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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1963
Page
3
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Brown of Centrahoma spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Boddy in a casual local social gathering.
Rae Thompson and daughter Linda hosted a dinner for Bunny Rogers on his birthday January 20. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Rogers and their children Steve Stanley Susan Sammy and Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson and their children Kent Lauri Kelly and Donnie Crownover. Mrs. Rogers Sammy and Scott visited Friday with her brother Bill Thompson and family.
Mr and Mrs Howard Ganus with Mike and Cathy attended a Friday dinner at Pauli. Doug Hale and Mike Ganus went to the basketball game that night between Pauls Valley and Durant in Pauls Valley.
Several members attended the dedication services for the new church building in Rofs Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Alf Mensay, Mrs. Lorene Owens and Mrs. Ben Flatt were among those attending.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave McCoy of Ada visited Mrs. McCoy's brother John Clouse and Mrs. Clouse Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Lloyd Lynch underwent surgery Wednesday morning at Valley View Hospital and is reported to be recovering well.
Mr and Mrs Leo Clouse were mentioned in a brief social item noting an event involving their son Don John Clouse on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Edgar Trow had surgery at Valley View Hospital last week. The health update notes a routine procedure with no complications reported and her expected recovery in coming days at home.
A son and his California family recently visited Mr and Mrs Re mind. The gathering highlighted extended.family ties and a warm reunion during the season.
Rev and Mrs Steve Lilley visited Mr and Mrs Pete Anderson Thursday evening and Mr and Mrs Dave Romind Friday evening in a sequence of neighborhood social calls.
Gary Cooper son of Rev and Mrs Floyd Cooper of Atwood has been a patient in Valley View Hospital for ten days. He is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Claude Cooper.
Mr and Mrs Denman Flowers spent Sunday visiting Mr and Mrs J D Flowers and their sons in St Louis, sharing time with relatives and relatives in the area.
Mr and Mrs Edward Killian announce the birth of a son born January 21. The infant weighed six pounds nine and a half ounces and has been named Edward Keith. Mrs Killian is the former Ollie Mae Henry.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Smith of Ada visited with his sister Mrs Farren Haverty and Mrs Betty Thornton Sunday afternoon. Ann Miller of Jesse community spent weekend with Cathy Ganns. Mrs Izola McKeel and Margaret visited Mr and Mrs Leon McMinn and Mrs W J Baugh Sunday afternoon. The small son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Hunt was ill Thursday. Lea Ona reported very cold weather and frozen water lines. Jack Griffith was in Lubbock when Lea Ona called.
Mrs. Maggie Sawyers reports her step-son Fred Sawyers was in a recent car wreck and is now a patient at Veterans Hospital in Muskogee.
Mrs Denman Flowers renews her subscription to The Ada Weekly News. The short item confirms continued loyalty and support for local reporting.
The Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church reported 46 in Sunday school. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Carl Tate of Tulsa. Rev Dean Thompson delivered the morning and evening messages.
Mrs. Dorothy Shaw and Roger dropped by Friday to visit Mrs. Leo Nelson. On Wednesday Mrs. Nelson called on Mrs. Lizzie Nelson and on Monday evening visited Mrs. J. W. Kirkes.
Mrs Paul Duncan has been released from Valley View Hospital after major surgery about a week ago. Her condition is reported to be good.
Mr and Mrs Tom Walls attended a Monday night gathering with Mr and Mrs Leo Scott and Sherry.
Reverend and Mrs Earlin Haskins visited Sunday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Euel Haskins and their child in Wanette Oklahoma.
Ada resident Mrs Mary Kurkendall visited Sunday with her daughter Mrs M C Hood and family, sharing time together in the county hometown.
Chester Mayo of Redding California spent the past week visiting Mr and Mrs Richard Eat on and their children.
Mr and Mrs Cliff Mears and Mrs Etta Hightower visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Don Henson and children.
Those visiting last week with Nora Roper Sybil Collins and Bobby Joe included David Coots Sherry and Jimmy Moore Forrest Dyer Ada Norvelle Rowe Center Ethel Bess Larry Newby Jerry Sellers and Tina Fraley. Collins and Fraley visited Friday night with Harm Fraley Stratford.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tate of Tulsa spent the weekend with the parents Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Tate and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nelson, highlighting family gathering in the area.
Mr and Mrs Euel Haskins and children of Wanette visited Saturday with Rev and Mrs Earlin Haskins, sharing a family gathering and fellowship.
Mrs J T Teters and Roy Teters from Byng visited Monday with Mrs Paul Duncan.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Pipes and Roger Dale and Mr and Mrs Al vis Griffith were guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Thomason and Mrs Alice Crawford Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Ed Files visited the Thomasons Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Mardis of Roff were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arno Griffith on Sunday. Mrs. Arno Griffith visited her mother Mrs. J D Brice in Ada Thursday morning.
