The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Okla.), Vol. 94, No. 143, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 16, 1985 Page: 4 of 30
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THE CHICKASHA DAILY EXPRESS, Sunday, June 16,1985
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One of his earlier homes, a “white weatherboard
house” could be picked up and dropped just about
anywhere along Chickasha’s tree-lined streets and
“fit right in".
He also spotted some of our new development,
plus “renewing and renovating”, adding "Chick-
asha seems to be growing. ”
The goals of their trip to Chickasha included a visit
with Johnston's second cousins, Maude and Dana
Dews. The Johnston and Dews clans share a great
deal of Chickasha heritage. Dr. Daniel Johnston was
a pioneer physician in Chickasha.
Marshall Johnston’s parents, M.B. “Farmer”
Johnston and Sue Freeman Johnston were also on
hand during the early years while his grandfather,
J.H. Freeman, ranched, operated a general store,
and was reputed to be Chickasha’s first school
teacher. All before statehood in 1907.
Jess Lillard, a great-grandfather of Sydney's Cas-
sandra and Eric Curran, was another Chickasha
pioneer. He was an engineer on the Rock Island
Railroad.
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Son-In-Law Look For ‘Roots’
One who is believed to be
Stephens’ cousin was being held
on suspicion of harboring a fugi-
tive. The other woman, believed
to be one of the men’s girlfriend,
was not arrested, Renfrow said.
He said the arrest was
prompted by anonymous phone
calls made to OSBI head-
quarters Friday morning "say-
ing they were possibly at the
motel.”
The men were being taken to
the Oklahoma City-County Jail.
The two men were among five
inmates who dismantled a lock,
crawled along a roof and cut
through two outside fences at the
State Penitentiary at McAlester
in eastern Oklahoma May 28.
Stephens was serving 45 years
for armed robbery and Hamilton
was serving a 25-year sentence
for robbery at the time of the
Former USAO
Student Earns
Degree At TU
Mark Alan Acree, a 1977
graduate of Jenks High School
now of Owasso, received his
Bachelor of Science Degree in
accounting from the University
of Tulsa in graduation cer-
emonies recently at Skelly
Stadium.
After graduation, Acree star
ted his college career at the Uni-
versity of Tulsa in Marketing
and Accounting. After one and a
half years he transferred to
USAO in Chickasha.
While attending school in
Chickasha in 1979 he and Deanna
Wagnon were married.
After completing his studies at
USAO, he moved to Tulsa where
he accepted a position with Gulf
Oil Company. He later went with
Whitmar Exploration Company
in a managment position.
He continued his studies in
night classes and in May com-
pleted his degree in accounting
at the University of Tulsa.
Mark and Deanna have two
children, William Marcalan, age
five, and Robert Eaon, 20
months.
Acree is the son of JoAnn Pay-
ton of Owasso, and Ronald Acree
of Edmond. He is the grandson of
Marvin Acree of Chickasha, and
the late Louise Acree, and also
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Palmer of Claremore.
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Still at large Friday were Geo-
rge Stidham, 37, serving a life
sentence for murder; Lewis
Bromley, 29, serving 25 years for
armed robbery; and Amos Jen-
nings, 51, serving several con-
current 25-year sentences for
numerous crimes, including
burglary, assault with a danger
ous weapon and pointing a fire
arm.
Police say Bromley, Stidham
and Jennings kidnapped a
teenage couple at a fast food res-
taurant in Muskogee the night
after the breakout and forced
them to drive to Oklahoma City.
The couple was released un-
harmed at that point.
Lt. M.T. Berry, spokesman for
the Oklahoma City Police De-
partment , said the three men are
from Oklahoma County, but it
was not known if they still might
be in the area.
“We don’t have any reason to
believe they’ve left and we don’t
have any reason to believe
they’re still here, ’ ’ he said.
Renfrow said authorities are
not sure if the remaining three
escapees are still together.
Authorities have offered up to
$25,000 in rewards, $5,000 for
each escapee, for information
leading to their arrest and con-
viction on escape charges.
Rev. Chapman
Named Pastor
At First Baptist
The First Baptist Church,
First and Dakota, recently selec-
ted a new pastor following a call
meeting.
Rev. J.H. Chapman was
named the new pastor at the
church. At the time of this call,
Rev. Chapman was the pastor of
Rocky Creek Missionary Baptist
Church of Mart, Texas.
Prior to going to Mart, he pas
tored at Pleasant Grove Mis-
sionary Baptist Church of
College Station, Texas; Altus,
Frederick and Ardmore, Okla.;
Coffeyville and Newton, Kan.
He has a background of many
rich experiences. Rev. Chapman
accepted the call Wednesday
evening, May 29,1985. He and his
wife Deborah will arrive in
Chickasha on Wednesday and
will reside in the First Baptist
Church Parsonage located at 528
South Second Street.
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Two escapees from the state
penitentiary were captured
without incident Friday in an
Oklahoma City motel room fol-
lowing an anonymous tip, an
Oklahoma State Bureau of In-
vestigation spokesman said.
“They offered no resistance,”
said Paul Renfrow of the OSBI.
