Saboteurs Out To Wreck City Earnings Tax Fight
Oklahoma City leaders clash over a proposed one half of one percent earnings tax for non residents. House Speaker J D McCarty accuses saboteurs as Attorney General Nesbitt opposes the measure calling the ordinance unconstitutional. The issue fuels a political clash ahead of next Tuesday’s city election.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
House
J. D. McCarty
Atty
Charles Nesbitt
Nesbitt
McCarty
Raymond B. Hammer
Tiny Lone Grove
Carter County
Hammer
Oklahoma
J. Leland Gourley
Lone Grove
Gourley
Teen-agers Face Burglary Counts in South Lawton
Two youths, Lloyd Newton 16 and Billy Ray Wright 17, are charged in Special Sessions court with burglary tied to August break-ins in South Lawton. A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 12. A third youth, 19, was arrested and is being questioned, with detention pending investigation.
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South Lawton
Lloyd Newton
Billy Ray Wright
Wage Increases For Sill Blue-Collar Workers At Post
An average wage rise of 5 percent per hour will take effect November 15 and November 22 for 1,250 blue-collar workers at Sill. The boost covers trades, crafts, laboring, including laundry staff, with pay on a staggered schedule. About 193 laundry workers earn 1.25 to 2.45 dollars hourly, plus 1,066 other employees such as plumbers and carpenters. The increase follows a survey aligning civilian pay with private industry in southern Oklahoma and adds 141,958 dollars to the post’s yearly payroll.
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Sill
Toay
Oklahoma
Post Surgeon Due To Retire At Fort Sill
Col. W. N. Donovan in 25 years of Army Medical Corps service will retire from the U. S. Army this Saturday at Fort Sill. He is the Artillery and Missile Center surgeon and will move to Madison Wisconsin to join the University of Wisconsin Student Health Association.
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Col
W. N. Donovan
Army Medical Corps
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Col. Donovan
Artillery and Missile Center
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Student Health Association
Thief Fails To Steal Transmission From Truck
Carl H. Tollett reports a would be thief tried to rip the transmission from his 1951 Chevrolet pickup but failed. The intruder damaged floor mats and seat, but fled with several hand tools marked with identifiers. Police also investigated a $15 theft from an Apco Service Station dispensing machine.
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Carl H. Tollett
Tollett
Apco
S. Sheridan
Police Court Disposes of Multiple Municipal Court Cases
Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks disposed numerous cases including William Everett fined $5 for failure to yield right of way and Leon Tugman $5 fine suspended for improper overtaking. Several defendants faced fines up to $20 and bond forfeitures for gambling, nuisance, vagrancy, and public drunkenness across addresses in Fort Sill area.
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J. Merle Oaks
William J. Everett
N. 40Th
Leon E. Tugman
Rt. 2
Mike Levba Jr
Larry Robertson Ray
Ferris
Pearl M. Moss
Vivien J. Teague
Lindy
Ronald D. Strowmott
Fort Shh
Bevioh B. McBride
Lake
Will
Browning
Jefferson
iMean
Ethel Webb
James E. Spence
Fort Sill
Odessa Davis
John W. Croker
Clyde C. Norwood
James W. Lewis
Alma Foster
Ole M. Shivers
Leian Wood
Baptists Plan Big Sessions in Oklahoma City
Representatives from about 15 of the Comanche-Cotton county Baptist associations 30 churches will attend the 58th Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma at First Baptist Church Oklahoma City November 12 to 14. President M J Lee will preside with E F Hallock Lowell D Milburn and Winfred Moore among speakers. A 1964 budget near 3 million dollars with a 160000 increase over last year will be presented.
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Comanche-Cotton County Baptist Association
Baptist General Convention of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
First Baptist Church
M. J. Lee
Guymon
E. F. Hallock
Norman
Lowell D. Milburn
Shawnee
Indians To Get Flu Shots Here
A special flu immunization clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Friday at the PHS Indian hospital north of Lawton. Dr Ralph A Seltzer urged all Indian beneficiaries to take advantage of the flu shot offer. Vaccine to be used is the 600 CCA unit vaccine containing latest strains of Type A vaccine.
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PHS Indian Hospital
Lawton
Ralph A. Seltzer
Indian Health Service Unit
Buffalo calves tested for heredity at Davis lab
Calves from the Refuge are to be blood sampled for heredity studies led by Dr. Clyde Stormon at UC Davis. Bob Morris will collect jugular blood samples while cowboys Shrader Joe Bill Lee D W Jackson and Elmer Parker help as buffalo are guided through the chute. About fifty yearlings are to be shipped next Tuesday by buyers. grown buffalo are not sold live.
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Bob Morris
Serology
University of California At Davis
Calif
Clyde Stormont
University’s
School of Veterinary Icine
Buffalo
Shrader
Joe Bill Lee
D. W. Jackson
Elmer Parker
Club To View Roman Coins At Lawton Meeting
The Lawton-Fort Sill Coin club will feature an ancient Roman coin collection owned by Dr. Leslie T. Hamm of Lawton at its 7:30 pm meeting in the Hotel Lawtonian Artillery room. A coin show with dealers will buy sell and trade coins and a door prize will be awarded.
