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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1973

Page

11

Cityan Receives $500 Scholarship

William Franklin Webster son of Mrs Odessa Black 1607 Georgia recently received the 300 W Keeler Minority Youth Scholarship from Phillips Petroleum Company. The scholarship aids outstanding students who might not otherwise pursue education beyond high school. Webster is an industrial electronics student at Oklahoma State Tech Okmulgee.

William Franklin Webster Odessa Black Georgia W. W. Keeler Phillips Petroleum Company Webster Oklahoma State Tech Okmulgee

Trio Die In Oklahoma Road Toll Rises To 539

Victims include Phillips University co ed Credith Kay Daniel 18 from Raytown Missouri who died after falling from a moving car during an outing near Enid. Also killed were Don Wallace Tulsa man Don O Horney 36 and Elmer Hogan 39 from Miami Florida in separate crashes.

Phillips University Tulsa Miami Oklahoma Credith Kay Daniel Phillips Raytown Rickey Allen Schreiver Schreiver Miss Daniel Enid Don Wallace David Bergeron Pasadena Tex Wallace Daniel Don O. Horney Elmer Eugene Hogan Turner Turnpike Chandler

Goodman Family Sets Show Here

The Happy Goodman Family gospel concert is set for 8 p.m. Thursday in McMahon Auditorium. Tickets are 3 dollars in advance, 3.50 at the door, and 1 dollar for children. The Goodmans are Canaan recording artists and have appeared on Gospel Jubilee Television since 1964, with a Grammy award received in 1968.

Happy Goodman McMahon Auditorium Goodmans Canaan

McMahon Scholarships Awarded To 31 Cameron Students

Thirty one Cameron College students have been chosen to receive a total of 10 800 in McMahon Foundation scholarships. This is the first year the foundation distributes such a large sum locally and includes 2 400 for the music department within the total.

McMahon Cameron Cameron College McMahon Foundation University of Oklahoma

Great Thaw Shifts Ice Age Surface Estimates

During the Ice Age the great est advance of ice sheets covered about 19.6 million square miles, representing one-tenth of the earth’s surface. Today ice sheets cover roughly 6 million square miles, indicating substantial retreat.

Artillery School Receives Management Improvement Award

Fort Sill awarded the U S Army Field Artillery School a management improvement prize for adopting 14 5 mm field artillery unit trainers replacing 10 mm howitzers saving an estimated 450 172 40 over two years and 7 068 manhours yearly. Second place went to the laundry branch for payroll deduction bundles and bulk items while Reynolds Army Hospital clinics earned third. Scholarships to Cameron College funded by private sources and the foundation program are noted with recipient lists by department and hometown.

Fort Sill U.S. Army Field Artillery School Services Division Directorate of Industrial Operations Reynolds Army Hospital

Humming Birds Outmatch Other Birds in Hovering Feats

Ounce for ounce humming birds outmatch other birds and humans in several respects. Only a hummer can hover indefinitely in mid air or fly backward and sideways. It gets power on both the upbeat and downbeat of the wings while other species obtain power only on the downbeat. Its wings beat 50 times a second while hovering.

Parade Involves 3 Lawton Youths

Three Lawton youths were among 100 members of the New Mexico Military Institute cadet band drill team and color guard who marched in the New Mexico state fair parade in Albuquerque last Wednesday. The students are Henry Bryant son of Sgt J C Bryant 2301 NW 36th William D Fitch son of Mr Mrs William H Fitch 3804 Lake and Danny Herron son of Mr and Mrs Dennis Herron 903 S 36th.

Lawton New Mexico Military Institute Albuquerque Henry Bryant J.C Wade Bryant William D. Fitch William H. Fitch Lake Danny Herron Dennis Herron

Honors roll list features 42 area students

Forty two Southwest Oklahoma students are named on the summer honor rolls at Central State University in Edmond. Dean’s honors require at least six hours with no grade below B. President’s honors are all A grades and marked with an asterisk.

Southwest Oklahoma Central State University Edmond

Seven To Receive Okmulgee Degrees

Seven Oklahoma State Tech students from Comanche County are in a 323 member graduating class. The ceremony begins at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Okmulgee college. Lawton students listed include Tae Seong Bae Cletus L Key Everett L Newton Alfred Stumbling BearBrad Wilkinson and Bram J Youngman. Nate W Isaac of Elgin will receive a diploma in lithography.

Oklahoma State Tech Comanche County Okmulgee College Lawton Tae Seong Bae Cletus L. Key Everett L. Newton Alfred Stumbling Bear Brad Wilkinson Bram J. Youngman Nate W. Isaac Elgin

World Deaths William Theodore Cardinal Heard

ROME AP William Theodore Cardinal Heard 89 Scotland who held Vatican posts died Sunday. LOS ANGELES AP Al Sherman 76 songwriter of Potatoes are Cheaper No No a Thousand Times No and songs for Eddie Cantor radio show died Saturday. WASHINGTON AP Leonard Carmichael 74 vice president National Geographic Society former Tufts president and 11 years head Smithsonian died Sunday. DENVER AP Roy H McVicker Jr 49 died Saturday night Adams County home. McVicker won a 1964 one term in Congress after eight years in Colorado Senate.

William Theodore Cardinal Heard Rome Scotland Vatican Los Angeles al Sherman Eddie Cantor Washington (Ap Leonard Carmichael National Geographic Society Tufts University Smithsonian Institution Washington Hospital Center Denver Roy H. McVicker Jr Adams County McVicker Congress Colorado Senate

City Council to Approve Quit Claim Deed and Bids

City council agenda includes approving a quit claim deed from Lawton to Greater Lawton Inc for property in NE 14 of Sec 6 T6N R11W and accepting a quit claim from Greater Lawton. Inc. They will award bids for surveying and asphalt equipment and designate Janet Armstrong as deputy city clerk with a Lions Club dance request at the National Guard Armory.

City Hall Technical Advisors, Inc Keuffel & Essert Company Sims Industries, Inc Theodolite Triangle Ane Oklahoma Equipment Sales, Inc Bert Smith Road Machine Co., Inc Janet Armstrong Lions Club National Guard

Hospital Official Lists Job Guides

Memorial Hospital personnel director Jim Bullard spoke to 65 Eisenhower High School students last Thursday on what employers look for in an employee. He addressed auto mechanics and cooperative vocational education students at a Vocational Industrial Clubs of America kick-off breakfast at the Cattlemen's Cafeteria. Bullard said employers want basic job skills, a desire to work, and willingness to follow company standards. Candidates for VICA president were nominated. an election will be held later.

Jim Bullard Memorial Hospital Eisenhower High School Bullard Cattlemen’s Vocational Industrial Clubs of America VICA

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