Social Calendar Highlights Local Women Groups Activities
A busy schedule of clubs and societies features Beta Mu chapter events at 8 p.m. in the Geronimo room of Hotel Lawtonian with Mrs. Pete Becker presenting Holy Land slides. Other group gatherings include Licensed Practical Nurses at 8 p.m. in Security Bank & Trust civic room with Maj. Dutreau as guest speaker, and multiple auxiliary, church, and civic club meetings across Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Mu
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Geronimo
Lawtonian
Pete Becker
Holy Land
Licensed
Practical Nurses Association
Security Bank & Trust Company
Charles W. Dutreau
Woman's
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Melvin Jennings Jr
Kinyon
Bert Hendrix
Steve Kovac
Harold White
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wesleyan Service Guild
Fellowship Hall
First Methodist
Wesley Methodist Service
Sunbeam Band Meets At Church
Faxon Baptist Sunbeam Band sponsors Mrs. E M Carter and Alex Richardson, aided by Miss Peggy Norrell, led an Annie Armstrong program at the church. Mrs. Mabel Paden served refreshments. Attendees included Mrs. Jim Morrison, Diana Carson, and numerous children and teens. Chattanooga special reports a Homemaking class inspection of upholstery work led by Mrs. Zuby Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FAXON
Karita Coffey
Kathleen Cozad
Ronnie Mayes
Billy Peters
Pamela Smith
Jerry
Georgia Ann Wallace
Brownie Trahan
Darlene Wilson
John E. Young
Chattanooga
Iva Higginbotham
Grandfield
Zuby Pierce
Lawton P-TA Council Names Mrs. L. E. Morgan President
Mrs. L. E. Morgan was elected president of the Lawton City P-TA Council at a 9:30 a.m. meeting in the Washington elementary auditorium. The slate included C. H. Miller as vice president and others in officer roles. The program covered April’s preschool round-up, an upcoming May 2 PTA school of instruction, and plans for a Tomlinson Junior High bond issue of 1.65 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Morgan
Lawton
Parent- Teacher Association Council
Woodrow Wilson
P-Ta
Washington
Clyde Shelton
Floyd Speights
Morgan
PTA
Cameron College
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Open House Fetes Couple In Lake Street Home
Open house honored Mr and Mrs Warren Wallace Smith III newlyweds at 1113 Lake Sunday with guests from 3 to 5 pm Refreshments were served from a lace clothed table with spring flowers and candles Mrs Ernest Winter poured The couple formerly Linda Curet from New Orleans reside at 1113 Lake since Feb 11 Guests included Pete Bryant Douglas O Bannion Rev W F Parish Jr and many others from New Orleans and area
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Wallace Smith III
Warren Smith
Lake
Ernest Winter Poured
Smith
Linda Curet
New Orleans
Pete Bryant
Douglas O’bannion
W. F. Parish Jr
J. C. Brupaker
C. C. Shull
Fred Thomason
Jerry Amber
O. C. Darling
Harold English
N. B. Hines
Harold W. Hallett
David Lucas
A. E. Newcombe
Clarence Thomas
Paul Wilson
William Worman
Louis Yarmuk
Public Invited To Benefit Fete At Emerson Elementary
A varied program will be presented at 7 30 p m today in the Emerson elementary school auditorium. The Emerson Parent Teacher Association sponsors the fundraiser. Tickets cost 10 cents for grade children 20 cents for junior and senior high students and 29 cents for all adults. Students from Stor ey Barton School of the Dance perform several numbers and the firemen's orchestra also plays. The high school group led by Mrs Henry T Ford presents For Whom the Telephone Rings with Diana Hart Kenneth Huffman Donna Lacy Paula Persinotti Betty Rooney and Alfred Thomas in the cast. Roy Stoll after two years in the armed forces was separated from the service last week at Fort Riley Kansas and visited here with his wife and young daughter. Bethel Methodists today join Vacation Bible school activities for the Lawton Methodist district at Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Emerson Parent - Teacher Association
Storey & Barton
Henry T. Ford
Diana Hart
Kenneth Huffman
Donna Lacy
Paula Persinotti
Betty Rooney
Alfred Thomas
German Stamps Form Club Study
Lawton-Fort Sill Stamp club met at Fort Sill with Lt. Hans J. Krug addressing 10 members and one guest. He compared German and American stamp collecting methods and noted postwar inflation with stamps up to 50 billion marks and delivery uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Hans J. Krug
Lawton-Fort Sill
British North America
James A. Romjue
Catherine Moe to Perform Piano Solo at OU Program
Lawton native Catherine Moe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Ross Robertson will be a solo pianist at the University of Oklahoma in Norman tonight. She will perform Toccata by Aram Katchaturian in a contemporary music program hosted by OU chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota at 8 15 p m in Holmberg hall auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Moe
Lawton High School
S. Ross Robertson
Lawton
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Aram Katchaturian
Sigma Alpha Iota
Holmberg Hall
Square Dancers Elect Officers at Legion Hall
