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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1963
Page
7
Legal notice in the District Court of Pontotoc County Oklahoma lists James R Moore and Carrie Mae Moore as plaintiffs against Virgil Hunt and others in case number 23121. The filing specifies jurisdiction and involved parties in Pontotoc County.
The State of Oklahoma to William E Dannifer Cecil Stone Williams and Mrs Cecil Stone Williams and unknown heirs ex administrators trustees or assigns of William E Dannifer Cecil Stone Williams and Mrs Cecil Stone Williams are informed they must answer by February 15, 1963 in a suit by James R Moore and Carrie Mae Moore to quiet title to extensive Pontotoc County land described as SE 4 SE 4 SW 4 W 2 E 2 SW 4 NE 4 of Sec 13 and W 2 and SE 4 of Sec 24 Township 4N Range 8E totaling 770 acres and to remove clouds from records including a resale tax deed mortgage and declaration of interest. court clerk Carl Stewart署 seal. attorney A W Trice for Plaintiffs.
The Vanoss senior class prepares this year's yearbook with photos of ball players and 4 H FFA FHA members. Deadline is January 28. Byng beat Noble 50 to 46 as Byng led most of the game then held a late Noble rally. Byng teams hold eight and five season wins, girls 12 and two. Byng gym nearly finished awaiting Purcell game in new facility.
Mr and Mrs Herbert McKinley of Tulsa spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Glenn Cornell and his parents Mr and Mrs W L McKinley. Mrs Thurman Holland and son visited with Mrs Vernon Gasaway Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Ezra Holland visited with his father R E Holland Stratford Saturday. Don Dunn visited Tom Gasaway Sunday afternoon. Tom and Jo Gasaway visited with Mr and Mrs A J McCullar and daughters Stephanie and Anita Thursday night.
Mrs Audie Hall and her children Rodney Ronnie Marietta Julie and Timmy returned home last Wednesday after spending the past three weeks in California.
Mrs. John Dunn and Don Gasaway with Tom and Jo Gasaway and the Miller and Clay families attended the First Baptist Church of Ada Sunday night. Rev. James Waters of San Diego Calif delivered the sermon. He and his family were bound for a convention in Louisiana before sailing to Japan to serve as missionaries.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McNinch of Guymon spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Leo McNinch and with Gayle.
Mr and Mrs Ed Hall and Linda visited her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Belt in Hickory recently. Ed Hall Joe and Linda visited Mr and Mrs Vernon Gasaway in Tom Jo and Sam Sunday evening.
Mrs Audie Hall Mrs G M Pitt and Mrs Vernon Gasaway have been sick this week with unspecified ailments.
The boys suffered a 44-43 defeat while the girls lost 44-27 in a Friday conference game against McLish. Attending from McNinch families were Mr. and Mrs. Leo McNinch and Gayle with Mr. and Mrs. Donald McNinch from Guyman.
Ronnie Rivers and Sammy Gas Away visited with Jimmy Clay on Saturday. The informal gathering highlighted local ties and community connections among residents.
The first semester finishes Friday while six week and semester exams are ongoing this week. The junior home economics class has completed a nine week sewing course with pupils expected to make a shirt waist dress or a fully lined suit.
Vaness resident Marion J. Brewington has died leaving a family area grief and the community offers condolences and sympathy.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Keener and their children were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs G M Pitt last Tuesday, sharing an informal family gathering.
An application filed for another Byng School teacher. This semester adds an extra week due to 90 day session rule and vacations. Byng High general science balloons sent aloft returned a postcard from Piggott Arkansas found by hunters.
Mr. Donnie Meeks and wife LaRuth Parker, both Byng High School graduates, move with children to Amarillo Texas. Donnie will work as an adjuster for Commercial Insurance Company after attending the firm sponsored school.
The Young Married Women’s Sunday School Class of New Beth el Baptist Church met for their monthly business session Monday night at the home of teacher Mrs. C A Gentry.
A mother, Mrs. George Milligan, bought an old divan at auction for 25 cents. She plans to restore it with varnish and a slip cover, hoping it will look like new. She jokes a quarter might be hidden inside and the piece could be burned if unsalvageable.
Mrs Babe Balthrop was hospitalized Friday with a severe heart attack. She is improving and expected to recover in the near future.
Mrs Arthur Lamb remains in hospital with plans for surgery later this week. Her husband Mr Lamb died last week after a heart attack. A granddaughter attends junior high at Byng.
