Funeral Rites for William L Connor in Snyder
William L Connor 76 of Snyder died Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage in a Lawton hospital. He managed the Chickasha cotton gin for 26 years before retiring last February. A Mason and Baptist, he came to Oklahoma in 1889 with his parents. Survived by wife Nancy Ford Connor, two daughters Shirley and Mary Erickson, two sons Joe and Billy, a sister and a brother, and two grandchildren. Services pending at Preston Leckie Funeral Home in Snyder.
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Snyder
William L. Connor
Lawton
Chickasha
Connor
Oklahoma
The
Baptist Church
Nancy Ford Connor
Shirley Connor
Mary Erickson
Joe Connor
Japan
Navy
Billy Connor
Tulsa
Fred Seaders
Evansville
Ind
Ed Connor
Washington, D.C
Preston-Leckie Funeral Home
Death notices for Jay Thomas Gentry former Lawtonian
Services for Jay Thomas Gentry 51 of Duncan were set for 1 30 p m today at Grantham Funeral Home chapel Duncan with graveside rites at Highland Cemetery. He died after a two week illness and moved to Duncan from Lawton in 1942 where he drove for Lawton Fort Sill Bus Co. He is survived by two daughters Betty Stout Fayet ville Ark and June Starke Tulsa a son Cleon Gentry Springdale Ark a half brother True Truman Chula Vista Calif a sister in law Anna Gentry a nephew James Gentry III 118 Maple and a niece Mrs Cow Suttle Altus. He was a member of the Methodist church and the Odd Fellows lodge.
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Jay Thomas Gentry
Betty Stout
Fayetville
Ark
June Starke
Tulsa
Cleon Gentry
Springdale
True Truman
Chula Vista
Calif
Anna Gentry
Columbia
James Gentry
Maple
Cow Suttle
Altus
The
Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Lodge
Peter Patrick Little, Altus farmer, dies after heart attack
Peter Patrick Little, 67, a well known Altus farmer, died Saturday night at Jackson County Memorial Hospital after a month of poor health following a heart attack. Born February 11, 1887 in Jackson County, he married Ruth in 1909. Survived by wife, three daughters, three sons, his mother, two brothers, three sisters and 17 grandchildren. Rosary 7:30 p.m. today at Merritt funeral chapel Altus. Funeral 9 a.m. Tuesday at St Sophia’s Catholic Church Altus, burial Calvary Cemetery Elk City with graveside services noon Tuesday.
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Altus
Peter Patrick Little
Jackson County Memorial Hospital
Jackson County
Ruth
Elk City
Mary Mashburn
Abilene
Tex
Margaret Byler
Oklahoma City
Merritt Funeral Chapel
St. Sophia's Catholi Church
Calvary Cemetery
Le Roy Campbell 91 Retired Farmer Services Held
Le Roy Campbell died Saturday at home in Frederick age 91 born July 11 1863 in Wiley County Kentucky. He lived in Manitou and Frederick since 1917 when he moved his family to Oklahoma. Services at Manitou Baptist Church with Rev Milo Arbuckle and burial in Duncan Cemetery under Pecinsky Funeral Home direction.
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Tipton
LeRoy Campbell
Manitou Baptist Church
Milo Arbuckle
First Baptist Church of
Frederick
Mr. Campbell
Wiley County
Manitou
Oklahoma
Duncan Cemetery
Pecinosky Funeral Home
City Student Takes Part In OMA Retreat
Victor R. Cole son of Mr and Mrs I G Cole 1314 Cherry is one of eight Oklahoma Military Academy cadets who will provide evening programs on the OMA campus. A high school senior he enters his fourth year at OMA and is a member of the Drum and Bugle Corps and the marching band.
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Victor R. Cole
I. G. Cole
Cherry
Oklahoma Military Academy
OMA
Cole
Ducats For LHS Play Go On Sale
Tickets for The Little Dog Laughed at Law ton High go on sale Thursday. Cast members and speech students sell the ducats for Oct 18 student night 50 cents and Oct 19 adult night 75 cents. Seats are reserved. Proceeds fund speech trips and tournaments statewide.
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Lawton High
Opal Ford
LHS
Norman Monroe
Ford
Prenatal Class To Begin Tuesday In Comanche County
A series of five prenatal classes starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Comanche County City Health Department. Sessions cover anatomy reproduction with Mary Jane Colwell, Oct 12. prenatal and postnatal care with Dorothy Patterson, Oct 19. labor and delivery with Louise Agnew, Oct 26. nutrition and growth with Miss Agnew, Nov 2. and baby care with Pauline E. Ross. All speakers are registered nurses.
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Comanche County City Health Department
Mary Jane Colwell
Dorothy Patterson
Louise Agnew
Miss Agnew
Pauline E. Ross
VFW Presents Safety Signs to City Schools
Ten safety signs donated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary post No. 1193 were presented to the Lawton Board of Education and placed in city schools. Attending were Tivis B. Kinniard L. B. Watkins Mrs. Deward Stringer and Mrs. Herbert M. Young. The signs read Safety First. Save a Child with the VFW emblem centered.
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Lawton Board of Education
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Tivis B. Kinniard
VFW
L. B. Watkins
Deward Stringer
Herbert M. Young
Fire drills underway in city schools this week
City students observe fire prevention week as John Shoemaker notes drills held throughout districts. Firemen will present educational talks in assemblies to reinforce safety practices.
