Oakman Bible Youth Notes and Community Roundup
Mildred Lee records a busy Oakman week with Sunday school totaling 60 and church attendees rising to 34 at night. The column lists numerous visitors, musical selections, baptisms, midweek services, and community events across Oakman and nearby Fittstown, including family visits, trips, picnics, and a funeral in Las Cruces New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakman
Patty Jackson
Donal Hilton
Bro
David Gentry
Fittstown
Ruby Doolen
Vamoosa
Gloria Jackson
Mike
Jamie Morgan
Kim Williams
Houston
Ten Thousand Angels
Anna Marie Haley
David
Norma Stettler
Kay Haley
Debbie
Jeanne
Steven
Marci Hobbs
Harold
Eddie
Vicki Kinstner
Shawn
Kelly Roddy
Roy Manuel
David Cox
Ronald
Mary Hilton
Debbie Gentry
Bea
Marcella Jackson
Home
Carl Jackson
Becky Alexander
Keri Dawn
Christ
Donal
Patty
Ben Jackson
Virgle Winters
What
Savior
Isiah
Onella Manuel
Wanda Billings
Arthur Pipkins
Francis
Lonnie V. Manuel
Buck Flatt
V. Manuel
J. W. Berryman
Helen Loman
Ada
Sharon Cook
Elmer Lee
Grace Henry
Robert Kinstner
Vicki
Oklahoma City
Erma Kinstner
Gainesville
Tex
Marshall
David Hodge
Eddie Kinstner
Vi Lance
Sue Manuel
Roy
Danny
Stanly Lillard
Keith
Jeff
Lonnie R. Manuel
Onelia Manuel
Mark
Reta Patty
Harry McVelia
Bill Core
Abilene
Edna Sever
T. H. Haley
Kay
Myrtle Smith
Kirby Williams
Keven
George Carter
Angie Wright
Nora Hobbs
Sylvia Bartlett
Laura Townson
Jeanette Koopman
Garland Bundy
Sunshine Sunday church service draws wide local attendance
Sunday services led by Bro. Don Parr drew large crowds at the Sunshine church. Special songs were performed by Beatrice Wyche and Cuba Heard. Numerous visitors from Oklahoma and Seattle visited relatives and neighbors, with hospital updates for Mary Jo Green and Lucille Hobgood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Parr
Beatrice Wyche
Cuba Heard
Jess
Roberta
Danny Betts
Seattle
Wash
Phillis
Michell Silva
Mary Jo Green
Valley View Hospital
Virgie Hewett
Melissa Green
California
Lucille Hobgood
Ruby Ashley
Larry Heard
Jess Betts
Danny
Claude Hewett
Bill Oliver Sr
Dailey Phillips
Clyde Hobgood
J. D. Underhill
Roff
Local Visitation Notes From Ada and Missouri Inquiries
Corene Mustain and Laura Cothren visited Mrs Sonya Jolley Saturday. Ardent family updates include Mike Pedersen calling from abroad and soon returning from Saudi Arabia for a 30 day vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Tiffin
J. B. Boyd
Dallas
Mildred Kent
Calif
Mike Tiffin
Pat Bolin
Bill Thomas
Ada
Wayne Cothren
Jeremy
Corene Mustain
Sonja Jolley
Lisa
Susan
Amy
Ray Cothren
Curtis Wiley
Curtis Lee
Jimmy Wooley
Stuart
Wooley
Jeanette
Wiley’s
Lillie Mae Webster
Arden L. Coffey
Woodrow Coffey
J. L. McGee
Virlie Branscum
Missouri
Bowling
Laura Cothren
Sonya Jolley
Mustain
Mike Pedersen
Saudi Arabia
Far East
Lightning Ridge church notes and community visits
The Lightning Ridge Baptist Church drew 45 Sunday attendees with several visitors and later worshippers. Rev. M E Mercer from Oklahoma City preached both sermons in the pastor’s absence, as Mrs. Mercer and other relatives visited. The piece catalogs local visits, anniversaries, outings, ice cream socials, and a brief note on mugwump political slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning Ridge Baptist Church
M. E. Mercer
Oklahoma City
Don Newby
M. E
Cora Mercer
Stratford
Dwayne Ward
Eddie
Westminster
Calif
Virgil Miller
Lightning Ridge
Dean Kelley
Dale
Cletus Kelley
Lee Dobbins
Kenneth Stanfield
Aun McCullar
Stephanie Cravens
Curtis Wylie
Curtis Lee
Stuart
Jeanette
Jimmie Wooley
Wylie
Jimmie
Freewill Baptist Church
Roy Laxton
Kenneth Johnston
May Johnson
Tolcher Takes Command of Salvation Army in Ada
Capt. Roy C. Tolcher, 32, becomes head of the Salvation Army in Ada replacing Capt. John Tolan who left for Shawnee. Tolcher, with wife Mary Dell, has served in Oklahoma and other states and will office at 115 N. Oak with family residence at 923 W. 23rd. The thrift shop moved back to 904 W. 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Tolcher
Salvation Army
Ada
John Tolan
Shawnee
Tolcher
N. Little Rock
Ark
W. Virginia
North
South Carolina
Capt
W. 23Rd
Betty
Capt. Tolcher
N. Oak
W. 10Th
HEW Grants ECU Programs Three Grants Total 378514
