Judy Scott Weds Ronnie Johnson in Choctaw ceremony
Miss Judy Scott of Choctaw and Ronnie Johnson of Ada wed at Union Valley First Baptist Church Purcell with Rev C Duane Riley officiating. Attendants wore blue and white as the couple planned a Choctaw home at 113 Coy Circle after a reception following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Scott
Choctaw
Herman Scott
Stonewall
Ronnie
Wesley Johnson
Oklahoma City
John W. Johnson
Ronata
C. Duane Riley
First Baptist Church
Purcell
Union Valley
Bruce Scott
Lloyd Myers
Ada
Myers
John F. Johnson
Jimmy
Ann Matthews
Carolyn Gipson
Linda Sanders
Betty Biggs
Texas
Coy Circle
May wedding planned for Alinta Childress and Bil May
Engagement announced by Mr and Mrs Jack Childress of Stonewall for their daughter Alinta to Bil May son of Mrs Margaret May of Stonewall They are senior students at Stonewall High School and plan to attend business college in Oklahoma City next fall A May wedding and a home in Oklahoma City are planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Childress
Stonewall
Alinta
Bil May
Margaret May
Fiange
Stonewall High School
Business
Oklahoma City
Two Point Celebration For W. M. Chanceys
W. M. Chanceys marked their 50th wedding anniversary on December 23 with a joint celebration attended by visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Odell Powell and family and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Smart and family joined in Fort Worth Dallas and Borkham area while a Missouri daughter and Colorado son could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. McHanzey
Ralf Christmas
Odell Powell
Borkham, Tex
Allen Smart
Fort Worth
Tex
Jim Chaney
Dallas
W. M. Chanceys
Missouri
Colorado
Sons And Daughters Spend Holiday With Mrs Georgia Gray
Mrs Georgia Gray of Stratford hosted nearly all her children for Christmas. Attending were A Miller and wife of Oklahoma City Rev Jack Gray and daughters Nealyn and Kris ten Fort Worth Allen Gray of Stillwater and sister Grace Tolson of Oklahoma City. Morris Gray of Cesner Wyoming could not attend but called everyone. Christmas Day, West Virginia and Penn State fired on the football field in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Gray
Stratford
A. Miller
Oklahoma City
Jack Gray
Nealyn
Kristen
Fr. Worth
Tex
Allen Gray
Stillwater
Grace Tolson
Morris Gray
Cesner
Wyoming
West Virginia
Penn State
Family Gathering Marks Holiday At Simmons House
A Christmas dinner at the Simmons residence in Stratford was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Simmons and their children Sharon Mike Denice and Craig, with other relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Dale Simmons and grandchildren in Seattle and Stratford. Extended family from Moyers Crick et al Dallas Denison and Fort Worth joined for holiday visits, with two granddaughters and a nephew and family also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Simmons
Stratford
Carl Moore
Seattle
Wash
Dale Simmons
Sharon
Mike
Denice
Craig
Seatle
Bob Simmons
Bill
Jerry
Aaron
D. H. Sheppard
Jim
David
Susan
Phillip
Pauls Valley
Bobbie McMahan
Kim
Jeff
Moyers
Okla
Kenneth Campbell
Cricket
Machelle
Dallas
McMahan
Anders
Edie Blevins
Valerie
Wayne Brown
Denison
Tex
Floyd Malone
Fortsboro
Rod and
Della Brown
Yoakum Home Is Reunion Scene
A Sunday family reunion took place at the Yoakum home, marking the first gathering in 18 years of Mrs. Yoakum, her mother Mrs. Betty Bell, and all their brothers and sisters. Relatives attending included Coy Bell ends, L. Riley of Corpus Christi, J. W. Bell and Keith, Bruce, Stevie Guyman of Oklahoma City, Lynn Sullivan and family, Bill Stuart and Bill Denton of Ada, Cleo Liveley of Holdenville, Morris Bryant and sons Gregg and Phillip, Don Olivo and Teroy and Marilyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Isaacs
HD. Yoakum
Deann
Yoakum
Betty Bell
Coy Bell
L. Riley
Corpus Christi
J. W. Bell
Keith
Bruce
Stevie
Guyman
Lynn Sullivan
Cinda
Carla
Bill Stuart
Oklahoma City
Bernard Glover
Michelle
Nancy
Stonewall
Bill Denton
Jan
Robert Denton
Ada
Cleo Liveley
Holdenville
Morris Bryant
Gregg
Phillip
Don Olivo
Terey
Marilyn
Bring Order Out Of Chaos In The Closet
A humorous guide urges drastic closet cleaning for the average man. It notes men cling to items, cites a 22 year old alumnus still keeping football shoulder pads, and proposes gadgets like stack hangers and door brackets to organize the space.
