Yale Themed Circle Parties Highlight Centenary Methodist Society
WSCS Circle members held Christmas themed meetings at multiple homes with 17 to 22 attendees. Devotionals were given by Mrs J Hale Edwards, Mrs R E Elliott, Mrs Fred Kluck, and Mrs J Walter Browers Jr. Each circle conducted games, gift exchanges, and baskets for needy families. Guests included Mrs Shirley Williamson, Miss Betty Gosselin, Mrs Neal Petree, and Mrs Brewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service Circle
J. Hale Edwards
Circle I
Dillard Wiseman
A. B. Gosselin
Circle II
Morford Drive
R. E. Elliott
Shirley Williamson
Betty Gosselin
Circle Ili
Virgil Alexander
Cherry
Fred Kluck
J. Walter
Neal Petree
John Metzger
Maria
Romania
Circle VI
W. PD. Ford Jr
Euclid
Jim Marshall
Brewers
Comanche-Cotton WMU Board Sets Quarterly Rally Institute
Representatives from 13 Baptist Woman's Union churches of the Comanche-Cotton association met in Lawton for an executive board session with Mrs. Gerald R. Smith presiding. They planned the next WMU rally and mission institute set for January 12 at Calvary Baptist in Lawton, with luncheon at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Woman’s Union of Comanche-Cotton Association
Gerald R. Smith
Lawton
First Baptist Church
WMU
Mission Institute
Calvary Baptist Church
Baptist General Convention
Oklahoma
Walters
Fred Houston
W. J. Alexander
John Phil Reynolds
Letitia
A. Day
Nativity Scenes Enacted At Fete
Mesdames Joe Haywood Joe Kuntz and J W Edwards led Nativity scenes at a 730 p m Tuesday Christmas party for Forget-Me-Not club members. Sgt Wayne Gillette directed group singing of carols at Lawton Recreation Center with Mrs Ruby Hook at the piano. Santa Claus handed out gifts while refreshments were overseen by Mesdames Ernest Burrows W A Martin and J R Tregilgus. Seven guests and 40 members attended. next meeting is January 7 at the Lawton Recreation Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Haywood
Joe Kuntz
J. W. Edwards
Sgt
Wayne Gillette
Lawton Recreation Center
14Th and
Bell
Ruby Hook
Santa Claus
Ernest Burrows
W. A. Martin
J. R. Tregilgus
IBEW Auxiliary Yule Party Aids Needy Family
Members of the IBEW Auxiliary No. 1860 hosted a Christmas party at Mrs. W. S. Best home 1708 Sycamore to collect food for a needy family. Co hosts were Mesdames Bennett Campbell Jr and Lavon Crook. Guests included Mrs. Dale Sherwin and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Auxiliary
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
W. S. Best
Sycamore
R. A. Bennett
R. O. Campbell Jr
Lavon Crook
Dale Sherwin
W. E. Clark
C. L. DeVore
Jack Ferrell
Bert Hendrix
F. F. Hollander Jr
M. M. Jennings Jr
Steve Kovacs
Elmer Kuntz
Ivan Lanman
V B. Ogden
W. R. Morris
Robert Mitchell
C. H. Passons
J. H. Spurlock
Tex White
T. F. Worth
Husbands Feted At Guild Supper
Centenary Methodist Wesleyan Service guild held a supper at 6 30 pm Tuesday with husbands as special guests. Miss Thelma Tala taught from The Holy and Devout Life. Attendees included Mesdames Elliott Agnew Cunningham Bundy and others plus several couples. A food drive basket was prepared for a needy family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
Thelma Talla
Mesdames R. E. Elliott
Louise Agnew
Dorothy Cunningham
Lula Bundy
John French
Frances Agnew
Swinney Faculty Feted At Dinner
B C Swinney elementary school principal Mrs Christina Swanson hosted a holiday dinner at her home 602 Gore Tuesday night assisting with the hospitality was her mother Mrs E Brent Mitchell. Christmas decorations adorned the home as a gift exchange was held among faculty including Vita Arndt Nola Bowman Mary Belle Ellis Irene Harris Ivan Hoyt Martha Raines Pauline Vanis Dorothy Worthen and Macel Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Swinney
Christina Swanson
Gore
Ivan Hoyt
Martha Raines
Pauline Vanis
Dorothy Worthen
Macel Woods
Younger Set Complimented Entertaining A Christmas Party
James and Judy Strahan hosted a formal dance at their parents home at 905 Bell with traditional holiday decorations. Floyd Zook assisted with chaperoning as teens attended, including Jane Babbitt and Sue Botkin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Judy Strahan
J. N. Strahan
Bell
Floyd Zook
Jane Babbitt
Sue Botkin
Sharon Cox
Sally Dixon
Paula Knight
Linda Mathes
Linda Richardson
Carolyn Rhody
Rita Tozier
Colette Turley
Faye Verma
Mona Watters
Jimmy Dale
Dan Glasscock
Lance Kopesah
Don Mathes
Mike Nelson
Bobby Newman
Jimmy Owens
Larry Raye
Terry Riddle
Nae Tillman
Dale
Larry
Elgin OES Installation Rites Draw Large Crowd
More than 100 persons signed the guest book at Elgin chapter No. 255 Order of Eastern Star installation of new officers, held jointly with the local Masonic lodge at the Elgin Masonic hall. Mrs. William A. Garman led as worthy matron with Merl Gilliland as new worthy patron. a dinner preceded the ceremony in the school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
William A. Garman
CES
Elgin Masonic Hall
Merl Gilliland
Bethel Methodist Church Sets New Year Watch Night
Bethel Methodist Church plans a watch night starting 8 p.m. Saturday December 31 ending at 12 midnight. Social hour at 10 p.m. hosted by Methodist Youth Fellowship with song service and worship at 11 p.m. A communion service closes the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Bethel Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bethel Christmas Tree Program Planned at Church
