Visiting Mrs Wilburn Attracts Local Friends
Those visiting Mrs. Belle Wilburn were Mrs. Sue Richards, Mrs. Stokes, Mrs. Joe Wilburn, Judy, Joe and Charley. Also noted were Josie Northam of Oil Center and Mrs. Lula Dye among others from Konawa and Tulsa including Mrs. Swan and Mrs. Z. T. Fletcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Thomas
Belle Wilburn
Sue Richards
Stokes
Joe Wilburn
Judy
Joe
Charley
Tulsa
Josie Northam
Oil Center
Lula Dye
Swan
Z. T. Fletcher
Konawa
Bud Horton
Nettie Oe
McDonald
Residents Visit Nearby Friends and Attend Local Funeral
A string of visits from Bedford Oklahoma City Ada and Ahloso marks a weekend pattern as Mr and Mrs Jerry Johnson and family join gatherings with the Johnsons Williams Tracy Milton Floyd Grissom and Thomas households. The group also notes a funeral for Otto Strickland and thanks to local subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Kirk
Ada
Kit Thomas
Kit
Paul
Ronald Brashier
Ahloso
Otto Strickland
Calderon Visit Sparks News Across Kellyville and Tulsa
Mr and Mrs Calvin visited relatives in Kellyville and Tulsa, highlighting family ties across communities. The trip drew attention from neighbors and local observers who noted the travel pattern and the family’s reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Calvin
Kellyville
Tulsa
Family reunion attended by Glover-Garven clan at Sulphur
Mr and Mrs Garven Glover and their children Cindy and Garvan joined relatives for a Sulphur Sunday family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garven Glover
Cindy
Garvan
Walker brothers visit Konawa grandparents for weekend
Randy and Donnie Walker of Konawa visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs A U Casady. Mr and Mrs Buddy Walker of Konawa came to pick up Randy and Donnie on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy
Donnie Walker
Konawa
A. U. Casady
Buddy Walker
Donnie
McCaskey Visit Includes Picnic Trip to Sulphur
Mr and Mrs Charles McCaskey and Robbie of Idabel visited the Rev and Mrs Charles McCaskey and packed a picnic lunch. They went to Sulphur on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCaskey
Robbie
Idabel
Social Visit Pas de Coeurs Friends Share News
Mrs. Inez Casady visited Mrs. Calven Grace Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Orel Stephens from Salina Kansas visited Mrs. Nell Stanley and Mary Frances along with Mrs. Fred Bailey and Mrs. Shirley Rogers with Doreen Evans. Mrs. Shirley Rogers and Janice Patti and Danny from Ontario California visited Floyd and Mary Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Casady
Calven Grace
Orel Stephens
Salina
Kansas
Fred Bailey
Ardmore
Shirley Rogers
Ontario
Calif
Doreen Evans
Nell Stanley
Mary Frances
Janice
Patti
Danny
Floyd Evans
Man From Ft Worth Visits Ada Guard Camp
Richard Etchieson of Ft Worth visited the Ada National Guard at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. He spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Richard Etchieson before returning to Ft Worth Monday. Donnie Walls and Andrew Chambers were injured Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Laseman
Richard Etchieson
Ft. Worth
Ada National Guard
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Richard Fetchieson
Car wreck near Ft Worth leaves two injured
In a crash near Ft Worth Walls was released from the hospital with minor injuries while Chambers suffered critical injuries. Parents of Chambers, Mr and Mrs M J Chambers, left immediately to be at their son's bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Worth
Walls
Chambers
M. J. Chambers
Miss Jean Ann Darker Visits Relatives in Oklahoma City
Miss Jean Ann Darker of Oklahoma City recently visited her grandmother Mrs. Roxey Chad and aunt Mrs. Richard Etchieson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Darker
Oklahoma City
Roxey Chad
Richard Etchieson
Thurman Smith and Beulah Hathaway Visit in Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Smith of Davis visited Mrs. Beulah Hathaway recently, according to local society notes.
