Comanche County Pap Smear Program Loses State Funding
The City County Health Department reports the free pap smear program will end July 1 after loss of state funding. Only Family Planning Clinic clients will continue to receive free annual cervical cancer tests. Older women and those from venereal disease clinics may lose access. 3,000 county women were tested in 1976 with about 15 cancer and 200 dysplasia cases found.
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Jim Booker
Adeline Yerkes
Comanche County
Yerkes
Oklahoma
Booher
Lawton
Elgin
Cache
Health Department
Funerals Scheduled for L B Burnett and Bertie Berry
Funeral services set for L B Burnett 55 former Lawton resident who died at his Lake Eufaula home in Glascock Greenlawn Chapel with Rev Charles Ledbetter officiating burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Bertie Bell Berry 72 of Walters died after a lengthy illness with services at Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev Weldon Rightmer and Rev Carlton Campbell burial in Walters Cemetery. Berry born Aug 25 1904 in Dallas came to Cotton County in 1904 married Opie Berry Aug 23 19xx. Survivors include husband son James Donald Smith Renton Wash daughter Dorothea Ann Owens Renton Wash brother Isaac Smith New Zealand sister Mary Ellen Matheny Murray City Ohio seven grandchildren three great grandchildren.
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L.B. Burnett
Lawton
Lake Eufaula
Glascock-Greenlawn Funeral Home
Charles Ledbetter
Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Church of God
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Walters
Bertie Bell Berry
Wyatt Funeral Home
Weldon Rightmer
Liberty Heights Chapel
Carlton Campbell
Calvary Baptist Church
Opie Berry
James Donald Smith
Renton
Wash
Dorothea Ann Owens
Isaac Smith
New Zealand
Mary Ellen Matheny
Murray City
Ohio
Pro Communist Literature Permitted On Cameron Campus
Cameron University officials approved a Lawton man to distribute pro Communist literature on campus following a legal opinion from Charles Drake. John Lamb may hand out pamphlets only in an outdoor area near the student union and must avoid promoting sales or subscriptions.
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Cameron University
Lawton
Richard Murray
Charles Drake
Stillwater
Legal Council
Board of Regents
Oklahoma State University
A&m Colleges
Cameron
Drake
John Lamb
1611 Andrews
Murray
Lamb
Luckenbach Texas Beer Drinking Chicken Story Spreads
Luckenbach Texas draws crowds after Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson hit song. Tourists flock to the town with one store and a dance hall where locals drink beer and talk, while some miss the nostalgia of quieter days. The town honors Hondo Crouch, who helped popularize Luckenbach.
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Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Luckenbach
Texas
Waylon
Willie
Hondo Crouch
Crouch
Jerry Jeff Walker
Exiled West African ruler arrives in Seychelles 1900
In 1900 Chief Prempeh II of West Africa was banished to the Seychelles Islands with his three wives and his favorite executioner. The note adds that wristwatches were once viewed as effeminate until World War I troops adopted them for practicality.
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Prempeh II
West Africa
Seychelles Islands
Skyhorse Mohawk murder trial continues without plea deal
LOS ANGELES AP After 32 months the judge refused to accept a plea bargain and keep Skyhorse and Mohawk jailed while allowing no immediate freedom. The 1974 stabbing of cabbie George Aird at an AIM campground is the case.
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Los Angeles
Skyhorse
George Aird
AIM
Superior
Floyd Dodson
Paul Skyhorse
Richard Mohawk
California
Leonard Weinglass
Mohawk
Dodson
Ventura County
Weinglass
Picnic Planned by Lawton Chamber at Fort Sill Camp Eagle
The International Committee of the Lawton Chamber of Commerce sponsors a June 25 picnic at Fort Sill Camp Eagle for allied officers and families, Cameron University foreign students, sponsors, and Lawton Ladies Forum International Affairs members. Events run 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with activities for all ages. Maj. Gaiter Kitchell notes Maj. Gen. Donald R. Keith will attend. plan for an annual event is hoped.
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International Committee
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Camp Eagle
Cameron University
Lawton Ladies Forum International Affairs Department
Gaiter Kitchell
Donald R. Keith
Kitchell
Chamber
Markets State Grain and Produce Prices in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture reports today prices for wheat barley and Milo. Wheat ranges from 1.92 to 2.55 per bushel with varied locations listed. Barley 1.40 to 1.80 per bushel. Milo 2.71 to 3.61 per cwt with multiple towns named.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Aston
Banner
Beaver
Clinton
el Reno
Keyes
Kingfisher
Liberal
Manchester
Medford
Pauls Valley
Perryton
Weatherford
Yukon
Ponca City
Eldorado
Geary
Hobart
Okeene
Watonga
Temple
Lawton
Gulf
Barley
MILO
Afton
Houston
Weekend Markets and Rates Listing
A brief listing shows Saturday and Sunday market items with price ranges from $26.00 to $40.00 and numeric values 4.25 3.25 3.00 likely denoting rates or measurements. No additional context or entities provided.
Death Brings Relief in Voodoo Minister Slaying
In Alexander City Alabama authorities report the shooting death of Willie Maxwell a self ordained voodoo practicing minister brings relief to the Nixburg community. Maxwell was killed at a funeral for his stepdaughter Shirley Ellington as Robert Burns 30 was charged with first degree murder. Maxwell faced multiple unsolved deaths in his circle over the years including his wives and relatives. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Peace and Good Will Baptist church Cottage Grove.
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Alexander City
Ala
Nixburg
William A. Evans
Coosa County
Sheriff's Office
Willie Maxwell
Maxwell
Evans
Shirley Ann Ellington
Herman Chapman
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Miss Ellington
Robert Lewis Burns
Burns
Tom Young
Mary Edwards Maxwell
Darkis Anderson
Chapman
Columbus
Jasper Fielding
James Hicks
Coosa
Lawton Man Charged With Burglary in TV Theft
A 20-year-old Lawton man Andre L. Pearson of 1230 New York was charged with second degree burglary for allegedly stealing a television from Charles Yeahque’s residence early Monday. An air conditioner was also reported stolen. Bond set at $2000. preliminary hearing July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Andre L. Pearson
New York
Charles Yeahque
Injured Lawton Man Recovers In Hospital
Norva Bradley 59 of 4209 Camden Way is in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after a car pedestrian crash on Gore Boulevard Tuesday. He underwent surgery for a crushed pelvis and a broken leg. Benjamin Christian six months old of 305 NW 4th Street remains in stable condition at Memorial Hospital with two broken legs from a crash at 9th and Gore Monday afternoon. Ms Christian and her other son Timonty four sustained less serious injuries.
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Norva Bradley
Camden Way
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Bradley
Gore Boulevard
Nicky Ray Lovenburg
Fort Sill
Benjamin Christian
Lorraine Christian
Memorial Hospital
Gore
Christian
Ms. Christian
Timonty
Hair Care Tips for Reducing Breakage
Hair loss is normal with about 50 hairs shed daily. Each hair stays about two years, then falls out and is replaced. To cut breakage use gentle handling after washing and avoid brushing when wet. A creme rinse and conditioner help minimize damage.
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Redshirt
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Ual
Lawton Constitution
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Lawton Morning Press
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Okla
Constitution Press
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Constitution
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Ame
Amenca
Free Spirit
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Gore Lawton
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