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John Shoemaker
Plane Crash At Capital Kills Two In Oklahoma City
An Oklahoma City plane crash Sunday killed 25-year-old secretary Mary Jane Sharp and 40-year-old Victor Briggs, a fire brick distributor. The aircraft, taking off from the downtown air park, plunged into a suburban yard damaging a house. Briggs had agreed to give Sharp a ride. friend Chester Long said Sharp sought companionship and Briggs agreed to fly her after meeting at the airport.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Jane Sharp
Victor Briggs
E. M. Cox
Bill Norton
Chester Long
Briggs
Barbershoppers To Pick Officers
Election of officers for the Lawton chapter of the Barbershop Quartet Society will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Comanche County courthouse lounge. Retiring president Mike Brandon steps down. election was postponed at a recent meeting. Community members and interested citizens were urged to attend.
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Lawton
Society For Preservation and
Barber Shop
Quartet Singing In America, Inc
Comanche County
Mike Brandon
Citiavian
Apa Leon
Ag Census Takers Start On Rounds
Washington census takers begin door-to-door visits in nine states including Oklahoma and Texas to complete the 1954 census of agriculture by mid November. The survey covers farm production livestock numbers land use and farm resources, and its results will guide government programs school expansion tax and crop control efforts as well as plant and sales planning by manufacturers.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Texas
Agriculture Department
Bohl Heads Slate of Chatty Student Council Officers
Chattanooga high school selects Bob Bohl as president to lead a student council slate with Jim Morrison as advisor. Other officers include Leroy Horn as vice president Evelyn Lorah secretary treasurer Jerry Hofacker FFA rep Nancy Goeringer and FHAS rep. Members include Philip Washburn Butch Watts Pete Stuckey Mary Jean Washburn and Karen Taylor.
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Chattanooga
Bob Bohl
Chattanooga High School
Jim Morrison
Leroy Horn
Evelyn Lorah
Jerry Don Hofacker
Future Farmers of America
Nancy Goeringer
Future Homemakers of America
Philip Washburn
Butch Watts
Pete Stuckey
Mary Jean Washburn
Karen Taylor
Robisones Buy Homes as Marshalls Move and Potts Relocates
Mr and Mrs B O Robison have moved into the home vacated by Mr and Mrs George Marshall who moved to Cache. They also purchased the home formerly owned by Mrs Gene Potts who now lives in Lawton.
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FAXON
B. O. Robison
George Marshall
Cache
Robison
Gene Potts
Lawton
Thieves Just Ask A Sporting Chance
Two masked gunmen robbed the Palm Grove Inn on the South Side early yesterday, tying up three porters and gagging them while using drills and sledge hammers to open the safe. They looted about $5,000 and fled after forcing one porter to comply with a demand for permission not to call for help.
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Chicago
Palm Grove Inn
Walter Owens
Jennings Dismissed After Street Fall Hospital Stay
C. E. Jennings, 88, was discharged from a Lawton hospital after receiving treatment for a broken arm sustained in a street fall. The brief notice records his early release and ongoing recovery.
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Jennings
Faxon
C. E. Jennings
Lawton
City Man Named To Realty Board
Walter M. Smith of Lawton was elected to the board of directors of the Oklahoma Real Estate association after the state convention in Oklahoma City. Ten Lawton realtors attended, with officers including Robert J. Dwyer of Oklahoma City as president, Frank Whitaker as state extension director, and Ralph King of Muskogee as vice president.
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Walter M. Smith
Lawton
Oklahoma Real Estate Association
Oklahoma City
Smith
Robert J. Dwyer
Frank Whitaker
Ralph King
Muskogee
Charles Young
H. P. Cook
Do. J. Constant
Dan Walding
Kermit Dees
W. W. Easley
Emmett McKee
John Irwin
W. C. Lattimore
Lowell McKee
Denver
Oklahoma trip ties Cockrells to Pi Kappa Alpha pledge
Personal Jim Cockrell son of Mr and Mrs Vernon Field spent the weekend with his brother Don Cockrell at the University of Oklahoma Norman. Don a freshman cal student is a pledge to Pi Kappa Alpha social fraternity. Jim returned to Lawton Sunday with Tom Harris and Bill.
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Jim Cockrell
Vernon Field
Don Cockrell
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Don
Cal
Pi Kappa Alpha
Jim
Lawton
Tom Harris
Bill
Fraternity House Guests Named Crawford Pair
Two individuals with the surname Crawford were listed as guests at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house, indicating their attendance at the chapter's facility.
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Crawford
Sigma Phi Epsilon
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William Connor
McCord
Chrysler
Airtemp
A&m
Harry Routh
Fred Melton
Avenue Phone
Okla
Capital
Bohl
Bendix
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Thee Pho
Bill McCowan
Maurice
Bill) McCowan
Sims Shoe Shop
C Avenue
David Morton
SEF Farmers Lumber Company
Zwaan
Hartford A. & I
the Maryland Casualty Co
Russell & Ford Insurance Agen
D Avenue
Nice
Erwin
McKee Company
Sill Blvd
Ferris Emmett L. McKee
John Guy Erwin
Lewis
Millwork and Specialty CO
23Rd and
F Avenue
Realty Board
Lawton’s
Lewis Millwork and Specialty Company
Wolverton Electric Co
14Th & Ferris
Association OF
William Corrales
WEIST
S 33 Auto Service
4Th & B Avenue
Eng
Swift
Louisiana
U.S. Gov't
Rockford
Pat
Cascade
Tad
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