Officers Give Sill Party for Wives
Officers of the 3rd Missile Battalion List Artillery and their wives held a Saturday night event at the Polo club. Guests included Col. Edwin B Battery Frank Hodulik Joseph Mahalik and Capt. and Mrs Dale Smallcomb from Aircraft Armaments. A barbecue dinner followed a social hour with western themed table decor. Silver baby cups were awarded to several officers and spouses. Maj. (Ret.) I L Brahear called the square dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Missile Battalion
List Artillery
Polo Club
B Battery
Edwin B. Battery
Frank Hodulik
Joseph Mahalik
Aircrafts Armaments Company
Dale Smallcomb
Fort Sill Mountaineers
CWO
Florian Hienker
Ralph M. Purvis
Nelson C. Trout
Leon D. Blankenburg
Don Chew
I. L. Brahear
Benefit Dinner For VFW Auxiliary In Eaton Rapids
The Ladies Auxiliary to VFW post 1193 will sponsor a benefit dinner for the VFW National Home in Eaton Rapids Michigan. The event runs 5 30 to 7 30 p m Wednesday at the VFW building 926 S 2nd Tickets cost 1 for adults 30 cents for children and can be bought from auxiliary members or at the door. Games start at 7 30 p m with Mrs H C Waterbury in charge Dinner chairman is Mrs Rose Fitzgerald The home founded in 1925 includes 31 single residences donated by VFW departments and houses over 200 children of disabled or deceased VFW members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home
Eaton Rapids
Mich
VFW
H. C. Waterbury
Rose Fitzgerald
Wives of 3rd Missile Battalion Hold Farewell Coffee
The group met at Mrs. Paul H. Madden’s home at 2806 North 14th for coffee and cake as they bid farewell to Mrs. C W Hendrickson. Attending members included Mrs. C C Watts Jr, Mrs. C M Poteat, Mrs. N F Loose Jr, Mrs. G H Gerschach, Mrs. C E Anderson and Mrs. P E Spadaro. The next gathering is set for April 3 at Mrs. Spadaro’s home 53 North 24th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
32Nd Artillery
Paul H. Madden
N. 14Th
C. W. Hendrickson
C. C. Watts Jr
C. M. Poteat
N. F. Loose Jr
PEO Chapter Elects Officers in Home Meeting
PEO Chapter elected officers Monday at the home of Mrs. Lee Woods 1730 Ash. Elected were Mrs. Robert Scott president Mrs. M O Brock Jr vice president Mrs J R Stewart recording secretary Mrs Ned Shepler corresponding secretary and Mrs Fred Fox treasurer Attendees included a list of members led by Mrs. Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEO
Lee Woods
Robert Scott
M. O. Brock Jr
J. R. Stewart
Ned Shepler
Fred Fox
Charles Bledsoe
M. C. Brock Sr
J. G. Erwin
L. W. Ferguson
Final Planning Session Set for Arts Festival and Print Show
Mrs J M Eairley and Mrs Jake Lyon will host the Lawton Woman's Forum Arts and Crafts department on April 2 at the Eairley home. The meeting outlines final plans for Festival of Fine Arts Week April 7 13 and the George Binet print collection show April 7 28 at the Museum of the Great Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Eairley
Gore Blvd
Jake Lyon
Eairley
Lawton Woman's Forum
Festival of Fine Arts
George Binet
Museum of the Great Plains
Ruth Bible Class Hosts Guest At Highland Baptist
Mrs. Rose Cain of 1814 Taylor entertained the Ruth Bible class at Highland Baptist Church. Mrs. Wilbur Carter led opening prayer and Mrs. L. C. Head gave the devotion titled Empowered Witnessing. Guest Mrs. F. T. Caldwell won a seed guessing game. other attendees included Mrs. John Young Mrs. Oscar Shirley Mrs. Gerald Casteel and Mrs. Claude Rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Cain
Taylor
Highland Baptist Church
Wilbur Carter
L. C. Head
F. T. Caldwell
John Young
Oscar Shirley
Gerald Casteel
Claude Rector
Lorene Bendure earns three honors at Oklahoma City University
