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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
3
Mary Ann Laughter sues Claude W Laughter for divorce and property division including specific mineral and surface interests in Pontotoc County. Separately Mary LaDonna Watts seeks a divorce from Ronnie Marvin Watts with a September deadline. Both notices warn respondents to answer before the stated dates or risk default judgments.
Nelma Lois Wyche executrix of the Lindsay Am Wyche estate asks the Pontotog County District Court to approve her final account and determine heirs. A hearing is set for September 9, 1970 at 10:00 AM in Ada Oklahoma. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the final settlement distribution and discharge should not be granted.
The Frish National Bank and Trust Company of Ada guardian for Kathy Sue Sutton a minor seeks court authority to grant a life estate easement covering 1/16 to 1/6 interests across multiple lots in Section 30 Township 2 North Range 3 East Coal County Oklahoma. Hearing set August 27 1971 at Ada District Court.
Male applicants needed for semi truck driving with local and over the road routes. Experience helpful but not required. Earn over a set hourly wage after short training. For application call 18-932-49a1 or write Safety Dept United Systems Inc Park Hill Terminal Bldg 42198 Memorial Tulsa OK 72145.
Numerous families and individuals from Ada and nearby towns visited relatives and friends across Lawton Konowa and Dallas. Attendance at Union Hill Baptist Church reached 57, with Rev Don Newby delivering messages. Frequent trips included Teel Roddy visits to San Francisco Nursing Home and booster events at Vanessa High School.
The State Fair of Oklahoma hosts the Annual High State Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture at the Oklahoma Art Center during the fair. Curator Patric Shannon notes moving sculpture and color rich works from artists across Texas New Mexico Kansas Colorado Missouri Arkansas Louisiana and Oklahoma with juror Tracy Atkinson from Milwaukee. The show features notable pieces by Charles Wilson Peale and Jo Davidson and includes a section on early Oklahoma City homes. Open daily 1 10 a m to 9 p m September 25 to October 4 in Oklahoma City.
Ada residents Kenny and Penny Bray visited Mrs. Willie Mae Eames at Ballards Nursing Home. Several readers report subscriptions to the WEEKLY. Recipes listed include cranberry sauce and meatballs for 2 pints servings, plus a tomato based sauce and meatball preparation. Local visits reference Mr. and Mrs. Austin Fraley and others in Oklahoma City.
President nominates Edward RE David Jr. to replace Lee DuBridge as director of the Office of Science and Technology and as presidential science adviser. David, 45, longtime Bell Labs executive in Murray Hill, is praised as unflappable and organized by his secretary and wife. DuBridge to retire in California after leading the agency.
The WEEKLY said farewell to two employees this week. Shirley Hobbs left after two years and Norma Woods after three and a half years to pursue other careers. Hobbs joined in August 1968 as a student at East Central. Woods began in March 1967 and plans to graduate from East Central in December. The pair are moving to Lindsay and bidding farewell with best wishes.
Murray County extension director George Seals will receive the distinguished service award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at its annual meeting in Corvallis Oregon. Seals, with twenty years in extension, is among three Oklahoma workers honored and is noted for his 4-H and youth work and guiding thousands of 4-H members.
Pupils at Colham Manor Primary School in Hillingdon England have raised over 2400 dollars in 13 years by recycling milk bottle tops and aluminum foil to fund guide dogs for the blind. Each dog costs 9600 dollars to buy and train, with funds gathered from local smelting factory purchases.
Fall hunting opens September 1 as thousands of Sooner shot gunners pursue mourning doves. The pre season underscores practice with clay birds and buying landowner permission. Hunters should scout roosts and water, seek roosting and feeding spots, and expect doves to move with cold spells.
A ten year old Ada boy, Tommy Smith, was critically injured after a .22 rifle discharged while his sister Cindy, thirteen, aimed at the garage wall. Police report she turned to ask if the weapon would kick, and it fired, hitting him near the heart. He remained in critical condition this morning but was expected to recover.
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