PTA States Carnival and Funds Talk at Lawton Post
Lawton public schools superintendent John D. Shoemaker spoke at the Post PTA meeting outlining the Post Children’s school funding sources and lauding cooperation with Fort Sill. Col. Walter E. Tardy chaired the session as Capt. Alfred Hicks II presented the budget. Halloween carnival set for Oct 30 with 4:30 p.m. parade at Dan T. Moore hall and events including Blue Beard and talent shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Children’s
Lawton Independent
John D. Shoemaker
Lawton Public
Post Children’s School
Post School
Fort Sill
Lawton
Walter E. Tardy
PTA
Eldee Wilson
P-Ta
Alfred Hicks II
Dan T. Moore
Randolph Loftin
Calvary Baptist WMU Circles Name Officers At Meetings
Calvary Baptist Woman's Missionary Union circles elected officers for three new groups and one existing circle. Bill Rebecca circle met at Mrs. James Gunkle's home. officers include co chairwoman Mrs. Thomas Bowlen and secretary treasurer Mrs. Jack Hain. New study book Lands of Many Worlds by Robert G Bratcher discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Woman's Missionary Society
C. W. Squyres
Calvary Baptist Wmu
Bill Rebecca
James Gunkle
Washington
Thomas Bowlen
Jack Hain
Cloud
Lamar Miller
E. C. Cornwell
Hain
Orphans Home
Lonnie Cates
Glen Kensell
Robert G. Bratcher
Squyres
Lyman Howetn
Circle II
Leola Ragland
J. C. McCain
Elm
WMU
J. H. Hays
John Hain
Dave Hise
Hays
Earl Spears
Julia Gathright
A. A. Kirkpatrick
Everett Haddock
Ernest Coombs
Nancy Peet
O. L. Spence
Avenue I
A. A. Burton
J. E. Lewis
R. C. Montgomery
L. D. Phillips
Herman Dodson
John Mehefko
Olen Largent
E. Kennedy
Phillips
O. B. Dunlap
Dodson
Circle
Mary Lou Massengill
L. A. Sheffield
Park
C. C. Moon
Thomas Clanton
Moon
W. G. Brumley
Clanton
C. F. Rath
Shirley Dix
W. B. Melton
Lou Weaver
O. C. Hanks
Hanks
Melton
Martha Kidd
Women Need Few Fripperies
UP Newsfeature argues that small luxuries like scented toiletries boost mood and daily morale for women, detailing items from bath oils to colognes and routines. It stresses fragrance harmony and budget options, then shifts to WMU circle reports naming new officers and meetings led by Mrs. McCain, Hays, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UP Newsfeature
Ownership statement for The Lawton Constitution Oct 1 1954
Public notice lists publisher Ned Shepler editor Ned Shepler business manager Bill Bentley Lawton Oklahoma. Owner is a corporation with stockholders Ned Shepler Shirley Bentley and Bill Bentley. Statement includes stockholders and security holders, average copies 11 944, sworn Oct 7 1954 before Willie Mae Patton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Billi F. Bentley
O Wership
Ned Shepler
Ahoma
Bil Fentley
Shirley S. Bentley
Bill F. Bentley
Willie Mae Patton
Fine Arts Members Hear Guest Program
In Chattanooga special guests Mr and Mrs J D Woodard and daughter Olive of Vernon Texas joined Fine Arts club for its October meeting at the local Baptist church. Olive Woodard played violin with her mother accompanying on piano and vocal solos by her husband. Local solo by Mrs Max Washburn. Other attendees listed include F L Bartholomew Roy Beavers George Bohl J C Crow Walter Crow W C Crook Harold Dreith Milton Geis Gordon Hagar G E Kerr L C Krasser E A Martin Leston Patton A A Schumpert Joe H Schumpert and J E Washurn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
J. D. Woodard
Olive Woodard
Vernon
Tex
Fine Arts Club
Miss Woodard
Max Washburn
Mesdames F. L. Bartholomew
Roy Beavers
George Bohl
J. C. Crow
Walter Crow
W. C. Crook
Harold Dreith
Milton Geis