"They were armed. One had a
pistol and one had a knife.”
Ricky Stephens, 26, and Jerry
Hamilton, 33, were arrested
without incident at about 1:15
p.m. at the American Mote) on
Interstate 40 and Council Road in
western Oklahoma City.
Renfrow said Stephens had left
the second-floor motel room,
leaving the door open, and he
was arrested by OSBI agents as
he walked down a flight of stairs.
The 10 agents then went to the
room and arrested Hamilton.
Hamilton said two women also
were found in the room.
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• pastor since Dec. 9,1984 His last
• service will be today. His wife,
• Mrs. Laura Alexander, worked
• in a number of positions in the
• church including serving as
• chairperson of the Deaconess
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• The public is invited to meet
• Rev. Chapman when he begins
• •• his pastorship.
By CHUCK GIBBS
Express Staff Reporter
Another world traveller visited Chickasha re-
cently, this time coming all the way from the land of
’Down Under’.
Marshall Johnston, a native of Chickasha cur-
rently living in Walnut, California (a suburb of Los
Angeles), was accompanied on his first home-
coming in 11 years by son-in-law Brenton Curran
from Australia.
Curran, his wife Julia, and their two children,
daughter Cassandra and three and a half-year old
Eric, make their home in Sydney, a San Fransisco-
like metropolis of some 3.5 million population.
Although Chickasha's newest “Australian Con-
nection” has been to the U.S. three times, this was
his first trip to Chickasha and the mid west. John-
ston says his son-in-law is getting a look at the
“roots ” of his wife and father-in-law.
Brenton plans on taking back pictures for his chil-
dren, especially since his daughter has just realized
her heritage is part American and not 100% Aus-
tralian . Before the end of their two-day stay, Johnston and
Fortunately Cassandra goes to a public school nephew John Hinds of Chickasha hope to show their Express photo/ChuckGIbba
with many children of families transferred to Australian in-law some area cotton-growing oper- CHICKASHA NATIVE Marshall Johnston (left), son-in-law Brenton Curran from Sydney, New South
Sydney by American corporations, lessening the ations. Cotton has replaced part of the sheep and Wales, Australia, and citian John Hinds (right) stopped by the Daily Express recently during a two-day
cultural shock for the six and a half-year old. wheat industry normally associated with rural Aus- visit. Johnston and Curran are busy this summer travelling the heartland of America, Oklahoma,
Even though the highlight of their trek deep into tralia. Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. While in Chickasha, the pair visited Johnston’s second cousins, Maude
the heart of America was three “intense” hours in A cousin of Brenton’s owns 6.5 thousand acres, a and Dana Dews.
Las Vegas, Curran will find it easy to take back lots small farm by New South Wales standards. Much of ____
of Oklahoma memories. the farming is done by large companies. Thousands Q rIv • 1 T) f (AAmy TV .
Chickasha reminds him of a “fairly well to-do of acres have been levelled using laser technology ~DV I rlaI K Q VP A I G Illi / HAn1AGty‘
rural area” of his home province. There are appar- for the express purpose of growing cotton. L J ‘-8 WI X UlllQoy
ently a great many similarities between central Before flying back to Australia, father and son-in-
law plan to visit Marshall Johnston’s mother in Mt. , LOS ANGELES (UPI) — A with statements he made to FBI
Holly, Ark., Johnny Hinds' mom, Margaret Hinds, former F BI agent says that dur- agents when he confessed to his
in Tulsa; her sister in Kansas City, Mo., Martha ing a drunken trip to San Fran relationship with her.
Lever; and another sister and fellow Chickasha cisco Be gave his badge to an Miller, who said earlier he had
accused Soviet spy and thought a “James Bond kind of fantasy,”
his career had ended because the said he gave his FBI credentials
couple had been photographed in to the petite blond Russian
their motel room, woman so she could take them
Richard Miller, a Mormon who into the Soviet consulate in San
was excommunicated for adul- Francisco to prove she had rec-
tery. testified Friday he could ruitedhim
wathrsmetmaharmgurbdanikbsat ™ agent, no matter
cause the two drank cognac and f hat kind of James Bond or 007
margaritas “from stem to fantasy he had would ever under
stern ” any circumstances, give his cre-
Miller is the prosecution's key dentialsto a .foreign, power,
witness against Svetlana and right Merritt asked, trying to
Nikolai Ogorodnikov, who are emphasize the gravity of
accused of offering the former Miller s actions.
FBI agent $65,000 in gold and ‘‘That’s accurate,” said
cash in exchange for secret Miller. He admitted he could be
government documents. Miller’s fired for such a serious breach of
testimony cannot be used duty,
against him during his trial on After Ogorodnikova’s trip to
espionage charges later in the the consulate five weeks before
summer. she and Miller were arrested,
Under tough questioning from Miller said they spent the night
prosecutor Bruce Merritt, Miller in a motel room on the trip back
first insisted he did not remem- to Los Angeles. She told him that
ber giving Ogorodnikova his they had been photographed
credentials, but finally admitted together and she had been for-
he had after he was confronted bidden to see him again. Miller
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