Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
Monday listings include TOPS Club 260 at City Health Dept, Altrusa in Lawton, Parents Without Partners sewing session, Eta Phi Beta Sigma Phi, Great Plains Writers at USC Library, Lawton Rebekah Lodge, Boulevard Congregational Church women’s meeting, First Christian Church women’s fellowship, and Fort Sill activities. Multiple church circles, Sorority events, Girl Scout leader training, and community groups fill 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. schedule.
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City Health Department
S. Sheridan
Altrusa
Lawton
M. J. Carpenter
Baltimore
PWP Hall
Eta Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bill Tillman
Cheryl Blvd
Great Plains Writers’ Association
USC
Lawton Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
First Christian Church
Christian Women’s Fellowship
First United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women Circles
Walter Smith
Fort Sill Blvd
Fort Sill
New Post
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Centenary United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
Ray Munn
N. 31St
Lewis Ellis
S. 45Th
G. Monatoboy
Arlington
Neil Petree
Mobley
P.E.O
Kappa Kappa Iota Sorority
McMahon Foundation
Lawton-Fort Sill
Security Bank
Barney Barnes
Swist
Kelly Wade
Xi Tau
Robert Carnell
Taylor
NCO Wives’ Club
NCO Club
Comanche County Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Lawton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lawtonian
C. Carl Fitch
Cheyenne
First Presbyterian Church
Community group events and upcoming meetings listed
Multiple church and social club notices show Circles and sororities meeting at homes, with dates and host names. Also listed are activities from the Junior Service League and Breakfast Opti-Mrs. Club, a Chattanooga Baptist Church social, and a note on leading tomato varieties such as Walter Tropic Manapal Homestead and Floradel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter
Homestead
NARFE Chapter 167 Hosts Hobby Show Meeting
National Association of Retired Federal Employees members of Lawton Chapter 167 met at the Museum of the Great Plains with Burr presiding. Guests from Cache Chapter 1286 included Mr and Mrs Bill Hines and Ralph Hare. Duncan participants also attended. A hobby show and covered-dish luncheon followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Bill Bailey
Dan Etzkorn
Don Merritt
David Mietchen
Ken Hartman
Lawton
National Association of
Museum of the Great Plains
H. H. Kniffin
Melvin Craig
Eunice Coody
Julian
Marjory Nauman
Alita McFarland
C. Elsie Black
Catherine Stolla
Clyde B. Dilts
Burr
Bible Class Will Meet Thursday
The All Faiths Bible Class taught by Mrs. George Bridges will begin meeting Thursday at her home 1815 N 23rd. Sessions run weekly from 10 to 11 30 a m with a coffee hour after. No fee. The fall study is the Old Testament and spring study the New Testament. Contact Mrs Bridges at 353 1802 for details. Attendees should bring a Bible and notebook. The first five chapters of Genesis will be studied at the first class.
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George Bridges
Woman's Missionary Union meets at Brockland church
The Brockland WMU gathered at Mrs. Chester Bailey's home with presiding officer. Mrs. Staggs read a Free Will Baptist Orphanage letter from South Carolina. Langford, missions action chair, reported monthly activities and a plan to send offerings to Nashville. The group announced a music program by New Life Singers from Hillsdale Bible College Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Union
Brockland Free Will Baptist Church
Chester Bailey
John Staggs
Free Will Baptist
South Carolina
Fred Langford
Missions Action
Nashville
Tenn
New Life Singers
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist Bible College
Moore
Cosmopolitan Group Meeting at HER Center
Cosmopolitan Group met at the HER Center hosted by director Mrs. Jack Sharp with Mrs. Pete Pagtikian presiding. Eight items were entered in the Comanche County Fair and seven members worked there. Plans were made to attend the Oklahoma State Fair Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Reception Honors New Group Commander Talbott Barnard
Col. Barnard assumed command of the Field Artillery Missile Group No. 9 III Corps on Monday Sept. 17. Officers of the Group, Battalion and Battery commanders and their wives, about 80 attendees at the Fort Sill Polo Club welcomed Col. and Mrs. Barnard.
