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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1953
Page
9
A household guide explains spot and stain removal using chlorine bleach for about 25 stain types on cottons linens and white nylons while cautioning silk wool rayon or blends. It covers a new dry chlorine bleach granular form for sinks tubs and fabrics with step by step soaking quick rinses and possible second treatment for stubborn stains.
Elgin WSCS members gathered at the church for an all day meeting. Mrs. R. C. Choens led the devotional. Hostesses served a covered dish luncheon at noon with Mesdames Elwin Wolcott, M. R. Conrad and Bill Revel assisting. Others present included Mesdames Mack Lowe, Ben Kenney, Frank Brandon, Charlie Eads, Ray Swhercinsky, J. T. Farrar and Dick Horschler, along with Mesdames Wanda Putney, Clarice Keeler, Aldene Petty, Bill Hasenbeck, Holden Miller and Emmett Welch. In Cyril, Minister Jack Meyer conducts Vacation Bible School with about 50 children attending.
Mend-It club members celebrated their sixth anniversary at 2 p m Thursday at Mrs. Ray Anderson 1008 Roosevelt home. President Mrs M R Vaughan led business and announced a picnic outing for members children Monday at Lake Jed Johnson with each bringing a lunch. The next meeting is Thursday Sept 17 at Mrs George Broome 902 Garfield.
Apache PTA announces its first fall meeting at 7 30 p m on Thursday September 24 led by president Mrs George Levite with yearbooks released under the theme Better Homes Better Schools and Better Communities for a Free Society Officers include Alvin McCracken vice president Mrs Edward Boydston secretary Bob Evans treasurer and Mrs Maurice Goodman reporter A nursery will be available at each meeting held at 7 30 p m every fourth Thursday Room mothers will be named later.
The Associated Press reports three Oklahoma families learned their sons were released in Korea while three others learned of deaths in Communist prison camps. The killed were Frank M. Lynn, Robert S. Toler, and Archie D. Winn, raising Oklahoma's POW death toll to ten. repatriated were Roy Hardage, Archie Brown, and Guy L. Lewis. Lewis’s mother could not talk, while his father expressed relief at the news.
Tulsa report shows 160 new well locations staked by Oklahoma operators in the past week versus 168 prior. Ketchum & Whan Drilling Co. No. 4 Bartlett in Creek County flowed 2,800 BOPD from 2,374 to 2,382 feet in the Skinner sand, total depth 2,618 feet. Tulsa World survey tallies 89 oilers, 11 gassers, 52 dry holes, 9 abandoned. Completions footage 524,773 feet. initial oil production 10,338 BOPD. gas wells 143,596,000 CF per day.
Snyder Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Faith and Joy circles met in Mrs. Walt Cook's home for a joint session. Group singing and prayers opened the meeting led by Mrs. Kyle Taylor and Mrs. James Degan conducted the devotional. Attendees included Mesdames Drew Woodward Loyce Woodward Mary Harmon Maldrus Easley and Ben Knight. The Pueblo Indians of New Mexico fashioned jars and bowls from clay coils, fired in open kilns.
Mrs James Griffis was welcomed as a new member of the Army Wives club at the USC YMCA fourth and B for their weekly luncheon Thursday noon. Hostesses were Mesdames Robert Hook and C G Nolan. Mrs Lloyd Cockerham won a prize during games. Next meet at USC YMCA at noon Thursday for a picnic and swimming party. Names listed: Cecil LaCaze Lloyd Cockerham Delbert Denton William Schalck George White Robert Beatty Norman Langer Thayer Lewis Dale Icenogle.
Santa Monica, Calif. veteran actor John Payne and Alexandra Beryl Curtis obtained a license to wed soon in Santa Barbara. Payne, 41, and Curtis, 30, both have prior marriages. He will marry after finishing his current film schedule in Hollywood.
An American sergeant says prisoners in North Korean camps want the armistice to allow safe returns. Sgt Blyther Berkheimer of Los Angeles adds a tough stance and says he thinks they should beat the Communists.
A six inch water main broke in Duncan Oklahoma on August 21 marking the twelfth main failure in eleven days. Repairs were required due to excessive pressure delaying a paving program as crews addressed the broken lines.
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