A New Kind of Love in Color at Paramount
Paramount serves a color saturated comedy around Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman in Paris with fashion show set pieces and Saint Catherine’s Day. on location Paris saves the film though plot and pacing feel thin. Vegas lists and Billboard Briefs note stars, club engagements, and gossip from Lawton and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Studios
Paul Newman
Lawton Theatre
Paris
Newmans
Paramount
Doris Day
Tony Randall
Rock Hudson
Joanne Woodward
New York
Newman
City of Light
Paris Couturiers
Maurice Chevalier
Waurika Death Hearing On Tap
A hearing is scheduled October 9 on a motion to dismiss a murder charge against Asa Walter Lucas Jr. of Ringling in the fatal beating of former Ringling Mayor Joe Fitzpatrick, 75, on March 19. Lucas, 40, pleaded innocent and is free on a $20,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waurika
UPI
Asa Walter Lucas Jr
Ringling
Lucas
Joe Fitzpatrick
Principals to Meet at Lawton Central Junior High
Lawton public schools will hold a meeting for secondary principals at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the administrative offices at Central Junior High. Superintendent John Shoemaker announced the gathering to discuss district issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Public
Central Junior High
John Shoemaker
Indian Land Forced Sale Reversed by U S Judge
U S Judge Fred Daugherty voided tax sales of restricted Indian land in Hughes and Seminole Counties. The 1959 sales affected land belonging to 36 Indians after counties claimed tax exemptions under a 1947 statute later ruled inapplicable. The case involved Seminole and Creek lands in the Wewoka Creek Water and Soil Conservancy District No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
UPS
Hughes
Seminole
U. S
Fred Daugherty
Five Civilized Tribes
Daugherty
Wewoka Creek Water and Soil Conservancy District No. 2
Indian Bureau
Special Catholic Program Planned at Mary’s High School
St Mary’s high school students will dramatize the opening session of the Ecumenical Council in the Vatican. Rev T W Darnall says the 7 30 p m event is open to the public with Protestant observers invited. Students will speak for the Pope and church leaders in native tongues and vote on the Liturgy Latin or Vernacular after a 45 minute session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s High School
Ecumenical Council
Vatican
T. W. Darnall
Darnall
Str. Mary's
Get Gold Bars At Fort Sill Rites
Col Stuart F Jillson speaker at Fort Sill graduation for 36 Officer Candidate School men. New officers exchanged patches for gold bars in Snow Hall after his address on Attitude. Col Alfred W Farrell swore in the graduates. Maj Gen L S Griffing introduced the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart F. Jillson
4Th
Fort Sill
Snow Hall
Col
Jillson
Alfred W. Farrell
L. S. Griffing
James F. Brittingham
Association of the
U. S. Army
Floyd D. Gattis
OCS
Raymond L. Kasper
Richard S. Wheeler
Funeral Rites Held for Allen Smith 75 in Lawton
Funeral services for Allen Smith 75 of 1701 South Sixth were held at 10:30 a.m. in the Lawton Funeral Home chapel with Wel den Flanagan of the Church of Christ presiding. Burial followed in Highland cemetery. Bearers named were Tillman Pittman Elmer Sims Richard Hinkle Rex White James Pair and James O Neal. Honorary bearers included Willis Kreagle John Aleman Sam Gandy Lee Temple Joe Valdez Claude Watson and Stitt Pair. Services for Edward Oda 50 of 2509 are pending. he was found dead about 1 a.m. cause of death believed a heart attack. Oda born August 26 1913 in Lawton worked for Hulen Concrete Contractors. Survivors: wife Loren e and son Tony Edward both at home two stepdaughters Dorothy Faye Eagles shield Chicago Ill and Jean Alanzes No 26 N 29th a sister Elsie Lee Walters and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Smith
Lawton Funeral Home
Welden Flanagan
Church of Christ
Edward Oda
Lawton
Jean Alanzes
N. 29Th
Elsie Lee
Walters
Services for Ernest H. Coffey Held in Oklahoma City
Ernest H. Coffey, 51, a former Lawton resident, died Friday after a vehicle crash near Hobart. Born in Lawton, he lived there until 1920 when his family moved to Oklahoma City. Survived by wife Reba Jane, mother Mrs. W. A. Coffey, sisters Mrs. Louella Goodman and Mrs. Kathryn Bentz, all of Oklahoma City, and brother Arthur of Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest H. Coffey
Services for F. T. Greer in Hobart announced
Funeral arrangements are announced by Gish Funeral Home Hobart with Becker Funeral Home handling local services. F T Greer died on Monday after an apparent heart attack at his son Eddie Greer’s home. he was DOA at a local hospital around 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Greer
Hobart
Lawton
Gish Funeral Home
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Greer
Eddie Greer
Pastor Starts Work In City
Richard E. Barrett, former pastor and teacher for Seventh Day Adventist churches in Tulsa and Albuquerque, has become pastor of the local church. He succeeds Chester Jordan who moved to San Antonio. Barrett, a native of Arkansas, attended Union College at Union, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Barrett
Tulsa
Albuquerque
N.M
Chester Jordan
San Antonio
Tex
Arkansas
Union College
Union
Neb
Hospital News Roundup Lists Local Admissions and Surgeries
The column records numerous admissions and procedures at local hospitals and the Indian Hospital, Southwestern, and various clinics. Entries name patients by initials and addresses, noting medical or surgical status and recent births or dismissals.
