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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1955

Page

5

Social Calendar Highlights Local Women's Groups and Meetings

A dense social calendar lists events for the Women's Auxiliary to International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No. 1860 at 8 p.m. with Mrs C B Prichard, co hosts Mesdames Rex White and O K Rothell. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1193 and auxiliary 7 p.m. covered dish at VFW building. Centenary Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild 7 30 p.m. with Miss Leta Mee Smith. Highland Park Methodist W SCS 8 p.m. with Mrs David L Roberts. Theta Rho Girls club 7 30 p.m. public mov ie show at IOOF hall. Salon No. 315 8 p.m.. Bateman Zarling American Legion Hall Fort Sill officers election. Hook & Whirl Square Dance Club 8 30 p.m. with caller Art Ashline at American Legion Hall. Jaycee Jones 7 p.m. dinner Hotel Lawtonian. Meers Home Demonstration Club 12 noon Meers school house. Paradise Valley HD Club 12 noon. NCO Wives Club 1 p.m. dutch treat luncheon Fort Sill Open Mess. Girl Scout Leaders Club 9 a.m.. Royal Neighbors Sewing Club 7 p.m. with covered dish picnic. Roseland HD Club 2 p.m.. Junior Miss Club 7 30 p.m.. American Business Women's Association 6 30 p.m.. Friendship HD Club 2 p.m.. Beaver Valley HD Club 2 p.m.

Woman's Auxiliary International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers C. B. Prichard Dearborn Rex White O. K. Rothell Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Lillian Hatfield Centenary Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild Leta Bateman - Zarling American Legion Fort Sill Hook & Whirl Square American Legion Hall Art Ashline Messrs Mesdames R. E. Tallent Bill Crow Jaycee Jones Lawtonian Dan Woesner Meers Home Demonstration Club Meers School House Paradise Valley Home Demonstration Club H. L. Burns NCO Wives Club NCO William Blake Stanley Gryczkowski Girl Scout Leaders Club Dan McPhail Royal Neighbors Sewing Club Union Park 12Th Avenue I Karl Aurell Ray Allison Warren Baty Jewell Bigsby L. P. Morrison Roseland Home Demonstration Club Bernice Watson Sylvia Wigington American Business Women’s Association

Evelyn Spears Sixth Birthday Party Held at Spears Home

Evelyn Ann Spears celebrated her sixth birthday at a party from 3 to 5 p.m. hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Spears at 301 Lee. Games, gifts, cake, and ice cream followed, with guests including Donna Lewis, Nancy Spears, Shelly Geraldon, Vicki Cornell, Elizabeth Cornell, and several Pursleys, Cornells, Lowrys, and Smiths.

Evelyn Ann Spears Earl Spears Lee Donna Pam Lewis Nancy Spears Shelly Geraldon Vicki Elizabeth Cornell Sharon Kay Billie Margaret Pursiey Earlene Cornell Marlene Smith Patricia Rimmell Margaret Lowry Ronnie Trotter Ronnie Cornell Jimmy Don Collins David Stamper David Pursley Paul Lowry

Vassar Alumnae Plan Local Organization Effort

Vassar alumnae or girls interested in attending the school may contact Mrs. Carol Vandenberg Lukert at 9244-R this week to form a Laton alumnae group. Assisting her are Mesdames Bitsie Thompson Clark and Doris Brown Miller.

Vassar Carol Vandenberg Lukert Lawton Lukert Mesdames Bitsie Thompson Clark Doris Brown Miller

OCW Graduate Tours Germany With Kids From Home Company

Miss Margaret Mood, 1955 OCW graduate and Enid High School alumna, touring Europe with the Kids from Home company sponsored by the Defense Department, describes German customs like wolf calls, streetcars, sidewalk cafes, and windows as a pastime. She notes the group often fills venues, with 45 audience members listening from outside. Mood plays bass violin and is featured as a cello soloist.

