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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1972
Page
2
A pasted list from Lawton hospital notices shows numerous patients admitted or under medical and surgical care across multiple addresses and towns. It includes births and discharges with names such as Ann McGowen Duncan and Holly Chappell Lawton, plus several locations like Cache Oklahoma City Fort Sill and Carnegie.
The United States Postal Service releases a series of mailing deadlines as it projects nine billion pieces of mail this Christmas. Key dates include November 17 for PAL to Armed Forces in selected regions and November 24 for SAM to Canada and Arctic areas.
New York trading showed activity but no major price moves. Dow 30 dipped 0.75 to 994.51, NYSE composite fell 0.07 to 62.26, while advancers outpaced decliners on the Big Board. Oil, tobacco, and cosmetic stocks saw varied shifts as investors weighed possible bank controls and Thieu cease-fire signals.
Lawton residents and a former Lawton resident were honored at an appreciation dinner at the Lawton Country Club for a combined 63 years of service to Oklahoma courts. Honorees included Justice Floyd Jackson, District Judge Robert Landers, and court reporter Eula Potter.
Funeral services for Homer E Nag Canning 62 of 1709 S 11th will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Baggett officiating. Burial follows at Isabella Cemetery near Fairview Wednesday 11 a.m. under Becker Funeral Home of Lawton. Canning died Sunday after a brief illness born March 5 1910 in Salina Kansas married Myrtle Wahl July 3 1932 in Wichita Kansas lived in Texas 15 years before moving to Walters and Lawton in 1964. He owned Nug's Used Car Lot and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife three daughters, his mother, a brother, three sisters and three grandchildren. Graveside for infant Timothy J Montgomery was held today at Sterling Cemetery with Rev. Charles Ledbetter officiating. Robbins Funeral Home of Fletcher handled arrangements. Parents Jackie Montgomery and Mrs. Jackie Montgomery Sr. survived by a brother and grandparents from Rialto California and Hays Kansas.
Gertie Duncan 62 of Waurika died Saturday in a Wichita Falls Texas hospital after a brief illness. Service at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Assembly of God Church with Rev. Jerry Trammell. Burial in Waurika Cemetery directed by Worley and Sons Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband Charlie Duncan four sons three daughters a sister two brothers twenty grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Marjean Ruth Siebert age 43 of 2808 Tomlin Place died Saturday at Lackland AFB hospital in San Antonio Texas. Funeral at 10am Wednesday at St Barbara's Catholic Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rosary at 8pm Tuesday. She was born August 11 1929 in Cincinnati Ohio and married Leonard J Siebert in 1949. Survivors include husband two children Shawn Maureen and Leonard Jr of the home, her parents Hobart and Het Hoeger of Waco Texas and one brother Richard Hoeger. Memorials for kidney research.
Funeral services for Fred Laging of Fletcher, 91, who died Saturday at a Lawton hospital after a long illness, will be held at 2 p(m) Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church of Fletcher. Rev Lawson Holman will officiate. Burial will follow in Fletcher Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home direction.
A list of complainants filed with the Lowton Police Department includes Kenneth Barker reporting theft of a stereo tape deck and 16 tapes, Milton Thomas reporting burglary, Jiffy Food Store reporting failure to pay for gas, and multiple reports of vandalism, theft, and burglary involving residences and businesses across various street addresses and entities. Names, addresses, and incident types appear with scattered misspellings and OCR errors.
Lowton Department answered a Monday 8:41 p.m. fire call at 2202 Ferris. The incident involved a building blaze with no further details provided.
The Lawton Redistricting Commission began revising four wards into eight. The panel, with two members per ward plus LMAPC and city planner, must finish by December 31. A public hearing will occur at least 10 days before ward changes are approved.
The U S government prints a 100 page illustrated guide titled On the Moon With Apollo 17 for television viewers. It can be ordered for 1 by check or money order to Superintendent of Documents Box 1821 Washington DC 20013, with orders by Nov 30 mailed before launch.
Warner Bros moves ahead with a western love story starring Gene Hackman and Liv Ullmann. Harvey Matof Sky to produce from Andy Lewis screenplay based on Lillian Bos The Stranger.
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