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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1966
Page
2
Miss Patsy Jeanette Thompson and Ronnie Seben West pledged vows at First Methodist Church Stonewall in a 7 p.m. ceremony officiated by Rev. Charles Watson. The couple, both educators, will teach in Prague after a wedding trip to Eastern Oklahoma.
The Women's Auxiliary of Oil Center Pentecost Holiness Church hosted a gift shower Tuesday night for Mr. and Mrs. Donnie Lamb at the church. Attendees and donors included numerous local families and church members, with gifts opened by Phyllis Lamb, Cathy Tucker, Roger Lamb, and Jeanette Farmer.
Mr and Mrs 2 L Delaplain Route 1 Stonewall recently returned from a brief visit to Mexico City They toured the pyramids Aztec ruins markets and museums witnessed a bull fight and saw the National Cathedral Their high point was a visit to the National Palace office of the Mexican president where officials gave them a special photo of President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz They sought firsthand exposure to Mexican culture and people South of the Border experiences.
Josie McCormick was honored Thursday at a birthday party at Resthaven Nursing Home in Stonewall. Frisco Homemakers Group hosted with hostesses Mrs. Boda Hisaw, Mrs. Bud Brooks, Mrs. Buck Daniel, Mrs. Alfred Baylis and Mrs. Simon Patton serving homemade Neapolitan ice cream and cookies. Attendees included Josie McCormick and a list of neighbors and friends.
Mrs. Frank Tillery aged 80 observed her July 19 birthday with a party at the Allen home of her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Bill Elmore in Homer. A pink rose adorned cake, new eyeglasses as a gift and a neighbor’s bouquet highlighted the celebration.
Acily Browrost presents a menu idea featuring make ahead crabmeat rolls and a salad bowl with cantaloupe and ice cream. The note encourages preparing the main dish ahead and heating before serving for a ready to eat meal.
A vintage recipe combines crabmeat with lemon juice onion pulp and mustard folded with undiluted cream of celery soup celery and green pepper. Stuffed into shallow pie plates topped with buttered crumbs and paprika bake at 400 degrees until bubbling and golden for about 20 minutes yielding three servings.
Weekend visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Gibson in Stonewall include Mrs. Lee Elliott Fitzhugh Mr. and Mrs. John Gibson Johnny and Pamela Yukon Mr. and Mrs. Troy Gibson and Cindy Oklahoma City Mrs. Jim Greenlee James and Kelly Joe Broken Arrow Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gipson and Scotty Stonewall Mr. and Mrs. Phil B Ritter and Kathy Anaheim Calif Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Elliott Atoka Mra. Clara Pharr and Lee Pharr Jesse Bud Gipson Stonewall and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stone Marty and Clay Stonewall Notebooks who like to try foreign recipes grape leaves packed in brine should be rinsed and drained before using. The grape leaves take to in- If you are ambitious and foresting rice stuffings want to bike them you''ll find fruit turnovers are wonderful to dike along on a picnic.
Thrifty classifieds note deals on mail, cook, and saving, urging readers to buy, sell, or rent. The ad cites contact numbers FE 24133 and FE 24453 for inquiries and results. It emphasizes practical options in a small ads section.
The Lula Homemakers Group held its annual family picnic Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Doyin Stonecipher’s home with fried chicken dessert ice cream and cake. A business session led by Mrs. Walter Brooks named Mrs. W. B. Hokett as delegate to the Homemakers Conference in Stillwater and announced August hosting by Mrs. Fred Watford.
An ice cream and cake social at Fire Station No. 2 grounds Tuesday aimed to organize a Sulphur firemen's auxiliary. Mrs. Carl Hickman led efforts, reading a letter from Mrs. Joyce Wilmontt, state auxiliary president, as attendees included numerous local residents and families.
The article traces red pepper and cayenne origins, noting their confusion with true pepper from Malacca and Calicut, and explains how the terms overlap today. It includes a recipe for Cheese and Sausage Quiche using ground red pepper, with step by step mixing, baking instructions, and yield.
The article notes that some alchemists forged gold by sleight of hand to impress patrons and secured grants from credulous sponsors.
