Lightning Ridge Church Attendance Dips Amid Illness
Sunday school attendance fell to 37 as illness kept several away. Visitors included Kenneth Childers family and Woody of Oklahoma City. Numerous locals and relatives are on the sick list or recently discharged from hospitals, with several hospital visits and home recoveries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Childers
Woody
Oklahoma City
Kenneth Stanfield
Ben Ownby
Arno Griffith
Mollie Summers
J. D. Jackson
Ben Ownbey
Bert Wright
Corley
Laura Johnson
Oklahomama City
Jess Farrow
Dorothy Lawson
Midwest City
W. E. McCullar
Robert McCullar
Lightning Ridge
Sam Fender
Old Midland
Mod Squad of Young Navy Officers Proves Itself
The Navy’s Mod Squad of seven destroyers led by younger officers impressed during a six month Mediterranean deployment with the 6th Fleet. Capt. Richard E. Nicholson says the unit demonstrated high operational readiness and could extend the concept to enlisted ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Mod
Naval Operations
6Th Fleet
Richard E. Nicholson
Josephus Daniels
Nicholson
Navy
U.S. Naval Academy
Merchant Marine Academy
Mischer
Blandy
Dupont
Hawkins
Furse
Connole
Vanoss Corene Mustain hosts Tammy Cravens baby shower
Mrs Corene Mustain and Mrs Christine Barnes hosted a baby shower for Tammy Lynne Cravens, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bobby Cravens, with a large list of attendees and visiting relatives. The item also notes town events, football at the Stanfields, and various visitations including out of town funeral attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Johnson
Margaret
Melody
Laveta Summers
Gaylon
Gertie Summers
Vaness
Bobby Cravens
Galey
Albert Cassady
Cassady
Mack Summers
Gaylen
Stratford
Ben Ownbey
Las Vegas
Nev
Johnny Griffith
Christine Barnes
Mary Cothren
Tammy Lynne Cravens
Lela Rose
Beatrice White
Pat Stone
Ina Enlow
Oma Enloe
Myra Sanders
M. R. Tucker
Lela Wall
Bill Lane
Mary Nell Grove
B. B. Ashley
Margaret Shackleford
Jack Caton
Aut McCullar
Pat Coffey
Lonnie Barnes
Daphna Harden
Jeanne Roberts
Laura John
Goldie Cornell
Pat Young
Buelah Briggs
Laura Cothren
Reba Stanfield
Thelma Perriman
Linda Webster
W. A. Shultz
Judy Caton
Jean Malloy
Nina Tiffin
Carol Neff
Naomi Stanfield
Darline Hunt
Alpha Childers
Mattie Miller
Hattie Davis
Grace Griffith
C. E. Childers
Eugene Stone
W. E. McCullar
Corene Mustain
Joyce
Nettie Ownbey
Charles Ownbey
Nettie Childers
Tammy
Jacky Caton
Ada
Jeff Bailey
Bessie Rushing
Randy Qualls
Jimmy Freeman
Vicki
W. A. Shults
Connie
Liz Nemecek
Darline Wall
Anita McCullar
Clarence Davis
Jack Mustain
Kevin Stanfield
Wayne Hunt
Joyce Cothren
Brian Ohlsen
Sam Primm
Dallas
Tex
Henry McKinney
Ft. Smith
Ark
Elbert Capps
White Oak
Accie Thomas
Sanford
Dewain Thomas
Amarillo
Bud Ragland
Austin Cook
O. H. Heath
Baby
Sondra Rhyles
Ladonna
Larry Rivers
Donna
Ronald Kelly
Oklahoma City
Jake Mgee
Alvie Griffith
McGee Home
Birthday Lockup Sparks Humorous Family Tale
Tim Smith locked his wife in an antique chastity belt for her 26th birthday. Their 3-year-old son Mark discarded the key, prompting Smith to cut the belt with a saw. He then drove his wife to the fire station where firefighters freed her with wire cutters. The wife called it a joke that wasn’t funny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Benfleet
England
Tim Smith
Mark
Smith
Bookmobile Schedule For Local Stops This Week
The bookmobile visits Nebo Dougherty Joy Gene Autry Lane Farris Dickson Mill Creek Mannsville Clarita Wardville Lehigh on multiple days. Monday routes run 9 to 4 30 with breaks at each stop. Wednesday Thursday and Friday follow set morning and afternoon windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebo
Dougherty
Joy
Gene Autry
Lane
Farris
Dickson
Mill Creek
Mannsville
Clarita
Richard Burton Tops 1971 British Box Office
Richard Burton was the biggest movie box office attraction in Britain in 1971, ahead of Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, according to Motion Herald in its annual survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Burton
Britain
Steve McQueen
Dustin Hoffman
Motion Herald
Maurice Stans Resigns to Aid Nixon Campaign
President Nixon announced the resignation of Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans and named Peter G. Peterson as his successor. Stans will work on Nixon’s 1972 re election bid, describing his move as serving the country by aiding the campaign while Stans is 63 and cites personal service to the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Peter G. Peterson
Stans
Red Baron interest sparks search for lost WWII friend Helmut
