Arthur Holliday County Pioneer Dies at 85
Funeral services pending for Arthur Q. Holliday a long time Lawton area pioneer who died Tuesday at his home 411 Gore He came to Lawton in 1901 from Kansas served as postmaster banker and teacher He was a member of the First Methodist Church Kiwanis Knife and Fork Chamber of Commerce and a 32nd degree Mason He was married in 1948 in Los Angeles to Helen Weightman and survived by his wife five brothers a sister and numerous nieces and nephews Ritter Funeral Home handles arrangements
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Arthur Q. Holliday
Comanche County
Gore
Holliday
Lawton
Kansas
Faxon
First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club
Knife and Fork Club
Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Weightman
O. W. Holliday
Tulsa
Robert L
Lawrence
Kan
Frank W
Topeka
M. Garfield
San Francisco
George
Great Neck
N. Y
E. O. Easley
Fordyce
Ark
Ritter Funeral Home
Fort Sill parade honors Gen Williams with tanks and aircraft
The review closed with nine H-34 helicopters and nine L-18 L-23 aircraft flying over the parade ground. Senior Fort Sill officers joined civic leaders on the reviewing stand as Lt. Col. R. C. Maling led the 602nd FA battalion color unit. Gen Williams’ farewell included remarks by Brig. Gen. J. E. Theimer and a reception, detailing his service from West Point to Fort Sill and World War II. Dry ground needed for giraffes noted as a separate remark.
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Artillery
Lawton
Gen. Williams
S2nd
Col
A. S. Britt Jr
J. E. Norvell
R. C. Williams
D. J. Minahan
J. E. Theimer
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Theimer
Thomas E. de Sharp
Detroit
Mich
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Fort Knox
Fort Sam Houston
Schofield Barracks
Hawaii
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Oklahoma Fort
Patton
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Europe
France
Madill to Tulsa man hunt linked to Timm case
Oklahoma Crime Bureau issued a pickup order for Day after San Antonio police sought to question him in the Timm case. A body found in Madill with a 2 Caliber gun was not confirmed linked. Day is described as six feet two, brown hair and eyes, hatchet slim face, armed and dangerous. last seen in Tulsa wearing a tan sport coat and blue trousers.
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Oklahoma Crime Bureau
San Antonio
Timm
Tulsa
Crime Bureau
QO. K. Bivins
Bivins
Madill
Signia
Day
Ike to Run Again If Health Permits Says Adviser
Ike faces a possible second term if his health holds after a Sept heart attack during a Colorado vacation. He prefers more time to push programs, would accept four more years if fit, and plans a Georgia stamina test at Humphrey’s plantation. Announcement likely Feb 29 at a news conference barring surprises. Chicago American cites unnamed sources saying he has made up his mind to seek a second term.
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White House
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Georgia
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
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Hayden
Detroit News
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Chicago
Chicago American
Hearst
Charles Finston
Longtime LHS teacher Lily Stafford honored at state fair
Stafford taught in Poteau Heavener and El Reno and now instructs physics and geology at Lawton High School. She called teens today selective in courses and praised her select group of students. Stafford, a veteran Comanche county educator, once received a new car on Thanksgiving 1949 during a game half time. The Lily Stafford Appreciation Fund began with local physicians echoing her impact on basic sciences.
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Poteau
Heavener
el Reno
Stafford
Comanche County
Lawton Public
Miss Stafford
LHS
Lily Stafford
Banking convention represented by multiple state banks
Bankers Hinton New Jersey Dikeman Anadarko and Smelser Roosevelt resolutions Karl K Kobs Mountain View R J Wesner Cordell and C G Hudson Frederick Kansas and Missouri banks are represented at the convention.
Auto Damaged By Engine Fire
The 1953 Buick suffered engine and hood damage from a short circuited ignition wire at about 1 35 a m. The car had been driven to DeYong's Texaco at 11th and B for service when the fire started. Fire officials cited a worn ignition wire under the fuel pump as the cause. Distributor wires burned and the hood was lightly damaged. Two fire calls occurred Tuesday evening. Minor smoke damage followed at Mrs. Tom Brown’s home after a skillet of grease ignited. A flash fire at Phillips Service Station while an employee cleaned the driveway with kerosene caused no station damage.
