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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1963

Page

9

Multiple Funeral Rites Reported in Chattanooga Area

Graveside services for Edward Carlton Fuqua nine months old were held at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Rev Paul Mollan officiating. Burial by Becker Funeral Home followed birth January 22 in Lawton Oklahoma. Survivors include parents a brother grandparents and a maternal grandmother in England. Nearby infant David Robert Backiel died and was buried at Highland Cemetery with Becker directing. Also services for Mrs Jake Barnes 64 in Chattanooga Baptist Church followed death at home from unclear cause. Surviving family includes husband two sons a daughter and four brothers with burial in Chattanooga Cemetery under Gish Funeral Home. Bearers listed.

Edward Carlton Fuqua Teddy L. Fuqua Lindy Sunset Memorial Gardens Paul Mollan St. Barbara Catholic Church Becker Funeral Home Lawton Grover Lee Ted Fuqua Winifred Williams Luton Bedfordshire England David Robert Backiel Robert Stanley Backiel Highland Cemetery N. N. Antonson Trinity Baptist Church Jackie Robert Jr Helen Rackiel Northampton Mass Lewis Davenport Clarksville Chattanooga Jake Barnes Herman Ledford Cheyenne Baptist Church Oliver Fort Worth Tex Lawrence Wichita Falls Iola Pearl Fisher L. D. Redway Altus John Redway Grandfield Reginald Red

Math Instructor Speaks To Club At Optimist Meeting

Lawton High School math instructor Jim Phillips addressed the Breakfast Optimist club on the oddities of numbers. Ed Cagle, Swinney school midget football coach, received the salute of the week. An Opti Mrs picnic at Elmer Thomas Park was postponed due to weather. Wayne Smith chaired the program. Bob Parr presided. guests included Ronald Ramming Jim Powers and Bob Bodenhammer.

Jim Phillips Lawton High School Ed Cagle Swinney School Elmer Thomas Park Eas Wayne Smith Bob Parr Ronald Ramming Jim Powers Bob Bodenhammer

Dentist Gives Toothbrushes To Halloween Visitors

Denver AP: Dr. Robert L. McDermott handed out more than 100 juvenile-size toothbrushes to trick-or-treaters, believing many kids received excess candy on Halloween.

Denver Robert L. McDermott

Kennedy questions Soviet moon race intentions

President Kennedy told reporters he would not bet on Soviet plans for the moon and suggested Khrushchev may or may not intend a race. He defended the U.S. space program, noted troop adjustments in Germany and Cuba, and discussed wheat talks with the Soviets plus a possible 1964 debate with Goldwater.

Frank Cormier Associated Press Washington (Ap Kennedy Soviet Union Khrushchev United States Germany Cuba Barry Goldwater Rariz Goldwater TVA Abolivia Lyndon RB. Johnson Johnson Moscow Berlin

Vatican Council reaches midpoint of second session

Vatican City AP reports the Ecumenical Council reached halfway of its second session after a decisive week. Over 98 percent favored wider papal authority among bishops. Theology on Mary to join a Church nature document. A seven chapter liturgy plan nears completion for likely ratification in two weeks.

Vatican City Vatican Ecumenical Council St. Peter's Basilica Paul VI

Volunteers Battle Arkansas Forest Fire Near Control

Five hundred volunteers, rising to as many as a thousand at the peak, fought a sweeping forest fire in the Ozarks near Mena and Fort Smith overnight. Fire crews built lines and set back fires to trap the blaze, which grew to about 20 square miles with $2 million in damage reported by Lee Markell, head forester for Dierks Forests.

Mena Ark Arkansas Ozark Mountains Fort Smith Lee Markell de Queen. Ark Dierks Forests, Inc

Midwest City council repeals earnings tax in special session

The Midwest City council voted unanimously to repeal an earnings tax approved by voters last week. The move comes as a defense against a proposed Oklahoma City tax and followed Oklahoma City voters rejecting their earnings proposal on Tuesday.

Midwest City UPI Oklahoma City

National Hot Dog Month predicts massive November consumption

The sponsors of National Hot Dog Month said that enough frankfurters would be eaten in November to girdle the earth or create a mound larger than the ocean liner Queen Mary.

London UPL

Judge Keeps 14YearOld Girl in Jail Pending Hearing

In Americus Georgia a juvenile court judge testified before a federal panel that Sallie Mae Durham a 14 year old Negro girl will be held without bail until a hearing on desegregation charges. The case is part of a broader federal suit challenging local officials over civil rights actions.

Americus, Ga James W. Smith Georgia Sallie Mae Durham

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