Funerals, Burials Set for Local Residents in Oklahoma City Area
Multiple obituaries list services across Letitia Walters and Frederick for Clara Dayton 79 Myrtie Johnson 59 Verne Thompson name of the deceased plus survivors and burial sites. Ceremonies in Letitia Baptist Church Highland Cemetery Walters Church of God. dates include Monday and Wednesday with details of service leaders and funeral homes Becker Miller Wyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtie Eldridge Johnson
Georgia
Bethel Church of God
J. A. Young
Highland Cemetery
Miller’s Mortuary
Porter remembered for civic service and leadership
Porter was general manager of the Coca Cola Bottling Co. and a longtime leader in Lawton civic life. He served as elder at First Presbyterian Church and held posts with the Lawton Rotary Club Oklahoma Bottlers Association and Lawton Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife two children one brother and six grandchildren. Memorial gifts may go to the First Presbyterian Church or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
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Coca- Cola Bottling Co
First Presbyterian Church
Lawton Rotary Club
Oklahoma Bottlers Association
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
American National Bank
Keith Haynes
Floyd Ross Porter
Wycliffe Lane
Donald Porter
Corpus Christi
Tex
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
POWs Return Home from Alameda in emotional reunion
Troops from a wide mix of services arrived at Alameda and Travis to be greeted by families, friends, and crowds. Among the returnees two airmen carried on litters were unable to walk. A list of 20 officers and sailors to be released by Hanoi followed, including Air Force majors and Navy captains with hometowns such as Wilming ton North Carolina Hayward California and Salem New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alameda
Asia
Air Force
James R. Cook
Wilmington
N.C
Roy Madden Jr
Hayward
Calif
Cook
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Clark
Richard Waldhaus
Saigon
Pittsburg
Travis
Army
Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez
Santa Clara
Terry M. Jeleneck
Beale Afb
William Arcuri
Yuba City
James B. Stockdale
America
Alvarez
Travis Base
George McKnight
Nixon
McKnight
Berkeley
Richard M. Nixon
Madden
Delores
Larry Chesley
Veil Chesley
Burley
Idaho
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Abbott
Joseph S
Salem
N.J
Berger
James R
Mansfield
Ohio
Lexington
Loveland Afb
Colo
John W
Columbia
Crecca
Joseph Jr
Bloomfield
Phoenix
Ariz
Davies
John O
Reading
Flesher
Hubert K
Clarksburg
W. Va
Rancho Cordova
San Gabriel
San Diego
Pirie
James G
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Lemoore
Plumb
Joseph C
Mission
Kan
Purrington
Fred R
North Dartmouth
Mass
Ringsdorf
Herbert B
Eland
Wis
Elba
Lawton Stores Buy and Develop Downtown Property
Ratcliffe and Anthony's stores prepare for sale of seven acres to LURA as guidelines aim to attract a mall developer by April. Anthony's at 405 D Ave and Ratcliffe at 317 D Ave anchor the block with Sadler and Lowry executives noting a department store tenant will draw shoppers. Ratcliffe Book Store has long history in Lawton from 1944 and moved through 617 C Ave to 308 D Ave and 317 D Ave by 1962. Anthony's opened in 1927 with Lowry as manager for 25 years following Parham and Scott tenures.
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LURA
Lowry
Ratcliffe Book Store
Lawton
C Ave
D Ave
Sadler
Anthony’s
Nat Parham
R. V. Scott
Brighten Floors With White Paint And Spatter
A bright floor reflects 50 to 80 percent of light. The National Paint and Coatings Association recommends painting the floor in an intense white or pastel shade before applying spatter paint to achieve a brighter effect.
