Chamber Board Approves Candidates and Weighs Court of Record
Lawton Chamber of Commerce directors approved a candidate slate for the board and formed a committee to study elevating Lawton Municipal Court to a court of record. Several members urged more information on the potential impact before legislative action.
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Lawton
Bill Howard
Glenn McQuinn
Chamber
Chris Bowers
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Zelda Montgomery Davis
City National Bank
Terry Deems
Goodyear
Howard
Cache Road National Bank
Dick Neptune
Lawton Public Schools
Gale Sadler
Ratcliffe’s
Chuck Wade
Gilbert Gibson
Jim Odom
Steve Weyher
Oklahoma
Aviation Committee
Police Probe Diamond Merchant Murders Reach
New York police pursue links in three recent killings of diamond merchants as they examine a series of murders spanning 344 years to uncover a possible pattern and suspect connections.
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New York
First Woman Ordained Methodist Leader Heads Fletcher Church
Yesteryears notes Mary Lou Branscom as the first Oklahoma woman ordained Methodist minister serving as Fletcher’s pastor. The item also mentions Comanche County Community Action Program staff, a birthday surprise playhouse for a child, dog-show awards for Suzanna the German shepherd, and other brief past events from three and four years earlier including bridge club scores and military service in Kyoto with the 58th Signal Battalion.
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Mary Lou Branscom
Oklahoma
Fletcher Church
Comanche County Community Action Program
Federal Credit Union
Bob Wood
Geraldine Rankin
Leilani Smith
Juliet Sharp
Leslie Wallis
Joan
Sam Hearn
Suzanna
Blue Beaver
Lawton-Fort Sill
Puerto Rico killings link to New York diamond ring raids
Police in San Juan and New York press ties three diamond dealers killed in Puerto Rico to a larger theft ring. Bodies found on rural roads included Abraham Shafizadeh and two other men, all shot with a .38 pistol and carrying gems. A fingerprint and dental checks are pursued, with ballistics reportedly matching other murders. A separate Overland Park heist involved about $200,000 in jewelry from a Midwest salesman.
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Puerto Rico
San Juan
New York
Abraham Shafizadeh
New York Times
Shafizadeh
Farokh Shafizadeh-Hakimi
New York Daily News
Leo Dershowitz
Brooklyn
Howard Block
Chicago
Overland Park
Kan
Raymond L. Huffman
Lenexa
Kansas City
Huffman
Ronald G. Jackson
Powwows Planned At Anadarko Site
The Stocker Purple Heart Descendants and the ladies auxiliary sponsor two powwows in the Baldwin Building Anadarko this weekend. An all-gourd dance opens Friday at 7 p.m. with principals Daniel Cozad Jimmy Hunter Novalene Holder and Vera Reeder. Saturday and Sunday feature gourd dancing 2 to 8 p.m. and war dancing with supper at 5 p.m. both days. Co-hosts include the Comanche Indian Veterans Association and the Wichita Intertribal War Dance Association.
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Stocker Purple Heart Descendants
Ladies Auxiliary
Baldwin
Anadarko
Daniel Cozad
Jimmy Hunter
Novalene Holder
Vera Reeder
Bill Kaulaity
Leonard Cozad Sr
Fred Parton
Tommy Ware
Dawn Adams
Nettie Standing
Melford Murrow Jr
Ilene Rowe
Sammy Toneke White
Sammy Pewe
Lela Mae Brown
Comanche Indian Veterans Association
Wichita
Corps invites bids for debris removal at Waurika Lake
The Corps of Engineers seeks bids for removal and disposal of debris at Waurika Lake on Beaver Creek. Work includes demolishing abandoned structures, clearing junk vehicles and farm machinery, disposing trash, backfilling wells, and closing cellars. Bids open November 3. estimated cost under 25 thousand dollars and 160 days. Waurika Lake began impounding water in August near Waurika.
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Corps of Engineers
Waurika Lake
Beaver Creek
Waurika
Lawton Man Arrested After Whiskey Store Incident
A 21 year old Lawton man was arrested after allegedly striking two people with a whiskey bottle at Pat's Liquor Store on Lee Street. Police said the suspect grabbed a bottle, argued over a broken bottle, and struck an attendant and a woman. He was arrested at Comanche County Memorial Hospital where he was being treated for injuries from an accident following the incident.
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Lawton
Patricia Hall
Pat's
Lee
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Lawton Boy Treated For Accident Injuries
A 13 year old Lawton boy was treated for minor cuts and bruises and released from Comanche County Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car about 6 p m Thursday. Police said Arthur E Schultz 13 of 5305 NW Ash was walking east along northwest 41st near Meadowbrook when hit by a car driven by Dave Duane Jernigan 16 of 4124 Currell Drive. Jernigan was cited for negligent driving.
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Lawton
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Arthur E. Schultz
Ash
Northwest 41St
Meadowbrook
Dave Duane Jernigan
Currell Drive
Jernigan
Schultz
Indian Meet Set At Fort Sill School Home
The Fort Sill Indian School Alumni Association will meet at the school home economics building at 7 p.m. Monday. The gathering aims to organize the alumni participation in the school homecoming activities set for Thursday.
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Fort Sill Indian School Alumni Association
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Yesteryears
Eddie Cordes
Turnace Brown
Francis Harbison
Coffee Bridge Club
Tech
George W. Jones
58Th Signal Battalion
Kyoto
Japan
The
Times
FBI
Washington
Shafiardeh
Rekaed
Capt. Jackson
G.S.I. Gem Corp
Fifth Avenue
Lawton Constitution
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated
New York Stock Exchange
Guy Neotione
Big Lewton
Okla
Jerry Hurst
Westside Church of Christ Duncan, Oklahoma
Church OF Christ
Lee ‘ Vibices
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U.S
M.D
Lee Optical
VISA
BankAmencard
C’ Avenue
Oklahoma City
S.W. 29Th ST
N.W. 23Rd ST
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Sheridan Mall
Vera M. Nash
Frank Ofcharik
Montgomery Ward
Wards, Anthony's
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