Miss Lorene Joan Bendure daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bendure 711 Euclid has received three honors at Oklahoma City University She was elected secretary of the Student senate named to represent Gamma Tau chapter of Alpha Chi Omega as page at the Oklahoma Arkansas Province district meeting in Tulsa and nominated as one of three Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Sweetheart candidates The fraternity will crown its sweetheart at the Girl of the Golden Heart dance March 23 Also noted Mr and Mrs Herman Ford 2117 Atlanta and their grandchildren Sherry and Tommy Bullock and J D Allison spent the weekend in Covington with Mrs Ford's parents Dr and Mrs George M Shield and visited Mr Ford's brother and sister in Garber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Joan Bendure
Lloyd Bendure
Euclid
Oklahoma City University
Gamma Tau Chapter
Alpha Chi Omega Social Sorority
Tulsa
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Herman Ford
Atlanta
Sherry
Tommy Bullock
J. D. Allison
Covington
Hoover P TA Talent Show slated at Herbert Hoover School
Hoover P TA will sponsor a community talent show April 5 at Herbert Hoover School replacing the regular P TA meeting. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. Tickets 25 cents for adults and children. Participants include students and adults under the direction of Mrs James E Reed. Contact EL5-8769 to join. Officers elected for 1962 44 were Ray Shackelford president and others, to be installed in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover School
Parent-Teachers Association
James E. Reed
Ray Shackelford
Walter Horton
Lucille Williams
Barbara Holsinger
Tom Ray
Louis Vann
T. D. Knox
DAR program features two speakers on American citizenship
Mrs Dagmar Howell and Mrs Bette Bochantin spoke for the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at the Museum of the Great Plains. Howell, secretary at Lawtonian hotel and German teacher at Fort Sill's American Educational Center, and Bochantin, president of the International club, addressed Since I Became An American Citizen. DAR presented good citizenship pins and certificates to Marilyn Billingsley of Lawton and Linda Reid of Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagmar Howell
Bette Bochantin
Museum of the Great Plains
Howell
Lawtonian Hotel
American Educational Center
Fort Sill
Bochantin
International Club
A. F. Halloran
W. O. Christy
Eugene Heinz
T. G. Russell
DAR
Marilyn Billingsley
Lawton
Linda Reid
Chattanooga
Battalion Party At Fort Sill Officers Club
Officers of the 4th Battalion USATCFA and their spouses attended a Saturday night party at the Fort Sill Officers and Enlisted Men's Golf and Country club. Col Sam Roberts welcomed newcomers and bid farewell to Capt and Mrs George Kimback with a silver tray. Lt and Mrs Richard Noyer and Lt and Mrs Ronald Bradley received silver baby cups. Chaplain and Mrs Donald Neely and Capt and Mrs Eugene Irvin attended as guests. Forty one people were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Battalion
Usatcfa
Fort Sill
Sam Roberts
Roberts
George Kimback
Richard Noyer
Ronald Bradley
Donald Neely
Eugene Irvin
Petunia Garden Club to Meet at Parsons Home
The Petunia Garden club gathers at 9 30 a m Thursday in Mrs W H Parsons residence 507 Euclid A program by Mrs Daniel Delly of Meets on Birds features the bird watching pair as speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petunia Garden Club
W. H. Parsons
Euclid
Daniel Delly
Meets
Social Service luncheon and meetings in Lawton
The Lawton Woman's Forum Social Service unit hosts a noon luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian with Bill Sieg of United Fund discussing A Community's United Fund. Charles High reports on the Sixth Annual Oklahoma Institute on Juvenile Problems in Norman Feb 28 to March 2. Domestic Science club postpones a meeting due to a member's death. Mrs Alma Ketchum hosts Epsilon Sigma Alpha at 7 30 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Service Department
