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The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • 5

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Lawton, Oklahoma
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4 i THE LAWTON (OKLA) CONSTITUTION riday Evening April 18 1947 page five 4 Study Of "Larger Stewardship Do We Have Your Abstract? Thanks 1 CLEARANCE 1 REE INSTRUCTION OLDER 4 COATS 331 SUITS NOW OPEN OR BUSINESS! DRESSES MERCANTILE COMPANY 1106 Lee Boulevard ENROLL ANY TIME HATS 8:30 American Broadcasting Company Phone 1652 Robertson Mgr Jimmie Robertson Asst Mgr GRAND SELECTIONS TO BE HAD IN THIS SUIT STOCK ALL 100 WOOL MORE AMOUS LABELS Hyderabad the largest quasl ln dependent state In India Is twice the size of Ohio and has Inhabitants A LARGE GROUP INE QUALITY 100 WOOL LUA lb tvtKY UNt A NAIIONALLY ADVERTISED GARMENT So if you left your abstract with us as long as three days ago chances are very good that it is ready for you to pick up VALUES GALORE IN THIS SELECTION DRESSES OR STREET EVENING SPORTS WEAR ALL SIZES Babies ask mother to call back the STORK to pick up and deliver 197 An inventory of our records reveals that we now have on hand ready for delivery something like one hundred twenty five abstracts most of them even have the bill attached to them A lot of them have been ready for several weeks 1 4 1380 ON YOUR DIAL BUSINESS COLLEGE I Approved Day or Night 7: irst Baptist Circles Begin 912 So 2nd Phone 4297 CLEANERS DYERS 277 Hiway Opp Post ield TELEPHONE 4146 Royal Neighbors Attend Walters Initiation Rites A Vosburg 1325 erris who underwent recent major" surgery at Will Rogers hospital in Oklaho ma City is reported to be resting nicely He is being attended by Mrs Vosburg Mrs Guy Robertson Mrs Leon Maddox Mrs Glen Dutcher Mrs Kennedy and Miss Helen El liott local delegates have return ed from Dallas Texas where they attended the national AAUW con vention Mrs Harry Herndon 208 Sev enth underwent a major operation Thursday in the Wichita alls clinr ic hospital She was accompanied by her daughter Mrs Al Dickson Mr and Mrs Bullard have returned from Wichita alls Tex where Mr Bullard underwent a major operation three weeks ago in the Wichita alla clinic hospital Rainbow Girls Plan Silver Tea Mary Jo Shelton Honored At Dance ALL OUR INE MILLINERY INCLUDED IN THIS SALE REAL SAVINGS HERE mu BATHROOMS V4' how to paint tliem With COOK'S PAINTS Home Charm Cleaning Co 422y2 Has Picnic Plans Softball Team The Wichita mountains provided the setting for the picnic held Thursday by army wives who are members of the Tag Along club when five cars of women and chil dren left the USO club at 11:30 a for the outing i With Mrs Delores Banker and Mrs Joyce Wise as leaders for softball teams the group enjoyed games preceding the roasting of weiners over a huge bonfire and following the taking of pictures the game was resumed' Tag Along members decided to form a ball team with practice to begin Monday at 1 and those interested playing softball are asked to meet at the club Mon day April 21 at 1 It is also announced that wives who wish to attend next luncheon sign the luncheon book at the information desk not later than Wednesday and each person must bring a covered dish Members were reminded of the craft fair to be held May 11 and 12 Couples wishing to go on the pic nic Sunday to Craterville park are asked to register at the club and pay 25c with transportation being furnished s'1 Mr and Mrs Brown 110 A Thursday celebrated the 52nd anniversary of their wedding Married April 17 1895 Aat Rhome Texas the couple been residing in Lawton since 1922 They have no children Mrs Brown was born in 1875 at Benton Ark and Mr Brown was born in 1871 at Gainesville Texas Mr and Mrs Brown made their home on a farm near Rhome for several years after which they moved to Oklahoma in the fall of 1905 and purchased a farm two miles south of Cache residing there until moving to Lawton i They boughtheir home at 110 A upon moving here and leased a cafe on Third street which they operated appproximately a year with Mr Brown