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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1964
Page
3
Mr and Mrs urcy Awnbey were Roff visitors Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Jeff Fussell and Mrs John Reed. Mr and Mrs Gene Summers and Gina of Pauls Valley were Monday guests of Mrs Evert Summers and Mack.
Mr and Mrs Leo McNinch and Gayle settled into their newly finished home and many praised its beauty. Thursday saw Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert visit Corley with Mr and Mrs Bert Wright. Grace Johnson and May hosted Thursday guests Mrs Shelby Stanfield and Mrs J E Dunn. Ben Ownbey and Charles joined Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert for a Wednesday evening visit. Gertie Summers and Mack attended a barbecue Saturday night at Homer School lunchroom, sponsored by Pontotoc County Coon Hunters Association.
Mrs Gene Stone Peggy and Brenda Stratford were recent visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Leo McNinch and Gayle.
Mrs Grant Johnson visited with Mrs J E Dunn Friday afternoon in a social call noting cordial talk and light refreshments.
Mrs. Mollie Summers hosted Saturday guests including Mrs. Guy Lawson and Gaylene Ada. Also visiting were Mrs. Bob Hatcher and Robert along with Miss May Johnson, Doc and Ab Summers, and Marvin Hunt and his boys.
Mrs Arno Griffith visited her son and family the Arvis Griffiths on Saturday and then called on Mr and Mrs Ercy Ownbey. The item records social call details of two households in a single note.
Mr and Mrs Alvis Griffith and Adam traveled to Stratford on Saturday to use a laundry. They left their baby with Mrs Rosa Thompson while washing then returned to visit their small son.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Gasa of Vaness visited Tuesday evening with Mr and Mrs Shelby Stanfield, sharing time in a social gathering.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crawford of Bell Gardens California arrived last Thursday to visit his mother and sisters Mrs Alice Crawford Mrs Bill Thomason and Mrs Ernest Pipes and other relatives also her dad Jess King Stratford
The Crawford and Crawford families of Broken Arrow visited the Thomason and Pipes households, sharing Saturday dinner with Alice Crawford and Ernest Pipes. Other gatherings included visits by Vernon Morgan in Union Valley, and a musical Saturday night at Marvin Hunt’s home with numerous guests from Sulphur Tishomingo Konawa and nearby towns.
Liams and Regina of Sulphur were Saturday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pipes and Roger Pipes.
Mrs Laura Johnson visited Mrs Grant Johnson and May Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs John Johnson of Plains talked by phone to his mother Laura Sunday night.
The article notes a Sunday afternoon visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Griffith with guests Mr. and Mrs. Rex Thompson and Terry of Oklahoma City. It mentions pleasure in seeing Mrs. Thompson, a high school classmate, and Arno Griffith also visiting in the Griffith home.
Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Crawford included Mrs Bessie Dearman Ada Kenneth Dearman Hickory Mrs Margaret Simpson Fitzhugh Mr and Mrs Lloyd Crawford Bell Gardens Calif Mr and Mrs LeRoy Crawford and Mr and Mrs Charles Crawford Broken Arrow Jana House Okmulgee and Jess King Stratford.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Ernest Pipes and Roger Sunday were Mr and Mrs Earl House and Mark Okmulgee and Mr and we Cecil Carrnell Lafayette.
Mr and Mrs L J Penrod Ada visited Sunday morning with their son and family Robert Penrod and girls Robert and family went on a picnic Sunday to Sulphur They also went to Turner Falls and the Arbuckle Mountains.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Griffith of Ross visited Friday with Mr and Mrs Alvie Griffith. Mr and Mrs Arno Griffith were Wednesday visitors there.
Mack and her son Joe and his family shared Sunday dinner in Rofs with Mrs. Nettie Hodges, Phyllis and Roberta.
Mr and Mrs J S Stanfield and Mrs J E Dunn visited in Sulphur Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Luther Dawson and their children.
Sunday evening visitors to Mrs. Gertie Summers and Mack were Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Floyd and their children, from Gaar Corner.
The Sunday gathering welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Dub Miller and Teresa of Oklahoma City, Mrs. W. D. McNinch, Mrs. Ronnie Brandon and Jeff of Ada, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall with Joe and Linda of Stratford.
Visitors at the home of Mrs Mollie Summers Sunday included Mr and Mrs John Summers and their sons Asher and , Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert, and Mr and Mrs Paul Summers with Brenda and Paula and Ada.
Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert visited Sunday night with the Kenneth Deatherage family at Wilson.
Mr and Mrs Paul Teel and their children Ada visited with Philo and Mrs McConnell on Sunday.
Vaness Chapter of Future Homemakers of America selects new officers for 1964 and schedules installation at the mother-daughter banquet. Slated roles include president Judy Davis and a full slate of officers with duties such as secretary Phyllis Barnes and reporter Pat Martin.
