Lodge Hears School Report At Meeting
Mrs John Wood Unity Rebekah lodge 121 deputy reported Friday night on Lifeline school of instruction held in Grand field Thursday. 125 attended from seven lodges with Lawtonians including Mrs Wood presenting assembly president Edna Ellis and three past presidents. Certificates of perfection awarded to 10 Unity members. A chicken pot pie supper ticket info announced for March 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Unity Rebekah Lodge
Lifeline School of Instruction
Grandfield
Joe Simpson
Unity
B. J. Keeling
Ben Holcomb
Noble Grand
Bill Read
Lawton Re
Apache Club Hosts Tea Fete for Local Girls
About 65 girls from a local senior high school attended an art exhibit and tea hosted by the Apache Culture club in the Community building. Paul Maxwell displayed paintings from the Hightower Gallery in Oklahoma City with remarks by Maxwell. Works by Arthur Goetz and others from Paris were shown. values ranged from 150 to 6500 dollars. A luncheon prior to the event hosted Maxwell and Mrs. McMahan. Hostesses and St. Patrick's Day decor complemented green and white throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apache Culture Club
Paul Maxwell
Hightower
Oklahoma City
Arthur Goetz
Paris
France
A. J. McMahan
C. G. O’connor
Maxwell
McMahan
J. W. Lasley
Frank Weidenmaier
Marvin McCarty
Old Friendship Renewed By Visit At Fort Sill
Five colonels visited Fort Sill for a three day orientation tour and renewed acquaintance with Mr and Mrs Pete Becker during a social at the Becker home. Hosts Maj (Ret) and Mrs James Dooley welcomed Col Liang Chung Col Li Tsung jui Col Chi I chen Col Chin Kilin and Col Liu Chien from the Artillery School in Taiwan. They were joined by Lt Col Chen Hsien ching and Maj Yang Ching hsiu as liaison officers. The group will depart Fort Sill on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Pete Becker
Lawtonian
Tainan
Taiwan
Artillery School
Beckers
Becker
James Dooley
Liang Chung
Li Tsung-jui
Chi I-chen
Chin Kilin
Liu Chien
Tw Artillery
Alli
Chen Hsien-ching
Yang Ching-hsiu
Sill Couples Mark Change of Mission for 38th Artillery Battalion
Officers of the 3rd Missile Battalion 38th Artillery and their wives held a party in the Officers club ballroom to mark a mission change. Formerly under the Artillery Board the battalion becomes a school unit with special guests Col. and Mrs. Gloriod Col. and Mrs. Stephens and Col. and Mrs. Thomason. Majors Zalewski received plaques as others departed the unit, including Mitchell O'Donnell Welkner, Murr Sutton Robertson and Bunting. Fifty seven attended the event with dancing after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
3Rd Missile Battalion
38Th Artillery
Officers Club
Artillery Board
John A. Gloriod
John F. Stephens
Joel F. Thomason
John A. Zalewski
Terry C. Mitchell
Arthur J. O'Donnell
Clarence H. Welkner
Max L. Murr
William J. Sutton
Harold J. Robertson
Brooks H. Sisson
CWO
Richard P. Bunting
Keyboard Club Wins Honors at Southwest Festival
Members of the Junior Keyboard Club attended the Southwest district festival of the Oklahoma Federation of Music clubs in Chickasha. Nancy Sue Rogers earned a superior for the fifth year, with Nancy Dodd and Linda Raymond also rated superior. Excel lent ratings were given to Marsha Johnson Marsha Mullins and Donna Lawrence. Mark Reeves Janet Smith Sandy Jo Bentley and Nancy Porter earned superior or superior plus. Ada Jo Johnson Paula Sue Ishmael and Sandra Chance received very good ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs
Chickasha
Nancy Sue Rogers
Nancy Dodd
Linda Raymond
Marsha Johnson
Marsha Mullins
Donna Lawrence
Mark Reeves
Janet Smith
So- Mark Reeves
Sandy Jo Bentley
Superior
Nancy Porter
Ada Jo Johnson
Paula Sue Ishmael
Sandra Chance