going to 'work in 1923 for Andrews Plumbing Co and retiring Im 1945 LOOK MOTHERS! Diaper Service A Silver tea has been planned for Sunday afternoon April 27 from 2 to 4 by members of the local Order of Rainbow for Girls Assembly No 55 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the order The tea will be held in the lors of the irst Presbyterian church Mrs Austin Parker formerly Miss Maude Larrance is the only charter member of the local as sembly still active in Rainbow work here and she is currently serving on the advisory board Mrs Osa Bruss founded the local assembly in June 1922 two months after its inception in McAlester by Mark Sexson founder and su preme recorder About 250 invitations have been sent to the ministerial alliance civic organizations and many of the district Rainbow chapters to attend the tea to which the pub lic Is invited The local membership totals 191 active members with meetings be ing held each first and third Wed nesday nights at 7:30 A buffet luncheon was served at the noon hour when members of the Meers Home Demonstration club met In regular monthly ses sion Wednesday in the home of Mrs Wayne Rowe with Mrs Ed Rowe as co hostess The business session began at 2 Group singing was enjoyed pre ceding the devotional after which Mrs Wayne Rowa made the mo tion the club donate $10 to the can cer drive fund The club voted to make the donation Mrs Juanita Benson assistant home demonstra tion agent gave suggestions on the use of frozen foods and Miss Edith from the Public Service Co of Oklahoma gave suggestions on the types of home freezer lockers best suited to farm homes Guests for the meeting were Mrs A Dayton and Mrs Cecil Watson and son Bill of Lawton and Mrs Ben urgerson mother of Mrs Wayne Rowe No more household painting mistakes get one of these attractive folders for com plete painting instructions for any nousenoid painting project A yours today no obhoation ir Members the A Donath cir cle met with Mrs Don Billingsley 1127 Elm with the meeting opening with the watchword and prayer led by Mrs Harry Curnutt after which Mrs Routh Becker presented the Bible study from Acts 20 and the session closed with a season of 1 prayer for special requests A so dal hour also was enjoyed by those i mentioned and three guests Mns dames Ramey rank Dough erty and Tarkington and the 1 following otheri members Mes dames Bill Milton Keat 1 ing Jake Witzel Allen Bilbrey and a I Mrs Charlie Tucker was hostess at her home 11 North Third to members of the Baker Cauthen circle when the chairman Mrs McMenis was in charge of the i meeting which opened with repeat i ing the watchword and prayer by Mrs Tucker The book Larg I er wasv taught by Mrs McMenis Others present were two visitors Mesdames Joe Swaf ford and Bill Cox and members Mesdames Tom Blankenship and Ewell Morrow Mildred yCox circle members gathered at the home of Mrs Edd Rogers 917 South ourth with the" meeting opening with group sing ing followed by the watchword Mbs NGalli her the chairman presided ever the business period after which Mrs Brandon presented the study book on Larger Refreshments were served to the above and Mes dames MalthewsTjGeorge Meyer Casey Roth ell Marie Pruitt and Mattie Wilson Mrs Mary Lee was hostess to members of the Doyle Brantley circle at the home of her daughter Mrs Logan 1503 South 8th when Mrs A Ramsey conducted the service and gave three chapters from the book Larger Stew Others attending were Mesdames EcklesE A Sea bolt Matthews and the WMU president Mrs McClain and Miss Lorena Lilly Refreshments were' served by' Mrs Logan 4 The Voice of Jesus Call was the song which opened the meeting of the Irene Jeffers circle at the home of Mrs Doyle Pettijohn when the group also re peated the watchword followed by the devotional from 21 and a season of prayer': The hostess served refreshments to Mesdames Hugh Jones Ray Smith George Hennessee McAlister Bailey and Rex White The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs Paul Locke when members of the Eugene Hill cir cle met with Mrs Maurice Crab tree 1515 Arlington