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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
2
Several residents report good fishing with Charles Ownbey catching fair sized fish and John Ray gifting a large haul from Lightning Ridge. The column covers hospital trips, open house at Kraft in Sulphur, visits to Ada, Roff, and Ravia, and family outings including the Hatcher and Summers households.
Army Sergeant Grant describes three years in Vietnam with Formosa reassignment, his homecoming to Fort Meade Maryland, and separation from his wife Peggy Ann. He recalls food customs, weight loss, Saigon’s western influence, defoliation impact, Special Forces counterinsurgency, Strategic Hamlet effects, and evolving Viet Cong tactics.
Elmer Morgan of Ada received a $5,000 fine and three years probation after pleading no contest to falsely reporting income for tax purposes. U S District Judge Fred Daugherty narrowed the indictment from four counts covering 1956 to 1959 to only 1957. The government says Morgan listed $34,402 from cattle and $23,971 from mineral rights, while his actual income was $87,968 and $55,846 respectively.
Local newspaper classified section notes buying selling and trading opportunities. Contact number provided is FE 2 4433 for inquiries and listings.
Mr and Mrs Gene Summers and Gina of Pauls Valley visit Mrs Evert Summers and Mack on Tuesday. Joe Summers and family join Tuesday night. Mrs Laura Johnson goes to Stratford to see her aunt Mrs Silas Twyman who is recovering from illness. Silas must return to Oklahoma City Monday for a check-up. Friday visitors include Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert with Lon Slocum and Ab Summers. Robert leaves with Ab.
Mrs. Letha Johnson of Broken Arrow and Mrs. George King of Pickett visited Mrs. Grace Johnson on May Saturday afternoon. Gene Griffith visited Sunday morning with Mr. and Mrs. Alvie L. Griffith.
Sunday visits included Mrs J E Dunn and Mr and Mrs Shelby Stan field with Mr and Mrs Charlie Dunn Ada and Mr and Mrs Earl Stewart Fitzhugh. Saturday Mrs Lon Hatcher Raff Mrs Rip Slocum Cambridge Md and Mrs Clifford Hatcher Oklahoma City joined Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert to travel to Roff for a visit with Lon Hatcher and guests.
Mrs George King of Route 5 Ada and Mrs Letha Johnson of Route 4 subscribe for the WEEKLY this week through broker Arrow.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Hatcher of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert Sunday, sharing a family gathering in their home.
Mrs. Jake McGee visited Mr. and Mrs. Alvie L. Griffiths Wednesday morning, sharing time and conversation during her visit.
Mrs Arno Griffith visited Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey and Charles Saturday to call on friends and share a social visit.
Charles Griffith home from college to visit his parents. He attended Sunday school at Lightning Ridge. Mrs. Marvin Hunt and children and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Woolly and children returned to Sunday school after missing several Sundays. Dea Ann and Cheryl Abney from Texas attended.
A series of Sunday visits connects residents including Mrs. Barney Hall Mrs. Lilley Mrs. Zoa White and Mrs. John Clouse with Mrs. George Barnes Marty Stone visits grandparents while Jim Stone and family travel to Six Flags Over Texas. Kinney Terrille and Busby family meet the Lewises and other neighbors attend a Konawa ball game.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Kinsey from Vaness visited Friday evening with Mr and Mrs Ben Own bey and Charles The encounter is reported in local notes.
Roger Pipes visited Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Griffith Saturday, sharing time with the couple and calling on their home.
Mr and Mrs Jack Griffith and their children from Fort Worth spent Sunday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Arno Griffith. They left for home Monday. Mrs Arno Griffith traveled to Ada Monday and stayed until Wednesday with her mother Mrs J D Brice. Mrs Brice is recovering after a recent fall.
Mrs. Evert Summers accompanied her son Joe and family to Ardmore on Saturday. They visited Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Dame.
Mrs. Cassie Hill of Ada visited at the Arno Griffith home Saturday.
A Sunday visit to Roy Cantwell's home discussed Mrs. Cantwell's trip to Maryland. She returned home from the visit Friday.
Mrs Laura Johnson and Mrs Grace Johnson with May traveled to visit the Richard Soutee family but found they had gone to Perry to see Mr and Mrs Ed Roberts. Mrs Johnson and May then visited with Mrs Laura Johnson on Sunday.
Ben and Charles Ownbey visited Mr. and Mrs. Alvie L. Griffith Friday evening. Saturday evening they visited Mr. and Mrs. Arno Griffith and Charles, who was home for the weekend, with Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Griffith.
