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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
3
In a vivid reminiscence, Mrs Kasenkina recounts life during Russia’s civil strife, her fiancé Demyan Kasenkin’s refusal to join Denikin’s army, his four months imprisonment, and their union in Moscow in 1920. They later teach in Slavyansk as the Bolshevik era dawns, facing bans on textbooks, scarce supplies, and pressure to join the Komsomol, while raising two children amid upheaval.
During a period of Red terror a christening was held in secret as Demyan, saved by the Slavysnak Soviet chairman who knew him since childhood and knew he was not an enemy of the regime, advised him to flee. Tomorrow Spasenkina will continue her account of life under the Reds and the death of her husband in the great purge.
Services were held Monday in the Indiahoma high school auditorium for Jesse Doyle Vestal 34 who died at his home Friday following a heart attack Rev Walter Wilson pastor of Prairie View Baptist church officiated assisted by Rev Dewey Squyres pastor Calvary Baptist Lawton Bearers were Howard Perkins Elbert Farris Carl Gleger Thur man McCullar J C Sellers and Clyde Ledford Burial in the Indiahoma cemetery directed by the Lawton Funeral home
Dave Williamson and Lawton W Nebro pleaded innocent before Justice of the Peace John Manning. Williamson was remanded to fall in default of a $200 pond. The Danube is variously named Donau Dunas Duna Dunai Dunarea across languages.
Senior Girl Scout Troop 20 will reorganize into a Wing Scout flight named the Doolittle Flight. Five members — Joan Schneider, Joan Ramsey, Billie Jo Mills, Anns Marie Glennon, and Oleta Miller — joined a weekend Camp Boulder outing in the Wichita mountains with M-Sgt. and Mrs. W C. Davis. they work on first class rank and campership badge while Mrs. Davis leads local Girl Scout activities.
Mrs Frank Dole returns from Oklahoma City after a week with sister and mother. Louise Kirkham OCW student at Chickasha visits with parents. BE Smith manages Acorn store. Bill Davis Midland hotel night clerk returns from state fair. J C Yountsey family and Mrs Newton and Mrs Barton end a three month trip to eastern and northern states.
Miss Charla Critcher of 708 Gore returned from Chanute Kansas where she visited her sister Mrs. W J Wilson and Mr Wilson. En route home she visited her brother R Critcher at Oklahoma City.
Buddy Garber, past commander of Lowery-Whiteheld American Legion post, was named Commander of the Comanche County Chapter by Jim Reneger sixth district commander. Garber succeeds Harry Arnold and said he will announce an adjutant appointment in the next few days.
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