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Col
Talbott Barnard
9Th Field Artillery
12Th Field Artillery
38Th Field Artillery
Lawton Club Plans October Programs and Visits
Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club heard a October program recap led by Mrs. Sylvia Zumwalt at the Hotel Lawtonian. Officer presiding was Mrs. Oran Cumming with group singing by Mrs. Bendure and Mrs. Smith. The sixth district conference comes to Lawton on Sunday October 7 and national president Miss Jean McCarey will visit on Tuesday October 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Zumwalt
Lawton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lawtonian
Oran Cumming
Lloyd Bendure
Vernon Smith
Bill Hargraves
Vey
Lee Cleveland
Gladys Harris
Cummings
Lawton
Jean McCarey
R. D. Bentley
Lee Davidson
Continuing Learning Classes Resume Friday
Classes for the School of Continuing Learning resume sessions from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Centenary United Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Continuing Learning
Centenary United Methodist Church
Living Will Debate Sparks Reader Letters to Abby
Fort Myers and California readers weigh in on living wills and mercy killing. Advocates say individuals should decide to avoid prolonging life with artificial means while opponents urge trust in God and oppose allowing death.
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Abby
Osa Chapter Eastern Star Hosts Friends Night at Masonic Temple
Osa Chapter No. 514 Order of the Eastern Star held a friends night in the Masonic Temple. Mrs. Wayne Weigley chaired the refreshment committee with Mrs. B. H. Methvin and Mrs. Charles Whitis assisting. Leon ard Oliver received a lifetime membership as Mrs. Lee Riddle welcomed guests and Mrs. Edward Vaughn led a vocal selection. Donald Morgan presided as worthy patron with numerous attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osa
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Wayne Weigley
B. H. Methvin
Charles Whitis
Lee Riddle
Edward Vaughn
Leonard Oliver
Donald Morgan
District Director Visits Anadarko Club for Anniversaries
Mrs Iliff Autry sixth district director of the Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs made an official visit to the Anadarko Club. Mary Lynn Venable president led the 50th anniversary program with a book review by George Cox on Sadie Shapiro's Knitting Book. Attendees from Lawton included Oran Cummings Lawton BPW president Mary Pokorny and R D Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iliff Autry
Oklahoma Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Anadarko Club
Mary Lynn Venable
George Cox
Sadie Shapiro
Robert Kimmel Smith
Lawton
Oran Cummings
Lawton Bpw
Mary Pokorny
R. D. Bentley
Also Mentioned on This Page
League of Women Voters
Toney Brooks
NW 62Nd
Circle Six
C. P. Clevenger
Oletha Wildey
Jess Forbess
Gladys Fulbright
Edith Adams
Carolyn Hunt Club
Charlie Saffa
Carter Crane
Junior Service League
Mattie Beal
Lawton Heritage Association
Bianco
Sam Massad
Massad
Dearborn
Chattanooga
Chattanooga Baptist Church
Lynn Geis
Dallas
Chad
Valentine
Neb
Lester Ochsner
Jarred
Love In Action
Woman’s Missionary Union
Jack MecCary
H. C. Hofacker
W. J. Capshaw
NARFE
John P. Allison
Ethlyn Bassford
B. W. McMahan
James W. Pieratt
Myron W. Smith
Raymond M. Meyer
Edward K. Whittecar
Brockland
WMU
oFeciall
Va Sw
Sith
Gwen Fisher
Dorothy Morgan
Florabella Hel
L Ven
LaHonda Brown
Vita Oil
Aloe Facial
L'Vera
Gore
Dacron
Pete
Decron
T.M. DuPont
Abigail van Buren
Living Will Foe
Albuquerque
Fort Myers
L. A
Calif
Ralph Dodd
Marvin Schmidt
James C. Martin
Earl Roberts
D. Thompson
Melvin Lashley
Winnie Barnes
H. D. Hastings
K. Foster
Leonard Layton
Joseph Hill
Charles Maupin
Virginia Shelton
Clifford Catlett
J. C. Brubaker
Benjamin Phillips
Charles Crawford
Anadarko
Cache Road Square
Sheridan Mall
National Bank
Loretta
Lori) Williams
Home Decor
Lori
Gore-Sales
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