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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1957

Page

7

Funeral Rites For Sam Petty In Snyder Church

Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Snyder Street Baptist Church for Sam Petty 76 of 1505 North 18th who died Saturday morning at a local hospital Burial will be in Mountain Park Cemetery Officiating will be Rev J E Madewell and Rev Vernon Mitchell Becker Funeral Home in charge Graveside rites were held today for Teresa Maxine Cox infant daughter of Mr and Mrs James Cox at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Snyder ‘St Baptist Church Sam Petty Mountain Park J. E. Madewell Lawton First Pentecostal Holiness Church Vernon Mitchell First Baptist Church Gutler Calif Becker Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Teresa Maxine Cox James Cox Floyd Griffin Primitive Baptist Church Snyder Becker Hone Anadarko Aide Rifles Bam Ronald Hermes Abilene Tex Henry Ford Lucile Ford Ferris Hermes Levene Ford W. P. Ford Bessie Anderson Lewis Baker Jefferson Memphis Trenon Emory Anderson Perry. Déis Anderson Lawson Ana J] Darko Methodist Church Grace Baker Ruby Haywood Mildred McGee Amarillo T Nwo Albert Anderson Millie Roberson Yuma Ariz Lulla Willams S. Mabel Hamm Lena Kuykendall Ida Hightower Charlie Wiley William Arthur McCall Becker Memorial Chapel Chester Morris Letitia Baptist Church Letitia McCall Conway County Ark Arkansas Missouri California Marlow Duncan Public Service and Consolidated Gas Companies Morriston Ida Denton Mollie‘Gross Henrietta Mollie John Newman Phil R. Jones Lincoln Otto Martin Adonna William H. McCall Rt. 1 Keith McCall Lonnie MecCall North Little Rock Clarence I. Alexander Bell Trinity Baptist Church Pauls Valley Alexander Tillman County Inesiaboma Myrtle Mac Howell Belle Rhodes Hot Springs Belle Pauline Mae Lafferty Kenneth Alexander Clarence L. Alexander Thomas Wayne Alexander Wichita, Kan Clarence Rhodes Chickasha C. C Alexander Manitou W. M. Alexander Davidson Charles L. Alexander Altus J. S. Wood W. E. Berner Bovina C. B. Sloan Monahans Myrie Alexander Indiahoma

Women Pay Fines After Arrest In Local Court

Four Lawson women arrested late Saturday night were fined a total of 120 by Municipal Judge J. Merle Oaks on charges of carrying concealed weapons and vagrancy by loitering. Names include Frances Wing Irene Porch Alice Rowell and Daisy Jackson with varied fines. other defendants faced smaller penalties for vagrancy, liquor charges, driving offenses and property damage.

Lawson J. Merle Oaks Frances Wing No. 3 Bell Irene Porch Alice Rowell Daisy Jackson East B Andrew Koassechony Ed Brown Lawton Marion Robert Moore Zelder Woolridge WW. E. Singleton Washington Lester Kennam Joe Burrus Rt. 3 Victor Crabb Timothy E. Cronin Fort Sill Larry Ferguson John E. Botkin Carl Samuel Scott Wichita Falls Donald G. Langley Pollard Harold Franklin Cornell Pank John Greene McKtinley William Hill N. First John Carl Johnson Dallas Tex David Windham C. H. Delaney

Walters residents join annual all day picnic in southwest Oklahoma

The article recalls a 19 year old rural gathering at Walters for an all day picnic by Catron County Electric Co op and notes other city and county actions such as budget reviews and fire department activity. It references past plans to raise Lake Lawtonia, library reconditioning, and multiple civic efforts including school and church events.

Oklahoma Walters Catron County Electric Co-op Annex Lawtonia Fort Sill American Legion Auxiliary Convention New York Wenra Ago Cameron College Woodward Military Reservation Medaleine Park

Jaycees Win Board Parley For Lawton

Lawton Jaycees won the November state board meeting site via a local campaign. Nine members dressed as bums to attract the event, with 32 local votes against Ardmore and others, and 63 total votes cast. Delegates plan to keep beards until Wednesday when they attend a noon luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. Driskell named general chairman for arrangements.

Lawson Lawton Enid Jack Spencer David Corley Ray Shackelford Jim Driskell Pau Hughes Raymon Kern Bob Dunn Charles Miller Mike Salazar Mr Shackelford Miler Lawtonian Hotel Driskell

Town Divided Over Negro Family Move In Levittown

Levittown residents split into two groups over a Negro family moving into a $211,000 home. The Levittown Betterment Committee led by James Newell urges the Myers family to stay out, while the Citizens Committee for Levittown led by Rev Ray Warwick advocates calm, intelligent, legal resolution and notes mixed views within its members. Myers, a 32 year old refrigeration engineer, has not moved into the vast white community.

Levittown James Newell Myers Tor Newell Citizens’ Committee For Warwick Harwick Concord Garden Homes Philadelphia

Picnic 18 Members of Salvation Army Home League Attend Lake Picnic

Members of the Salvation Army Home League held a picnic supper at Lake Jed Johnson last week. Mrs Mildred Jackson Home League secretary from Columbus Georgia was a guest.

the Salvation, Army Home League Lake Jed Johnson Mildred Jackson Hoome League Columbus, Ga

Ballet Dancing Takes Hard Work Says Star Reporter

Orne Grant, a Ballet Celeste star, told Lawton Fort Sill theatergoers that ballet requires determination and discipline. The San Francisco troupe performed to a near-capacity crowd, featuring a Chinese Cinderella and a Swan Lake segment with young dancers aged 7 to 17 and standout Bonnie McClung.

Lawton Constitution Ly Bill Crawford Weller Orne Grant Fort Sill Ballet Celeste San Francisco Perfocter Oklahoma Maria Tallchief Grant Reno Nev Lawton Bonnie McClung Jeanine Thoenedis Wayne Clemons Ballet -Celeste Lawton-Fort Bill Fort Chaffee Ark Paris Ballet Lycette Carsonval

Oklahoma anthrax outbreak winds down in northeast region

Oklahoma officials report the anthrax outbreak waning with five new cases among unvaccinated animals over the weekend. More than 700 cattle have died, crippling dairy production across five northeastern counties as milk embargoes are lifted in Craig County.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Harold Hutton State Board of Agriculture Craig United States

Sill Man Charged After City Crash

Fort Sill serviceman Phc. Ward E. Angel, 122nd SEP Inf. Bn., charged in Special Sessions Court with driving while intoxicated after a pre test by city officers Sunday night. Angel, 2ard and 6, was arrested about 9:35 p.m. following a collision involving his 1956 Ford with a 1950 Chevrolet driven by Danny Ray Howard and a 1947 GMC panel truck operated by Tom Ruben Ogden. A night speeding charge against Kermit Lee Waters of Childress, Texas, resulted in a $10 fine in Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles' court.

Fort Sillman Ralph Caine Phc Ward E. Angel Patrobmen James C. Blackburn Kenneth Shradley Angel Ford Danny Ray Howard Fletcher Tom Ruben Ogden Chattanooga Kermit Lee Waters Childress Tex Justice of Peace Woodrow Giles

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