Mr and Mrs Tom Myers and family Ter ri and Bill and Vance McNeil Galey were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs England Davis and family David Judy Terry and Glenda Saturday night.
Byng basketball squads faced Stratford Friday with the girls winning easily and the boys losing 54 to 48 in a tight clash that left Stratford poised to clinch the conference title. Saturday the teams played Noble and the girls again won while the boys dropped a close game. Meanwhile Lin da Holt of Byng announced engagement to James Pannell of Ada with a June wedding planned. she is a 1961 Byng graduate working as a bookkeeper, he an Ada High School graduate and East Central student.
A startled mouse in a Byng grade room caused a brief stir as brave male students rushed to assist teacher Mrs. Marvin Stokes. The interruption coincided with a new student enrollment and a call from Konawa for Mrs. Stokes, reconciling with grade principal Mrs. Vivian Comer.
An Ada resident Adaman John Austin Ebrite, 51, faced eight charges in Municipal Court after two Saturday accidents. He forfeited 160 dollars in bonds for reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, transporting an open bottle, driving without a license, and leaving the scene twice. Other Saturday cases included a DWI for John Ray Berry and multiple minor penalties for Stinnett Weems and Peter Walker. Sunday added two more minor citations.
A light column recounts a birthday mix up as Mrs. Stokes and J. E. Teague learn colleagues forgot their joint birthday. The note blames a proofreading slip and admits editorial embarrassment while promising an in-person explanation.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Arrington of Ardmore visited Sunday and attended morning services at New Bethel Baptist Church. They are the parents of Mrs. Earl Goff.
A Thursday burst along Arkla Gas Company's high pressure line sent a rust cloud and dust to about 75 feet in the air. Residents fled the area in a panic, some reportedly breaking records as they ran to safety.
Mrs Rae Garrett hosted guests including Mr and Mrs Ray Carrick and Carl from Shawnee for the Oil Center revival meeting Friday night. Janice Chilcoat stayed with Sondra Garrett to attend the event. The Thelma Garrett group visited Rae Garrett after church, and Mrs Thelma Garrett and Sondra spent New Year’s Day in Shawnee with relatives.
Friends and families including Mr and Mrs Ray Curtis and family Mr and Mrs Kirk Duncan Mr and Mrs Richard Hamm and children and Mr and Mrs Ray Corrick and Carl attended the gathering in a show of shared community ties.
Mrs Mitte Barnes attended a Center Christmas tree event Sunday with her children pressing her to go. She caught a cold there and reports it worsens when she goes out, though she notes improvement. The note closes with well wishes for a quick recovery.
A man from Anglia was shot Saturday night and listed in serious condition in the hospital. The speaker recalls the men as they grew up and notes their older sister, Mrs. Velma McDonald, still lives in the community, expressing hope for the injured man’s quick recovery.
Mrs Leola Denham goes to Vaness Sunday church with her son and daughter-in-law Carl and Mrs Denham attending together.
Mrs. Helen Morris was admitted to Valley View Hospital Thursday night. Mrs. Hazel Price visited Mrs. Florence Henson Monday after Mrs. Henson visited Mrs. Price on New Year’s Day. Their children also visited. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Price traveled to Oklahoma City to see his doctor for a checkup.
The Prices and son Charles attended the game in Vanoss where the home team narrowly lost by a single point on Thursday night.
A brief social notice notes Mr and Mrs Fred Henson visiting Rae Garrett on Sunday following a call.
Harley Grove led the Thursday night service at Center Community Church. Darwin Cox of Ada will preach Friday night and again Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Everyone is invited to attend these services.
Mrs. Beulah Deatheridge of Ada and her Seminole sister visited their sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Keeling, for supper and attended church Sunday night. Mrs. Deatheridge once lived locally and is missed.
Mr and Mrs Richard Hamm and children from Shawnee attended church at Oil Center Sunday. They had dinner and supper with Mr and Mrs Pug Garrett and Son dra and joined a 2 pm service there.
Mr and Mrs Bob Gray and family visited New Year with Mrs Melba Gray and Carolyn. Bob Gray and sons visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Oren Gray. The Oren Grays went to Connerville Thursday afternoon for supper and an overnight stay with their children.
Kenneth Cole and Mr and Mrs Joe Gray with their son Fred Gray visited Friday with their family. The item notes a social gathering involving the Gray family and Kenneth Cole.
