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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1945

Page

7

Final plans for southwest district convention set

The Lawton Garden Council held a Tuesday morning meeting at the Fourth and B USO club to arrange the Oklahoma Association of Garden Clubs district convention. The event occurs Friday Oct 26 at the USC club with Lawton Garden Club and Rose and Petunia units as hostesses. A public flower display follows the business session and luncheon is at Cowan cafeteria.

Oklahoma Association of Garden Clubs Lawton Garden Council USO Ben Ash USC Club Lawton Garden Club Rose and Cowan Aho i Ralph Kenyon Pelunia A. RK. Shatter Rose Unit Mras John W. Tyree Lawton Gardon Oi Frank Lakey Robert Brock Paul Busby W. E. Province J.) R. Montgomery I. V. Johnson G. L. Berry George Thorpe George Glasby

District Seminar Well Attended Officers Named

About 240 delegates attended the district WSCS educational seminar at the First Methodist Church Lawton. Officers elected included Mrs. Ralph Hacker as president and Mrs. W A Elsner as vice president, with district and state officers named across multiple towns. The morning session featured a study course on The Church Among Up rooted Americans, followed by a covered dish lunch and an afternoon program with a Douglas high school quartet singing spirituals.

Woman's Society of Christian Serrvice First Methodist Church Apache Chickasha Manitou Walters Duncan Frederick Rush Springs Tipton Mountain Pars Anadarko Sterling Temple Marlow Fletcher Commehe Lawton Ralph Hacker H. Ben Turner Allison W. SV. Gadiove Forrest A. Fielda John Sulter Karl Foster Oklahoma City WSCS Weat Oklahoma A. F. White Okeone Roy Dillon Graham Hodge Walita Children's Work of Oklahoma Conference R. E. L. Morgan A. H. Holloman B.D. Hines Harry Paramore Foster Seytion Graham Hadge Dillon

Royce Brown Emerges As Fast Backfield Candidate

1945 Wolverines note Royce Brown as a quick backfield prospect with limited experience likely to earn a parole berth as he trains with the team this season. The article also mentions a Mt. Sequoyah meeting led by Mrs. C. C. Allen with missionary emphasis and a Bible study course titled The Divine Fatherhood by Henry M. Bullocks led by Mrs. George Dismukes.

Royce Brown Moses C. C. Allen Frederick Foster Mt. Sequoyah F. White Africa George Dismukes Chickasha Divine Fatherhood Henry M. Bullocks E. B. Dunlap Ernest Hicks Forrest A. Fields

Rainbow Girls To Meet This Evening

The Order of Rainbow For Girls will meet at eight o'clock tonight in the Masonic temple for initiation of members.

Rainbow Order of Rainbow Masonic Temple

Mrs Ed Turkle Returns To Lawton

Mrs. Ed Turkle returns to Lawton after a year in California visiting relatives. She stopped to visit her son John in Los Angeles and her daughter Mrs J C Kelso and her husband in Amarillo, Texas. Her son Stelso has recently entered military service and is stationed at Amarillo.

California Ed Turkle Arlington Turkle John Los Angeles J. C. Kelso Amarillo Tex Stelso

Deaths of Mrs F C Kinkead and Family Tells of Loss

Mrs F C Kinkead 79 died Tuesday in a Chickasha hospital after a brief illness. She was mother of Mrs Oscar Smith and had lived in Cement since emigrating from Missouri 41 years earlier. Toast rites set for 2:30 Thursday at Brown Funeral Home Chickasha with a Methodist minister. burial Woods Memorial Cemetery east of Cement. Survivors include three daughters two sons and numerous grandchildren. a grandson Mrs Doyle Paulk and others live with relatives. Brother R B Rupard of Sedalia Missouri and W M Rupard of Baedervill plan to attend services. several service members are named among descendants.

F.C. Kinkead Chickasha Oscar Smith Sycamore Lawton Kinkead Oklahoma Migsouri Yenva Pym Smith Pose Doyle Paulk Philippines R. B. Rupnard Sedalia W. M. Rupard Baedervill

Flood buries Ed Huddleston pond with carp and catfish

A pond on the Ed Huddleston farm washed out by heavy rains dumped about 30 feet of water and fish into the countryside east of Apache. Reported catches include catfish from one to ten pounds. The pond, stocked with varied species, was a prized local feature. Also noted were community notices of a master Mason degree event at Apfene Lodge 228, weekend visitors, a surgery recovery in Oklahoma City, and Rotary Club inter-city meeting at the First Christian church with attendees from Anodarko Lawton Cyril and nearby towns.

