Students honor late president at memorial assembly
Junior high students gathered for an assembly paying tribute to John F. Kennedy. Kathy Johnson read an original eulogy as students expressed grief and resolve. The program included a one act play What No Venison and a devotional by Paula Wilson.
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Tomlinson Junior High School
John F. Kennedy
Kathy Johnson
Tomlinson
Bob Butler
Pay Lyell
David Woodall
Susan Looney
Steven Hamburger
Gloria Fllington
Sky Stein
Mike Ludovicea
Mike Renfrow
Mikkie Walker
Bobby Graves
Paula Wilson
Funeral Rites for Mrs Clara Yost 82 at Lawton Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Yost age 82 of 1515 Williams were held at 10 30 am Tuesday in the Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Dr W S Parish pastor of the First Christian church officiating Burial followed at Highland cemetery Bearers named include Charles Jennings Forest Harpe C R Fllsworth John White A D Sly and David Lucas
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Clara Yost
Williams
Lawton Funeral Home
W. S. Parish
First Christian Church
Highland Cemetery
Charles Jennings
Forest Harpe
C. R. Fllsworth
John White
A. D. Sly
David Lucas
City Honor Rolls Delayed Four Days After Thanksgiving
Lawton public schools will release honor rolls four days late due to Thanksgiving holidays. Assistant Superintendent Hugh Bish announced the grades will be issued after the holiday period with schools dismissing Wednesday and resuming Monday.
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Lawton
Hugh Bish
City Man Faces Assault Charge
Seven new cases were filed by the county attorney's office today including a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon against a Lawton man Joe B Marshall 38 of 2717 C. Traffic charges follow for George Thompson 53 Star Rt Lawton Barbara J Hennessee 2110 Lake Ruth Laverne Knight 38 Hobart and David Allen Woods 17 Rt Marlow all cited for DUI and Knight also charged with driving without a license. A charge of transporting an opened bottle of liquor was filed against Auther Hue Bogle 41 of 1711 Texas.
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Lawton
George Thompson
Barbara J Hennessee
Lake
Ruth Laverne Knight
Hobart
David Allen Woods
Rt . Marlow
Bomb Threat Delays Flights At Will Rogers Airport
A bomb threat prompted a 45 minute FBI and police search at Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport. Authorities grounded all planes and recalled two departures after a caller with a young voice claimed bombs were in four aircraft. No devices were found and flights resumed.
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Oklahoma City
UPS
Will Rogers World Airport
Bill Coleman
Coleman
FBI
One Hurt In City Traffic Crash At 12th And Lee
A rear end collision at 12th and Lee about 4 40 p m Monday left one person with non serious injuries. Dale Johnson 38 of 1603 Park rode as a passenger in a 1960 Ford driven by Eugene E Johnson 36 of the same address. The Ford was struck from behind by a 1959 Pontiac driven east on Lee by Edwin O Butler 38 of 2114 Monroe.
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12Th and
Lee
Southwestern Clinic
Dale Johnson
1603 Park
Eugene E. Johnson
Edwin O. Butler
Monroe
Johnson Assumes White House After Kennedy Assassination
Johnson is sworn in and meets with world leaders including Ikeda and Pearson after Kennedy's funeral. He assures continuity in policy, urges bipartisan support, and discusses NATO, education, and a planned $11 billion tax cut with governors and aides.
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Kennedy
Johnson
Hayato Ikeda
Lester B. Pearson
State Department
de Gaulle Ikeda
Pearson
Canada
France
United States
NATO
Europe
Elks Plan Yale Season and Christmas Charities
Lawton Elks lodge held a meeting to plan Christmas season activities. They will ring the Salvation Army bell on December 20 and host a Christmas charity ball on December 14 to fund baskets. The annual Elks Memorial service is set for December 1 at 2 pm.
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Lawton Elks Lodge
Calvin Strecker
Salvation Army
Elks
Chickasha
M. Henry Keith
Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
Lodge
City council approves traffic safety and equipment purchases
The council authorized stop sign on C at Railroad and slow signs for 200 block F Bell. It kept yield signs at F 17th unchanged. Police will get one siren and two beacon lights for new cars. Water committee to buy tractor backhoe front end loader for 6340.45 from Copeland Equipment. A zoning exception petition for 1603 Oklahoma grocery store was referred to Lawton on Area Planning for study.
