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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
7
A UP News feature advises aging women to embrace gray hair with temporary color options that rinse out and don t rub off. It suggests one shade gray, chic head hugging styles, and practical styling tips to project charm and professionalism in the workplace.
Mrs. Gid Hampton was chosen as chairman for National Secretaries Week activities set for April 22 through 29. The meeting at Carl's Restaurant demonstrated office tasks and selected committee heads for by laws attendance awards and achievement awards along with decorations and displays.
Mrs. A T Keeler of 906 Ferris returned home after a three week visit with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs C A Anderson in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Mrs Anderson and children Steven William and Lorie Grace accompanied Mrs Keeler for a ten day visit and on the way home they stopped to visit Mr and Mrs Clay Corday in Wichita Kansas. The piece notes a recipe tip to sneak an egg into a family meal by beating it and stirring into hot cereal for one serving.
Lawton chapter No 82 Order of Eastern Star hosts officer instruction at 1 30 p m at Masonic temple 413% S Fourth then dinner at 6 30 p m 7 30 p m session and reception American War Dads and auxiliary Paul Waddle chapter No 55 meet 7 30 p m Mrs Claud Hight 310 Park Regular hop sponsored by Woman s auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post No 1193 8 10 p m VFW building 926 S Second Lawton Fort Sill Stamp club meets 7 30 p m Room 11 Snowhall Fort Sill program on philatelic terms all area stamp collectors invited Dancing Kidettes square dancing club 8 10 p m recreation hall Wallock Memorial Congregational church Seventh and C Paul Tate caller and instructor Benefit dance by Woman s auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post No 1193 VFW building 926 S Second
Lawton Kiwanis celebrated its 34th anniversary at a Thursday luncheon in the Hotel Lawtonian ballroom. Speakers included Joe Peller Elzy Richardson and Grover Ralston recounting the club origin founding and budgets. An award for the most outstanding club of over 100 members in 1954 was presented and plans for a television auction were announced.
Personal Charles Short of Cherry Valley Ark attended the funeral for his sister Mrs Mamie Jordan here today. Also at the rites were her two nephews Floyd Short of Little Rock Ark and Wal ter Short of Memphis Tenn.
A University of California historian examines the rise and fall of a western mining town that surged to boom status in a brief four-year span and then declined into bust, tracing the group’s fortunes, development, and ultimate decline.
Navy recruiting officers in Lawton report the January quota met with the enlistment of Billy Ray Stewart son of Mr and Mrs R L Stewart Rt 1 Frederick He is a former Victory high school Frederick student and is now undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego Calif Chief R E Lee Lawton recruiting officer said
The Treasury reports the first half shows a $7.89 billion red with spending at $33.13 billion and receipts at $25.24 billion. Heavy spring corporate tax payments are expected to wipe the deficit and yield a $231.12 million surplus by June 30.
Three Lawton men are set to depart Fortee N C for Fort Campbell Ky in February to join the newly activated 101st Airborne Division. Stc Ralph J Hamilton serves Battery C 187th RCT 674th FA Battalion. Pvt Carroll P Ellis is a driver in the team Service Company, and Pvt Billy W Diggs serves Battery C 674th FA Battalion. They will be assigned to the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team at Fort Bragg before the division becomes a combat unit at Fort Campbell.
Services for Mrs Mamie Jordan 59 of 1002 F were at 10 a m in the Ritter Funeral Home chapel with Rev J Walter Browers Jr of Centenary Methodist Church officiating Burial followed in Highland Cemetery Mrs Jordan whose husband died last week was found dead in her home Wednesday morning Bearers were Henry Nebling John Shanahan Gene Garrison Thomas McArdle Alfred Keeler John Corcoran
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