Peace Hopes Nudge Mart Prices Higher
New York stock prices rose on hopes for a Vietnam peace settlement as the noon Dow Jones average gained 7.45 points to 956.20. Advancers outpaced decliners, with private Paris talks between Kissinger and North Vietnamese negotiators entering a third day and optimism mounting for a settlement before the election. Gulf Oil announced further details as White House aides dismissed rate hikes as a normal part of growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Bradbury K. Thurlow
Laidlaw & Co
Nixon
White House
Gulf Oil
Hospital Board Plans Demolition as $6 Million Expansion Moves Forward
Comanche County Memorial Hospital will demolish the front section housing the business office lobby nursing office and medical records about 60 days after a temporary office is built. New executive housekeeper Joe Lancaster replaces Paul Slatinsky. CARE program reports 186953 in annual savings and funds shared with employees. Bid awards include stock tab paper hydrocollator and ice machine. Market and farm price updates follow with oil stocks mixed and commodities listed. Oklahoma prices for wheat barley milo soybeans alfalfa hay broilers eggs and livestock reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Hospital Authority Board of Trustees
John Coffey
Joe Lancaster
Ponca City
Paul Slatinsky
Southwestern Stationery & Bank Supply
American Hospital Supply
Texas Ice Machines of
Dallas
R A Hennessee longtime Lawton official dies at 60
Funeral for Ralph Alex Hennessee set for Thursday at 10 am at First Baptist Church in Lawton. Hennessee a former city police chief and 14 year vehicle registration agent died after an apparent heart attack near Lake Ellsworth. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife Florence and three daughters plus a brother, sister, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Ralph Alex Hennessee
Lawton
Lake Ellsworth
Forrest Siler
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Lawton- Ritter-Dalton
Memorial Hospital
Hennessee
Lake Lawtonka
Tenney
Florence Stapp
Waurika
Meadow
Civil Defense readiness in Comanche County criticized
A state Civil Defense survey reports Lawton and Comanche County show fragmented local disaster planning. It urges a named coordinator, a new Emergency Operations Center, broader public awareness, and closer coordination with state and federal agencies for comprehensive emergency preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy JO Ormson
Lawton
Comanche County
D. B. Miller
Oklahoma
Civil Defense Agency
Warren Osborn
University of Oklahoma Continuing Education Department
Earl Vinson
Tom Joslin
Civil Defense Preparedness Agency
Region Five
Lawton City
County Board of Commissioners
Emergency Operations Center
Civil Defense Office
University of Oklahoma Civil Defense
Fort Sill
Tulsa auto mechanic Bobby Archie dies after short illness
Bobby Daniel Archie 34 a Tulsa auto mechanic formerly of Lawton died Monday in Tulsa after a brief illness. Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Ronnie Miller officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Archie born July 14, 1938 in Lawton moved to Tulsa in 1967. Survived by son Robbie D. Archie and sister Lorene Wilder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Daniel Archie
Tulsa
Lawton
Lawton-Ritter- Dalton Funeral Home
Ronnie Miller
9Th and Lee Church of God
Highland Cemetery
Archie
Robbie D. Archie
Columbia
Lorene Wilder
Enid
Funeral service for Ulysses Fleming in Galliee Baptist Church
Ulysses Fleming, 50, of 105 Dearborn, will be buried after a 1 p.m. Wednesday funeral at Gallilee Baptist Church with Rev. L K Jones officiating. Military rites and burial at Highland Cemetery follow, under Miller's Mortuary. Mr. Fleming died Friday in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulysses Fleming
Dearborn
Galilee Baptist Church
L. K. Jones
Miller
Highland Cemetery
Mr. Fleming
Military Funeral for George F. Lunt Observed at New Post Chapel
George Frank Lunt 66 of 2105 Arlington, a retired master sergeant, died after a long illness. Funeral with military honors at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Post Chapel with Chaplains Borson and Gray. burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Becker Funeral Home. Lunt, born July 7, 1906 in Newburyport Mass, enlisted in 1924 and retired 1957 at Fort Sill. He married Katherine Pierce in 1933. survived by two brothers, Alfred and Paul Lunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Frank Lunt
Arlington
New Post
Maj
Bernard Borson
Charles Gray
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Lunt
Reynolds Army Hospital
Newburyport
