Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Activities
A dense list of meetings dinners and events across Lawton Fort Sill including Royal Neighbors IOOF hall Delta Sub Deb Paula Hill VFW posts and dozens more. Highlights include Allied service clubs square dance at American Legion hall and numerous church and community group gatherings throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Neighbors
Lodge
Paula Hill
Gore
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Lillie Mae Fultz
Hook & Whirl Square
American Legion Hall
Ira Lanman
Gene Wickham
Art Ashline
Alpha Pi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Peggy Loud
Columbia
Centenary Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
Wesley Silk
Phebian Sunday School
Central Baptist Church
Joe Narmore
Maple
Girl Scout Troop 26 Holds Third Proficiency Session
Girl Scout Intermediate troop 26 members work on a child care proficiency badge by making stocking dolls. Sherry Asbery elected patrol leader at the home of Mrs Walter Asbery 1316 Kingsbury. Officers named Sandra Davidson assistant patrol leader Sue Bishop treasurer Nancy Bishop patrol scribe Delores Chandler game leader Cecilia Cash song leader. Refreshments by Cecilia Cash served to the girls Wanda Coburn and Mrs Mildred Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Asbery
Walter Asbery
Kingsbury
Sandra Davidson
Sue Bishop
Nancy Bishop
Delores Chandler
Cecilia Cash
Wanda Coburn
Mildred Davidson
WMU Rally Set at Lawton Trinity Church
Mrs. Gerald R. Smith will preside over a Thursday all day WMU rally at Lawton's Trinity church. Women from the Comanche-Cotton Baptist unit will attend a program themed God's Stewards with morning and afternoon sessions including devotional talks, business, reports, and multiple concurrent conferences. Lunch is provided at noon and the meeting adjourns at 2 45 p.m. May include special music and district WMU notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Hunt Club
Bill Joyner
Arlington
Louis Sasser
Lawton
American Association of University Women
New High School
Marge Reynolds
Chickasha
Geronimo
Joyce Harvey
American Business Women's Association
Claudia
Nick Carras
VFW
S. Second
Art Ashline
Gerald R. Smith
Comanche-Cotton
John Roberson
Smith
W. A. Wilcoxson
WMU
Rally
Mission Institute
Fred Houston
Walters
Mesdames Home Hise
Elmer McMahan
Elgin
K. M. Anderson
Temple
J. M. Dalton
John Evans
John Hain
C. T. Tucker
Business Women's Circle
W. J. Alexander
M. Anderson
Stewardship
Foundation
A. L. Stringer
Orphans Home
A. Dayton
Community Missions
H. E. Wolf
Margaret Fund
Elmer Price
Hospone
John Harris
Christian Education
Modern Landscaping Topic Aims at House Style
Hugh G. Payne Jr. spoke to the Iris Garden Club on Make Your Garden Fit Your House linking landscape lines to house design. He traced historical styles from Moorish to Italian to American ranch and outlined three plant varieties and zones for public service and private outdoor living areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh G. Payne Jr
Modern Landscape Company
Iris Garden Club
A. C. Shelton
Arlington
Spain
Europe
Africa
Italy
America
Southwest
Payne
E. D. Garrison
Mesdames
John L. Gross
E. H. McKinney
National Tulip Society
Keeler Couple Mark 30th Wedding Anniversary
Longtime Lawton residents Mr and Mrs A T Keeler celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary with a family dinner. He retired from Fort Sill where he served as a first sergeant most of their 30 years in the area. Their children are T Sgt A E Keeler at Biggs Air Force Base El Paso Tex Mrs A M Curry Oklahoma City and Mrs C A Anderson Milwaukee Wis. They have five grandchildren Mary Ellen Cheryl Jean Keeler Allen Bob Angela Kay Curry and Stephen William Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sill
A. T. Keeler
Ferris
Keelers
A. E. Keeler
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
