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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1963
Page
7
The Fort Sill Indian School debuts a new $187,639 cafeteria as 288 students from 35 tribes gain five to eleven pounds in their first month. Navajo students form sixty percent of enrollment and meals emphasize balanced nutrition with daily portions of milk and vegetables.
The Agriculture Department lists 24 Oklahoma counties eligible for drought disaster aid. Farmers may buy government feed grains at reduced prices and use soil bank land for grazing and hay. 20 counties permit both. Several counties get feed grain and grazing, while Cherokee gets feed grain only and Craig Greer and Muskogee get pay and grazing. Democratic lawmakers joined Secretary Freeman for the signing, as milk producers sought hearings on potential higher prices due to drought.
Shell Oil Co. announces W. H. T. Capelle will become Houston area gas manager effective Nov. 1. He moves from Midland where he was chief of gas utilization, and replaces J. A. Golansky who transfers to New Orleans as gas manager there.
Lagos resident Ka diri Olupo a 41 year old gar bage cleaner came to the Morning Post asking for money to support his newborn quadruplet children He earns eight pounds per month and says he has little hope of living long enough to provide for them.
Oklahoma officials mobilize 800 personnel for rapid fire response amid dry rangeland and forest conditions. Oklahoma Turnpike Authority and Highway Patrol pledge support to Gov Bellmon’s preparedness plan, halting traffic near fires and issuing caution notices to motorists as past incidents of smoke and wrecks highlight dangers.
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