Wildflower Garden Club Hosts Violet Themed Program
The Wichita Mountains Wildflower Garden Club held a February meeting at Mrs. Duane Huscher’s east Cache home. She presented on violets as prominent, noting 7 U S species, 59 east of the Mississippi, and that yellow violets outnumber blue and purple ones in the West. Two poems about violets were read, and a brief business session followed with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Huscher
Wichita Mountains
Helen S. Hull
Huscher
United States
Mississippi River
New Member Elected At Rebekah Fete
Mrs Gladys Harris was elected to membership at Lawton Rebekah lodge No. 87 during a regular business session at the IOOF hall. The event featured a George Washington birthday program, announcements for a March 1 school of instruction in Duncan, and plans for a March 4 school of instruction here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Harris
Lawton Rebekah Lodge No. 87
IOOF
R. E. Tallent
E. E. Quinn
Duncan
Green Brogdon
Edit Christian
Peoria
Ariz
Rebekah Assembly of Arizona
Owen King Sr
Busy Bee Club
C. A. Dean
Washington
Jack Wheeler
School of Traction
Walter LaBlanc
Wallace Ferguson
Quinn
Noble
M. C. Dillingham
John Sutton
George Lutz
R. W. Plummer
R. E. Cullins
Earl Wheatley
K.F. McClain
Sam Braddy
Cora Nix
Allie Young
Viola Witsil
Lucy Gosset
Hal Falk
David Sly
Ann Craig
Couples Club Presents Holiday Skits at Washington Day Party
The First Presbyterian church recreation room hosted a George Washington day party where couples performed holiday themed skits. Ted Dickerson led a brief business meeting at 8 p.m. and Mrs. Phil Lehman gave the devotional. Bridge games were played and many members attended including Dr. Ernest Winter host, Gene Brandt, Stewart Shirey, Lt. Richard MacDougall, Harold Bothner, Kenneth Cowling, Richard Saul, Rev. Clayton Valder, A. V. Caldwell, Charles Morledge, Lorance White, and Phil Lehman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church Recreation Room
Ted Dickerson
Phil Lehman
Ernest Winter
Gene Brandt
Stewart Shirey
Richard MacDougall
Harold Bothner
Kenneth Cowling
Richard Saul
Clayton S. Valder
Cameron Chorus Plans Operetta The Cameron College
The Cameron college chorus and mixed chorus under Lyle Work announce a comic operetta titled The Cameron, to be staged in the college auditorium on March 30 and 31. It will mark the operetta’s third U S performance, with two prior college showings. Plans are underway for 1955 publication. John Mundy is named as music creator and El Burglar as lyricist, with Mundy described as Elgar’s manager and a prominent playwright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron College
John Mundy
Edoward el Burglar
Cameron
Lyle Work
United States
Elgar
Social Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Events
Social Calendar itemizes activities across Manhattan clubs and groups with dates from Thursday to Saturday. Events include informal dance at Manhattan Dance Club from 8 to 9 pm and dancing to 1 am at Lawton Golf and Country Club, meetings for AAUW junior group, PEO Sisterhood Chapter EB, Square D Square Dance Club at the American Legion hut, and Parent-Teacher association sessions at Swinney School. Also listed are Garden council, YMCA events, Pioneer Women's club luncheon, Unity Rebekah lodge practice, Scott Home Demonstration Club, Fort Sill clubs, and Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance to close the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan Dance Club
Lawton Golf & Country Club
American Association of University Women
Pat Campbell
N. Bath
Cameron College
PEO Sisterhood
Thelma Talla
Dorothea Meyer
Square D
Si P.m
American Legion Hut
Messrs
Mesdames
Raymond Spott
B. C. Swinney Parent-Teacher Association
Swinney Scl
Gar & Country Club Spor
Sis
Festess
Es To Earth Bridge Gamive Home Demonstration Club
Roy Cremer
Ass . Friendship Home Demonstration Club
Gene Goodin
Lawton Garden Council
Uscymca
Sweet Pea Garden
Cii
Pioneer Women’s Club
American Legion Hall
Demonstration on Wax Flowers By Mrs Biester Feld
Mrs W E Biester Feld gave a wax flower demonstration at the Pansy Garden club in Mrs D D Martin’s home 809 N 31st with Mrs E P Lewis as co host. During business several members plan to attend the Southwest district convention of Garden clubs on March 11 at Frederick. Guests included Mesdames Vernon Cannon C P Ekstrom E E Duncan J D Kintner and C A Franklin. Others attending were Mesdames D W Ferguson James Gibson W A Buxton James Watson Stanley Sasser Lee Kemp and John Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Biesterfeld
D. D. Martin
E. P. Lewis
Frederick
Mesdames Vernon Cannon
C. P. Ekstrom
E. E. Duncan
J.D. Kin
Landscaping Club Hosts Talk on New Year Plans
A gardening club met at Mrs. Walter Smith's home to hear a guest speaker from Modern Landscaping discuss plant choices for the area. The session also outlined a Gardners' Short Course to be held March 2 at Stillwater with Oklahoma A&M horticulture head R. N. Payne among the speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Fort Sill Bivd
William J. Porter
Sheridan Road
James G. True
Stillwater
R. N. Payne
Oklahoma A&m College
Betty Tyree
Mesdames Sylba’ Adams
G. S. Barver
Fred Bentley
E. K. Caldwell
J. M. Bakley
John G. Erwin
Val Frakes
F. W. Hammond
T. A. Hamra
Paul Harris
Mesdames Frank Hurt
Bern Klein
W. R. Magner
R. Grant Mangum
E. Brent Mitchell
Curtis Pennington
Granvil Pennington
Herbert Shelton
J. W. Tyree
Clayton
S- Valder
J.D. Wallace