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Frank Murphy
Councl
Cat Railroad
F. Bell
Sheridan Road
Cache
Police Department
Water Committee
Copeland Equipment Co
Rosie Lee Brown
Oklahoma
Lawton
Cool Weather Forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and continued cool temperatures in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma. A high pressure system over northwestern Oklahoma keeps temperatures low with no rain in sight. Highs near 58 today, 62 Wednesday. overnight lows from 21 at Gage to 36 at Ardmore and Oklahoma City.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Gage
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Clinton - Sherman Air Force Base
McAlester
President Johnson pledges full disclosure of Kennedy assassination facts
President Johnson announced all FBI and Justice Department findings would be public. The FBI believes Oswald fired Kennedy's fatal shot in Dallas and the Justice Department pledged broad support to Texas investigators. A Texas court of inquiry was proposed and Senate Judiciary Committee members weighed federalizing the crime with possible death penalty legislation.
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New York
Nelson A Rockefeller
Johnson
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Kermit Gordon
Walter W. Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
FBI
Justice Department
Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Court of Inquiry
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Republican Committee
Personal News From Claremore and Nearby Families
Perry Alston returns to Claremore after weekend in Lawton as guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Hicks Jr. The Stopp family travels to Abilene Texas where Col Stopp teaches ROTC at Abilene Christian College after visiting Mrs. Stopp's mother Mrs. Kate Loud. Tom Ford family from Houston will holiday with his mother Mrs. Opal at 715 North 13th.
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Perry Alston
Claremore
Lawton
J. T. Hicks Jr
Cherry
Eddie Stopp
Abilene
Tex
Col. Stopp
Fort Sill
Abilene Christian College
Stopp
Kate Loud
Columbia
Betty Diener
Tom Ford
Houston, Tex
Opal
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Trial recounts abduction and armed robbery near lake scene
Richard son testified a gun wielding assailant identified as Wright took cash then handed a rifle to Turner. Wright aided by another man dragged a girl from a car, later heard screams, and fled in another auto. A 16 year old girl was found walking and hospitalized. Suspects arrested. jurors named.
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Richardson
Wright
Richardson Auto
Tommy Turner
Frederick
Tillman
Walter Miller
Henry Bradford
Turner
Sheriff's Department
Fter
Jake Stoll Chattanoogh
Adams
Virgil Erwin
Manitou
Horace Moon Hollister
Mike Thulenhoeffer
Grandfield
Ralph Heap
Evelyn Lewis
Tommy Blakely
Rachael Cone
Mre J . Ripley
Mre
Valeria Knight
Jane Atkison
Thanksgiving Day Observed by Colonial Berkeley Plantat
Colonists at Berkeley Plantation on the James River in Virginia marked a day of Thanksgiving on December 4, 1419, three years before the Pilgrims held theirs.
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Berkeley Plantation
Virginia
James River
Jacqueline Kennedy Visits Arlington Grave at Dawn
The widow paid silent tribute at President Kennedy's grave as dawn light revealed frost on the site. Four soldiers resumed guard duty while crowds gathered, and Jacqueline Kennedy met leaders at the White House before returning to mourning. Her son John Jr marked his third birthday with a somber tribute.
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Arlington National Cemetery
White House
Charles de Gaulle
France
Prince Philip
Britain
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
Time Out For Ginger family comedy at Eisenhower High
Eisenhower high school's junior class presents Time Out For Ginger a family comedy at 8 pm in the school fieldhouse. Cast includes Jinny Coffin Chuck Lytle Susan Jones Linda Radcliff Cheryl Myers Mackalyn Franklin Chris Elledge Bill Hutson Mike Thompson Randy Smith. Directed by Mrs Peggy Long with Judy Mahoney as student director.
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Ginger
Eisenhower High School
Jinny Coffin
Chuck Lytle
Susan Jones
Linda Radcliff
Cheryl Myers
Mackalyn Franklin
Chris Elledge
Bill Hutson
Mike Thompson
Randy Smith
Peggy Long
Judy Mahoney
Forum Luncheon Cancelled by Chamber Leader
Exalt English president announces the Chamber of Commerce luncheon is cancelled Friday due to Thanksgiving holidays.
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Chamber of Commerce Forum
Exalt English
False Teeth Care Claim Promises Firm Comfort
An ad advises using FASTEETH powder to secure dentures and reduce plate odor. It claims the alkaline non-acid formula keeps teeth from slipping and improves breath, recommending purchase at grocery counters.
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