1. 2005: THE END OF AN ERA IN WAYNOKA.
- Author
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OLSON, SANDRA
- Subjects
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TRAFFIC accidents , *LEBANESE Americans , *RETAIL industry , *BUSINESS enterprises , *DEPARTMENT stores - Abstract
The article discusses the end of an era of Lebanese retail business owners in Waynoka, Oklahoma with the death of Kamell and Dee Cohlmia in an automobile accident in nearby Alva in 2005. It references the September 1929 issue of the "R. G. Dun Mercantile Agency Reference Book" which shows six businesses owned by five Cohlmias and a John Coury. It offers a history of Lebanese migration to Waynoka, brief profiles of the Cohlmia families, and their businesses including Frank's Department Store.
- Published
- 2013