Holiday Guests With Local Family In Kenawa
Mrs. Jerry Kursar and her son David will spend part of the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Kursar in Kenawa. Jerry, active in Columbus, Ohio, hospital residency, was a ball park favorite, but cannot attend due to a leg injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Kursar
David
Mr. Kursar
G. M. Kursar
Kenawa
Jerry
Columbus
Ohio
Holiday Season Litter Sparks Anti litter Campaigns
The country sees litter from holiday shoppers and celebrants. Cities launch anti litter drives before and after Christmas with Santa Claus campaigns in Los Angeles Maryland and New York to curb waste and inspire public help. Citizens are urged to avoid littering shop streets and to dispose of wrapping and trees responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keep American Beautiful Organization
Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Maryland
New York City
Cresses
New Bathroom Decor Brims With Lively Luxury
A lively and elegant trend in bathroom decorating features frothy colors and bold patterns. Shower curtains and towels appear in rainbow palettes with stripes checks and bubbles, while rugs in bright orange turquoise pink or red add luxury. Wall-to-wall carpeting debuts with DIY kits and brass fixtures shaped as fleur de lis hearts and flowers complete the stylish bath scene.
Delmer Mardises Host Holiday Dinner
Christmas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Delmer Mardis in Houma Louisiana included Mr and Mrs Harry J Ellis Larry and Lynn Ada Mrs Minnis Ellis Mr and Mrs John Wayne Hog gatt Mr and Mrs John Warren Hoggatt and Mrs Ella Price Ada and Mr and Mrs Donald Hoggatt and son Oklahoma City all gathered for the holiday event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmer Mardis
Rolf
Harry J. Ellis
Larry
Lynn
Houma
Minnis Ellis
John Wayne Hoggatt
John Warren Hoggatt
Ella Price
Ada
Donald Hoggatt and Son
Oklahoma City
Lifeliners Holiday Party Hosted by Mrs Alene Tucker
The Lifeliners of the Oi Center Pentecostal Holiness Church held a holiday party in the church dining hall with a yule tree gift exchange. Mrs. Clareta Gray gave the invocation and a banquet film from East Central State College was shown. Guests included Garry and Larry Gray and many others, with flowers for the ill Mrs. Mattie Delamar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alene Tucker
Lifeliners
Oi Center Pentecostal Holiness Church
Clareta Gray
East Central State College
Enola Chilcoat
Mattie Delamar
Garry
Larry Gray
Larry Willoughby
Kenneth Prince
Carlton Tilley
Randy Delamar
Leon Pierce
Bobby Lance
Lan* Ny
Debbie Eaves
Brenda
Griffin
Janice
Judy Chil
Coat
Linda Ryansmith
Janice Franks
Doretha
Cathy Tucker
Paula Tucker
Sondra Sarrett
Borens' Sons Home for Christmas Day Visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Boren of Roff hosted Christmas Day with their sons Altus and Keith from Ada, Mike Boren and family from Ken ana, and Miss Charlotte Smart of Seminole. The Borens also visited grandmother Mrs Beulah Davidson and Charlie Bryant during the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boren
Roff
Altus
Keith Boren
Ada
Mike Boren
Kenana
Charlotte Smart
Boren
Beulah Davidson
Aries Charlie Bryant
Tif. i
Relatives Visit Herbert Watts in Tulsa Hospital
Relatives visited Herbert Watts of Stratford who was hospitalized in Tulsa during the weekend. Attendees included his father C. A. Watts, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Watts of Odessa Texas, Mrs. Karen Dancy of Los Angeles California, and Mr. and Mrs. Willie Watts of Stratford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Herbert Watts
Stratford
C. A. Watts
Joel Watts
Odessa
