Beatrice Nix 83 of Medicine Park dies
Mrs Beatrice Nix 83 of Medicine Park died Sunday evening in a local hospital. Services 2 pm Wednesday at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Chapel with Rev Mike Wicker officiating. Burial Cache Cemetery. Born June 5 1891 in McGregory Texas she married Luther T Nix Aug 28 1907 in Chillicothe Texas. Survivors include two sons nine grandchildren 23 great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Nix
Medicine Park
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Mike Wicker
First Baptist Church
Cache Cemetery
Nix
McGregory
Tex
Luther T. Nix
Chillicothe
Lawton Medicine Park
Mountain Park
L. T. Nix Jr
Sam Nix
Former Cityan Earns Award for Recruiting Excellence
Staff Sergeant John Pepper, a Lawton Oklahoma native assigned to the Army Recruiting Station in Bel Air Maryland, earned a gold star on his Recruiter Badge under an Army quality incentive program for high enlistment numbers and highly qualified applicants. Pepper is a 1967 Lawton High School graduate who attended Cameron State College and has served in Bel Air for 14 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John Pepper
Lawton
Okla
Army
Bel Air
Pepper
Lawton High School
Cameron State College
Museum Shows Films For Kids At Great Plains Museum
Two children's films run for a three day period at the Museum of the Great Plains 601 Ferris Tuesday and Wednesday. The Foolish Frog features folk singer Pete Seeger providing music for the show. The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night depicts a fox raiding a farm to feed his family. Free screenings with advance group calls to 353-5675.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum of the Great Plains
Pete Seeger
Distrust Between Kissinger and Congress Deepens
Washington reports a widening rift between Secretary Kissinger and Congress after the Saigon evacuation. Officials foresee continued scrutiny as the executive branch and lawmakers contest foreign policy guidance and presidential authority amid the Indochina crisis.
Three Teens Attend Keyette International Convention
Three Lawton teenagers attended the Keyette International Convention in Norfolk Virginia. Cindy Crowl MacArthur High School Keyette president DeDe Testing MacArthur vice president and Cindy Fuguitt Lawton High School Keyette president joined Mrs Luella Crowl. About 700 high school students attended events including a talent show elections banquet and workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Norfolk
Cindy Crowl
MacArthur High School
DeDe Testing
MacArthur
Cindy Fuguitt
Lawton High School
Luella Crowl
Lawton High
Kiwanis Clubs
Upside-Down Stamp Sells for Forty-Seven Thousand
A 1918 airmail stamp issue at 24 cent rate from New York to San Francisco spurred hobby interest. An amateur collector observed the airplane on a sheet printed upside down and one stamp recently traded for $47,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Two Area Students Attend National DECA Conference
Two Great Plains Area Vo Tech students attend the national Distributive Education Clubs of America conference in Hollywood Florida from May 9 to 11. Carol Williams a junior at MacArthur High and Susan Martin a junior at Cache High join 65 Oklahoma students among about 6000 nationwide. National leaders in marketing education and government will speak judge and conduct workshops. Carol is a DECA reporter and Susan is the chapter historian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Plains Area
Vo- Tech
DECA
Hollywood
Fla
Carol Williams
MacArthur
Susan Martin
Cache
Oklahoma
Carol
Marshall Williams
Cimarron Circle
Susan
Viola Martin
Transfer Applications Due For 1975 76 School Year
Transfers must be filed by May 15 with Don Duggins Comanche County superintendent of schools or with the State Board for interstate transfers. A written application naming the desired district is required by a parent or guardian and must be submitted before May 15 preceding the school year. If already transferred last year the May 15 deadline applies again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Duggins
Comanche County
Oklahoma
State Board of Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eugene Sheffer
Ly, Csalee
Sicily
California
Fis
New Guinea
AIM
Greenland
Eas Ae
Fio
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Honest John Artillery
John Coffey
Oklahoma Guard
Honest John
158Th Field Artillery
Healdton
Marlow
Walters
Oklahoma City
Ter
205Th Signal Company
1345Th Transportation Company
245Th Military Police Company
Geffen
A.S.E. Ackerman
Geo. W. Stimpson
Us Y
Lawton Loan and
Anage
Kissinger
Congress
Times
Washington Post Service
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
Henry Kissinger
Washington
United States
Indochina
U.S
Administration
House
Senate
Ford
Saigon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Skephill
White House
National Bank
Super E
Home
Gore
Lawton Constitution Evernings
Sat
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Mon
Sunday
Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Otte
Fort Shel
Constitution Press
Fort Sillarshtonon
Press
Mondey
Constitution
Soturday
APOS
Goodin Dairy
Hawkins Drive-in
Chrysanthemums
BankAmericaid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!