Gordon Hagar
G. E. Kerr
L. C. Krasser
E. A. Martin
Leston Patton
A. A. Schumpert
Joe H. Schumpert
J. E. Washurn
Social Calendar Dance Programs With Local Hosts
Friday 8 p.m. Dancing Kidettes at Old Youth Center with Paul Tate calling and Dr. Juanita Doiron as sponsor. Saturday 8 p.m. Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance at Public Service home service room with Johnny Robinson hosting couples. Lawton DAR chapter meets 1:15 p.m. with Mrs. M. E. Olmstead announcing Patriotism in Our Schools featuring Miss Thelma Talla as school coordinator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancing Kidettes
Paul Tate
Juanita Doiron
Reddy Kilowatt Square Dance Club
Public Service Company
Johnny Robinson
Messrs
and Mesdames C. M. Mynes Jr
Ira Lanman
Lawton
Daughters of the American Revolution
M. E. Olmstead
Thelma Talla
Square Dancers Meet For Session
Vernon Field and Cecil Pennington hosted this week’s Hook & Whirl Square Dance club session at the American Legion hall with Ashline as caller. Guests Walter W. Capes and Robert C. Everritt attended. members included Evlyn Barkholz Ashline Oscar Chandler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Mesdames
Vernon Field
Cecil Pennington
Hook & Whirl Square Dance Club
American Legion Hall
E. Art Ashline
Walter W. Capes
Robert C. Everritt
Evlyn Barkholz
Ashline
Oscar Chandler
Mesdames Eldin Best
Cecil Carter
Walter Crosby
Bill Crow
Otto Hilbert
Ernest Hynson
Lee O. Hynson
Earl Jackson
Marcus Johnson
Ira Lanman
R. E. Tallent
Loyd B. Watkins
H. E. Wickham
Herbert M. Young
John Henderson
First Graders Problems Discussed by Whittier PTA
About 40 mothers attended a Whittier Parent-Teacher Association study group at 2 p.m. where first grade teachers Bernice Wilson and Mary Jean Miller explained primary class methods. Principal Helen McIntosh outlined school policies.
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Whittier Parent-Teacher Association
Bernice Wilson
Mary Jean Miller
Helen MccIntosh
Whittier
KKI Sorority Hosts Dinner Program With Poems
Kappa Kappa Iota teachers sorority members gathered for a Tuesday dinner at Old South cafeteria. Mrs Jack Eytle read poems highlighting the program chaired by Mrs Clarice McMillion. Delegates to the Oct 30 state convention in Oklahoma City were elected with alternates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Eytle
Kappa Kappa Iota Teachers Sorority
Carrie Fisher
Old South
Clarice McMillion
Wesley Silk
Terry Seigler
Oklahoma City
Bert Doyle
Venna Lee Wallace
Bob Crutcher
Rutgers and Princeton play first intercollegiate football game
The 1869 clash between Rutgers and Princeton marked the inaugural intercollegiate football match. The contest established a historic precedent in college athletics and initiated a rivalry that shaped early American gridiron sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutgers
Princeton
Square Dancers Enjoy Session at VFW Hall
Art Ashline led a weekly square dance at the VFW building 926 S. Second sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1193 and auxiliary. Present were Mrs Ashline and Messrs and Mesdames John Bostick Cecil Carter Walter Cates Bill Crow W Ferguson Don Grimm John Henderson Lee Hynson Wallace Nyrop Clarence Priest Loyd Watkins and Herbert Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Ashline
VFW
S. Second
Mrs. Ashline
Messrs
John Bostick
Cecil Carter
Walter Cates
Bill Crow
W. Ferguson
Don Grimm
John Henderson
Lee Hynson
Wallace Nyrop
Clarence Priest
Loyd Watkins
Herbert Young
Army Wives Have Ceramic Workshop
