Ford Reunion Attended by 61 Relatives
The 1955 Ford reunion at Pecan Springs in Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge drew 61 attendees, six of eight living Ford children present. Families from Tipton, Midwest City, Decatur Texas, Wichita Kansas, Fort Worth Texas, Oklahoma City, Rush Springs, Lawton, Tulsa, Carter, Snyder, Sayre, and other locales gathered for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.W. Ford
Ford
Pecan Springs
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
B. W. Ford
Arvin Ford
Esther Williams
Ricky
Mesdames Iva Lee Haney
Wanda Brandon
Diana
Daryl
Franklin Laing
J. Hawkings
Curtis
Jolinda
J. L. Friely
Ronald
Fort Worth
Tex
Gladys Riley
Betty Blandin
Oklahoma City
Roy Ford
Goldie ‘Mae
Rush Springs
R. D. Ford
David
Sharon
Michael Brent
Joe ‘Cleveland
Leach
Faye Kennedy
Pauls Valley
L. B. Ford
Lawton
Clara Speers
Mary Dell
Tulsa
Walter Breeze
Janis ‘Mullinex
Carter
Local Nuptials Tied In Lawton Ceremony For Rogers Bowman
Out of town relatives and friends gathered in Lawton Friday night for the Rogers Bowman wedding at First Presbyterian Church. The bride Doris Ann Bowman is the daughter of Bryan and Mrs Bowman. groom Noel Gene Rogers is son of A H and Mrs Stone. The couple will honeymoon in Texas and reside in Lawton until January when he enters service. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rogers of Duncan and numerous families from El Reno Walters Norman Oklahoma City and Mountain View among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Rogers-Bowman
First Presbyterian Church
Doris Ann Bowman
Marvin Rogers
Duncan
W. J. Wells
Patty
el Reno
D. O. Palmer
Clarence Rogers
Bill Stevenson
Rita Hatchett
Walters
Ad. Curty
Holdenville
Ra Lochett
Luncheon Honors Sister HD Club Members
Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration club members were feted by their Cedar Grove HD sister club at the club house. Attending were Mesdames Barker, Cook, Daykes, Kern, Langdon, Logan, Logan, Smith, Spann and Worley, plus seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Home Demonstration Club
Cedar Grove HD Group
Pleasant Valley
Mesdames D. B. Barker
James Cook
I. L. Daykes
F. Kern
O. F. Kern
O. P. Langdon
C. E. Logan
Chuck Smith
W. M. Spann
J. W. Worley
No Cooking Menu For Guests Draws Compliments
A cool hostess guide presents a no cooking buffet with chilled seafood salad and cold cuts. It suggests beverages from a pitcher and breads with dressings, plus an ice cream parfait dessert. The recipe includes a Caesar like blue cheese dressing and a large shared salad bowl for 8 to 10 servings.
The Earl Mercers Welcome First Daughter
A daughter weighing six pounds 13 ounces was born at 4 39 p m Sunday to Mr and Mrs Earl Mercer Jr of 1609 Euclid at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Mrs Mercer is the former Shirley Soper. The Soper family at 602 Fort Sill Blvd has four daughters and four granddaughters with no grandsons. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Earl Mercer of 1605 Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Mercer Jr
Euclid
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Mercer
Shirley Soper
Clarence E. Soper
Fort Sill Blvd
Earl Mercer
Lake
Elgin WMS Begins New Study Course
Elgin Baptist Woman's Missionary Society started a study of Andrew Potter, Baptist Builder, at Mrs. Coleman Ezell's home in Elgin. Attendees at the 9 30 a m session included Mesdames Walter Barnett Walter Glasco Homer Hise Elmer McMahan Clyde Sanders and Roy Stevens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Andrew Potter
Elgin Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society
Coleman Ezell
Walter Barnett
Walter Glasco
Homer Hise
Elmer McMahan
Clyde Sanders
Ee Stevens
Roy Stevens
Mrs. Anna Gentry Visits Altus Circle Meeting
Mrs. Anna Gentry 1711 Columbia returned Friday from a visit in Altus with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Coy Suttle. While there she met Grove No 28 members of Supreme Forest Woodmen Circle where she serves as state chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gentry
Columbia
Coy Suttle
Altus
Miss Mary Lynn Marler Feted With Prenuptial Compliment
