Homemade ties spark new home sewing competition for menswear
The rise of home sewers in the 1950s challenges the necktie industry. Patterns for wide ties top best-seller lists as women sew stylish, affordable options. Industry leaders credit year round demand, ease of making, and colorful fabrics with driving sales beyond Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Townsend
New York
Los Angeles
Pattern
Home Silk
Bob Steinberg
Fabric Emporium
Tony Detje
Lawton Fort Sill Social Calendar Highlights Community Groups
A dense social calendar lists meetings and events across Lawton Fort Sill. Confirmed venues include the Museum of the Great Plains, Sheridan Bank Building, Masonic Temple, VFW Hall, and the EM Club. Times range from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. with potlucks, dinners, and observances planned by Beta Sigma Phi Sororities, Eastern Star, Legion posts, and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Club
Museum of the Great Plains
Xi Tau
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Donald K. Bynum
N. 46Th
Beta Mu
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Sheridan Bank
Dorcas Guild
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bateman - Zarling
American Legion Post No. 193
Medicine Park
American Legion
P.E.O
R. H. Scott
Alpha Phi
Lowell Watts
N. 14Th
Leslie Williams
Atlanta
Beta Sigma Phi
Carol Best
Arlington
Beta Omicron
Rick Berry
Austin Drive
Charity
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Knights of Columbus Council
John Coffey
Briarwood
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hall
S. 2Nd
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words Home Show
Real estate ad from Finley Realty invites buyers to view a charming property gallery. Emphasizes visual appeal and home features to attract interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley Realty
Women Societies Meet in Homes Share Programs and Honors
Multiple groups held meetings in Lawton with Beta Sigma Sorority officers elected including Mrs. Jones as president and Mrs. Hightower as vice president. PEO Sisterhood featured a sanitation program. Lawton officers hosted a luncheon for USAFAS, featuring a clean water film. A Paradise Valley Baptist Woman's Union lesson titled Its Up to You was given in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.E.O. Sisterhood
James L. Cox
Royce B. Means
Leon L. Cole
Ralph W. Wolverton
Don Wilson
Bob Wright
Lawton Police Department
Usafas Brigade
Polo Club
Nessee
Woman's Union
Paradise Valley
Museum meeting hosts welcome new member Edna Mae Hulse
The Museum of the Great Plains event had hostesses including Mrs. Joyce E. H. Schortemeyer Mrs. C. W. Jones Mrs. John F. Roberts and Mrs. Margaret Wilson. Mrs. Schortemeyer presided and welcomed new member Edna Mae Hulse. Mrs. Art Manning read an Easter poem.
Batik Demonstration Featured in Quest A DISCUSSION
Anthony Crawford leads a program and demonstration on the art of batik as part of a Quest A DISCUSSION and display on Narcotics and Drugs, highlighting cultural craft in the event lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Crawford
Area of the Quest
Officers Elected By VFW Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5263 met for a business session and elected officers. New officers were named and several new members accepted into the Auxiliary. Delegates and alternates were chosen for department and district conventions with multiple members listed by name for both roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Eral
Lesley J. McNair
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Emile
Boone
Mitchell
Michael F. Meloni
Judy Cuadros
Herbert Saxe
Leon la Duke
Tommy Barry
Cameron Singers
Dear Abby columns reveal personal dilemmas and guidance
Abigail Van Buren answers readers on marriage, families, and social pressures. Topics include unwed couples with children, wedding plans, prom dilemmas, and a parent’s concern about a teacher’s father assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Hamilton
Ohio
Chapter installs officers and celebrates medical advisers
Chapter installation of officers with Mrs. Bretz conducting ceremony. New officers named include Mrs. Columbus as president and Mrs. Hunt as first vice president. Dr. Wilson and Dr. Mondtague become medical advisers. guests included Mrs. Enid Moore from Oklahoma City. Also reports birth of Catherine Carter Newstadt in Shreveport with family details. Council meeting announced for Lawton Garden Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas E. Wilson
Burt C. Montague
Wilson
Montague
Enid Moore
Oklahoma County Aama
Oklahoma City
Bretz
Joe F. Columbus
John E
Harold Hunt
B. M. Berkowick
Robert Easley
Whitworth
Columbus
David B. Newstadt
Shreveport
Catherine Carter Newstadt
Sheveport
Charles Newstadt
Raymond Carter
Faxon
J. C. Carter
Monroe
Tricia Nixon Sets White House Wedding Date
Tricia Nixon and Edward Cox will marry at 4 p.m. June 12 at the White House, replacing an earlier June 5 date. The gown will be by Priscella Kidder of Boston, designer of Julie Nixon and Luci Johnson Nugent dresses, announced during the Easter egg roll on the White House lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tricia Nixon
Edward Cox
White House
Miss Nixon
Priscella Kidder
Boston
Julie
Luci Johnson Nugent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tricia
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Yuriko Goodbread
Susan Clark
Frank Simmons
Joseph's Nursing Home & Convalescent Center
Brownie Troop No
Kuntz School
Sidney Keane
Pattern Company
Keane
Lita Hassard
Miss Hassard
Fort Sill
NCO Wives’ Club
EM Club
Ringgold Road
African Violet Society
Sidney Galloway
Loyd Jacks
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lawtonian
Lawton
Fort Sill International
Security Bank
Lawton Woman's Forum Board of
McMahon Room
YMCA
Carolyn Hunt Club
Sam Massad
Dearborn
Cityye Health Department
St. Sheridan
Lawton-Fort Sill
American Association of University Women
McMahon Foundation
Marine Mothers’ and Wives’ Club
USC
S. 4Th
Parents Council
Antioeens
E. B
Lawton Graden Council
Museum of the
Junior Service League
Lawton - Fort Sill
Church Women United
National Association of
Meadowbrook
N. Sheridan Rd
Fi Tau
Beta Sigma Sorority
Jack Jones
Ronnie Cheat
Jones
Ernestine Hightower
Dale Taylor
Charles Jueschke
Clair Bennett
Donald K. Bynum Sr
Sorority
Levoice Miller
Pat Sanders
William Rememschnider
Elgin
Claude Hen
Gwen Fisher
Henry E. Ambrose
Harvey Brock
Chilson Howell
Gary Stinson
B. P. Walusz
Damon
Beebe
George Keelty
Stinson
Leveille
Oliver H. Taylor
Gladys John Baygents
Rogers
Baygents
Walusz
Alex Sita
Ronald Hobbs
Williams
Keelty
Pat Verpagel
Shirley
Scarborough
Brock Semler
Thomas Fisher
Abigail van Buren
Dee
Our
Lawton Garden
California Bay
Aladdin Beauty College
Sheridan Road
Dutton
GORE
Mel
Sheridan
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