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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1955
Page
5
Dorothy Roe outlines two DIY wedding veils, a short lace square veil and a dramatic nylon tulle option. Instructions cover materials, cutting, edging, baste and stitch methods, and finishing with a ribbon trimmed headpiece for a thrifty, homestyle bridal look.
About 20 reservations have been made for a reading to the deaf workshop at Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha. Miss Rachel D Davies of Kent State University will conduct with Mrs Margaret Brooks directing. It runs August 1 to 6 with classes 8 to noon and 1 to 3. Tuition is 21.17 dollars.
Use a cake of soap to press the needle, removing rust and easing sticking. Wipe clean, dry, and lubricate before reuse.
New York City legend Cary Grant lists twelve women he found fascinating including his three wives Betsy Drake Virginia Cherrill and Barbara Hutton. He singles out Grace Kelly Ingrid Bergman Ethel Barrymore Janet Gaynor Irene Selznick Fleur Cowles Sharman Douglas Beatrice Lillie and Dorothy Di Frasso among others. Grant emphasizes humor serenity candor cleanliness and dislikes baby talk in women.
Mr and Mrs Roland Roberts and children Nancy and Ricky and Mrs Ross Roberts left Lawton after a weekend with aunt Mrs Frances King at 904 D. T P Cannon Henderson Texas left Lawton for Calgary to attend the Calgary rodeo after a brief visit with local relatives. Their father W T Cannon joined them for a visit with daughters Mrs W F Eckhart and Mr Eckert at 1303 Elm and Mrs Willie M Patton at 712 Laird. Mr and Mrs Perry LeFors and guests Jerry LeFors Bobby and Judy LeFors from Monterey Park California visited Lawton at 1610 D.
Seven guests attended a bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Jim Culbertson at her home north of Saddle Mountain. Guests included Mrs. Jim Tray Tracy Carnegie, Mrs. John Gillette Mountain Park, Mesdames R. M. Robbs C. E. Sumner J. B. Tolbert R. G. Underwood and Miss Ada Stinson.
A courtesy party in the Comanche county courthouse ladies lounge honored bride elect Frances King of Hobbs New Mexico. More than a hundred guests including courthouse staff and lawyers attended along with her fiancé. Olie Fite county clerk helped arrange the marriage license for the Sunday ceremony. The King Barker engagement had been announced by his and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Glen King.
A home cook notes that paprika should be added in sufficient amount to suit taste, enriching the soup with color and flavor while preserving the dish’s vegetable base.
Miss Mary Lee Haraughty, a Lawson missionary returning to Japan after a year’s leave, was celebrated at a church-wide shower in Beal Heights Presbyterian church parlor. Co-hostesses included Mesdames O’Neill Tackitt and Dees as guests helped with gifts and refreshments. Attendees listed include several named local residents and church members. Bill Hancock returns to assist his ill father in farming at Sedan area Saddle Mountain.
Judy York, a former Lawton resident and current member of the local Music Appreciation club, earned a superior rating for the third straight year in the National Federation of Music Clubs junior compositions contest. Daughter of Rev. B. R. York, she and Carolyn Wiley of Walters both received national recognition in the same junior contest, adding to numerous district and state pianist and composer honors.
Melody Makers Music Club member in Walters studies with Mrs. Elbert Nelson. Sharon Lynne Farquhar, a former Lawtonian, graduated from Lillie Jolly School of Nursing at Memorial Hospital in Houston. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Farquhar of Livingston, with mother Dorothy Hough and paternal grandparents S. D. Farquhar.
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