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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1963

Page

2

Funeral Rites for Vandell Apauty and Amanda Mahaney

Services for Vandell Apauty, died after an automobile crash, will be held Sunday at the Indian Nazarene Mission Church with Rev. Mark Standin and Rev. George Saumty officiating. Burial at West Cache Indian Mission Cemetery. Also funeral services for Amanda C Mahaney conducted Tuesday at Frederick First Baptist Church. She died at the Frederick Rest Home after an extended illness. Burial at Frederick Memorial Cemetery. Survivors listed include children and grandchildren.

Cache Vandell Apauty Indian Nazarene Mission Church Mark Standin Carnegie George Saumty Fletcher West Cache Indian Mission Cemetery Cache Furnal Home Frederick Amanda Camilla Mahaney Tillman County First Baptist Church Frederick Rest Home Milo Arbuckle Lamesa Baptist Church Roy McClung Plainview Tex Frederick Memorial Cemetery Gish Mahaney

Mrs Browning Funeral Services Planned in Lawton

Mrs J O Browning 77 of 108 S 28th will lie in state 3 30 p m Saturday at Lawton Funeral chapel. She died in an Enid hospital after a short illness. Rev W S Parrish Jr will officiate. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Lawton Funeral direction. Survivors include husband J O Browning two daughters Mrs Floyd Temple and Mrs Orville Carter Enid three sons Dean Phillips T D Phillips and C M Phillips two brothers H H Speir and A W Speir seven other grandchildren 21 great grandchildren and two granddaughters of Lawton.

J. O. Browning Lawton Funeral Browning Walters Lawton First Baptist Church Enid Floyd Temple Orville Carter Dean Phillips Sill T. D. Phillips el Cajon Calif C. M. Phillips Elsinore H. H. Speir A. W. Speir Demming N. M Raymond Shackelford Clarence Aubrey

Beckwith Enters Whitfield for Psychiatric Tests

Byron De La Beckwith arrived at Whitfield State Hospital for psychiatric examinations ordered to decide his competency to stand trial for the June 12 ambush slaying of Medgar Evers. He appeared smiling and cooperative as photographers captured the moment.

Jackson Miss Byron de la Beckwith State Mental Hospital Whitfield Medgar Evers

Contributions Accepted for Cancer Fund in Mrs Shoemaker Memory

Readers may send donations to the Medical Research Cancer Fund in memory of Mrs. John Shoemaker wife of the Lawton public schools superintendent. Contributions should be directed to the Lawton Funeral Home in care of the fund.

Medical Research Cancer Fund John Shoemaker Lawton

World Test Ban Welcomed Worldwide Amid Nuclear Tensions

The three power accord to halt atmospheric and oceanic nuclear tests is praised globally as a major step toward disarmament. Britain backs the pact with Prime Minister Macmillan regaining control while France and Red China resist. Reactions span Moscow, Budapest, Paris, Tokyo, and beyond highlighting hopes and cautions for further arms talks.

London France Red China Britain Macmillan House of Commons Lord Home Harold Wilson Labor Party Moscow Radio Moscow Germany Vladyslav Kozyakov U.S.S.R Washington Hungary Budapest Borba Yugoslavia Maurice Couve de Murville National Assembly Charles de Gaulle Peking U.S Attilio Piccioni Heinrich von Brentano Konrad Adenauer Christian Democrats U.N U Thant Vatican Paul Martin Joseph Luns India Torsten Nilsson

Tillman County Junior Farm Bureau selects state queen

Mrs. Paul David Carson will represent Tillman county Junior Farm Bureau in the contest for state queen at the organization’s annual summer camp July 26 28 at Hinton.

Chattanooga Paul David Carson Tillman County Junior Farm Bureau Hinton

Fire plugs painted aluminum in Apache district

Special notice reports fire plugs in Apache received a fresh coat of aluminum paint to improve visibility and corrosion resistance.

General Duff Promoted to Brigadier General in Air Force

Former Cityan Frans L. Duff rises from colonel to brigadier general and serves as surgeon for Air Force Systems Command at Andrews Air Force Base Washington. He earned an Air Force commendation medal for Europe work including the Agadir earthquake response and Mercury project support in Africa. Duff, a Lawton High School graduate with degrees from Oklahoma and Johns Hopkins, has 32 years of service with WW II service in India and Egypt.

