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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1954
Page
7
Blue Birds groups continued meetings at leaders homes making Christmas gifts for mothers and planning holiday fetes. They folded TB seats and prepared holiday tray favors for hospitals, donated to Council Fire, and toured Fire Station. Leaders hosted parties for Jolly and Busy Blue Birds with crafts and name events.
Karen Goldner leads the Helpful Blue Birds with Bette-Lee Sum rall as secretary and Beverly Smith as treasurer. Other officers include Helen Wood as candle lighter Linda Lee Soper as wish leader Kay O Nea l as song leader Pat Weaver as game leader and Gloria Gould as helper. Mrs B E Weaver hosted a party while Mrs Myron Smith assists. St Francis Blue Birds under Mrs Bill Yoakim made Christmas tray favors for hospitals and tree ornaments and folded TB seals and prepared food for donation to the Council Fire.
Mrs. Louis E. McGee leads the group in making booklet blessings and Christmas gifts for parents. The Blue Birds learned songs and crafted Thanksgiving tray favors for hospitals, with decor by the group as meals were delivered to the Council Fire.
Mrs. T. D. Nicklas and her daughter Polly Sue hosted a Sunshine Blue Birds party with traditional refreshments. The group learned Blue Bird songs, folded TB scale, and decorated canned food for the Council Fire under group leader Mrs. J. C. Kennedy.
Dream Blue Birds enjoyed a grab bag and games at a holiday party hosted by Mrs. Paul Hunt and her daughter. The group also held a business session and learned Blue Bird songs. Mrs. James J. Noury leads the group.
The annual holiday gathering featured games and refreshments hosted by Mrs J Dana Kintner for the Climbing Blue Birds group. The event was directed by Mrs. and highlighted by festive activities and music.
Hook and Whirl Square Dance club members donated toys at an 8 p.m. session at the American Legion hall Sev enth and E. Proceeds go to a local group for Christmas. Host couples were John Henderson and Wallace Ferguson with Art Ashline as caller. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jennings and others such as Dr. Louis O. Giesen and Evlyn Barkholz.
The list includes R. E. Tallent Marcus Johnson Vernon Field and Ira Lanman.
Apple cranberry salad and applesauce pumpkin pie are presented as festive holiday dishes. The salad blends cranberries with orange walnuts celery and greens set in a gel mold. the pie combines pumpkin applesauce brown sugar spices eggs and cream baked in a 9 inch shell with whipped cream garnish.
The Bethany Sunday School class of North Side Baptist meets at Mrs. Ethel Seigler home 2501 N 20th for a brief business session led by president Mrs Martha Cole then exchanges gifts and shares a covered dish supper The gathering includes Mrs Arthur Bigbee Grace Geeseman Ester Brannon Betty Smith W W March Hilda McPherson Ida Brammer Robbie Manning and W M Leitner singing Silent Night
Pfc and Mrs Jimmie Miller welcome their first child an eight four ounce daughter Nancy Helen born Tuesday in Marlow Oklahoma. The mother is the former Mary Helen Pursley from Lawton and the father serves with the 24th Artillery division in Kobe Japan. Grandparents include E L Pursley Marlow and C O Miller Snyder.
Chattanooga Baptist church adults held a Christmas party in the dining room showing special films The Nativity and Child's Tour of Palestine. Attendees included Mesdames A. M. Grimes Greb Jack Bohl Etta Lee W F Rushi Dora Glenn E A Martin Bo McCary O V Goeringer Raymon Beavers J M Dalton Rev and Mrs O L Jones Walter Horton Orville Wolfe Charles Coe and Mesdames Walter Brown Milton Geis Roy McCary C H Bentley Harry Dooley.
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