Lawton Woman's Forum
Lawtonian
Bill Sieg
United Fund
Charles High
Oklahoma Institute On
Norman
Alma Ketchum
S. Sixth
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Shower honors Miss Haverty bride elect in church event
Miss Nancy Kay Haverty, daughter of Nicholas C. Haverty, was feted with a miscellaneous shower in the Church of Christ Bible class. Guests included Miss Haverty, her sister Mrs. Raymond Del Vecchio, and bridegroom elect J. Ray Fine. Hostesses were several local women and gifts lined a lavender satin table with a miniature bridal scene. Special guests included the groom elect, her father and her brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Kay Haverty
J. Ray Fine
Chickasha
Church of Christ Bible
Miss Haverty
Nicholas C. Haverty
Beverly Haverty
Nancy Haverty
Raymond de Vecchio
Charlotte Lam
Vivian Winters
Walter Campbell
Bonnie Kendall
George M. Lewis
Nedra Lunn
Raymond del Vecchio
Four Visit Area Club Hosts Miss Toe Neighborly Meeting
Mrs. Ber Nice Hagler and guests from Lawton Duncan and Elgin attended an all-day Mis tletoe Neighborly club meeting at Mrs. Steve Sanders home. The luncheon followed an invocation by Mrs. Homer Robbins and business session led by Mrs. Luther Winstead. Also present were several members and plan for April hostessing by Mrs. Spencer.
KKI Conclave Prepares for State Convention
The Gamba Lamba conclave of Kap pa Kappa Iota teachers society met at Mrs. Lewis Hamilton home 1903 N 47th. President Elva Lewis announced the Lawton state convention set for April 27. A nominating committee of Lam Gould Barkholz and Thompson was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamba
Eula Fraser
Ruby Forbes
Bettye Phillips
Lucretia Humphries
Ethel Landrith
Thompson
Gore Blvd
Iris Club Hosts Iris Growing Program in Cache
Mr and Mrs Hoke Ross of Geronimo presented a program on growing iris at a Cache school auditorium event. They belong to the American Iris Society and operate a commercial iris garden with new introductions such as Old Prolific and Spanked Baby. Slides covered gardens nationwide. attendees included Mrs L J Ryan and members from Lawton and Lawton area iris groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris
Cache
Hoke Ross
Geronimo
Ross
American Iris Society
States
Dinner Honors Robert Pearce
Robert W. Pearce of Blair, a 2007 Cornell graduate, was honored at a Sunday birthday dinner by family and friends. Attendees included Eddie Mixon, Steven and Robert Lynn, Carolyn and Janie, and many others from Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Pearce
Cornell
Eddie Mixon
Steven
Robert Lynn
Blair
Kenneth Anderson
M. L. Proctor
Carolyn
Janie
Alfred Mixon
Tinker
Diana Kay
Tommy Adkins
Laura Mixon
Jerry Anderson
J. A. Darden
Community Social Calendar Highlights Local Groups
Xi Tau chapter Beta Sigma Phi hosts Miss Carol Best at 1308 Lincoln 7 30 p m NCO Wives Club meets 1 p m and many church and civic groups hold circles meetings at varied times. Beal Heights Presbyterian Centenary Methodist First Christian Woman groups Junior Miss Club Charity Chapter 507 OES VFW events plus a Legion birthday dinner and Eisenhower Elementary PTA style show across local venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Getz
Summit
W. M. Bruns
Lawton
Nell Carstens
N. Fifth
Centenary Methodist Wscs
O. B. Lawrence
Lynn
F. E. Lawrence
Eldon English
Gore Blvd
W. T. Burleson
Euclid
P.m
Pearl Wrightsman
B. A. Allen
W. A. Helms
N. 17Th
First Christian Women's Fellowship
James Lucas
Laird
Clarence Aubrey
John White
Tom Oliver
David Lucas
Christian Women’s Fellowship of
Boulevard Christian Church
John Burton
S. 45Th
Sandy Ferguson
Lake
Charity
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Faye Bridwell
