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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1957
Page
8
Lawson Rebekah lodge members held a watch party at the TOOF ball with Mrs L G Yowell in charge of entertainment. Guests included Mr and Mrs Floyd Tier and Leonard Rainey among others. Activities featured games and a hamburger event with several attendees named and listed.
Miss Veda Jran Payne bride elect of Eugene Tate led a prenuptial shower in Sedan school. Co hosts included numerous area ladies. guests registered by threes and were served coffee and cake. The group played games, gifts were opened, and both mothers of the couple assisted in the proceedings.
Almay the National Cotton Bag Sewing queen of 1956 has taken up knitting. She left sewing after a Chicago contest with 59 contestants and created eight garments from cotton bag cloth. It took about 250 hours over two months to knit the quilt and roughly eight hours daily on other items. Alma, Colorado State Fair queen, advanced to the national competition by the National Cotton Council contest. She says the long hours were worth it.
Sterling Special report: Adult Bible class of Sterling Baptist Church celebrated Rev and Mrs J Lee Fincher at the Richardson home with a gathering and party. Guests included Floyd Liles Buck Jervey George Brely Tom Ballard W A Barnett Corb Halbrooks Jake Lambert A C Halbrooks Temple Clay G A Bure Laura Graham and Effie Seay with games and refreshments.
Pastel decorations framed a personal shower for Mrs. Ben Talley Jr at Mrs. Clay Sommers home. Assisting hostesses were Mesdames Burk, Farris, and Wood. Sister-in-law Mrs. Olin Tatley registered guests. Mother's and mother-in-law attended gift table. Refreshments served. Guest list includes Nova Henderson, Nancy Rose, Judy Nash, Gayle AsKEY, and many others.
Brush morning and night daily to keep hair healthy and scalp stimulated. Home grooming reduces salon time while professional trims shape styles and maintain color, with care to avoid drying. Use color shampoos and blue-cream rinses to manage brassy tones, and select non drying sprays to add shine without stiffness.
Dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Clell Wolfe and Mr J Mayan welcomed Mrs Ross Kinsey and Ben Talley Jr J P Klass all of Lawton to their Mountain home for the special gathering.
Designer Dora Brahms of New York argues a child's room shapes character. She says early surroundings imprint identity, and the space should reflect the child as a unique person, not a room filled with cast‑offs or easily converted. Original furnishings matter.
The article discusses adaptable nursery furnishings designed to match a child's development and personality. It emphasizes a firm, level mattress with appropriate bedsprings to support growing bones and foster healthy sleep habits that endure through life.
Pennsylvania reported the year end birth of the nation’s last baby of 1956 and the first baby of 1957. In Pittsburgh Mrs. Robert E. Temple of Gibsonia delivered an eight pound boy at 11:59 p.m. Monday, while at Johnstown Mrs. Donald Ray gave birth to an eight pound one ounce girl exactly at midnight.
FBI in Denver jailed Adolph Hecker 57 for posing as heir to Coors fortune in a 150000 dollar fraud over 20 years. Co defendants Charles Bowles 73 and Nella Sharp 55 charged with aiding Hecker. Burke says Hecker used Adelph Coors Hecker name and duped victims across Colorado and Wyoming.
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