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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1963
Page
4
William Ray Haile declares his bid for Lawton Oklahoma chief of police. He vows to cooperate with federal and county officers and support department personnel, with a full platform to follow. He asks for public support and promises openness to community input.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner, mediator since January 26, said talks aimed at ending the eight New York City newspapers strike show progress toward a fair settlement. No breakthrough reported as Cleveland actions also stalled.
New York AP. The season’s worst show race heats up with A Wilde Evening With Shaw at the 41st Street Playhouse. Richard Gray Mayo Loiseau deliver faux biographical bits of Wilde and Shaw with stilted flair and little artistry. Cedric Hardwicke is listed as co-director as Gertrude Stein’s Yes Is For a Very Young Man fizzled after one performance.
Washington United States senator Mike Monroney of Oklahoma becomes chairman of the Senate appropriations subcommittee on appropriations after resigning his health education and welfare panel post. He also joins the defense appropriations unit and moves from the military construction subcommittee.
Three Lawton high school scholars are among 352 top state seniors invited to the University of Oklahoma for a salute to excellence day. Honorees include Newell D. Jenkins Ray Shipley and Sherri J. Sweet, semi finalists and letter of commendation winners in the National Merit Scholarship program. Also invited are area students from Altus and Tipton for a campus tour reception and banquet hosted by OU president Dr. G L Cross.
Bill Sieg former president addressed the Northwest Kiwanis on the club image at its 81st anniversary in Lawton Heights Methodist church. Honorary past presidents and charter members with perfect attendance were recognized, a past presidents plaque was given, and guests from Eisenhower Key club and Lawton High School were noted.
Oklahoma City hosted the state contest where Lawton area students Pamela Price daughter of C. E. Price Jr. and Barry Blackman son of Bruce Blackman of Duncan shared top honors. Price won second prize of 50 dollars with her five minute script on What Freedom Means to Me. Blackman took third place as a Duncan High School junior.
Twenty six members of Lawton high school's Future Nurses of America club will tour Central State Hospital in Norman on Friday. They will be accompanied by Mrs. Frank Dueser, chapter sponsor.
Congress heard that the Wichita Mountains seismological observatory is among the United States top detectors for underground nuclear explosions. Dr. Ruina said the quiet Oklahoma site records Russian tests, but no foolproof method exists to verify Soviet pledges to stop testing.
The U S 281 Highway association to hold its 1962 annual meeting in Anadarko in late September. The group promotes extending U S 281 into Mexico with a paved border route from ReynosA Mexico to Mexico City. Headquarters are in Stephenville Texas.
Frank M. Kitchens a Lawton businessman with 22 years in retail auto sales was appointed to the Small Business Administration's Small Business Advisory Council. Council members are national business leaders who meet with SBA officials at the state level to review program effectiveness.
The first meeting of Lawton High School's National Spanish Club was held Monday night in the sponsor Mrs. Ada Knight's home with the group gathering in Spanish.
Municipal Judge J. Merle Oaks disposed of cases listing defendants from Lawton area. Fines ranged from 5 to 20 dollars for offenses including nuisance open saloon drunken driving and disturbances. Several defendants had bonds forfeited and duties varied per charge.
Births include a son for Gary Conner and two daughters for Kenneth Daniel and Bobby Mitchell with weights. Numerous admissions and discharges span multiple streets and towns, including Indian Hospital entries with patients and families named alongside medical or surgical status.
Six Southwestern State college seniors start eight weeks of practice teaching in Lawton junior and senior high schools beginning March 25. The group includes Ronald Best Chris Hedrick Jerry Boucher Dave Hutton David Haynes and Billy Tenopir.
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