Dads Night Celebrated by FHA at Tomlinson School
Sixty five dads and daughters attended Future Homemakers of America Dad Daugh ter night at Tomlinson school last week. Judy Williams presided and welcomed guests. Rev C W Sasser delivered the devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers of America
Tomlinson School
Judy Williams
Karen Vinson
C. W. Sasser
People’s Baptist Church
Jack Clare
Zedith Ogilbee
FHA
Gail Clemons
Mr. Sasser
Jimmy Webb
Lou Warble
Mr. Boardman
The
Wichitas
Brenda Evans
Pam Brooks
Janice Shrader
Dads
OCW students plan spring vacation to New Orleans
Miss Pat O’Hare and seven OCW French club members will travel to New Orleans from March 27 to April 1 with Miss Marjorie Sams of the OCW faculty. Terri Armour will be installed as historian of Future Homemakers of America at the state rally March 30 in Oklahoma City, following mail ballot officer elections. Sue Mitchell of Bixby HS won the presidency of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat O'Hare
Hammel Rd
Fort Sill
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
New Orleans
Marjorie Sams
OCW
Miss O'Hare
James W. O'Hare
Terri Armour
Frederick
Artillery Agency Wives Lunch Sees Newcomer Welcomed
Wives of officers from the Artillery Combat Development Agency hosted their Friday luncheon with Mrs. William A. Becker and Mrs. Ralph L. Paddock Jr. as hostesses. St Patrick Day greenery and Easter egg decor brightened the event. Mrs. Joel Thomason attended as a special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Kinghorn
Artillery Combat Development Agency
William A. Becker
Ralph L. Paddock Jr
Dear Abby letters on engagements and family duties
A reader asks how to break an engagement without causing harm. Abby advises immediate breakup plus letting the fiancée share the decision with friends. Another letter discusses caring for an aging father while a daughter plans to work away, with Abby urging the father’s wife to stay and the daughter to arrange alternatives. A final note clarifies that it is acceptable for a woman to call a man who leaves her number, countering the father’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy
J. Q
Abby
Rebekahs Welcome 3 New Members in Lodge Meeting
Lawton Rebekah lodge 87 met in the IOOF hall to accept three new members Mrs. Elden Klein Mrs. Dorothy Duffey and Mrs. Lois Racy was elected to membership. The officers presided over Schuyler Colfax’s birthday anniversary with a skit presented by Mrs. Carl Wheatley and Mrs. Virgil Halbook. A Past Noble Grand club meeting was announced for 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Tice’s home. Initiation plans were set for Monday. Refreshments for about 25 members were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Elden Klein
Dorothy Duffey
Lois Racy
Ruth Wagnon
Noble Grand
Floyd Tice
Schuyler Colfax
Rebekah
Carl Wheatley
Virgil Halbook
Noble Grand Club
Pershing Club Plans Fort Sill Tour
Pershing Home Demonstration Club members met at Mrs. L. B. LaFountain’s home to plan a tour of Fort Sill on March 29. President Nell Lillard led the meeting, with songs by Mrs. F. C. Cowl and a devotion by Mrs. E. H. Haines. Lessons on Health were reviewed by Mrs. P. G. Schuman and Pattern Alterations by Mrs. K. W. Aurell. Other attendees included Mrs. Frank Hillis and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Pershing Home Demonstration Club
L. B. LaFountain
Bell
Nell Lillard
F. C. Cowl
E. H. Haines
P. G. Schuman
K. W. Aurell
Frank Hillis
Floyd Miller
Charles Evans
J. D. Pool
W. D. White
Legion Auxiliary Postpones Thursday Meeting
The Ladies auxiliary to Lowery Whitehead American Legion Post 29 cancels the Thursday social and business session. President Mrs J W Means announced the next business meeting will be April 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Lowery- Whitehead American Legion
