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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
7
Mrs J W Palmer of Allen received word from her sister in law Mrs Ben Shipman of Durant that Mrs Shipmans father Frank Purkey had died. Wednesday guests of Mrs Marguerite Wotan were Mr and Mrs H C Clayton of Ardmore and Mrs Cora Taylor of Warner. Mrs Elsie Eubank was discharged Friday from Valley View Hospital.
Lee Drury was admitted to Ballards Nursing Home in Ada on Wednesday.
Visiting Wednesday in Duncan's area included Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wells of Bakersfield California and others. Funeral services were held for Henry Walker in Pauls Valley and for Wiley C. E. Watson in Getty. Weekend guests visited families in Duncan and Tulsa, with travel to Oklahoma City for a Santa Rosa home departure.
Weekend guests of Mrs. Walter Melton were her son and family Mr. and Mrs. Ray Melton, Jimmy and Marilyn of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Audie Bryan and Chris visited Mrs. Melton Thursday.
Mrs Elmer Moore is joined by Mrs Louis Eckles of Mineola Texas and Mr and Mrs L A Epperly of Holdenville to announce a social event. Also mentioned is Mrs Maudie Harbin of Lula in connection with the couple.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walters were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Caldwell Ada and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walters Midwest City.
Mr and Mrs W B Evett and Matt of Cushing were weekend visitors of Mr and Mrs Bill Jestes and Mrs Jewel Evett, extending family ties during a short stay.
Mrs Imogene Mullins visited her mother Mrs Isabelle Gilmore on Saturday at a Fort Smith Arkansas hospital.
Mrs Esther Mangurem is discharged and returned home Saturday from Sparks Hospital in Fort Smith Arkansas.
Mr and Mrs Gregg Call from Campbell California visited relatives in Allen and spent the weekend with kin in Heavener during their trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Nickells travel Friday to Kansas to visit their son and family Gerald Nickells and his wife in Johnson and meet Mrs. Charles Lee in Sublette.
Mrs Davie Bishop returns Friday from Goodman Missouri where she visited her granddaughter Mrs Gwen Cle ver.
Mr and Mrs Earl Moon of Fresno visit Mr and Mrs Conan Doyle and Mrs A M Miller and other relatives. They are visiting Tuesday in the home of Mrs Lester Sockey Sr where her son Lester Sockey Jr Wilburton also calls on.
Mrs. Grace Black visits Tulsa with her daughter and T. J. Jarred family. Mrs. L S Moss reports finding a third armadillo in her yard. The Longs from Corpus Christi Texas visit Dale Long’s family in Duncan with Pamela Tammy and Jessica. J B Olivo and D Olivo families visit Bill Herring. Sunday dinner guests with Charlie Walker include Sue Clark and Mark.
In Ada and Wynnewood notices, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Jarred, Mrs. Orval Spann, Melissa and David Walker, and Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Triplett appear as listed parties. The brief item records the families connected to the public notice.
Mrs. Charlie Wilkinson. Mrs. Jim Giles and Vera. Ernie Patrick of Ahloso. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Julian and Rickey of Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wellington with Greg and Tony of Union Valley attended a community reunion.
Mr and Mrs Bob Gilmore and others enjoyed a Wednesday azalea garden tour in Muskogee. The Gilmore party are visiting in Mena Arkansas with sister and husband Mr and Mrs Allen Kemp.
Mr and Mrs Vanda Clark of Oklahoma City and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gibson of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Gibson and their children Shane Shelly and Sherri Gibson this Sunday.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Arnold Bryant were Mr and Mrs George Grant of Oklahoma City and their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Bill Rohrbaugh Jim Bruce and Randy of Iowa Park Tex.
Oakman hosts a gospel singing at 7 30 p m with singers from Now expected to attend. Public invited. Agnes Denson and Wanda McCann visited Veda Magar. Eldon Tucker stayed with D B Magar and family. Nel lie Pevehouse injured in Greenwood tornado and hospitalized in Fort Smith.
Mr and Mrs Jim Frederick and Stephen of Arkansas City Kansas visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs J R Pender grass recently. Recent visitors to the Pender grass family included Mrs Wilmore Golden and Lawrence Homer Mr and Mrs Charlie Sliger Ada J B Sliger Byng Ila Pevehouse and Mr and Mrs Eulas Brannon Happyland. Mr and Mrs Billy Lee Kent Kevin and Sonja spent Sunday at Seminole as guests of her.
Summary of English law allowing pay by check to stop weekend losses. workers resist. A British workman conceals his pay amount from his wife. Girls in Fukui Japan are banned from a temple for wearing shorts to avoid disturbing monks seeking spiritual awakening. In Philadelphia two robbers let Carl Wallace take a heart medicine before tying him and stealing $1000 from his grocery store. In Minneapolis Gerald Erickson asks for a license and receives one he had lost months earlier, prompting police involvement.
A garbled puzzle list presents numbered across and down clues with partial phrases such as currency exclamation of woe loud music made invalid Greek letter and more. The text includes references to regions notes pigments, anatomy terms, and common crossword entries like sinew and summit bits, with several lines repeating or corrupted.
The note references Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilson and their children, identifying a sister and family connection within the household.
A Saturday visit featured Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McNeill and Bart, with Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Bow ers and Pamela from Ardmore, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norton and Brenda Jordan from Ada.
Mr and Mrs Loyd Harber and Mrs Emma Whiting and Bryan of Sulphur visited Mr and Mrs Richard Norton and son on Friday. Mr and Mrs Norton and Dustin were recently visited at another location.
Dallas families and friends visit relatives across Ada and Oil Center. Mrs Gold en joins the WEEKLY as correspondent. Attendees include Sondra at a Quarterly Conference rally, and multiple visits among Garrett, Reed, Grove, McDonald, Morris, and Gray families with church and singing events noted.
Brief item notes a social or genealogical column entry featuring Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett and related names in a Center community. Sparse readable text hints at a personal notice or household event without explicit details.
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