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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1965
Page
6
Court action lists Edna as plaintiff against H S Fine and unknown heirs execs administrators heirs and assigns. The notice references a district court filing in Pontotoc County Oklahoma and names multiple parties as defendants or interest holders.
Public notice to H. B. Fine and unknown heirs and heirs of Maud Cummings and unknown bondholders that on July 21 1965 plaintiffs filed suit in Pontotoc County Oklahoma seeking title by fee simple to the North 210 feet of South 310 feet of Lot 1 Block 66 Commercial Add to Allen. Respond by September 2 1965 or judgments may grant plaintiffs ownership and restrain defendants from any claim. Also involves mineral deed correction against Clarence Martin and Ona Martin to vest mineral rights to O W Skirvin with September 20 1965 deadline.
A long notice record details multiple probate matters and public notices from Pontotoc County Oklahoma. It includes estates of George W Miller Nettie Lowry Thomas Willie B Boone Fletcher Flowers and Rachael Dougherty Vaughan, with creditor claim deadlines and hearing dates along with adjacent local notices and real estate actions in Ada and surrounding towns.
Community updates show Lonnie and Collie East hosting visits in Seminole and Ada with relatives from Oklahoma City. The feature follows Lynda Godfrey a Byng High junior who abandons glasses for contact lenses after a rough start but loses a lens on a dirt road while searching, returning to glasses.
Enrollment for Byng begins under Superintendent Marvin Stokes with Bill Keller as principal and Mrs. Marilou Gardner joining as Spanish teacher and secretary. Early enrollment ends August 30 to aid counseling and class balance. New teachers include Miss Shirley Berry Konawa math, Royce Bynum Fort Worth English, Buddy Kesinger coach and science driver education history, Ina Henson Francis language arts social studies, Bill Lee Oakman sixth grade, and Mrs J M Nance Oakman first grade.
Mrs Kay Altman and her sons John Michael and Ronald Kieth are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Al Shaw. They recently returned from Pensacola Florida where Mr Altman served in the U S Navy. He is now transferred to Bainbridge Maryland and will have sea duty later. The family will stay until a permanent assignment is announced.
Mrs Gilbert Christian will have as her guest this week her sister Mrs Nettie Davis from Cooksville Tennessee for a short visit and family time.
The community hosted an old fashioned ice cream social on the George Milligan lawn after revival services Tuesday evening. Twenty teenagers and five adults attended the birthday themed event with winners of a laugh contest dubbed the churning champions.
Mr and Mrs John ny Miller join Ada community after moving from east of Ada on Highway 13. They have resided here for 21 years with son aged nine and three married children. John Miller has worked for Evergreen Mills during that period.
Mrs. Lester Lillard hosted a gathering at Lake Texoma last weekend with her immediate family and four sisters and their families. About 35 people attended the event.
Tupelo High School enrolled students on Friday with Carl Hill driving the bus that picked up pupils from Lula. This local routine highlights school transportation arrangements for the Lula-area pupils.
Mr and Mrs Corkey Brashier and Sandra and Larry travelled to Oklahoma City on Wednesday to fetch their daughters Debbie and Donna who had been visiting their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Dave Poole.
Charles Marsh Sr and Mrs Marsh along with Linda and Tommy will move to Hawaii. Charles serves in the Air Force and has been stationed in Texas. The family departs August 4, with Linda in the 9th grade and Tommy in the 5th. They have been residents of Lula.
Mrs. David Brooks was admitted to Valley View Hospital on Tuesday and underwent surgery on Friday.
Mr and Mrs Burtis Williams and Steven Ada visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Walter Brooks.
Ginger Williams Leonard Wafford Jimmy Lacy Nancy Brock and Fern Johnson were the Freshmen who started to Tupelo from Lula, outlining a notable early lineup.
