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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1948

Page

4

Mildred Roe Guest Speaker at Evening Guild Meeting

Miss Mildred Roe, secretary of Women’s Work, Board of Christian Education, spoke at the Evening Guild of First Presbyterian Church held Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Margaret Day. The program included devotionals by Mrs. Klostar Powell and notes on the recent Seth annual meeting of the Woman’s Synodical Society in Norman.

Mildred Roe First Presbyterian Church Margaret Day Bell Olive Peller Miss Roe Women's Work Board of Christian Education Japan Klostar Powell Séth Woman's Synodical Society Synod of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma Norman Guild Bryan Bowman George Delaney J. M. Fairley M. L. Epperson M. L. Emanuel Jotn Erwin Murray Gilbert T. A. Hamra Dom Harvey Martin Moses W. A. Packs A. W. Pearson Margaret Fox

Cameron Church Circle Meets for Royal Service

Cameron Baptist church circle held its Royal Service program Tuesday at the church. The meeting opened with singing Bringing in the Sheaves, minutes read and approved, a season of prayer observed, and the World Missionary Workers program presented by Mrs. G J Hotehke Mrs M H Dungan Mrs J F French Mrs FF Sawin and Mrs Mary Bridge. Refreshments were served by Mrs French and Mrs T Gholshon, with several other members present.

Rosalee Appleby Cameron Baptist Church The World Missionary Workers G. J. Hotehke M. H’ Dungan J. F. French FF. Sawin Mary Bridge

Shirley Roberts Honored At Dinner

Mr and Mrs L T Roberts of 1204 E hosted a birthday dinner Sunday for their granddaughter Shirley Jean Roberts celebrating her third birthday. Guests included Bob and Barbara Roberts, Mr and Mrs A McManory, Mrs J W Roberts, the Cree's great grandmother, and Odell Roberts and Pauls Valley parents.

L. T. Roberts Shirley Jean Roberts Bob Barbara Roberts A. McManory J. W. Roberta Odell Roberts Pauls Valley

Former Lawtonians Reestablish Home Here

Normer Lawtonians, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Moussa and daughters Mariam and Patricia, have reestablished their home at 504 A after three years away. They lived in Houston during the interim while Mr. Moussa took a managerial post at Duff Hardware Co.

Social Calendar From the Rainbow to Pioneer Luncheon

Readable entries list society events for Wednesday through Friday. Initiation at Rainbow at Masonic temple 7:30 p.m. plus Beta Omicron swim party at Dee Dee Park with business meeting. Thursday features Nu Phi Mu Unit 1 meeting Betty Clark's home and music club sessions. Friday covers American War Dads, Home Demonstration clubs, Pioneer club luncheon, andCosmopolitan club dish luncheon at NCO club with hostesses listed.

Masonic Temple Beta Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Dee Dee Park Fhursday Nu Phi Mu Sorority Betty Clark Elm Schubert Music Club Floyd Jackson Liberty Bethe K. Greear Betty Whitson Callie Adkins el Paso M. Bitchell Park W. A. Wilcotson H. A. W. Hamason American Legion Hut Pleasant Valley Glenn Davis Messing Home John Howard Beaver Valley Home Demonstration Club BE. Coody Pioneer Club Cosmopolitan Club NCO Club

Newcomer's Club Dessert Bridge Hosts Meet

Newcomer's club held a dessert-bridge Monday afternoon at Wilt's lodge with Mra W T Miller and Mrs A B Johnson as hostesses. High score went to Mrs 5 W Adereman and second to Mrs RR Raleigh. Fellow members included Mrs G W Hough Mrs Guy W Fisher Mrs James Gibson Mrs J O Brubaker Mrs Frank Nelson Mrs John Gilbert Mrs Claude Main and Mrs D C Stark. Next meeting is scheduled July 6 with hostesses Mrs Ackerman and Mrs Gibson.

Mra W. T. Miller A. B. Johnson Newcomer's Club Wilt's Lodge W. Adereman

Hadley infant seriously ill in Wichita Falls hospital

In Wichita Falls Texas Tommy Don Hadley nine months old son of Mr and Mrs Morris Hadley of Colony formerly Randrett is seriously ill in the Wichita Falls Clinic hospital Mrs Hadley the former Donna Ann Wilkinson daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Wilkinson 130 Cherry has been paying frequent visits to the mother and infant

Tommy Don Hadley Morris Hadley Colony Randrett Wichita Falls Clinic

Mrs Fontaine Reports Lambeth Conference To Guild

Mrs P C Fontaine gave a report on the Lambeth conference and the magazine Forth at St Andrew's guild in the parish house. The Lambeth conference gathers Anglican bishops in London. A brief business session followed and refreshments were served by hostess Mrs D A Matthewson.

