Rites Held for Three area Residents
Funeral services were held for Claude H. Adkinson 68 Robert James Allison 60 and Jessie Mae Davis 71. Adkinson died Monday with service at First Baptist Church and burial in Fletcher cemetery. Allison died Tuesday with service at Becker Funeral Home and burial in Highland cemetery. Davis died Tuesday with service at Lawton Heights Church of the Nazarene and burial in Grandfield cemetery. Bearers named for each service included local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril
Claude H. Adkinson
First Baptist Church
John Meador
Fletcher Cemetery
Cyril Funeral Home
Hollis Anderson
M. B. Traister
Bud McGuire
Dick Brooks
C. D. Wise
Doyle Gilliam
Robert James Allison
S. 24Th
Becker Funeral Home
William L. Slemp
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Highland Cemetery
Bert Baker
Louis Yarmuk
Durwood Turner
Pan Cook
John Cannon
Charles van Lew
Jessie Mae
Mamie) Davis
Ferris
Lawton Heights
Obituary notes Mrs Dorothy Gibson and others
Mrs Dorothy Gibson 76 of 715 Washington died on arrival after a heart attack. Services at Lawton Funeral home chapel with Dr. Donald Potts officiating, burial in Highland Cemetery. Born August 1887 in Council Bluffs, she married twice and lived in Lawton since 1936. Several survivors not listed. Funeral details also for Ronald L. McClure 26 Arlington found dead. services at New Post chapel Fort Sill, burial Paris, under Ferrer-Ward. Marlow notices include William Andrew McCown 21 killed in crash. service at Calloway-Smith Funeral home. burial Marlow Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Gibson
Washington
Lawton Funeral Home
Donald Potts
Central Baptist Church
Berief
Highland Cemetery
Gibson
Council Bluff
Iowa
Floyd Sheffield
Lawton
Ronald L. McClure
Arlington
New Post Chapel
Fort Sill
John D. Ford
Paris
Ferrer-Ward Funeral Home
Becker Funeral Home
Marlow
William Andrew McCown
Calloway-Smith
Alamo Theater
The
Baptist Church
Ailey Patterson
Cleo Holland
Marlow Cemetery
Kennedy’s Texas Tour Sparks Democratic Rift Over Space and Strategy
President Kennedy tours Texas with Vice President Johnson amid tensions between liberal and conservative Democrats. The trip follows space budget cuts and faces criticism from Fulbright and Eisenhower. Johnson aids Kennedy across five Texas stops, while party factions clash over the pace of progress and the role of Texas in national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sen
J. William Fulbright
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Washington
Senate
House
Kennedy
Lone Star
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson Johnson
LBA
Johnson City
Austin
Kennedys
Johnson Ranch
Dulles International
Virginia
Middtoieburg
Houston Coliseum
Fort Worth
Dallas Trade Mart
Sen. Yarborough
GOP
Democratic Party of
J. Erik Jonsson
Richard Nixon
Beauty pageant contestants at Southwestern State campus
Kay Putney of 610 N Lott and Jan Loomis of 2816 N W 35th Place took part in Southwestern State college annual campus beauty pageant. Darlene Heath of 1703 Ash was a candidate for the 1964 yearbook queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Putney
N. Lott
Jan Loomis
N.W
Southwestern State College
Darlene Heath
Ash
Rites Planned Friday For Dr H A Angus
Dr Haney Adel bert Angus 88 Lawton physician died Wednesday in a local nursing home. Services Friday at 2 30 pm at Beal Heights church with Rev William as pastor. Burial in Highland cemetery under Ritter Dalton Funeral home direction. Surviving wife Alice Holbrook two sons Dr Donald Angus Dr Menard Angus and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haney Adelbert Angus
Pioneer Lawton
Beal Heights
William
Highland Cemetery
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Lawton
Angus
Rochester
Minn
University of Iowa Medical School
Alice Holbrook
Chicago Heights
Angus Hospital
Howard Angus
Donald Angus
Kiwanis Club
Lawton Kiwanian
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
First Presbyterian Church
Menard Angus
Dearborn
Stroud’s Legal Fight and Bird Studies Referenced
The article notes Stroud, guided by Judge William Becker, became a noted bird disease authority after his first book. It cites his second book Penology and Rehabilitation and mentions a 1982 petition for a presidential pardon denied by Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, with Stroud asserting rehabilitation in subsequent court proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Becker
