Social Calendar Highlights Local Clubs and Meetings
A packed social calendar lists events across Lawton including the Social Calendar, Whirl Square Dance at American Legion hall with Art Ashline calling, Willing Workers gathering at Locust Grove, Lawton Woman's Forum meeting with Arts department program, and the American Association of University Women graduate group. Also noted are Lawton Fort Sill Panhellenic luncheon and style show, Junior Schubert Concert Club, Dorcas class, Junior Miss club, Triangle Home Demonstration, St John’s Lutheran Jacob and Rachel club, Fort Sill Officers Wives luncheon and theater program, and several garden and club meetings with Christmas planning and bulb ideas. Participants include Mrs. Mattie Smith, Mrs. John Gorski, Mrs. Robert Lewis, Mrs. V. S. Greet, and others across Fort Sill and Lawton venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Home Demonstration Club
Lodcust Grove
Lawton Woman’s Forum
Hotel Lawtonian
Arts Department
John Gorski
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Mattie Smith
American Association of University Women
Robert Lewis
Carolyn Hunt Club
V. S. Greet
Gore
Alton Bill Cox
Lawton-Fort Sill
Schubert
First Methodist Church
Maurice LaFonte
Dorcas
Central Baptist Church
Neil Richards
Porter Hill
Pat Glandon
Ferris
Triangle
William Matthews
Arlington
Jacob and Rachel Club
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Carl Burns
B. Amdahl
Fort Sill
Officers Wives Club
Lawton Little Theater
Women’s Activities
Social Service Department of Lawton Woman’s Forum
Lawtonian
Pea Garden Club
E. L. Godwin
N. 29Th
Central Baptist WMS Circles Hold Lessons and Meetings
Central Baptist Woman's Missionary Society circles met for study sessions business discussions and devotionals. Oleta Snell circle held a 9:45 a.m. meeting at Mrs. Charles Brooks home with prayer and a devotional A Voice From Nigeria. Jewel Lunsford circle met at Mrs. Carmichael home with prayer and a devotional A Father's Prayer. Sue Emmanuel circle gathered at Mrs. A. E. Cooke's home for missionary articles from Royal Service and a social hour. Monda Marler circle met at Mrs. Caldwell's home with devotion Turn Up The Volume of Your Christian Life and hospital and school articles from Old Mexico. Itsuko Saito circle met at Mrs. Caudell's home appointing new chairmen and adopting a clothing drive for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Circle
Oleta Snell Circle
Charles Brooks
Columbia
Claude Davis
Nigeria
John Duke
May Schofield
Pam Brooks
Roy Noble
K. Winters
Robert Hodge
S. V. Carmichael
Jewel Lunsford
O. D. Yancey
O. C. Aubrey
Carmichael
J. A. Pannell
Commission Magazine
Richard T. Hopper
Paul Shelton
L. B. Johnson
M. R. Mitchell
Perry Moss
Carl Flippen
Monda Marler
E. K. Caldwell
Gore
E. G. Hobbs
Old Mexico
Caldwell
Doyle McAda
Chester Martin
Alex McIntosh
Itsuko Saito
Jerry Caudell
Ferris
Caudeil
Orphans Home
John Bowman
Community Missions
Earl Newton
David Haynes
Richard Hiemer
M. G. Bradley
R. J. Nees
Rbbert G. Pierce
Curtis Murr
J. T. Pepper
VFW Auxiliary Luncheon Seeks Reorganization Effort
After a Tuesday luncheon at the VFW hut Fort Sill members of the McNair post and auxiliary discussed reorganizing the Coouiettes Contact Mrs Donald Simpson at 3980 W for details. Gifts were sent to the Crippled Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City and a cancer fund party date was announced for later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coouiettes
Donald Simpson
Woman's Auxiliary
Leslie J. McNair
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Hut
Fort Sill
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Cancer Fund
J. R. Pledger
Donald Cross
McNair Vfw
VFW
Wichita Falls
James Key Jr
Mead Wilcox
Fred Corey
Harry Smith
Milam Klima
P. H. Wilkins
Virgil Silman
Joe P. Stagner
Commerce Exchange Building Sold for $1 Million
Oklahoma City reports the 10 story Commerce Exchange Building sold for about one million dollars. Buyer is Commerce Realty Corp led by Phillip P. Zipes. He plans extensive modernization of the downtown office building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Commerce Exchange
Michael M. Newman
Commerce Realty Corp
Phillip P. Zipes
Zipes
Mature Beauty and the Centenarian Clues to Longevity
Local women who reach 100 often inspire talk on living well with age. Doctors note consistent patterns: they stay active, maintain moderate weight, enjoy their work, and adapt to life’s challenges. Disparate diet theories prove less helpful than steady routines and engagement.