Mrs Arno Griffith Mrs Guy Lawson and Guylene Ada and Miss May Johnson visited Mrs Hatcher Thursday. Also mentioned are Mrs Ercy Ownbey Mrs Barney Hall Mrs Cletus Kelley and Larry in attendance.
At the Miles Kimmel home Tuesday afternoon a wedding shower gathered guests including Mrs Ercy Own bey Mrs Ben Ownbey Mrs Shel by Stanfield Miss May Johnson and Mrs Arno Griffith for Mrs Wylie Webster.
Mrs. Simon Young with Elaine and Clay visited Monday with Mrs. Grant Johnson and May. Mrs. J. E. Woolley and Sherry visited the Johnsons on Wednesday.
Mrs Ercy spoke with her son Sam Wade in Chicago on Wednesday night. Sam Wade reports his wife Virgie underwent two operations in under a week and is now progressing well.
Mrs Guy Lawson and Guylene Ada spent Tuesday morning with her mother Mrs Molly Summers, according to a local social note.
Recent visitors included Mrs. Earl Stewart Fitzhugh Mrs. Herbert Griffith Roff and Loren Hughey Lawrence Mrs. Stewart also visited her mother Mrs. J. E. Dunn.
Mr and Mrs Leo MecNinch and Mr and Mrs Don McNinch traveled to Oklahoma City on a recent business trip.
Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey attended the funeral for Mr and Mrs B B Jackson in Stratford on Wednesday. Mr Jackson died Saturday and his wife Edith died Sunday. The notice extends sympathy to the Jackson and Woolley families for recent losses.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thomason join Mrs. Alice Crawford for a daytime social event.
Mr and Mrs Ed Files spent Sunday in the Bill Thomason home. Mr and Mrs Ernest Pipes and Roger visited Mr and Mrs Thomason and Mrs Alice Crawford Saturday night.
Roger went to Sulphur on Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Williams and their daughter.
Mrs. Evert Summers visited Mrs. Alvie Griffith Saturday afternoon. Summers and Mack stopped by the Griffith home Sunday after church for a short visit. Alvie Griffith visited in the Jake Mc Gee home Sunday afternoon.
Attendees included Roy Cantwell Ab Summers Mr and Mrs Bill Dansby Law rence and Mr and Mrs Marvin Hunt with children visiting Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert Sunday.
Sunday visitors with Mrs. J. E. Dunn included Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Stewart Jr. of Fitzhugh along with Mrs. Shelby Stanfield. Shelby Stanfield, Mrs. Ercy Ownbey and Mrs. Arno Griffith attended the singing convention at Lightning Ridge Sunday afternoon.
Miss May Johnson was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arno Griffith Thursday. She visited in the Joe Thompson home Friday while her car was in the shop.
Mr and Mrs Loren Hughey visited with Mr and Mrs Shelby Stanfield Saturday evening.
Mrs M P Ownbey entertained Sunday afternoon with guest Mrs Ev ert Summers adding a social note to the community gathering.
Mr and Mrs Ercy Ownbey traveled to Ada on business midweek then returned via Roff and visited Mr and Mrs Jeff Fussell.
Mrs Loren Hughey of Lawrence and Paul Summers of Ada visited their mother Mrs Molly Summers on Sunday afternoon.
Sandra Hall, Charles Hall, and their grandmother visited Mrs. Bob Hatcher recently, sharing time and conversation during an informal gathering.
Mrs Leo McNinch accompanied Mr and Mrs A L McNinch of Stratford to a doctor last week. The 80 year old Mr McNinch was suffering from the mumps.
Mr and Mrs Joe Summers and Anita Joe Pickett with Mr and Mrs Alvis Griffith were guests Saturday of Mrs Evert Summers and Mack. Summers and Mack visited W D Floyd and Cindy Gaar Corner on Thursday. The Summers visited in the Roy Cantwell home Friday evening. Gene Summers and baby Pauls Valley visited Gene's mother and brother Mrs Evert Summers and Mack on Tuesday.
Gayle McNinch entertained 17 friends at her home on Friday night with a slumber party. Mr and Mrs Don McNinch took the girls to Vaness for a basketball game and on their return they played games and records all night. Gayle’s mother said the girls did not go to bed and she only got about a half hour of sleep.
Mrs Aun McCullar visited with her daughter Anita and Mrs Ben Ownbey on Sunday, sharing time together.
Anita McCullar went home with Charles Ownbey Sunday from Sunny school.
Miss May Johnson invites her Sunday school class to attend and aid the adult class in winning the contest ending January 27.
Mrs. Vernice Davis finishes the first semester at East Central State College this week and does not plan to enroll in the second semester. She was recently called to Cooperton to attend funeral services for her brother in law.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Burleson left during a storm for a long awaited vacation. They traveled through Louisiana and Georgia to Van Texas where they were joined by Mrs Burlesons sister and brother in law. They visited relatives and attended a polled Hereford sale in Georgia with plans to buy stock and return to the cattle business. They were due back Monday.