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National Paint and Coatings Association
Homer B Qualls dies at 79 in Davidson Texas
Homer Bryan Qualls 79 a Tillman County resident since 1908 died after a short illness at his Davidson home. Born December 24 1893 in Coriscana Texas he married Ivera Renfroe October 3 1915 and was a retired farmer. He was a Mason and member of the Re organized Church of Latter Day Saints. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at the church in Davidson. He leaves a son Homer Billy four siblings and two grandchildren with one great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walters
Rosa Calfy
Huntington Park
Calif
First Baptist Church of
George McDow
Wyatt
First Baptist Church
Victor
Effie Davis
Bell
Zelma Durbin
Lawton
Olie Rhods
Frederick
Homer Bryan Qualls
Tillman County
Davidson
Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints
Mr. Qualls
Coriscana
Tex
Ivera Renfroe
Qualls
Masons
Homer Billy
Lake Charles
Tom
Oklahoma City
Murphy
Wills Point
Chester
Ballinger
Walta Oden
Richardson
Marie Francis
Clinton
Infant Michelle Leyja Dies. Rites Planned In Tipton Cemetery
Infant Michelle Lou Leyja daughter of Mr and Mrs Benny Leyja died Friday night after a short illness in a hospital here. Graveside services set for 2 p m Monday at Tipton Cemetery with Rev Wade Darnell of St Helen’s Catholic Church. Gish Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Born Nov 14 1972 in Oklahoma City. Survivors include parents and grandparents Mrs Mary Leyla Frederick and Mr and Mrs Ross Rodriguez, Oklahoma City.
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Frederick
Ode M. Prescott
Chicago
Church of Christ
W. T. Hamilton
Plainview
Tex
Frederick Cemetery
Dalton-McLellan Funeral Home
Mr. Prescott
Stephenville
Ethel Donley
Stockdale
Opal
John
Edinburg
Iris Ellen Godfrey
Myrtle Rauch
Maude Bezzell
Oklahoma City
Minnie Johnson
Goodwill
Michelle Lou Leyja
Benny Leyja
Tipton
Wade Darnell
St. Helen’s Catholic Church
Gish Funeral Home
Michelle
Mary Leyla
Ross Rodriguez
Public Records Compliments Reported To Lawton Police
Reports received by the Lawton Police Department list individuals and businesses. eee Farmer at 1913 Elm reported a lost item. Stim's Champlin at 3130 Cache Road reported theft of $20 from a coin machine. James Decker at 27209 N 37th St reported burglary of auto and theft of clothing camera and purse. Best Motel at 1308 S 2nd reported an attempted armed robbery.
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Lawton
Eee
Elm
Stim's
Champlin
Cache Road
James Decker
Best Motel
S. 2Nd
Injury accidents investigated by Lewiston Police
Times and locations of injury accidents investigated by the Lewton Police Department. Saturday 9:2 a.m. 11th and Grand. Lillian M. Miller 70 Elgin taken to Memorial Hospital by Kirk's Ambulance according to Officer Delous Allen.
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Lewton
Fire Reports from Lowton Fire Department
At 12:33 p.m. a minor house fire was reported at 209 Columbia. At 9:34 p.m. a second minor house fire was reported at 6317 Cheyenne. Local responders contained both incidents with no major damage noted.
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Columbia
Cheyenne
Captured suspects named in Oklahoma trio case near Krebs lake
Friday night captures near Krebs city lake east of McAlester followed by overnight arrests list Christopher Fitzsimmons 28 Middlesex England serving life for murder in Oklahoma County Robert Lee Walker 27 serving 15 years for armed robbery in Oklahoma County Leroy Tiffey 47 serving 20 to 60 years for armed robbery in Tulsa Grady Rogers age unknown serving seven years for auto theft from Oklahoma.
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Krebs City
McAlester
Christopher —_ Fitzsimmons
Middlesex
England
Oklahoma County
Robert Lee Walker
Leroy Tiffey
Tulsa
Grady Rogers
Cement Schedules Musical For Fire Truck Equipment
A two hour country music program featuring Joe Paul Nichols will be held in the high school auditorium February 23 at 8 p.m. Proceeds go to the rural Volunteer Fire Department which has bought an Army surplus truck to be equipped for rural firefighting. Total cost estimated at 800 dollars.
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Joe Paul Nichols
Cityans Place In Speech Event
Four Lawton High School speech and debate students placed at a Tulsa tournament earning regional qualification. Olympic style medals went to Gwen Rankins first in poetry interpretation Vicky Vineyard second in poetry interpretation Nancy Flagg second in standard oratory and Margaret Montgomery third in women's extemporaneous.
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Lawton High School
Tulsa
Tulsa Central High School
Gwen Rankins
Vicky Vineyard
Nancy Flagg
Margaret Montgomery
South Vietnam Air Force Touts Training Amid Cease-Fire Push
Hien says air force has flown no tactical strikes for a week, only training missions some with bombs. Thieu rallies leaders pledging support for a nationwide front to defeat Communists in elections tied to the peace agreement while calling for continued peace efforts. Woodward protests a Friday helicopter shootdown near An Loc and seeks JMC investigation.
