Wedding Attendants Named for Gwen Braddy Alton Cox
Miss Gwen Braddy and Alton Eugene Cox set August 8 as their wedding date at Central Baptist Church. Maid of honor is Patty Huston Ardmore. Wayne Cox will be best man. Bridesmaids include Jan Hutchins Helen Parks and Bill Shanklin as usher Weldon Cox Buddy Braddy and Bill Shanklin. Flower girl Sharon Cox ringbearer Larry Cox candle lighter Dorma Barnhart. Officiant Rev Richard Hopper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen Braddy
Alton Eugene Cox
Patty Huston
Ardmore
Wayne Cox
Braddy
Jan Hutchins
Helen Parks
Bill Shanklin
Dorma Barnhart
Sharon Cox
Larry Cox
Weldon Cox
Buddy Braddy
Miss Braddy
Sam Braddy
Oscar Cox
Maple
Bill White
Germany
Central Baptist Church
Richard T. Hopper
VFW Auxiliary Sets Box Supper and Installs Officers
VFW Auxiliary post 1193 bi monthly meeting at post 926 S. 2 installed new officers Mrs L L Johnson appointed secretary Mrs Raymond Rust resigned Mrs Wren Mitcheson elected trustee Miss Margaret Dunbar guest Installation conducted by Mrs Raymond Rust Sixth District auxiliary president New service and rehabilitation officer Mrs Paul Marburger to send cheer gifts President Mrs Raymond Sparks led session Trustees report given by Mrs Deward Stringer Books handed to new treasurer Mrs Gavin Box supper planned for Aug 7 at post Rummage and bake sales outlined Finance chair Mrs Lee Coleman named Rust and Stringer to attend Aug 29 National Encampment in Milwaukee Wisc Penny drill enjoyed by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Johnson
Ladies Auxiliary
Lawton
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Raymond Rust
Wren Mitcheson
Donald Gavin
Sixth District
Paul Marburger
Raymond Sparks
N. Markastomas
Deward Stringer
Gavin
Lee Coleman
Mesdames Rust and
Stringer
Milwaukee
Wisc
Margaret Dunbar
Fort Sill
Amy Cummins
Dora Edwards
Ed Ingle Marie Koval
Alfred Maples
Otha Simpson
Pioneer Women Plan Birthday Celebration Luncheon
Lawton Pioneer club women hosted a luncheon at the American Legion hall to preview Lawton’s August 6 birthday anniversary. Guests praised plans for a larger party with special speakers including Rev. J Walter Browers Jr and Sheriff Everett Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Pioneer Club
Lawton
J. Walter Browers Jr
Lawton’s
Centenary Methodist Church
Browers
E. D. Flickinger
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Ira Potter
Constitution Press
Woman’s Page
Ralph Hennessee
Hennessee
Pete Fullerton
Kenneth Rhodes
Rangers Club
Lawrence E. Banks
Everett Hale
Grover C. Ralston
Jess Percival
Earl Christmas
Bill Dixon
George Horton Sr
E. K. Caldwell
Margaret Day
Coke Party Fetes Visitor Feting Miss Rachel Dunnington
Miss Rachel Ann Dunnington visits Fort Worth area relatives for the summer before heading to Norman Oklahoma for college. She transfers from Allegheny College Meadville Pa and will be a junior at the University of Oklahoma. The gathering at 902 Bell hosted by Mr and Mrs Wyatt Hendrick includes several local friends and indicates Col Dunnington’s temporary duty then overseas tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Ann Dunnington
Virginia Hendrick
Wyatt B. Hendrick
Bell
Allegheny College
Meadville
Dunnington
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Ardmore
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Col. Dunnington
Lawton
Misses Ann Ballard
Jean Becker
Margie Brandon
Sue Fox
Sarah Lund
Barbara McNair
Ruth Ann McCuistion
Helen Parks
Tommy Lynn Powers
Margaret Sweatt
Ace Bill Crow
Karl Reynolds
Claudina Soper Named Honoree Birthday Party Held at Wiley Home
Friends of Claudina Soper gathered at Lois Ann Wiley’s 908 Columbia home for a surprise birthday courtesy on the back lawn. Guests served refreshments from a lace-laid table centering a birthday cake with Lara Nell Rush assisting the hostess. Attendees included Donna Matheny Marilyn Simpson Jahrea Friedman Rosa Mae Davis Kay Ann Hurst Becky Salter Janis Parker Charlene Price Mary Mills Carol Conner Luetta Travers Beverly Glenn Beverly Vowell Connie Lassetter oe Morris Myra Grace Hen ick. The Smith Funeral Home building, recently purchased by C M Warner, is being remodeled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudina Soper
