Around The County: Local Visits and Weekend Guests
Mr and Mrs Carl Vinson and children visited in Ada with relatives. Parsons Kansas visitors Mrs and Mrs Roland Hayes brought their daughter and family. Guests included Colene Allen from Newport News and Nellie Vaughn from McAlester. Various Sunday visits by local residents were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Vinson
Ada
J. B. Bolen
Royal Sanders
Parsons, Kan
Roland Hayes
George Bain
Colene Allen
Newport News
Nellie Vaughn
McaAlester
Gwindle Miller
Robert and
Tammy
Stratford
Charlie Wilkinson
Floyd Wellington
Greg
Tony
Union Valley
Ellis Julian
Jim Giles
Adeso
Morning and Evening Messages From Buck Creek Area
Mr and Mrs Claude Hewett visited friends while Mrs Virgie Hewett took the young people to Sunday School. Thirty two attended Bible quiz study and swimming at Lea Park. Visiting Sunday were Mr and Mrs Don Parr and Linda Meltabarger with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Parr
Linda Meltabarger
T. J
Virgie Hewett
Jess Ross
the Sun
Danny Hartin
Shine Missionary Baptist Church
Lea
Buck Heard
den Parr
Fillstown
Russell Mansell
Roquemore Guests and Travel Notes in Tulsa and OKC
Tulsa visitors Mr and Mrs T J Roquemore hosted Saturday while Buck Heard Russell Mansell and Joy Cox visited Friday. J L Green and Georgia Cash spent days in Oklahoma City by Theo Cash’s bedside. Pamela Lamb flew to Oxnard California from Will Rogers Airport with J L Green and Melissa Thomas. Joy Cox raced at an all girls rodeo in McAlester Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
T. J. Roquemore
Buck Heard
Russell Mansell
Mrs. Roquemore
T. J. Roquemores
J. L. Greeq
Georgia Cash
Oklahoma City
Theo Cash
J. L. Green
Melissa
Julia Thomas
Pamela Lamb
Will Rogers Airport
Oxnard
Calif
Pam
Mrs. Thomas
Ada
Mrs. Green
Sunshine
Jim Wyche
J.D. Underhill
South Coffeyville
Joy Cox
Wyche
McAlester
Rae Garrett Host to Wide Family Visits and Gatherings
The Rev and Mrs Glen Eaves visited Rae Garrett in Center with many relatives including R T Garrett of Long Beach California Leon Garrett and Sandy from Ulysses Kansas Buddy Garrett and Joleta of McAlester Pug Garrett and others joined for suppers and church visits from Oklahoma City to Florida en route for a family reunion and college plans Rae Garrett attended Oil Center church with family and numerous kin including E D Ricketts Zelma Martin and Rich ard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Garrett
Glen Eaves
R. T. Garrett
Long Beach
Calif
Leon Garrett
Sandy
Ulysses
Kan
Buddy Garrett
Joleta
McAlester
Pug Garrett
E. D. Ricketts
Katherine Lewis
Lisa
Oklahoma City
Rae
Oil Center
Pug
Byng School Faces Bus Overloads At Start Of Term
Superintendent Marvin Stokes says a large enrollment will overload about four buses on several routes. Routes were set before full counts were known and some stops may be skipped. If a bus fills, it will pass students at regular stops but the district will send a bus back to pick them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng
Marvin Stokes
Stokes
Adan Enters Fair Contest at State Fair of Oklahoma
Adan and Adann from Pontotoc County 4-H will appear at the State Fair of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City this fall. Nolan Bullard has official entry in the junior breeding beef cattle show, showing a junior Hereford heifer. The nine day event runs September 20 to 28 and offers part of 90,000 dollars in premium money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Adann
Oklahoma
Nolan Bullard
Oklahoma City
Bullard
Morgan and Norgan Divorce Granted
Tony E. Morgan and Dorothy Norgan obtained divorces, with decrees granted to both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony E. Morgan
Dorothy Norgan
Social Security Benefits Help Students With College Costs
Social Security benefits aid about 500,000 students, including Ada residents, with college costs. About $490 million in monthly payments may go to dependents of disabled, retired, or deceased parents, averaging nearly $1,000 per student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Sy Fitter
Social Security
Somme
Fitter
Rain reaches state with Ada at just over two inches
A storm moving into Oklahoma dropped more than two inches of moisture on Ada with areas elsewhere recording up to four inches. Rainfall was 2.02 inches in Ada from Monday night to Tuesday morning, giving the year a total of 31.13 inches. Temperatures remained mild with a high around 75 to 80 degrees and skies cloudy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Ada
Weather Bureau
Red Cross Seeks Aid For Hurricane Victims
Pontotoc County residents can donate to hurricane Camille relief. The county quota is 1679 dollars for Red Cross relief, with national estimates at 16 million dollars for all affected states. By Monday noon, 175 dollars had been received locally. A 450 member Red Cross workforce operates in the disaster area as 4,900 homes are totally destroyed, 9,800 with major damage, and 25,344 with minor damage. Contributions may be sent to the county chapter at 117 S Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Red Cross
Ralph Hays
National
Hays
S. Broadway
Pot Pickers Flock To Kansas For Marijuana Harvest
In Kansas a weed described as Cannabis Sativa grows wild across over 50 000 acres in 105 counties with harvests by young people from 12 states mostly charged with possession of marijuana a felony. Authorities warn arrests may lead to longer stays in Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Mervyn Purdy
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
California
Colorado
Purdy
FBI
Legislative Council
Milk content of Weddell seal milk reaches high butterfat
A historical note states that the milk of a Weddell seal can contain as much as 50 percent butterfat, highlighting its unusually rich composition.
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Allen
T. K. Kidwell
David Gunn
Gill Mathews
Sherman
Tex
Guy Stephens
Ruby Trogdon
Vickie
Rickey and
Marty
City
Elmer Hunnicutt
Marandy Thompson
Sarah
Smart
Mrs. Hunnicutt
Alice Hamilton
Joe Hemingway
Mrs
Leon Simpson
Crescent
Grace Walker
Eddie Walker
Fort Worth
Walter Melton Sr
David Sender
Laury Karas
Dawson
Neb
Claude Hewett
Larry
Marjean Hewett
Pauls
Heard and Girls
Valley
Clayton Vansant
Mae Tinsley
By Mary JO Green
Charlie Flanagan
Jewell Flanagan
Jim Stuckey
Lawton
Clyde
Lou Underhill
Clyde Hobgood
Ruby
Bob Ashley
Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Ashley
Phil Sinnett
Chrysler
Plymouth
East Main
Ada, Okio
Ler Chrys
CIDAA
Zelma Martin
Richard
Herother
Terri Gray
Oil Center Church
F. M. Wood
Christine
Mack
Garrett Beller Tuesey
Garrett Beller
Ed Round- Tree
Atterberry
Nell
Mick
Alma
Coalgate
Adan
State
Oklahoma State
O Iatoma State Bank
Federal Deposit
Federal Reserve System
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