Hospital News Items Snapshot of discharges and admissions
A compact list of hospital admissions and dismissals shows numerous patients admitted for medical or surgical care at multiple towns including Walters, Lookeba, and Fort Sill. Notable entries include births on June 22 and June 23 and patients from Norman, Medill, and Lawton areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaulaity
Mt. View
Worcester
Lookeba
Martin Tartsah
Anadarko
Flora Satepeahtaw
Carnegie
el Reno
Renee Komalty
Samuel Pewo
Gon
Olin Modernizes Kraft Pulp and Paper Plant in West Monroe
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp announces a multi million dollar modernization plan for its Kraft pulp and paper operation in West Monroe Louisiana. A 40 year old paper machine will be replaced and other facilities upgraded.
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West Monroe, la
UPI
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Kraft Pulp and Paper
Fourth of July Picnic Tickets Hurry to Sell Out
One week left to buy tickets for the annual Fourth of July picnic chaired by Brig. Gen. (Ret.) James F. Brittingham. The event at Fort Sill Landing Strip No. 15 at 4 p.m. will feature a fireworks display, parachute demonstration, music, games, and prizes with tickets $1 for adults 50 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Brittingham
Southwest Oklahoma
Association of U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Landing Strip
American National Bank
City National Bank
Security Bank & Trust Co
Sheridan Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Funeral Rites for Mrs Myrtle Benton Held in Cyril
Funeral services for Mrs Myrtle Benton 80 died at her Cyril home will be 2 30 p m Friday in the First Christian church Cyril with Rev Ashley Lovett and Rev Bob Warfel officiating. Burial in Fletcher cemetery. Surviving husband Roland two sons Ernie Don and Virgie Benton. seven daughters Letha Whaley Doris Reynolds Bernice Cobb Ona Sessums Lucille Howard Reba Oakley Verda Mahaffey. 27 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Benton
Cyril
First Christian Church
Ashley Lovett
Bob Warfel
Fletcher
Fletcher Cemetery
Eastern Star
Roland
The
Ernie
Calimesa
Calif
Don
Virginia Beach
Letha Whaley
Death notices for Lester J. Skaggs in Lawton obituary
Lester J. Skaggs 65 of 711 Lee Bird died at home after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Ritter-Dalton chapel with Dr. Donald Potts officiating. Burial in Walters Cemetery. Born June 2, 1898 in Benton County Arkansas, he moved to Lawton from Walters in 1948 and was a retired taxicab driver. Survived by son Jay of Hamlin Texas, brother Selby F. Skaggs, two sisters Wick Cocheran Cement and Allen N. Gay New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester J. Skaggs
Lee Bird
Ritter-Dalton Chapel
Donald Potts
Central Baptist Church
Walters Cemetery
Mr. Skaggs
Benton County
Ark
Lawton
Walters
Todd Tilton 67 former area newspaper man dies after illness
Todd Tilton 67 a former area newspaper man died Sunday after a three month illness at the home of his daughter Mrs Carl Stevens in Tucson Aziz Following World War I service he worked on newspapers in Apache Anadarko Lawton and Palestine He had worked 20 years in the advertising department of the Caller Times Corpus Christi Survivors include his wife two sons Bruce and Dale of Los Angeles one daughter Mrs Stevens and a brother Ted Tilton of Springfield Missouri Also listed is Mrs Annie Craig and Mr E T Cook Sr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd Tilton
Carl Stevens
Tucson
Aziz
Apache
Anadarko
Lawton
News-Review
Palestine
Tex
Caller Times
Corpus Christi
Bruce and
Dale
Los Angeles
Calif
Cityan Charged In Robbery Case
Robert Lewis Mathis, 33, of 1492 Monroe, was charged in Special Sessions with armed robbery of a Welch Oil Co. attendant after a Tuesday morning incident. He was arrested within 1 hour 15 minutes, directed police to a spot near 13th and Jefferson, and led officers to $53 in a money bag. A Fort Sill man, 25, was later arrested in connection with the case.
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Lawton View
Welch Oil Co
Special Sessions Court
Robert Lewis Mathis
Monroe
Mathis
Jack Brock
Fort Sillman
Cleo Stout
13Th and
Jefferson
Second
Lee
Clemency Extends Slayers Stay In Pate Case
Gov Henry Bellman signed a 20th stay of execution for condemned killer Gerald Jute Pate. The stay lasts until Aug 17 as investigators review claims a burglary and narcotics gang were near the crime scene involving Pate and his 15 year old friend Mary Jane Haygood who was strangled.
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Gerald
Pate
Mary Jane Haygood
Police Court Minutes Record House to House Sales Cases
Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed cases on traffic and solicitation without city permits. Defendants include Eddie Williams 29 1271 Washington fined for running a red light. Henry G Wilson and Raymond Barbeam both fined 20 bonds forfeited for soliciting sales without permits. Charlies Moody Parks 19 Ponca City fined 20 bond forfeited. Other drivers cited for improper turns reckless driving and failures to yield with fines from 5 to 106 dollars. Public drunkenness yielded two bonds forfeited.
