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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1955
Page
8
First Christian Women's Fellowship held Tuesday sessions with devotionals, prayers, and Bible study across five circles. Leaders guided studies from topics like Gratitude for God's Mercy and Giver of the Harvest while guests from Gladewater and local members attended.
Lawton Rebekah lodge No 87 members returned from the Oklahoma Rebekah assembly state convention held October 17 to 19 in Muskogee. Mrs L G Vowell was reappointed district deputy president for District 10, serving alongside districts 87 360 22 99 and 272 totaling 528 members. Other attendees from Lawton 87 included Mrs Robert Williamson and Mrs Jack Wheeler plus Mrs K F McClain Jess Brewer Ellis Shirley Miss Jennie McCutcheon and R E Tallent with related appointments and honors announced for the 1956 session.
Velma Thomas and Lee Green were married in a simple ceremony at First Baptist Church Sterling. Rev. Fred Cox officiated at 9 p.m. Saturday. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home, Lloyd and Velma Booth. The bride worked in Lawton and the groom runs Green's Hardware store.
Thirty five members of the Kool Rats and Kittens club went on a hayride and a hot dog roast at the Hurley Grove community center. Sponsors for the event were Mr and Mrs Darwin Jepsen.
Sterling Special report notes Rev. Harold Harred led Sterling Methodist Youth Fellowship recreation at a recent party. Mrs. Mirian Miller served refreshments. University of Oklahoma students presented a program at the last meeting of Methodist Youth Fellows.
Mrs Rex Beall was elected president of the Mary Swartz Rose club at a meeting held at 2 p m Wednesday in the home of Mrs Charles Kelsey on Rte 3 Mrs Jim Recer the outgoing president conducted the session during which members voted to donate 10 to Garfield school special education classes A needy family was to be helped at Christmas and a rummage sale is planned for Oct 29 at Knox Jensen Motor company lot 201 E E L Godwin demonstrated making rosebud trees from candle wax Other officers elected were Mrs Wesley McKinzey first vice president Mrs Herbert Tozier second vice president Mrs Godwin secretary Mrs Ed Blunk alternate secretary Mrs Dewey Callahan treasurer Mrs Darold English historian and Mrs Sam Stein alternate historian and reporter Refreshments were served after the meeting
Sterling Special hosts Mr and Mrs Bill Grantham held a buffet supper honoring their daughter Mrs Julius Himes on her birthday anniversary Attending were Julius Himes E D Himes Jim Mote Earl Heston and Ray Mantooth
Mrs Darold English president conducted a regular session after the 7 p.m Wednesday dinner of Jaycee Janes in the Artillery room at Hotel Lawtonian Invocation by Mrs Tom Stanton Jaycee and Jane Holliday Showboat was chosen as the theme for the Cameron college auditorium style show set for November 15 Attending were Mesdames David Corley Jim Lockerd Willard Cochran Henry Howell Harold Anderson Robert Billman Marlin Keathley Mike Eisler Bill Bonnell Harry C Rice Jr Dan Woesner and others including Earl Botkin Jack Batten Gordon Heying Per
Rainbow Girls from the Lawton Assembly hosted a supper outing for about 75 couples. They assembled at the Masonic temple then rode a hay wagon to Pecan Springs campsite in the Wichita mountains. Mrs. W. C. Belcher served as mother advisor and Rainbow advisory board members chaperoned. Dana Matheny headed the planning committee as worthy advisor.
Lawton residents attended an area VFW meeting for auxiliary members of Tallent-Gathaway Post No 1015 in Anadarko on Monday night. Present were Mesdames Deward Stringer Raymond Rust Wiley Ginn and Ralph Edwards all of Lawton and Mrs J R Pledger Fort Sill Mrs Calvin Love Duncan Sixth.
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