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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
7
The seventh annual street program by southwest Oklahoma Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges will be held at 7 20 p m on June 20 in Fletcher. It features W O Tuckers Cyril high school band a flag presentation rifle drill by the Fletcher American Legion a lodge parade and pantomimes from Sterling Cyril Lawton Oklahoma City and Fletcher with welcome by K 4 Harrell and invocation by Rev Charles E Neff. Music by the Jepsen orchestra of Sterling.
Oklahoma City guests visit Freemans as Sgt and Mrs Bill Ralston and sons Billy Jimmy and Kenneth of Fredmont travel home Monday Rev A F Whitlock to preach at 11 am marking a homecoming for former pastors and members The Methodial Vacation Bible school closed Friday awarding attendance certificates
The event featured a handwork display and an ice cream social on the church lawn directed by Rev. J. P. Simmons with help from W. M. Jones Odos Mullenix and Mrs. Robert Collier. Teachers included Mrs. Odos Mullenix and Miss Barbara Burch in junior, Mrs. R. B. Johnson in primary, and Miss Bertha Antrim in beginner. Simmons was away at Turner Falls during the second week. Jones led in his absence. Simmons returned to Turner Falls Monday for a week at the Methodist Youth camp where he is business manager and an instructor. Harm Sale Held: The farm sale of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mullenix occurred Friday due to ill health. They plan to relocate to California after July 5, with son Claude arriving from the west coast to assist. They will stay with daughter Mrs. Wayne Clift and family in Elgin until then. Fred Burch reported dairy cows sold well. George Ikard was high bidder on their Indian lease. E. F. Barrow was auctioneer. lunch served by Methodist church women. Mrs. Charles Ice supervised with Mesdames OdOS Mullenix, Charles Rieck, R. B. Johnson and J. P. Simmons assisting. H. P. Wettengel served as cashier.
Twice in two months a thief waylaid Willam J. McCarthy a messenger for a dental supply firm on a Boston street and snatched a bag containing an upper denture. The incidents occurred within a short span and McCarthy reported the theft to authorities.
Mrs. Martha Shostak offers 500 to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of her son's killer eleven years after the boy, Stanley, vanished while berry picking and was found shot in a Cleveland park. She pressed for action as police clues faded and neighbors recalled sightings from that August day.
Coroner C. Gerber announced a bullet killed Stanley in a swampy park area wrapped by cattails. The unsolved case file spans 25 pages at headquarters with theories ranging from an irate farmer to accidental shooting and a mystery youth. Mrs Scho task said she now funds a reward to solve what happened to Stanley.
Funeral services were conducted for Mary Ellen Tate 18 month old daughter of Malcolm Tate Apache and Mrs Margaret Tarse Elgin with Rev Lee Motah Mahsarky Indian mission officiating. Music by Thomas Blackstar organist Mrs Pete Becker pallbearers Sam Chant and Gordon Tahquec hi burial in Comanche section Highland cemetery following a month long illness.
Between 23 and 30 former officers of the British Palestine police will be recruited for Hong Kong's police force. The Palestine police was disbanded when British mandates ended.
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