Weekend Visitors and Local Happenings in Duncan
Connie Russell and Cliff Russell of Wink Texas hosted guests. J C Skelly from Duncan visited with Mr and Mrs. Roland Hayes and Randy. Ola Mae Horn remains hospitalized in Valley View. Cecil Huckeby visited Mrs Holiday. A senior calf roping drew a large crowd at the club arena with a spill by one rider. Richard Jones returned to Seaside California with twenty five terra pins for snail control after visiting Elmer Moore and Ethel Alexander in McAlester. O G E crews installed new light posts in Allen. Passengers Dwain Happyland and Earl Kesner with Kathy Sue and Randy toured Beavers Bend Beavers Bend state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club
Richard Jones
Seaside
Calif
Jones
Dwain
Happyland
Earl Kesner
Kathy
Sue
Randy
Oklahoma City
Walter Melton
Broken Bow
Beavers Bend
Visit to Mary Holiday in Oklahoma City Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Lois Rinehart and Mrs. T. C. Collins visited Mrs. Mary Holiday, daughter of Mrs. Collins, Sunday in St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma City where Mrs. Holiday underwent surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Rinehart
T. C. Collins
Weekend Guests and Relatives Visit In Oklahoma and California
Mrs Ona Buchannan visited relatives in California. Mr and Mrs A M Alexander and Gary returned Friday. Weekend guests of Mrs Wessie Richmond were her daughter and family, Mr and Mrs Richard Ashlock and Blake of Sapulpa. Mrs Walter Melton Sr hosted her son and family from Fort Smith Arkansas and two daughters and their families. Saturday night guests of Mrs Grace Walker were her brother Herbert Kaiser of Ada. Florence Lea of San Diego was also a recent guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wessie Richmond
Richard Ashlock
Blake
Sapulpa
Walter Melton Sr
Ray Melton
Jimmy
Fort Smith, Ark
Aude Bryant
Johnny
Grace Walker
Herbert Kaiser
Ada
Florence Lea
San Diego
James Edwards
Linda
Susan
Edward
Harold Grigsby
Ronnie
Gary
Compton
Calif
Debbie Moore
Alameda
Grigsby
To Spank Or Not To Spank In Oklahoma Schools
A survey of Oklahoma educators and administrators reveals diverse views on corporal punishment in schools. Stonewall Stokes and Byng Stokes defend paddling as corrective when first offenses occur, with four or five whacks common, while Morrison and others note alternatives like warnings, probation, or expulsion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Stokes
Byng Stokes
Byng
Morrison
Rex Co
Ada Schools
Stewart
Sybil Stokes
Marvin Stokes
Stokes
Stonewall
Oklahoma
Mrs Dee Kimbrell Guests at Ada and Duncan Visits
Mrs Dee Kimbrell of Sasakawa was a Thursday guest of Mr and Mrs Tom Turner and Mrs J C Turner. Other visitors included son in law Ben Iker of Oklahoma City who also visited his mother Susie Iker in an Ada nursing home. Saturday guest of Mrs Ora McPhearson was her daughter Mrs Wallace Smith of Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Kimbrell
Sasakawa
Tom Turner
J. C. Turner
Ben Iker
Oklahoma City
Ben
Susie Iker
Ada
Ora McPhearson
Wallace Smith
Duncan
Heart Attack Strikes Carney and Jackson Families
Mrs. Cora Williams is hospitalized in a Tulsa hospital. Two of Mrs. Walters' nieces husbands suffered heart attacks this week. Amos Carney and wife from Whitesboro Texas visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Jackson. Mr. Jackson had a heart attack and during the visit Mr. Carney also suffered a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Williams
W. C. Walters
Amos Carney
Whitesboro
Tex
Claude Jackson
Jackson
Carneys
Mr. Carney
Walters Home Hosts Buck Walters and Guests
Tuesday night guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Walters included his brother Buck Walters of Henryetta. Mrs. Jack Tate, Howard, and Miss Barbara Chaffin returned Saturday from Uvalde and Corpus Christi Texas. They toured Uvalde and visited Mrs. Tate’s brothers H. D. Yoakum and Mack Yoakum in Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Walters
Buck Walters
Henryetta
Jack Tate
Howard
Barbara Chaffin
Uvalde
Corpus Christi
Tex
Visiting Mrs Tillery with Texas and Pauls Valley guests
Visiting Mrs. Frank Tillery last week were her daughter Mrs. Bud Carson of Houston Texas and a son and his wife Mrs Virgle Tillery of Pauls Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Tillery
Bud Carson
Houston
Tex
Virgle Tillery
Pauls Valley
Commencement Draws 115 At First Baptist Bible School
One hundred fifteen people attended the commencement exercise at the First Baptist Bible School Sunday evening. Thursday guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bain included Mrs. Pearl Johnson of Aurorow, California, and Bill Conley of Wetumka. House guests at Mrs. Hugh Brinson’s home were Odin Lemley and family from Beckey and Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. C. H. Keith and Mrs. Brinson visited Luther Brinson in Holdenville’s Physicians and Surgeons Hospital. Mrs. Jessie Compton is the daughter of Mrs. Frank B. Phillips in Houston, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Bible School
George Bain
Pearl Johnson
Aurorow
