Social Calendar for Local Organizations in Lawton
Social events include Old Settlers club at 7 p.m. at the American Legion hall with pot-luck and a lackey party. VFW post 1193 auxiliary meets at 8 p.m. for initiation and officer elections. Other gatherings cover Presbyterian Couples club, Beta Omicron and Xi Tau sororities programs, PEO Sisterhood chapter EB, Square Dance at the Legion hall, Junior Miss club, AAUW art group, and a cancer dressing meeting with a public lunch. Regular weekly bop-hop at the VFW hall invites local youth.
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Old Settlers Club
American Legion Hall
Woman's Auxiliary
VFW
First Presbyterian
Roy Barrick
Xi Tau
Beta Sigma Phi
Lawton
PEO Sisterhood
Clare Morford Jr
Lake
Square D Square
E. Ernest Hunter
Bob Yates
Deep Burr
Patsy Horton
Columbia
American Association of University Women
Stephen’s Arts and Crafts Shop
Sheridan Road
Woman’s
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S. Second
Lawton Garden Council
Usc-Ymca
F. Jack Allen
Past Matrons Club Meeting Led By Mrs Hooper
Mrs. Roy Hooper hosted a Past Matrons club meeting with Mrs C W George presiding. Fannie E Boggs provided the devotional and Mrs W C Belcher led the program on Jesus the Light of the World. Guests John Japp and L W Williamson attended as co hosts with Easter motif refreshments and a list of members present.
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C. W. George
Roy Hooper
Laird
Fannie E. Boggs
Jesus
W. C. Belcher
John Japp
L. W. Williamson
Mesdames Boggs
Hooper
Anne Wear Smith
George Wright
Ed Crabtree
Roland Croft
C. C. Clothier
Hub Crawford
James Dale
G. W. Ford
Riley Park
R. B. Stewart
Andy Wolverton
Easter Shopping: A Mother’s Careful Suit Mission
A seasoned mother outlines a planned Easter clothing raid for her three year old son and baby. She coordinates locations, measures at home, packs a stroller kit, times the trip after naps, tests several suits by tag measurements, and lets the child choose between two acceptable outfits before paying. Shoes and hats are deferred for another outing.
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New York
Mike
Insect Carried Diseases Rarely Harm the Carriers
A concise note explains that few diseases carried by insects significantly injure the insects themselves, suggesting resilience or tolerance among vectors. The statement underscores the distinction between pathogens affecting hosts and those persisting in their carriers.
Hamburger Fry Precedes Lodge
Lawton Re bekah lodge No 87 members and families enjoyed a 6 30 p m hamburger fry before the regular meeting in IOOF hall 10914 D Mrs Edgar Peak noble grand and Mrs Ina Mae McClannahan vice grand led the session Forty members attended Local lodges sponsor the Bill Mack show set for 8 p m April 20 at Central junior high auditorium A special drill team will be formed for the tri state conclave June 30 at Municipal auditorium Oklahoma City Next meetings start 8 p m and a Red Cross donation was approved Guest Mrs Joe Stagner Columbus Ga was present.
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Lawton Rebekah Lodge No
IOOF
Edgar Peak
Noble Grand
Ina Mae McClannahan
Rebekah and Oddfellow
Bill Mack
Central Junior High School
Carl Wheatley
Municipal Auditorium
Oklahoma City
Red Cross
Joe Stagner
Columbus
Sterling band parents raise funds for bass horn purchase
Sterling special report notes $114 was raised by band parents at a pie and box supper in the American Legion hall. Under Loyd Booth direction the event featured several band selections, piano student performances, and Jackie Ellis singing and accompanying himself. Susan Williams, daughter of Mr and Mrs Preston Williams, was chosen band queen. Proceeds will buy a bass horn for the band.
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Sterling
Sterling Band
American Legion Hall
Loyd Booth
Charlie Jepsen
Jackie Ellis
Susan Williams
Preston Williams
OCW Glee Club to Perform at Banquet and City Event
Oklahoma College for Women Glee Club members Eleanor Bicknell Ava Bilbrey Lydia Morales Ann Phillips Velma Blaine and Joyce Ikard Kahle return to campus after spring break for classes on Tuesday April 3. The fifth annual Greater OCW Appreciation banquet features speaker Mrs Julius Johnston and a $1000 scholarship winner announced at the dinner. The club will perform again April 10 in Oklahoma City for the PEO state convention.
