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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1957
Page
5
Social Calendar notes various club meetings and social functions in the Lawton area. Entries include Episcopal church activities, auxiliary meetings, service leagues, Wives clubs, Girl and Boy Scout related events, and neighborhood gatherings with dates, hosts, and venues. Separate listings mention craft, charity, and luncheon events with hostess names and locations.
CHATTANOOGA Special Atvin Liscagston and his bride pledged vows at Shiloh Wea where the ceremony occurred Aug. 21. The bride, raised in Ireland and educated in area schools, will attend Milwaukee Me and Mes. The groom’s family and minister presided with Rev. Thomas Stl present. The bride has been active in OS chapter and Future Homemakers, later beginning Sophomore year at a Kasay big school.
A Paris hairstyling scene piece describes salon crowds, stylist rivalries, and seasonal trends. It notes guilds and unions asserting standards after fashion openings, with salons showcasing bold hairstyles and long straight locks replacing older cuts.
An AP report describes outdoor pig roasts among South Pacific islanders, detailing pit construction with hot rocks, banana leaf wrapping, and rock and leaf coverings. It notes cooks use banana leaves for wrapping and that servings include sweet potatoes and coconuts, with the sea serving as disposal and napkins.
Fragmentary notice shows family obituaries and social notices. John Moline and Vira returned home after an incident affecting her brother Virsih Brewer in Valley View. Tea Brewer died Aug 29. Charles FL Crabtree traveled to Whittier California after a visit. Cragh family remains connected to Laird grandparents. Foslor family mentioned.
Mothers prepare for fall shopping as boys’ school wear and play outfits headline this season. Textiles emphasize wash and wear blends with Orlon rayon and nylon, Ivy League styling, and no shrinking or moth resistance. Jackets, shirts, knitwear, and sport outfits merge practicality with rugged, easy-care fabrics for teens and younger boys.
Miss Chris King, a former graduating sophomore, will start as a junior at Oklahoma State University Stillwater this fall. She plans to major in home economics and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs King of Logan. She recently returned from Anaheim California where she worked at Disneyland this summer.
Six Southwest Oklahoma youths enlisted at Lawton and nearby towns through the Navy recruiting station. Ages 17 to 18, they join under minority enlistments and will be discharged the day before their 21st birthdays. Recruits include William Haskell Sturgeon, Darvin Wayne Barnes, Bobby Gene McBride, Charles Junior Rector, Richard Leon Hammonds, and Jerry Clifford Jones. All will report to San Diego for training. Jones also reverts to six years of service and will attend a naval radio school there.
Lawton residents attended the Labor Day jewelry and gift show in Dallas on Monday. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Howell, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Forier and daughters Patricia and Vaniti, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Melton, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sheels, Mr. and Mrs. Kelly, Vern Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mes, Lee Wands, and others.
Japan asks the Soviet Union for an immediate halt to nuclear weapon tests. Tokyo lodged a protest through its ambassador in Moscow after reports that Russia detonated a nuclear device on August 2, as announced by state media.
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Browning 78 of Apache died Monday after a four month illness in Clinton hospital. Services 10 a m Thursday at Apache Baptist Church Rev L A Taft officiating burial Fairview Cemetery Crews Funeral Home in charge. Born January 24 1879 in Ground County Texas she married William L Browning September 13 1897 Palo Pinto Texas. They moved to Apache the same year and Mr Browning died in 1934. Surviving son Lassie Apache daughter Mrs Viola Dickey Agathesis brother Bob Bailey Elgin three grandchildren six great grandchildren. Also services were held for Hattie Smith at 2 p m Monday at Asiacie Rentocastal Holiness Church. Surviving Seahorn Jenkins Wichita Kansas and brothers Tom Welk Apache George Webb Phoenix Arizona. Burial Fairview Cemetery under direction of Synith Funeral Home Anadarko.
In Zama Japan a U S Army helicopter made a forced landing on a river sandbar injuring two crewmen. Chief Warrant Officer William H Parker of Woodward Oklahoma and Specialist 3 C Frank C Keys of Ross Hill Virginia were named as injured with a third crewman’s status withheld pending evaluation. The accident occurred on a sandbar in the Tone sheut River several miles east of Machashi in central Honshu.
Enrolment in USAR school courses will be at 7 30 p m Thursday at the McKintey school building Columbia Col William F Walt commandant announced. Courses offered include command and general staff first second and fifth years military intelligence basic this year 2 Ulery basic and judge advocate general advanced. The courses grant academic credit from Army service schools. More than 1 000 lives were lost when a Norwegian colliery rammed the steamship End of Ireland in the St Lawrence river in 1914.
ST LOUIS By Byron R Poole and Lannie Sirkoat of Cairo Illinois won the annual New Orleans to St Louis ouboard motorboat race Up the Mississippi River aboard Ding Ding they finished easily in the 1 1 mile race earning a 1000 prize and a challenge trophy from the Mississippi River Marathon Racing Association Their time of 44 hours 59 minutes beat their prior 47 hours 14 minutes mark.
Emil Fyttererr, 13, manager of the downtown Pythian Building, died after falling into an elevator shaft yesterday. Friends think he opened a door with a key on the first floor and stepped into the shaft, not realizing the elevator was on another floor. His body was found about 120 hours after a tenant summoned him to turn on the air conditioning.
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