Community News Notes on Local Residents and Visits
Mrs. Kate Davis returned home Friday from Valley View Hospital where she had been a patient. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Gentry and their daughter Bobbie from Indiana visited Mrs. Davis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bragg and Jess Glasgow are vacationing in eastern Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Rube Murphy left for Hennessey where Mrs. Murphy will teach in the public school. They spent the summer at their home in Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Davis
Valley View Hospital
Charley Gentry
Bobbie
Indiana
Mrs
Arthur Bragg and
Jess Glasgore
Eastern
Oklahoma
Rube Murphy
Hennessey
Butler family's reunion trip spans Arkansas visits
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Butler and family returned from Little Rock where they visited Lear Russel, a sister of Mrs. Butler. In Carlisle they visited Roy Webb, a brother-in-law to Mrs. Butler. AtDangerfield they met Leslie and J. L. Satterfield, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Satterfield, and their mother and father. They also spent time with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reed of De Kalb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Butler
Little Rock
Lear Russel
Butler
Carlisle
Roy Webb
Mrs. Butler
Dangerfield
Mr. Butler
Leslie
J. L
Bill Satterfield
W. E. Reed
de Kalb
Stratford Nursing Home Residents Vote in Roff
Roy Davis and his brother Burr, residents of the Stratford nursing home, traveled to Roff on Tuesday to vote. Roy also visited his two sons Elmer and Dave and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Davis
Burr
Stratford Nursing Home
Roff
Roy
Elmer
Dave
Valley View Hospital Patient Mrs Sam Espy
Mrs Sam Espy is listed as a patient at Valley View Hospital. The note records her status among local community mentions without further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Espy
Valley View Hospital
Ada Enrollment Figures Show Rise Over Last Year
Ada schools report higher overall enrollment with 1,889 students, up from 1,815 last year. Elementary totals 1,213 across Glenwood 137 Hayes 222 Irving 197 Washington 292 Willard 365. Secondary grades sum 676 with eighth 197 ninth 176 juniors 162 and seniors 141. Enrollment continues for seventh graders and sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Glenwood
Hayes
Irving
Washington
Willard
Workers Needed In Corn Harvest In Oklahoma
In the Lindsay Maysville area broomcorn harvest is rising and jobs are available through September. Contact the Oklahoma State Employment Service in Ada for details. Wages are $1.25 per hour with a typical 10 hour day. Workers must provide their own knives and housing is scarce so camping gear is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay-Maysville
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Ada
Marriages Listed From Across States
Joseph P. Cavanagh of Trenton New Jersey weds Barbara Ann Burditt of Brownwood Texas. John Brant of Oklahoma City weds Barbara S. Harris of Ada. William Titchumy of Everett Washington weds Margaret L. Ridenour of Absecon New Jersey. Robert Dorman of Ada weds Carol Suzanne Wilson of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P. Cavanagh
Trenton
N. J
Barbara Ann Burditt
Brownwood
Tex
John Brant
Oklahoma City
Barbara S. Harris
Ada
William Titchumy
Everett
Wash
Margaret L. Ridenour
Absecon
Robert Dorman
Carol Suzanne Wilson
Tax Bills To Be Increased By County Budget Totals
The 1968 1969 county budget outlines elevated expenditures across departments led by the Sheriff and General Government. Key figures include Sheriff salaries 38300 travel 7126.13 maintenance 6202 total 51628.13 and General Government total 50972.47 with salaries 15600 maintenance and operation 17715 47 audit 825 planning and zoning 3720 retirement 13000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture
Foreign Service
Justice of the Peace
4Th St
Kerr Laboratory
Trapper
Southern Oklahoma Development Association
Civil Defense
County Health Department
Enrollment totals by school on first day
On day one 1 045 students enrolled across Glenwood 98 Hayes 182 Irving 160 Washington 259 Willard 325. Eight Irving and 13 Willard students are in special education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Hayes
Irving
Washington
Willard
Death notice for Jack D. Scott 81 Ada Oklahoma
Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Chapel for Jack D. Scott of Ada born October 21 1886 in Ranger Arkansas died Tuesday in an Ada nursing home. He was a cotton merchant and district court bailiff and Methodist. Surviving wife Edna Herrin Scott daughters Rosemary Neal Margueritte Scott sons Bob Scott Jerry C Scott Jack D Scott Jr and 11 grandchildren and two sisters. burial at Memorial Park Cemetery conducted by Richard Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack D. Scott
Criswell Chapel
Scott
Ada
Ranger
Ark
W. C. Scott
Rosanna Fowler Scott
Indian Territory
Arkansas
Pickett
Edna Herrin Scott
Rosemary Neal
Margueritte Scott
Konawa
Bob Scott
Abilene
Tex
Jerry C. Scott
Bowie
Jack D. Scott Jr
Okmulgee
A. W. Dye
J. M. George
Quanah
Richard Jones
Les Younger
Elton Stewart
Burl Griffin
Grover Barnes
Perry Northcutt
H. A. Blackburn
Memorial Park Cemetery
Israeli Students Arrested Over Holy Land Air Bottles
Two Israeli students were arrested for selling 20 bottles of Holy Land air to tourists at 20 cents each. Authorities investigated the scheme alleged to profit from religious artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erusalem
Israel
Holy Land
Two Injured In North Konawa Highway Crash
Two people were hurt in a two car crash three miles north of Konawa Thursday morning. Barbara Ann Bowles, 32, Route 3 Konawa, was admitted to Valley View Hospital in fair condition. Her husband Charles Bowles, 34, was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Barbara Ann Bowles
Route 3
Valley View Hospital
Charles Bowles
Buy Sell Trade Rent Classified Ads Hotline
Local classified offer includes buy sell trade and rental options with a contact number 332-4433 for inquiry and placement.
