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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1956

Page

11

Westminster Women Start Bible Study Circle Gatherings

Westminster Presbyterian Women of the Church begin a new study from Bible Homes and Family Life Today with Martha circle led by Mrs. Gene Snider at 1 30 p m in Mrs. Hedrick home 1705 F. Esther circle met at 7 30 p m in Mrs Owen home for a brief business session and prayer. Big Sister lists were arranged and a visitation plan discussed with several attendees named.

Westminster Presbyterian Women of the Church Gene Snider William P. Hedrick Joseph P. Haywood James R. Dow Cal Kilgore Esther Circle Eugene Pourche J.C. Owen Lake Ned McCord Helen Dunn Mesdames M. L. Baker Lodell Goodey Ann Henderson Lee Jennings

Club Dinner Dance Bright New Year Event

A smorgasbord dinner followed by a New Year themed dance was held Monday night in the recreation room of First Presbyterian church. Host couples included Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Winter and Joe Hampton, Fred Larrance Jr., and Bob Wheeler, with decorating by Dr. and Mrs. Tom Wolf and John Anderson and Marvin Moore. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Larry White and many others, among them Rev. and Mrs. Clayton Valder and Dr. Avalo Caldwell.

First Presbyterian Church Ernest Winter Joe Hampton Fred Larrance Jr Bob Wheeler Tom Wolf John Anderson Marvin Moore Larry White Jack Ancker G. E. Lucas John MecNeley Harvey Pate James Pierce Earl McCullough Clayton S. Valder Avalo V. Caldwell Cuffie Ward Frank Clark Robert L. DuFour Ted Dickerson William Forsyth Kenneth Hutchinson Hugh McLean Frank Packard Larry Radtke Herbert Thompson Gordon Wayne

School Problems Form Discussed At PTA Meeting

John D. Shoemaker and Sam Joyner Jr led a Woodrow Wilson PTA session on current school problems in Lawton. Fourth to sixth graders performed a musical under Mrs M L Baker, with soloists Russell Richardson and Gail Williamson. A 6 30 pm radio program was announced. About 100 people attended.

John D. Shoemaker Lawton Public Schools Sam Joyner Jr Woodrow Wilson Parent-Teacher Association M. L. Baker Russell Richardson Gail Williamson Jo Ann Clark Gloria Gould Jimmie Henson Carol Johnson Bobby Jo McMahan Patricia Russell Dickie Thomason Virginia Tucker Ivy Darwin Richardson T. W. Daniels T. E. Stanton L. A. Lombard Mesdames Velma Doughty R. L. Gensman

Sociable Six through Noisy Nine shown at Lincoln PTA

Lincoln PTA met in the school auditorium for a 2:45 p.m. session led by president Mrs. Wayne Hendrix. Mrs. Francis John presented a film titled Sociable Six through Noisy Nine, with group singing by Jeanne Hobbs and Larry Thomas, devotional by Mrs. Joyce Pursley and Vivian Pursley, Suellen Kenney, and a poem by James Weldon Johnson read by Mrs. Pursley. About 60 people attended. room count won by Mrs. Elmer Ewing's third graders.

Francis John Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association Wayne Hendrix Jeanne Hobbs Larry Thomas Joyce Pursley Vivian Suellen Kenney

Theater Evacuation At Vacue Theater In Hollywood

Seventy persons were ordered from the Vacue Theater after a manager received a call claiming a maniac had planted a bomb. Police searched the venue but found no device. Patrons returned inside as manager Dan Finzer reported a woman phoned that her husband was a bomb suspect heading to the theater.

Hollywood Dan Finzer

Hennings Files Candidacy for Missouri Senate

Sen. Thomas C. Hennings Jr. of Missouri announced his bid for renomination to a new six year Senate term in the Missouri Democratic primary. He was first elected in 1950, defeating incumbent Sen. Forrest C. Donnell.

Hennings Washington Thomas C. Hennings Jr D-Mo Senate Missouri Forrest C. Donnell R-Mo

Reward Offered to Thieves in Georgetown Ky

Georgetown garage owner George Gaines posted a reward for the return of valuable papers stolen from his safe yesterday. He said the thieves may keep $200 already taken, and he would pay $150 reward and not prosecute. The safe held records and other papers.

Georgetown George Gaines

Bailey Witness Shooting Probed

Tulsa investigation continues into the fatal shooting of Lee Fairchild a 53 year old key witness in the conspiracy trial of County Commissioner Claude W Bailey. Fairchild reportedly shot himself in his garage where his body was found by his 17 year old son Ronald. Bailey faces charges tied to a scheme with garage superintendent Ben O Angel and Motor Exchange Co officers to defray state costs. Fairchild had aided Angel’s testimony and previously worked for Motor Exchange and as purchasing agent for Commissioner Frank OBrien.

Tulsa Okla Lee Fairchild Claude W. Bailey W. A. Lang Fairchild Ronald Bailey Ben O. Angel Motor Exchange Co Angel Ben Angel A. Howard Edmondson Edmondson Motor Exchange Frank O’brien O’brien

Yukon Klondike Gold Strike Yields 215 Million So Far

Creeks in the Canadian Yukon Klondike Valley have produced about 215 million dollars in gold since the initial strike in 1896.

Canadian Yukon Klondike Valley

Red Cross Flood Funds Exhausted Ahead of Spring Season

National Red Cross chairman E. Roland Harriman said floods in the western and northeastern United States have nearly exhausted the disaster aid fund, leaving $1.25 million on the eve of the spring season. The organization has spent $18.5 million aiding victims of hurricane floods since August and is allocating another $8 million for California and Oregon flood victims.

New York E. Roland Harriman American Red Cross Red Cross California Oregon

Sheep Consume Census Sheet At Philadelphia Zoo

Census taker John Nestor counted barbary sheep at the Philadelphia Zoo but an animal grabbed and ate his inventory sheet. The incident halted the census as staff retrieved the damaged document and resumed counting after securing the record.

Philadelphia Zoo John Nestor

Two Elephants Await Transport At Laredo Stock Yards

Two female elephants cooling their heels in the Laredo stock yards await a south of the border engagement later this week. The Mexico City Circus Union has bought them from the Kelly and Miller Brothers Circus in Hugo Oklahoma, and will feed them a vegetarian diet. Opens Nuclear School in New London

Laredo Tex Mexico City Nuclear School New London Conn Navy Submarine School

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