mesa Junior College
Col. Welch
John W. Welch
Rosa M. Welch
Waurika
U. S. Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
2515Th Army
Oklahoma City
Masonic Institute Slated At Hobart
An area Masonic Institute will be held at 7 p m Monday in the Hobart Masonic Temple announced by Joe Mc Donald institute chairman. The Hobart meeting is one of 10 area institutes scheduled in Oklahoma covering Beckham Roger Mills Washita Custer Greer Kiowa Harmon Jackson Tillman and Comanche counties with the theme Masonic Constitution and Code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Masonic Temple
Joe McDonald
Oklahoma
Hobart
Beckham
Roger Mills
Washita
Custer
Greer
Kiowa
Harmon
Jackson
Tillman
Comanche
Myers Attends OSU Enrollment Symposium
Lonnie Myers son of Mr and Mrs O W Myers recently attended an enrollment symposium at Oklahoma State University Stillwater noting the event and university involvement in higher education outreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Myers
O. W. Myers
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Southwestern Births and Memorial Births Reported
A Southwestern birth and memorial notices section lists numerous births and admissions across towns such as Indiahoma Fletcher Walters and Chattanooga, detailing newborns, weights, times, and parent names. Dismissals and surgeries include patients from Lincoln, Lincoln, and Norman addresses, with multiple mentions of medical and surgical entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Boucher
P. S. Cox
J. R. Cunningham
Monroe
George Allen Dodd
Lincoln
Ida Mary Fehring
Fletcher
Sam Hill
E. Bell
Phillip Lynn Humble
J. F. Humble
Chattanooga
Wanda Joyce Jensen
Lake
Billy Joe Mansell
Elgin
John Mata
Patrick Sullivan
Santa Fe
Marie Tuck
Marlow
Bonnie L. Wilson
Walters
Funeral Rites for William Wyly Adams Held in Rush Springs
Services for 86 year old William Wyly Adams of Rush Springs were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Southern Baptist church with L. H. Patterson officiating. Burial followed in Rush Springs cemetery. Adams, born Sept 16 1876 in Cherokee county North Carolina, was a retired carpenter and longtime resident of Rush Springs. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Springs
William Wyly Adams
Southern Baptist Church
L. H. Patterson
Callaway-Smith
Mr. Adams
Cherokee County
N. C
Lillie O. Fleming
Hayesville
N.C
The
Baptist Church
Bessie Cantrell
Esta Willis
Millie Morrison
Jack
Chickasha
A. J
Devol
L. P
Town Park
Tex
Earl
Brasstown, N. C
Army Promotes Dozens in Wide Reassignment List
Department of the Army announces numerous promotions and assignments. officers and warrant officers shift ranks from captain to major, lieutenants to captains, and others transfer between Forts and overseas posts including Fort Sill Fort Bragg Vietnam and the Republic of China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Army
Washington D. C
India
Andrew G. Gorski
William H. Nelson Jr
John E. Hunt Jr
Charles L. Davenport
Robert L. Fairchild Jr
Robert E. Ligon Jr
Robert L. Ray
George E. Henry Jr
Wiliam Fago Folindio
Aus
Donald B. Miller
Billy Foust
Issac S. French
Enrique A. Janer
Millard F. Reece
Walter J. Sassist
Dorman L. Holder
Forrest E. Roberts Jr
Robert Warren
CWO
LeRoy A. Winchester
Mem H. Nieman
C. Frederick Tl
Ft Holabird
Ft Bragg
Robert L. Heavner
Bliss
Arthur W. Foehser
Albany
Republic of China
Norman B. Hopkins Jr
Presidio
Monterey
APO
San Francisco
Henry C. Watts Jr
Sill
Turkey
Walker F. Floyd
Ft Greely
Gien E. Wearden
Lewis
Vietnam
Robert H. Lucas
Seattle
Wash
Felony charge filed in knifing case downtown