Museum of Great Plains
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Alma Ketchum
S. Sixth
Auxiliary Has Dinner Meeting Highlights Grand LEA Guests
The Ladies Encampment auxiliary 27 met Saturday night in the IOOF Hall for a covered-dish dinner. Emma Hanna of Tulsa, grand chief matriarch, was entertained along with visitors from the Duncan and Hobart auxiliaries. Gifts were given to Mrs. Hanna and district deputy Mrs. Clyde Honeycutt. Mrs. Hanna urged the local auxiliary to prepare a Bible ceremony at grand LEA in Blackwell and provide decorations for the session. About 50 attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IOOF
Ross Shelp
John Purcell
Emma Hanna
Tulsa
Duncan
Hobart
Alice Pritz
Grand Lea
Hanna
Clyde Honeycutt
Lawton Lea
Blackwell
Eisenhower FHA Eyes District Meet
The Eisenhower Future Homemakers of America met Monday with vice-president Glenda Roscoe presiding. Jan Rhodes gave the devotional. Plans were made to attend the district FHA meeting March 20 in Oklahoma City. The bus departs at 6 a.m. and returns that night. Mrs Venna Lee Cook is the FHA sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower Fha
Glenda Roscoe
Jan Rhodes
Oklahoma City
Venna Lee Cook
FHA
Entre Nous Club Hosts Peace Corps Themed Meeting
The Entre Nous club will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday at 3323 Cache Rd hosted by Mrs Argus J Hamilton Jr. Mrs T A Hamra presents half the program on The Peace Corps and Its Needs and Mrs Donley Ronish closes with Women in the Peace Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Entre Nous Club
Argus J. Hamilton Jr
Cache Rd
T. A. Philip Hamra
Peace Corps
Donley Ronish
Camp Fire Girls Plan International Fair at Museum
Camp Fire Girls will hold an International Fair from 2 30 to 4 30 p m Saturday in the Museum of the Great Plains to mark the 53rd birthday of the founding of their organization. Mrs Dode Wagner director said members of the 1963 board will greet guests and extend thanks to the community for support. The theme is International Understanding and groups will display work related to this goal. Founders day will be observed next Sunday by Blue Birds Camp Fire and Horizon club members at area churches in costume set in groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Girls
Museum of the Great Plains
Camp Fire
Dode Wagner
Justices Of Peace and Letters To Abby
Abigail Van Buren answers readers with quick opinions on a Justice of the Peace who wears a hat during marriage ceremonies and a man dating a serviceman facing a denied marriage with his son’s reaction. Also advised is how to treat anniversaries, separated spouses, and postage gripes in a column-style briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Justice of the Peace
Garden club district meeting highlights Oklahoma units
Members of the Mr. and Mrs. Iris club of Cache attended the Southwest district of Oklahoma Garden clubs, Inc. in Fort Cobb. Guests included state president Mrs. C. E. Doyle and Robert Rucker of Norman who spoke on Landscape Design schools. Dick Daniels won the speech contest and will compete in Ada on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Club
Cache
Southwest District of Oklahoma Garden Clubs, Inc
Fort Cobb
L. J. Ryan
Snyder
C. E. Doyle
Roosevelt
Robert Rucker
Norman
Doyle
Ryan
Dewey Taylor
Frederick
O. E. Zumwalt
Gomer High
Walters
Paul Currell
Elk City
Zumwalt
Dick Daniels
Iris Unit
Lawton
Oklahoma
Larry King
Altus Garden Council
Bob Reeder
Snyder Iris Unit
Ada
Sandra Butler
Sentinel
Gary Don Pinson
Tipton
Cary Lynn Hunt
Gary Burrow
Altus
Randy Wilson
Elmer
Jerry Farris
Robert Bates
Anadarko
LaDean Atwell
Donna Joy Freeman
Camp Fire and Blue Bird groups win summer campships
