Guests Visit Here and Cityans Travel This Week
As July ends Lawton remains lively with comings and goings of residents and guests. Rita Sue Billington of San Antonio visited Lexa Carden and left for Hobart to see her grandmother Mrs. O B Willis. The Billingtons plan to visit the Cardens and the Jamisons soon. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Jack Orr of Grand Prairie and their two children plus Mary Karen Phillips of Chickasha. Paul Marburger of 415 N 30th is reported in satisfactory condition after surgery at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Willis
Miss Billington
R. C. Eastus
Cornell
Jack Orr
Grand Prairie
Tex
Mary Karen Phillips
Chickasha
Paul Marburger
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Rector Guests at Colclasure Home in Arlington
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Rector and Mrs. Rector's mother Mrs. Mattie Smith of Norman are weekend guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Colclasure at 1902 Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Rector
Mrs Frazier Plans 10 Day Denver Trip
Mrs Jack Frazier of 1210 Columbia leaves Friday for a 10 day sightseeing tour to Denver Colorado Cheyenne and Jackson Hole Wyoming She will visit friend Mrs Dean Johnson in Denver during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frazier
Columbia
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Dean Johnson
Maphets Return to Fort Worth After Visit
Mr and Mrs John Maphet and sons Johnny and Marvin have returned to their Fort Worth Texas home after a short visit with Mr and Mrs Bill Berkenbile at 3134 Kinyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maphet
Johnny
Marvin
Fort Worth
Tex
Bill Berkenbile
Kinyon
Miss Aurell To Return From Kansas Visit
Miss Alice Aurell daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Aurell 1004 Dearborn will return today from a three week visit in the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Len Tillerson Olathe Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Aurell
Lloyd Aurell
Dearborn
Len Tillerson
Olathe, Kans
Dr and Mrs M L Baker to attend church extension conference
Dr and Mrs M L Baker of 1706 Euclid plan to leave August 1 for Montreal North Carolina to attend a three week Presbyterian church extension conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Baker
Euclid
Montreal
N.C
Presbyterian Church
Mooney Family Returns After Tulsa Visit
Mr and Mrs Frederick Mooney and their children of Tulsa have returned home following a two week visit with Mrs T A Wood, the mother of Mrs Mooney, southeast of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Mooney
Tulsa
T. A. Wood
City
John Robert Fraser Returns to Texas Wesleyan for Studies
John Robert Fraser son of Mrs. M. L. Baker of 1706 Euclid returns to Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth Texas to continue ministerial studies during the summer school session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Robert Fraser
M. L. Baker
Euclid
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Tex
Insurance course attendee returns from Dallas
T. H. Ball of 1508 Lake returned Friday after a week in Dallas where he attended an advanced course in insurance sponsored by Southland Life Insurance Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Ball
Lake
Dallas
Tex
Southland Life Insurance Company
Ballards Return Home After Texas Visit
Mr and Mrs Willie Ballard have returned to their Gunter Texas home after visiting here with their nephew and his wife Mr and Mrs M C Ballard of 2318 Gore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Ballard
Gunter, Tex
M. C. Ballard
Gore
Twin Daughters Return Home After Visit
Linda Countryman and Sharon Countryman and their sister in law Mrs Robert Countryman with her daughter Debbie left after a short visit at the Countryman home. Four generations gathered in Abilene Texas as John Hunter took his daughter Mrs Marvin Decker and her son Johnny Decker Weatherford to see great great grandmother Hattie Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Countryman
Sharon Countryman
Frank G. Countryman
Maple
Robert Countryman
Debbie
Altus
Countryman
Abilene
Tex
John Hunter
Ferris
Marvin Decker
Johnny Decker, Weatherford
Hattie Hunter
Pat Himes Feted At Birthday Party
Sterling Special Mrs Julius Himes hosts Pat Himes third birthday party on the lawn of his paternal grandparents E D Himes. Attendees include Pam Mc Iver Ariana Hartman Kenny Hartman Vickie Simpson Barbara Simpson Donnie Mantooth Chuck Mantooth Novel Heston Kenny Sulli van Stevie Sullivan Kenny Hart man Jackie Montgomery Harold Halbrooks Dwight Halbrooks Randy Thomas adults Ray Mantooth John McIver Earl Arnold Sullivan Jim Ote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Ray Mantooth
John McIver
Earla Arnold Sullivan
Jim Ote
