Muzzy Bonerouse on Traffic Safety and Poetry’s Role
A blunt view by Jim Look abaugh of the Department of Public Safety warns that traffic safety faces moral and physical limits of drivers. He argues that while engine and road factors can be controlled, public desire for speed and cheaper maintenance hinders real progress. Hee laments poetry as misconstrued sentiment and urges continued teaching to improve writing and language as an art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lookabaugh
Department of Public Safety
Chaucer
Annual Indian Meet Scheduled
The Tenth Annual Choctaw Chickasaw Labor Day meet will be held at the Old Choctaw Capital Tuskahoma September 1 2, with about three thousand Indians expected to attend. Free barbecue will be served Monday. An excellent program and a semi centennial celebration are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuskahome
Harry J. Belvin
Belvin
Divorce Granted in Wilburn Gregory Case
Lois Gregory receives divorce from Wilburn Gregory with custody of minor children awarded to Lois. Defendant ordered to pay $80 monthly child support. Minneapolis notes NBA playoff success in league history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Gregory
Wilburn Gregory
Minneapolis
National Basketball Assn
Local families share visits in Ada area gatherings
Wilson news recounts numerous Ada and Stonewall visits from August events. Families like Gerloffs and Deatherages joined relatives at church, weddings, and Sunday meals. Youth fellowship and Vacation Bible School announcements cap a busy social period.
Ahloso News Highlights Local Visits And Family News
Mrs. Doug Smith reports on residents visiting relatives in Oklahoma City and nearby towns. Frank Strickland and James Strickland’s knee surgery update. Kay West and Sherron Beth Martin seen with locals. Visitors from Stockton California and Lake Texoma activities noted. Grandson born to Hillard and Ell Oliver, with local congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Strickland
James Strickland
St. Anthony Hospital
Okahoma City
James
Aevil Stout
Sherron Beth Martin
Mrs
Dustin Stour
Oklahoma City
John Dillon Anders Pleads Guilty To Improper Left Turn
Ada resident John Dillon Anders pleaded guilty on August 12 to making an improper left turn on West Main in Stonewall. He paid a total court cost of 12 dollars after a ruling by Peace Justice Judge Bert E. Ratliff, with H T Gay, a state trooper, filing the complaint. The U S Army released two volumes reviewing the Signal Corps work from Pearl Harbor through the early stages of World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dillon Anders
Ada
West Main
Stonewall
Bert EB. Ratliff
H. T. Gay
Anders
U. S. Army
Army Signal Corps
Button clover proves tough through floods in county plots
County agent Cy Hailey promotes button clover after its field withstood four flood events this year. Noble Foundation advises seeding with grain grit in rows or broadcast, inoculation, and phosphorus boosts. Dr. Roy Chessmore recommends fall applications to boost reseeding, with clover suited to pastures and small grains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acre
Cy Hailey
The
Noble Foundation
Foundation
Roy Chessmore
Hailey
Bermuda
Ada Rodeo pays tribute to Wick Adair founder as crowd gathers
About 10 000 mourners attend Ada Rodeo events honoring Wick Adair founder of the Ada Rodeo. Everett Shaw places second in steer roping with 18.8 seconds as Don Taylor leads Adair’s horse, band plays Empty Saddle. Results list calf roping bareback and saddle bronc winners, bull riders, barrel racing and steer wrestling. The article also notes volcanο Popocatepetl near Mexico City and the first rayon yarn spool made in Marcus Hook in 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Wick Adair
Ada Rodeo
Adair
Don Taylor
Rodeo Association
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Orbin Garrett
Pawhuska
Scotty Howard
McCaney
Texas
Sonny Worrell
Burkburnett
Ike Thomason
Tucson
Ariz
Jack Buschbom
Cassville
Wisconsin
John Mawkins
Manhattan Beach
Calif
Neal Gay
Dallas
Billy Fedderson
Reno
Freckles Brown
Lawton
Eddie Quaid
Oklahoma City
