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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1954
Page
7
A feature on how contemporary college girls manage beauty at home with books on diet, hair care tools, cleansers, curlers, and skin products. It contrasts with Betty Coed era norms and highlights self care, natural nails, simple hair care, and budget conscious makeup choices.
Bright and gay Valentine salads use unflavored gelatine with tomato juice for color and flavor. Recipes include Valentine Aspic with cream cheese topping and Cranberry Relish Molds, yielding 8 and 6 servings respectively, plus a note about a Parent Teacher Association study group meeting at the Norris home.
A personal shower honoring Mrs. Seibold took place at 722 North 31st Street hosted by Mrs. E. Burrell Jones with Mrs. Nick Carras assisting. Guests included Cyrilla Gaster, Venna Lee Wales, and many others. blue handmade guest register and lace table decor featured prominently as refreshments and gifts were displayed in the living room.
Mrs. N. C. Ulrich presided as Lawton Heights Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service held a 7 30 p m meeting at 1221 Fleming. Devotions and The Lord's Prayer opened the session with Miss Gladys Allen and several members leading short discussions.
The American Legion auxiliary led by president Mrs. Martha Ledford held a business session at Mrs. Julia Claypool’s home. Reported were the monthly supper with 41 members enrolled, and a food sale netting $52.70 for the Mothers March on Polio. A game night was planned for Thursday Feb 25 at the Legion hut with fourteen members present.
Fort Sill theater 4 hosts a March of Dimes Variety Show at 2 and 7 pm Saturday. Sponsored by the 595th Field Artillery battalion under Lt. Col. Howard P. Clarke the event features 20 acts from civilians and military including Abe Lieber as emcee Gordon Heinrich and the Byrd Sisters with no admission charged.
Army Wives club members met at USC-YMCA for a Thursday noon luncheon and an aluminum tray handicraft lesson. Mesdames Brigham Young and J H Smith led the session, co hosted by Mesdames Lloyd Cockerham and Dale Ice. New members Mrs Orval Yarbro and Stanley Rothstein attended along with Grace Carter J B Sanders Grover and others.
Cpl and Mrs Jim C Billingsley name their six pounds ten and a half ounce son Stuart Craig born Feb 3 at Fort Sill Station hospital The mother with her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Mull 708 B The father is stationed in Germany with the U S Army Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs C B Billingsley Tulsa
The Baptist Woman's Missionary Society met at 309 South 27th for a 1 30 p m session. Mrs Wilford Johnson led singing and minutes were read before Bible study from Exodus. Dismissal prayer by Mrs Jim Tucker followed refreshments for members and guest Mrs J L Ledford.
The Cosmopolitan club at NCO Mess Fort Sill welcomed Mrs H R Barthel as a new member. Co-hostesses were Mesdames C A Hemby and Edward Davison. A brief business session was led by president Mrs D E Colbaugh with several members named in attendance.
A post nuptial shower honors Koleta Geis with Mrs Earl Perry as host. Attending were J M Dalton George Knight and Misses Anna Marie Fisher Elsie Fisher Charlene Ochs ner Nancy Goeringer Karen Harvey Mattie Stoll Judy Cap in.
Methodist Youth Fellowship discussed citizenship at a Great Price theme. Large turnout of youths and sponsors attended led by Rev and Mrs cen Vets and Bertie See.
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