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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1969
Page
3
The column chronicles visits and travels across Ada and nearby towns. It lists numerous families visiting kin, weekend trips to Oklahoma City, birthday coffees, hospital updates, and local gatherings with many named residents and places such as Fort Worth Tex McAlester and Lake Eufaula.
Local society notes describe a wedding shower hosted by Mrs. Faye Wallace for Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitesell with assisting hostesses and a bouquet centerpiece. Other items list visits, hospital surgeries, and family announcements across Comanche and neighboring towns including Valley View Hospital, Camp Pendleton, and Blue River. Harvey Johnson becomes a great great uncle. Donna Jean is born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sturdivant.
Doneta Norton reports that Mr and Mrs Jimmy Tatum visited Ada and Kansas relatives. Kenneth Beam and others hosted Orville Ryan and Stuart Paducha Texas visitors, with Richard Allen and family in Bertha Bear. Luke Beam remains a Valley View Hospital patient as Kinney family trips unfold.
Resthaven Nursing Home in Stonewall hosted a birthday party Tuesday July 17 honoring three residents. Josie McCormick aged 67, Dewaine Ray 27, and May Worman 48 received cakes and fruit punch baked by Mrs. Boda Hisaw and Mrs. T. P. Daniel, with serving help from Mrs. Wendell Price and Mrs. Simon Patton. Guests were seated for cake and punch, then sang Happy Birthday and posed for photos with the celebrants.
The Allen Extension Homemakers group met Wednesday afternoon July 15 at the home of Mrs. O. H. Fanning. Mrs. Bill Jestes led the program and discussions covered low calorie diets and the nation’s birth date. Minutes by Mrs. Horace Hamilton. refreshments served. Next meeting set for August 20 at Mrs. Jim Mullins’ home.
Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education heard plans for a statewide educational television network. They favor a move, view Texas as a model, and note Tulsa's channel service could cover Tulsa, Bartlesville, and Ponca City. Estimated setup about 150000 dollars with annual 50000, funded by industry memberships at about 3500 dollars yearly per member.
Two 22 year old Norwegian women broke gender barriers aboard a tanker as deckhand and engine hand. They joined about 4,000 women serving as radio officers, stewards, cooks and stewardesses in the Norwegian merchant fleet. Captain Aamodt supports the program, noting women can match men in the engine room or on deck and are more reliable, though retention is a challenge as many marry before advancing. As of late 1968, 3,921 women worked on Norwegian ships, with money and opportunities drawing many aboard despite social hurdles.
At 3 54 a m a blaze nearly destroyed the F Ligon residence at 824 West 1st. Only one room of the aluminum covered wood frame house remained, heavily damaged. Arson suspected after an explosion, with a state fire marshal from Oklahoma City to assist. No injuries. A separate garage on Sandy Creek Road between Ada and the old bridge sustained damage to a pickup and structure. The Ligon family is away on vacation.
Sophia Loren films in the Soviet Union at Khlebnikovo near Minsk with Marcelo Mastroianni for Sunflower. She laments missing seven month old Carlo Ponti Jr. in Rome, saying he will make his screen debut later in the film.
Outdoor furniture requires diligent care to stay looking good. Proper surface preparation, rust removal, and priming are essential before repainting metal. Use rust inhibiting primer, roughen glossy surfaces, and consider base coats or enamel finishes. Aluminum and wood need specific prep, with spraying often best for wicker and rattan.
Six county women joined the State Homemakers Conference at OSU. Led by Martha Mote, home extension director, the group included five Ponto Tec County members: Mrs. Raymond Verble, incoming president. Mrs. Ruod Briggs, education committee. Mrs. Aut McCullar, T. Mrs. Bill Hart, safety. and Mrs. Charley Donn, county secretary. About 400 homemakers attended statewide sessions in OSU facilities.
Mr and Mrs Glenn L Hughes of Houston announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth to Roy Robert Liston son of Mr and Mrs Jack D Liston of San Antonio The couple will marry at Bethany Christian Church Houston in August Bethany Christian Church Houston will host the ceremony Elizabeth is a mathematics major at Trinity University San Antonio Liston is a business management major at the University of Texas and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity
The Rev and Mrs Lee E Martins of Center will host an old fashioned ice cream social in their back yard this Saturday July 28 at 7 30 p m The Martins who married four weeks ago invite neighbors to attend The Rev Martin is pastor of the Baptist Mission and says everyone is welcome
Peach Shortcake Ring is described as a traditional dish for summer with biscuit base and canned cling peaches. The recipe details making a peach sauce from syrup, arranging peach slices on a dough ring, baking at 425 degrees for about 18 to 20 minutes, and serving warm with peach sauce. The article cites Cecily Brownstone, Associated Press Food Editor, and notes versatility for lunch, supper, or brunch.
NY AP report notes Jacqueline Kennedy and John F Kennedy sparred over White House spending. former secretary Mary Beretti Gallagher reveals in Ladies Home Journal excerpts that Kennedy sought reports on expenditures, with Jackie cutting staff salaries post assassination but maintaining service demands. Gallagher cites 1963 spending declines and pregnancy limiting purchases.
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