A. M. Curry
Oklahoma City
Sorority Pledges Feted At Brunch
Miss Virginia Lewis heads Beta Mu chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha as rushees are introduced at a Bry an’s Coffee brunch for pledges at 10 30 a.m. Attendees include Miss Billie Kinsey Virginia Doran Betty Stevenson and several Mesdames and Messrs. A business session for Salon 315 8 et 40 is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lewis
Beta Mu
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Bryan
Billie Kinsey
Virginia Doran
Betty Stevenson
Mesdames Merion Porter
Ross Baker
Fred Larrance Jr
Jewel Montgomery
Marjorie Welch
Charlene Gunter
Polly Lafferty
Barbara Wilkerson
Lenora Clark
Lee Roy Lewis
John Scott
Rusty Williamson
Don Holman
Jesse Bitterman
Gerald Kirk
R. B. Sparks
Bill Quantz
Chapeau
Bateman-Zarling American Legion
Fort Sill
Miss Louise Kennedy Attends Oklahoma A&M Homecoming
Miss Louise Kennedy of 5104 Arlington attended homecoming activities at Oklahoma A&M College in Stillwater over the weekend. Kennedy, assistant county home demonstration agent, graduated from A&M last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Kennedy
Arlington
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Kennedy
A&m
Beta Omicrons End Rush Week Hat Tea Highlights
Beta Omicrons of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority wrapped up rush week with a crazy hat party at Leona White's home 1816 Taylor and a preferential tea at Jasper Grigg's 2422 D residence. Mrs Rachel Wray won first prize for a wedding reception themed hat with fresh flowers while Mrs Leona White hosted the party and Mrs Richard Taylor earned second prize for a nursery item decorated hat. Yellow chrysanthemums were centerpiece at the tea as rushees and members including Mesdames Pike Freeman Nishimura Penepacker Littlefield Bowden Plank and Misses Carter Docken Stanton Best Biles Conley and others attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Rachel Wray
Leona White
1816 Taylor
Richard Taylor
Taft PTA Plans Halloween Fun Night at Taft School
Taft elementary hosts its annual Fun Night on Friday starting at 5 p.m. sponsored by the Taft PTA. The event is a fundraiser with hot dogs and drinks, a talent show, pony rides, candy sales, home-made pies and cakes, rummage sale, fish ponds, boxing, movies, cake walk and other games for Taft patrons, children and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Elementary
Taft Parent-Teacher Association
Taft
Unity Rebekahs Draped Charter in Memory of Jesse Cost
Unity Rebekah lodge No 121 held a regular session at the IOOF hall to drape its charter in memory of Jesse Cost. Officers Mrs C F Rath and Mrs G W Martin led the ceremony with Mrs Ross Shelp giving the history and Mrs Ethel Pendleton reading scriptures. Attendees included Mrs Jesse Cost and daughter Juanita Hugill. Deputy commissions were announced for Enid assembly and Unity lodge visitation, with October birthday anniversaries to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Cost
Unity Rebekah Lodge No. 121
IOOF
C. F. Rath
Noble Grand
G. W. Martin
Ross Shelp
Ethel Pendleton
Geraldine Gordon
Beatrice Morrison
Kelly Sunday
Tommy Hartline
Unity Rebekah Lodge
Army Brats Club Plans Hayride at Fort Sill
Army Brats club met at the Officers club Fort Sill with Joanie Hadfield presiding. Minutes were read by Liz Ryan and Patsy Conner gave the treasurer's report. Members discussed selling articles at the post Thrift shop and a hayride set for 7 p.m. November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joanie Hadfield
Army Brats Club
Officers Club
Fort Sill
Liz Ryan
Patsy Conner
Sue Fulton
Marilyn Morris
Paula Jenkins
Sharon Rouse
Becky Harloff
Judy Henry
Beverly Barnhart
Julia Means
Barbara Smith
OU student hosts informal hamburger fry at Medicine Park