Mass
Katherine Pierce
Groveton
Tex
Army
Fort Sill
537Th Field Artillery
Alfred Lunt
Paul Lunt
McGovern Plans TV Appeal to End War in Vietnam
Senator George McGovern announces a national TV address to outline plans to end the Vietnam War and predicts viewers will vote for the Democratic candidate on November 7. Campaign developments include Agnew’s Anaheim appearance and charges of Republican sabotage. Shriver touts honest politics while Nixon keeps a light campaign pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McGovern
Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Anaheim
Calif
Sen. McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Public Records List Of Local Complainants
Lawton police records show incidents reported by city residents and businesses. The list includes thefts of dogs televisions radios gasoline gloves flashlights knives cars clothing tires and wheels forgery of credit cards along with an assault and a forceful robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowton
City Animal Shelter
S. 6Th
Lincoln School
6Th
Park
Sheffield Motor Co
Lee
Cari Fountain
Ave
Jiffy Stores
Sedalia
Lawton Co-Op
F Ave
Douglas Parsons
Bruce Weldon Motors
Sheridan Road
Wanda Magee
Raymond Carter
Bernard K. Fowler
Michael Newton
Bell
Samy Miller
Fort Sill
Injury Accidents Reported by Lawton Police
Times and locations of injury accidents reported to the Lawton Police Department include Monday at 4 45 p m at 7th and D with Terry Worces ter 17 2619 and Mary Gill 42 914 Columbica Mrs Gill was taken to Memorial Hospital by Royal ambulance per Patrolman Lanny Wallace
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Police Department
D. Terry Worcester
Mary Gill
Columbica
Gill
Memorial Hospital
Royal Ambulance
Lanny Wallace
Ada Reservists To Train Here At Fort Sill
Ada Reservists from the 701st Personnel Service Company will begin bi monthly weekend training at Fort Sill this month. They will work in the main processing and personnel records building to relieve active duty staff and in return receive quarters and on the job training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
701St Personnel Service Company
Ada
Koreas to Hold First Coordinating Committee Session
Seoul reports South and North Korea agreed to hold the first session of their coordinating committee on Thursday at Panmunjom, the neutral truce village, signaling a new step in cross border talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
North Korea
Panmunjom
Oklahoma Sets Registration Deadlines for November Vote
Oklahoma voters including newcomers may cast ballots in the November 7 general election if they register this month. Oklahoma County residents must register by October 27 while the other 76 counties close on October 30, according to state election board secretary Lee Slater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Election Board
Lee Slater
Oklahoma County
Lawton Fire Responds to Multiple Grass and Building Fires
At 1:35 p.m. the Lake Ellsworth grass fire prompted a response from Lawton Fire Department. A building fire followed at 4:13 p.m. at 206 C. Later, 8:19 p.m. saw a trash fire at 2431 N. 42nd. A final grass fire occurred at 10:25 p.m. at 12th and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Ellsworth
N. 42Nd
12Th
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Hennessee
Fred Ferrell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
David Hall
Ferrell
Hospital Board
Persian Gulf
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Mobil Oil
Standard Oil of
California
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
State Department of Agriculture
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Aston
Manchester
Medford
Okeene
Altus
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Hobart
Watonga
Weatherford
Temple
Yukon
Gulf Export
Barley
Mangum
Afton
Muskogee
Gulf
MILO
van Buren
Pauls Valley
MB Ae Ui & National Bank
Ness
Oklahoma State University
Bobby D. Archie
Nora McCarter
McKinley
Gene Lee
Walters
Wyatt Funeral Home
Carlton Campbell
Calvary Baptist Church
Cotton County
Mr. Lee
Elsie Oda
Pickett Truck Lines
General Construction Co
Doris Dunlap
Tony Komah
Ada Davidson
Blackie Downing
Lake Arthur
N. M
Harris Cook
Alamogordo
McGovern
THE
Associated Press
Public Records
Sheridan
N. Sheridan
Ray Hance
Hance
Wichita
Kansas
Church of the Nazarene
Don Gadbow
First Church of the Nazarene
Jack Lindstrom
Robert Ayers
Sears
Wiest Auto Service
Lawton Fire Department
Neal D. Perry
West Gore Blvd
Lawilgon
Sears and
SAVE
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Llth
Gore Lawton
Okla
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!