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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1963

Page

2

Police Court Roundup of Municipal Court Fines

Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks disposes cases with fines and bond forfeitures. Defendants include Eva Locke speeding in school zone fined 10 dollars, Mattie Simpson speeding in school zone fined 10, Winnie Girnor failure to yield right of way fined, Donald Wythe driving while intoxicated fined 15, and numerous others for speeding reckless driving running red lights and vagrancy with fines, bonds or forfeitures.

J. Merle Oaks Eva E. Locke Scheel Zone Ebbby Lee Poindexter Mattie May Simpson Monne Winnie M. Girnor Washington Donald Leroy Wythe Fort Sill William Elder Potts, Jr Sill John M. Schroder Taft Winford Keith Nix Bell Marcus M Johnser Ash Tommy Willie F. Willams John Roddy Jr Harry Jay Brown Cameron Collegee Freddie Lee Ray Altus Guy Walter Lewis William F. Phipps Tennessee Roscoe Henderson McKinley R. J. Kenebrew Chester E. Brewer Melvin Lee Lashiey Freddie King Konawa Loraine Williams S.E Petty Larceny Cecil Eugene Hitt Donald W. Penick Nelson Knight Lee C. P. Luewig Dorothy Faye Newton Sanford Cunningham Jr Smith Clarence A. Ford Lawton Petty Francis Jane King No. 10 A John W. Wooten Lee M. Chandler Anadarko J. B. Thomas Texas Doley Bill William L. Cox Geronimo Annie Herbert

Cost Reduction Parley At Fort Sill Discusses Savings

Fort Sill joins the Army cost reduction drive with no loss of readiness. Major coordinators and area monitors heard Harry E. Knight outline the program while Col. James F. Unger emphasized hard dollar savings and efficiency. Fourth Army aims to save over 2.4 million this year, with Fort Sill targeting about 400 thousand and specific goals in equipment and vehicle maintenance.

Fort Sill Harry E. Knight Management Services Division Army James F. Unger Fourth Army Col. Unger

Bish Addresses Douglass Parley

Hugh Bish assistant superintendent in charge of instruction for Lawton public schools spoke to Douglass high school teachers at their in-service education meeting. He discussed identifying potential drop outs and the national drop-out problem as Lawton schools participate in the state wide holding power study.

Hugh Bish Lawton Public Douglass High Douglass Albert Johnson Lawton

ROTC Head to Discuss Program at ROA Meeting

Maj. Donald Means head of Cameron college ROTC will discuss the student military program at a Lawton Fort Sill ROA chapter meeting at 11 30 p m October 14 at the Officers club. Date of the chapter s annual fall dinner.

Roa Donald Means Cameron College Lawton- Fort Sill Reserve Officers Association Officers Club

Valachi Testimony Details Siege of Cosa Nostra Ties

The Senate hearing on Valachi continues with heightened security as U S marshals guard the witness in the Senate Caucus Room. Authorities note threats to Valachi, discuss the crime syndicate’s reach, and preview more testimony on narcotics and racketeering to justify broader wiretap and witness immunity laws.

Valachi Cosa Nostra Syndicate McShane Washington Metropolitan Senate U. S FBI Washington New York City Cosa Nostra Pickup Pgh John McClellan Valchi Charles Sonny) Liston Grand Council Liston Joseph P. Barone Allentown Frankie Car

200 Churches Shut Doors In Ukraine

Pravda reports in western Ukraine that 200 churches and prayer houses have closed over three years. The Communist party paper attributes the closures to the party’s intensive education work and control across the region.

Ukraine Moscow UPI Pravda

Lawton Area Horsemen Sweep Play Day Honors

Lawton and area riders won second place in district three at the national Play Day finals in Lubbock Texas. The Lawton Saddle Club featured high point senior girls scorer Thelma Daubenspeck and multiple winners across keyhole flag potato pole and barrel races along with relay and ring events. Other clubs from Lawton also earned top placements including Daubenspeck and Dauben speck family members in peewee and junior divisions.

Lawton American Association of Sheriff's Lubbock Tex Louis R. Power Ernie Hunter Thelma Daubenspeck Lawton Saddle Club Keyhole Guy Lynn Daubenspeck Johnny Gibson Rex Hood Peewees Judy Jackson Vic Daubenspeck Mary Wright Jimmy Farley Dennis Hughes LaWayne Schrader Barbara Jackson Charlotte Hix David Hunter Stevie Hunter Ellen Weaver Diane Jackson Mike Bizzell Peggy Niederjohn Billy Powell Gary Cook Gary Ensweck Cache Jimmy Barker Blair Juddy Killian

Tie Vote Ends Slap At Gary

Ardmore Oklahoma AP A 22 22 tie derailed a move to censure former Gov Raymond Gary for not backing the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 1962 The meeting adjourned after the vote as debate intensified State Sen Tom Tipps opposed the censor move and urged full participation Delegates also backed a neutral stance on the right to work and opposed 1963 I 35 construction near five southern Oklahoma cities

Ardmore Raymond Gary Carter County Gene Ritter Gary Ritter W. P. Bill Atkinson Midwest City Atkinson Henry Bellman Oklahoma Tom Tipps Tipps

Vic Visits Berlin Wall During European Tour

Oklahoma Representative Victor Wickersham traveled to Frankfurt after a two day visit to Berlin where he observed U S Army troops and the Berlin Wall. He praised the troops' professionalism and called the wall a crime against humanity whose decay is inevitable.