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Lawton
Eleanor Bicknell
Ava Bilbrey
Lydia Morales
Ann Phillips
Fort Sill
Velma Blaine
Snyder
Joyce Ikard Kahle
Cyril
Oklahoma College For Women’s Glee Club
OCW
Julius Johnston
Columbia
Association
Greater Ocw
Homer Bolton
Glee Club
Oklahoma City
PEO
Area Study Club Hosts Easter Guest Day Tea Program
Dr Horace C Casey Enid Presby pastor was guest speaker at the Saddle Mountain Study club Easter pageant event at the Holy City chapel in the Wichita mountains. His daughter Mrs Joe Taylor introduced him as club president and welcomed guests. baskets of pink and white gladioli decorated the altar and a coffee reception followed with a silver service and white iris centerpiece.
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Saddle Mountain
Horace C. Casey
Enid
Harry E. Payne
Charles V. Payne
Frank Payne
John Payne
M. R. Redman
Bob Reece
Frank Rush Jr
James Rausch
Wayne Rowe
J. W. Tugman
Herald Tipton
Charles Turner
Sherman E. Schoubee
Earl M. Smith
Carl Smelser
Frank Sommers Jr
Bob Williams
Bert Wolf
B. H. Williams
Mesdames Howard Burk
Nelson Davis
David Fritz Jr
Orbin Henson
Clifford Pirtle
Joe Taylor
Paul Wege Sr
Lee Wood
Pheasant Dinner Honors Birthday Celebrants
Mrs George Cox and Clell Wolfe were feted on their birthday anniversaries as Mr and Mrs Ryvers Reeder and son Dean hosted a pheasant dinner. Guests included George Cox Richard Cox James K Haley Mrs Frank Sommers Jr Frances Bell and Mrs Clell Wolfe.
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Saddle Mountain
George Cox
Clell Wolfe
Ryvers Reeder
Dean
Richard Cox
James K. Haley
Frank Sommers Jr
Frances Bell
Oklahoma Traffic Toll Rises With Two Fatalities
A 15-year-old Oklahoma City girl, Patricia Ann Hudson, and a 45-year-old Lincoln county man, Lonnie C. Caldwell, were among Oklahoma’s 1956 traffic deaths reported for Tuesday. Hudson was struck in a crosswalk near Douglass High School and dragged 178 feet by a car that hit a fire plug. Caldwell died at University Hospital from injuries suffered March 7 when a car overturned twice eight miles west of Chandler. The driver of Hudson’s accident, Bryce Martin, 47, was critically injured.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln County
Oklahoath
Tuesay
Patricia Ann Hudson
Douglass High School
Bryce Martin
Oklahoma City’s University Hospital
Lonnie C. Caldwell
Warwick
Chandler
Bitten Housewife Refuses Free Antirabies Treatment
NORTH BAY Ontario A 5yearold housewife refuses free antirabies injections after a fox bite on her leg last week. She says she has had a full life and ignores pressure from husband two brothers and three daughters. Over 30 rabid foxes have been killed in six weeks and twenty people including nine children were given injections after handling dead animals.
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North Bay
Ont
John Hart
Side Or Size-Whats Your Bed Problem
A discussion on bed width suggests standard doubles at 54 inches split between two. Many couples choose extra wide or twin beds for comfort and individual space. Supersize beds are common, but mattress and bed springs must be lump-free for proper rest.
Faxon Juniors Set Play Friday Night
Faxon high school presents the three act play Two Days to Marry at 8 p.m. Friday in the auditorium. Public invited. Cast includes Billy Anderson Jane Carson Junior Garrison Helen Howell Marvin Livingston Nita Swinford and Donald Wood.
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FAXON
Billy Anderson
Jane Carson
Junior Garrison
Helen Howell
Marvin Livingston
Nita Swinford
Donald Wood
Diamond Watches Offer Trusted Timekeeping
B. P. Hann promotes Benrus watches in Hamilton and Elgin lines with focus on durable, accurate timepieces. The ad notes successor to Osborn's and provides contact at phone 118 308 S. 4th for orders and inquiries.
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Hamilton
Elgin
Benrus
Osborn
Municipal water relies on wells and springs for a quarter
U S municipalities source roughly 25 percent of their water from wells and springs.
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U.S
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Mrs. Roy Hooper
McCord’s
Tere
C Avenue
Robert
Edwards & Edwards
Mrs. Johnston
Corwin
Duff Hardware CO
3Rd and
D Avenue
Area Study Club
Mckee
Oklahoma
Kroehler
Bigelow
Ethan Allen
Opala Furniture CO
Faxon Juniors
B. P. Hann
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Neily Vanderbilt
Grace Wilson
Grace
Ladies’ Home Journal
March Charge Books
Chic Charmer
Gay
Harper’s
Egnenine
Stephen Anne
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