Lois Ann Wiley
Columbia
Claudina
Wiley Home
Lara Nell Rush
Donna Matheny
Marilyn Simpson
Jahrea Friedman
Rosa Mae Davis
Kay Ann Hurst
Becky Salter
Janis Parker
Charlene Price
Mary Mills
Carol Conner
Luetta Travers
Beverly Glenn
Beverly Vowell
Connie Lassetter
Oe Morris
Myra Grace Henick
Bride-Elect Coni Hargraves Honored With Shower
Coni Hargraves bride-elect of Reagan Bradford was feted Friday night in a miscellaneous prenuptial shower at the home of Mrs. M. R. Mitchell 413 Park. Pastel summer flowers decorated the rooms and calling hours extended to 10 p.m. Hostesses included Mesdames S. V. Carmichael Carl Chappell E. E. Neptune Mitchell M. R. Vaughan and Ernest Waller. The couple will marry Thursday Aug 13 at 8 pm at Central Baptist Church. Guests included Mrs. W. D. Hargraves Jr. and Mrs. J. A. Bradford among others. Talisman rose centerpiece and white linen set the table with frosted orange punch and decorated cakes. A number of guests and helpers were listed before the note of continued coverage on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coni Hargraves
Reagan Bradford
M. R. Mitchell
Park
Central Baptist Church
Mitchell
W. D. Hargraves Jr
J. A. Bradford
Barbara Sue Vaughan
Betty Good
Mary Dove
Loretta Matthews
Betty Morse
Shirley Gene Carmichael
Joan Callicott
Chappell
Bill Pitts
Duncan
Guy Green
Waurika
Bill Neptune
Lexington
Evelyn Alexander
Gwen Braddy
Denia Blanche Billingslea
Wanda Colclasure
Charla Critcher
Mary Grundy
Joyce Harvey
Pearl Hardin
Sherry Hunter
Beverly Johnson
Dixie Lentz
Betty Moss
Mary Lou
Nettie Narmore
Dorislyn Padgett
Ann Reid
Doris Ann Reeder
May Schofield
Joan Shackelford
Lily Stafford
Talley Family Honored With Lawton Dinner Welcome Home
Mrs. Pearl A Talley entertains at noon today for her son Lt G C Talley Jr USN and family visiting Lawton for 10 days. Guests include Lt Talley and wife, Karen and Dale, George Champlin and heirs Candy Kem, Virgil Giddens, and other relatives. Lt Talley recently returned from Korea after flying jets from carrier Kearsage with the Seventh Fleet. he will attend Navy War College in Newport, R I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl A. Talley
Lawton
G. C. Talley Jr
USN
Karen and
Dale
George Champlin
Kinyon
Candy
Kem
Virgil Giddens
Altus
Lawton High School
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Talley
Korea
Kearsage
United States Naval Seventh Fleet
Newport
R. I
Navy War College
Jacksonville
Fla
Lt. Talley
Legion Auxiliary To Meet Monday
Mrs Walter Lillard announces a call meeting for the American Legion Auxiliary to Lowery Whitehead Post No 29. Members are to assemble at 8 p m Monday at the American Legion hall at Seventh and E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Lowery-Whitehead Post No. 29
Walter Lillard
American Legion Hall
Seventh
Influence of Zen Buddhist Thought on Medieval Japanese Art
Lawton and Fort Sill art lovers, musicians and artists are invited to hear Leslie Powell discuss Zen influence on 12th and 13th century Japanese art architecture and political life. Miss Mary Lavinia Young invites Forum members to assemble at 5 p m today on the lawn at 1140 Maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
Leslie Powell
Mary Lavinia Young
Maple
Forum
Young
Arts Department
Tony
Unity Rebekahs Initiation Sets Events For Month
Two women were initiated into Unity Rebekah lodge No. 121 during an 8 p m meeting at the IOOF hall. Officers led business and announced upcoming events including a bake sale at Humpty Dumpty Super Market on Saturday at 9 a m, a rummage sale August 8 at Second and D, and a benefit games party Friday at 7 30 p m. A drill team will attend the Fletcher conclave August 28 with District No. 11 deputy president Mrs. Jack Wheeler as guest present among many lodge members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Rebekah Lodge No. 121
