Ada attorney sworn in as special district judge
Charles Mayhue a 27 year old Ada attorney was named special judge of the District Court and sworn in with acting associate judge Calvert Cannon at the courthouse. Governor Bartlett approved the appointment and West and Cannon will fill remaining terms. Mayhue, born in Stillwater October 9 1942, rose from Ada High School athlete to Oklahoma Sooners football player and lawyer. He and wife Sue Courtney reside at 2221 Woodland Drive with one child expected. his father G C Mayhue Jr. runs a local law firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thompson
Charles Mayhue
Ada
Mayhue
Calvert Cannon
Lee R. West
Courty
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
G. C., Mayhue Jr
Conn
Graduation Galley-Wanting Around the County
Brenda Ortega spent Friday and Saturday with Miss Glenda Mildred Current visited Mrs. Ta Perehouse and family. Grandchildren Gina Sherry Summers and Gaylen Summers visited. others included Joe Summers, Mack Summers, and Roy Cothren. Several trips, weddings, and funerals noted with extended family visitors across Pauls Valley, Ada, Oklahoma City, Tucson, and Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Ortega
Glenda West
Mildred Current
Ta Perehouse
Clyde Hobbs
Tim Aited
Floyd McNeill Tuesay
Gina
Sherry
Pauls Valley
Gaylen
Bob Hatcher
Opal Slocum
Maryland
Arvilla Hatcher
Rett
Kenneth Rycroft
Guy Lawson
Oklahoma City
John Summers
Asher
Mollie Summers
Lightning Ridge Church Attendance and Pastor Note
Attendance at Lightning Ridge church was 52 with Rev. and Mrs. M. E. Mercer and family and Mrs. Cora Mercer among attendees. Rev. Mercer preached in the pastor’s absence as Royce Packard, a patient at Valley View Hospital, was released Wednesday. Rev. Earl Hatchett preached at Lightning Ridge July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Mercer
Cora Mercer
Zelda Owens
Robin Hoffman
Wayne Cothren
Royce Packard
Valley View Hospital
Earl Hatchett
Lightning Ridge
Four Minor Fires Challenge Ada Firemen on Wednesday
Ada firemen battled four distinct incidents on Wednesday including a grass blaze at Eva Reeves residence, a short in an electric range at Linda Gracy home, a gas leak at 411 North Turner, and a car fire owned by Jimmy Harjo on SH 99 ten miles north of the city. A sprinkler system at Evergreen Mills quelled a hidden fire in stored feed, and Detective Captain Doyle Crawford labeled it arson with a hole hacked in the building’s side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Eva Reeves
Linda Gracy
W. 15Th
Tange
N. Turner
Jimmy Harjo
SH 99
Evergreen Mills
Doyle Crawford
Burglars Hit Ada Bottling Plants
Two Ada bottling plants were burglarized Monday night. Entry to the Seven-Up Bottling Co. at 2180 W. Broadway was gained by breaking a window pane and unlocking the window. About $10 was stolen. The Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. at 1004 N. Broadway was entered similarly by breaking a window. A safe in the office was pried but not opened and nothing else was reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Seven
Vandergriffs Hosts at Lightning Ridge Saturday
Florence Vandergriffs at Lightning Ridge hosted a gathering Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stanfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ownbey, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Summers and Gaylon, Mrs. Gertie Summers, Miss May Johnson, Mrs. Laura Johnson, Margaret and Melody, Mr. and Mrs. Arno Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cothren and Mrs. Marjorie Soutee. Mrs. Marjorie Soutee took Karen and Lisa Soutee Perkins home after two weeks visiting their grandmothers Soutee and Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Summers
May Johnson
Mack Summers
Gaylon
Dotberg
Willie Summers
Arno Griffith
Aun McCullar
Gertie Summer
Elizabeth Good
Tucson
Ariz
Roff Easthill
Ben Ownbey
Charles
Alvie Griffith
Laura Johnson
Melody
Margaret
Kenneth Stanfield
Ara Griffith
Ed Coffey
Floyd Hunt
Roy Cothren
Joyce
Anita
Good
Margie Ownbrey
Ownbey
Wilma Jones
Denison
Tex
Florabell Stockton
Louise Majors
Florence Vandergriffs
Lightning Ridge
Marjorie Soutee
Karen
Lisa Soutee
Perkins
Soutee
Johnson
New Time Set For Dedication Of New Facility
Dedication ceremonies for the New Stringtown Neighborhood Facility on Aug 15 have been rescheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m due to a conflict in the schedule of principal speaker Congressman Carl Albert Open House remains at 9 a.m. as planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Carl Albert
McLish School Announces Enrollment and Opening Date