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Hien
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Vietnam
Saigon
Pham Duong Hien
Nguyen Cao Ky
Duong van
Paris
Joint Military Commission
Gilbert H. Woodward
U.S
An Loc
Okinawa
Woodward
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Supervisory Commission
City Filing Period Set to Open Amid Council Races
The city will begin filing for council seats Wednesday under the new charter. Incumbent Ward representatives face redistricting with Ward 1,3,5,7 up for election and at large posts 1 and 2 tied to ward parity. Max Seibold term ends May. Dan Glascock, Toney Brooks and others have announced candidacies or considered runs.
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Matthews
Norma Roberts
Max Seibold
Seibold
Dan Glascock
Board of Freeholders
Toney Brooks
Ernest Roper
Larry Ferguson
Ferguson
Roper
Nixon Aide Kissinger Meet China Leaders in Peking
In Tokyo report Hsinhua says Premier Chou En-lai met U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger in Peking for the third round of talks since his arrival. Also present were Chi Peng-fei and Chiao Kuan-hua. The group attended a Central Philharmonic Society concert and visited the art handicrafts exhibition and palace museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Peking
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hsinhua
Chou
Chi Peng-fei
Chiao Kuan-hua
Kissinger
Central Philharmonic Society
Chi
Palace Museum
Herbert G. Klein
Chu Mu-chih
Finishing furniture: stain plus topcoat reveals final color
For stained wood, final color is stain plus the topcoat. Test stain on a hidden area and let it dry overnight. Apply one coat of clear finish to reveal the finished color.
FBI appoints Navy veteran Gray as FBI director for Nixon term
The President told Gray of the decision during a half hour meeting before a Florida trip. Gray, 56, a former Navy captain, joined Nixon’s staff in 1960 and later held top posts at HEW and the Justice Department. He has served as acting director since Hoover’s death last May. Senators may probe Gray’s ties to Nixon and the Watergate investigation. White House aides report generally positive reception and expect Senate confirmation.
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Nixon
Gray
Florida
White House
Connecticut
Washington
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Hoover
FBI
Ziegler
Congress
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
House Speaker Willis Honored at Tahlequah Dinner
More than 675 people honored state House Speaker Bill Willis in Tahlequah for 14 years in the legislature. Attendees included Gov. David Hall Lt. Gov. George Nigh U S Rep James Jones and about 25 legislators. Hall praised Willis as one of eastern Oklahoma's most able legislators. Willis, 62, was elected speaker this year after first joining the legislature in 1958.
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Tahlequah
House
Bill Willis
David Hall
George Nigh
U. S
James Jones
Willis
Oklahoma
Hall
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Clara C. Dayton
Letitia
Letitia Baptist Church
Ernie Margworth
Becker Funeral Home
Dayton
Portland
Ind
Glyndon E. Dayton
Myrtie Johnson
Verne Thompson
Donald
Army Corps of Engineers
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Michael
Euless
Marshall L. Grubbs
Lee Blvd
Grubbs Laundromat
Trade Mart
Reynolds Army Hospital
U A.m
Old Post Chapel
Fort Sill
Dalton H. Barnes
Post Cemetery
Mr. Grubbs
Atlanta
Phillipines
Korea
Frances McCreary
The
Baptist Church
Marshall L. Jr
Wayne Grubbs
Augsburg
Germany
Dale A
Marie Grubbs
James W. Grubbs, Jr
Eula M. Wilson
Dewey
Eula M.) Wilson
Wilson
Sparta
Tenn
Alec Priest
Comanche County
Priest
Crawford M. Hawkins
Dewey Wilson
Elmer Priest
Marlow
Herman Priest
Garden Grove
Charley Priest
Quincey
Ernest
Raymond
Kenneth
Clarence Priest
Crawford M. Hawkins Jr
Mildred Hornbrook
Union
Ruby McCurley
el Paso
Ross H. Porter
Shively
Spokane
Wash
Wideman
Robert E
Bay Village
Lakewood
Fla
Ratcliffe
Homer B. Qualls
Public Records
Lowton Fire Department
Draughon’s Business College
Wichita Falls
Texas
Qyrerit National Bank
Europe
Balkans
Holylands
Morocco
Liberty Travel Service
C Avenue
Ladies
Florsheim
Dia
MR. Phil’s
Pantyhose
38Th
Cache Rd
Boots
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