Dave Shellenberger
Marietta
Bill Hand
West Palm Beach
Florida
LaTonne Sewall
Aston
Dixie Trust
Sherry -Price
Addington
Steer
Whestling
Jim Eskew Jr
Ardmore
Fred Worford
Hugo
C. C. Evans
Dublin
Shoat Webster
Lenapeh
Monroe Tomlinson
Odessa
Mack Yates Jr
San Saba
U. S
Marcus Hook
Obituary notices span Ada to Oklahoma City in joint column
Obituaries list multiple residents including Mrs. Roy Weddle of Oklahoma City and George W Burrough of Blanes. Also reported are death notices for Mrs. Grace Stevenson in Ada, Mrs. Agnes Davis of Stratford, B J Rogers of Ada, and John A Williamson of Stonewall among others with funeral details and survivors. The column notes local funeral homes Criswell and Hahn Cock and services across Ada, Sulphur, Stonewall, and Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willis Hoff
Allen
Holdenville
Allen Church of God
T. J. Jared
Smith Funeral Home
Willie Wood
Sasakwa
Sallie Randolph
California
William of
Jot
Konawa
Jim Grayson
Robert
Dora Cross
Emma Woodward
Oklahoma City
George W. Burrough
Blanes
Blanca
Humphrey Funeral
McAlester
Harvey Pearson
Ada Central
L. W. Dodd
Leonard W. Dodd
Ross
Smith Funeral Chapel
Memorial Park
L. F. Keller
Long Beach
C. 5. Wooten
Texas City
Texas
Roy L. Dodd
Portland
Oregon
Homer Srittain
Homer E. Brittain
Ada
Criswell Funeral
Frank Cunningham
Eureka Springs
Ark
Martha
Homer
U.S. Army
James H
Odessa
Tex
Albert
Annie Duncan
Ettie Hightower
Chas. A. Zorn
Chas
A. Zorn
Fred Miller
Criswell Funeral Home
Nellie Zorn
Gus Ty Zorn
Brookhaven Laboratory
Long Island
Theo Freenel
Kansas City
A. B. Zorn
B. G. Howard
W. C. Howard
J. W. Sweatt
J. L. McCauley
Harold Constant
John Cadwalder
Criswell’s
Grace Stevenson
Stonewall
Ada First Methodist Church
M. L. Stegall
Norton Scrimshire
Donna Sue Stevenson
Dale Nix
Richmond Va
Melvin and
Chester Nix
Agnes Davis
Route 1
Stratford
Roff Methodist Church
Sam Fox
East Hill
Mollie Smelter
Phoenix
Ariz
Maggie ‘Holland
Tupelo
Stella Robb
Sulphur
Mattie Hunt
Ryan
Lillian Davis
Roff
John
Tom Tate
Hedsey
Will Tate
Glenwood
N. M
Roy Weddle
South
Stockton
Hahn- Cock
John A. Williamson
Stonewall Freewill Baptist Church
Williamson
Masonic Lodge
AF & AM Lodge
Annie Williamson
Morean Trimmer
Arlethe Mullins
Gennie Mae Vickers
Alice Rust
Myrtle Uhlick
Pueblo
Colg
Roy
Troy
Clarence
Chester and Coy
James
Henry Ashford
Delbert Ashford
Frudie Fuller
Allie McKinney
Lubbock
Effie Green
Riverside
Calif
Sportsmen's club membership drive underway in 1958
Vernon Younts states the Sportsmen's Club membership drive is active with dues at 3.00 per year and car stickers available. Jack Garrison and Younts handle years. The club treasurer Younts notes the club has 130 Bob White and sturdy quail supplied by the Oklahoma State Game and Fish department for release in the Stonewall area soon. The grounds attract many, with youths seeking permission for swimming as Mrs. B. J. Jennings reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Younts
Jack Garrison
Younts
Bob White
Oklahoma State Game and Fish Department
Stonewall
B. J. Jennings
Church Social and Revival Activities Highlight Local Faith Life
Members of the Methodist church hosted an ice cream social on the church lawn with a surprise “pounding” gift for the pastor and wife. Attendees included multiple families and relatives, while Rev. Mari Wiigon announces revival services at Free Will Baptist Church beginning August 18. The M F group and others also completed a volunteer workday, cleaning and updating the Youth Chapel and pastor’s study, followed by a picnic lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Will Baptist Church of the Center Association
L. D. Stonecipher
Wilson
Methodist Church
A. L. Harle
Vennilew
May
Pat Campbell
Mike
David
M. Li. Jamison
Marl Jamison
Jimmy Jamison
Sybil Stokes
Stokes
Henry
W. E. Younts
Booby
Teddy
S. J. Markley
Bob.Markley
B. J. Jennings
D. D. Duke
Cindy Gibson
F. L. Gibson
Margaret
Ruth Elaine
Mary Murray
Kay Bullard
Jerry Hale
Wallace Brown
Coy Gibson
Gaymont
Pete Gibson
Scotty
Roland Ritchie
Mari Wiigon
Free Wim Baptist Church
Avauat
Vernon Younts
Revival plans at Nazarene Church remain indefinite