Bride elect Miss Mary Lynn Marler of the Marler family circle was honored at a preluded prenuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Harold W. Grove at her home. Guests registered with Miss Hattie Jo Carlton. the event featured silver and white décor for her August 26 wedding to Alvin W. Winham. Officiant Clayton S. Walder to lead the single ring ceremony at 7:30 p.m. with many relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lynn Marler
Alvin W. Winham
Harold W. Grove
Grove
Columbia
Hattie Jo Carlton
Jack Hill
John A. Bay
Wilbur N. Marler
Ferris
Irvin Winham
Clayton S. Walder
Rebekahs Plan Fundraising For Stamp Project
Gold Refemance project at Unity Rebekah lodge No 121 discussed to raise funds. IOOF hall hosted 25 members and two guests as Mrs. Ray Young presided with Mrs. Tommie Hartline assisting. Tea plans announced for Saturday 2 to 5 p.m. at 506 Jefferson home of Mrs. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Ray Young
Noble Grand
Tommie Hartline
Mesdames Cliff Rath
John Purcell
Ethel Pendleton
Jefferson
C. C. Weatherford
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings Tonight
Rho Kappa Gamma hosts 7 30 p m Margie Johns at 1805 N 13th First Presbyterian Couple s club holds ice cream party at the manse 1510 Gore Lawton Rebekah lodge meets 8 p m IOOF hall 109 2 D Casady guild plans coffee at St Andrew s Liberty Heights chapel Three Link club 730 p m Mrs M L Williams Deb club 730 p m Diane Hart 1724 Cherry VFW auxiliary 8 p m installs chaplain and three year trustee at 926 S Second Shut in Lawton Woman s Forum meets 7 p m Mrs Jess B Forbess 712 Bell First Presbyterian Women Circle III 730 p m monthly study at 2905 Arlington Medicine Park Home Demonstration Club noon Miss Lila Rush Old Settlers club 7 p m business meeting and watermelon party at American Legion hall Square D Square Dance 830 p m at American Legion hall host couples Gene Wickham Ernest Hunter Cedar Grove Home Demonstration Cedar Grove Union Valley Home Demonstration Scott Home Demonstration 130 p m Kathleen Heinz Pioneer club 1 p m USC Y M C A Fourth and B to Old South cafeteria lead Mrs W E Provine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rho Kappa Gamma
Margie Johns
N. 13Th
First Presbyterian
Manse
Gore
Messrs
Mesdames
Joe Hampton
Don Winks
M. H. Anderson
Hugh MacLean
Lawton Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Bishop
M. L. Williams
Diane Hart
Cherry
Women’s Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Department of Lawton Woman's Forum
Jess B. Forbess
Bell
First Presbyterian Women’s Organization
C. T. Freese
Arlington
E. W. Flippen
Ed Dewey
Medicine Park Home
Square D
American Legion Hall
E. Messrs
Gene Wickham
Walter Crosby
Ernest Hunter
Cedar Grove
Union Valley
Scott Home Demonstration Club
Kathleen Heinz
Pioneer Club
Usc-Ymca
Old South
W. E. Provine
Birth of Carla Lee Hollingsworth in Clinton
Former Lawton area residents announce the birth of Carla Lee Hollingsworth to their son Jimmie Hollingsworth and wife in Clinton. Born August 20, the infant weighed four pounds, 14½ ounces and is the couple’s first child. Grandmother Roberta Jones of Weatherford and maternal grandparents C. H. Jones of Weatherford are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hollingsworth
Jimmie Hollingsworth
Clinton
Carla ‘Lee
Hollingsworth
Roberta Jones
Weatherford
Tex
C. H. Jones
Families Come Together for Buskirk Orrell Reunion at Park
A noon picnic at Craterville Park marked a joint reunion of the Buskirk and Orrell families. Attendees included Burl B. Buskirk’s birthday celebration, with many relatives from Bremerton to Amarillo, Oklahoma City to West Palm Beach. The event featured swimming and photography, and a large extended gathering of family members and children from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buskirk
Orrell
Craterville Park
Navy Cwo
Burl B. Buskirk
Bremerton
Wash
Carroll Welch
Tracy
Calif
Mesdames
Kenith Orrell
Jim Duckworth
Floyd Haile
Marshall
Jim Baum
Gerrald Cook
Amarillo
Tex
Julian Ryder
West Palm Beach
Fla
Lois Carter
Cleta Orrell Grant
Betty Joe Bufore
Bernice Orrell
T. F. Orrell
M. A. Orrell
Oklahoma City
Benjamin Suazo
Orlando
Bradford Buskirk
W. B. Timmons
Trenton
J. E. Orrell
Alix
G. D. Orrell
Enid
Dennis Beall
Bobby Dansby