Church To Hold Annual Revival
The Jefferson Avenue Baptist church at 402 Jefferson hosts a fall revival October 6 to 13 with Rev. A. E. Hendrick preaching and Bob Couch leading singing. Evening services begin at 7 30 p m each day. Rev. A R Childress serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church
Jefferson
A. E. Hendrick
Bob Couch
A. R. Childress
LawtonOfficials Attend Norman Accrediting Meeting
Four Lawton public school administrators attended the North Central Accrediting Association state meeting in Norman. John Shoemaker superintendent Hugh Bish assistant superintendent Gene Hancock Lawton High principal and Glenn Dosser Eisenhower junior senior high principal represented Lawton. The gathering at the University of Oklahoma Center for Continuing Education is the association’s state meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
North Central Accrediting Association
Norman
John Shoemaker
Hugh Bish
Gene Hancock
Lawton High School
Glenn Dosser
Eisenhower
United States
University of Oklahoma
Center For Continuing Education
Bandit Robs Zales in Oklahoma City Locking Five In Washroom
A gunman robbed Zales Jewelry in Oklahoma City at closing time and fled after locking five people in a rear washroom. He forced Ben E Stanford to open the safe and took rings and jewels valued at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars plus about 300 dollars in cash. Detectives say only items worth 100 dollars or more were taken and gloves possibly used were found behind the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPI
Hank Reid
Jack Jordan
Zale
Ben E. Stanford
Stanford
Sam Caccamisi
Robert Kemlin
Max Neaves
Don
Oklahoma amateur radio group names disaster emergency coordinator
William Pierce of 901 Bell was chosen to lead an Oklahoma amateur radio operators organization to provide organized emergency communication during disasters. F. E. Handy of the American Radio Relay League announced Pierce as section emergency coordinator to unite local ham operators and improve disaster radio networks in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pierce
Bell
Oklahoma
Pierce
F. E. Handy
American Radio Relay League
National Association of Radio Amateurs
City Endorses Work of Racial Committee
Mayor Wayne Geilly and city council members commend the Mayor's Committee on Racial Affairs for its work and urge progress in eliminating discrimination. Dr. O L Parsons and Rev. O B Davis co chair the nine member panel which urged immediate and complete integration and urged city leaders and citizens to move forward. The council adopted a statement praising the committee and noting that more than 90 percent of survey respondents have integrated or plan to during September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Geilly
City Council
Gilley
O. L. Parsons
O. B. Davis
Cerely
Parsons
Rev. Davis
Committee On Racial Affairs
Post Copter Crash Probed Near Fort Sill
Fort Sill officials continued the investigation into a Monday helicopter crash near Elgin. The U 1A Iroquois carried classified material and is beyond salvage. Pilot CWO Edward Bradski and co-pilot Lt Dominic Dicico, along with civilian James F O Malley, survived with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Elgin
CWO
Edward Bradski
1St Aerial Artillery
Dominic A. Dicico
32Nd Artillery
James F. O'Malley
Lawton
Department of Army
Charter Banquet Set by Auxiliary of ARS
The Auxiliary of the Association of Regular Army Sergeants will host a charter night banquet at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall 729 Hilltop Drive. A dance will follow a buffet dinner and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Regular Army Sergeants
Knights of Columbus
Hilltop Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Crawford
Vegas
Fdie Adams
Jane Powell
Louis Prima
Billy Daniels
Bravo
Lido
Stardust
Lawtonians
Billboard
Ann-Margret
Elvis Presley
Lawton Master
Hospital News
Jane L. Geis
Ralph Geis
Gozebo
Harlbert Lee
Dearborn
Raymond L. Gaither
Chickasha
Robert E. Armstrong
Duncan
Linda L. Stoops
William H. Custance
Howard Custance
Horace Newsom
Monroe
Jess Dennison
Glenn
Luther M. Tant
Fletcher
Margaret E. Austin
Shelly Smith
Thomas Smith
Altus
David Trent
Delmar M. Choate
N. 43Rd
Johnnie Turner
Mineral Wells
Lala Knight
Prentice
Surety
Travis Green
Bill W. Lanier
Kinyon
Bob Wayne Taylor
Debra A. Crouch
Maxie Crouch
S. 23Rd Pla
Terry Clifton Davis
Edna Davis
Andrews
Tony Conway
S.E
Ernest Wiley
Garfield
Peggy Whitley
Nancy Spears
Thelma Rambousek
Mary McNatt
Rosa Bell LeFors
Paul Kinsey
Eleanor Graves
Lindy
Connie Gilliam
Cal. Michael Cost
Harold D. Cost
Chyz
Pearl Hines
Cache
Mattie Grooms
Sam Clark
Phs Indian Hospital
Venita Pahdongei
Bartlesville
Nora Cheek
Cooperton
Deborah Parker
Star Rt
Rubye Washington
Frederick
Winston Catt
Anadarko
Kenneth Cannon
Carol Haumpo
Gotebo
Ruby Jessie
Tahah
Larry Mays
E. C. Mays
Grandfield
Jeff D. Brown
Beta
Tillman Higgins
Sterling
Thomas L. Morgan
Park
Bill Benson
Randlett
Dewayne D. Irvin
Harry H. Steward
Comanche
Hugh G. Wood
Sur
Gery
Dora Siegfried
Snyder
Odis C. Vantine
Joe S. Helton
Ash
George L. E. McDaniel
Washington
Floyd E. Pruden
Charles Johnson
James A. Blackwell
O. K. Markham
Laird
Earl E. Norman
Dawn V Withstandley
Allan Withstandley
Fort Sill Bivd
Medical
Lislie McFarland
Donald McFarland
S. 36Th
Lawrence Morgan
W. J. Clifton
McKinley
Fred Gunkel
Eldorado
Cleo L. Craig
Charles Roberts, Duncan
Liberty Heights
Ferris
Bandit
Southwest Chemical Co
F’’ Ave
ITV National Bank
Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Chrysler Division
Nbc-Tv
Milo Gordon
Mtr. Co
Dial
United Way
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!