Apache Farmers Co-Operative Holds Annual Meeting
More than 300 farmers and visitors attended the Apache Farmers Co-Operative annual meeting in the Community Building. Board members Eugene Mindemann and Dean Hatfield were re elected, and the group approved the financial report while noting new storage capacity of 100 000 bushels to reduce allocations. Representatives from three grain exporters and Farmland Industries attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apache Farmers Co-Operative
Community Building Board
Herb Hemming
Hemming
Apache Co-Op
Eugene Mindemann
Dean Hatfield
Stanley Bailey
C.E. McClung
Kermit Gilbreath
Co-Op
Woman and Daughter Reunited After 40 Years
RS. Murtis McBride a 97 year old resident of Cotton Nursing Home since 1965 was reunited with her daughter Mrs. Neilie Smith of Midland Texas on Tuesday after four decades apart. Granddaughter Mrs. Kruse also located the family and helped arrange the reunion near Speers.
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Constitution
RS. Murtis (Myrt) McBride
Cotton
Neilie Smith
Midland
Texas
Speers
HS. Kruse
Smith
McBride
Kruse
Mrs. McBride
Huo and
One Prisoner Freed Sheriff Seeks Jail Funds
Sheriff Paul McKown closed Cotton County jail for lack of funds after the new penal code went into effect. He freed a prisoner for good behavior and moved another to the city jail. He cites no funds to hire hourly jail monitors and seeks external aid, including from the Comanche Tribal Office and regional groups, as deputies work 24 hours at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Department of Charities and Corrections
McKown
Rives
Comanche
Association of South Central Governments
Temple
Sand Terry Kirkpatrick
Devol
Randlett
Denise Ottwell
Monk
Terry
Vo-Tech Students Win State Honors
Three Great Plains Area Vo-Tech Center students earned state honors from the Vocational-Industrial Clubs of America. Mary Sue Phillips of Elgin placed fourth in public speaking, Ricky Spriggs of Eisenhower High in air conditioning and refrigeration finished fifth, and Waco Tabor of Lawton High won second in diesel. Attending were instructors Johnny Strawn, Larry Gee, Wallace Williams, Charlie Winton, David Moore, and Tommy Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech Center
Vocational- Industrial Clubs of America
Mary Sue Phillips
Elgin
Ricky Spriggs
Eisenhower High School
Waco Tabor
Lawton High School
Great Plains
Johnny Strawn
Larry Gee
Wallace Williams
Diesel Motors
Charlie Winton
David Moore
Tommy Reese
Light Fixture Short Triggers City Hall Fire
A City Hall hallway fire was spotted at 6 17 a m by a custodian and caused about 100 damage to ceiling tiles. The fire department said a short in a light fixture started the blaze and the fire was extinguished in under 30 minutes.
Water service cut in Lee West Addition for eight hours
Public Works Department reports water service in Lee West Addition will be curtailed for about eight hours today due to water system work. Main line valve replacement will pause service from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee West Addition
Public Works Department
Police Force Sought as Jasper Harmon Joins Town Board
Jasper Harmon, garage owner, was appointed to the Cache Town Board to restore full strength after two months. Gov. David Boren’s appointee Harold Guthrie backed Harmon amid a heated meeting with about 20 residents. Council members weighed opposition to John Anderson, while Billy Wardwell’s departure left the town under county sheriff supervision.
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Cache
Jasper Harmon
Harmon
Harold Guthrie
David Boren
Guthrie
John Anderson
JM. Crabtree
Crabtree
Anderson
John
Billy Wardwell
Sayre
Wardwell
County Sheriff's Department
City Expands Landfill Hours to Sundays
Lawton residents gain an extra six hours at the city landfill west of the city starting Sunday April 16. The site will be open from noon until 6 p.m. each Sunday through October 1, as part of the annual spring and summer extended hours by the Public Works Department.
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Lawton
Public Works Department
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MOTT
National Bank
Mber F
Tom
Trotter
Westshed Pes Te
DIAL
Raulston Furniture
Arkla
Cache Town Board
Louise Brenda
Larry Hert
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