Tex
Karen Dancy
Los Angeles
Calif
Willie Watts
Lula Homemakers Bring Treat Baskets to Nursing Home Residents
The Lula Homemakers prepared baskets of fruit and treats for former Lula Community residents now in Ada Allen and Stonewall nursing homes. Six members Mrs Waller Brooks Mrs Clyde Wofferd Mrs Fred Wof ferd Mrs Knox Sweat Mrs Charlie Williams and Mrs Lee Cross delivered baskets and sang carols. They visited Roscoe Curlee Ada Mary Brooks Ada and Eula Davis and John West Davis Stonewall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula
Ada, Allen
Stonewall
Waller Brooks
Clyde Wofferd
Fred Wofferd
Knox Sweat
Charlie Williams
Lee Cross
Roscoe Curlee
Allen
Mary Brooks
Ada
Eula Davis
John West Davis
Francis Church Plans Big New Year Celebration
The First Baptist Church Francis youth group plans a New Year party at the church on Saturday at 7 p.m. Youths from surrounding churches are invited to attend. The program includes games singing and preaching with the bell ringing and song to welcome the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Francis
McCoin Family Christmas Dinner in Ada
A family Christmas dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCoin on 804 East Gind Tuesday night. Name tags were drawn and gifts exchanged amid traditional decorations. Refreshments included sandwiches doughnuts cake dips coffee punch and lemonade for Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Higdon Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cross Chris and Tony Mr. and Mrs. West Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Johnson Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Jean Tyler and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Delazier and Leonard Homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill McCoin
East Gind
C. B. Higdon
Marvin Cross
Chris
Tony
West Tyler
Hamp Johnson
A. L. Sutton
Ean Tyler
Lloyd Delazier
Ada
R. E Colbert
Leonard
Homer
Two Families Get Food and Toys From Santa Visit
Ballard delivered ham fruitcakes milk assorted vegetables and canned foods to two families. He returned on Saturday in a Santa suit and left coats outfits a bicycle dolls airplanes and candies for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paye
Ballard
County group releases albums and 4-H Hall of Fame honor
The group has produced three record albums, two on the Gabriel Label released via RCA Victor and a third on the Hymatone label not yet named. Miss Chilcoat received Pontotoc County 4-H Hall of Fame recognition this year for outstanding 4-H activities as a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel
RCA Victor
Hymatone
Chilcoat
Pontotcc County
Ada Man Pleads Guilty in County Court
Ada man Wayne Philpot faces a $10 fine for improper parking while Oscar Pettigrew pays $20 for disturbance. Elva Lee Smith owes $1 for an improper right turn and Mattie Howard $20 for public drunkenness. Earl Falsom pleads guilty to permitting an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle and is fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Wayne Philpot
Oscar Pettigrew
Elva Lee Smith
Mattie Howard
Earl Falsom
Charles Loyd Honored By Garden Clubs After Years of Service
Barr thanked garden clubs for support and offered future help as J B Davidson city manager announced the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page One
Barr
J. B. Davidson
Marriages and Holidays Bring Ada Residents Together
A Christmas season summary from Ada lists numerous visits and greetings among local families. Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCoin host and hostesses include Bob and Mary Leonard, with about fifty guests. Many pairs travel from Ada and nearby towns to visit relatives, exchange gifts, and share meals during Christmas and New Year holidays, including residents from Jones, Seminole, Shawnee, Bartlesville, and Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Moore