County Teachers Get Directories for 1955 56 Term
More than 1,000 Comanche county educational directories for the 1955 56 term are being mailed to teachers superintendents and boards of education. Clarence Scott county superintendent said today. The directories listing county school personnel are printed each year and distributed from Scott's office. About 1,200 directories were printed this year and 1,050 are being mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Clarence Scott
Scott
Radish Origins Traced From Old World to America
The radish, origin unknown, arrived in America from Europe and Asia, with its broadest use in the Orient. The vegetable’s journey reflects cross continental food exchange, linking Old World cultivation to modern markets and culinary practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Orient
DKG Meeting Set In Duncan Saturday
Delta Kappa Gamma members from Lawton will meet in Duncan at the Avalon Cafeteria for a Saturday luncheon and business session led by Miss Helen Elliott Cameron College teacher and chapter president at 12 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roddy Kilowatt
Home Service
Public Service Company
Johnny Robinson
Delta Kappa Gamma
Avalon
Duncan
Helen Elliott
Lawton
Cameron College
Miss Hubble Receives State Teaching Post Honor
Miss Charlotte Hubble, first grade teacher at Jefferson elementary Lawton, was elected state secretary for the Oklahoma Association for Childhood Education at the state teachers meeting in Oklahoma City. beginning her fifth year in Lawton schools she taught in Germany previously. She holds a B S from Oklahoma A&M College and studied graduate courses at the University of Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Charlotte Hubble
Jefferson Elementary
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Association For Childhood Education
Miss Hubble
Germany
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Mrs Blackwelder Shower Honors Roy Blackwelder
A personal shower for Mrs. Roy Blackwelder was hosted by Mesdames R. C. Eastus and Austin Best at the Eastus home, 2601 Cornell. Chrysanthemums zinnias and snapdragons formed a centerpiece as 7:30 p.m. refreshments followed games with Mrs. Howard Gear presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Blackwelder
Mesdames R. C. Eastus
Austin Best
Eastus
Cornell
Howard Gear
Centenary WSCS Luncheon Business Session at Church
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service met for their regular luncheon and business session in the church fellowship hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Shirley Williamson led the business, with devotional by Mrs. W. W. Godlove, and many members attended including Miss Juanita House Zona Gene Edwards Bennie Sue Kizziar and numerous others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle II
Centenary Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Church Fellowship Hall
Shirley Williamson
W. W. Godlove
Juanita House
Zona Gene Edwards
Bennie Sue Kizziar
W. E. Provine
Abe March
E. C. Cagle
Victor Brown
K. A. Martin
Stanley Czernecki
Edward Cagle
A. J. Harrison
R. C. Bicknell
John Gorski Sr
R. Carothers
Claude Holman
J. C. Harper
Jack Cummins
Dale Thompson
Terry Cowdrey
C. B. Harrison
Walter Hutchins
Pearl Pendergraft
Sam Williams
Joe M. Ford
T. H. Westbrook
W. A. Walker
Rummage Sale Set By Centenary Methodist Group
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service members plan a rummage sale starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Knox Jensen Used Car Lot, 210 E. Persons can call Mrs. Frank B. Hurt at 8702 to arrange pickup of rummage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Knox-Jensen
Frank B. Hurt
Young Matrons Plan Yule Fete
Members of the First Christian Young Matrons group met at 7 45 p m Tuesday in the home of Mrs W S Parish Jr 1001 Gore to plan a Christmas party for husbands The hostess was Mrs Githen K Rhoads The meeting included a Bible study devotional and a short business period Several attendees were listed including Mesdames R E Otis Gale Hum ble Royce Makin Babe Ferrell Ross Baker and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Young Matrons
W. S. Parish Jr
Gore
Githen K. Rhoads
Parish
Don B. Jones
Rhoads
Lawton Constitution
R. E. Otis
Gale
Ble
Royce Makin
Babe Ferrell
Mes Ross Baker
E. L. Godwin
Tom Dames
R. E. Hellgrass
C. C. E. Holland Jr
Glenn Moore
Don Shaw Chrisman
Burl Wilson
Louis Yarmuk
Lee J. Woods
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hook & Whirl Square Dance Club
American Legion Hall
Art Ashline
Messrs. and Mesdames
F. F. Holie
Ira Lanman
Central Baptist Wms
L. A. Hobbs
Capital
Art
South
Aligia Hartner
Beauty
State
Mrs. Blackwelder
Cora Floyd
Cecil Glandon
Ruth Frazier
O. D. G. Gelvin
Naomi Ruth Jones
Mamie Morris
Wesley Asberry
Mamie Cummins
W. H. Cockrell
Jess O'Dell
Clarence McCain
E. M. Russell
J. N. Hayes
Agnes Buffaloe
Jerry Glandon
Louise Blackwelder
Jeanie Blackwelder
Jessica Gear
Centenary Wscs
Meera
Carol’s
N. Sheridan Road
Marlene
C Avenue
Fourth Street
Nile
Ldsmoe IL
Ersonality
U.S.A
Oldsmobile
Atlantic
RL Meadors and Sa
Cache Road
Isplay
Charley Wade
OldsmobIle Co
Second Street
Patti Page
Perry Como
Nbc-Tv
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