Mayhue Sworn In As Ada District Special Judge
Charles Mayhue a 27 year old Ada attorney was named special judge of the District Court. Gov Bart let approved the appointment and he was sworn in by District Judge Lee R West at the county courthouse. Mayhue formerly played football at the University of Oklahoma and Ada High School and is married to Sue Courtney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thompson
Charles Mayhue
Ada
Mayhue
Calvert Cannon
Lee R. West
Cannon
Francis Mayhue
Charles
Bartlett
West
Stillwater
Norman
G. C. Mayhue Jr
University of Okahoma
Young Mayhue
Ada High School
AHS
University of Oklahoma
Sooners
Ada High
Ideal Cement Co
Law School
Oklahoma
Sue Courtney
Woodland Drive
Conn
Galley-Wanting Around the County Oakman
Community notes detail multiple visits and family connections across Oklahoma and Texas. Names include the Stanfields Summers Ownbeys Griffiths and Soutees with travel from Tucson and California. The obituary for Florence Vandergriffs is noted with a funeral in Lightning Ridge. Thirty-one relatives gathered at the Ownbey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Vandergriffs
Lightning Ridge
Kenneth Stanfield
Ben Ownbey
Mack Summers
Gaylon
Gertie Summers
May Johnson
Laura Johnson
Margaret
Melody
Arno Griffith
Roy Cothren
Marjorie Soutee
Elizabeth Good
Tucson
Ariz
Roff Easthill
Charles
Alvie Griffith
Ed Coffey
Floyd Hunt
Joyce
Aun McCullar
Anita
Good
Margie Ownbey
Ownbey
Wilma Jones
Denison
Tex
Florabell Stockton
Louise Majors
Lightning Ridge Church Attendance and Local News
Attendance at Lightning Ridge church reached 52 with Rev M E Mercer and family among visitors. Mercer preached in place of pastor Royce Packard who is recovering at Valley View Hospital and released Wednesday. Wayne Cothren, Vietnam veteran, plans marriage to Laura Pedersen after a bridal shower at Vaness School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Mercer
Cora Mercer
Zelda Owens
Robin Hoffman
Wayne Cothren
Royce Packard
Valley View Hospital
Earl Hatchett
Lightning Ridge
Roy Cothren
Vietnam
Laura Pedersen
Vaness School
Four Minor Fires Challenge Ada Firemen on Wednesday
Ada firemen answered four calls on Wednesday including a grass fire at Eva Reeves residence north of town at 1 19 p m and a short in a Linda Gracy range at 403 West 15th. A gas leak at 411 North Turner had crews on standby and a car fire 10 miles north on SH 99 was caused by a wiring short. One Tuesday fire was unreported. Evergreen Mills fire, started by arson via a hole in the wall, was extinguished by sprinklers before firefighters arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Eva Reeves
Linda Gracy
W. 15Th
N. Turner
Jimmy Harjo
SH 99
Evergreen Mills
Doyle Crawford
Burglars Hit Two Ada Bottling Plants
Two Ada bottling plants were burglarized Monday night at Seven-Up Bottling Co. and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. Entry was via broken windows. about $100 was stolen from Seven-Up while the Pepsi plant saw no losses after burglars pried at a safe but did not open it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Seven-Up Bottling Co
N. Broadway
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Mrs Soutee Takes Karen and Lisa Home After Visit
Mrs Marjorie Soutee returned Karen and Lisa Soutee Perkins to their home on Saturday after a two week visit with their grandmother Soutee and grandmother Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen and
Lisa Soutee
Mrs
Richard Soutee
Perkins
Marjorie Soutee
Karen
Soutee
Johnson
New Time Set For Dedication Ceremony Change
Dedication ceremonies for the New Stringtown Neighborhood Facility on August 15 are rescheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m due to a scheduling conflict with principal speaker Congressman Carl Albert. Open House remains at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Carl Albert
McLish School Announces Enrollment and Open Day
McLish School will enroll students Thursday August 20 with classes starting August 24. Superintendent Bill Scott notes bus routes and 11 am dismissal on enrollment day. New teachers include Barbara Whelchel Nora Trease Lena Gephart and Harol Deane Parsons. Eldon Flinn named high school principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLish
Bill Scott
Pontotoc County
Barbara Whelchel
Nora Trease
Lena Gephart
Harol Deane Parsons
Eldon Flinn
Johnson and Kay Allen Wed in Ada Marriage
Kenneth E. Johnson of Ada married Kay Allen of Ada in a simple Ada ceremony. The couple plans to reside in Ada and begin their new life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Johnson
Ada
Kay Allen
Visitation with Hatcher Family Includes Relatives
Recent visitors to Bob Hatcher and family included his sister Opal Slocum of Maryland along with Arvilla Hatcher of Roff Oklahoma. Also visiting were Kenneth Rycroft and family, Guy Lawson and family, and John Summers and Mollie Summers with additional Summers visitors from Oklahoma City and Asher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hatcher
Opal Slocum
Maryland
Arvilla Hatcher
Roff