Helen Fowler
Mary Lynn
Ada
Jippie
Kathy
Phillip
Preston
Ariz
Rocky Kinsey
Herbert Kinsey
Las Vegas
Nev
Herbert Kinseys
Mattle Kinsey
L. K. Brown
Seminole
Browns
Kinseys
Galley Around the County Christmas Social Notes
Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett visited her mother in law Saturday night. Sondra Garrett traveled to Dallas for the holidays with Mr and Mrs John Slender and will return Tuesday. Many local families hosted Christmas gatherings with extended kin across Ada Okla joining from Artesia New Mexico Tulsa and Oklahoma City. People attended church, shared meals, and carried out community Christmas customs at Center Community Church and various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rae Garrett
Thelma Jean Garrett
Ree Garrett
Sondra Garrett
Dallas
Tex
John Slender
Velma McDonald
Sansday
Garrett
Weldon Prince
Fug Garrett
Prince
Togo Wood
Joan
Howard
Tielma Jean Garrett
Clarence Davis
Oklahoma City
Earl
Kiowa
Clarence
iRonald Kelly
Pfc
Alfred Miller
Tom McGill
Daisy
Okla
Davis
Co. E. Childers
Ada
Kenneth] Childers
Autil McCullar
Nettie Childers
Willie Brewington
Caton Christian
Midwest City
Auli McCullar
W. E. McCullar
W. BE. McCullar
Gene Brewington
James Hopkins
A. H. Salomon
W. E. McCullsr
Frank Harjbor
Grand Jury targets dirty books in Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City AP reports the Oklahoma County Grand Jury returned ten indictments focusing on smut literature. Two individuals named on misdemeanors were set for arraignment in common pleas court. The panel issued a seven page report criticizing sale and publication of obscene material while noting no city police laxity in a prison death and no misconduct found in the county assessor’s office. The report did not address Labor Commissioner-elect L. E. Bailey’s donation solicitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma County Grand Jury
Oklahoma City
Common Pleas Court
Grand Jury
Oklahoma
L. E. Bailey
Ardmore Jury Set to Issue Final Report on Indictments
Ardmore AP The Carter County Grand Jury, which indicted four men on charges from forgery to murder, is expected to issue its final report today. E K Bearden of Dallas faces murder charges in the Christmas Day shotgun slaying of James M Wagoner Jr. of Ardmore. Bearden was jailed after five indictments were read by Dist Judge Kenneth Shilling. Arraignments may be delayed but all defendants can obtain attorneys. The panel also recommended dropping livestock larceny charges against Billy Smith. Other indictments include J Huffman Madill for forgery counts, William Darrell Love Ardmore for burglary and second degree forgery, and Raymond Earl Burleson Ardmore for second degree forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Carter County Grand Jury
E. K. Bearden
Dallas
James M. Wagoner Jr
Wagoner
Bearden
Dist
Kenneth Shilling
Billy Smith
J. Huffman
Madill
William Darrell Love
Raymond Earl Burleson
Oil Recovery Boost From New Techniques
Washington reports government findings that recovery from select oilfields could rise nearly 50 percent using new production methods. A Bureau of Mines study estimates about 107 million additional barrels from six domestic gas cap reservoirs. A gas cap reservoir involves natural gas at the top of an oil-bearing formation exerting pressure to push oil to the surface through wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Public relations Cal Coolidge kept open house at the White House