Mrs. Homer Hendrix underwent minor surgery at Sugg Clinic last Thursday morning. Mrs. Rosa Tinsley visited the clinic for treatment, both women returning home the same day. Mrs. Beulah Hathaway and Mrs. Raymond Laseman called on their friend Mrs. Ethel Tolliver in Ada Thursday morning. Tolliver is recovering from a severe cold.
Mrs Callie Simpson has returned home from Valley View Hospital where she underwent treatment during the past week.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Knight sold their farm east of town and purchased land north of Ross. They are finishing a new house and expect to move soon. The Church of Christ held open house and dedication services at its new building Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. N. E. Davidson returns home to recuperate from a long illness after care with her daughter Mrs. Ernest Cushman and son-in-law in Fort Worth. She was moved by ambulance to Valley View Hospital and later stayed with Cushman in Ada hospital. The Cushmans plan to remain at her bedside until full recovery then she will visit Fort Worth again for an extended stay.
W. A. Evans has been a patient at Valley View Hospital several days. He is being treated for flu. Mr. and Mrs. Tully made a business trip and kept an appointment with their doctor in Sulphur last Tuesday.
Ben Ownbey and Erey Ownbey visited Charley Nelson Sunday afternoon, according to the report.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Kinsey of Vaness were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey on Wednesday night.
The text notes a second blast of cold weather arriving Friday night with expectations of further cold conditions. A Bakersfield report mentioned unusually low readings around 2 degrees while Los Angeles enjoyed 80 degree warmth, highlighting contrasting regional climates.
Mrs. Edna Etchieson attended a 4H club safety meeting at the Ada courthouse last Thursday.
The Rofs Baptist Church begins a Bible study course Wednesday night continuing for five weeks. Mrs Beulah Hathaway will teach a beginners class.
Roff Home Demonstration Club schedules a February 2 coffee and food sale with proceeds benefiting the March of Dimes and Heart funds. The organizing committee includes Mrs. L. W. Laseman, Mrs. Everett Bryant, and Miss Lenora Johnston.
Sgt. and Mrs. George Washington will arrive in Ross around January 20 for a visit. They have lived in Alaska the past years, retired, and plan a long Florida vacation before choosing a new home. Both are former Roff residents and are welcomed home after years in Washington D C and Alaska.
Mr and Mrs J M Nance hosted their son Haskell Nance and Loree from Oklahoma City with their visit families this Sunday. Mrs Haskell Nances father Mr Watson joined from Sherman Texas and traveled back to Oklahoma City with them. The column notes with regret the Chapman family’s move from the community, and Maurice Current attended funeral services recently.
Wednesday for Buel and Edith Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were Stratford residents. Funeral services and burial were in Strat. Visiting Sunday with the Currents were their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Balthrop and Tracy, Pauls Valley, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Myers, Byng.
Mrs Inez Hobbs and daughters Shirley and Norma spent Friday night with Mr and Mrs J R Pendergrass. Sunday visits included their son John his wife and son Gary and Dr George Stephens and Dr James Thomas of Ada.
Mr Cecil Hobbs and family visited Sunday with his brother Buster Hobbs. They are visiting Mrs Sliger and her parents Mr and Mrs Andrew Sliger, who was admitted to Valley View Hospital Friday and is seriously ill. The writer notes Mr Sliger is a brother of Mrs J R Pendergrass and an uncle of the correspondent.
Mrs Eula Labass and her daughters Bonnie and Vicki spent a Sunday afternoon with her parents Mr and Mrs Ira Wommack and Jon Ann.
Sunday visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McNeill included Eddie Wayne Harber and his friend Dewayne Hammon from Sulphur. Miss Kay Anson also visited the McNeill household during the weekend.
A group of Oakman residents joined a dedication ceremony for a newly completed facility. Local officials and community members celebrated the opening with remarks and a reception.
Byng High School hosted games Saturday despite cold weather. The girls teams defeated Purcell while the boys fell by one point. A junior high girls game between Byng and Homer also took place.
At Coalgate the Byng junior high team reached the semi finals by defeating Coalgate Friday night. They lost the Saturday final to Atoka while players include Gloster Caton Eugene Caton Don Cook Donita McNeill Sharon Wynn Carolyn Nickell and former Oakman standouts Ronnie Cooley and Michael Munc rief.
The Byng High School girls team features a player formerly from Oak Man who attended grade school in the area, highlighting local roots within the squad.
Leon Berryman of Oklahoma City spent the weekend visiting his aunt Mrs Zora Lee, returning home after the stay.
Mrs Myrtle Smith and Mrs Zora Lee visited Thursday with Gussie Lillard. Mrs Flora Carter visited Sunday afternoon with Gussie.
Residents of Oakman extend sympathy to Earl Myers and all relatives of William Myers. Bill Myers of Byng died last Wednesday. Funeral and burial were held Friday afternoon in Byng. Earl Myers, Oakman, a brother, is among the survivors.
The report notes urban to rural accident ratios at three to two and urban to rural traffic death ratios at one to four and a half, indicating higher rural fatality shares despite more urban crashes.
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