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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1955
Page
16
The National Federation of Music clubs selects A Mighty Fortress Is Our God as November hymn of the month. Mrs. T. H. Ball urges local groups to sing it at meetings. The tune Ein feste Burg by Martin Luther inspired congregational singing and influenced Bach Wagner Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer through history.
Miss Margabel Lund, teaching in Balboa Heights, reports a vivid Panama trip. She describes Porto Bello festival life, the Black Christ procession, and coastal scenery with palm groves, markets, and hawkers. She and a group sail 20 miles by launch, dining aboard, while observers mingle with naval crews and locals amid rain and vibrant street scenes.
The semi weekly luncheon at Hotel Lawtonian coffee shop showcases LaVerne Women’s Shop fashions. Back detailing in new fall winter holi days wardrobes draws interest with cut, button trim and contrasting accessories. Models present Tuesday and Thursday noon to 1 PM as crowds grow.
Mrs Paschal Austin taught the missionary lesson as Young Women's auxiliary members of Immanuel Baptist met at Miss Stella Gilleys home at 316 Euclid at 7 pm Mrs Leo James president conducted the meeting opened with group singing A prayer and devotional were given by the hostess Next meeting will be at the church at 7 pm Thursday Others present included Mesdames Melvin Stapleton Charlie Wooten Bill Whitehead Melvin Jackson and Miss Beth Halbrooks
Loveland special report notes a seventh and eighth grade wiener roast at Maxey's gravel pit with sponsors and parents chaperoning. Attendees include Nella Bridgeman Barbara Cheek Eva Mae Cheek Barbara Hammon Betty Wharten Dortha Wharten Lindel Capps Billy Hahstadt Linda Hahstadt Mary Ann Hahstadt Robert Hickman Arvel Grant Sue Spradlin Duane Glenn a Shirley Woods. Adults present were Mesdames Walter Gabel Allen Hahstadt and Mr and Mrs Virgil Woods.
Mrs Lonnie Latham named Dec 10 for the Christmas bid dance as Zeta Eta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha meets at Mrs Lenora Clark home. Southwest District Ep silon Sigma Alpha meeting scheduled for Nov 20 at the VFW armory Grandfield with a business session and jewel pin ceremony. Members discuss spaghetti supper Oct 23, rummage sale Nov 26 at Knox Jensen car lot, and welfare kits for tubercular sanitorium Clinton. Bicycle purchase for Garfield school class, by law amendments to invite new and inactive members, model meeting Nov 21 and coffee Nov 27.
Busy Bee Club meets at noon at 511 H Tallent home as Mrs F J Langston is elected president for the coming year. Officers named include Mrs Leonard Rainey as vice president Mrs Carl Wheatley secretary and Mrs Gertrude Furman reporter Co hosts were Emory Cowley Bill Crow and Eula Tucker Delegates Om Braddy president conducted the meeting with a white elephant sale and devotional by Mrs K F McClain Visitors included K F McClain Darrell Tallent and Mrs H A Powell Numerous members listed by name.
Lawton Woman's Forum luncheon featured Grover Ralston and Hugh Payne discussing city parks at Hotel Lawtonian. Ralston of the park board cited maintenance as a major issue and need for improvements. Payne, from the Metropolitan park area's original planning board, compared Lawton's park spending unfavorably with other Oklahoma cities, noting $206 to $494 per acre elsewhere versus Lawton's $65 per acre. An informal Q and A followed.
Mrs. Frank B. Hurt of 1906 Oak is improving at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after a heart ailment and may receive visitors. Pvt. Robert L. Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Duncan of 2704 Avenue I, is on a two week leave at home before reporting to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina, having most recently been at Camp Chaffee Fort Smith Arkansas. Mrs Ray Allison of east of Lawton returns from Palo Alto California after a three week visit with her sister Mrs J A Holt who has been ill in a hospital there.
Ben Mobley goes back to Menomonie Wisconsin after a two week visit with his mother Mrs W J Mobley 307 Park his son Dick Mobley 527 S Fifth and other relatives in Lawton.
Mrs. Leo Duncan, of 1915 Railroad, returned from Panama City Florida where she visited her son-in-law Airman First Class W. E. Yarbrough, his wife and their daughter Cleta Sue. Airman Yarbrough is stationed at Tyndall Air Base there.
Mesdames L. H. Fouts and C. A. Wolverton will co host the 2 p.m. Monday meeting of Chapter I of PEO at the home of Mrs. Justin S. Kuntz 414 Bell.
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