Thirty three CFGs and Blue Birds receive free campships for selling candy in the annual Camp Fire drive. Mrs. Dode Wagner announced Candi Early earned a two week campship and fourteen others won one week resident campships by selling 120 boxes each. Eighteen Blue Birds earned day camp campships by selling at least 30 boxes. Listed are the winning Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Birds
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Fire
Dode Wagner
Candi Early
Camp Fire Girl
Connie Hood
Fort Sill Scout Troop Honors Ten-Year Pin Recipients
Four members of Fort Sill Senior Girl Scout troop 1 received 10 year pins during the Juliet te Low program Sunday afternoon in Theatre 1. Mrs. Robert H. Safford presented pins to Susan Hatch Barbara Valliant Jacqueline Price and Jane Offer and gave Girl Scout statuettes to Mrs. John M. Brooks and Mrs. Charles P. Damon for long service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Juliette Low
Theatre 1
Robert H. Safford
Forty-two Attend Old Settlers Meeting At Museum
Forty-two members and guests of the Old Settlers club attended the group meeting at the Museum of the Great Plains. Games were played and refreshments served. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Fred Russell and Mrs. Letha Griggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers Club
Museum of the Great Plains
Fred Russell
Letha Griggers
Southwest Iris Society Meeting Set For Thursday
The Southwest Iris Society will meet at 7 30 p m Thursday at 1715 Gore Blvd home of Mrs J M Bakley. Miss Lucille Grider of Walters will present Iris Species. Senior Citizens meet tonight at 7 p m at Museum of the Great Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Iris Society
J. M. Bakley
Gore Blvd
Lucille Grider
Walters
Museum of the Great Plains
NCO Wives Fete Their Husbands
NCO wives entertained their husbands at a dinner Saturday night in the NCO club. Charades cards dancing and other activities entertained the 38 present. Hostesses were Mrs. James Carpenter and Mrs. Ralph Keyport. The group will meet again at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the club for a games session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NCO Club
James Carpenter
Ralph Keyport
Mrs Ben Brereton Celebrates 87th Birthday in Buena Park
Lawton pioneer Mrs. Ben Brereton, who came to Oklahoma in 1902 and settled in Lawton in 1919, marked her 87th birthday with her children and grandchildren in Buena Park California. Attending were sons Ben Oscar and Lennie Brereton daughters Lucille Cooper Vangie McKnight Viola Clark and their families. Corrin Human hosted the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Brereton
Lawton
Buena Park
Calif
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PEO Chapter
Cain
Liz
Hoover P-Ta
Garden Club
Domestic Science Club
P. S. Cox
KKI
Robert Pearce
VFW Post
Security Bank and Trust Co
Southwestern Hospital
O. L. Parsons
Patriarch Militant
Lowery - Whitehead
American Legion
Legion
American Legion Hall
Eisenhower
Entre
LA San 306 C
Idra
Abigail van Buren
Justices of Peace
Schultz
Denver
Beverly Hills
Mary Burns
Usuyy
AAA
Cache Club
District Garden Meeting
Anita Bull
Sandra Wollander
Tina Hardin
Patricia House
Claudia Johnson
Anna Leday
Dona Hix
Kathy Wooley
Sharon Willis
Vicki White
Patricia Wynn
Pauline Jones
Debra Vaultz
Kathy Williams
Betty Skirvin
Georgia Power
Debra Johnson
Deborah McDonald
Judy Ann Joynson
Catherine McCollum
Mary Jane Welker
Vicki Rogers
Wanda Roe Godfrey
Donna Ruth Scott
Reta Burch
Carol Johnson
Jan McCrary
Ann Marie Fobes
Beth Graves
Susan Johnson
Ruth Tindle
Brooks
Mrs. Damon
Old Settlers Meeting
N. 19Th St
S.W. Oklahoma
Sheridan Road
le Avenue
Wolverton’s
Mrs
Special Education
Garfield Special Education
Dan Gerber
Gerber
Gerber Baby Foods
Fremont
Michigan
Sears Shopping Center
13Th and Gore
Rainey’s
Rainey
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