Mae Duff Los Angeles Calif Luke Duff Columbia Duff Air Force Systems Command Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D. C Air Force Commendation Europe Agadir Morocco Lawton High School Gen India 9Th Air Service Command Egypt University of Oklahoma John Hopkins School of Public Health and Hygiene Baltimore, Md

Thing Found To Be Meteorite Near Charlton

London police and Army bomb disposal teams confirmed the object that attracted saucer enthusiasts for two weeks is a meteorite the size of a tennis ball. Experts will study the rock after they excavated it from a crater near Charlton and plan to hand it over to scientists for analysis.

London UPI Charlton

Retirement Review At Fort Sill Honors 52 At Lucas Field

Fort Sill holds its monthly retirement review at 9 a.m. Saturday at Lucas Field honoring 12 officers and 40 enlisted men. The event includes six battalions, combined Army bands, and massed colors with Lt. Col. Eff W. Birdsong Jr. as reviewing officer and Lt. Col. S. N. Fitzpatrick Jr. as commander of troops.

Fort Sill Lucas Field Eff W. Birdsong S. N. Fitzpatrick 97Th Charles Hess 184Th Ordnance Battalion Hillie M. Quin Usatc-Fa Harry Thakarides R. H. West 38Th Artillery E. V. Cree Paul E. Morton 18Th Artillery Eugene G Kilmer E. Daughton Msl. Dept Fac. Btry Usaams Frederick H. Miller HHC B.G Inf Alvin B. Stephenson Ord. Co Ubald P. Bruni 77Th Army Band Willie HHD Tng Stanley B. Tyrone Usaamc George W. Gordon HHB Edward Washington Robert A. Losee Btry Str Marion Appling Benjamin D. Johnston Simplicio Contanay Robert McDaniel Earl W. Tjaden Wallace Bell How 36Th Arty Raymond S. Garcia James F. East Snr Samuel D. Branham Coy K. Finger Ashley L. Uselton Bruce B. Taylor S. & F. Btry

Apache Chamber to Hold Special Noon Meeting

The Apache Chamber of Commerce will hold a special noon gathering Tuesday in the Community building. President Claud Reed says a unique business promotion idea will be presented.

Apache Chamber of Commerce Claud Reed

NAACP Schedules Sunday Meeting in Lawton

Lawton chapter of the NAACP will hold a 4 30 p m Sunday meeting at the Masonic Temple 101 Columbia announced by Dr E A Owens president state and national leaders and an Oklahoma City group are expected Plans discussed for the November state meeting to be held here.

Lawton National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Masonic Temple Columbia E. A. Owens Owens Oklahoma City

Leota Lane Day of Lane Sisters Dies at 50

Leota Lane Day a member of the Lane Sisters of vaudeville and big band fame died at age 50 after major heart surgery. She passed away Thursday in a Glendale hospital, Burbank Calif.

Burbank Calif Leota Lane Day Lane Glendale

Colonaid introduced to ease tense nerves and constipation

A newspaper ad promotes Colonaid tablets using a colonic nerve stimulant with bulking action. It claims to restore bowel regularity overnight and relieve constipation, urging readers to try an introductory 436 count.

Lawton marks 62nd birthday with banners downtown

Downtown Lawton showcased the city’s 62nd birthday as street banners fluttered across the core. The Chamber of Commerce funded the bunting, installed by Convention Decorators Inc of Oklahoma City, which will also adorn LO Ranch for the Lawton Rangers rodeo from August 3 through August 6.

Lawton Lawton Rangers Chamber of Commerce Convention Decorators, Inc Oklahoma City LO Ranch

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Amanda Mahaney Beckwith Beaiis Cal Zale’s Jieew LeRro Cache Road Sq Frans L. Duff Lawtonian Fratis Duff Norman R. Hess 41St Arty Hubert P. McCallister Ed K. Brown James L. Prosser Manuel Torres-Vega Raymond W. Forrest U. S. Army CDC Arty Harry W. Sailer 5Th Msl Clarence E. Eide Major Jones Samuel Banks Quino M. Rivera Boots Darden Svc Albert Esnault Engr. Co Leroy A. Rothamel Enl Stu Robert L. Brown Joseph A. Bell James Foster B.G. 30Th Inf William D. Waldrop Walter G. McComb 17Th Arty Jerry D. Hamilton Melmac West Bend Zale Poppy NAACP Leota Day Is Cal Fog Service Quality Optical Service I Skedrich Friedrich
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