Weldon Prince from Oil Center visited James Miller on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Shelby Stanfield plus Judy and Linda from Lightning Ridge hosted visitors Tuesday night. The Robert Hisan family welcomed Mr and Mrs John Fox and others including Judy, Linda, and more in Roff Ada Shreveport and Stratford. Johnny Hightower of Galey stayed with Jimmy Clay Thursday night.
Mr and Mrs Walter Wyatt of Chino California visited Mr and Mrs Marvin Clay with Jimmy and Marcia on Thursday night Tuesday night visitors were Mrs Vienna Clay and Herbert Clay both of Stratford
Vernon Gasaway and daughter Jo visited Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gasaway and Clyde, Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey, Mr. and Mrs. Tollie Collins and Mrs. Willie Collins in Konawa. Mrs. Willie Collins then returned home to spend several days with her daughter, Mrs. Gasaway, and family.
Friday night speaking at the Vanoss post office area saw clouds threaten a shower as locals sheltered under the porch. Vanoss seniors sold pie cake coffee and sandwiches to raise funds for a Washington trip while a remaining lot headed to auction. A hootenanny Friday at 7 30 p m features the Hudsons and county acts in the new school gym with 25 and 35 cent admission.
Mr and Mrs Paul Teel of Ada and Mr and Mrs Philo McConnell visited Tuesday with Junior McConnell who is hospitalized in Oklahoma City.
Vaness High School holds graduation day as the chorus, sponsored by Pat Romine, prepares final songs and performances for the ceremony this season.
A long list of Ada and nearby residents share Sunday visits and weekend gatherings. Families include the Martins, Bundys, Daniels, Minors, Johns, Osburns, Johnsons, Barnes, and Phillips with relatives from Stonewall Byng and Harding counties joining at homes in Ada and Stonewall. Attendees also attend church events and share meals such as barbequed hamburgers at the Pharr home.
Polk Louisiana resident visited Miss Jo Gas on Tuesday night. Larry Booth and Rebee visited Charles Hisan Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Pat Crawford and children from Wynnewood visited Mr and Mrs Clifford Miller and Dale Sunday night.
Mrs Carol Johnson and Cyn thia Tucson Ariz are spending several days with her parents Mr and Mrs Clifford Miller and Dale.
State Future Farmers of America held a three day convention in Gallagher Hall OSU Stillwater. Vanoss chapter delegates included Charles Hisan Dale Mille Glenn Wood and Mike Faulkenberry. Judging teams in horticulture livestock dairy and soils listed with names. Voag sponsors Cleamon Sotne and Thurman attended.
Those attending the 72nd birthday dinner Sunday of Mrs. Grace Marshall in Stonewall were listed in Frisco notes. Local friends gathered to honor the milestone with family and neighbors attending from the Dallas area.
Mrs. Simon Patton marked a birth day last week. The Pattons visited Wednesday with Mrs. Clara Kennedy and Miss Dora Daniel Ada. They also called on Mrs. Billie Oakley and Judy McDaniel Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McCarty and Garry of McAlester spent the weekend with Mrs. McCarty's parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Price. Tonya McCarty stayed an extra week with her grandparents and was not ready to return home with her parents and brother. Mr. Price's uncle Harvey Price and sister Mrs. Ray were also mentioned in the visit context.
Long Ada visited J. W. Prices Sunday afternoon. Weekend guests at Coy Byrd home included Carl Crowley Lori Moore and Bob Byrd with Todd and Marty from Union Valley. Coy Byrd plans last week on laundry route before selling eight truck route to Bob Ford of Ada and entering hospital for planned surgery after a skid accident on an icy road between Davis and Sulphur.
Mr and Mrs Jess Daniel are listed in a Stonewall notice alongside Mr and Mrs Cleve Daniel, indicating a social or marital announcement in the local column.
Bill Sills and Leslie of Dallas visited with Jim and Sid Marshall last Monday night. The trip had two purposes and occurred during a storm as they sought shelter near the cellar. Jim Marshall visited Monday afternoon with Mrs. Earl Henry.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Johnson visited Saturday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Tom Henry and continued social conversation after the brief call.
Mr and Mrs Willis Rutledge of Ada spent the weekend with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Houston Wells and children. Welcome to Ada WEEK LY subscriber Mrs Bill Sill of Dallas. Mrs Sill and Leslie stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs W R Robbins. Mr Sill left around noon and Mrs Sill and Leslie left with her mother around one after visiting Friday to Monday.
A. A. Lung is recuperating in the hospital after surgery and is reported to be doing fine. John Allred visited Monday with Mr. Lung.
Mrs. Carrie Sims of Ada spent Saturday night with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs John Allred. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Drennon of Odessa Texas and Mrs Kathrine Drennon of Ada visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Allred.
Mr and Mrs E H Brannon of Happyland visited Saturday night with his sister and family the Odus Wiles and their mother Mrs Rena Brannon. Mr and Mrs Maxey Smith of Union Valley visited Mr and Mrs Wiles Sunday afternoon.
Saturday visitors at the Lowthers included Bill Lowther of Ponca City and Harland Lambkin with daughter Tina of Kingfisher.
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