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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1955

Page

8

Fall fashion forecast features jackets and longer hemlines

Adele Simpson introduces six jacket silhouettes from bolero to tunic over slim skirts while current daytime hemlines inch down slightly. Dinner wear gains ankle-length intermission gowns, Castle Walk gowns recall hobble era, and full length evening gowns hint at more malleability next winter. Fur trims, satin, and velvet fabrics dominate coats and dresses as fashion moves toward elegance and wearability.

Adele Simpson Pauline Trigere Ceil Chapman Harvey Berin

Harrouffs Return From Muskogee Funeral Visit

Mr and Mrs G F Harrouff of 908 S Eighth and their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Bill Harrouff of 1905 Glenn returned from Muskogee where they attended funeral services for Samuel Gray 34 at St Pauls Methodist church He was an electrical engineer and a Cameron college graduate killed in an industrial accident at a Muskogee wholesale plant Mrs John Brooks convalescing at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after surgery James Mitchell and son Robert 1507 B and parents from Seymour Texas took a 10 day Texas New Mexico Colorado vacation visiting Mesa Verde Cortez Colowith Peter B Starns No 22 N 28th returning from Kans and Colo trips G F Harrouff visited with Kelley Harrouff and Wade in Norman.

G. F. Harrouff S. Eighth Bill Harrouff Glenn Muskogee Samuel Gray St. Paul’s Methodist Church Cameron College James Tchell Robert Seymour, Tex Texas New Mexico Colorado Mesa Verde National Park Cortez Colo Peter B. Starns N. 28Th Ralph Mills Tonganoxie Kans Jack Starns Orville Starns Leavenworth Kelley Harrouff Wade Norman

Couple Has Son On Anniversaries

A son named Terry Chris Gunn was born weighing seven pounds four and a half ounces on Friday July 8 at Hobart General Hospital. Parents Mr and Mrs F C Gunn live in the Saddle Mountain area with farming interests. the couple also has a daughter, Darla Jean. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs J T Halstead Sr south of Mountain View, Poggi and Mrs Gunn, Tenia.

Saddle Mountain F. C. Gunn Terry Chris Hobart General Hospital Sedan Saddie Mountain Darla Jean J. T. Halsted Sr Mountain View Poggi Gunn Tenia

Post Auxiliary Meet For Supper At VFW Hall

Mrs. Herbert Young chaired a covered dish supper held Tuesday at the VFW building 926 S Second for post and auxiliary members. Mrs Raymond Rust assisted with hostess duties as guests dined buffet style with attendees including Albert Howard Raymond Rust Sgt L L Stevenson Jennie McCutcheon Lillian Hatfield Ginger Nelson Beatrice Koval and others from the post and auxiliary.

Herbert Young Woman’s Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Raymond Rust VFW S. Second Albert Howard Sgt L. L. Stevenson Jennie McCutcheon Lillian Hatfield Ginger Nelson Beatrice Koval Ellis Shirley A. J. Koval M. B. Howard John Rumbarger Doward Stringer Harvey P. Nelson M. L. Black

Epplers Depart For Europe From Lawton

Maj and Mrs Rudolph Eppler and son Daniel Richard left Lawton for Germany after serving in Kobe and Stockton. They plan European travel, then return to build a home in Lawton. Daniel Richard will study in Munich while Rudy attends a U.S. college. Hilbert Eppler serves in Alaska.

Rudolph Eppler Daniel Richard Lawton Germany Maj Eppler Sharpe General Stockton Calif Europe Epplers Kobe Japan Cameron College Munich Rudy States Hilbert Eppler Sp 2 Alaska Ozman

Vagabond Club Plans Meeting At Delores Pannell Home

Delores Pannell hosts Vagabond Club gathering at 7 30 p m Tuesday after which Beverly Vowell the club president led a business session. A rummage sale is planned for Saturday at 201 E with guest Linda Pellegrin from Fairmont New Jersey and members including Carolyn Bryan Beverly Beamer Glenda Dean Jahrea Friedman Mary Ann Goode Pat Hood Rosa Mae Davis and Becky Salter.

Hona Friedman Dearborn Delores Pannell Atlanta Beverly Vowell Linda Pellegrin Fairmont N. J Carolyn Bryan Beverly Beemer Glenda Dean Jahrea Friedman Mary Ann Goode Pat Hood Rosa Mae Davis Becky Salter

Area Girl Wins OCW Scholarship

Miss Frances Mace of Green Valley north of Saddle Mountain has won a $100 scholarship to Oklahoma College for Women for 1955 56. Donated by Chickasha Oil Co, the award is one of seven for the year and covers Kay County. She is Sedan High School valedictorian and top scholastic student from junior high, with leadership roles in class and active 4 H participation earning trips to the state round-up at Stillwater.

Saddle Mountain Frances Mace Floyd Mace Green Valley Oklahoma College For Women Chickasha Chickasha Oil Company Sedan High Mace Sedan

Average American family uses 788 tin cans a year

Report notes a typical household consumes about 788 tin cans annually reflecting high consumer packaging use and recycling implications.

Reds Weigh Diplomatic Overture At Geneva Summit

The New York Herald Tribune reports Moscow made a behind the scenes bid to contact West German diplomats at the Geneva summit. Bonn officials rejected the move, aiming to avoid unsettling the Western Big Three amid reunification talks. Pushkin invited Blankenhorn to Moscow for talks on diplomatic and trade ties. Adenauer vacationing in Murren, connected by Teletype to Blankenhorn.

New York New York Herald Tribune Geneva Bonn Herald Tribune Konrad Adenauer Germany Georgi M. Pushkin East Germany Herbert Blankenhorn West Germany Adenauer Muerren Blankenhorn Moscow Soviet Union

Strikes Set Britain's Recovery Back A Year

London observers warn that post election strikes threaten Britain's economic survival. The rail and dock actions cripple production, cost hundreds of millions, and erode competitiveness abroad while unions gain power and the government lags in enforcement.

Britain

Unions Seize Economic Power Under Welfare State

Welfare state benefits and full employment have strengthened unions, and Sam Watson of the Durham Mineworkers’ Union notes that economic power shifted to the unions after 1945. The result is a wave of wildcat strikes, accounting for over half of last year’s man-days lost, amid intra-union raids such as the Liv- port dock dispute.

Sam Watson Durham Mineworkers’ Union Liv

Robert E Lee fashions campaign in Rhode Island race

Two men named Robert E Lee campaign for delegate to Rhode Island’s constitutional convention. One is a Republican, the other a Democrat, reflecting a lively local political occurrence in East Providence.

Robert E. Lee Providence R. I Rhode Island Robert E. Lees

Three year old found hiding under tree says she is not lost

In Niles Michigan three year old Karen Wirta was missing for about three hours before state police trooper found her seated calmly beneath a tree in a wooded area. She told the trooper I’m not lost, my house.

Niles Mich Karen Wirta

No Queen Chosen For Michigan Celery Promotion

Montague Michigan Celery Promotion Association will not crown a celery queen this year focusing on quality says president Ed Weesies. The U S Bureau of Mines was founded in 1910.

Montague, Mich Michigan Ed Weesies The U.S. Bureau of Mines

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