J. W. Means
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Circles And Luncheons
A dense listing of social group meetings throughout the area. Circle schedules span First Methodist WSCS, First Presbyterian, and Wesleyan groups with hostesses named and meeting times from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Also featured are announcements for the Shakespeare club and missile group officers’ wives luncheons plus Domestic Science and Quest clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Ferguson
Lake
First
Methodist
WSCS
W. H. Stanton
Dearborn
R. G. Percival
Fort Sill
Charles Jennings
N. 35Th
John C. Hobbs
Euclid
Jess Griffin
Columbia
Walter Smith
N. 24Th
Wesleyan Service Guild
Centenary Methodist Church
N. B. Hines
Liberty
First Presbyterian Church
G. L. Wilson
James Ballard
Bell
Fellowship Hall
Park Stovall
John Whittaker
Upton Rd
John Barnes
Baltimore
Bill Drewry
North 29Th
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Vane Ogden
N. 18Th
Henry Zwaan
4Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Artillery Room
4Th Field Artillery Group
5Th Missile Battalion
40Th Artillery
W. F. Griswold
Morford Dr
Beaver Club Plans Meeting and Community Gift
Mrs. A. Dayton hosted the Beaver Valley Home Demonstration club. The group voted to buy a home fire gift for Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lee and planned to attend the district meeting March 29 and a dress revue in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letitia
A. Dayton
Beaver Valley
E. C. McCormack
Billy Glass
Pat Peters
Edd Clarke
Cecil Lee
Juanita Peters
Mrs Golden Marks 75th Birthday Celebration Attended
Mrs. Ola Golden was honored by her daughter Mrs. Shirley Ellis with a dinner and all day party for her 75th birthday. Four generations posed in group photos while out of town guests from Anadarko Oklahoma City and Chicago joined Lawton attendees for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Shirley
Ola Golden
Bill Cummins
Brent
Craig
Jeff
Earl Tankersley
Annete
Tommy Earl
Hollis
Clyde Ingram
Ada
Lorde Clinton
Effie Clinton
Walters
Ed Cole
Chicago
Ill
Lawtonians
J. D. Golden
Vicki
Tammy
Nita
Deborah
Grady Edmonson
Gussie Walker
Jennie McCutcheon
Ellises
Wives Elect Officers at Fort Sill Meeting
OCS Wives at Regimental Headquarters Fort Sill elected Mrs J W Stanebaugh president. Other officers named Mrs R D Fitzsimmons secretary treasurer Mrs D L Lehnard corresponding secretary and Mrs M R Long publicity chairman. New members welcomed and guest of honor Mrs H A Constance attended with husbands from the school's graduating class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OCS
Fort Sill
J. W. Stanebaugh
R. D. Fitzsimmons
D. L. Lehnard
M. R. Long
R. T. Jordan
Ellen Hamilton
Pat Peloqueean
H. A. Constance
J. D. Binkley
J. J. Dorsey
C. H. Fogh
D. G. Fite
R. D. Coan
M. L. Bellamy
J. W. Hearne
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Lodge
KEY
Hammond Organ Studio Factory
Southwest Oklahoma
S. Sheridan
IL Ll ‘O.K
Coon
Angel Baby
Janet Henry
By Kathy Peterson
Sill
Roaches Laird
Child Life Shoes
Bill & Jerry’s
Lawton Brace & Appliance
S.W
Oklahoma
Sears Shopping Center
13Th and Gore
Keyboard Club
19Th St
Effie VanCleave
Mountain Park
Shawnee
Oklahoma Association On Children
Artillery Agency Wives
C Avenue
LA Sandra
Standard
Lawton
S. 28Th St
Cameron College
Judy
Beverly Hills
Calif
Rebekahs
Pershing Club
To Make
Tour
Legion
Sherry's House OF Fashion
Florsheim
Dutcher’s
C. Schow
Quest Club
Sheridan Road
Beaver Club
Shakespeare Club
Mrs. Golden Marks
Los Angeles
UPI
City Animal Regulation Commission
Dan Gerber
Gerber
P.S
Gerber Baby Foods
Fremont
Michigan
Little League
Cache Road
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