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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1956

Page

19

Coronation Rites Held For 147 Girls From 16 Churches

The Comanche-Cotton Baptist association held a coronation service at Lawton's First Baptist Church with 147 girls from 16 churches. The event featured 87 maidens, 40 ladies in waiting, 12 princesses, four queens and five queen with scepter, guided by Mrs. Gerald R. Smith and association leaders. Ceremony included readings, prayers, music, and a charge emphasizing royal conduct and Christian graces.

Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association Lawton First Baptist Church John J. Evans Gerald R. Smith Associational Woman’s Missionary Union Comanche-Cotton Association First Church Central Baptist Church Immanuel Church Faverett Young Martha Arrington Brammer

Bethel Methodist Church to Host Quarterly Conference

Dr. Virgil Alexander Lawton, district superintendent of the Lawton Methodist district, will lead the quarterly conference at Bethel Methodist Church at 7 30 p.m. Monday.

Bethel Virgil Alexander Lawton Lawton Methodist District Methodist

Little Gentlemen Dress The Part In Easter Parade Styles

A nationwide shift toward well tailored boys wardrobes influences Easter parade attire. Judges and child care experts suggest proper dress improves behavior, noting nonconformity in clothing ties to juvenile court referrals. Officials in Norfolk County and Denver link casual fashion to delinquency, while Wyandotte school leaders maintain jeans ban shows behavioral benefits.

Superior Court William B. McKesson Los Angeles Faith Johnson Norfolk County Mass Phillip Gilliam Denver Wyandotte Mich Superintendent of

Birth of a son to Jerry Chadwick and Dolores in Colorado

Delinquency notes local interest following word from Jerry Chadwick and Dolores Chadwick of Bethel Colorado. They announced the March 25 birth of a son at a Cortez Colorado hospital. Grandmother Mrs Don Howard will travel Friday to help after the family leaves the hospital for home.

Bethel Jerry Chadwick Dolores Colo Cortez Don Howard

Social Calendar highlights varied community gatherings

Chapter EB of PEO Sisterhood meets 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Clare Morford Jr.’s. Square Dance club hosts 8 p.m. at the American Legion hall with Ernest Hunter calling. Junior Miss club convenes 7:30 p.m. Patsy Horton leads. Art group AAUW meets 7:30 p.m. at Stephen's Arts and Crafts shop. VFW Post 1193 auxiliary hosts 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. dressing meeting with noon sandwiches. Lawton Garden council holds 9:30 a.m. USC‑YMCA session led by Mrs. F. Jack Allen. regular weekly hop 8 p.m. at VFW building hosted by VFW auxiliary with local youth invited.

PEO Sisterhood Clare Morford Jr Lake Square D American Legion Hall Ernest Hunter Boboe Deep Burr Patsy Horton Columbia American Association of University Women Stephen’s Arts and Crafts Shop Sheridan Road Woman’s Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Lawton Garden Council Usc-Ymca F. Jack Allen S. Second Woman’s Auxiliary

Box Supper Set At Flower Mound

A benefit box supper will be held at 8 p.m. Friday in the Flower Mound school for the public. Proceeds from the event will be used for the new school building.

Flower Mound

Egyptians Attack Israeli Patrol in Nitzana Area

Israeli and Egyptian forces clashed in the Negev near Nitzana also called El Auja as Egyptian troops opened rifle and automatic weapons fire on an Israeli patrol inside Israel. The Israeli spokesman said the Israelis returned fire and suffered no casualties.

Lawton Nitzana el Auja Demilitarized Zone Negev Desert Israel - Egypt Jerusalem Israel

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