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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1948

Page

5

Chattanooga News Items Of Folk Residing

Chattanooga community items report burial plans for G W Leitner killed on Iwo Jima. Birth announced for a daughter April 13 in Southwestern hospital. Bridal shower for Miss Betty Youngblood Lawton ahead of wedding to Bill Stimpson. Local ball team Chatty beat Deval 21 to 3. Smallpox vaccinations given for school children. Glen Comstock returns from Frederick hospital with pneumonia. Chattanooga Review begins publication with Mrs Parton as reporter. Mr and Mrs W J Capshaw visit ill daughter in Lawton area.

Chattanooga H. F. Bain Ton Harned William Leitner Army Fort Worth Tex G. W. Leitner Iwo Jima Victor Greb Southwestern Hospital Layton E. L. Stimpson Helth Roberts Frank Krasner Howard Simpson Betty Youngblood Lawton Bui Stimpson Jack Crow Oklahoma City Deval Addie Alexander Lawton City-County Glen Comstock Frederick Chattanooga Review Ius Parton B. F. Johnson Manitou H. C. Books W. J. Capshaw

Local Residents Attend Rural Lettermen Meeting in Wauren

Mrs Joe D Brooks Mrs Margaret Cumming and Mr and Mrs J Medjock Faxon attended a rural lettermen meeting Sunday morning at Waurten. Mrs Howard Stimpson returned to Grandfield after visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs H Stimpson.

Joe D. Brooks Margaret Cumming J. ¥. Medjock Faxon

Lawton Students to Join OU Program Saturday Broadcast

Miss Betty Harned and Mira Mary Ann Sullivan and Don Hamilton, Lawton students at the University of Oklahoma, will share the spotlight with Metropolitan opera stars Frederick Jagel and Josephine Antoine in a national NAC presentation Sorchestras of the Nation. The program from the Norman campus features the Oklahoma State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Alessandro and Beethoven’s Mount of Olives alongside the choral groups with Harned, Sullivan and Hamilton in vocal parts.

Betty Harned Mira Mary Ann Sullivan Don Hamilton Lawton University of Oklahoma Norman Metropolitan Opera Frederick Jagel Josephine Antoine Sorchestras of Oklahoma State Symphony Orchestra Victor Alessandro Beethoven

British Artillery Officer Speaks at BPW Meeting

Maj Kenneth McIntyre, a veteran British artillery officer in Fort Sill training, addressed the Lawton BPW club at the Old South cafeteria on Great Britain today. He outlined customs and current problems, gave a candid view of Britain's postwar economic struggles, and was introduced by Mrs Opnt Ford with Mrs Pauline Joyner presiding. Special entertainment by Lawton High School folk singers capped the event.

Guetta Lawton Major McIntyre Fauline Joyner

Ladies Aid program features music and world-themed table decor

The event included Misses and guests such as Jean Snow Sue Worthen Franack Proest Carolyn Hicks Martha Day Phyllie Bourli Mare tha Wlloowen Weverly A Lanvon Sarita Robertson. The octet sang Magillah folk songs and Mayor George Hutchins and others attended. Tables wore world globes and flags with lilacs and spring arrangements and a display chart showed the federation’s reach with Mrs Ford leading a committee.

Srs Jean Snow Sue Worthen Franack Proest Carolyn Hicks Martha Day Phyllie Bourli Maretha Wlloowen Weverly A Lanvon Sarita Robertson George Hutchins Vernon Howell James A. Black Emmett Keough Ralphh Wertz Robert Hakeley Business and Professional Women's Federation Ia Mrs. Ford Mina Mary Grundy Mra Fontanelle Blanchard

Notable Names Mentioned in Local Almanac

Dale Calaway, Avis Hewitt, Elizabeth Reltashaalder, and Ruby Don appear in a society column listing prominent residents and their affiliations with local clubs and events. The notice highlights community involvement and social circles in the town.

Dale Calaway Avis Hewitt Elizabeth Reltashaalder Ruby Don

Bill Ledgerwood Receives A&M Undergraduate Scholarship

Bill Ledgerwood of Fort Sill was among top students honored at Oklahoma A and M College for the current year. He earned a $100 undergraduate scholarship based on grades and extracurriculars, noted for his inclusion on Weden's honor roll and active roles in student engineering societies and Pi Tau Sigma. He also won $15 second prize for a paper on engineering contributions to society in a statewide contest.

Clnyymen Aot Stillwater Bill Ledgerwaod L. W. Ledgerwood Fort Sill Willard Dining Hall Oklahoma A. and M. College The Oklahoma Society

Engineer Named to Post in January Report

An engineering department announces appointment of a professional engineer in January of this year. The notice cites the individual’s qualifications and the posting within the municipal system.

James High Legion Auxiliary to Hear Lula Johnson Address

The James High American Legion auxiliary will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Legion hut on First and Columbia. Members will hear an address by Lula Johnson, former president of an auxiliary post.

Jamas High American Legion Auxiliary Legion First Colimbia Lula Johnson

Local Veterans Group Invites Families to Chicago Event

In Chicago Mrs. Hattie Lee Young president of the local chapter invites ill veterans mothers wives and daughters of veterans to attend the gathering.

Chicago Hattie Lee Young

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