Mrs. Jerry Campbell and Rob visited in Bartlesville with Mr. and Mrs. D R Clifford and Robin before leaving for home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson hosted Tony Carolyn Ada Thursday night at Ben Johnston’s. Ben Johnston keeps grandchildren Tony and Carolyn while the Scotts travel to Fort Park Louisiana for Warren serving six months.
Mrs. Carl Hill and Don traveled to Ada on Tuesday to spend several days with her son Charles who attends East Central as a student.
Mr and Mrs Roy Johnston and their children Larry Betsy Phillip and Buck Sweat returned home Wednesday after visiting Mr and Mrs Polk Cross and Bobby Joe Sweat in Colorado.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Cross of Centralhoma visited Monday with Mrs D R Clifford.
Mr and Mrs D R Clifford shared a Thursday dinner with Mr and Mrs Donald Brooks of Ada. Mr and Mrs Sonny Leader hosted a Saturday night gathering with Diana and Donna Kay and the Clifford parents. Mrs John Clifford, Sanie and...
Teri Dawn of Ada visited Sunday with the Clifford family. Mrs. Donald Brooks and Linda Diane and Dwayne of Ada visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Clifford and ate dinner Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks.
Miss Cheryl Melton visited Linda Tate in Ada on Wednesday with Mildred Melton. They and Claude Horsley then visited Maude Horsley in Stratford Thursday afternoon. Gus Gray of Stratford called on Mr. Horsley Friday. Cheryl and Roanne Wigley of Stratford visited Linda Tate in Ada Friday night. Mildred and Cheryl visited Mrs. Horsley and Tony in Stratford Saturday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Crisp and children from Washington DC visited Mr and Mrs Marvin McCurdy on Tuesday. The McCurdy family visited Melvin McCurdy and his daughters Linda and Donna in Oklahoma City on Thursday. Linda, the McCurdy granddaughter, is to marry in Oklahoma City this Thursday night. Mrs McCurdy spent Saturday with Rev F M Wood and cousin Carl Nunez at Valley View Hospital. They also visited Vernon Gasaway in Vanoss Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ted Cox visited Mr and Mrs Paul Murphy and family in Ada during the first week. The Murphy son Larry was home on armed services leave. Mrs Velma McDonald of Center visited Mrs Cox on Monday. Larry Murphy was a supper guest at the Cox home on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Burns and family are home after vacationing in Moorehouse Missouri last week.
Mr and Mrs Harrell Gene Pennington and Rodney Lynn of Stratford visited the Nevill Pennington Monday afternoon and shared homemade ice cream from their freezer.
Mrs. A. M. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moore of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. An Bradley. Also Mr. and Mrs. Butch Bradley and Butchie of Stratford were Sunday guests.
Carson Phillips and Wilson Phillips of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Tom Phillips Monday and Tuesday. Morton Phillips joined supper at the Phillips home Wednesday. Mrs Bessie Bradley and Mrs Effie Carney visited Friday afternoon. Morton and Carson visited Sunday along with Betty and Fonda Phillips.
Henry Dees hosted supper guestsTuesday night with Mr and Mrs Orlan Dees. Mr and Mrs Dennis Mc Daniel and family from Oklahoma City visited Thursday bringing Linda home after a week with the McDaniels. Linda spent time with Leroy McDaniel in Ada Saturday afternoon. The Dees had Henry Dees for dinner Sunday and visited A O Sutton in Oil Center.
Mr and Mrs Ray McDonald and Homer visited Mr and Mrs J C Maddox on Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma City visitors Oliver Minor Clarence Gower and Lottie McClure with Patsy Ada joined Frank James Olen and Mrs James for visits at the Stratford Nursing Home. Additional guests included Charlotte Daniel Bonnie Farmer Ed Varnadore and J C James. Opal Mitchell and Sharon from Oklahoma City also visited Frank and Olen and Mrs James Monday.
Mrs. Johnnie Griffith underwent surgery at University Hospital in Norman last Monday. Her children H. B., Belinda and Barbara visited her on Thursday.
