Community Socials Mention Local Guests In County
Mr and Mrs Frank Holman and Ron visited Chouteau on Saturday and Sunday as guests of Mr and Mrs Gene Treas and family. Sunday dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Bob Ross included Mr and Mrs Bill Ross and family Mr and Mrs Perry Don Ross George and Ann Littlefield and Alvin Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Holman
Ron
Chouteau
Gene Treas
Bob Ross
Bill Ross
Perry Don Ross
George and
Ann Littlefield
Alvin Davis
Gantt Family Visits Parents Over Weekend
Jimmy Gantt visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Gantt with daughters Sherry Radonna and Marla on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Gantt
Sherry
Radonna
Marla
Mrs
Jesse Gantt
Local recoveries and Sunday visits noted in community
Alec Watkins is convalescing at home after surgery at Valley View Hospital. Charley Winters of Atoka visited his daughter Mrs A Z Cook and family on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Charley Flanagan hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Jewel Flanagan of Duncan and Mr and Mrs Don Black and children of Ada. Mr and Mrs C L Blankenship and Mickey visited Mr and Mrs Leo McNinch and family at Vanoss Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec Watkins
Valley View Hospital
Charley Winters
Atoka
A. Z. Cook
Charley Flanagan
Jewel Flanagan
Duncan
Don Black
Ada
C. L. Blankenship
Mickey
Leo McNinch
Vanoss
Marlow Visitor and Ada Social Visit Noted
John Lewis of Marlow visited Thursday and Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reubin Frazier. Loretta Cass of Ada spent Saturday night with Elaine Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis of
Marlow
Loretta Cass
Ada
Elaine Frazier
Clifton Family Visits Mrs Clifton in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs John Clifton and Diana visited Mr Clifton's mother Mrs W C Clifton Sr in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clifton
Diana
Mr. Clifton
W. C. Clifton Sr
Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Barney Abbott Visit Ardmore on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Abbott took a business trip to Ardmore on Sunday afternoon. They traveled to meet with regional partners and discuss upcoming projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Barney Abbott
Ardmore
Birthday Party for Tawana Anglin Held Monday
The primary room hosted a birthday party for Tawana Anglin on Monday afternoon. After singing Happy Birthday the attendees enjoyed Koolaid cookies and candy canes provided by Tawana’s grandmother Mrs Carey Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawana
Carney Waltor
Christmas Holidays Dismissal For Local School
School will dismiss Thursday afternoon December 22 for the Christmas holidays after a Christmas program with a tree and gift exchange. The school will resume on Tuesday January 3, 1961.
Christmas Wishes for a Joyous Holiday Season
A courteous message extends sincere good wishes to all for a merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. The note emphasizes warm regards and best hopes for everyone in the community.
Christmas visits and travel noted in Fort Worth area
Fort Worth families and friends gathered for early Christmas visits spanning multiple towns. Relatives from Stroud Ada Oklahoma City Konawa and Dallas spent weekends with kin and attended events including a Home Demonstration dinner and a bus trip to see Ben Hur. A Baptist church service featured a surprise sixty dollar gift to the Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Cushman
Nadine Henry
Fort Worth
Ned Davidson
Altus Davidson
Stroud
Charles Bryant
Oklahoma City
Henry Boren
Konawa
Jerry Queen
Baptist Church
Why lightning rods vanished from Ada roofs
An Ada tale explains that lightning behaves by moving electrons to areas of least resistance, not attracting to a rod. Absent local sales, older homes still show copper systems where present, while many rural farms relied on grounding and changing architectural styles to fade the fashion of rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCauley
Hostetter
Rural Oklahoma Homes Rise With Loans and Tech
Rural Oklahomans lift housing standards as better roads, electrification, and long range FHA and private loans finance modern homes. C Arthur Ray of the Farmers Home Administration notes tenant limitations and confirms two county work areas Pontotoc and Murray as progress centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Johnson
Route 5
Ada
C. Arthur Ray
Farmers Home Administration
Oklahoma
Steinbeck
Joneses
Pontotoc
Smith Receives Three Year Hitch In Sentencing