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J. Merle Oaks
Eddie Williams
Washington
Henry G. Wilson
Raymond Arthur Barbeam
Norman
Charlies Moody Parks
Ponca City
Bend
Joseph G. Sneed Jr
Dumas
Tex
George Montin Melton
Lee
Francis L. Howland
Fort Sill
Robert Erwin Smith
Jesserine Fair Shaw
Atlanta
Charles H. Gorley
Harold Walker
Carver
Juan Ortega Flores
Debert A. Dery Jr
Atom
Fan T
Gienda Bishop Fulstone
Taft
Denna M_ Griffee
Liberty
Ng Bane
E. Bonham
Danny C
James Frank Widener
Paul M. Barnett
Fort Sil
Boys Nabbed In Stolen Auto
Two Lawton teens were arrested after the owner reported his car stolen. A 15 year old, the suspected driver of the 1960 Falcon station wagon, faces a juvenile hearing. A 16 year old passenger may face unauthorized taking charges. officers pursued the car from 16th and Cache to the 800 block Columbia.
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Lawton
Jack Newby
1718 Smith
Claude Branscum
16Th and
Cache Road
Branscum
Columbia
General Gent Leaves Critical List at Oklahoma City Hospital
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent was removed from the critical list at St. Anthony Hospital and showed satisfactory progress though he remained incoherent. Gent, 52, was found shot in the head Monday at his Tinker Air Force Base temporary quarters as he prepared to move to Ft. Monroe. His wife at Tinker Hospital remained in shock. Officials still had not disclosed shooting details and preliminary inquiry cited possible accident.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Thomas J. Gent
St. Anthony Hospital
Torily
Gent
Tinker Air Force Base
32Nd North American Air Defense Command
Ft. Monroe
Sill Department Names New Director
Lt. Col. R. R. Hurst succeeds Col. Rudolph Laskowsky as director of the Communications Electronics Department at the Artillery and Missile School. Hurst, former executive officer, served in World War II in the South Pacific and later in Korea and Alaska. He lives at 430 N. Chickasha Fort Sill with his wife and son.
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R. R. Hurst
Rudolph Laskowsky
Artillery and Missile School
Col. Laskowsky
USAR
General Officer Command Advisory Group
U.S. Army Corps
Detroit
Mich
Col
Hurst
Fort Sill
South Pacific
Korea
Alaska
Col. Hurst
N. Chickasha
Cub Scouts Hold Picnic At Center
Cub Scout Pack 183 of Fort Sill held its annual family picnic at Rucker Park with about 30 families attending. The event ended with an outdoor pack meeting as Cubmaster Lt. Joe Tom White awarded honors and advancement. Den 9 led by Mrs. Donald A. Van Matre opened with the flag ceremony.
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Fort Sill
Rucker Park
Joe Tom White
Den 9
Donald A. van Matre
Fried Chicken Deal Sparks Small Town Lunch Rush
Local diner Sidney's Dairy Creams advertised fried chicken at 1.25 dollars fueling a brief lunchtime rush. Bell Lith and B EL 3-6160 displayed in the same ad, suggesting sponsorship or contact details. The notice reflects classic midcentury small-town menu specials and local commerce.
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Bryan Eugene Cummins
Raymond Cummins
Park
Harry T. Urice
Arthur Holloway
Frederick
Adelle Crawford
Leon J. Hill
Jerry C. Johnson
J. Hale Edwards
Lewis Kensell
William Comstock
Sallie Fritze
Grandfield
Travis Chambers
S. 36Th
Alvin H. Tilley
N. 55Th
Jake G. Lyons
Ferris
Joe E. Holt
Oak
William J. Gamblin
Gilbert Morton
Cheyenne
Ralph Hennessee
Arlington
Anna Mae Krueger
N. 13Th
Abe Roberson
Texas
Clover Newport
S. Sheridan Rd
Charles Ogilbee
Temple
Medica
Alfred Mixon
Eula B. Smith
Alpha Rue
Johnny Seay
Charles W. Johnson Jr
Charles W. Johnson Sr
Cache Rd
Robert Pratt
Jerry Mahaffery
Cache
Leonard Parker
Ft. Sil
Indian School
Dennis Vernon
Tipton
James Smith
Kim Mullins
Billy Don Mullins
Con Evans
Barney Roder
W. C. Herndon
Madill
Margaret Fraser
S. 49Th
Donald Cummons
N. 24Th
Winona Brown
Pat Bowen
Mangum
Una Unsicker
Linda Triplett
Maple
Jonnie Palmer
Delores Newell
Santa Fe
Charles Brumfield
Bell
Donna Anglemyer
Gery
Albert Johnson
Virgil Hughes
S. 45Th
PHS
Ts Army
Cloyd D. Jacobs
4Th Battalion
ROTC
Jacobs
Oklahoma State University
CWO
Burl E. Jacobs
Mrs
Annie Craig
Annie Y. Craig
U. S. Army Hospital
Craig
Decatur
Romey T. Craig
Waiters
Wylie C. Fuller
Amarilla
Ralph S. Fuller
Williams
Trula Milligan
Houston
Cityan
Slayer
M.& D Finance CO
Avenue
James P. McFhaney
McKinley
Kees Se
Liberty Heights
BONE @ WHITE
TAN @ PRIX
Sill Department
Cache Road Square
Woolworths
Cnest
Cub Scouts
Sidney's Dairy Creams
Tnd & Bell Lith & B
I ‘Trade — Mart
Discount Department Store
Lawton, Okla
China and
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