after which 5 Mrs Crabtree discussed Acts 21 Mrs James Dooley gave the first chapter of the new mission study book Larger with Mrs A Bilbrey voicing a prayer to close the session Others present were Mesdames Lan man Guy Sparkman John Wood ward Cecil Baker Larry Underhill and five children During the so cial hour which followed the hos tess served refreshments BesseH Holford Wedding Revealed Word has been received in Law ton ot the marriage of Mrs rarA cet Bessett former resident to Holford of Clovis which was solemnized April 4 at Here ford Texas Mrs Holford has been employed the past several months at rank lin's Ready to Wcar in Clovis Mr Holford held the agency for the Phillips Petroleum Co in Clo vis for several years He also owned and managed wholesale and retail butane appliances or the next few months Mr and Mrs Holford will be at home in Dalhart Texas where he in construction business TANDA TA YA GROUP PLANS BICYCLE HIKE SATURDAY Tanda Ta Ya group members are looking forward to a bicycle hike Saturday after final plans were completed Wednesday in a regular meeting in the home of Ruth Ann McCuistlon The group will meet at the home of Sarah Lund 707 Bell to begin their hike Joy Raines 801 Euclid will be hostess at the next' reg ular meeting April 21 The girls also discussed a group project of making skirts Those attending were Joan Mann resident Joy Raines Virginia Hendrick Jean Becker Dorothy Avera Ruth Ann McCuistion Sa rah Lund Helen Parks Dorothy Simpson Edna Strickland and Mrs Bill Lund guardian UseYr Why not drop by and pick this one iip and place your order for another Loren Dee Morris 8 months old son of Mr and Mrs Morris Cam eron college i Mrs Kage has arrived from her home at Chino Calif for a visit with her mother Mrs annie Cox 502 Park and other relatives HIYO ill VR I ILA SEL STARTER SHOES for Kiddies Everything for little tots including hand made clothes KAY DEE KIDDIES' SHOP Mrs Leon Darden 701 Dearborn Phone 2009 let BY LUCILE CRESWELL POTTER always a new thrill in these action packed stories or the golden west! Ride the adventure trail tonight 6:30 pm EVERY RIDAY NIGHT The finest you can buy will not wilt when planted Also Pepper Plants and Asparagus PANSIES See them at our greenhouse STREAMLINE Your igure Without Effort! No drugs or tiring ex ercises Relax and our electric method melts away excess fat I 2 Treatments I 5 Lawton Beauty Parlor Reducing Normalizing Salon 220 22 So 4th Thone B13 Mrs Ora Burton of Lawton dis trict deputy assisted with initia ion of five candidates at Walters Thursday night when 15 members of the local Royal Neighbors lodge attended initiation ceremonies at the Walters lodge The Lawton group also participated in the soci al hour which followed the meet ing Mrs Dora Carter oracle presid ed Mrs lorence Weatherford had the speaking part and Mrs Carrie Waldron led the singing with all members of the Lawton group tak ing part In the ceremonies Attending from heer were Mes dames Alice Brogdon Nova Jack son Gay Tice Julia Percival Alice Townsend Nellie Ramsey Berden la Aurell Mary Hester Nora Da vis Mary Byrd Vietta Mills Myr tle Jinks lorence Weatherford Ora Burton and Carrie Waldron Complete lines new and used furniture mat tresses stoves refrigerators coolerators living roomTsuites shelf hardware and many other items too numerous to i SPECIAL PRICE ON GOOD COTTON MATTRESSES Mary Jo Shelton daughter of Mr and Mrs Shelton of Lawton was recently honored at a Hell Hound dance held in Cam eron college cafeteria when she was presented a bouquet of roses by the Hell Hound president Hugh Smith for services rendered the organization Miss Shelton is a sophomore stu dent majoring in commerce and is a member of the Aggie Ette club After graduation this spring she plans to leave for Washington where she will work for an insurance agency TIME TO PLANT Tomatoes Meers HD Club Has Meeting In Rowe HoYne Alvie Easley Ends Naval Reserve Cruise Seaman Second Class Alvie Easley son of Mrs Easley 1410 Taylor has recently complet ed a two week naval reserve cruise in the Caribbean sea aboard