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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
7
Thelma Perriman reports visitors from Columbus Ohio and Latta with Coffey and Briggs families. Ada Hall died early Sunday in an Ada hospital, mother of Frances Beller, with the Halls longtime Lightning Ridge residents who raised their family there.
Mrs. Roy Cantwell attended the vacation Bible school at the Church of Christ in Ross last week. Jimmie and Sherry Wool ly also attended. Penrod and children visited the J. E. Woolly family Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cantwell Mack Summers and Mrs. Gertie Summers visited Mr. and Mrs. Woolly. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wooly, Jim and Sherry visited grandparents at Nida recently. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Woolly and children visited Saturday with his brother J. E. and family. Mrs. Morrison Stonewall visited last weekend with her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Woolly, and family.
Clyde Chadwick and Miss Ben Huff of Tulsa with the McGuire family from Oklahoma City visited Mrs. Miles Kimmel. California guests Delbert Chadwick and family joined, as did Enoch Kimmel and family with their new granddaughter. Ken Henson and baby from Sioux City visited, another Kimmel great granddaughter noted. Jr Kimmel family and Pete Brown’s group also visited and attended Mr. Painter’s Ada funeral.
Mrs Rosie Jackson and family visited the Vandergriffs along with Richard and Rose Marie on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Gerald Thurman and Mr and Mrs Jesse Wilson with children also called on the Vandergriffs that day.
Mr and Mrs Edd Coffey and their sons visited Mr and Mrs Otis Coffey and guests from Ohio. Also present were Mr and Mrs Wylie Webster and children and the Coffey reunion drew in W E McCullar and others in Ada Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Price and their children of Tulsa visited his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Price this weekend.
Mr and Mrs Wendell Stewart along with Beth and Kathy shared Sunday dinner with his parents Mr and Mrs Clint Stewart. Mr and Mrs Clint Stewart also visited Mr and Mrs Garrett Beller Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs Muriel Gilliam have moved to Roff to reside. Mr Gilliam formerly attended Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs Jerry Brown spent the weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Bob Simpson.
Mrs Buelph Hathaway visits her daughter in Uravia Co o with family. Roberta Hodges had surgery at St Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City August 5 and is now home. Joyce Cherry had surgery in Ada's hospital last week. Gladys Anderson remains a patient at Valley View Hospital. Ross City Council met in August and sworn in R O Laseman to fill a council vacancy. Vergil Med- and related items noted.
Lock met with the council to explain the Youth Job Project for area prospects. The council voted to accept the proposal. Edna Etchieson attended the annual Homemakers Conference at Oklahoma State University Stillwater. Mrs. Etchieson is vice president of the RoFs Home Demonstration Club. Leonard Etchieson hosted weekend visitors, daughter and son in law James E Barrow and wife Betany Barrow.
H A Grisham of Wichita Falls manages the Pollack ranch as the Costons move in. Mr and Mrs Paul Laseman and daughter Rachel Mary from La Mirada Calif spent a week with Raymond Laseman’s family. They toured Rayburn Library Bonohin Chickasaw capital Tishemingo and Murray Junior College during their Texas trip. They continued to Ardmore Tulsa Stillwater and Ponca City before returning home. Raymond Laseman and Lowell Laseman visited sister Mrs Alvin Manmooth on Friday.
Mr and Mrs O J Hammock of Sherman Texas renew their subscription to the Ada Weekly News this past week.
Mrs Tully Dial entered St Anthonys Hospital last week for surgery while visiting sister in law and brother in law Mr and Mrs Fred Powell of Oklahoma City for tests. Tully Dial accompanied by wife visited the city and returned home on Monday.
Mrs. Clay Johnson received guests including her son Corbin and his family from Houston Texas. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harris and their children from Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Condrem and daughter Tuale.
Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman spent Wednesday to Sunday in Oklahoma City as guests of their daughter and family Mr and Mrs B J Ainsworth Janice and Ronnie Thursday Mr Berryman went to Fort Worth with B J and Jean visiting with Roy Coffee and Preston Lee Mrs Louella Poorman of Saginaw Mich arrived Wednesday night for a two week visit with son and family Mr and Mrs Gene Poorman Kay Lisa and Richard Dalton Young of Francis were recent dinner guests of the Poormans
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Williams and Eddie visited Ada and the Colen Hamptons on Sunday morning. Mrs. Hampton and Hershell joined the Williams for the visit. Larry Burnett of Ada stayed Sunday night with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hampon.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Hague and children Cathy Scotty and Ronnie Henryetta spent Sunday night with her parents Mr and Mrs Scott Jones Curtis and Cathy left Monday for McAlester to attend a youth encampment They moved Saturday from Henryetta to Oklahoma City to be employed in a book store Mr and Mrs Scott Jones visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gene Sanders Ada and with Mr and Mrs Garret Beller Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee hosted Thursday with Mrs. Elvie Duvall and Mrs. Nora Hobbs. On Friday evening they welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gentry and children Loree Kim and Tim from Ada. Saturday they were visited by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Phillips and Freddie, also from Ada.