IOOF
C. C. Weatherford
Noble Grand
Jack Wellington
Dan McPhail
Humpty- Dumpty Super
Cliff Rath
Mesdames McPhail
Wellington
Ethel Pendleton
Kelley Sunday
W. D. Roberson
Jess Stanley
Noble Fields
William T. Hartline
Eunice Friedrich
Joe Bunch
J. L. Wilson
Glen Rading
Ralph Edwards
Arthur Barrett
C. J. Curley
Eliza Fansler
Winnie Taliaferro
John Botkin
Esther Friman
Anna Robinson
Anna Hardy
Nellie Jackson
Ray Young
Ellis Shirley
M. B. Howar Venna
R. K. Hathaway
Couple Departs After Reception For Wedding Trip
Miss Betty Joan Pierson and Lt Matthew Adams Kazlauskas, Fort Sill, exchanged vows at Holy City chapel in the Wichita mountains with Rev Kenneth Robinson officiating. The July 19 ceremony honored family members and featured gladioli decor and a white orchid Bible bouquet. The couple's reception followed at the bride's mother's home as they begin their married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy City
Wichita Mountains
Betty Joan Pierson
Matthew Adams Kazlauskes
Fort Sill
Kenneth Robinson
Bethany
Wallock Memorial Congregational Church
Iea Lewis Pierson
Ferris
Paul S. Pierson
Matthew P. Kazlauskas
Amsterdam
N. Y
Robert C Pierson Sr
Jack Batten
Ella Marie Valdez
Harlan Matter
Paul S. Pierson Jr
Denver
Colo
Robert Craig Pierson Sr
Pamela Joan Pierson
Robert Craig Pierson Jr
R. Craig Pierson Sr
Engagement announced for Joyce Lee and Jack Japp
Mr and Mrs Joe E Lee announce the engagement of their daughter Joyce to Jack Japp of Lawton and Fort Sill. Miss Lee, a Lawton High and Cameron College graduate, works in civil service at The Artillery School. Japp is a Midwestern University student and ROTC officer with plans to marry next spring. They will reside in Wichita Falls after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E. Lee
Oak
Joyce
Jack Japp
John Japp
Euclid
Lawton High School
Cameron College
Commerce Club
Lee
Fort Sill
Civil Service
Artillery School Command
Texas A&m College
College Station
Texas
Aggie
Midwestern University
Bryant son commended by dean for dean's honor roll
Mr and Mrs Stanley J Bryant of 715 Euclid receive a letter from J Andrew Holley dean Oklahoma A M College Stillwater commending their son John Edmond Bryant for making the deans honor roll for the second semester of the past school year. The dean says this shows aptitude for college success and willingness to apply himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley J. Bryant
Euclid
J. Andrew Holley
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
John Edmond Bryant
Forum Committee To Meet Monday
The Lawton Woman's Forum year book committee will hold a special meeting at 9 30 a m Monday in the Chamber of Commerce conference room. Chairman Mrs W W Godlove urges all committee members to attend the important session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Woman’s Forum
Chamber of Commerce
W. W. Godlove
Afternoon Group Plans Wednesday Meeting at St John’s
Members of St John’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Afternoon group are reminded of a 2 p m gathering this Wednesday at the church. A change of date allows attendance at the Aug 4 5 seminar to be held in Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League
Norman
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B. P. Hann
Pioneer
Smith Funeral Home
C. M. Warner
D Avenue
Jack
Port-a-crib
Ociety
Lucile Creswell
Mesdames
S. V. Carmichael
Carl Chappell
E. E. Neptune
M. R. Vaughan
Ernest Waller
City
Legion Auxiliary
Unity Rebekahs
Matthew Adam Kazlauskas
Joan Pierson
Joyce Lee
Rites Set
Camp Carson, Colo
Wichita Falls
Midwestern
Dean
Rawton, Oklahos
LO Lawton
Pixie
Rail
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