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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1971
Page
6
Birth announcements list several families with times, dates, and weights for newborns in Lawton area. Many entries note residents by address and include additional medical or surgical mentions for listed individuals across Oklahoma towns such as Apache, Duncan, Altus, Mountain Park, and Mangum.
Ten youths aged 12 to 16 rode in Danny Henderson’s car when a Georgia Railroad freight train hit the auto at a crossing west of Covington Newton County. Nine died shortly after. Sharon Belcher, 16, survived in critical condition.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Jefferson Funeral Home for Mrs Mazzie Lowe 101 of No 7 North Maine Street who died Sunday in a local nursing home after a long illness Born November 1 1869 in San Antonio Texas she had lived in Lawton 52 years She was the widow of Set John W Lowe a Spanish American War veteran and orderly of Gen John J Pershing He died in 1950 Survivors include two grandsons James and Edward Spates of San Antonio Texas.
A six day old infant Shan n Brennan Bixenman daughter of Dennis and Shannon Bixenman will be buried at Calvary Cemetery LeMars Iowa after a heart related death in a Oklahoma City hospital. The service is set for Wednesday with Dalton Ritter Funeral Home handling arrangements and the child born April 25 at Fort Sill. Survivors include the parents a brother Scott two and grandparents Kenneth Bixenman Sanborn Iowa and Earl Utesch LeMars.
Scientific note states most beaked whale species possess one or two teeth in the lower jaw while the upper jaw remains toothless. This dental pattern distinguishes beaked whales from other toothed whales and informs feeding and evolutionary studies.
Doctors tested Preparation H on hundreds of patients and reported prompt relief from rectal itching caused by hemorrhoidal tissues. The product is widely used by physicians themselves.
Lawton post office invites bids on a one year maintenance contract for postal vehicles. Bids close at 2 p.m. Monday May 17. Contact O M Smith at the main office for details.
Richard Youth, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Richard of 810 North 13th, remained in serious condition in St. Anthony's Hospital Oklahoma City after a motorcycle car crash Saturday afternoon east of Medicine Park. James Matthew Richard suffered head and chest injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Paskell L. Cox, 55, of Lawton on a curve east of Medicine Park.
The black-footed ferret, a weasel like mammal of the western plains, faces imminent conservation concerns as its population dwindles. Efforts by wildlife agencies aim to protect habitat, bolster breeding, and prevent extinction.
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