Saturday Mrs Guy Lawson and Guylene Ada and Mrs Kenneth Rycroft Debbie and Mary Ellen visited with Mrs Jack Summers. The Rycroft family moved to Oklahoma City Saturday. Mrs Alvie Griffith visited with Mrs Ben Ownbey Wednesday. Spent Sunday at Fittstown with Mr and Mrs Albert Cassady. Alvie Griffith visited Sunday with Hamer Summers and Paul Parker.
Mr and Mrs John Dunn of Van ess visited Mrs J E Dunn Tuesday evening.
Paul Summers and the girls visited his mother Mrs. Jack Summers in Ada on Sunday.
Miss May Johnson called on Mrs. Ben Ownbey Monday morning in a social visit attended by local residents and neighbors.
Nazarene Church members meet each Friday for prayer. Mrs Lollie Mann had supper with her daughter Mrs Robert Gregory and family Friday night. Rev and Mrs Steve Lilley visited Mr and Mrs Louis Roberts Thursday evening and dropped by Mrs Myrtle Anderson and Leona Felkins visiting Mrs Anderson.
Mrs Pete Anderson travels to Oklahoma City on Friday to see her husband who remains a patient at the veterans hospital there.
Mrs Florence Boles of Ada and her son Ragen Boles with son in law Mr Calhoun attended Sunday morning services at the Nazarene Church. Mrs Boles has been ill for some time but is able to be out now.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bloxson and Jana and Mrs. Elma Winn visited Mrs. Myrtle Anderson Sunday evening. Later they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Phillips and they took Mrs. Anderson to Free Will Baptist Church services.
Mr and Mrs Howard Boddy of Durant visited his parents Mr and Mrs P H Boddy on Sunday. Eth el Pearl Winn of Tupelo was staying with them for a time while the Boddy couple enjoyed a family drive in the afternoon, their first outing since hospital discharge.
Mrs Jewel Davis left for Oklahoma City Monday and will undergo surgery Tuesday morning.
Mr and Mrs Russell Hale visited Mr and Mrs Leon McMinn Saturday night in a social gathering noted in the community notes.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Scott visited Mr and Mrs Mick Scott and his mother Mrs Hollie Scott in Roswell New Mexico where she is visiting her children Sunday after now. Mrs Ruby Murphy who has been visiting her children in Roswell and Eunice New Mexico has returned home at the home of her daughter Mrs Mick Scott.
Mrs. Betty Shannon of Seminole brought news to her mother in law Mrs. Bertie Lilley and Mr. Lilley about the birth last Sunday of a great granddaughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Don Walker of Ada. Mrs. Lilley visited Mrs. Lollie Mann Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Alexander and Mr and Mrs Clifton Sander of Whitewright Texas paid a surprise visit to Schley Stegall on Sunday. Also visiting were Alvin Minor Joe Morgan and Leon McKay. Mrs Ruth Bible received the guests and Schley Stegall’s relatives. Leon McIntyre and his son, just back from four years in Turkey with the U S Air Force, visited Ruth Bible this week. They are now stationed in California.
J H McNutt spent several days with Mr and Mrs Jack McNutt and their daughter Jackie last week.
Mrs Elmer Trimmer opens a new business on Main Street in Stonewall named Morean s. Clinnie Crow visited Mrs Minnie Lewis on Tuesday. Opal Sutton visited Mrs Lewis last Wednesday. Clareta Gray called on Mrs Lewis and Mrs Pearl Gray Thursday morning.
Mr and Mrs Dave McCoy and Raymond McCoy Ada and Curtis McCoy Enid visited Mrs McCoy s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs John Clouse last Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Ray Mensay of Albuquerque New Mexico visited his brother Alf Mensay and family Friday and Saturday They traveled to Konawa Saturday where they planned to visit before returning home
Mrs. Zoa White spent Wednesday at Pontotoc visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tipon. She went to Ada on Saturday and spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. Margie Coplin, returning home Monday.
A group from First Baptist Church enjoyed a fried chicken supper at Fittstown Baptist Church Friday night. Approximately 40 attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cobb of Ada visited Mrs. Cobb's brother and sister-in-law Mr. and Mrs. John Clouse Sunday night.
George Barnes marked his 71st birthday on April 17 with a family dinner hosted by Mrs. Barnes. Their son Homer joined in the celebration along with relatives. Earlier, Mrs. Christine Barnes of Vaness visited the Barnes home.
