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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1972
Page
14
The Lawton Constitution reports OSU spring commencement with undergrad and graduate degree recipients. Listed are hometowns and degrees for students from Altus to Lawton and many Oklahoma towns, including MBA, PhD, MS, and BS graduates across numerous programs.
A fragmented OCR passage lists multiple graduates with names and degrees by city and program. It includes fields such as agronomy animal science agricultural education and various BS degrees across several towns like Mountain View Roosevelt Snyder Temple Tipton Waurika and others, naming individuals along with their majors.
The III Corps Artillery Unit displays weapons and gear at Gibson's Discount Center lot from 9 am to 3 pm on Wednesday in Hobart. The exhibit includes two 105mm howitzers, M 16 rifle, M 79 launcher, M 60 machine gun, and a 9 mm recoilless rifle with fire direction equipment and staff on hand to explain.
James V. Smith of the Farmers Home Administration is due in Altus Saturday to dedicate the $840,000 Jackson County Water Corporation system serving 650 homes in Warren Friendship Hess Humphreys Martha and Hedrick. FHA loan terms are 40 years at five percent interest. Fred J. Stowe of Blair is president of the water corporation. A barbecue at the Navajo School will follow.
The county board bought a Load Craft Low trailer from Independent Industries Oklahoma City for 5965 less trade in and a Flaherty Model K Spreadmaster chip spreader from Bert Smith Road Machinery Oklahoma City for 23305 less a county treasurer tax receipt report from April shown Lawton 9355.99 Cache 138.77 Chattanooga 38.21 Elgin 105.59 Faxon 15.08 Fletcher 119.66 Geronimo 73.41 Indiana hm 54.30 Medicine Park 70.40 Sterling 84.47. They also reviewed a liability insurance policy for all county vehicles.
Lawton attorney Charles W. Bill Stratton has been named chairman of a three man arbitration panel to settle Tulsa police wage dispute with city hall. Stratton, who has served as a NLRB general hearing officer, was chosen by the other two panel members from a list of five provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
A graduation ceremony for Mrs. W. M. Newby s kindergarten students is set for 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Doug lass Elementary School auditorium. Her program at 110 Columbia has run 24 years and will be discontinued next year with Sgt. Earl Scott assisting.
Lawton Police logs list cases including theft of two paintings from Philip Edie of 1515 N. 44th and theft of two tires and wheels from Mike Newsome at 2602 Cornell. Other reports include a rock thrown through a windshield at Mac's 7-12 Grocery and a bottle thrown at a vehicle. Complainants include Carter Crane, 12 N. 36th, and Thomas Markiine, Fort Sill.
A Lawton Fire Department report lists a 6:30 p.m. alarm at 205 South 20th Street for a house fire. The brief entry notes the response and location of the incident.
Three defendants face trials in district court for alleged LSD sales. Albert Baray and Donna Slagle are tried together for selling five LSD tabs for 10 dollars to a police agent on Jan. 25. Roman Hildebrandt, 24, was arrested Jan. 26 on a warrant for selling LSD to an undercover agent for 12 dollars. Tomas Price Jr., 23, will be tried Tuesday for LSD sale following a 1971 warrant and Feb. 14 arrest. Florence Bullock, 38, is to be tried on bogus checks.
Four college seniors from Lawton are candidates for graduation at Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee May 27. They are John Denver Brooks son of Charles and Mrs Brooks 814 Columbia Sheryl Means daughter of Dr and Mrs Royce Means 1612 N 32nd Carolyn Louise Rus sey daughter of Mr and Mrs D E Ellis Brewton Ala and Jeanette Thornton daughter of Dr and Mrs Lowell Thornton 1610 N 33rd.
The New York market posted broad advances led by nonblue chip issues while the Dow Jones industrial average inched up to 941.98. Oklahoma prices for cash wheat barley milo alfalfa hay and poultry were listed along with cattle hogs and other livestock market activity.
Barbara Anne Porter of Lawton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Oklahoma in Norman on Sunday. The quote by Marcus Aurelius echoes the sentiment on her achievement.
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