Trinidad Medrano, 31, of 1602 S 19th, charged Tuesday afternoon with assault with a dangerous weapon in a knife attack on attorney Bill Sexton after a questioning at a downtown private club. Bond set at 10000. preliminary hearing August 9 before Judge Jack Brock. Other Tuesday filings include Marc Zimmerman 18 Comanche for reckless driving, Wilford Streetman 15 Del City and Ray Warnett 33 for license offenses, Herbert Bonner 24 Fort Sill for using another’s license, and Howard Morgan 19 Fort Sill for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad Medrano
S. 19Th
Special Sessions Court
Medrano
Bill Sexton
Sexton
Forest McClung
Pat Sullivan
Jack Brock
Marc Duane Zimmerman
Comanche
Wilford Roy Streetman
Williams
Ray Warnett
del City
Herbert T. Bonner
Fort Sill
Howard K. Morgan
Salary Action Faces Delay
City officials reviewed a pay raise ordinance adopted Tuesday and voted to postpone its publication until minor questions are settled in a council meeting. The finance committee recommended small changes, but the increases will take effect August 1 regardless of publication date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Simpsons Planning Move to Capital City
Mr and Mrs C W Simpson of 511 A will move to Oklahoma City next week to be near their daughter Lucille Terry. Simpson long served Lawton and Comanche county in political and official roles including county court clerk county commissioner and city clerk. He has suffered a heart condition and has been confined to his home in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Simpson
Oklahoma City
Lucille Terry
Simpson
Lawton
Comanche County
Driver Charged In Fatal Mishap
A 45 year old Lawton man, Roger Dunford, will be tried in Special Sessions on a charge of negligent homicide for a July 17 accident on Fort Sill Blvd that killed 24 year old Fort Sill motorcycle rider Robert Taylor. Dunford pleaded innocent at arraignment before Judge Jack Brock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Special Sessions
Roger Dunford
Jefferson
Jack Brock
Dunford
Fort Sill
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Wadi Halfa Records 19 Years Without Rain
Wadi Halfa in the Sudan reports a drought reaching nineteen years with no rainfall recorded in the town, reflecting a severe arid period and potential impact on local agriculture and water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadi Halfa
Sudan
Grandfield Men Packing Bags For European Trip
Four Grandfield wheat farmers join about 30 state farmers and business leaders on a three week tour of Europe and the Soviet Union. They depart from Oklahoma City by jet to New York City and then sail from Idlewild to Copenhagen. The itinerary includes visits to Denmark Russia Poland and Germany with sightseeing in New York and a Jackie Gleason show taping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfield
Russia
European
Oklahoma City
New York City
George T. Carroll
Merle E. Crawford
Hoyt Hamill
Bill Dudenhoeffer
Soviet Union
France
Poland
Switzerland
Denmark
New York
Jackie Gleason
Idlewild
Copenhagen
Moscow
Krasnodar
Army Denies Sooner Mother Of Dead Iron Man Harshly
Army officials said no evidence supports reports that an Army officer harshly spoke to Mrs. C C Ballard mother of Spec 5 Carl Ballard about her son's death or body return. Ballard died in a Viet Nam gunbattle at a South Vietnamese airstrip after a sentry fired on presumed guerrillas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Army
C. C. Ballard
Carl Ballard
Madill
Oklo
Ballard
Adjutant General's Office
Joe Lambert
Couple and children depart for three year tour in Germany
Capt. P. M. Brian and Mrs. Brian with children Robert Meg and Kelly left Tuesday for a three year tour of duty in Ansbach Germany. Capt. Brian previously served at Fort Sill. Mrs. Brian is Kay Record daughter of Mrs. Margaret Glasby 708 Laird
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Brian
Robert
Meg
Kelly
Ansbach
Germany
Brian
Fort Sill
Kay Record
Margaret Glasby
Laird
New compact lamp matches tubular efficiency
