Clinton High School - Tornado Yearbook (Clinton, OK)

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 Tim and Kim. Our grandchildren are Brent, Doug, Jennifer, Whitney, Jessica, Alex, Neil, Emily and Brian. We have lived in Oklahoma most of our married life, that being in Okmulgee, Bristow, and Drumright. My hobbies are my children and grandchildren also our home, church work, voltmteer work and reading. I am a member of Beta Sigma Phi, Bristow and Drumright Historical Society and the First Christian Church About our high school years, Iim sure they were wondertiill fwe just didn't know itll .5 1.. 5' H. 4 - gh xls. James Dozier Route 3, Box 256 Weatherford, OK 73096 C5805 772-2079 1951 An active member ofthe FFA, James R. Dozier received his Junior Farmer Degree during his high school career. Attending Red Rock grade school, James received all his high school education in Clinton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James T Dozier, route one, Clinton. 2001 After graduation, I attended Oklahoma A 84 M in Stillwater, know known as Oklahoma State University. I also attended Southwestem College in Weatherford. In 1954 I was drafted and served two years in the United States Army. I returned home in December of 1956 to resume farming and ranching. In 1958 I married Betty Smith of Weatherford. We have two sons, Jeff is 38 and Wayne is 37. We have one grandson Keyton James. I am still farming and ranching. We live on our farm 6.5 miles northwest of Weatherford. Dixie lFosterj Bucknell 4865 Newstead Place Colorado Springs, CO 80906 C7191 576-0160 1951 T 0 become a secretary is the ambition of Dixie Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H W Foster, 519 South Twewh Street. Dixie came to Clinton High school at the beginning of her freshman year, hom Leedy where she attended grade schools. She is a member of the glee club and selects typing as her favorite subject. She plans to attend college aher graduation. 2001 After our graduation, I attended Oklahoma State and graduated from there in 1955. I immediately went to work for Phillips Petroleum. But since marriage I have been busy keeping house and being a fulltime mother to our two children. Bob and I now live in Colorado Springs but we spent many years living in Hawaii.

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 Dura Canyon. The Cavalry from Fort Cobb sent General McKinsey to Palo Dura Canyon for another massacre in 1874. One year later, the remainder of the original camp leaders were arrested and taken to Darlington north of E1 Reno, Oklahoma. There they were place under shackles around their waist and ankles. My great grandfather was arrested June 15, 1875 in Westem Oklahoma and became a prisoner of war. The prisoners of war were taken to Fort Marion, Florida for three years, then brought back to western Oklahoma to the former Cheyenne and Arapaho reservation which was established August 10, 1869 by Presidential Executive Order. This reservation included the land that Clinton is located on. The ranchers would encroach on and create problems for the Indians. The Dawes Act of 1889 gave every Cheyenne and Arapaho, regardless of age, 160 acres of land. The balance was opened to settlement for the land run in April 1892. The town of Clinton as established on four comiecting former Cheyenne allotments. My grandmother was allotted 160 acres adjoining the northwest part of Clinton. My family still owns this original 160 acres of land. My Indian name is Whistling Eagle Billy Don Cox 1003 Randall Road Weatherford, OK 73096 C5801 772-3255 1951 Billy Don Cox, son of Mrs. Della Conley, 914 Choctaw, plans a career of professional singing. He has attended Clinton schools for twelve years and participated in a large number of voice groups. He is a member of the Glee Club and received a superior rating as soloist the state vocal contest. He plans to work for a professional band alter graduation. Anna Lee fDavenportj Young P.O. Box 1195 Drumright, OK 74010 C9181 352-2426 1951 Interrupting her education to move to Enid Anna Lee returned to Clinton to graduate. During her sophmore year she served as secretary of her class and was also a member of the student council. A member of the T and L Club, she is employed by the Redland theater. 2001 I was married in Jan 1951 and therefore I immediately became a homemaker until our children were gl in school. I worked for C.R. Anthony for 4 years and then Oklahoma Gas and Electric for 19 years. I have been married to Lee Roy Young for over filly years now. We have five children, Steve, Debbie Dennis and twins

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1951-BIOGRAPHICAL UPDATES--2001 We are retired now and I do oil painting, travel a lot and of course spend time with our grand child. Joan Fransen 600 South 9 ' Clinton, OK 73601 C5801 323-0647 1951 Joan Fransen, who resides with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Fransen, 300 South Ninth, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W Fransen In high school she has been a member of the honor society and the FFA Club. She also receive the Commerce Award, and lists commerce as her favorite subject. She plans to attend a telegraph school or a business college afer graduation and become a secretary. 2001 After graduation, Joan worked at Southwestern State College for four years and she was a student there for a year and a half She also worked six years for a CPA in Denver, Colorado and later moved to San Diego, California and worked in a personnel ofiice. Following that she worked for San Diego Colmty where she retired in 1997. After she retired, Joan moved back to Clinton where she now lives. She claims that watching television now occupies her time. . 'ax . ,. 2 l. A Jr W.C. Gifford 1707 Drollinger Wichita, KS 67218 C3163 682-4127 1951 Serving as president of the T and I. Club this year W C. has attended Clinton schools for his entire education. Future plans are to attend Oklahoma A. and M college at Stillwater where he will major in English. 2001 I moved to Wichita Kansas, October 1952 and started working at Cessna Aircraft Co. I served in the US Army, 1953-1955, with a ten-month vacation in Korea. I married Loalee Arthaud, RN from Mutual Oklahoma, in 1957. We have two fW.C. Gifford- continued on next pagej fW.C. Gifford- continued J children, the oldest, being a daughter. Paula, her husband and two children live Camarillo, California. Her husband is a biochemist. Our grandson, age thirteen, and granddaughter, age ten, are both in accelerated classes at school, and are on invitational soccer teams. Our son, Randall Lee, lives in Wichita, Kansas and is a senior Computer Hardware Technician. He is a good hunter and fisherman. Don't know why, he has only been doing this since age five. I retired from Cessna Aircraft Company at age fifty-nine after only forty years. Too busy to work, am available for fish andlor hunt anytime, and my farmer