Tom Smith former Seminole County Attorney was sentenced to three years in state prison for involvement in the Chaney Drug Store burglary at Wewoka in July 1959. District Judge John Boyce McKeel Ada imposed the sentence after Smith was convicted of second degree burglary. Five others were involved. Gerald Pate now on death row for a separate murder. Weaver Cortez Brown Northcutt testified or received terms as noted. Housing loan program details for farmers outlined by Farmers Home Administration include eligibility and recent amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings and Loan Associations
Farmers Home Administration
Ray
Oklahoma
OSU
McCurtain County
Idabel
Love County
Pontotoc and
Murray
Ada
Pontotoc County
Tom Smith
Seminole County
Wewoka
John Boyce McKeel
Smith
Chaney Drug
Gerald Pate
McAlester
South Canadian River
Asher
Harry Junior Weaver
Benny Brown
Joe Cortez
Donald H. Northcutt
Weaver
Cortez
Brown
Northcutt
Christmas Caroling Tour With Nursing Home Visit
A group traveled to sing carols at Gaddis and Dennis Nursing Homes and to visit shut ins. After finishing, the group gathered at the church for a fellowship hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaddis and Dennis
Mardis Couple Moves to Lindsay for Work
Mr and Mrs Delmar Mardis relocated to Lindsay for work while spending the weekend at their residence in Roff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Mardis
Lindsay
Roff
Local travelers plan visits during holidays
Mrs. Tris Nichols left last week for Amarillo Texas to visit her son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs John Harly Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Laseman will leave on Thursday for Sherman Texas to visit a sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Otto Berry and a brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs Otis Jack Hammock over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Robnett
Midland
Tex
J. J. Robnett
Tris Nichols
Amarillo
John Harly Nichols
R. O. Laseman
Sherman, Tex
Otto Berry
Otis Jack Hammock
Oklahoma Outdoor Council to fund raise locally after new secretary
Oklahoma Outdoor Council Inc elects an executive secretary and editor. Biffle, a Pontotoc County rancher, says the change ends external solicitations with funds staying in Oklahoma for conservation work. The non profit group coordinates agencies for natural resource restoration and is affiliated with the National Wildlife Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biffle
The
Oklahoma Outdoor Council, Inc
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Outdoor Council
Oklahoma Outdoor Council
National Wildlife Federation
Mason Officers Scheduled for Coalgate Installation Night
Masons in Coalgate will install officers with Fisher as Deputy Grand Master of District 38 presiding. The event coincides with St John Day on Tuesday. New officers include Free Worshipful Master W J Allen senior warden Herb Karschnik junior warden Wayne Wheelock treasurer J C Sutter secretary F L Cunning ham chaplain Ben Brundidge senior deacon Gene Smith junior deacon Glen McGuire senior steward Henry Beam junior steward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalgate
Fisher
Masonry
W. J. Allen
Herb Karschnik
Wayne Wheelock
J. C. Sutter
F. L. Cunningham
Ben Brundidge
Gene Smith
Glen McGuire
Henry Beam
Mrs. Roan Obituary: Longtime Stonewall Resident Dies
Mrs. Roan, widow of John Roan, died aged 85 after living in Stonewall since 1909. She joined the Garden Arkansas Baptist Church at 14, had ten children with four predeceased her, and is survived by four daughters Bessie Weems Ethel Landrum Thelma Greenlee Velma Landrum two sons Jess and Carl, sister Eliza Owens brother Walker Leach and fifteen grandchildren nine great grandchildren. Funeral with Rev. M F Caffey at Southern Heights Baptist Enid was at Stonewall Cemetery Criswell Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roan
Stonewall
Roan
Valley View Hospital
Baptist Church
Garden, Ark
Bessie Weems
Ethel Landrum
Thelma Greenlee
Lovington
Philip Shoemake
M. F. Caffey
Southern Heights Baptist Church
Enid
Stonewall Cemetery
Criswell Funeral Home
Printer Kingston Fails to Catch Blue Ticket Color
In San Diego a customer sought a blue shade matching city parking-ticket envelopes. Tom Kingston attempted to match the color but failed, and a meter maid ultimately provided a plain envelope instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Tom Kingston
Kingston
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Hazel Bullock
Dallas
Kathrine Floyd
Latta
Martha Mote
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Paul Harris
Blanco, Tex
Harris
Glenrose Tex
Fred Clifton
Bill Johnson
Clifton
Richard Swink
Ben Hur
Margaret Stettler
Allen
Earth
Floyd Haynes
Haynes
S. M. Baublits
West Twenty - Fifth
Baublus
Jim Polk
J. I. McCauley
C. Arhur Ray
Georg Johnson
Johnson
FHA
County
Masons
Mother Goose Land
Francis
Marie West
Calvert's Daily
Oklahoma State Bank
Oklahoma State Motor Bank Express
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