McLish School will enroll students on Thursday August 20 and start regular classes on Monday August 24 Superintendent Bill Scott says Buses run on enrolment day and students dismiss at 11am The cafeteria opens first day Immunization certificates are required for all new students in grades two through eight New teachers include Barbara Whelchel Nola Trease Lena Gephart and Harol Deane Parsons Eldon Flinn will be high school principal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLish
Bill Scott
Pontotoc County
Johnson and Kay Allen Wed in Ada Marriage
Kenneth E. Johnson of Ada married Kay Allen of Ada in a simple ceremony. The vows united the couple in a private setting with close family in attendance and plans for a shared future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Johnson
Ada
Kay Allen
Police Report Records One Accident In August
An accident occurred here Wednesday, August totals four for the month. At 2 24 p m Robert Lee Mor tis 2500 Mayfair Drive west on E 12th rear ended Eva Beatrice Morgan Stonewall whose car rear ended a taxicab driven by Nolan F Pursville 309 E 9th Morris paid 20 hands on careless driving. Municipal Court Thursday Sidney Arpelar guilty drunkenness fined 20. Hands forfeited Willie H R Butler drunkenness 20 improper use 20 Annie M Mann running stop sign 5 Jackie D Treas drunkenness 20. District Court Wednesday Dorothy June Johnston guilty petit larceny fined 25 costs. Charges filed Kenny Singleton assault and battery Houston Brown bogus check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Mortis
Mayfair Drive
E. 12Th
Eva Beatrice Morgan
Stonewall
Morgan
Nolan F. Pursville
Morris
Sidney Arpelar
Willie HR. Butler
Annie M. Mann
Jackie D. Treas
Dorothy June Johnston
Kenny Singleton
Houston Brown
Divorces Granted for Two Couples in Local Notice
Shirley Kay Bradamn and Ron ny Dean Braham receive divorces granted to both parties. Earl Rogers and Decie M. Rogers also granted divorce to both parties. The fragment then notes the U S Supreme Court first convened in 1790 in New York City and that the court sat twice yearly by law but had little business in its first three years, per the National Geographic Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Kay Bradamn
Ronny Dean Braham
Earl Rogers
Decie M.rogers
United States Supreme Court
New York City
National Geographic Society
Beebe Pair Celebrate 50th Anniversary
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cupps Beebe will honor their parents on their 50th anniversary on August 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. A reception will be at the Cupps home northwest of Ada on Highway 13. The couple married August 7, 1820 at Steadman Oklo and lived most of their lives around Stonewall and Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Cupps
Beebe
Cupps
Ada
Highway 13
Steadman
Oklo
Stonewall
Ada's Rodeo Crowned Barbara Winters Queen at Opening Night
The Ada Rodeo opened its 1970 season at the Ken Lance Sports Arena drawing about 5,000 fans for opening night with a record contestant field of 526 across six events. Barbara Sue Winters, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Winters, was crowned queen. Janie Brooks and Sharon Sherrell were first and second runners-up. Two cowboys were briefly injured during bareback and bull riding. Gov Dewey Bartlett was slated to visit Wednesday but will attend Thursday night instead.
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 Tank Car Faces Aug Hearing on Tank Permits
Forrest Nelson of the Water Resources Board says no damages will be sought from Cushing Tank Car due to inconclusive evidence linking pollution to a fish kill. A hearing is set for August 11 as the company seeks a permanent operating permit after being cited for discharging ammonia into a Keystone tributary without a state permit. Shakely notes possible actions against the two refineries depend on Monday Pollution Control meeting decisions.
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 Scene
In Smith Lake south of the city, officers recovered trophies stolen from Hayes School and eyeglass frames from a local car. A small portable television set found in the lake remained unidentified at press time. Detected by David Rose, the discovery prompted police response and site examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Lake
David Rose
Hayes School
Two Burglaries Reported At Elma's Drive-In And Southern Sporting Supplies
Police reported an overnight burglary at Elma's Drive-In 701 N Broadway entry via the serving window. stolen items included fried pies wieners tacos and 3 in pennies. Wednesday afternoon daylight theft at Southern Sporting Supplies 115 S Townsend involved two automatic 2 gauge shotguns taken from the back and rear door unlocked. Officers were investigating both crimes today.
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Elma’s
N. Broadway
Doyle Crawford
Southern Sporting Supplies
S. Townsend
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