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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1957
Page
4
Community calendar lists numerous meetings and social events across churches, clubs, and organizations. Notable items include Episcopal and Baptist church gatherings, PTA, Woman's groups, Unity Rebekah lodge, and Four-H style activities with times ranging from morning to evening, featuring guest speakers, sewing and design classes, and civic club socials.
Andrew Jackson P T A schedules two events this week. A study group gathering is hosted by Mrs Marval Fring at 2124 Carroll at 9 30 a m Tuesday. The executive board meets in the school library at 9 30 a m Thursday with President Mrs Marvin Beall presiding.
Frederick Trinity Baptist Woman's Missionary Society held a 2 pm program on Stewardship with 12 members and one guest. After singing 16 songs and a devotional by Mrs. MaeUord, they visited ill member Mrs. Albert McClain to honor her with a handkerchief shower.
An old time pie recipe uses Winesap apples and a nut crust then bakes a shell filled with apple slices and an instant coffee sauce. The method describes preparing a syrup, simmering apples, and chilling the assembled pie with whipped cream.
Unity Rebekah lodge members met at the LOO hall with officers Mrs J Curley and Mrs Luther Williams presiding. A re obigation ceremony was held, a pageant planned, and a covered dish supper set for Friday at 6 PM preceding the 7:30 PM lodge session. They voted a donation to the March of Dimes and outlined fundraisers including box lunches and a quilt sale. Guest Mrs Pear Osbourn of Lamesa attended. 38 members present. Also noted are hospital-to-home moves for W Flewerwald and Mrs Florence Morgan after recent surgeries.
Mrs Dan Smith and Barbara Cunningham honored with four post nuptial shower at the Grimes home in Lakeview. Co hosts and guests listed. white motif, cake with pink roses, Bride's book ceremonials, numerous attendees led by Dorothy Cunningham. Also notes funeral attendance in Manitou.
Mr and Mrs John Dean Mitchell were married in a double wing ceremony at Frederick Southside Church of Christ Jack Grant pastor officiating at 730 pm January 19. The bride Sandra Kay Reiner daughter of Clarence and Mrs Reiner Manitou, and the groom Elmo Mitchell son of Elmo and Mrs Mitchell Roosevelt. The bride plans to finish high school this year.
Mrs. Jim Burba reports the death of her brother Ramo Grton at his Memphis Missouri home. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Markle Sterling an eight pound one fourth ounce girl on January 20 at a Lawton hospital.
Manitou Special honors Mrs Allen Reeves with a personal shower hosted by co hosts at Manitou Baptist Church. Fruit punch and cookies served. Program featured a Donna Brink song with Bennie Brink on piano, two readings by Mrs Beatty Patterson and Mrs Jerome Brink, plus guest registration and refreshments by Mesdames Box, Clyde Dean, and others named among co hosts Sidney Arnold Brink Leon Boozer Lloyd Box Bean Les Hogue Patterson Jeff Roark George Neugebauer George Swarts and Andy Van Groningen.
Mrs Elsie Goben of 505 Summit returned Sunday from Oklahoma City where she had visited since Friday with her sister Mrs Blanche Seymour. Mrs Mabel Ochsner of Route 3 Chattanooga is convalescing from major surgery she underwent last week at St Anthony s hospital Oklahoma City.
Sterling community drive captain Edilie Huitt announced net proceeds of a polio benefit carnival totaling 192.84 dollars with Mrs. Ray Mantooth as co captain.
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