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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1948
Page
7
Mr and Mrs C W Snyder celebrated their golden wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church with a vow renewal by Father H Meis. A noon dinner and afternoon open house drew more than 100 relatives and friends, including sons Johnny Francis and Harry Snyder of Wichita Kansas.
The piece notes farmers in Lawton area delaying purchases amid price swings and a slow hardware and farm equipment market. It details poultry and dairy feed price drops, steel price pressure, and cautious wholesalers while mentioning local figures like Loyd Lancaster and Ed Jones.
The clipping lists moves and visits including Lt. G W Cousland heading to Dayton for a plane purchase, Barbe and others in Oklahoma City for courses, and residents such as Mr. and Mrs W F Dillard transferring to Lawton from Anadarko. Visits by Hollis Leffel and family and Milas Vern Elrod traveling to Oklahoma City for family? and W G Harris visiting relatives in Lawton.
Judge Will Hear Motion for New Trial in quiet title suit involving Frank B. Dougherty as guardian of Mrs. Cora Gleason estate. Defendants Mrs. Isabel Lockhart and Mrs. Abra Pinkerton Hicks face disputed deeds to property in Lawton. The earlier decision favored the plaintiff seeking cancellation of deeds tied to Gleason’s estate.
The court ruled that property deeds were not delivered to Mrs. Lockhart before Beth Gleason’s committal and that transfers to Mrs. Hicks were invalid. Judge Marmacduke ordered the deeds act set aside as delivery was not effected prior to Gleason being found incompetent.
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