Square D Square Dance club elected a new slate at a meeting in the American Legion hall Seventh and E with 18 member couples in attendance. Eddie Shinkle conducted the session naming Otto Hilbert as vice president and Nita Crosby as secretary treasurer. Edward B. Cmdir Brown was chosen president. Host couples Otto Hilbert and Raymond Spratt led refreshments with Easter motifs. Guests included Mrs John Smallwood Houston Texas Mr and Mrs Dan Whitt Fort Sill and others from Waurika Walter Springs and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmdir
Edward B. Brown
Square D Square
American Legion Hall
Seventh
Eddie Shinkle
Otto Hilbert
Nita Crosby
Messrs
Mesdames
Raymond Spratt
Ernest Hunter
Stub Davis
Waurika
Roy Collins
Walters
Bob Yates
Aance
Ryan
South Gymnasium
Altus
John Smallwood
Houston
Tex
Dan Whitt
Fort
Preferential Tea Given For Pledges
Beta Sigma Phi Beta Omicron members hosted a 2 30 p m preferential tea at Mrs Paul Nishimuras home 1802 Taft honoring four pledges Mesdames Avalo Caldwell B Neal Leo Pokorny and Clifford Wine Yellow chrysanthemums centered the tea table D Ray Brown Leon Woodlock served with Miss Carol Best and Mrs Claude Patterson assisting Attending guests included Mesdames D W Ferguson Dan Walding Frances Biles Jane Houck Melvin Abbott B B Boykin Bruce Drummond J C Freeman John J Littlefield Jr Thad Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalo V. Caldwell
B. J. Neal
Leo Pokorny
Clifford Wine
Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Paul Nishimura
Taft
D. Ray Brown
Leon Woodlock
Carol Best
Claude Patterson
D. W. Ferguson
Dan Walding
Frances Biles
Jane Houck
Melvin Abbott
B. B. Boykin
Bruce Drummond
J. C. Freeman
John J. Littlefield Jr
Thad Martin
Flower Show Slated Friday By Pansy Garden Club
Pansy Garden Club postpones its spring flower show from today to Friday. The event starts at 1 p.m. at Mrs. E. H. Boatright home, 3320 Baltimore, and runs until 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pansy Garden Club
E. H. Boatright
Baltimore
Emerson PTA plans fundraising program at school auditorium
A varied program sponsored by Emerson Parent-Teacher Association funds a fundraiser in the school auditorium tonight. High school speech students led by Mrs. Henry T. Ford perform rings and other acts with cast members Dianna Hart Kenneth Huffman Donna Lacy Paula Persinotti Betty Rooney and Alfred Thomas. Storey Barton School of the Dance and the firemen's orchestra also perform. Ticket prices are 10c for grade children 20c for junior and senior high students and 25c for adults. In Indiana Oklahoma City veterans hospital. Mrs. Henry Zittercob oversees the cafe in Mrs. Robert Prince's absence while attending her ill husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Prince
Veterans Hospital
Oklahoma City
Henry Zittercob
Faxon WMS Program At Faxon Church
Mrs Jessie Adelman chaired the Royal Service program at the Faxon Baptist Woman's Missionary Society meeting at the church. Names were drawn for new Secret Pals among attendees including Mesdames R W Beatty, Bill Peters, Mary Trussell, M L Hurst, Jessie Peters, Mable Paden, Oran Carson, B O Robison, Alex Richardson and C F Perry. Also noted IndiAno cafe change of hands with Mrs Ora Smith taking charge and planning to reopen next week after repainting and redecorating. Mrs R E Smith had led for over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FAXON
Jessie Adelman
Faxon Baptist Woman’s Missionary Society
Mesdames R. W. Beatty
Bill Peters
Mary Trussell
M. L. Hurst
Jessie Peters
Mable Paden
Oran Carson
B. O. Robison
Alex Richardson
C. F. Perry
Weekly bop hop draws large crowd at VFW hall
Richard Ebisch Sfc Roy Beene and Mr and Mrs Deward Stringer chaperoned about 125 youths at the weekly bop hop. The event started at 8 p m and took place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars building at 926 S Second, sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary to VFW Post No 1193.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Telephone Pioneer Club
John Burnett
Washington
Linda Rhody
Gore
Katharine Harper
Gordon Heying
Cornell
Yamarco
First Christian Sunday School
First Presbyterian Women’s Organization
Circle IV
Howard Kemper
Tom Wolf
O. S. Talbot
BPO
Elks Lodge
Lawton
American Association of University Women
Cameron College
Allie D. Swackhammer
Progressive Home
Nick Car- Tas
Denton
S. Second
Pioneer Club
Mount Scott Masonic Temple
Wallock Memorial Congregational Church
Paul Tate
Scott Home
Richard Ebisch
Sfc
Roy Beene
Deward Stringer
Special box supper planned at Sterling Legion hut
Special entertainment is planned for the box supper on Thursday night March 22 at the Sterling American Legion hut. Proceeds from the benefit will go to the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Sterling American Legion Hut
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Marine Officers Wives Club
Fort Sill
City
Meers Home
Lee Myers
Paradise Valley
Sunbeam
Lute
California
Clements Nursery
Th & E
Lawton P-Ta
Cameron Baptist Church
Frederic G. Hammond
T. W. Daniels Jr
John D. Shoemaker
Lawton Public Schools
Tomlinson
B. C. Swinney School
Cleo Miller
Goode
Miller
Roy Stoll
Fort Riley
Kans
Bethel
NicCord’s
C Avenue
C. Brigham Young Agency
C. Brigham Young Park
Stovall
Koehler
Edwards & Edwards
Modern Landscape Co
Sheridan Rd
Lawton’s Garden Center
Emerson Pta
Emerson Parent-Teacher Association
Dianna Hart
Mara Corday
Universal International
Technicolor
Hollywood
Eleanor Day
W. Monroe St
Chicago
Illinois
Yim
Love
Stauffer
Vogue
Johnson’s
Mom
Pop
Faxon Wms
Ora Smith
R. E. Smith
McCord
Fairmont’s
U.S.P
Tvs
Cache Road
Aire
Folger’s
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