Charles Critchfield, a staff assistant at Oklahoma State Tech, seeks a German WWII prisoner known as Helmut who befriended him at Glennan General Hospital in 1944 45. Helmut gave a yellow paratrooper scarf as a token of friendship and disappeared during Saint Lo battles. Critchfield has limited details and hopes public notices or the German press will reunite them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Okla
Charles Critchfield
Critchfield
Oklahoma State Tech
Helmut
Munich
Germany
Glennan General Hospital
Manfred von Friederr Richthofen
Red Baron
P.J. Carisella
Wakefield, Mass
St. Lo
France
Woolworth to Close Ada Store This Spring
F W Woolworth Co will close its Ada outlet at 104 West Main on April 1 after decades in the community. Regional VP R C Ladd cites efficiency and economic operations, offers transfers to staff, notes no immediate plans for a new Ada store, and mentions a new tenant for the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
F. W. Woolworth Co
W. Main
R. C. Ladd
St. Louis
Ladd
Woolworth
Haney Heirs
Trout Access Points at Tenkiller and Blue River
Two trout access points lie below the dam at Tenkiller and about one mile north of the highway 64 bridge on the Illinois. Each site features a boat ramp picnic area and toilets with clear boundary signs and weekly or seasonal stocking. A 1972 fishing license plus a $1 trout permit and basic gear are required for a day of angling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenkiller
Illinois
Blue River
Farm labor costs rise while sheep inventory grows
The Crop Reporting Board reports a January 1 wage rate of 1.82 dollars per hour for room and board plus wages, up from 1.76 last year, with fringe-inclusive composite rate at 1.63 versus 1.58. Agriculture Department figures show 2,715,000 sheep and lambs on farms for slaughter markets, up 3 percent from a year earlier across 26 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crop Reporting Board
Washington
Agriculture Department
Citrus fruit intake and Vitamin C value
USDA statistics show per capita fresh oranges and grapefruit consumption near bananas at about 20 pounds per person yearly. Fresh citrus is the best Vitamin C source, which the body cannot store long term, so tablets have short lived effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S.D.A
Ada Area Braces For Hazardous Roads In Ice Storm
Ice forecast from Weathermen shows freezing drizzle and snow in the north and freezing rain in the south with western Oklahoma to taper Friday. Ada area routes face extreme hazards mid morning and traffic jams form at the bypass and SH 19 while bridges suffer slippery conditions. officials say they can only sand trouble spots as emergency crews stand by in case the storm worsens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Stuart Ronald
Highway Department
Ada
Ada Area
Ronald
SH 19
Tulsa Citizens Fail To Halt Hair Performance Thursday
Tulsa AP report says the city commission refused to stop the musical Hair after a protest led by David Noble of the Christian Crusade. Protesters cited Bible verses and HUAC transcripts while opponents argued the city should allow the production already approved 3-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
City Commission
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
David Noble
Billy James Hargis
Christian Crusade Church
Hunters urged to send in bird bands with harvest info
Enfield notes many hunters save or misplace bands and then recall the instruction printed on the band. Hunters should mail bands to the State Game Farm at the Environmental Center in El Reno or forward band numbers and harvest location data to a county Game Ranger or the Department of Wildlife Conservation at 1801 N Lincoln, Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enfield
el Reno
Department of Wildlife Conservation
N. Lincoln
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Rosa Ponselle Serenaded by Immaculate Heart Choir
Former Metropolitan Opera star Rosa Ponselle received a surprise Christmas serenade at her Maryland home from the Immaculate Heart of Mary choir. The event followed Ponselle’s Christmas cards featuring a portrait of a 35-boy choir.
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Miss May Johnson
John Summers
Asher
Mary Rycroft
Mary Ellen
Paul Sumers
Brenda
Guy Lawson
Sarah Lou Hughey
Latta
Fat’ King
Bob Hatcher
Robert
Darryl
Albert
Doc” Summers
May Johnson
Mr. Jackson
Okla— City
Monay
Farrell Sales
Mod Squad
Vanoss
Written By
Bonita Farmer
Robert Pierce
Angela Mosley
Ricky Thomas
Rhonda Holland
Ann Eaves
Judy Stephens
Kay Slaughter
Bobb Pennington
Roth McGill
del City
Roy Cothren
Wayne Cothren
Luther Miller
Burton
Neuburg
U.S. War Department
West German War Department
TROUT
Chamber of Commerce
Robert J. LaFortune
Noble
HUAC
Braxton Sawyer
Ft. Smith, Ark
Harvey Heller Jr
Commission
Rosa
U.S
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