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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1968
Page
8
Center column notes Mrs. Elizabeth Thetford of Sulphur spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. Pug Garrett and Sondra, continuing community updates on residents and their visits.
Sixteen Vanoss School boys and teacher Mr. Holland head to the OSU Stillwater campus for the interscholastic meet with five divisions livestock dairy horticulture soils and shop. Four boys attend the State FFA Convention on April 25 with Cleamon Stone and delegates Larry Gray Vernon Wall and alternates Mack McCauley Jackie Osborn. They will spend Friday night on campus and join the event with other students and faculty.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Cales and her mother Mrs. Pearl O Connor of Roff spent Sunday at Lake Murray. Mr. and Mrs. John Worden with David and Tonya of Dallas joined the Cales for a picnic outing at the lake.
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Eules Jones were Mrs Pearl Callahan Melissa Tex and Mrs Christine Humphreys and daughters Donna Robin and Sandy Richardson Tex. Mr and Mrs Eules Jones and Ann Bradley attended funeral services for Nathaniel Baker at Criswell Funeral Home Ada Wednesday. Mr Baker was a former Vanoss resident.
Mr and Mrs David Price of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Ed Price and family Saturday. The Ed Price family welcomed a new addition to the community. Mr and Mrs James Price and family of Dallas were Sunday guests of the Ed Price family.
Mr and Mrs Charles Floyd Jr and family from Latta visited the Auti McCullars. Rev and Mrs Royce Packard and girls from Shawnee were dinner guests. Ada extension center attendees from Vanoss included Geneva McCullar Inez Miller Leo McNinch Gayle McNinch Pat Coffey Thelma Perriman and more. Gayle McNinch modeled outfits. Gerald Cartwright released from Veterans Hospital. Stephenie McCullar Judith Sliger attended junior senior banquet at Holiday House. Leon Ragland of Oklahoma City collected Townsleys Frank Townsley’s group visited Lloyd McIlroy.
Ada residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. W T Moore and M D Scotts, with guests from Wichita Falls and Oakland. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Rocky Kinsey and others from Oklahoma City and Bethany.
Jeff Bailey Ada Bessie Rush ing Oakland and Stephenie Mc Cullar attended the third Sunday singing at Lightning Ridge Sunday afternoon.
The next third Sunday Canadian singing will be hosted at the Gaar Corner Free Will Baptist Church on May 19.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis and Mrs Mattie Miller attended the Canadian Valley singing at Lightning Ridge Sunday afternoon. Mrs Nettie Childers was a Sunday night guest of her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis.
Casey Glasgow learns her nephew Airman J C Flug of the 831st Combat Support Group Headquarters Squadron is March Airman of the Month. He receives about 700 dollars in cash gifts and merchandise from Victorville businessmen and civic leaders. Previously he was named Airman of the Month for the C S G P Hog Lad.
Sunday visitors and dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Thur were announced in social notes. The column lists neighbors and relatives dropping in for informal calls and meals, reflecting a close community network and weekend hospitality.
The text identifies the Holland family members: Mr and Mrs Ezra Holland and son Wayne, along with Mr and Mrs Raymond Holland of Tecumseh.
Vanoss hosts adult class April 29 in home economics room sponsored by Mrs Pat Romine. April 30 10 a.m. La They magic show 25 cents admission public invited. May 1 2 30 p.m Patriotic or Law Day assembly with Ada attorney addressing students. May 3 4 FFA trip fishing Old Blue Connerville. Star Green Hand award to Howard Wayne at FFA banquet. Visiting Sligers and Martin family. Judith Sliger and Stephenie McCullar modeled 4 H dresses at Ada extension center.
Mr and Mrs Willie Pickett and Richard Fort Worth spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Boney Cantrell. Ed Hall and daughter Linda are noted in the same social column.
Stratford residents were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Boney Cantrell and their guests on Sunday. The Cantrells and Cindy spent several days with Mr and Mrs George Cantrell at Wister Lake recently.
Mr and Mrs Bud Ragland of Oklahoma City visited and had supper with Mr and Mrs Lon nie Miller on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Childers and family of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Nettie Childers. Mr and Mrs C E Childers of Ada visited Mrs Nettie Childers on Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Wilson and their family visited Mrs Annie Wilson and her son Duke in Ada Saturday night.
Billy Joe Gentry was a supper guest of Mr and Mrs Lonnie Barnes on Wednesday night. Mr and Mrs Lonnie Barnes attended the FFA Banquet in Vaness on Friday night. They also attended the junior senior banquet at the Holiday House in Ada on Saturday night.
Norrel Vandegriff and family visited Gerald Thurman and J R Vandegriff in Ada on Wednesday and Tuesday, with Thursday visits to Norman Vandegriff and others in Ada. The sequence shows multiple Vandegriff relatives making brief Ada calls.
Social notes recount visits and shared meals among Thelma Perriman, Norrel Vandegriff, Ada residents, and relatives including the Hoosers, Millers, and Fischers. Events blend church orders, school activities, and local hospitality with mentions of FFA, Roundup Club, and multiple households in Ada Stratford and Sulphur. Establishment of public schools for girls began in Saudi Arabia in 1960.
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