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Leslie T. Hamm
Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill
Defense Basic Procurement Course Attendance at Fort Lee
Mrs. Lydia Troop, of the Purchasing and Contracting Section, attends a five week Defense Basic Procurement course at the Army Logistics Center Fort Lee Virginia to enhance its procurement operations.
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Lydia Troop
Defense
Army Logistics ——— Center
Fort Lee, A
Wolf Re-Elected Chairman of ASC
Elbert Wolf of Route 1 Geronimo was re elected chairman of the county Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation committee by delegates from 11 community ASC committees. The meeting at the county office 1806 Liberty re elected Guy Woods as vice president and Harry Hilbert as member.
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Elbert Wolf
Meers
Hilbert
ASC
Fifty to Receive Officer's Bars at OCS Ceremony
Fifty officers candidates will receive gold bars of a second lieutenant during Officer Candidate School ceremonies in Snow Hall auditorium Tuesday. Speaker Col. L. C. Downs, commander of the 41st Artillery Group, will be followed by Col. Alfred W. Farrell swearing in the candidates, with Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing, Post Commandant, introducing the guest speaker.
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Snow Hall
L. C. Downs
41St Artillery Group
Alfred W. Farrell
L. S. Griffing
A Family Affair at Fort Sill Earns Army Medals
The James N. Davis family of Fort Sill receives the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service with Headquarters U. S. Army Europe in Germany. M Sget. Davis and his wife S Sgt. Davis both earned the awards during tours abroad and live at 5548 Havron Road on post.
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James N. Davis
Fort Sill
Davis
Ssgt. Davis
U. S. Army
Europe
Germany
Havron Road
Post
Ten Enrolled In University Air Force ROTC Program
Ten Comanche county students are enrolled in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Oklahoma this term. They are Sidney Griffin, Cyril Walker Hodges III, William Ralph Beach Jr., Terry Lee Stovall, Cyrus Walker Hodges III, Harold Wayne Cooper, Terry Joseph Kitchens, Robert Allan Messe, Tommy M. Jones, Donald Marvin Haney, Lawrence T. Jones.
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Comanche County
Air Force
University of Oklahoma
Sidney Griffin
Cyril
William Ralph Beach Jr
Terry Lee Stovall
Cyrus Walker Hodges III
Harold Wayne Cooper
Terry Joseph Kitchens
Robert Allan Messe
Tommy M. Jones
Donald Marvin Haney
Lawrence T. Jones
Activation Of Pershing Unit At Fort Sill Ceremonies
A Pershing missile unit at Fort Sill becomes the installation’s third with the 1st Missile Battalion, 81st Artillery under Lt. Col. Harris receiving its official organization in a 9 am ceremony. Col. Becker presides as John Butterfield presents unit history.
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John J. Pershing
Fort Sill
Beef Flat
Sill
81St Artillery
W. R. Harris
William A. Becker
1St Field Artillery
John Butterfield
Martin Company
Pershing
Col. Harris
81St
Col. Becker
U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Pancho Villa
Europe
Mosel River
Lancemburg
the Bulge
11Th Armored Division
17Th Airborne Division
28Th Infantry
Fort Hood
Hamlet
N. C
Army
U. S. Military Academy
Col
Harris
Rhineland
Central Europe
U. S. Army War College
Carlisle Barracks
Extension Talks Start In Hotel Lawton
Lawton hosts a two day workshop on Career Exploration with 15 southwestern Oklahoma county Extension personnel. Discussions cover 4 H work employment opportunities for graduates and the high school drop-out problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Lawton
Lawtonian
Funeral Rites for Thomas E. Lee in Duncan
Thomas Everett Lee 84, a former Comanche County resident and retired farmer and schoolteacher, will be buried in Duncan cemetery after funeral services at Calvary Baptist Church. He died Wednesday in Duncan after a long illness. Survivors include his wife Ada Rich Lee, five daughters, two sons, four brothers, one sister, 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Rev. T Hollis Epton and Rev. Lee WIll officiate. Burial under Carter Funeral Home. Bearers include sons-in-law and a grandson.
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Duncan
Thomas Everett Lee
Comanche County
Calvary Baptist Church
Lee
Navy
Weatherford
Tex
Oklahoma
Comanche
Ada Rich
Walters
Wilson
Fletcher
Baptist Church
Henry Harvey
Elm
Lawton
Bert Doyle
N. 32Nd
Lawrence Lodes
J. D. Childs
Texarkana
James White
Farmington
N.M
Robert E. Lee
Dallas
T. E. Lee Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
T. Hollis Epton
First Baptist Church
Duncan Cemetery
Carter Funeral Home
Henry W. Harvey Sr
Larry C. Lodes
Services for Vaughn Cochran
Vaughn Cochran 60 of 1411 Lindy died Monday. Funeral at 10 a.m. in Becker Memorial chapel with Dr. Tom Clark officiating. Bearers included E A Bridges Fletcher N J Crain Paul McKown Jerry Morris James W Adams and George Frazier. Burial followed at 2:30 p.m. in Marietta.