Calvin Coolidge was the last president who made himself available to many Washington visitors. At about 12 30 p m most days he held open house for several hundred people who filed through his office to shake hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Coolidge
Washington
Funeral Guests From Several States Gather in Corona
Mrs Rose Boles Paul Edd Harris and Jo and Bill Spur lock attended the funeral of George Spurlock in Corona Calif. Other visitors from Coweta Woodward Oklahoma City Maine and Guthrie joined Rev and Mrs Bert Jones over the weekend. Tonya Tuckers cat endured a dog collision and broke a leg requiring care at the Veterinary Clinic and Tonya expects a full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lewis
Rose Boles
Paul Edd Harris
Bill Spurlock
Corona
Calif
George Spurlock
Ovella Jared
Coweta
Delores Vanlandingham
Woodward
Juan Cooley
Guthrie
O'Dell Jones
Gaylan
Oklahoma City
Robert Frantz
Maine
Bert Jones
Alta Isaac
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Ronnie Johnson
MR. and
Mrs
Ronnie Wesley Johnson
Miss Alicia Childress
Simmons House
Yoakum Home
By Lynn Elson
Delmer Mardises
Lula Group
McCoin
Ada Man
Charles Loyd
Vanoss
Casey Glasgow
Bob
Mary Leonard
Donald McCoin
Jones
Bill MicCoin
Jamie
Christine Philpot
Bill McCain
Carol Neté
Linda
Thomas
Ricky
Moore
Herman Miller
Clint Corvin
Charles Martin
Spiro
Leonard Kime
Shawnee
Raymond Voyles
Toa Lou
Warren Shumard
Ed Roundtree
Gary Voyles
Johnny Honser
Bartlesville
L. G. Hooser
Jonny Hoosers
Phyllis Mack
Judy Kay Scott
Buddy Wayne Johnson
Fitts
Pat
Flag
Alice
Rene Diamond
Wichita Falls
Steven Luther Snell
Rey Glas Glendz
Wilson
Lee Sanders
Bob Neff
Mary Elaine Jonson
Ray Robert David Blanks
Salli Glasgow
Christysan
Lo Janis McClintick
Adainas Eve
Oren Gray
Donna
Arshie
Mike Wilson
Gale Roberts
Everett Hayes
Roy Glasgows
Tasena Ae Berger
A. Wall
Howard Briggs
Robert Brown
Roger
Marvin Briggs
Coke
James Briggs
Gary
Latta
Bil Briggs
Billy
Robert J. Brown
Roy Briggs
W. L. McKinley
Gary Briggs
W. L. McKinley Friay
Leonard Murray
Steven Jones
Atlas
Don L. Sliger
Fort Lewis
Maude Sliger
Lou Wilnoth
Ahloso
Luke Artec
Johnny Lee
Homer Sliger
Polly McCauley
Benton
Pat Martin
F. M. Woods
Miles McCauley
Ft. Worth
Mir
Eugenaire
Clarenge McCauley
Sandra
Clifford Miller
Dale
Lou Ann Johnson
Cyntaia
Ww. E. Miller
Pat Crawford
Wynnewood
Louis Holland
Charles
Glen Holland
Ezra Holland
Tantman Holland
Verlin Berger
Teresa
Joe Warren
Margo
Frank Warren
Cnoctaw
Joe Walker
Bil Asher
Sherry
Orangevale
Irene Cope
Coalgate
Bill Parker
Burt Warren
Robert Phillips
New Jersey
Jack Hart
Bob Slaughter
Wilson Church
Judy
Kay
Mr. Ane
Dan Hoover
Forrest Dew
Juniet Muck
Peoria
Nannie Cox
Oil Center
Sue Muckland
Larry Rivers
Deana
Fred Miller
Ronald Kelly
Lonnie Miller
Leo Hoover
Lonnie Barnes
Randy Voyles
Indiana
Lannie Barnes
Mrs. Barnes
C. C. Brooks
Pete
John
Houston
George Pitt
Mes
Charles Nelson
Violet Nelson
Gaar
Don McNinch
Terri
Enid
Leo Me
Léo MeNinch
Gayle
W. B. Miller
T. Gasaway
Sam
Tom Gasaway
Earl Gasaway
Konawa
Tollie Collit
Billy Joe
Nair
Lana
Viana
Mattie Gentry
Ethyl Davis
Jim Turner
Don Peck
Duncan
Dude Mullins
Linda Cummings
Nocona
Bessie Lemons
Boney Cantrell
Q. L. Anderson
Tishomingo
Essie Walker
Johnny, Jerry and
Wayne
Don Walker
David Riley
Eddie Sanchez
Nick
Albuquerque
R. B. Tiffin
Mike Tiffin
Gayton Hane
R. B. Tiffins
Russ Mann
Sunnyvale
Benny
Monk
David Tiffin
Norman
Gaylon Hooks
B.tiffin
Jack Dansby
Gaar Corner
B. Tiffin
Florence Tiffin
Stratford Nursing Home
Tonya Tucker
Tonya
Gene Forten- Nberry
Jerry Evans
Randy
Bobby
Sandy
Dian
Carl Carr
Frank Lewis
A. B. Northam
Dennis
Metthew
Pawhuske
Vernon Jellison
Mike Gilliam
Josie Northam
Clyde Welch
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