Ben Phillips
Stuart Downs
Chickasha
Gary Huckabay
Jack Wilson
Hub Powell
I. J. Cook
Ditz Brewer
Frank Cook
Cecil Hodson
Ivory Cook
Dennis Cook
Snyder
Rosa Lee Conway
Grady W. Conner
C. A. Buskirk
Lawton
Birth announced for Kenneth Gregg Smartt in Lamar
Dr and Mrs Rodney L Worthen announce the birth of a son Aug 18 weighing seven pounds 11 ounces to her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Edward R Smartt Lamar Cole The baby named Kenneth Gregg joins siblings Carol Annette four and Phillip Edward two The mother is former Josephine Helderman who worked at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney L. Worthen
1609
Edward R. Smartt
Lamar, Cole
Kenneth Gregg
Americans Use More Hot Water During Summer
The article notes Americans use more hot water in summer due to additional baths showers and laundry. It advises raising water heater temperatures to 160 degrees for washing clothes and describes home laundering of cotton fabrics and Orlon or Dacron blends. It references guests at 506 Gore with Mrs Carroll Welch and Burl Bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Orlon
Dacron
Coffee Slated For Tuesday At Liberty Heights Chapel
A get acquainted coffee for women of Liberty Heights chapel is planned for 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The event will be hosted at Mrs. J. Earl Kephart's home, 3401 Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Heights Chapel
J. Earl Kephart
Atlanta
The Jeff Wheatleys Visit Local Relatives
The Wheatleys arrive in Lawton for a two week visit with relatives in Oklahoma City. Jeff Wheatley, employed at KWTV, plans to stay with his parents in Lawton. PRACTICE SLATED includes a full practice for the degree and drill at Lawton Rebekah lodge No. 87 IOOF hall at 109% D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Wheatleys
Lawton Rebekah
IOOF
The Julian Ryders Visit Her Parents
Houseguests of Mr. and Mrs Grady Conner Lawton Rte 2 are their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Julian Ryder West Palm Beach Fla Mrs Ryder is the former Miss Dee Ann Conner of Lawton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Conner
Rte. 2
Lawton
Julian Ryder
West Palm Beach
Fla
Ryder
Dee Ann Conner
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Earl Mercers
Elgin Wms
Southwestern Radio & Sound Phone
Dorothea Meyer
Kathryn Barrett
Lucille Henderson
Gladys Harris
Virginia Johnson
Mary Hazel Small
Mary Grundy
Adelaide R. Fox
Betty W. Lewis
Grace Fraiser
Anne Powell
Mamie Lee Epperson
May Schofield
Charla Critcher
Ben Ansley
Carl Partain
J. P. Cox
Glenn Dosser
Hugh Bish
Helen McCrory
J. R. Valdez
Vivian Mercer
Houston Tice
Robert E. Ellenburg
William Powell
Bill Galyon
Billy P. Galyon
Dorothy Cunningham
John Stubblefield
Maureeen Millins
Ted Newman
Zeke Horne
Ray Nauman
Cecil Lawson
Carter Crane
George L. Hutchins
Harriet McDivitt
Tom Ward
Lydia Troop
Hardy Watson
Bennie Stephens
Owen Amphlett
Jimmy A. Johnson
Mamie Small
Ross H. Porter
Clayton S. Valdez
J. ©. Conner
Val Frakes
Zea Schlein
Millard Coody
Otto Howard
Rosalie Holley
Glen Fuqua
Claude Ellegood
R. Grant Mangum Sr
Lucille Ford
Fred Gray
Hardy Suggs
Dale Barnett
Harris Hancock
John Frampton
Dave King
al Shore
Lodell Goodey
Gordon Wayne
Leon Darden
Olan Winham
Allan Winham
Alton Winham
Lena Eastus
Mary I. Marler
Lon Parks
Reed Cooter
J. A. Marler
Ralph McCarty
Wesley Silk
H. M. Maupin
I. S. Valdez Sr
Iroa J. Black
Ben McKenzie
Jess Griffin
Jack Griffin
R. V. Fralin
Roanoka Va
Dan Preston
Opal Forsythe
Rhuie Tafolla
Louis Cargill
Worth C. Fulbright
Harry King
K. W. Williamson
Walter Whitener
Rebekahs
Lawtonian
B. P. Hann
Benrus
Hamilton
Phone 118
Edward Smartts
Rex Lee
Fairmont’s
U.S.P
C.F.M. Een
A & M Air Conditioning
Harry Roy
Lawton, Okla
Fred Melton
Capitol Records
Bobby Hackett
Arthur Murray
Big Dave
Orchestra
June Christy
Rachmaninoff
the Record Shop
Hardy Suggs Music Shop
D Avenue
S&h
Retex
C Ave
Vane
Aes Teessiee
A. B. Drug Company
Wichita Falls
Crook Television Service
Lee Blvd
Carl Wheatley
Jeff Wheatley
Mike
Wheatley
KWTV
Insurors
Realtors
Julian Ryders
School OF the Dance
Gore Boulevard
Robertshaw
International Harvester
Sprague’s Furniture Mart
E Avenue
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