Army Wives club at the USC-YMCA Fourth and B held a Thursday luncheon hosted by Mrs. Delbert Denton. A ceramic workshop was led by guest Mrs. W A Stephen. Members present included Mesdames Andrew Wendy C D Hornaday Edward Shramek Jr Bernard Abrraham Melford Scott Grover Thomas Lyle Posvic Cecil LaCaze William Schalck Robert E Reath J R Sambola Larry Whitsell C Bourque Clint Nagode and John Slattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Paradies
Army Wives, Club
Usc-Ymca
Delbert Denton
W. A. Stephen
Mesdames Andrew Wendy
C. D. Hornaday
Edward Shramek Jr
Bernard Abrraham
Melford Scott
Grover Thomas
Lyle Posvic
Cecil LaCaze
William Schalck
Robert E. Reath
J. R. Sambola
Larry Whitsell
C. Bourque
Clint Nagode
John Slattery
Adlai Stevenson to be named honorary Kiowa chief
Adlai Stevenson, arriving Friday in Oklahoma City, will be made an honorary Kiowa chief during a three hour stay. He will be welcomed by Robert Goombi, president of the American Indian Exposition, as he meets Oklahoma Democratic leaders from 2:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. before flying to Los Angeles.
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Oklahoma City
Adlai Stevenson
Oklahoma
Stevenson
Robert Goombi
Los Angeles
Leadership Program For Scouts Boosted
A stepped up leadership training drive for all three Boy Scout levels begins soon. Cub leaders start Oct 19 at Taft elementary auditorium under C R Yockey and Nathan Clark. Plans to organize training teams across five counties aim to lift trained leaders from about 25 percent to 85 90 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Tex’’ McCoy
Taft Elementary School
McCoy
C. R. Yockey
Nathan Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Col. H. E. Liebe
Council
Henry Walker
Explorer
Johnny Holcomb
Cub
Land Use in the United States Cropland and Pasture Share
About one fourth of US land is cropland while more than half lies as permanent pasture or grazing land, highlighting the distribution of agricultural use across the nation.
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United States
Stage Show Opens Alva Homecoming in Woods County
Alva Oklahoma hosts the 35th annual homecoming with a stage show tonight. Twenty two high school girls compete for Miss Homecoming as the parade unfolds tomorrow morning. Northwestern State Rangers meet Southwestern State Bulldogs in the homecoming game, followed by another stage show and a homecoming ball tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva
Okla
Woods County
Northwestern State Rangers
Southwestern State Bulldogs
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Calvary Baptist
WMS
By Vivian Brown
Fine Arts
John Denney
OF Theatre Arts
Gore
Fairmont
U.S.P
Eriou
KKI Sorority
Benne Jo Akers
Barbara Cofield
Jane Daniel
Deola Gray
Hallie Hanna
Amelia Heintz
Charlotte — Lena Japp
Ira Jean Non
Marjorie Stevenson
Maurine Stabler
Frankie van Hoozer
Nellie Weathers
Ethel Alair
Olen Argo
Eugene L. Bowman
John H. Bowman
Jewell Bowman
Cecil Baker
W. J. Becker
Bob Davis
Glenn Dillingham
Vada Grooms
Edward Graham
William H. Gross
Raymond Gensman
Willis Hoffman
C. M. Hunter
Lara Johnson
Ralph Little
B. C. Mackey
Albert Martin
Grace Payne
Betty Provine
Vernon Raines
Wesley Regan
A. C. Rippy
Bob Shelby
Clarence Scott
John Thomas Jr
Laura Wells
R. O. Webb
Oscar Williams
L. A. Wickman
Dalton Business College
D Ave
D Avenue
Adlai
Fluff Dry Bundle ‘ Co
South Fifth
Southwestern Radio & Sound
Aéee Pho
T. R. Stephens
State Farm
Ins
Mhapmacy
Fort Sill Blvd
Bernell Gilbert
Mgr
Lawton’s Prescription Center
Phon
Enly
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