the heavy cruiser USS Macon The cruise was conducted pri marily to give reservists experience in the use ot tlie navy's newest equipment Oklahoma Abstract Company (American Nat I Bank Bldg) Arnold Newcombe Mgr Chas and Nicklas owners Personals MTrs A Miilhorn and Mrs Andrews arrived Thursday from Oklahoma City to be the house guests of Mrs Leo Ozmun 1123 Cherry MisS Betty Clark has returned to her home 406 Arlington from Roswell "where she visited her father Capt Clark While away Miss Clark and her father visited Carlsbad Caverns and Jua rez Mexico Grace Harkey Norman ar rived Wednesday to visit her sister Mrs Mat Koehler and Mr Koehler 1302 and her niece Mrs Thomas and family 1305 Glenn rench' route 3 Lawton 30 year old tank construction work er was given emergency treat ment at Southwestern hospital Thursday tor injuries suffered when he dropped an aircompressor on his foot while working at letcher Mr rench received a compoundfracture of a bone in his left foot Patients dismissed i from Angus hospital Thursday included Mrs Joe Emerson 1405 Andrews and Mrs Carl Culbreath 1208 Gore fallow ing medical treatment Mrs John Boxberger route 1 Indiahoma and Infant daughter and Mrs Harry Russell 916 Park following ma jor surgery Mrs Marvin Harris route 1 In diahoma and infant daughter and Mrs Patterson and daughter Cache returned home Thursday from Southwestern hospital Medical patients in Southwestern hospital today were listed as Mrs Aust Sr 1105 Laird Mrs George Burks 505 Monroe and HORNADAY GREENHOUSE Arlington 12th Streets Phone 3 Charge Account When circles of the Missionary society of the irst Baptist church met this week in homes of members the new study book Larger by Charles Cook was studied routine business sessions held and social hours enjoyed Mrs Warkentin Is Club Speaker On Recent Trip Mrs Ted Warkentin gave an in teresting account of her recent trip to Guatemala and Panama Thurs day afternoon at the meeting ot tfce Carolyn Hunt club in the home of Mrs Louis Sasser 508 North 8 when the vice president Mrs Har old Short presided in the absence of the president Mrs Leroy Jul ian The hostess served refreshments to the above and Mesdames Phil lip Russell Ramey Sparlin Louis Yarmuk Wayne Gilley Ernest Cavett Bill Logan Buck Kinsey Jack Cummins and Ramey Now Open for Business BROWN MONUMENT WORKS Robert Brown Prop block east of Highway Patrol office on Gore Boulevard Over 15 years with the other shop See Brown before you buy a monument Lt and Mrs Talley Jr Arrive To Visit Relatives Lt and Mrs Talley Jr arrived Thursday from' NorfolkVa for a visit with Lt mother Mrs Pearl A Talley 808 and his sister 'Mrs George Champlin 1912 Kenyon Lt Talley who is the engineer officer on the Roosevelt is a grad uate of Annapolis with the class of 1944 He also is a graduate of Law ton nign scnooi Browns Observe 52nd Your rugs will be ready for use in 3 hours after we clean them in your home twisted weaves Stoo No soaking to destroy i sizing No breaking of nap bib shrinkage S' UlSRUTSIfoifj tll 0(( nMT THE AT MAN 2 Popular with voice of ice and fire THIS IS YOUR BI 73Q Dramatizations of actual cases from BI files BREAK THE BANK 8:00 xxjaaea witn jaugns and greenbacks THE SHERI With challenging mystery series CHAMPION ROLL CALL 18:55 Harry Wismer ace sports commentator I BOXING BOUT Direct from Radio Ringside I REPAIRS RADIATORS A TOT No Refunds No Exchanges All Sales inal Come on out and shop around You'll find our merchandise of high quality and our low rent district enables us to SELL OR LESS ril Use The 1 A Layaway A real opportunity to save on QUALITY APPAREL in this clearance sale of new spring coats suits dresses and hats A true PARISIAN SALE of Na tionally Advertised Merchandise 'i Along 0 1 7 Baby itary I A 7 IwH 1S Of tu rn c0 mp a nvb fvl I 1 I ly me yjr 1 WS' 7 14 9 '1 I A 1 I 'I I I i 'mJ I 1 lt7 1 1 1 jj a 4 V' al I REPAIRS 1wwradiators PPCNi JOT 5 1NJPC 5 AITORS etij A'N'.

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Pages Available:
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Years Available:
1911-1977