Mr and Mrs Buster Hobbs along with Shirley and Norma and Mr and Mrs Eugene Hobbs and three children attended the Hobbs event.
A reunion occurred at Glenwood Park on Sunday. Mrs Floyd McNeill hosted Friday visitors Mrs Amanda Mc Donald of Homer. Friday afternoon the funeral of Elvis Painter was held at the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Pat Stone Stratford, with Mrs Kay Young and a baby visiting Sunday at the Mc Neill home.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lee and their children spent Wednesday night with W H Strawn in Okemah and Thursday night with Herman Wilson in Seminole. They attended an all night singing in Ardmore with M R Tucker Galey Saturday night and visited Galey again Sunday. The couple also hosted Terry Lee Karen and Rickey Galey Friday and Dena Gail Willoughby Oil Center Friday night, then spent Sunday with Marion Willoughby.
Mr and Mrs Ira Wommack and Jon Ann spent Sunday afternoon with his brother Mr and Mrs Ross Wommack Sulphur. Visiting Monday evening with Mr and Mrs Maurice Current was Mrs Ira Mae Hendricks Midwest City and Kenneth Compen Byng. Baxter Gregory Nashville Tenn visited Saturday with Mr and Mrs Maurice Current. and Mr and Mrs Lonnie East and grandson Randy Hodges spent the weekend at Lake Eufaula fishing and picnicing. Jimmie Deaton Ada spent Saturday with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs J R Pendergrass. Jimmy plans to leave soon for Long Beach Calif for a teaching passion next year. Shirley and Norma spent Monday night with Mr and Mrs Pendergrass.
Mr. and Mrs. George Carter hosted a gathering including their guest Mrs. Flossie Garr from Orland California and their mother Mrs. Ollive Summers of Ada. Relatives present included Mrs. Allie Bristow of Tecumseh Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gooch and Mr. and Mrs. Harve Munsey of Paden and at Okemah Mrs. Maude Gooch and Mrs. Lillion Armsrong.
Allen feature notes Saturday goat tying event with a humorous tumble and a late mount costing the prize, won by Lula Mae Wilson and Genia Wofford. The page then lists visitors, births, and family updates from Holdenville and nearby towns with multiple relatives visiting and new births recorded.
A jumble of humorous old time lines and ad like phrases about family life taxes prices and politics. It mentions nothing but a general voice of a column with snippets about vinegar thinner sun god and a list of odd word fragments. The tone resembles a light hearted feature from a past era with names and phrases echoing rural humor.
Two part clues list a sequence of cryptic style hints with a Down 1 2 3 4 grid. Entries include words for pursue files we Greek letter and common crossword connectors. The text combines definitions and Latin abbreviations indicating a compact puzzle card.
Mrs Rae Garrett reports Mr and Mrs Pug Garrett visiting her father Hansel Burk who underwent surgery Wednesday morning in Valley Thelma Jean stayed with her mother on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Billy Grove and children from Fresno visited Thursday with Mr and Mrs Bill Reed and Grandma Grove. Edd Groves son is Mr and Mrs Edd Groves. Leroy Grove family from Moore and Barbara Harper plus Ada visited and attended church. Cecil Morris family and Ray Magar group spent the day with Reed and Grandma. Fred Henson visited Rae Garrett Friday.
Mr and Mrs Oren Gray attended Sunday school and church at Oil Center. Sunday afternoon they visited their niece Ms Vaney Keeling. Mrs Jones, the mother, died. Her funeral was held Monday morning at 10 30.
Weldon Pierce had Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Pug Garrett. Their daughter Sondra is traveling in the Eastern states and phoned Sunday afternoon to talk with her parents.
Mrs Rae Garrett received surprise visitors on Friday including her sister Miss Vera Lanham and cousin Mrs Lillian Clark of Durant. Also visiting were another sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Carl Boles of Pittsburg.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Lane and their children of Del City shared Sunday dinner with Mrs Oren Gray and Mr and Mrs Fred Gray. They visited and enjoyed a family meal together.
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