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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1975
Page
9
Decorating workshop begins 1 38 to 4 p m for five sessions with a 12 per person fee. Basic and advanced cake decorating topics covered with equipment list available from OSU Extension Center. Enrollment limited to 15 per class with registrations accepted through Monday.
Advice column style snippets mention aging with humor and a reader asking Abby about aging gracefully. The letter tone shifts to personal questions, including a widow seeking truth about her husband’s death and a Texas reader worried about a daughter's custody and a potential baby sale.
The Cache Rose Garden Club met at Mrs. Earl Parker's home to install officers. Er nest Wilson served as president with Bernice Wilson as vice president, Coral Shimko as secretary, Parker as treasurer, Oleta Roach as historian, and Lucille Shrader as reporter. R. L. Ray presided. hostesses were Mrs. Frank Sales and Mrs. Shrader.
Nile Beebe was elected grand commander of the Military Order of the Cootie at its grand convention in Oklahoma City. Emile Leveille and Mrs. Leveille headed Pup Tent No. 16 and the Women's Auxiliary. Several local attendees received life VFW membership, and officers were elected for various posts. The group won first place in hospital work and Mrs. Beebe Beveille was named senior vice president and supreme clown queen during the Auxiliary meeting.
Mrs. Samuel H. Hocking reviews the play I Remember Mama for the Lawton Book and Play Review Club. The near capacity crowd at the McMahon Foundation hears nostalgia about a matriarch who rules with wisdom and practicality while a daughter recalls incidents from the past.
A simple drink plan splits 24 ounce grape juice and 10 ounce soda into two tall glasses. Add ice cubes and finish with lemon lime flavor.
Calendar lists officer installations dinners dances and meetings across Fort Sill venues including Public Service Company building Lawton Heights United Methodist Church Security Bank Building Masonic Temple and Fort Sill clubs. Notable groups include Eastern Star VFW Beta Sigma Phi Legion Wives and Red Cross groups with times 7:30 p.m. and later. Editor notes items accepted until noon Thursday by the Society Department.
A simple old fashioned concept becomes a breakfast option. Top plumped dried fruit with sour cream and nutmeg then finish with chopped walnuts for texture and flavor contrast.
DAR members reported on the state conference and Continental Congress as Lawrene e met in the Great Plains area. Debbie Lee was named Oklahoma state president elect and Helen Hackett gave the nominating report. New member Mrs LaVeta Nancy Yarmuk welcomed. Officers conducted by Mrs Curb and Mrs Roy Stafford. Awards announced for O E Van Meter Mallon Stafford and others. CAR and DAR members from Pioneer Park Western Hills Geronimo Elementary noted awards and conference results in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
A dinner tale about a town librarian attacked for money ends in a comic mishap as a couple debate missing checks and a cryptic autograph. The wife suggests a humorous twist while the husband pieces together fragmented records from a checkbook and a social security card.
Make hearty breakfast by cooking polka dot pancakes with frank coins in clusters. Mix pancake batter, milk, egg, and oil, pour over clusters on a hot griddle, then flip until golden. Also notes on ham labeling and furniture labeling advice from OSU Extension specialist.
A Mother's Day program was conducted by Mrs. Nobile Fields. Honors were given to Mrs. Dean Spriggs, Mrs. Vernon Parker and Mrs. Jack Stockman. A new member, Mrs. May, joined the lodge.
A newspaper note on the trend of combining furniture from diverse eras and lands in home decor. It cautions that free mixing can feel chaotic unless a unifying color—used on walls and ceiling, and echoed in carpeting—is introduced to create harmony and unity.
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