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Hennessee
DeYong
Texaco
11Th and
Tom Brown
Lake
Phillips
Second
Columbia
R. E. Glenn
Oklahoma City Markets Report Sales and Prices Feb 22
Livestock sales in Oklahoma City show cattle active with uneven gains and hogs steady to higher. Cattle ranges include utility cows 10.50-12.00 and top steers 15.50-17.50, hogs 13.00-13.75, lambs 18.00-19.00, and sows 9.00-11.50. government price bulletins list wheat to 2.08 per bushel and various egg and butterfat figures across counties.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture Today
Guyman
Hooker
Frederick
Lawton
Blackwell
Hobart
Medford
Vici
Clinton
el Reno
Enid
Kingfisher
Yukon
Bison
Hennessey
Broilers
Muskogee
Tulsa
Vinita
Elk City
Sayre
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Laverne
Alva
Woodward
City Secretarial Group Eyes Membership Drive For March
Lawton chapter of the National Secretaries Association will conduct a March membership drive announced by Mrs. Walter Truex, president of the local chapter. The campaign seeks to recruit new members throughout the month.
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Eyes
Lawton
National Secretaries Association
Walter Truex
Bank Robbery Suspect Captured After Shootout Near Park
Jackson, Fortino, and Mayber chased suspects after a bank crime in which Hurst held Mrs. Jackson at gunpoint. Police halted the robbers 27 miles west. a dramatic confrontation ensued with a risky leap and swift handcuffing as officers arrived. The incident ended with the assailant wounded and in custody. Meanwhile a local secretaries drive and rummage sale were announced for March 3 as part of National Secretaries Week observances.
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Fortino
Mayber
Hurst
Mrs. Jackson
Canon City
Here
Herman R. Huskins
Carroll Powers
Huskins
Powers
Fortuno
Downtown stores switch to extended hours in March
Retail merchants will keep current hours until March 8. After March 8, weekday closings move to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday. Thursday closings extend to 9 p.m. Saturday hours end at 6 p.m. All downtown shops will participate.
Dragonfly with 20000 eye units in each compound eye
The dragonfly's head is nearly fully surrounded by its compound eyes. Each large eye contains about 20,000 individual ommatidia, forming a dense visual mosaic.
Funeral Rites Planned for Henry W Parker Lawton Watchmaker
Henry W Parker 51 a Lawton watchmaker who came here in 1940 died unexpectedly Wednesday at a local hospital. He lived at 606 Bell and previously worked for Oliver Jewelry Co Raskins and Garbers. Born January 19 1905 in Berlin Oklahoma he married Nell Smith Cox in 1942. Surviving are his wife a son Reggie and stepson Leon Cox both of Lawton mother Mrs Jessie Parker Thomas and sister Mrs Robert Foltz LaGrange II. He belonged to the Church of Christ at Thomas. Services will be announced by Ritter Funeral Home.
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Henry W. Parker
Lawton
Bell
Parker
Oliver Jewelry Co
Raskins and Garbers
Berlin
Okla
Nell Smith Cox
Reggie
Leon Cox
Jessie Parker
Thomas
Robert Foltz
LaGrange
Church of Christ At
Public records marriage licenses listed for nine couples
The document lists nine couples filing for marriage licenses including Robert Earl and Gavnell Mortis. Eurnice Jackson Jr. and Martha Bell Flint. Elgin Matz and Annette Combs. Julius Boratz and Lois Prewitt. Arthur Denys and Wretha Barnhart. Ray Smith and Goldie Grossnicklaus. Will Stockton and Edith Holley. William Martin and Saundra Ramey. with ages and hometowns such as Fort Sill Lawton Chickasha Abilene Cordell and Charleroi Pa.
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Robert Donald Earl
Fort Sill
Gavnell Mortis
Eurnice Jackson Jr
Martha Bell Flint
Eastman
Elgin Lee Matz
Cordell
Annette Louise Combs
Julius D. Boratz
Lois Jean Prewitt
Arthur Desire Denys
Charleroi
Wretha Lou Barnhart
Lawton
Ray Charles Smith
Chickasha
Goldie Leuesto Grossnicklaus
Dible
Will Edgar Stockton
Abilene
Tex
Edith Armando Holley
William Clyde Martin
Saundra Joyce Ramey
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