Bethel's annual Christmas tree program will be held at 7 30 p m Saturday night at Bethel Methodist Church. Sunday school children will present the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Bethel Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bethel Methodist Church
Christmas Parties and Meetings Across Local Groups
Social Calendar lists events for Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Mili tant No 8 and Canton at IOOF hall and other groups. Jaycee Jones, Hook & Whirl, Mary Swartz Rose club, and Circle VII hold parties with gifts for needy families. VFW post No 1193 hosts a children's Christmas party at the VFW building tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant No. 8
Canton
Ioof
Jaycee Jones
Jaycees
Security Bank & Trust Company
Hook & Whirl Square
American Legion Hall
Eddie Shinkle
Dan Whitt
Art Ashline
Mary Swartz
Paul Wege
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
S. Second
Oklahoma Traffic Toll Rises to 567 for 1955
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma's trafficfatality toll for 1955 reached 567 after two deaths late yesterday. Victims include 67 year old Mittie Ragsdale of Ardmore struck crossing a street, and 33 year old Harold Purkey of Shawnee who died after his car overturned on a curve nine miles west of Eufaula on State Highway 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Mittie Ragsdale
Ardmore
Harold K. Purkey
Shawnee
Ragsdale
Purkey
Eufaula
Wwscs To Meet Bethel For Study Session
Bethel Christian Service members plan Thursday afternoon meeting to start study of The Christian Nation in a Revolutionary World. Mrs. Joe Fullerton will lead the session as study leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel
Bethel Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Joe Fullerton
FFA FHA Hold Yule Banquet in Lawton
Cache County students from Future Homemakers of America and Future Farmers of America gathered at the Old Soul cafeteria in Lawton for their annual Christmas banquet on Tuesday night. The program opened with prayer by Herbert Woesner Sr. and included Christmas songs, a solo by Carolyn Dupler, and a duet by Walter Kriss and Jacque Nimrod, followed by a long list of attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cache
Future Homemakers of America
Future Farmers of America
Old Soul
Lawton
Herbert Woesner Sr
Carolyn Dupler
Walter Kriss
Jacque Nimrod
Joyce Runyan
Janet Maloy
Mary Ann Ford
Jo Ann Robinson
Marlyn Hess
Marlyn Saxon
Peggy Hutson
Inola Caldwell
Minnie Atterberry
Jessie Jackson
Phylis Werquewak
Karen Elling
Mary Lou Robinson
Karen Tillman
Lillian Griswold
Brenda Woomarooal
Velva Watts
Johnny Wimple
Tommy Self
Richard Ash
Jerry Duke
Dale Ulrich
Ronnie Callicott
Clarence Wayne Lee
Patrick Duke
Gerald Thorn
Floyd Runnels
Troy Thorn
Bill Brooking
Harold Werqueyah
Ray Bard
Leslie Barfield
Westly Overstreet
Mike Lauderdale
Donald Hutson
Brenda Cook
Bennie Hollander
Ralph Cox
Jimmy Atterberry
Billy Runyan
Carol Risinger
Avery Thompson
Messrs. and
Mesdames
C. E. Elling
Clinton Reeves
Seminole Explosion Fatal For Two Men
An explosion at the Guy Nall Trucking Co. garage near Seminole killed Chester Armstrong from Bowlegs and Chester Adams from Seminole, both workers using an acetylene tank to weld a truck. Walter McElhaney was burned, pulled from the blaze by Farrell Nall. Damage to the building and equipment was about 3000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Okla
Guy Nall Trucking Co
Chester Armstrong
Bowlegs
Chester Adams
Walter Clayton McElhaney
Farrell Nall
Houseguests from Ohio visit local residents
Personal notice lists Mrs Maud R Maid and Miss Ruth Fullingim of 706 Columbia hosting Mr and Mrs Richard Miller and family from Columbus Ohio. Miller was stationed at Fort Sill during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud R. Maid
Ruth Fullingim
Columbia
Richard Miller
Columbus
Ohio
Miller
Fort Sill
Length of cotton fiber spans vast scale with diameter
The text notes that the length of cotton fiber could be from 1000 to 3000 times its diameter, illustrating the extreme aspect ratio of cotton strands and the remarkable elongation compared to thickness.
Banner SS Class Feted At Supper
In Chattanooga at the Presbyterian church recreation annex a covered dish supper and Christmas party honored Banner Sunday School class members. Rev. and Mrs. William Bull attended with Logan Hyder J C Crow Harold Creith the class teacher Mrs. Woodrow Patton and Mr and Mrs Aubrey Patton and Mr Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Presbyterian Church
William Bull
Logan Hyder
Harold Creith
Woodrow Patton
Patton
Aubrey Patton
Also Mentioned on This Page
WSCS
Yale
Cameron
George Conway
M. H. Dungan
Andrew Allen
A. H. Clark
Barto Huff
H. Tom Wiles
A. L. Stringer
John Roy Harris
Smith
Northside
Ed Kanady
Fred Metscher
IBEW
Swinney
Elgin Oes
Area Church
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Weldon Smith
Oklahoma City
B. P. Hann
Hamilton
Benrus
Osborn
Eugene L. Bowman
Annison
Sunbeam
Meeker
Seth Thomas
Eversharp
Blunt Zorger
Postoffice
Central
Airlines
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
New York
USS
San Antonio
U. Mor
D Avenue
PD Avenue
Corner Drug
St. Or
RFD
Corner Drug Co-operative
Lewton
Cadill
Cadillac
Norton-Kitchens
Buick Co
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