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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1955
Page
4
Lawton Lawton area social calendar lists multiple events at Bateman Zarling American Legion hut and VFW building Fort Sill. Includes officer slate installation 8 p.m. and regular meetings for auxiliary posts, plus receptions, seminars, dances, and club gatherings featuring Kappa Kappa Iota Beta Sigma Phi Beta Omicron Zeta Eta chapters and numerous home demonstration, Iris, and Girl Scout activities through Friday with times and host names.
Oklahoma City and Washington speaker Sen Mike Monroney will address Swinney PTA on school legislation at the Oct 3 meeting in the school auditorium. Wayne Gilley announced programs for the year and budget details were approved. committee chairs outlined duties. 206 parents attended and total PTA membership stands at 220.
Marie Baker state president of the Oklahoma State Association of Licensed Practical Nurses will arrive in Lawton late tonight for an official visit to the local chapter. She will stay as a house guest with Mrs Maggie Cost at 1402 S Sixth and confer on next year's convention plans. Several Lawton members will attend Altus chapter banquet and officer installation, escorted home by the state head.
About forty couples attended the square dance and picnic hosted by Square D and Hook and Whirl clubs at Lake Quanah Parker Community House. Callers for the seven o clock event were Art Ashline Ernest Hunter Bob Yates and Raymond Spratt. Fifteen children attended as well.
Mrs J C McMillian was elected president of the Fidelis Sunday School class at Central Baptist in a meeting at 2 pm in Mrs C W Atha s home 908 E Other new officers include Mrs Joe Baty vice president Mrs Atha secretary Mrs W D Elder treasurer and Mrs Elmer Conway devotional leader The session opened with prayer and was followed by refreshments A guest was Mrs Quanah Mitchell with other members present including Mesdames Henry Jesse S E Bentley and Mattie Fite.
AAUW Lawton plans a school play project with fourth to sixth graders. Leslie Wickman to direct Rumplestiltskin for Junior High actors, meeting at Mrs W F Shepard’s home. A dinner kickoff is set at Hotel Lawtonian Sept 22. reservations via Mrs James Cottingham.
An ice cream social honored their son and his family at Saddle Mountain. Attendees included Mrs. Ted O Pry of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Ray Sears of Hobart, with Mrs. Adolphus Ewart of Carnegie and Mrs. Glenn Russell, Charles Smith, and hosts' sons Richard and Billy from Muleshoe Texas.
Lawton area adults join Oklahoma s first National TOPS chapter at Lawton Junior High. Since Feb 22 ten members have shed 110 pounds with losses from six to 21 pounds. Classes cover nutrition upholstery and tailoring plus fashion and cosmetology topics. Anyone may enroll by calling 2234. no dieting fads allowed.
Mrs. Oliver H Townsend vice president of the Lawton Parent Teacher association council and school principals will organize P T A units in three new grade schools this week. New principals are James Roberts John Adams school John Littlefield Andrew Jackson school and Dewey Parker Grover Cleveland school. Organizational meetings: John Adams 7 30 p m today Andrew Jackson 7 30 p m Wednesday at B C Swinney school Grover Cleveland 7 30 p m Thursday at the school.
Mrs. B. H. Zimmerman longtime area resident returned from Carnegie where she attended an annual Smith reunion held in Carnegie park. Relatives joining from the community included Alton Delk Diehl Van and Kirby Herald Tipton De Wayne and Quinton Barton George Clifton Zimmerman Eddie Worley Winford Zimmerman Cecil Zimmerman Archie Zimmerman Clarence Zimmerman Jim L. Smith and many children.
The calendar lists several PTA gatherings this week including John Adams Roosevelt and A. T. Howell with 7:30 p.m. organizational meetings in school auditoriums. On Wednesday Andrew Jackson PTA holds an organizational meeting at the B. C. Swinney school. Thursday Grover Cleveland PTA hosts an organizational meeting at an unspecified location.
A postnuptial shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reneau of Norman as both are University of Oklahoma students. Co hosts included Mesdames Briggs Beutler Fritz Gaskill and others with pink and white decor. Mothers presided at punch and cake. Rita Hickman and mothers helped unfold gifts. many guests attended.
Sixth district auxiliary president will inspect the Woman's auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars post No. 1193 during a regular 8 p.m. meeting at the VFW building 926 S. Second in Fort Sill Duncan and Marlow invited to attend refreshments served after the session.
Mrs T H Ball announced The God of Abraham Praise as the September hymn of the month for the National Federation of Music Clubs. Ball, local Schubert Music club chair, notes the selection is a hymn with history linked to Thomas Olivers. The piece is described as a doxology or Hebrew creed in metered form attributed to medieval writer Daniel Ben Judah.
Lawton high school's Spanish club elected new officers for the year and announced an open house on Tuesday Sept 20 in observance of Mexico's day of independence. Hours run 3 30 to 9 p m in the Spanish room with slides crafts and refreshments. New officers include Sheridan Brandon president Carolyn Cole first vice president Rosalie Thomson second vice president Joy Fike third vice president plus Barbara Waid secretary Suzanne Silcott treasurer Donnie Ramos sergeant at arms Nana Amis reporter and Vernita Helms parliamentarian. Committees include Carnival decorations fiesta party yearbook and room representatives led by named members. Jerry Don is the name chosen for Sid and Sid Lee's six pound seven ounce son born at Hobart's General hospital paternal grandparents Clyde Lee.
Lawtonian H. D. Hastings was installed as state sergeant at arms for American War Dads at the Oklahoma AWD and auxiliary convention in Oklahoma City. Lawton officers conducted the state installation during the two day meeting, with Gen. Paul Bell as principal speaker and several Lawtonians attending.
Mrs. Jim Culbertson hosted a luncheon and bridge at her home north of Saddle Mountain in compliment to Mrs. A. J. Crabtree Mountain View. Guests included Miss Ada Stinson and Mesdames John Gillette R M Kobs C E Sumner J B Tolbert and Robert G Underwood.
Mrs Billy Tate and her home economics class at Sedan High School hosted a bring what you have shower. Home made cookies and fruit punch were served. Attendees included 13 class members La Nell Brandon Karen Berry Tona Mae Briggs Peggy Halsted Joan Hughes Peggy Johns Maurine Mickley Shirley Phipps Kathleen Toviugh Annette Spence Ruth Sloan Ella Ruth Zimmerman plus Mesdames Gordon Briggs Tony Briggs Elby Fritz Kenneth George Billy Gaskill Harold Hughes Clyde Halsted Hardin Mace Magness Mace plus Mesdames John Payne G O Russell Glenn Russell Joe Spence Charles Sloan Earl M Smith Leonard Tate John Thompson Gene Worley Silas Walker and Misses Barbara Thompson Ruth Walker.
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