Traffic Light Plan At School Farm Raises Funding Questions
Cited for traffic controls at the 23rd and Lee Boulevard school farm site, the board weighs a new east gate and fence removal if the easement is granted. City operating costs approach 12 million annually with 10 004 892 56 in obligations this year. Budget covers capital outlay and services from local state and federal funds, with 17.7 percent local, 59.5 percent state, 13.6 percent federal, and 9.2 percent operative balance. Architect Ted Horton reports auditorium work at MacArthur Junior Senior High School proceeds. wooden stage floor to be installed this week. Supt. Hugh Bish notes Lawton adult education starts Oct 11 with a 21000 budget directed by Albert Johnson. Joe Crabtree and Lou are listed among those employed.
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23Rd and Lee Boulevard
Ted Horton
MacArthur
Hugh Bish
Lawton Schools
Albert Johnson
Joe Crabtree
Lou
Pump Reopens Ellsworth to Lawtonka Water Transfer
Water pumping from Ellsworth to Lawtonka resumed at 6 p.m. after a faulty starter box control caused a delay. L. T. Harrison repaired the issue, enabling limited transfers allowed last week by City Administrator Nabers. This marks the first Ellsworth to Lawtonka transfer since January.
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Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Henry Nabers
L. T. Harrison
Ellsworth
Lawtonka
Nabers
Hearing Set In Burglary Case At Fort Sill
Preliminary hearing for two Fort Sill men charged with second degree burglary was set for 11 am October 29 before Special District Judge Roy Moore. Bond was set at $1000 each. Billy R. Hardin 19 and Robert Lee McKinzie 17 of Fort Sill appeared Monday.
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Fort Sill
Roy Moore
Billy R. Hardin
Robert Lee McKinzie
Lawton Newspapers Subscription Rates Listed
The Lawton Constitution and Lawton Morning Press publish subscription options with monthly and yearly prices for Lawton Fort Sill and nationwide delivery. Rates include weekly Sunday and Saturday combos and all state and APO mailings.
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Public Records Report Of Local Thefts And Robberies
Dee Jee Department records Avan Mason at 121 reporting taped player thefts from J Sue McCarthy at 1221 Logan. Albert Bryson at 50 H reports strong arm robbery by two men at 4th and Monroe with a $15 token theft and a tire wheel theft from Gate Four Body Shop 20154 Hoover. Sidney Waller at 1204 Kingswood reports camera theft from a car at rest. Allen's Home Lumber Company at 1 E notes a wooden item incident.
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J. Sue McCarthy
Logan
Albert Bryson
4Th
Monroe
Hoover
Nye Parma
Sidney Waller
Kingswood
Rest- Allen's Home Lumber Company
Clinic Marks Anniversary at Lawton Mammography Centre
The Lawton Mammography X-Ray Clinic marks its first anniversary and reports breaking even in September after appealing in July to attract patients. Charges are 15 per patient for x rays, far below state rates, with 150 patients monthly needed to break even.
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Lawton
Marilyn Crane
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Crane
City
Couare
ASCOG Names Health Planner Gail Goodwin to Staff
Gail Goodwin of Chickasha joins ASCOG as health planning associate. Arthur Hoenig and Ronnie V. Worley were hired for similar roles in other regions with Emergency Act funds. Goodwin will draft a health plan for Le Flore ton and Jefferson Counties.
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Gail Goodwin
Chickasha
Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments
ASCOG
Arthur Hoenig
Ronnie V. Worley
Goodwin
Model Cities Endorses Bonds To Fund Improvements
Gene Walker director of Model Cities said the board endorsed bonds because improvements will impact the Model Cities area and the entire community. The advisory board includes task force chairmen who are Model Cities residents and 10 agency representatives. The sales tax would pay interest and principal if approved.
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Gene Walker
Model Cities
Lawton
Former CBI Chief Dies in Oklahoma
PAYOR Okla AP Ralph A Benamon former head of the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation died in a hospital after a lengthy illness He was 46 Benamon had undergone cancer surgery some months ago A graduate of Adair High School he served 20 years with the Highway Patrol and then
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Payor
Okla
Ralph A. Benamon
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Benamon
Adair High School
Highway Patrol
Births and surgeries listed for Lawton area hospital
Memorial births recorded for Lawton Area Hospital include a son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Duncan at 7:40 am on Oct 4 weighing 7 lb 11 oz and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wakefield at 10:16 am on Oct 4 weighing 8 lb 15 oz. The list also notes numerous surgeries and medical discharges for residents and patients from Lawton area addresses and nearby towns.
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Michael R. Duncan
Euclid
Ernest Wakefield
Irwin
Freddie Bynum
Roosevelt
Edith Lillian McConkey Ward 97
Edith Lillian McConkey Ward 97 of McPherson Kansas died September 23 in McPherson. A former Lawton resident she lived here from 1906 to 1923. Funeral was held September 25.
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Ward
Edith Lillian McConkey
McPherson
Kan
Lawton
Funeral for W E Lee set in Greenlawn Chapel
W E Bill Lee 63 long time Comanche County resident dies after extended illness in a local hospital. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. He farmed around Indiahoma later worked for Yellow Cab until 1970 retirement. Survived by four sons Rex Larry J D and Billy plus three daughters Joyce Jones Vickie Parker Janice Dodd and five brothers and one sister.
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W. E
Bill) Lee
Comanche County
Mr. Lee
Lawton
Tinney
Indiahoma
Yellow Cab Company
Lee
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Baptist Church
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Borger
Tex
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Mesquite
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Moline
J.D
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Vickie Parker
Janice Dodd
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Summit
Claude
Herman
Dearborn
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Fort Lincoln unit officer’s wife Germaine Moser dies
Germaine Moser wife of Maj. (Ret.) Richard Moser resided with her husband at 2314 Lincoln as he served at Fort Lincoln.
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Richard Moser
Lincoln
Fort
Woman held on theft charge over hotpants suit
Bond of $1,000 set for a woman accused by Patrolman Ronnie Ward of taking a green hotpants suit from Peggy's Fashions at 313 SW Fourth. The suit and two other suits were recovered after a man named Enoch's arrest.
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Peggy
Oo Enoch
Ward
Texas autos lead nation in 1970 registrations
Austin reports Texas spent 283 million dollars on new cars in 1970 and registered 5.2 million cars along with 1.5 million trucks and buses, ranking second to California for vehicle registrations.
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Texas Automobile Dealers Association
Texas
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