Margaret Ann Mood Oklahoma College For Women Europe Kids From Home OCW Enid High School E. F. Mood Wichita Kans Germany Miss Mood United States Defense Department Southwest

Mrs. Champlin Departs After Local Visit

Mrs. Champlin Irene Parsons longtime Lawton visitor left Lawton after a several day stay with her parents Mrs. and Mrs. W H Parsons. She will fly to Oklahoma City to shoot TV movie retakes in Michigan then return to New York City to begin a new television series. Her return to Europe for further work is planned for next summer.

John B. Champlin Lawton W. H. Parsons Euclid Mich New York City Michigan New York Europe Mrs. Champlin Germany Berlin

Beauticians Association Meeting at Mrs. Waid Home

Bill Hopkins chaired a brief business session as Southwest Beauticians association members gathered at 8 p.m. Monday at Mrs. Bryan Waid home, 906 Dearborn. About 20 members attended and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served afterward.

Bill Hopkins Southwest Beauticians Association Bryan Waid Dearborn

Bride Elect Doris Glandon Showered Before Wedding

Doris Glandon bride elect of Jack Gregory received a prenuptial shower at Mrs. R L Hutchins home 3412 Atlanta with co hosts Mesdames Earl Thompson and Ed Hesler. Dorislyn Padgett kept the guest book as yellow sweetheart roses and blue bachelor buttons arranged around a silver punch bowl formed the centerpiece.

Doris Glandon Jack Gregory R. L. Hutchins Atlanta Earl Thompson Ed Hesler Dorislyn Padgett Sammy Thomas Mary Klass Gregorys

Husbands Feted At Dutch Treat At Fort Sill NCO Club

NCO Wives club members honored their husbands with a Dutch treat dinner in the Fort Sill Open Mess dining room at 7:45 p.m after a 6:30 p.m social hour. Co hosts were Mesdames John Lowry and Harold Barthel. Guests included Mrs A E Foster and numerous sergeants and their spouses.

NCO Wives Club NCO Open Mess Fort Sill Mesdames John Lowry Harold Barthel A. E. Foster Lowry Barthel William King John Neff Frank Hardin

Telephone Wives Wete Husbands Meeting Night

Members husbands were guests at a Telephone Wives auxiliary meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the civic room of Security Bank and Trust. A follow up games party with couples bringing prizes followed a pot luck supper. Lucertia Macabee of Oklahoma City attended as a guest.

Security Bank & Trust Company Lucertia Macabee Oklahoma City Messrs. and Mesdames Paul Morris C. T. Holland Lloyd Chase Robert Thompson L. D. Franklin D. L. Colburn Duane Redding

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Friendship Home Demonstration Club L. O. Bunch Beaver Valley Goldie Nease B. P. Hann Benrus Hamilton Elgin R. W. Andrews John Denney Gore Mrs. Bryan Waid Mary Grundy S&h Retex Eal Cleaners & Fur Storage Mrs Marie Cunningham Misses Lou Ann Gillum Becky Harloff Billy Pursley Mesdames Lem Foster Jr Lou Gillum Bess Belcia Paul Atchley Doyle Schilling W. M. Wigley J. C. Brubaker L. H. Ensley Paul Smith Bobbie White Lloyd Padgett Edwin Harloff A. G. Ludrick C. O. Whisnand June Parke J. R. Morse Ella Chapman Leonard Wilson Effie Smith Vernon Pursley Lem Foster Sr Tobe Jones Chester Collier Louie Toy Joe Hunt I. S. Valdez Sr Ben Hoyt Frances Houston Christina Robertson Lela J. Wilson Mary Pokorny Grant Neuteboom Margo Driskell Ed Dewey L. B. Leard Archie Sexton Bob Rutherford A. R. Shaffer Jess Nelson T. L. Atkins N. B. Hines J. H. Wyant E. H. Martin Florence Sparlin Earl Deskins Gore Boulevard Llth Street Alvin Steensrud Earl Upton Woodrow Barfield James T. Foster C Ave ORIG School OF the Dance Lana Hollywood Eleanor Day Box Hollywood, Calif Turner M.G.M the Prodigal Dottie Lee National Bakers Services, Inc Johnson’s Milk Art South Fairmont’s U.S.P Fairmont Consumer Service Robertshaw International Harvester Sprague’s Furniture Mart E Avenue
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