Kenneth Rycroft
Guy Lawson
Oklahoma City
John Summers
Asher
Mollie Summers
Local Family Visitors and Property Transfer Reported
Mr and Mrs Alvie Griffith hosted their son Tom Griffith and family from O Fallon Illinois with their children Kristin and Joe visiting Ercy Ownbey in Stratford on Tuesday. Robert Penrod and his daughters sold their farm at Stratford to Richard Barnett and his children from Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie Griffith
Tom Griffith
O’fallon
Ill
Joe
Tom
Kristin
Ercy Ownbey
Stratford
Robert Penrod
Richard Barnett
Roff
Police Report Details Several August Accidents and Citations
A Wednesday accident added to August totals with four so far this month. Robert Morris collided with Eva Morgan in the 100 block of E 12th, Morgan’s car hit a taxi driven by Nolan Pursville. Morris paid a $20 bond for careless driving. other local court actions included drunkenness fines, traffic citations, and a petit larceny Guilty plea for Dorothy Johnston with a $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Morris
Mayfair Drive
E. 12Th
Eva Beatrice Morgan
Stonewall
Morgan
Nolan F. Pursville
E. 9Th
Morris
Sidney Arpelar
Willie R. Butler
Annie M. Mann
Jackie D. Treas
Dorothy June Johnston
Kenny Singleton
Houston Brown
Divorces Granted for Bradams and Rogers Couples
Shirley Kay Bradam and Ron ny Dean Bradam were granted divorces. Earl Rogers and Decie M. Rogers also received divorce judgments for both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Kay Bradam
Ronny Dean Bradam
Earl Rogers
Decie M. Rogers
Supreme Court Inactivity Early Years at 1790 Convening
The Supreme Court first met in 1790 in New York City and, though required to sit twice yearly, had little business in its initial three years, as noted by the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
New York City
National Geographic Society
Beebe Pair Mark 50th Anniversary Celebration
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cupps Beebe will honor them on their 50th anniversary August 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Cupps home northwest of Ada on Highway 13. The couple married August 7 1920 at Steadman Oklahoma and have lived in Stonewall and Ada areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cupps
Beebe
Cupps
Ada
Highway 13
Steadman
Okla
Stonewall
Barbara Winters Crowned Ada Rodeo Queen Opening Night
The Ada Rodeo opened its 1970 round at the Ken Lance Sports Arena with an estimated 5,000 in attendance and a record 526 contestants across six events. Barbara Sue Winters, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Winters, was crowned queen with Janie Brooks and Sharon Sherrell as first and second runners up. Two cowboys were injured but not seriously, Loyd Burk and Dixie Hart. Gov Dewey Bartlett was to visit Thursday night as Hank Thompson and the Brazos Valley Boys performed each evening at 8:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Ken Lance
Lance
Loyd Burk
Dixie Hart
Barbara Sue Winters
Pete Winters
Latta High School
Janie Brooks
Sharon Sherrell
Dewey Bartlett
Hank Thompson
Cushing Firm Faces Hearing Over Fish Kill Pollution
Forrest Nelson of the Water Resources Board said no damages would be sought from Cushing Tank Car due to lack of conclusive evidence linking industrial pollution to the fish kill. An Aug. 11 hearing will determine a permanent operating permit for the tank car company after a halt to operations during board investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr-McGee
Forrest Nelson
Water Resources Board
Cushing Tank Car
Tank Car Company
Shakely
Department of Pollution Control
Stolen Goods Recovered From Lake South of City
A lake south of the city yielded stolen items Wednesday after David Rose informed police. Officers retrieved trophies from Hayes School and eyeglass frames from a nearby car. A small portable television set found in the lake remained unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Lake
David Rose
Hayes School
Burglaries Reported At Elmo's Drive-In And Southern Sporting Supplies
Police report an overnight burglary at Elmo's Drive-In 701 N Broadway entry via broken serving window theft included fried pies wieners tacos and $3 in pennies. A daytime theft at Southern Sporting Supplies 115 S Townsend saw two 20 gauge shotguns taken from the rear. investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo’s Drive-In
N. Broadway
Doyle Crawford
Southern Sporting Supplies
S. Townsend
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Pawnee
Oklahoma State University
O.U
Cannons
W. 22Nd
James
Oakman
B. C. State College
Brenda Ortega
Glenda West
Mildred Current
Tia Pevehouse
Clyde Hobbs
Tim
Floyd McNeill
Gina
Sherry
Pauls Valley
Gaylen
Naomi Stanfield
Kevin
Arizona
Ellen Crawford
Edward Crawford
Kevin Stanfield
Wayne Hunt
Gary Hunley
Doug Stanfield
Earl Steward
Fitzhugh
Lavern Bearhill
Levelland
By May Johnson
Arthur
Dyer
el Reno
Farrell Sales
Colberg
Willie Summers
Aut McCullar
Gertie Summer
McLish School
Barbara Winters
Ada’s
Cushing Firm
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