University of Oklahoma senior Joe Blake Dutcher entertained friends at his parents cabin in Medicine Park with a casual hamburger fry and record party. Guests included Ruth Rivers Frank Kalana Carol Liebe Beverly Drummond and Bill Crawford. Kalana is Lawton High School graduate and new OU degree recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Blake Dutcher
University of Oklahoma Business Administration
Medicine Park
Ruth Rivers
Frank Kalana
Norman
Carol Liebe
Fort
Russell-Davis Nuptials Revealed By Bride Parents
Announcement of the marriage of Mary Ann Russell to Jackson J. Russell with Justice H. M. Newman presiding in Wichita Falls Texas on Oct 13. Attendants were Donald Russell. couple now resides at 911 Summit. Mary Ann attended Lawton High School Wolverettes Rho Kappa. Jackson a 1947 Lawton graduate, discharged from the Army Air Force in June and employed by Thomas Concrete Pipe Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Jackson J. Russell
E. M. Russell
Homer A. Davis
H. M. Newman
Wichita Falls
Tex
Donald Russell
Summit
Russell
Lawton High School
Wolverettes
Rho Kappa Gamma Sorority
Army Air Force
Thomas
Concrete Pipe Company
County Fair Levy Support Urged At PTA Council Meet
Four men from the Comanche agriculture community addressed Lawton PTA Council at Washington Elementary School urging voters to approve the county five mill building levy on November 2. The levy would raise about 140000 for new fair buildings and improvements. Rev Henry Wall offered a devotional tying moral training to civic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche Agriculture Board
Lawton
Parent-Teacher Association Council
Washington
Henry Wall
Calvary Baptist Church
Cleo Craig
John Keathley
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Fred Bentley
Comanche Fair Board
Willard Bentley
Farm Bureau
Comanche County
Wal
Wall
Western Hemisphere
C. C. Moon
G. G. Goodier
Council
PTA
Norman
Dale Roberson
John D. Shoemaker
Dedica
Lawtonians Return From Southeast Music Convention
Lawton residents Mrs. Clinton Bell and Mrs. C. R. Ellsworth attended the Southeast district convention in Sulphur. Sessions were at Sulphur First Baptist Church with a luncheon at the Artesian hotel. Oklahoma federation president Mrs. Frederic Libke spoke as about 75 adults and junior musicians participated. Elgin Order of Eastern Star plans a rummage sale at Humpty Dumpty Super Market at 7 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Bell
Schubert Music Club
C. R. Ellsworth
Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs
Sulphur
Sulphur First Baptist Church
Artesian Hotel
Frederic Libke
Oklahoma City
Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
Humpty Dumpty
Third
Home Charm Carpet Cleaning and ColorBack Ad
Carpet cleaning by Home Charm Carpet Cleaning and ColorBack Company advertises factory trained operators. Services include upholstery cleaning, mothproofing, and oriental cleaning with no soaking or shrinkage, phone 8338-1652, established 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Charm Carpet Cleaning & Colorback Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jaycee Jones
Leslie J. McNair
Shakespeare Club
Don Harvey
City
NCO Wives Club
NCO
H. R. Barthel
Stokes Yarbrough
Lawton Golf & Country Club
Department of Lawton Woman's Forum
H. H. Brigham
G. F. Attlee
Mary Swartz
Pioneer Women's Club
Centenary Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Scott Home Demonstration Club
Earl Austin
Realtors
Ociety
Lucile Creswell Potter
Trinity Church
Keeler
Singer Sewing Center
D Avenue
Tom Oliver
Puelid
Taft Pta
Unity Rebekahs Drape Charter
Dalton Business College
D Ave
Russell-Davis
Bride
PTA Council
Virgle Wallace
William J. Porter
Elman Haines
Earl W. Young
Glenn Miller
N. 14Th
Donald Wickens
Irwin Ph
Fairmont’s
U.S.P
Auto-Lite
Ron Stephens
Avenue
B. P. Hann
Mary Leener
Lawtonians
Guys & Dollis Toy Shop
11Th and C Avenue
Tot
Johnson
Duncan Hines
Folger
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