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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1963

Page

6

Space Age Fuels Big Boom Area

Cape Canaveral and Brevard County surge with space program growth as 1963 brings thousands more workers and new housing demands. The article paints a boomtown panorama from Cocoa to Titusville, noting rising rents, scarce water, and stretched roads, yet a strong frontier spirit attracting residents and entrepreneurs alike.

Lawton Hospital News Cocoa Melbourne Titusville Cape Space Agency Donn Searle

Kingsport Press strikes 1650 workers at major plant

About 1,650 production and maintenance workers at Kingsport Press Inc. went on strike in Kingsport Tennessee with a mass picket line. Five unions demanded wage gains vacations shorter week for day shift seniority and equipment staffing while negotiations on a renewed contract failed after management rejected the union rock bottom offer. Limited production continued inside the plant as union leaders said talks broke down.

Kingsport, Tenn UPI Kingsport Press Inc Rock Bottom

Seamen Hurt In Ship Explosion Off Grand Banks

Thirteen seamen were injured Sunday when a tank used in refining cod liver oil exploded aboard the Portuguese dragger Vasco D Orey on the Grand Banks. The 3013 ton vessel carrying about 70 crew members was en route to port.

ST. John’s Mld Vasco D'Orey Grand Banks

Funeral Services for John D. Kennard Jr. 72

John D. Kennard Jr. 72 of 1305 Oklahoma died about 7 a.m. Sunday in a Sulphur hospital after a three year illness. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Whit Ozier and Rev. Clayton Forthman officiating. Burial in Highland cemetery. Born November 21, 1890 in Johnson County Texas, he moved to Lawton in 1902. He belonged to American Legion post 29 and World War I Veterans of USA. Survived by five sisters Mrs. Percy Gibson Mrs. D. Moncrief Mrs. Hank Walters Mrs. Robert Boland Mrs. Mary Cone and a brother Malcolm of Lakeview Texas.

John D. Kennard Jr Oklahoma Lawton Funeral Home Whit Ozier Centenary Methodist Church Clayton Forthman Beal Heights Presbyterian Church Highland Cemetery Mr. Kennard Johnson County Tex Lawton American Legion Post 29

Pitts and Barnes Obituaries Lead Local Notices

Luther G. Pitts 67 of 1208 Bell died Sunday night after a year of illness. Services Wednesday at St Andrew's Episcopal Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. memorials to Cancer fund. Survived by wife Levina Dickson Pitts and a stepson, plus multiple siblings. F. B. Barnes 44 of 1303 Maple Lawton died Saturday. services Tuesday at Centenary Methodist Church with burial at Highland Cemetery.

Luther G. Pitts Bell F. B Fuzz) Barnes Maple Lawton Centenary Methodist Church Argus Hamilton Highland Cemetery Lawton Funeral Home

George W Roberts Walters 78 dies in Lawton Oklahoma

George Washington Roberts Walters aged 78 of 1601 H Lawton died Sunday at a Lawton hospital. Funeral held at Ritter Dalton Chapel with Dr H Tom Wiles officiating and burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Pearson Funeral Home. Survived by wife Chartie Peel Roberts two daughters Vivian LeBlanc W J Spencer and Wallace Maloney Jr Curtis A Roberts two sisters Annie Hall Ada Owens seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Walters George Washington Roberts H. Lawton Ritter- Dalton Lawton Roberts H. Tom Wiles First Baptist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Pearson Funeral Home Mr. Roberts Vivian LeBlanc Andrews W. J. Spencer Roswell N. M Wallace Maloney Jr Clinton Curtis A. Roberts Oklahoma City Annie Hall Ada Owens

Services set for Miss Effie Seay in Sterling

Miss Effie Seay, born April 11, 1892 in Pottawatomie County, died Saturday at a Duncan hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sterling Baptist Church with Rev. George Gairadoff officiating. Burial in Sterling cemetery. Survivors include three brothers James R. Seay Oklahoma City Oscar Seay Chickasha and George Seay Santa Monica Calif and three sisters Mrs Ellen Bradley Konawa Mrs Ethel Elliot Duncan and Mrs Alice Kennedy Lawton. Ritter-Dalton funeral home in charge.

Effie Seay Sterling Duncan Hospital Sterling Baptist Church George Gairadoff Sterling Cemetery Pottawatomie County Miss Seay Cement The Baptist Church James R. Seay Oklahoma City Oscar Seay Chickasha George Seay Santa Monica Calif Ellen Bradley Konawa Ethel Elliot Duncan Alice Kennedy Lawton Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home

Rockefeller follows unannounced bid path for 1964 nomination

New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller maneuvers to project unity while avoiding overt 1964 presidential talk. He attends a Milwaukee GOP rally and plans speeches in Illinois, Kansas, and Nebraska. He promotes tax cuts, capped federal spending, and debt reduction, touting unity among conservatives.

Washington Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Rockefeller Milwaukee Wisconsin Illinois Kansas Nebraska Kennedy U.S

Monroney Praises Fort Sill Education Efforts For Troops

Senator Monroney commends Fort Sill personnel for notable education gains in 1962 at the Artillery and Missile Center. He notes 3,400 in Army Education participated, with 123 officers earning baccalaureate degrees, 1,800 civilian college courses completed, and 580 high school diplomas among military members.

Washington, D. C Fort Sill Mike Monrony Artillery and Missile Center Sen. Monroney L. S. Griffing Army Department of the Army U. S. Armed Forces Institute

Services set for Mrs Shannon Cox of Lawton

Mrs. Shannon Cox 66 wife of Pure Ice Co. owner dies Sunday in a Lawton hospital after illness since Saturday. Services at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Donald Potts officiating. Burial Ardmore cemetery with graveside rites by Rev. Richard Hopper. Survivors include her husband two sons in Texas two sisters two brothers and three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Born October 14 1896 in Arkansas.

Knoxville Ark John Grotz Oklahoma City N. O. Kenner J. B. Kenner Pueblo Colo

Man Dies In McAlester Fire Killing Gershman

George Gershman about 70 was killed when a fire destroyed his one room home in McAlester early Sunday.

Mcalester UPI George Gershman

Stillwater Church Damaged By Fire

Fire damaged the First Baptist Church of Stillwater late Sunday. no injuries. Several people were inside but all escaped. The blaze started in a small room by the baptistry and some choir robes were destroyed.

Stillwater UPS First Baptist

Horrified housewife witnesses fatal tunnel crossing crash

Mrs Allan Lind describes the moment a car drove onto a rail crossing and was struck by the Dakota 400 train near Tunnel City Wisconsin. Six people including Helena Sherwood and her five relatives died when the car was dragged for nearly a mile by the locomotive.

Tunnel City Wis UPD Allan Lind Hr Home Warrens Edith Paddock Wisconsin Rapids Tomah Mrs. Sherwood Sparta

Disease outbreak quarantines 5 000 San Diego recruits

The San Diego Naval Training Center placed 12 000 recruits under quarantine due to a spinal meningitis outbreak that has claimed one life. Recruit James S. Hale of Osborne Kansas died after entering a naval hospital. Four others were in serious condition. sulfa pills were given to the remaining recruits.

San Diego Calif San Diego Naval Training Center James S. Hale Osborne Kan Naval Hospital

Auto Sideswipes Mountbatten Car In Chile

A car runaway in Santiago downhill sideswiped a car carrying Earl Mountbatten chief of Britain's National Defense Council. The vehicle then struck a police patrol car overturning it. Mountbatten was unhurt. The runaway driver and two policemen in the guarded car were injured.

Santiago Chile Earl Mountbatten Britain National Defense Council Mountbatten

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