Lawrence report notes Mr and Mrs Lonnie Walker of Oklahoma City spent New Year's weekend with his brother Joe Walker.
Christmas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reese included her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gooch of Oklahoma City and Ray Reese of Topeka Kansas. The Reese family also visited Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gibson and Georgia Ann in Durant on Sunday.
David Davis and his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Davis spent New Year weekend in Oklahoma City with David Davis and family. The visit included extended family time and travel from Friday night into the weekend.
Christmas holiday visitors at the R. E. Young home include Riley Young and son Todd from Ada, John Snyder and wife from Tupelo, and Elmer Young with daughters Cindy and Pam from Oklahoma City.
Visitors at the Jack Davis home during Christmas holidays included their daughter and family from Irving Texas Mr and Mrs James Graham Mrs Shirley Davis and children from Colorado Springs Colorado and Mr and Mrs WB McLish from Ada Oklahoma.
Mrs. Ella Followill Ada aunt of Mr. Driver and Tra vis Driver with the Driver family join Mr. and Mrs. Eugene King and their children visiting the J. N. Driver home over New Year weekend.
Wednesday Mr and Mrs David Goodman and Carla visited Mr and Mrs J N Driver. Mr and Mrs Joe Walker spent Christmas holidays at Atoka with Mr Walker's parents Mr and Mrs D B Walker. Miss Carolyn Walker visited Oscar English Lehigh Christmas.
Guylene Ada visited Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher Tuesday. Ownbey family hosted and visited friends over weekend. May Johnson attended funeral services for Mrs Susan Evans at Lightning Ridge Saturday. Mrs Grant Johnson May and Mrs James F Walker and Keith of Lodi Calif visited New Year with Mrs Alva Johnson. They helped Walker and Keith catch the bus at Ada to return home after a 10 day visit.
Ada and Mr and Mrs Guy Lawson and Guylene joined Ada visiting Mrs Mollie Summers on Sunday.
Luther Taylor returned home Thursday from Valley View Hospital where he was treated for double pneumonia.
Grover Castleberry has returned to his home from Valley View Hospital Sunday. She is reported to be ill with the flu.
Mrs Jennie Tyree has been ill for several weeks at home. Thursday her condition worsened and she was visited by her doctor. Mrs Tyree is greatly improved at this time.
Bob Kelso of Ada visited Friday afternoon on the streets of Roff with friends. He grew up there and attended local schools and later married a girl from Roff.
Roy Davis temporarily of Muskogee returned home over the weekend to visit attend to business and to see his doctor.
Frank Hughes 19-year-old evangelist leads a youth driven revival at the Church of God of Prophecy 918 E Orchard. Hughes, formerly of Allen now in Coweta Oklahoma, serves as Oklahoma Youth Director. Vernon Pease invites the public to 7 15 pm services through January 20 with special singing and nightly prayers for the sick.
A two car crash five miles south of Tulsa killed 89 year old William Henry Williams of Henryetta. Williams rode as a passenger in Sammy Dale Fraley's car, which collided with Volo Rollo Fewell's Beggs driven vehicle. Fraley and Fewell survived with minor injuries. two other passengers were uninjured.
Thomas J. Davis is divorced from Zora L. Davis. Lois Vivian Hayes ends marriage with Clifford D. Hayes Sr. Alice Jane Standard's divorce from Otis Raymond Standard is finalized.
Two men were wounded in a tavern shooting on North Broadway Friday night. Victims Jess Burris and Hub Anglin remained hospitalized with Anglin in serious condition at Veterans Hospital. Officers investigate the incident at the 99 Bar with no charges filed yet. County Attorney Francis Mayhue and sheriff's deputies continue the inquiry.
Ada recorded its second wreck free day on Wednesday keeping January mishaps to nine. Six cases reached Municipal Court with three traffic violations. Speeding led to bonds forfeited by Alton Culbreath James Dew son and Robert Briscoe. Public drunkenness saw Howard King and Morrisey fined with amounts listed.
The Oklahoma Board of Agriculture lists prices paid to local producers for cash wheat and livestock. Wheat ranges around 2.01 to 2.13 per bushel across multiple towns. live broilers fetch 14 cents per pound while plant dressed fryers run 25.18 to 25.68 cents. Egg prices are posted by grade with large at 33 to 35 cents per dozen and medium around 27 to 33 cents. Butterfat holds at 50 to 60 cents per pound.
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