Stonewall Baptists Schedule Dedication of New Building
The dedication of the First Baptist Church of Stonewall’s new education building is set for Sunday at 2 PM. Rev C Fred Williams of Hugo will preach. former pastors Rev Holt Sodeman and Rev Dov Kirksey speak. The $16 000 structure houses 19 classrooms around a central assembly room with modern amenities and is largely volunteer driven.
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Stonewall Baptists
First Baptist Church of
Stonewall
C. Fred Williams
Hugo
Holt M. Sodeman
Pawnee
Dov Kirksey
Buster Legate
Lee Knickmeyer Takes Charge of It Seems to Me
Lee Knickmeyer takes over the ADA WEEKLY NEWS editorial page feature It Seems to Me. She plans to continue readers’ free voice with her own observed perspective and urges reader contribution and weekly reading.
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Lee Knickmeyer
Mrs. Knickmeyer
Weekly Lets the Big One Get Away
The WEEKLY admits a reporting error after noting Walter Graper of Fittstown won a county anglers contest with a 42 pound catfish. The apology cites a mistaken 24 pound figure and promises better accuracy in future editions.
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Walter Graper
Fittstown
Graper
Free on bond for Ada public drunkenness
Ben Harjo of Ada is free on bond after being arrested for public drunkenness about a mile north of Ada at Joe's Bar on January 2. A Monday stay bond was posted in JP court and he was released.
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Ben Harjo
Ada
Joe’s Bar
Cold Wave Grips Pontotoc County Brings Widespread Freezing
The region endures the coldest spell in years as many homes lose gas and heat for hours. Kerr-McGee gas lines froze, leaving about 80 families freezing for 18 hours between Fittstown and Stonewall. Residents seek warmth in relatives homes or Ada and Stonewall. Some stay with electric blankets while crews repair gas and power lines. Sub-zero temps disrupt water pipes, fuel shortages, and a church chicken dinner is canceled.
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Fittstown
Stonewall
Kerr-McGee
W. E. Snyder
Kerr- Mac
Harden City
Snyder
Walter Gayne
Bud Scates
Ed Bray
Carl Welden
D. B. Lane
Janice Reamy
Tulsa
Wewoka
Mrs. Christian Leads Stonewall News Readers Series
Barbara Christian, new Stonewall news correspondent since January 1958, arrives from San Bernardino and joins after S. J. Markley’s ill health. She acts as a hands on reporter, helps with local features, and enjoys diverse interests from cosmetics to leather work while living near Egypt and raising five children.
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Barbara Christian
Pontotoc County
Christian
Stonewall News
S. J. Markley
Egypt
Stonewall
Jimmy
Linda
Mike
Peggy
Jerry
Free Will Baptist
Aunt Ida Lee loses Moore home in Christmas fire
Aunt Ida Lee and her family in Moore report their home and all possessions destroyed by Christmas Day fire. The loss includes her Christmas gifts and winter coat as relatives assist in recovery efforts. The item appears in a local weekly community column detailing residents and small incidents.
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Ida Lee
Johnny Lee
Moore
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