Checotah News (Newspaper) - August 7, 1947, Checotah, Oklahoma Checotah VOLIME 5 1047 number 45 New Baptist Church Being Planned At a meeting of the of the Baptist Church of Wednesday of this the general plan of tiie new church building was agreed In were or more ideas as to the and efficiency of the The plan adopted by the church lor the or and to be the and under the same This preferable to a separate auditorium or the of an will be in work out blue prints and specifications anl can be There is such a fluctuation in prices of materiate that are not too safe as to but the church is using the working tasis of about aa a point to svork to and This will give an approximate cost of about thousand for the not counting furniture or This the present Tbe design of the architecture the haye been into the is of light buff An seating approximately 400, available for crowds was in the minds cf the with adequate Sunday and for enlarged no set as to the when will but will push the work as fast as The is of Dave B. A. Marlin Milam King and Arthur of the who have been to the fund for the past are optimistic and pleased concerning the new house of - Five Stigier Citizens Wounded In Shooting Five Stagier citizens were victims of pistol shots in a fracas place Monday when Kirby apparently went and began ior his 60, and Frankie 21, were the first of the The elder man was not seriously injured and was to his at aoon after and at a Muskogee Frankie held at the Veterans Hospital with more serious Olin Stigier chief of who arrived on the sciene when the also was as was J. D. a by stander struck in the leg by a stray Smith is in the Veterans Hospital at and Heflin is a patient at Baptist Mcst seriously injured of all was Howard 35, who was for Stigier in the past He was passing by during the fracas is in a dangerous condition at Veterans Hospital as a result of a spine injury and shock when a entered his chest and near Hxe spinal Attendants and aat the of his until when noted in his No charges had been filed Stevens liy the at feist The nature of the charges will be dependent upon the by each of the injured seems generally to be that action is probably due to a brought by his combat Checotah Girls Make Reservations At 0. C. W. Native Missionary Of India To Speak Here Virginia Solanki of Webb in her state of located in the wiH be guest speaker in the local Church on August 24, at 7:45 P.M. Miss Solanki will wear native dress and will speak of the customs of the natives the work of the in She came ip the States last under fund of the Crusade Por Christ in the Methodist She has been studying in Scarritt Miss Solanki will to Cher cotah with Miss Telie who has also been a student at from here will go to where she wiU enter the university there to study this before returning to her work in public is invited to bear this outstanding Christian lady from She wijl inspire It is that the people of have the privilege of native from deliver an the young son of Mr. and Dewey Mitchell of the was seriously injured in a fourteen foot faD the diving platform oB the pool lijst Thursday In head struck the around the him unconscious until warly the An examination matfe the last Saturday the existence of a fracture which caused and he was ordered on a period of complete rest and Late reports are that hia is Mitchell lost an eye some years ago with ether yard of his Baptist Assured Of Loop Crown As VFW Drops Game Man Dies Of Heart Suffered Here Miloi er of died a Monday evening following a heart attack he suffered while passing After for his condition by a local the stricken anan was to but died after ar rival Funeral service will be at Van Arkansas Friday and burial wiU be at that Powers Funeral Home in charge Posey Grocery And To L w. Sale of the and fixtures - of tile and Market cm Gently to L W. Sparks of this week by the The new owner took of the whi h will be known as the Snarks Grocery has secured the services of J. M. ceriman of the to in He plans to his of his wife and to The Misses Alice KuJa ( Marlin and June of are among the many younng women who have chosen College For Women at Chickasha and have made reservations at the the to Dr. Howard dean of the He states although I the advance reservations are usual tius there are available at the residency and has been made by closing of the Borden Hospital in Both Miss Marlin and Mias Curry have previously been at 0. C. while Miss Young Carter be for their first The latter two were members of the 1947 graduating class of Checotah school Mitchell M 1 Fall At Pool haisa 8eM At First Baptist CM were held at lO A. M. Monday at the First Baptist Church in Ben EL a resident of the since 1900. He was at Lepn To Convene At City Aug. 9,10,11 The two victories during the were assured of the sof tball after the VFW dropped a to the Wednesday 12-8. The in the a mathematical chance to tie the The Lions who apparent ly bleed the of the cellar added three during the past week and camia fighting to scare the Baptists last Friday only to lose 1.5-14. in meeting they once | a The a protest to Coach Stubbs who overruled the and called it a tie On evening the Lions tfI k of the by the and liad little trouble in winning their first game of the The threw a into ' wt nt into a 3-2 lead in Ihe The Baptists game when Parks and Mitchell 1 oUi after a fly crashed dropping the ball and allowing the two winning rums to thus 4 3. The VFW was trounced by the Tuesday night in a 9 inning practice 18-15. HOW THEY STAND Tennessee on March 23, 1S90. and moved with his parents this in .In 1911, he was married to Lou also of Since 1929, he had been garage business in the emi jemigan left on 26 for ah extended in California and was stricken with on July 16, while visiting with a in and passed away on 26. Mr. had been a member of the Baptist Church in for 27 In addition to the he is survived by nine three and six It has been that over 10,000 service piten of the state on Oklahoma City on 9, 10 and for the annual state of the American The are to be held in the Municipal wili be presided over of Ponca speakers for the be Governor Hoy J. a Lt. General S. William R a survivor of arM Perry of the Veterans Aside from the transaction of the routine business of the there will be varied entertainment will include an open golf cm August 9 and 10, at Lincoln in which the winner wiD be awarded an expense paid trip to the National Convention at New York ginning on August 28.