Apache Ed Huddleston Apfene Lodge Focal Temple Ib Wan CM. Warner R. W. Fately Helen Farely C. W. Kobrys J. Hy Mave Okahoma City T. J. Shaw Bristow Atetc Rotary First Christian Church Anodarko Scott B. Moore C. W. Gillait Otis Berry Lawton Walton Davis Ray Babbitt Cyril John Barry Dean Stevens Jewell Griffith Dan Simmons Rotary Anna Baxter Marr

New Synthetic Tires Due Soon

The first synthetic tire, the GRS-10, will debut in Liketon by B. F. Goodrich, says local store manager M. S. Shuman. He notes the resin-base soap aids wear and heat resistance, with a wider, flatter tread for smoother pavement, and 16.8 million miles tested. Availability to the public is unclear, but expected countrywide by year end.

Pearl Harbor Liwton B. F. Goodrich M.S. Shuman Mr. Shuman

Ration Board Invites Building Men To Meet

All local members of the building and construction industry are invited to a meeting of the county ration board in the district court room of the courthouse on Wednesday October 16 at 2 pm. Chairman Richardson said postwar building and construction problems will be discussed. George Leach price specialist from the district office at Oklahoma City explained the new regulations.

Nl & Pom Judea LE Richardson George ©. Leach Oklahoma City

Oil Stove Ignites Destructive House Fire in Laird Street

A tire destroyed a home at 1108 Laird Tuesday afternoon after an oil stove explosion. Firemen arrived about 5:33 p.m. The Gilbert Price family were at home at the time of the blast. No injuries were reported.

Gilbert Price Laird Scere Pricer Tre

New Officers Preside at Auxiliary Session

Members of the American region auxiliary held their regular business meeting Tuesday. Irene Sturfess, newly elected president, served as chairman for the first time. Plans for next year’s work were laid. Refreshments followed. Next meeting set for Oct 16.

American Region Auxiliary Legion Irene Sturfess

FSA Committee Approves Seven Rural Loans

The county FSA committee comprising Olro RK Elling Homer P Turner and Roy Windle met Monday to review rural rehabilitation loan applications. Seven loans were approved, five going to World War II veterans. The panel will reconvene Friday to consider farm ownership loan requests.

FSA Olro RK Elling Homer P. Turner Roy Windle Facm

Former Apache Man Dies Sunday

WW Garner 67 formerly lived northwest of Apache died Sunday night at 11:30 in the Norman home after a brief illness. He had long health problems and a stroke before death. Survivors include wife Rena Garner and daughter Mrs Walter Barris, northwest of Apache. A son Carl died years ago. Services will be held Wednesday in Norman where the family has lived for years.

Apache I. Garner Norman Rena Garner Walter Barris Carl

Veterans' Administration Office Adds Telephone Contact

Robert Moyer, contact officer of the Veterans' Administration, announces the office now has a telephone. The new number is 109, and he says the public can reach the office by phone beginning immediately.

Robert Moyer Veterans' Administration

Building Permits Issued Here Last Month Rises Slightly

City Clerk CG. W. Simpson reports twenty building permits issued last month totaling about 74 575 dollars. One permit for a 50 000 business building was issued to J. D. Fountain at Third and F. Coastline shows minor gain while unrelated advertisement content is excluded.

CG. W. Simpson J. D. Fountain Third

Appomattox Apple Tray Marked by Lee Surrender

August permits total 22 granting costs 436 475. October permits include workshop and residence. Clyde B Thompson issued a 4000 frame home permit at Jefferson. Tom Moseley Wis framed to build a 300 concrete block workshop at El Verge. Masonic week ends with master’s degree for two candidates. The famous apple under which Lee surrendered at Appomattox is noted.

Clyde B. Thompson OO Jefferson Tom Moseley Wis Gon Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Appomattox Virginia

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