Mrs. Neema Bradley and Faith Cruce visited Mr. and Mrs. Ed Varnadore Thursday morning. Later, Mrs. Haphna Cruce and several family members visited Friday. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Don Crisp and Tony Ada.
Mr and Mrs Jerry Robbins of Lindsay and Mrs Bessie Bradley visited Fleetcher and Wanda Snipes on Saturday.
Mrs Bobbye Gardner of Duncan visited the Snipes on Sunday. Mrs J C Martin called on Mr and Mrs George Ward in Ada on Saturday. Mrs Martin and Mrs Ward then visited Mrs Lou Robinson who is a patient at Valley View Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Kenneth Martin Mike and Oma Janette from Ahloso visited the Martins Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Martin visited Mr and Mrs Bernard Nichols in Homer on Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Prater of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Phillip Bradley and Wayne on Thursday. Mr and Mrs David Bradley and Kim of Ada visited the Bradleys on Sunday.
Charles Perry of Ada visited Alva Pennington on Thursday. The Pennington family hosted Neville Pennington Karl Wade and Coleman Pennington with relatives visiting Friday and Sunday. Alva and Neville visited Charles Perry in Ada on Monday.
The A. Millers formerly of Stratford are now residents of a new community, marking a relocation that reflects a change in their local ties and home base.
USDA Oklahoma City sale shows 5 700 cattle and 600 calves mainly feeders and calves through Thursday auction. Utility cows steady. feeder steers 500 700 lb to 23.60 26.10. heifers 450 750 lb mostly 21.50 23.00 with primes to 23.00. Hogs 400 head active with barrows 25 50 higher. sows steady to strong. feeder pigs around 20.00. Sheep 200 head not enough to trend.
Stocks on the New York Exchange showed mixed movement as gold shares rose on London price gains to multi year highs. The Dow fell 0.54 to 883.34 at noon while nonferrous names and select issues rose then others trimmed gains as London rallied.
Veterinarians advised exercise for an aging dog owned by friends of Louisville Orchestra manager Richard Angerin. An amused neighbor, hearing the dog run at each ring, sneaked in and hung up after panting to trigger the exercise.
Classified ad notice invites readers to buy sell trade and rent items through News Classified Ads contact FE 2 4433 for listings.
George Gryder 1880 193? died Tuesday at his Ada Oklahoma home. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday at College Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Tatum officiating. Interment in Rosedale Cemetery. Born Sherman Texas to John L. Gryder and Sarah Spence Gryder. Survived by brother F L Gryder Corpus Christi Texas and nieces and nephews including Gladys Durflinger and Roy Kindrick. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
Services for Mrs Johnnie Griffiths route 2 Stratford will be at 2 p m Saturday in Gaar Corner Church with Rev Ward Wood officiating. Burial details and survivors include five daughters two sons and eleven grandchildren. She died in Oklahoma City after a five month illness born February 14 1903 in Arkansas and moved to Stratford area 14 years ago.
John F. Boone Sr. of Shawnee and formerly Ada died Thursday in a Shawnee hospital at age 75 after living in Ada until recent years. His wife Ruth Cooper Boone died June 26, 1965. Survivors include daughters Dorothy Jackson Hot Springs Ark Mary Ann Anderson Shawnee and three sons John F. Boone Jr Angleton Tex James T. Boone Oklahoma City and Daniel W. Boone Torrance Calif. Smith Funeral Home will announce arrangements.
Ernest A. Ittner of Oklahoma City aged 92 and Ona Richter aged 65 wed at the Oklahoma County Courthouse after applying for a license. The ceremony, conducted by County Judge Harold Theus, saw the bride in a wheelchair due to a broken hip. Ittner, who retired in 1936 as a postal clerk, joked the law doesn’t require him to look 92.
A garden near Athens inspired the term academy. Plato ran his school in the Garden of Acad emus, shaping the historic name now used for learning institutions.
Florida State Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program notes studies show alcohol drunk at high elevations has stronger anesthetic effects on memory perception and reaction time than at lower elevations.
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