A one foot square panel type fluorescent lamp, inch and a half deep, provides the same 60 lumens per watt efficiency and about 7,500 hour life as conventional tubular lamps. Engineers from General Electric Lamp Division, Cleveland, announced at a national Illuminating Engineering Society conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
UPI
Illuminating Engineering Society
General Electric Lamp Division
Cleveland
Mrs Barrington Bridger’s Garden Becomes National Showplace
The garden of Mrs Barrington Bridger is praised as a national showplace in a note promoting Harem Scarem an Alpha Theta production at 8 p.m. July 26 at 4th and Columbia with venue details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th
Columbia
Alpha Theta
Police Court Dockets Show Dispositions Before Municipal Judge
Munici pal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed of cases with defendants and fines for offenses including failing to pay cab fare improper parking and muffler violations. Notable entries include James Bailey reckless driving $15 and water waste $19, with several bond forfeitures and one assault disturbance set at $20 bond. Public drunkenness charges resulted in one $10 bond forfeiture and two fines of $15 and $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Cour
J. Merle Oaks
Phyllis Batterall
Ida Myers
Jefferson
George Mellen
Lee
Preddy Ray Wyrick
Fort Sill
James Paul Rice
John H. Kennedy
Danney R. Eastman
Lincoln
Earl C. Byrd
Elviera Carter
Woodridge Drive
Sandra Clifton
Summit
Patsy J. Gutowski
Joanne Lucille Jenkins
Hoover
Levie Lee Johnson
Bell
John Edwin Moore
Beil
William H. Bailey
Oak
Collis Galloway
Washington
Joe McBride
James FE. Legey
N. Sith
Katherine Rayl
Jerry Lee Williams
Lottie B. Wright
Arlington
Tulsan To Help Sen Edmondson Appoints Eidson to Tulsa Staff
Washington AP reports Senator J Howard Edmondson announces Elizabeth Eidson, co chair of Tulsa County Democratic party, will join his Oklahoma staff and open the Tulsa office August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Howard Edmondson
D-Okla
Elizabeth Eidson
Tulsa County
Democratic Party
Oklahoma
Eidson
Tulsa
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Carrell
KK. Ball
Carrell K. Ball
Virginia L. Lewis
Fort Benning
General Military Science Reserve Officer Training Corps
Ball
University of Miami
Fla
James R. Campbell
Masonic Institute
Murel E. Capshaw
Kelley Hysaw
Jimmy Hysaw
John C. Elkins
Jack Moore
Dearborn
Charles W. Goins
Dannie L. Livingston
R. E. Benton
Duncan
Avis W. Hood
Springfield
Verapearl Shreve
Edgar Fite
Willow
Thomas Goforth
Cache Rd
Patricia A. Leatherman
Gore
Joseph Wallace
Fred Allen Griggs
Fred Griggs
John William Burk
Merl Burk
Janet Daniels
L. E. Daniels
Johnnie Serak
Indiahoma
L. W. Williamson
Ferris
David K. Gurley
Irwin
Charles van Winkle
Louise Bohanan
Donald Shultz
Thomas S. Norton
Lee Kemp
John Swasho
Fidel Gonzalez
Junior Harold Daft
Carl Clark
Cache
Jack Wilkerson
Sterling
C. E. Day
Star
W. A. Kenyon
Cherry
Bennie L. Flynn
N. Rogers Lane
Harry O. Stinner
Gerald Moore
S. 10Th
Clyde Rice
Euclid
Albert B. Lucas
Sam Wright
John W. Elkins
Larry Cobble
Orlie Thomas Brewer, Jr
O. T. Brewer Sr
Peggy Marie Speck
Eunice Speck
Raymond Lodes
Apache
W. W. Moorehead
Gracemont
William McCoy
M. F. Kelley
Cheyenne
Vera Clyde Wilson
PHS
Thelma Whitewolf
Star Rt
Alice Soontay
Arletta Tongkeamah
Helen Mae Kaulaity
Mt. View
Stephen Kaudle Kaule
Robert Gooday
Algernon Tomps
Altus
Ernest Red Bird
1611
James Tate
Sylvia Holder
Robert Holder
Jimmy Lee Tsough
Glenda McCurtain Lebanon
Annetta Mahsetkay
Thelma Martin
Imogene Mihecoby
William Adams
Norman Monroe
Norman R. Monroe
Liberty Heights
C. W. Simpsons
Capital City
Sonstostes
Chrysler
Ototeten
Chrysler Corpor
Grandfield Men
Informa
Barber College
A. Webb
NORGE
Morg
N. Sheridan Rd
Norge 2
W.T
Cee
Tulsan
Sen. Edmondson
Discount Department Store
44Th and
Cache Road
Lawton, Okla
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