The April WSCS gathering at Stonewall Methodist Church was hosted by Mrs. Es sie Craddock with associate hostess Mrs. Myrtle Morris. A missions program led by Mrs. Vernon Younts Jr. featured assistance from Mrs. Homer Barnes and Mrs. John Thompson. Present were Mrs. Adel Wolfe, Mrs. M. L. Jamison, Mrs. Sybil Stokes, Mrs. Russell Hale, Mrs. D. D. Duke, Mrs. Ora Morris, Mrs. F. L. Gibson, Mrs. Younts, Mrs. Thompson, and the hostesses.
Mrs. Vera Loving and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts of Midwest City called on Ada residents Monday. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis during their stay in town.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Gray visited last week with Mrs Pearl Gray a surgery patient at Valley View Hospital. Mrs Leta Murray of Kansas City Mrs Jimmy Stinson Janice Stinson and Mrs Nova Gray visited Mrs Vernon Gray Saturday.
Mrs Crow and Mrs Lewis dined with Mr Parish and Mrs Parish of Sulphur on Thursday. They then shopped and visited their uncle Sam Parish at Gaddis Nursing Home in Ross where he was not feeling well.
Mr and Mrs Luther Parish become new subscribers to the WEEKLY newspaper, joining a readership list and supporting the paper’s community coverage. The note records their subscription initiation and enrollment details in the periodical.
Mrs Vannie Northam and Mrs Ruth Sutton along with their grandchildren made a business trip to Ada on Friday afternoon.
Willis Sutton works his alfalfa fields stating yield is very good as neighbors plant, cut, and bale alfalfa for the season across local pastures.
Mr and Mrs Albert Crow Eddie die Hayes Mr and Mrs Luther Parish Mr and Mrs Jack Perrine and Willie and William Taylor visited and had dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Alvin Wells in Oklahoma City. The Crow party also visited the zoo in the afternoon.
Eighty four attended Sunday services at the Pentecostal Holiness Church as Rev. and Mrs. Joe Price of Jacksonville Florida led the morning and evening sessions. The couple were en route to Tulsa for a series of meetings with Rev. Oral Roberts.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Smith and a long list of attendees gathered at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada for the quarterly conference. Janice Franks and Dorotha Tucker spent Friday night with Sondra Garrett, adding to the social notes.
The Durant Pentecostal Holliness Church mourns the passing of Rev Gouard. The community offers sympathy to his family and church members.
Mrs Ruth Sutton hosted a visit by Mr and Mrs Bob Page and Loretha to her home, with the guests seen at the Sutton residence in a recent gathering.
Fred Gray and his children Larry Gary and Carma dined Sunday with Mr and Mrs Vernon Gray and their children Carma has stayed with Mrs Gray while her mother recovers in Valley View Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Johnny Sheppard Mrs Eugonne Franks Rev Arthur Smith Dorotha Tucker Janice Franks Mrs Lena Soward and Thelma and Sondra Garrett attended the singing convention at Ada First Pentecostal Holiness Church Sunday afternoon.
The Sharver Quartet will perform at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church Saturday night and everyone is invited to attend.
Mr and Mrs Calvin Penhngton and children of Norman and Mrs Aletha Ingram and children had dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Willie Pierce. Mrs Virgie Pierce and Mrs Lillie Miller visited Viola Nicholas a patient at Valley View Hospital. Elmer Ragland of Oklahoma City spent Saturday night with the Pierces. Albert Earl Pierce and children of Midwest City spent Monday night with the Pierces. Bill Rose visited Sunday with the Pierces.
Mr and Mrs Billy Jim Robertson and their children visited Mr and Mrs Delbert Tucker along with Darla and Randy Fitzhugh on Sunday afternoon.
Lester Rains died in a Muskogee hospital Saturday. Brother of Mrs. Josie Northam, he was reared near Bebee. Funeral services were held at Smith Funeral Home with burial in Box X Cemetery Wednesday. We extend sympathy to the family.
The Canadian Valley Singing Convention will convene at the Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church on Highway 13 on May 3. Everyone is invited to attend.
Monday guests at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lewis included Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Alva Evans Nomia Petti grew Mrs. Fon Busby of Phoenix Arizona and Kathy Terrille of Oklahoma City.
Rev and Mrs Arthur Smith traveled after Sunday church services to Oklahoma City to visit relatives.
Rev Ode Robinson will conduct a weekend revival at the Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church on highway 13. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
Mrs Ruth Sutton called on Mrs Nannie Cox and Mrs Vannie Northam in a brief social visit reported by the local notes.
Mrs. Betty Hayes and her children spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burk, in a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs Albert Crow and Eddie Hayes visited Mr and Mrs Elmo Crow Sunday afternoon.
William Taylor of Stonewall spent Saturday night with Eddie Hayes and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wells in Oklahoma City.
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