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Vaughn Cochran
Lindy
Becker Memorial Chapel
Tom Clark
Liberty Heights Christian Church
E. A. Bridges
Fletcher
N. J. Crain
Chattanooga
Paul McKown
Walters
Jerry Morris
James W. Adams
George Frazier
Lawton
Marietta
City Man Jailed In Theft Probe
A 47 year old Lawton man is held in the city jail for burglary investigation after police arrested him near a car park at 2010. He had spray paint cans and vulcanizing patches in his pockets. A 15 year old Lawton youth was turned to juvenile authorities for questioning in a Wednesday morning attempted burglary at Shamrock Service Station.
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Lawton
Shamrock
Second
Pastor Receives Real Pounding at Antioch Church
Rev. Hughey Martin of Antioch Baptist Church southwest of Lawton was given a traditional pounding with food staples. Church members also voted to double his monthly pastor salary as part of the event on Wednesday night.
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Hughey Martin
Antioch Baptist Church
Lawton
Surviving Sailor Joins Battery A Post
World War II veteran Henry Ocker, who survived the sinking of USS Sitkoh Bay after a 1944 torpedo strike, joins Battery A on Training Battalion at USATC. He later served as first sergeant in Germany with the 4th Armored Division and in Korea with the 1st Target Acquisition Battalion, 25th Artillery, earning Army and Navy Commendation Medals. Ocker and his wife Dorothy live at 5068 Tucker Road on the post with their three children.
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Pacific
Battery A
USATC
Pearl Harbor
Army
Ocker
4Th Armored Division
Germany
25Th Artillery
Munsan-ni
Korea
Navy
Marlin, Tex
Dorothy
Tucker Road
Post
United Fund Sets Goal With $58,600 Certainty
The United Fund expects to contribute 58 600 dollars if the post's Community Activities Fund drive reaches its 85 000 dollar goal. The drive led by Col Alfred Farrell ends mid November. Twenty two agencies will benefit including nine national and 13 local groups such as the American Social Health Association and Boy Scouts with local recipients like Camp Fire Girls and the Red Cross.
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Post
Alfred Farrell
United Fund
American Social Health Association
Council On Social Work Education
United Seamen's Service
International Social Service
National Social Welfare Assembly
Blinded Veterans Association
National Urban League
National Travelers Aid Association
National Council On Crime and Delinquency
Camp Fire Girls
USC
Boy Scouts
Patterson Community Center
Girl Scouts
Easter Service Association
YMCA
Salvation Army
Goodwill Industries
Red Shield Boys Club
Red Cross
Chartered Negro Mission
Lawton City
Greek Poet Seferiades Wins 1963 Nobel Prize
Greek poet and diplomat Gi orgos Seferiades known as Seferis wins the 1963 Nobel Prize for literature in Stockholm. He is the first Greek laureate, honored for unique thought and language beauty seen as a symbol of Greek life. Seferis, 63, recently retired as Greek ambassador to London after 30 years in service. Born in Izmir in 1900, he fled to Athens as a refugee. His early work The Turning Point appeared in 1931 and he was honorary doctor of literature at Cambridge in 1960.
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Stockholm
Sweden
UPT
Giorgos Seferiades
Seferiades
Swedish Academy of Letters
Diplomat
Greece
Cambridge University
William Foyle
London
Deadline Near For Blue Teens Training Group
The deadline to join the Red Cross Blue Teens training group is set for Saturday. Mrs. W. R. Cooter of the Comanche County chapter said the 9 a.m. session will begin at the City County Health department. Sixty five youths registered last week and started with a standard Red Cross first aid class taught by Trooper Joe Elam.
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Red Cross
Blue
W. R. Cooter
Comanche County
Sesson
Joe Elam
Oklahoma State Highway Patrol
The
Judy Addington
Elam
Cadet Koenig Named To Air Force Academy Merit List
Cadet Joseph A. Koenig Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph A Koenig of 1602 N 25th earns superintendent s merit list for outstanding academic and military achievement at the Air Force Academy He is chosen as supply sergeant with the rank of cadet master sergeant and will wear the silver star and wreath as honors for the Class of 1965 special privileges bestowed by the academy superintendent
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Air Force Academy
Joseph A. Koenig Jr
Joseph A. Koenig
N. 25Th
Koenig
Odrinex Fat Loss Tablet Ad Promises Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement promotes Odrinex as an over the counter fat burning tablet with a seven day guarantee. It claims quick fat loss, easy swallowing, and a $3 price with full money back if unsatisfied. Company contact is Ray's Phermocy-432 D Ave with mail orders.
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Ray
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