- Hotel reservations may be made through the housing Bay at the Oklahoma City A number of Checotah and members of the Auxiliary have that they will be on hand for the Heading the parade of ans yfM Stet m % the Eastern Star To Sponsor Home Talent Show Staff Fred superintendent of the announced this week that hiring of and band no SIX in and band Mrs. ' jj the staff Mary Jo Mrs. Jessie Mrs. Georgia Mrs. Margaret Dixon and Anna Leo and Betty Also surviving are ten grand Grayson Harry Chenault R A. Gene Otis Walker and Herb Interment was at Funeral Home in have been for the coming In the department be Miss Grace who is at present studying at Northeastern State College She will for work here at tiie end of the present summer Mr. G. L. has been - - Deacon CARD OF THANKS We take to I ur friends for the kindness and generous sympathy in out hours of sadness at the death of our beloved and Your thoughtfulness and floral were to Ben and family the beginning the faU Mitchell arid Mra John R. are leaving Friday for where they attend the state ol iUie R arrangements and remodeling f the lobby of the Theatre by Earl the new has resulted in better service and more lobby at the A into the formerly by insurance office has portion the and * Mr. and Mrs. and the weekend with Mr. arid Mra S. E. Peny of Mr. and Mm aild sons left Tuesday for their in California Visiting in. Burks in the 50 AMER 14 Ten students County are helping to give Northeastern State College at Tahlequah an record enrollment of 439 at its three August which began July 25 and will end August 14, according to an announcement made by Noble this The this is over a hundred greater than at this tinne last and than two hundred larger than average The inr in is made more by the fact that the enrollment has 300 but three in the school's although annual been as high the other each 140 towns 50 fn are at Northeastern this and in there are students ten other states and one foreign Mcintosh County who are attending Northeastern Ophelia All Checotah U Jack Wi Wilea OiM iR. Odami Betty Ruth and Mrs. Edna Looper Duties In Department Mrs. R Mrs. Locke as iai heme and teacher of in the city has assumed her duties and has announced the first activity of the as a hunt and picnic at City Lake on August next August 13, 3 to 7 P.M. who are for the senr icv F. H. are invited will be furnished leaving at 3 i Each girl is asked touring two sandwiches and ten that aH thp wll because twe ech start our club work says tha Jo 3Sr& ia thei the ployed as band Prior to years in the army Mr. Moutray Members of local the of Eastern Star the of Mrs. Green of Arkansas to produce a talent show using local talent in the cast The which is is described as a hilarious talent primarily to produce deep chuckles and outbursts of The background is a backwoods wedding and the antics of cousins and the contracting parties ing and the In addition to the number of special numbers have been to be given by the more talented musicians and entertainers of the These will be interesting to old and young Greene has had wide experience in entertainments by home having visited every in the union in that kind of The show will be presented the school auditorium on next Tuesday August 12. The of evening wiH be local Eastern Star in. dining to being by the the as show is as Magnolia Babn Mrs. A. J. Plunkett Pa Ribelin Grandma Ruby Two Sisters Rosette Sneed J. Aunt Eula Ramsey Widow Dunnit Phyllis Korth Mrs. Doosie Anna Lee Reynolds Sis Kennedy Winnie Gloam Marica Ribelin Seroggins band in the schods at ami was of band at the past He has a Edmond State Mr. Ogie stated that with these two additions to his staS the stage is set for the beginning of on August 25. Checotah is particularly fortunate in having a fuU teaching for this as many schools of the state are entering the year with greatly reduced due to the shortage of Girl Gay Lynn Edwards Ring Bearer Robert Harrison Pastor Rise Neal Johnson Ethel Rainwater Van and have are ifi to their in the last of the accompany Groom K E. Eby Specialty include tap dancing by Virginia piano number by Doris and a musical specialty by Mary Jo and Betty Lou Others wiD likely be The officers of the Star and their friends In Track Tuesday are indeed grateful to the business men and others of the who have so graciously with the undertaking and inviting the of fun at Tuesday August 12, An of SOb for children charged at thet Leiwis 85, a well known of the was in Fife Creek pn Tuesday of as a of an accident vas believed to caused .by the wheel off of the truck which he was reproved his body from the shortly all to revive him taken the Senior and Caiey seveni and for the year to 258. lira and Mia and Mrs. md fomia axe visiting and Miss Gail is the of of girls Church who District 6ion at Cannp in this is t Beth vera might ed for 4o Egan and re- ta of the
