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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1971
Page
2
List of admitted patients in various Oklahoma area hospitals with ages and home addresses. births include four babies with exact birth times and weights. continued notices list discharges and additional admissions across multiple towns and streets. The column reflects ongoing hospital census and newborn reports for June 1.
Se curity Bank and Trust Co honored 34 employees at a Tuesday night banquet held in the Hotel Lawtonian. Ray Babbitt, a director, received a 50 year pin while Exall English, president, received a 40 year pin. The group included many staff earning 20 15 10 and 5 year pins, with several named for 5 year awards and others for 10 year service.
Manuel Yow reported a man perched on an air conditioner pointed a chrome pistol to his forehead and to the back of his head while marching in front of his Lawton home. The assailant fled. police continue to seek the suspect.
Public records from Lowton Police list complainants and firms. Vandalism and theft are reported at Coles Cleaners and multiple residences, including stolen stereo equipment, tires, hubcaps, bicycles, a sewing machine, and clothing. Assaults and a vandalized windshield are noted among incidents.
The sheriff's office reports a list of complements including Mrs Key Johnson and the Flower Mound business entry. The document enumerates names and entities referenced in the latest sheriff's records.
The funeral rites for retired Air Force Col. Charles B. Tyler Jr. were conducted today in San Antonio Texas after his death at age 57. He graduated Lawton High School in 1931 and his father led a Fort Sill band from 1926 to 1946. Survivors include his wife Eunice of San Antonio a son Charles a daughter Patricia plus a brother and two sisters.
Oklahoma Senate approves a resolution to name the Lawton mental health center the Jim Taliaferro Mental Health Center. The project, funded at 1.2 million dollars, honors the ill veteran with a focus on narcotics addiction alcoholism and psychological treatment at Cameron College campus. A separate 200000 child guidance clinic was also approved for the City County Health Department complex on Sheridan Road.
A district judge issued a temporary restraining order against Daniel B. OConner of Lawton for picketing in front of World Market Center at 613 C during a sales meeting. OConner had agreed to join the company sales program May 26 but later returned merchandise and withdrew. He allegedly prevented attendees from entering and claimed the firm illegally operates. A hearing on the injunction was set for 9 am Thursday.
The Comanche County Soil and Water Conservation District will be renamed to reflect greater involvement in ecological factors affecting the environment land use planning total natural resource development and conservation programs with broader district participation.
The year 1971 will feature five eclipses, including three solar occurrences and two lunar eclipses. These celestial events will attract sky watchers and astronomy enthusiasts across multiple regions as the patterns of total partial and annular eclipses unfold.
Hutchins, a 40 year old Tulsa attorney, becomes fifth candidate for the chief office to be filled this year by election. He finished high school in Nowata and earned a law degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Fort Sill E-7 Jess Edwards was shot four times at the Half Note Bar and Grill in east Lawton and taken to Reynolds Army Hospital in guarded condition after emergency surgery. A second man surrendered with a .22 revolver. charges pending. Witnesses saw the 2:15 a.m. incident and a driver rushed Edwards to the hospital.
Fort Sill officials released the names of three people who died Monday night when their car missed a bridge and was swept into Sitting Bear Creek. Pvt. Authorine Cherry 19 from Bellaire Ohio, WAC Pvt. Dorothy M. Dargan 19 of Darlington South Carolina, and Spec. 5 Danny L. Johnson 21 from Chattanooga Tennessee, all assigned to local Army units.
The Atlanta franchise in the National Football League cost the owners eight point five million dollars.
The New York Dow rose 5.62 to 919.27 as measures led by building materials drugs and retail. The AP 60 stock average gained 2.3 to 321.2 with Polaroid Texas Gulf Sulphur and Fannie Mae among active issues. volume was brisk on the Big Board.
During a Monday night thunderstorm, burglars entered Flower Mound School for a second time in two weeks and stole an air conditioner from a south window. Deputy Bill Banks notes an earlier burglary attempt last May and a prior January theft, with a second AC also taken in May.
Rome's railroad station, completed in 1950, remains modern while preserving many ancient city elements. The facility integrates contemporary architecture with historic surroundings, reflecting Italy's heritage and evolving transport needs.
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