Flower Arranging Talk at ABWA Lawton Dinner
Mrs. R D McCaskill was guest speaker at the Lawton Charter chapter ABWA monthly dinner in the Geronimo room Hotel Lawtonian. She demonstrated design rules of balance harmony and scale using abelia cattails and zinnias while a Sweet Pea Garden Club member discussed eye catching arrangements. Theodore Hesser Jr violinist Pvt Don Lewis vocalist Pfe Neil Oberg piano and Miss Mildred Brown presented music. Two upcoming events the hand of friendship tea in September and boss night dinner in October were announced by Mrs Lodell B Goodey. New member Mrs Thelma Wright welcomed and others present included many area clubwomen. Open house by Mr and Mrs Howard Richardson today 2 to 5:30 p.m. Snyder Special. Open house on Highway 183 north of Snyder. Barbecue supper hosted by Mrs Jake Thomas in Sterling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. McCaskill
Lawton Charter Chapter
American Business Women’s Association
Geronimo
Lawtonian
ABWA
Sweet Pea Garden Club
Thelma Wright
Oklahoma City
Elton Wilkerson
Leta Smith
Helen Dunn
Ruby Harris
Sara Lund
Jewel Montgomery
Graham Crusade Nets $61,600 in Glasgow
Glasgow report shows Billy Graham's six week Scottish crusade made a profit of over 61600 dollars from receipts and donations about 206000 dollars total. After expenses the profit funds future evangelical work while his London crusade earlier barely broke even amid bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scotland
Billy Graham
Alex McLachlan
Graham
London
House Group Okays State Dam in Oklahoma
The irrigation subcommittee of the House Interior Committee approved unanimously the $40.6 million Washita Basin reclamation project in Oklahoma, known as the Foss-Cobb project. The authorization goes to the full committee and then the House floor, with optimism but caution about adjournment. Dams Foss and Fort Cobb would flood control, irrigation and recreation, supplying water to Anadarko and several other towns, and could spur further western Oklahoma water development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Interior Committee
Washita
Oklahoma
Senate
Ed Edmondson
Okla
Edmondson
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
Sam Rayburn
Foss
Clinton
Fort Cobb
Anadarko
Washita River
Anadarko Clinton
Elk City
Bessie
Cordell
Rocky
Hobart
Gozebo
Chickasha
Verden
Wickersham
Mangum
Comanche
Ryan
Waurika
Optima
Panhandle
Lawton’s Population Sparks Friendly Houston Feud
A former Lawton woman defending her city against a Houston editor claimed Lawton now has about 90 000 residents, noting 1940 population at 18 055 and inviting the editor to visit. The Houston piece mocked a Lawton man who moved away without leaving a forwarding address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Houston
Texas
Okla
Dorothy Avera Harrell
Lone Star
Harrell
Gary Will Heads Oklahoma Industrial Tour
Gov Raymond Gary will chair Oklahoma's industrial tour in the eastern half of the nation from October 14 to 30. Stops planned include New York and Chicago with visits to prospects in more than 30 other cities. Exall English Donald S. Kennedy and R K Lane named tour co chairmen. Russell Putnam to serve as temporary acting manager of the council through December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
R. W. Camp
Oklahoma Development Council
New York
Chicago
Exall English
Lawton
Donald S. Kennedy
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
R. K. Lane
Public
Margaret Truman to Attend Salzburg Music Festival
Margaret Truman daughter of former President Truman is expected to arrive in Salzburg around August 15 to attend the Salz burg music festival, according to early reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salzburg
Austria
Margaret Truman
U.S
Truman
Mrs Mae Olson Farewell At Snyder Event
Mrs H L Vogle honored Mrs Mae Olson who will return to Brisbane Australia this week with a foursome of canasta. Attending were Miss Ruby Knowlton and Mrs B W Grazier. An ice cream social by the Young Matrons group of First Christian Women's Fellowship starts at 7:30 p.m. on the church lawn. A program will follow the 7 p.m. Thursday supper meeting of First Christian Men's Fellowship in the church dining room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Women’s Fellowship
First Christian Men's Fellowship
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Papuchka
Los Angeles
Calif
Peru
Moises Vivanco
Pat Himes
Ann Wright
Ruth Atkins
John Burnett
M. B. Capshaw
Janette Larson
W. H. Prigmore
Peter B. Starns
Charles F. Toegel
Bill Williamson
Snyder
Howard Richardson
Highway 183
Sterling
Jake Thomas
Graham Crusade
Rex Lee
South
the Vogue
Fir
Gary
Sheridan Road
Carol Morris
Bill Hopkins
Dorene Miller
Margaret
B. P. Hann
Benrus
Hamilton
Elgin
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