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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1972
Page
2
List of newborns at local hospitals with parents addresses and birth times, followed by medical and surgical admissions and discharges, mentioning several residents of Faxon, Lawton, Snyder, Rush Springs, Carnegie, Mangum, and nearby towns. Also includes staff notices and hospital listings for September.
Public records list multiple theft and burglary reports including bicycle thefts from residences, toy thefts, and vandalism. Incidents reference names and addresses such as 25171 Johnson and 601 SE SB with reported burglaries and thefts of money and items.
A Fort Sill roundup lists numerous traffic violations including speeding, transporting open beer containers, driving under suspension, and license plate violations. Names include Gary Tidwell, Joe McDonald, Tom Glover, Norman McNeely, and Bennie Poncey among others. location cited is Fort Sill with several offenders from Cyril Elgin and Norman areas. Police report notes minors and suspect licenses.
Virgil Gaither city editor will join about 24 journalists from nine states for a four day seminar titled The Military in a Democracy in Chapel Hill North Carolina next week Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk Brig Gen Ret S L A Mar and Theodore Ropp Duke University professor of military history will lead discussions
The Housing Authority of Snyder Oklahoma invites bids for Low Rent Housing Proj OKLA 182 in Snyder with 2 percent dwelling units and related utility work. Bids due October 12, 1972 at 2:00 PM CDT at the Authority Office. Copies of plans available from Bold & Associates Lawton Oklahoma for 50 dollars per set. Compliance with minimum wage and local hiring preferences noted.
Chicago AP reports Dr. Kieffer Davis medical director at Phillips Petroleum in Barnesville Oklahoma was chosen as Physician of the Year by the President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped for his work with disabled workers.
Funeral services are announced for Mrs. May Belle Barclay 82 of 1113 E died after a long illness with services at Lawton-Ritter Dalton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Also reported: Wilson O Ball 3 Wynnewood died in a car crash with funeral at Wynnewood Methodist Church. Graveside services for William Odell Hounshell 89 Springfield Arkansas at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Additional notices for Garfield, Neeley, and J R Harper of Lawson are included.
The text notes a gossamer 4 inch chaff used to dissipate storm electrical fields. Kasemir says it cannot be used near air traffic due to radar interference and is impractical in urban areas though other suppressants exist. No comparative stats are given. experiments show storm fields dispersed.
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