Ada Grade School shifts to inquiry method and conferences
Ada Grade School teachers plan an inquiry based program replacing report cards with parent teacher conferences. Profiles sheets and detailed work samples will guide discussions. The move aims to shift evaluation from letter grades to holistic progress assessments and honest parent communication. A separate AP report notes a new Doubleday book catalogs over 200 biblical occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Kny
Skelton
Trades OF the Bible New York
Walter Duckat
Doubleday
Incumbents Fare Well In Area County Races
Incumbent office holders generally fared well in nearby counties Tuesday with two defeats. County Clerk Ruth Crowley defeated by Jack Bailey. Pauline Hancock ousted by Helen Smoot. Atoka and Murray Counties showed runoffs and several incumbents won easy re elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou S. Allard
Drumright
Donald Coffin
Guthrie
Ruth M. Patterson
Gerald J. Johnson
Kingfisher
William J. Gooden
Anna Belle Wiedemann
Piedmont
Ralph Watkins
el Reno
Dennis Adams
Norman A. Smith
Purcell
W. D. Bradley
David Stratton
J. O. Dickey Jr
R. Terry Chastain
Carl Robinson
Homer R. Holcomb
Woodrow W. Miller
Jack L. I. Lindstrom
Walter Hutchins
William F. Poulos
Lige K. Stewart
Howard D. Williams
Donald E. Marrs
Patricia Anne Wimberly
Rep
T. W. Bill Holaday
William C. Woodward
Edward B. Dycus
J. Thomas Taggart
Hall Jean Wells
Thomas A. Bamberger
Bobby R. Merrill
Kenneth R. Nancy
Leon A. Bateman
Michael E. Fair
Marvin B. York
Wondel L. Smith
A. J. Clemons
Theresa Rizzuti
Hannah D. Atkins
J. L. Gourley II
George A. Klopp
Charlene H. Kitchens
A. Visanio Johnson
Alfred L. Walker
Archibald Hill
Pauline Hancock
Coal County
Helen Smoot
John Hargus
Murray County
Jimmie L. Primrose
Atoka County
Lee Roy Tigert
Albert Cook
Fulton Reasor
Leon Yates
Carl Eaves
Cecil Callicoat
Clyde Sheffield
Eaves-Callicoat
Willard W. Olsen
Olsen
Garners Return From Vacation In California
Dr and Mrs Robert Garner with Jennifer and Steve return from a two week trip covering about 3630 miles. They visited Long Beach Santa Barbara Laguna Beach Anaheim and Holly wood touring Universal City Studios meeting film figures viewing art festivals and a deer park with about 200 deer. The journey included attractions in Santa Barbara Long Beach Anaheim and a side trip to the Painted Desert Petrified Forest and a meteor crater near Flagstaff Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Garner
Jennifer
Steve
California
Sam Nelson
Lisa
Debbie
Long Beach
Calif
Taylor Horton
Kathy
Anaheim
Garners
Hollywood
Universal City Studios
Joanne Woodward
Alfred Hitchcock
Sweet Charity
Lone Beach
Santa Barbara
Laguna Beach
Garner
Painted Desert
Petrified Forest
Flagstaff
Ariz
Market declines unevenly as Merrill Lynch fraud news tabs gains
The Dow fell 0.62 to 893.03 at noon in a cautious, uneven session with more losses than gains on the NYSE. The AP average slipped 0.7 to 332.1 as rails dropped and utilities held, while Control Data led gains among active issues amid a light trading day due to a market closure for a paperwork recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Iggest
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Meet not meat Cincinnati race joke
AP notes Jack Delany recounts a business executive telling his new secretary he would go to Lexington for the Bluegrass Stakes. The secretary, not a race fan, asks if they are better than T bone steaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Jack Delany
Lexington
Smith Treas Davis Families Hold Reunion
A reunion of the Smith Treas and Davis families was held at the Senior Citizens Center in Stonewall on Sunday honoring Mrs. Eula Davis and John Smith. Dozens of relatives from Stonewall and nearby towns attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davis, Mr. and Mrs. John Wes Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kennedy, Mrs. June Wilson, and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senior Citizens Center
Stonewall
Smith, Treas
Davis
Eula Davis
John Smith
Bob Davis
John Wes Davis
Guy Kennedy
Jenks
Burtis Smith
Preston
Smith
Ted Smith
Hoffman
Amy Glover
Jake Treas
Bill Childress
Sam Scott
Keith
Rita
Pinson
Ala
Bessie Byrd
Joyce Byrd
Joyce Griffin
Rhonda
Robert
Loretta
Joe
Bill Buzbee
Tupelo