U.S. District Court
Stroud
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Lawton High Welcomes County Judge Inez Manning
County Judge Inez Manning toured Lawton High School today visiting the cafeteria for lunch as a guest of the student council. She was escorted by Larry Collier, senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Manning
Lawton High School
Larry Collier
Court Martial Board Selected for Pvt Williams
A six man special court martial board for Pvt Ronald L Williams who left Fort Sill last Aug 15 after a faked drowning ruse was announced by the 4th Battalion 30th Infantry at Fort Sill. Williams 19 of Florida is charged with absence without official leave and will face trial at 10 am Saturday in the 4th 30th courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald L. Williams
Fort Sill
4Th Battalion
30Th Infantry
Dale Smallcomb
Allan A. Nauman
Philip Lee
Neil L. Sohngen
Charles T. Westray
Hugh Downey
Williams
Florida
Ma Blue Point
Lake
Lawtonka
3Rd Aviation
Sill
Hialeah
Fla
Lewis Derke
Lawton
Joseph Burns HI
Lawton Teens Face Arraignment in Burglary Case
Two Lawton teenagers were scheduled for arraignment today in Special Sessions Court on burglary charges. Richard Rey Rogers, 17, of 1610 J Street, and Victor Gatlift, 16, of 613 East are charged in connection with the September 30 burglary of a Cit ies Service Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Special Sessions Court
Ritchard Rey Rogers
Victor Gatlift
Lawton Indian Hospital plans future wing use and new build
Officials outline a new 81 bed hospital to replace central and east wings while the west wing remains for storage. The present 62 bed facility under Dr. Ralph A. Seltzer will relocate staff and services as Indian Health Medical officers inspect satellite clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael
Ralph A. Seltzer
Washington
Oklahoma City
Wagner
Oklahoma
Lawton
Leo J. Gehrig
Bureau of Medical Services
USPHS
F. S Rabeau
Division of Indian Health
Careeus
Practical Nursing School
Usphs Indian Hospital
Two Frederick youths held after laundry burglary
Lawton police jailed two Frederick boys after a burglary at B and J Laundry on 2502 B, as one 17 year old was caught by owner John Misel while attempting to jimmy a cigarette machine. A 16 year old fled in a car and was later arrested. Police also jailed a 19 year old from Lawton on suspicion of grand larceny linked to butane tanks stolen from a local trailer court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Misel
B and J
Misel
Lawtonian
Fatalities from vehicle crashes across Chelsea and surrounding areas
A man, James Corbin Jones, 54, of Chelsea died after being struck by a car as he walked across a city street. In another wreck, Christopher Chappell, 73, of Crescent, was killed when his car hit another vehicle north of Hennessey. The report mentions 12,000 Indian beneficiaries and notes three satellite clinics in Carnegie, Anadarko, and Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Corbin Jones
Chelsea
U.S. 66
Christopher Chappell
Crescent
Hennessey
Carnegie
Anadarke
Ardmore
Nursing Center Considers Welfare Patient Rate Change
The nursing center proposes a flat rate for welfare patients between 119 and 200 dollars to cover costs. An income gain and patient dignity are cited as benefits. A ruling is sought soon as Cole and nurse Ann Papson lead the rate study with a screening committee including J. S. Humble and Volner Hamm. The plan follows a hospital rate increase that took effect on November 18 after discussions with the McMahon Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Ann Papson
Board of Controls
McMahon Foundation
J. S. Humble
Volner Hamm
Papson
OTC buses and budget travel in fall ads and quips
A collage of consumer notices and light anecdotes promoting OTC bus service. It touts friendly drivers and low costs offering travel for holidays and shopping. It includes a puzzle about temperatures and a wind up magic record player at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OTC
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Claude Adkinson
Robert J. Allison
Jessie M. Davis
William A. McCown
Oxford Bible
Oxford
Ratcliffe
D Avenue
Cache Road Square
H. A. Angus
Tolas
Frederick
Sgn
Liberty Heights
Biscaynes
Corvair
Chevrolet
North Sheridan Road
Phillips - Aubrey Chevrolet CO
Newt
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