East Central Graduate Club elected officers for the 1987 summer term at Tuesday luncheon in the Student Union ballroom. Lew McGill presided as Ada president. Ronnie Reeves named president. Earl Hammond elected vice president. Susie Allen became reporter. Mrs. Dixie Grant continues as secretary and treasurer. Dr. Charles F. Spencer urged inner growth as America moves forward. Acknowledgments were given to retiring president and new officers. Altus Boren and Denny Wade entertained with songs.
A special Howard Maxey Unit meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary in Ada elected officers for the year and chose delegates to the Department Convention in Oklahoma City. Clara McComas presided as they approved gifts for Ronald David Bacon, a home school student, and set installation for August 9 with listed officers and upcoming committee chair appointments.
Ada residents learn Ralph Evans, longtime Ada High School faculty member and local insuranceman, is chosen to replace Dor Johnson on the Ada Board of Education after Johnson moved outside district boundaries. Evans, a former Spanish teacher and assistant coach, joins the board as two new teachers are added: Albert Bare and James Cooper, pending assignments by Rex O. Morrison. Bare, a McAlester High School graduate with East Central College training, taught in Holdenville last year. Cooper, a Stringtown native, will graduate from East Central this summer with a social science major.
New York AP report claims Luci Johnson may wear a traditional white lace gown with long sleeves a high neckline a bow at the waist and a mantilla train at her August 6 wedding to Patrick Nugent White House press secretary says the WWD description is not remotely accurate and the magazine’s sketch was obtained from an unreliable source
Clyde Crenshaw, a McCurtain County stockman, had his murder charge reduced to second degree manslaughter in the drowning death of 45 year old Ethyl Goodman. The Atoka County judge released Crenshaw on a $10,000 bond after ruling no evidence supported the murder charge.
An overnight Pittsburgh garage attendant Wallace Webb was approached by a man who asked to be read to. The man then handed a note demanding money and fled with $15. Police describe the incident as a holdup arising from illiteracy.
Tuesday's Ada cattle run included 28 head with higher prices for feeders and slaughter classes. In New York trading, the stock market held generally higher with the Dow up 2.17 at noon and mixed moves among airlines metals chemicals and autos amid profit taking and varied earnings reports.
Obituaries for Robert F Lilley and Elizabeth Kate Wood list deaths in Ada area hospitals. Elizabeth Wood details include birth in Batesville Ark and extensive survivors, with funeral at Camp Grounds Baptist Church. Other notices mention Lloyd Arthur McIntyre of Konawa, Richard M Taliaferro of Winston-Salem and Greensboro, with services in Houston and Greensboro respectively. multiple survivors listed.
East Central State College urges more off campus housing for married students. Dr. Bill J Tillman notes rising demand as married student percentages grow and GI bill enrollments rise. Limited on campus housing for singles increases need for furnished one and two bedroom apartments and plexes. contact Miss Merle Jamison at PE 2400 Extension 203.
County officials reported Ira M. Holloman, 57, of Roff, died from a self inflicted gunshot wound about 10 30 p m Friday after finding an empty 38 caliber pistol loaded with two rounds in his bedroom He reportedly had a long history of mental illness and had recently returned from Central State Hospital Norman staying with his daughter Mrs Alton Grinstead Sheriff Burl Griffin said he shot himself in the forehead and died instantly.Named individuals include Ira M Holloman Mrs Alton Grinstead and Sheriff Burl Griffin.
One accident was reported in Ada with Albert Hutchings charged with failure to yield after his eastbound 13th Street car was struck by Leis Anetta Ross driving north on Hickory Street. Hutchings pleaded not guilty. JP court charged Suzie Factor for no driver's license, Berlin Bray for failing to stop at a sign, Connie E Applegate for speeding, Bill Edward Holt for driver's license, and Dean Champ and Bill Mosey for grand larceny.
The Stratford IRA Rodeo starts today and runs through Saturday with two 8 PM performances nightly. Connie Blackburn, the Stratford rodeo queen, leads opening ceremonies after a 4 PM parade. Texoma Rodeo Co. supplies stock, and the event features top acts and permanent grandstands with steel fencing and concessions.
Mrs. Neffie Williams and Mrs. Vera Rambo with daughter ISeherry visited Ada. Williams called on Mollie Ramsey at Valley View Hospital for a broken hip. Ethel Atchinson Ida Clark joined Williams in Ada to see Florence Ward.
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