Fred Brown
Ada
June Wilson
Pauls Valley
Carl Davis
Oren Kerr
Lonnie Glover
Don Kerr
W. B. Evans
Aaron Gray
Carl Treas
Walter Griffin
Bessie Ray
Lehman Ray
Coalgate
Woody Buzbee
Dougherty
Guy Buzbee
Reba
Sabrina Bryant
Fresno
Calif
Bessie James
Clarita
Virgil Hamilton
Patricia Gregory
Christy
Moore
Hazel Archer
Alvin Boyett
Jim
Cora Davis
Coffeyville
Okla
Knox Sweat
Lula
Ed. Smith
Eddie
Bixby
Dolph Treas
Fort Towson
Milburn Homecoming Replanned with August 1 Schedule
Milburn's Ole Timer's Homecoming has been reset to Sept 1. Mrs. C. B. Houser invites all to bring a basket lunch and join a day of visiting starting at 10 a.m. in the school auditorium. Emet Gill will give a welcoming address, lunch follows at 12:30 p.m. and a program honors an old-timer at 1:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
C. B. Houser
Association
Emet Gill
Grass Fire Doused After Ada Trash Burn
Firefighters were called Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire at Johnnie Nighten on Route 3 in Ada. The cause was listed as burning trash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Nighten
Route 3
Ada
Post Nuptial Shower Honors Mr and Mrs Janda
Mr and Mrs Doug Janda were celebrated with a post nuptial shower at the home of Mrs R C Borders. Hostesses included a long list of friends and relatives who helped with plans, decorations in yellow and green, gift display, and refreshments of cake punch nuts and mints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug Janda
R. C. Borders
Bill Holman
Virgil Ramsey
Paul Miller
E. C. Peay
Wessie Richmond
Lindon Tate
J. A. Bell
Larryson
Darla Spitler
Carol Ellis
Marsha Cooper
Daria Spitler
Gladys Roark
Ethel McCormick
Cloyce Finney
Mamie Lackey
Jack Cagle
Patsy Casper
Clara Baker
Linda
Delphia Jones
Sarah Thompson
Betty Corbitt
Marie Cooper
T. A. Hogue
Sheila Yount
Thurman Triplett
Ed Crabtree
Robert Knighten
Pricilla Bell
S. A. Bryant
Marland Johnson
Dorothy Lee
Neville Reeves
Phil Milner
Fred Kimbrough
Wayne Bullard
Grady Powell
Jessie and
Gary
David Knighten
Verbie Black
Russell Kimbrell
Jack Chiles
Vessie Richmond
Cora Williams
James Joyner
Tom Collins
Isabel Gilmore
Clarence Knighten
H. C. Kraettli
R. L. Capps
Lula Knighten
Karen Travis
Alfred Darras
James Iker
Eva Borders
J. W. Palmer
Johnny Borders
Tonya Case
R. L. Pegg
Lois Rinehart
Ed Wilson
Oscar McCormick
Calvin Boyd and
Sue
Lee Roy Jones
Walter Norman
Kitty Moore
W. D. Blackburn
Bill Rose
Bob Somerholder
Amon Self
Vick Luke
Harold Marler
H. D. Harberson
Sonny Wallace
Birch Walker
Kenneth West
Virgil Guy
Paul Raney
Wilburn Kile
Bill Carter
Niagara slide at Prospect Point creates mass rock fall
In 1954 a slide ripped 185000 tons of rock and earth from Prospect Point on the American side of Niagara Falls. The event reshaped the overlook and drew emergency response amid a dramatic natural hazard near the falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Point
Niagara Falls
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Bedford
Bill Johnson
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Jay Don
Lee Henry
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Joe Baker
Brian
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Ity
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the Weekly
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Alvin Powell
Roff Club
Lowell Laseman
Alvin Mantooth
Stratford
Paul Wilson
Jim Nowlin
Bill and
Rogers
Jim Allen
Paulette
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Stipe
Baggett
Ada Grade
Leamon W. Morris
Harold L. Delay
J. B. Smith
Clarence E. Martin
Ruth Crowley
Jack K. Bailley
Joe Tisdale Jr
Audie Thompson Jr
J. M. Ford
Billy J. Miller
John Springer Jr
Thea Bonner
Bynum Coffee
Jim Brooks
R. W. Chriss
John Lacy
Pat Hedgecock
Eddie Cox
Harold Cooper
Willie Watkins
Raymond Vanzant
Johnston County
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Jim Thompson
Joe Harbert
Claud Kreger
Harrison Tunnel
C. A. Anderson
J. W. Reed
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Bob Hudgens
Obra Carl Quinton
John R. Nelms
J. D. Gastineau
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Bird Lance Jr
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Ed Harber
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Lonzie Dowling
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