This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1953
Page
5
The year features narrow princess silhouettes and straight sheath dresses with skin tight midriffs. Fashion favors girdles and bras, reducing salons, rounded shapes above the belt, wide shoulders, and longer skirts, with full-length evening gowns returning and varied, handsome fabrics replacing shaggy textures.
Mrs J L Henry hosted a fourth birthday party at 1513 Andrews for Sue Lynn Henry with a circus themed cake and ice cream. Guests included Sue’s relatives and friends such as Dale Ann Jones Jimmy Holley Ronnie Hays Barbara Hays Gary Capshaw Warren Stanberry Joe Thorne John Shane Jo Penny Sandra Penny Joyce Richardson Donna Richardson and Patricia Shane. The event featured games and prizes won by Dale Ann Jones Jimmy Holley and Ronnie Hays.
Cosmopolitan club hosts a 6:30 p m dinner at NCO Open Mess with Mesdames Hendrix Meadows Beasley and Himes. Unity Rebekah lodge initiation at 8 p m. Shower for Miss Coni Graves from 8 to 10 p m hosted by Mrs. M R Mitchell and others. Supreme Forest Woodmen circle meets 7:30 p m at American Legion hall. Youth Center dance 8:30 p m at Harmon park. Vagabond club slumber party at Beverly Clemmer’s 7:30 p m to midnight with covered dish. VFW post 5263 dinner by 6:30 p m at VFW hut. Square dancing 8:30 p m at 35th Division park with free movies for children. Luncheon shower for Miss Conn Hargraves at 1 p m hosted by Mrs. Herbert Shelton. Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance club 8 p m at Public Service Co. home service room.
Fred Larrance Sr took films from his Europe trip this summer. Mrs. Fred Larrance Jr. showed them to Katharine Harper club members at 7 30 p m Thursday at Mrs. E L Burgess 715 N 22nd. Countries featured were Switzerland France and England. A Wiener roast is planned for Friday Aug 7 under presiding Mrs. James Henry with committee Mesdames Capshaw Burgess Willis and Day. Mrs Henry received a personal shower before refreshments. Others present included Mesdames Bill Peters Gene Dees and Jack Long.
Daisy Madcap crowned World Champion butter cow inspires a dessert. The eight to ten serving icebox cake layers chocolate with marshmallows and whipped evaporated milk between lady finger layers. Chill until firm and slice for serving.
The college in Tahlequah Oklahoma will sponsor a three day custodians workshop August 3 to 5. It is the first such event sponsored by the college.
Hook and Whirl Square Dance club met at the American Legion hall Seventh and E with Mr and Mrs Carl Wheatley hosting. Art Ash line called and next meeting Aug 4 at 8 30 pm, at the hall, with C W Littlefield and Wayne Best named as et couples for the evening. Attendees included Fred Kisling Watt Flemming Harold Chaney Ashline Bufford Arnold F Hollander G P Coleman Marcus Johnson Ernest Hynson E F Lowe Littlefield Eldon Best Roland Bates Earl Jackson Walter Crosby.
Mrs Varley H Taylor and her son Sandy have arrived from Tulsa to visit Lawton. They stay with Mr and Mrs Ralph W Wolverton at 913 Arlington. Col Taylor is deputy camp commander of the USAR Schools Summer camp at Fort Sill. Lt Col Wolverton commands the 359th Field Artillery battalion in training at Camp Chaffee Ark.
Grandparents from Mantua Ohio and from the Fram side visited the Fram family at 807 Bell. The maternal grandparents Mrs Wells and Mr Wells spent a week in the home followed by paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Fram. A special guest was Mrs J Walter Brewers Jr with other attendees listed.
New members greeted as Circle III of Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. Ernest Winter's home for coffee. Officers were elected and committee chairs named including co-chairman Mrs. Cletus Hill, secretary Mrs. H. A. Boydston, treasurer Mrs. Jack Hare, reporter Mrs. Robert L. Brock, and devotional leader Mrs. J. C. Harper.
Unity Rebekah lodge No. 121 members held an all day sewing session at Mrs. Dan McPhail 1806 Dearborn to make garments for a lodge bazaar. Regalia was repurposed into outfits and members donated items. Plans were made for another session. Miss Jennie McCutcheon attended as a guest.
Mrs. Kuntz hosted her nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Alexander of Denver City Texas during a one day stay in Lawton with Mr. and Mrs J S Kuntz at 414 Bell. The visitors were en route to Stillwater. Miss Blanche Klass daughter of J F Klass of 508 Columbia returned to her destination after the visit.
Others participating in the all day event were Mesdames Joe Bunch, C. J. Curlee, R. K. Hathaway, Anna Hardy, M. B. Howard, Glen Rading, Jess Stanley, Alice Townsend, Jack Wellington and J. L. Wilson, as well as two children, Danaline McPhail and Linda Wilson.
Texas City, Texas, accompanied by her brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs John Paul Klass, will stay until August 7 when the Klass couple will drive her to Lawton.
Covington Kentucky, a city of 65,000, marked a full year without a fatal traffic accident yesterday, noting it as the state’s second largest city to achieve the milestone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.