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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1977
Page
5
The piece traces Valentine Day legends and the leap year superstition known as Lovers Leap Season. It notes birds mating on February 14 and Old English beliefs that women may propose during leap year with a silk gown if rejected, while many European towns allegedly legalized the custom.
Miss Lawton 1976 Joanna Ezzell attended as a special guest along with Mayor and Mrs. Wayne Gilley and other dignitaries. Seventeen contestants including Susan Carden and Charlotte Carson were honored at a reception hosted by Mrs. Mary Shalvey at 7708 Grensted Lane with introductions by Juli Bartnicki.
Comanche County Extenson agent Gordon Hall will present a houseplants program on selection care potting watering and insect control from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the Comanche County Fairgrounds. A repeat session is set for 7 p.m. to 9 30 p.m. Thursday March 10. Both sessions are open to the public. The Friday date was corrected from a prior notice.
The report covers multiple gatherings of the Wives of Officers groups at Fort Sill and Lawton. Activities include coffee socials at various homes, welcome gestures to newcomers, upcoming luncheons and dinners, fashion show planning, burglar-proofs talks, and a trip to Wichita Falls Texas. Attendees include Mrs. Charles Brockway Mrs. J C Hardister Mrs. Maggie Hall Mrs. Joan Petersen Mrs. Laurel Hubbard Mrs. Nancy Wallace Mrs. Ingrid Brown Mrs. Gigi Ferguson Mrs. Sharon Rouse Mrs. Jan Carney Mrs. Barbara Evans and others.
Social calendar items list events for Monday across Fort Sill Ar tillery Village Community Center Jefferson Elementary Founders Day Tea Brookland and Parklane Elementary PTAs Altrusa Club Lawton Red Cross building Overeaters Anonymous St Marys School VFW Post 1193 and Auxiliary with various 7 to 7:30 p.m. start times. People and venues include Fort Sill Lawton Gore Boulevard VFW Hall and local elementary PTA meetings.
A trend shows Valentine cards moving from fixed eight line verses to prose and innovative rhymes. Card planners note a new directness in expressions of love with messages that say I love you in clearer terms.
Tomorrow's stars offer guidance for each sign with caution and reward. Aries through Pisces receive brief outlooks on patience, money, relationships, and career potential alongside a note on talents and Galileo's birthdate.
Dear Abby letters discuss who receives the tax deduction when a charity donation is made in another person’s name. The donor, not the named recipient, gets the deduction if the gift is tax deductible. Readers object to donations made in their name without consent and prefer to control which causes receive gifts.
Dear Abby columns cover obscene calls, caller control of lines, a wife overwhelmed by nagging, a husband who wants back washing, and a Seattle reader clarifying herpes as a virus. The note ends inviting personal replies from Abby.
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