T. B. Wildman
Actress Bette Grayson Dies in New York at 32
New York actress Bette Grayson aged 32 and former wife of playwright Clifford Odets died yesterday after a brief illness. Her Broadway appearances included revivals of her former husband’s Night Music in 1951 and One Boy in 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bette Grayson
New York
Clifford Odets
Dancer to Speak at Annual BPW Banquet
Mrs. Helen Overpeck of Oklahoma City, a former Lawtonian and owner of a dance studio, will speak at the Lawton BPWC International Relations banquet in the Old South Cafeteria Thursday night. She has toured Europe and travels the U S Canada and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Overpeck
Oklahoma City
Europe
Lawton Business & Sessional Women’s Club
Old South
International Club
Dance Masters of America
National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists
Texas Association of Dance Teachers
Lawton High School
Kansas City Conservatory of Music
Oklahoma College For ‘Women
Chickasha
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Bill Robinson
Muriel Stuart
American Ballet School
New York
Sill Man Released To Military After Accidents In Town
Sgt. Harvey D. Williams of Fort Sill, 29, was released to the post after a string of accidents in town. His car struck a parked vehicle at 901 C, hopped a curb on 10th, then crashed into a tree near 910 H. Williams suffered a cut lip, while passenger Carl R. Clark, 33, of City Hotel, had a deep facial laceration. Policeman Frank Murphy described the sequence and damage from the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey D. Williams
Fort ‘Sill
Post Au- Sea
Williams
Carl R. Clark
City Hotel
Frank Murphy
O Ae
Haworth Considers Senate Run in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY Feb 24 State Rep Bill Haworth of Fort Gibson said he may seek the Democratic nomination for senator in Muskogee County. Haworth would oppose incumbent Harold Shoemake of Muskogee. Haworth is in city taking the state bar exam.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Haworth
Fort Gibson
Senat
Muskogee County
Haworth
Harold Shoemake
Muskogee
Auxiliary Police Unit Planned for Town
Police Chief Ralph Hennessee announced plans to organize an auxiliary police unit. Bob Brown said the goal was to recruit 133 men over 21. The unit would assist in disasters and work with civil defense, with meetings at the central fire station and police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Hennessee
Central Fire Station
Bob Brown
Wnit
Red
Educators to Meet at Northwestern State College
Northwestern Oklahoma high school commerce teachers will gather at Northwestern State College in Alva on February 27 for a Northwestern region meeting. The event brings teachers together to discuss curriculum and commerce education updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Alva
Okla
Northwestern Oklahoma
Northwestern State College
Work Begins on Yale Tower in Yale Oklahoma
Work has begun to build an elevated water tower at 119,200 status with a target completion of 300 working days. Project appears to be under way in Yale Oklahoma with date noted February 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Yale, Okla
Anallow
Arraignment Today In Police Shooting In Anadarko
Anadarko Oklahoma February 24 1950 Brookshire age 33 appeared before Peace Justice Ed Moran in arraignment for attempting to kill two city policemen Ballard Guinn 30 and Milton Lopez 36 who were wounded by a blast at Brookshire's home on Sunday. He was given 24 hours to enter a plea. Brookshire has a long record of arrests for drunkenness and fighting.
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Anadarko
Okio
Brookshire
Ed Moran
Ballard Guinn
Milton Lopez
First Vet Finishes Agr Training Year
Group to meet members of the Oklahoma Ozarks at a dinner meeting. The event signals completion of a year of agricultural training by a veteran participant and invites local attendees to recognize the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Ozarks
President Returns To Grind At Desk Amid GOP Tug Of War
President returns to the desk as the GOP leadership crisis continues, shaping stalled legislation and partisan maneuvering. The stalemate over spending, nominations, and policy priorities keeps lawmakers in flux and Oval Office action on hold.
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Wildflower Garden Club
Harry B. Routh
Herbert Woesner Jr
Cache
John S. Taylor
Aeirs
J. A. Bumpers
Thoma City
Jack Howenstine
Herbert Woesner
Neda Parker Birdsong
Ernest J. Greenwalt
James K. Haley
Richard Hitch
Lucius Long
Wayne Rowe
Frank Rush Jr
Carl Smelser
Paul Wege
Rebekah Fete
A. V. Caldwell
Charles Morledge
Lorance White
Arthur Amey
Messrs. and Mesdames Wena Jack Herrera
Dean Rance Jr
Richard On
Car Vin Woodall
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Unity Rebekah Lodge
Eating Tae
Scott
C. A. Tice
Rmeeting
Fort SM de
Quest Cuib
F.W. Hammond
Lake
Nancy Ruth Amis
Bennie Stephens
Parurday
Reddy
Public Service
Robinson
Lawton
Edwards & Edwards
Joe Ford
Nsurance Agency
Sea 7
Idee
Pittsburgh Paints
Farmers Lumber Company
Shop ‘Foods
Lawton Morning Press
Richard Nichols
Japan
Sill
Bert M. Alford
D Avenue
Everest & Jennings
W. F
Bill
Las
ODD- Donley Agency
Eugene L. Bowman
GOP
SS. Gard & Country Store
Cache Road
Lawton Property
Otto Howard
Howard & Howard
Buick
Tine
Thea
Norton-Kitchens
Buick CO
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