East Central University receives 164298 for Upward Bound 116574 for Disadvantaged Students and 97642 for Talent Search from HEW. Grants fund first year of each three year program with potential future awards. ECU President Dr. Stanley Wagner notes continuation of long running programs aiding low income and underprepared students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central University
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U. S
Wes Watkins
Stanley Wagner
ECU
Upward Bound
Prints Shown Sold Friday at East Central University
About 600 original prints spanning six centuries will be on exhibit Friday at East Central University in the North Lounge of the Student Union. D J Lafon chairs the art department and notes the Ferdinand Roten Galleries collection from Baltimore. The public show runs 1 to 8 pm with a Roten representative answering questions and discussing other prints from Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central University
D. J. Lafon
ECU
Ferdinand Roten
Baltimore
Roten
Lafon
ECU Art Department
Fitzhugh Boasts New Fire Truck
Fitzhugh unveils its first fire engine a lime green 300 gallon truck rebuilt from a U S Army vehicle. James and Charles Morrow renovated it in their father’s shop, funded by donations after a $1300 one night fundraiser, with Pontotoc County supplying the pump and parts. Volunteers welcome to join the Fitzhugh Fire Department serving an eight to ten mile radius. Call 332-0679 332-4813 456-7507 or 456-7392 for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh
U.S. Army
Pontotoc County
District 3
James
Charles Morrow
James Morrow
Johnnie Boring
Morrow
Fitzhugh Fire Department
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Mark Manuel
Ted Deaton
Lee’s Park
Cooky
Trudy Woods
Steve Sullivan
James Winters
Tim Riggs
Edd Berryman
Mark Brewer
Dixie
Manuel Pond
Buster Hobbs
Avana Hobbs
Charles Jones
David Stettler
C.T.S. At Center
Jolene Watkins
Santa Anna
Ola Joplin
Richard
John Ritchey
McAlester
Otis Ritchey
Shirley Castoe
Tiger Mountain
James Royce Castoe
Ft. Sill
James Castoe
Linvell Lillard
Alene Brodam
Seminole
Lela Foster
General Foster
Luke Savoie
Westwego
C. H. Hampton
Bob Sanders
Longview
Hampton
Johnie Brassfield
Judy
Janett
Shawn Brassfield
Joe Bevers
Lake Eufaula
M. J. Kellin
Charles Berryman
Stacy
Tommy Hubbard
Melissa
Cammy
Tammy
Wintersmith Park
Hollis Kite
Holly
Andria
Latta
Davis
Johnny McKnight
Stacy Berryman
Melissa Hubbard
B. J. Ainsworth
Las Cruces
N.N
Roy Coffee
Lois Lee
J. E. Coffee
Anaheim
Cathryn Hobbs
Las Cruses
N.M
Shirley Bilbee
Colorado
W. C. Coffee
Farmersville
Elmer Crawford
Lateresa
Henry Beam
Chris Quinton
Broken Bow
Donald Norman
Oden
Max Hibbard
Elva Duvall
J. D. Fulton
Cuba Roberts
Tulsa
J. E. Roberts
Springfield
Eugene Hobbs
Marci
Jerry Slammons
Shelly
Ray Goodmiller
Lynette
Janis
Lesa
Steve
David Sullivan
Virgie Winters
Sonia
Bessie Atwood
Doyle Atwood
Bobby
Jerry Atwood
Kent
Kent Atwood
Keri
Bob Cantrell
Kert
Roy Gentry
Lori
W. A. Lee
Elmer Ragland
Marion Lee
Galey
Karl Lee
Rebee
Travis
Shanna
Dorothy Snelson
Kim
Lindsay
Alice Smith
Sue Weldon
Billy Lee
Richard Henry
Cheri
Kent Lee
San Frances Nursing Home
Lydia Jones
Clyde Hobgood Jr
Sand Springs
Jo Bill Buckmaster
Annie Belt
Martha Hatches
Delmer Reed
J. B. Eager
Vernie Henley
Okemah Buckmaster
Buck
Jean
Bromide
Mary Jane Harbour
Jerry Brown
Claude
Bill Oliver Jr
Buck Heard
Gary
Shirley
Amy Barnett
Royce Phillips
Sandy Austin
Billie
Jimmie Stephens
Mary Phillips
Joy
Artie Lane White
Julie Wyche
Jim Wyche
Maude Morgan
R. W. Edwards
Fannie Calloway
Wheeler
Lorene
Kathy Campbell
Okemah
Jimmie Campbell
Fort Hood
Bill Peterson
Vanoss
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Teresa Barnett
Ethel Reed
Clinton Barbee
Richardson
Nettie Ownbey
Vera Hunter
Pauls Valley
Ownbey
Ector McCullar
Walter Weir
Jeff Bailey
Mike Bailey
Weir
Tammy Cravens
Alvie Griffith
Lloyd Briggs
Stillwater
Necia
Leslie
Wynnewood
Mack Summers
Rosa Lee Cottrell
Joe Summers
Pickett
Gaylon
Garland
Nettie Hodges
Mack
Loveta Summers
Cottrell Mission
Howard Welch
George Welch
Clint
Vicki Welch
Sue Martin
Vanita
Robert Brown
Ricky
Amarillo
Robert
May Shumard
Brown
Marvin Briggs
Briggs
Laveta
Gertie Summers
Alvie
Cleo Griffith
J. C
Beulah Coulson
Tara
Mark Huggins
Edd Huff
L. B
Nancy Coulson
Gene Cagle
Gainsville
L. B. Coulson
Sandy
Randy
Audrey Welch
Kevin
Naomi Stanfield
Brenda Phillips
Laura
Stephen
Leon Barnett
Lake Arbuckle
U.S
James G. Blaine
Roy Tolcher
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