P. C. Fontaine Forth St Andrew's Guild St. Andrew's Episcopal Church London England Archbishop of Canterbury D. A. Matthewson Ralph Pennell A T. Stafford Matthewson Bennie Stephens Fontaine Roy Emery W. Clyde Shelton Sloan Jackson D, Henry Jones E. & Berger George EprPe A. P. Holding Gausman M. B. Fisen- Shower Amarillo Guild

Union Valley HD Club Hosts Benefit Pie and Box Supper

The Union Valley Home Demonstration club held a pie and box supper on Friday evening, June 14, at Cache high school auditorium. Net proceeds totaled 120 dollars. Highlights included a Betty Jean Blackburn tap dance, a bubble gum contest won by Viletta Worley, a queueing contest won by Mrs. Carmiler, and Miss Juanita Miller named prettiest girl with Chuck Smith as ugliest man. Volunteers praised Kenneth Mallory for a donation and thanked pie providers Knox Beall and Emmett Loffy. Out‑of‑town guests included the Blackburns, Mia Howard Ewing of Arkansas, and Howard Bain of Chattanooga.

Union Valley Home Demonstration Club Cache High M. P. Treadwey Betty Jean Blackburn Emmett Long Viletta Worley Chuck Smith Kenneth Mallory Knox Beall Emmett Loffy Fred Blackburn Sarah Jo Betty Jean John M. Blackburn Mia Howard Ewing Arkansea Howard Bain

Relatives Of All Borns Expected To Arrive Today

Mr and Mrs Cheater Born and daughters Patricia and Carole travel from McAlester and plan to visit Mr Borns parents Mr and Mrs A G Born at 1108 Dearborn before heading to Rush Springs to see Mrs Borns parents Mr and Mrs RP Pruitt in Lawton and Rush Springs.

Mrs. Cheater Patricia Carole McAlester Mr. Born A. G. Born Dearborn Lawton Rush Springs Mrs. Born RP. Pruitt

Explorers Seek More Evidence On Peking Man

Dr. W C Pei of the Chinese national geological survey plans a five month expedition to trace links between Peking Man and modern China. Civil war conditions hinder new digs near Cao koutien, 40 miles west of Peiping, where exploration may uncover more skeletal remains.

New York W. C. Pei Chinese National Geological Survey United Press Caooukoutien Peiping Pei Avorage China Shensi Henan Shansi Rome Europe Pelmarka Kansu Koskonor

Birth of a nation search in China on a shoestring

The speaker notes scant knowledge of early China from Peking Man times to the Christian Era and hopes excavations illuminate aboriginal life and migrations. Expeditions cost under 500 dollars, with half for plane passage to London for Pei and six associates.

China U. S

Helicopters For Peace Test Pilot Concludes

Jamestown reports Floyd W. Carlson, a leading helicopter test pilot, calling helicopters a plane for peace. He asserts the craft cannot be used to kill and is vital for saving lives, noting his admiration for the invention and his history of dramatic air rescues.

Jamestown Floyd W. Carlson Carlson

Three Women Build Home Of Their Own

Three enterprising women Irma Lang Jean Davidson and Mrs Winifred Patterson spend weekends building a two story concrete block house in Manhattan Beach designed with a glass walled living room a rumpus room and a sun deck. Don Patterson provided the design with Mia Patterson present only for husbandly support. The project aims for completion by Thanksgiving and blends weekend picnics with construction work.

Manhattan Beach 1Py Irma Lang Jean Davidson Winifred Patterson Mia Patterson Don

Lawton Kiwanis Visit Ends With Humorous Texas Trip

A Lawton group of 14 Kiwanis members returned from Harlingen Texas where they hosted a program for the Texas club dubbed Tuanton Oklahoma Day. Rev Harry Hamblen’s deacons and local Moscons stirred lighthearted friction when Glenn Friman, scheduled as principal speaker, announced he could not speak. Rev Don Hurrel delivered the principal address amid lively banter about Lexau hospitality.

Lawton Kiwaniana Harlingen Texas Lewton Harry Hamblen Lawton Kiwanians Rav. Hamblex Texas Club Tuanton Oklahoma Hamblen Glenn O. Friman Glenn Moscons Harry's Church Friman Glen Powers

Bible stolen from post office lobby during church visit

Lillian Waid left a cherished Bible in the post office lobby after Sunday school and worship. Upon returning minutes later she found it gone. The leather cover, handstamped with her name, was a gift from Lou Sparlin. The incident shakes her faith in humanity amid a rainy parade day and scattered notes of disappointed boys and girls.

Lillian Waid Lillian Lou Sparlin

Inner-Aid: Nature's Herbal Mixture for Gas Relief

A testimonial touts INNER-AID as a twelve-juice blend that clears stomach gas, cleanses the bowels, enlivens the liver, and removes old bile. Taken before meals it supposedly mixes with food to prevent poisonous stomach trouble and ease digestive upset. Sold by drug stores.

Carter Ady

Montgomery Word parade promotes safety with new timing

A fragmented notice notes a parade themed on safety to be held with fanfare on Thursday at 2:10 a.m. It mentions the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce and The Constitution and hints at ongoing tourism maps and potential minor risks to visitors.

Montgomery Word Chamber of Commerce and the Constitution

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