Erlin UPI Oklahoma Victor Wickersham Frankfurt Germany Berlin Wall Wickersham U.S Europe Berlin

Plains Meeting Set for Museum Conference at Great Plains

Lawton to host the 1964 Mountain Plains Museum conference next September at the Museum of the Great Plains. Site selection was confirmed at this year’s Corpus Christi conference. Delegates include Marvin Tong museum director his secretary Mrs Bonnie Hesket and husband George Hesket and Jim Marler assistant director of the Artillery museum at Fort Sill.

Lawton Mountain Plains Museum Corpus Christi Tex Museum of the Great Plains Marvin Tong Bonnie Hesket George Hesket Jim Marler Artillery Museum Fort Sill

Cuba Stricken by Flora Hurricane Hits Miraguane and Eastern Provinces

Reynolds Bauxite Mine at Miraguane suffers an estimated one million dollar loss and will close at least three months. Casualty reports flow from hard hit eastern Cuba with Manzanillo alone listing at least 15 deaths as Flora moves northeastward toward the Bahamas.

Reynolds Bauxite Company Miraguane Cuba Manzanillo Miami Flora

New Motor Hotel Opens In Lawton

Lawton unveils Rama'ia Inn a $900000 motor hotel with 102 rooms at Second and Ferris opening this afternoon. The Inn's coffee shop starts at 6 am Wednesday and the dining room Old Mill dining area and Ramada club will be available to guests tomorrow. The pool is open for guests and a gala grand opening is planned next month.

Lawton Second Ferris Old Mill Fnn

Tony Tong Returns from Missouri Seminar and Dedication

Marvin Tong, director of the Museum of the Great Plains, returned from the University of Missouri where he lectured at an ethnic history seminar. He also attended the dedication of the Missouri Geological Survey building at Rolla.

Marvin Tong Museum of the Great Plains University of Missouri Missouri Geological Survey Rolla

Four Die In Oklahoma- Texas Traffic Crashes Including Ryan Youth

A 24 year old Ryan man died after a head on crash on U S 81 south of Ryan and three other fatalities were reported by the Lawton highway patrol across eight counties. Donald Leroy Keith 24 Hollis Carl H Messenger 45 Bonham Tex Lena Faye Doyal 11 Alma and Carlene Stanley 2% were killed in separate wrecks with injuries and vehicle malfunctions cited.

Ryan Jefferson County Highway Patrol Donald Leroy Keith Carl H. Messenger Hollis Carlene Stailey Bonham Tex Lena Faye Doyal Alma Lawton Keith Wichita Falls U.S. 81 Glen McHale Joseph Ray Johnson Fort Worth McHale Messenger SH 5 Gould

Mrs Nhu starts U S visit amid political pushback

Mrs Nhu arrives at Idlewild en route to Washington with no official meeting set. Critics in Congress urge visa cancellation and accuse her of harming democracy and slandering the United States. She speaks of wanting to understand Americans and says she will leave for home October 29 from California.

Stephen M. Young Ohio Senate Young Silvio O. Conte R-Mass South Viet Nam Ngo Dinh Diem Idlewild le Thuy Paris

City Council Votes for Poles and Lights Plan

Council sets 75 dollar yearly price for steel poles after discounts of 40 percent for city franchise and 10 percent for advance cash. Downtown Lawton Inc. wins a department to install Christmas decorations by November 28 with lights on two days after. Planning commission denies moving a caboose to a north Lawton lot and reviews a pawn shop washateria proposal at Sheridan and Lindy. The Buckinghams allege yard nuisance and charges against the yard owner will be heard in police court Wednesday morning.

Lawton Inc Planning Commission Lawton Sheridan Road Lindy A. FE. Buckingham Bishop Road Elmer R. Bauman Hugh Corwin United Fund Buckinghams

Funeral Rites Held For Harry Albert 65 At Blessed Sacrament

Funeral services for Harry Albert 65 were held at 10 a.m. in the Church of the Blessed Sacrament with Rev. Thomas W. Darnell officiating. Burial followed at Fort Sill cemetery with Becker Funeral Home directing and military rites by Headquarters Battery, 2nd Howitzer Battalion. S-Sgt. Durwood W. Busher led the firing party. Sp. Daniel Callison was the bugler. Bearers included Sgt. Dutton Lord and several sergeants. Also noted are services for Mrs. Lillian M. Mitra 55 at 10:30 a.m. in Becker Memorial chapel with burial at Highland cemetery and bearers listed.

Harry Albert Church of the Blessed Sacrament Thomas W. Darnell Fort Sill Becker Funeral Home Howitzer Battalion Durwood W. Busher Daniel Callison Dutton Lord Lillian M. Mitra N. 13Th Becker Memorial Chapel William M. Witt Highland Cemetery Maxwell Lisenby Francis J. Leden Donald Eldridge Robert Duvall Harold Stevens Maurice Jarrett

Heart Program Set for Thursday by Comanche County Heart Association

A two hour heart program will be held at 9 15 a m Thursday in the City County Health Center. Walter Oswalt, association president, says speakers include Dr Donald E Cagle Dr Frank Austin and R L Bussinger state Heart Association field representative. Cagle discusses Heart and How It Works Austin covers Rheumatic Heart Disease Bussinger presents Your Heart Program.

Comanche County Heart Association Walter Oswalt Association Donald E. Cagle Frank Austin R. L. Bussinger State Heart Association Cagle Dr. Austin Bussinger

Edmondson to Meet Citizens in Lawton Friday

U. S. Senator J Howard Edmondson will be at the Federal Building in Lawton Room 210 located at 5th Street and East Avenue from 3 p m to 5 p m Friday October 11 to confer with locals. He invites friends acquaintances and anyone who has business to discuss.

Federal Building Rm 210 5Th St E Avenue Lawton

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