Community mentions ongoing summer revival efforts at the Church of the Nazarene held back by lack of an available evangelist. District families and local residents visit and travel, with various relatives and friends noted in the week’s social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Former Residents Enjoy Vacation and Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Gibson and daughters traveled two weeks visiting Beaver's Bend Park near Broken Bow and cities in Arkansas. They met relatives in Tulsa and Stonewall friends, with a note of the Gibson girls' new pony Dolly. Pioneer visits include Mrs. C. W. Brown of Pawhuska and Jerry Brigham from Madison at local homes. Earl Weller met old neighbors in Frisco. Mrs. Burns plans move to Davenport. Mrs. Jamison reports daughter Robert Ann resigning to join an oil firm in Eunice, Miss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Gibson
Margaret Ann
Ruth Elaine
Beaver's Bend Park
Broken Bow
DeQueen
Mena
Waldin
Ark
Tulsa
Gibson
Henry Standridge
Tulse
Lee Freeny
C. W. Brown
Pawhuska
Lewis Lillard
Earl Weller
Riverside
Calif
Fred Wallis
Frisco
M. L. Jamison
Robert Ann
Hobbs
N. M
Eunice
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Stirrin
Shelby Stanfield
Lightning Ridge
Pwe
Austel Beller
Edmond
McKinley Deathcrare
Dorothy Sliger
Howard Wayne
Joy Roundtree
Stevie
Margie Stewart
Mike Creel
John Thurman
Rudy Dean
Gene Stone
Viesio
Stevie Roundtrée
Tommy Thurman
Marie
Vandegriff
Odis Roberts Ard Frandson of
Byng
Garrett Beller
Alma Maddox
Gaar Corner
Kenneth Deatherage
McKinley
Grandma Berger
Gustie Gerloff
Arvie
Juanita Gerhoff
James Briggs
Gary Don
Clarence Arter
Laquita
Roger
Wilford ‘Eldon
Janie Lee
Camp Ground
Jerry Creel
Nis Grannie
Don L. Karen
Judy Sliger
T. H. Sliger
Ed Sligers
Ahlosa
Tom Frigg
Catherine
Garrett Belier
Charlotte Collins
Dean Stephens
First Baptist Church
Jess Wall
Gary
Norrel Vandeeriff
Norman Vandegriff
Karen
Ed Roundtree Jr
Vickie
H. E. Hall
Heb Price
Amanda Laxton
Mrs. Kinley
Norrel Vandegriff
Warda
Tommy
Mrs. Vandegriff
Henry ‘Dew
Blackwell
Eugene Stone
Roundtree Jr
Billy Houser
Elk City
Heenice Morrison
Clarence Arler
Ernest Crowley
Sweetwater, Tex
Douglas Smith
Dusty
Sherwood O'Neal
Ste
Fittstown
Wendel
Vacation Bible School
Jackie Shumard
Stevie Roundtree
Dallas Lamb
Garrett Roiler
Lonenie Walker
Marvin Briggs
Howard
Ros Briggs
Cemer
Vanass
L. Burns
Richard Nagle
Davenport
Burns
Bil Briggs
Randall Shumard
Aun McCullar
Prentis West
Wayne Wallace
Midwest City
Frank Mayfield
Tiana Lynn Choate
Donald Lee Price
Charles Price
L. Blankenship
Mickey
Sand Springs
Sybil Smith
Wheny
David and
Lena Stewart
Lola Stewart
Pauling
Copes and
Smiths
Buck Price
Howard Cope
Helen Cope
Wayne Cope
Jack Fennel
Harrison Cope
Bill Story
McLeansboro, Il
Kenny Skaggs
Butch Strickland
Tecumseh
Gene Treas
Bill Holman
FP. L. Holman
Shawnee
Rosie Harrell
Clifford Harrell
Geneva Latta
R. L. Cope
Buck Price Home
Barbara Cassidy
Pamela and
Lawanda Misenheimer
John Gray
Gray
Ahloso News
Doug Smith
Jo Ann Nix
Jesse
Kay West
Famly
J. B. Taylor
Pauline
Old Friends
Ahloso First Baptist Church
Wayne Davis
Joe
Moore
Arvel Davis
Union Valley
Lake Texoma
Jon
David Miller
Ine C. L. Bilankenships
Hillard Oliver
Ell Oliver
Stanfield
Popocatepetl
Mexico City
J. W. Orr
H. Wagner
Duncan
Kathleen Smith
B. J. Rogers
Cromwell Chapel
Rogers
West Sixteenth
Lenora Rogers
Edward
Rosedale Cemetery
L.L. Bounds
R. L. Bounds
Cleburne
Rose Hil
Fort Worth
Tursday
Mr. Bounds
Mary D. Brunner
West 12
Harry B
Rowlett
Harry BE
Pat Rowlett
W. Tishomingo
Veterans' Hospital
Abilene
Antlers
American Legion
LaVonne Childress
Thelma Rowlett
W. 5
L. B. Rowlett
H. E. ‘Rowlett
B. H. Rowlett
C. S. Rowlett
Bahner Chapel
M. C. Yeergan
Central Presbyterian Church
Oak Lawn
Stonewall News
Sharon Garrison
Barbara and
Charles Butler
Charlie Pace
Mike Campbell
L. J. Thompson
Latta Road
Nellie Blackwell
Owen Jones
North Little Rock
Dan Hoover
Hoover
Bill Hoover
Fresno
Ban Hoover
Ada Griffin
Sperry
Indaw
Nesbit
J. L. Dennis
Beable Frank
Grace Stevens
Dennis
Jerry Brigham
Madiil
Jerry
Washington, D. C
B. A. Sparks
Francis
Sparks
Carter County
Diana
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