Calif
Bill Conley
Wetumka
Hugh Brinson
Odin Lemley
Beckey
Bobby
Randy
Amarillo
Tex
C. H. Keith
Jessie Compton
Frank B. Phillips
Houston
Evans Visit From Long Beach Arrives in Local Welcome
Mr and Mrs Virgle Evans arrived Sunday from Long Beach California to visit Mr Evans mother Mrs Lee Drury and other relatives in town hosted by local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgle Evans
Long Beach
Calif
Mr. Evan
Lee Drury
Weekend Guests and Local News Highlights
Weekend guests included Dorthy Porter from Oklahoma City and Rosco Aber crombie from Holdenville. Several families from Columbia Tennessee and Midwest City hosted visitors, with gatherings in Oklahoma and Texas. Newell Reeves reported a 415 pound bass catch northeast of Allen on Monday. Rev Roy Evans led Sunday service in Ada at the Assembly of God Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell Reeves
Allen Monday
Roy Evans
Ada
Assembly of God Church
Around The County Visits and Local Family News
Corpus Christi and Mary visit relatives including Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Muse and Myrtle Yoakum. Betty Rogers reports Betty Blackwell and Doris visiting the W. T. Blackwells in Haskell. Ada, Compton, Alameda, Torrance and Oklahoma City connections appear in weekend family visits. Union Valley revival and churchgoers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Steve
Denise
Corpus Christi
E. Y. Muse
Myrtle Yoakum
Betty Rogers
Haskell Blackwell
Doris
W. T. Blackwells
W.T. Blackwells
Cleo McCalip
Vickie
Sharon
Torrance
Calif
Blackwell's
Fay Jones
Joe Bob and Jerry
Blanche Scrivner
Ada
Ladies honor Faye Phillips with birthday surprise
Mr and Mrs Snow Dilbeck Mrs Ethel Lowry and Mrs Pearl McCain surprised Faye Phillips on Thursday. They brought a cake and ice cream for her birthday celebration Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Dilbeck
Ethel Lowry
Pearl McCain
Faye Phillips
Will Prince Rites Held After Holdenville Death
Will Prince died Sunday in Physicians and Surgeons Hospital Holdenville formerly of Allen and brother of Scott Prince Oil Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Church of God Holdenville with Rev. Howard Jared officiating and burial in the New Cemetery. Mrs. Ethel McCormick returned Sunday from Corpus Christi Texas after a six week visit with her daughter and family the Robersons of Ada. The Robersons visit Mrs. Bertha Roberson and brother and wife Mr and Mrs Jim Roberson Ada. Mr and Mrs Bob Gilmore visiting their daughter and family in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mosley
Union Valley Baptist Church
Westview Baptist Church
Union Valley Church
Dub Scott
Allen
Oklahoma City
Will Prince
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Holdenville
Scott Prince
Oil Center
Church of God
Howard Jared
New Cemetery
Ethel McCormick
Corpus Christi
Tex
Jack Roberson
Paula
Judy
Robersons
Bertha Roberson
Jim Roberson
Ada
Bob Gilmore
Mrs
Thomas James
Reverend visits Holdenville home of Fred Douglas
Reverend Howard Jared, pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy in Holdenville, visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Douglas on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Jared
Church of God of Prophecy
Holdenville
Fred Douglas
Scouts Visit Six Flags Over Texas This Weekend
A local Boy Scout Joe Sherer will visit Six Flags Over Texas with two other scouts who earned the trip as top salesmen in the District Boy Scout Scout-O-Rama. Arvil Hickman will lead the group from Ada. The scouts will stay at the Six Flags Inn, attend church, and choose Fort Worth or Dallas sightseeing or a ball game before returning home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sherrer
Texas
Arvil Hickman
Ada
Gary Harris
Gary Little
Ardmore
Six Flags
Six Flags Inn
Fort Worth
Dallas
Harry Scofus Named Young Dems Leader for Four States
Harry Scoufus III a student at East Central State College was appointed Sunday as director of the College Young Democrat Clubs of America for Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and Missouri The appointment was made at a CYDCA executive committee meeting in Washington DC by Dale Wagoner national chairman Scoufus is vice chairman of the Oklahoma College YDs Richard Dorman a Panhandle A&M College student and chairman of the Oklahoma College YCs attended the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Scoufus III
East Central State College
College
Young Democrat Clubs of America
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Scoufus
College YD
College Young Democrat Clubs __ of America
Washington, D. C
Dale Wagoner
CYDCA
Oklahoma College YD
Three Men Injured in Ada Area Car Crash
At 4 10 p m Wednesday a two car collision at the junction of SH 13 19 two miles west of Ada injured three men. Bob Goodrich 20 Bruce Brown 20 and Ralph L Klepper 65 all from Ada received lacerations. Goodrich and Brown treated at Valley View and released Klepper admitted in fair condition. The article notes snow crystal shapes depend on air temperature and humidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.H. 13
Ada
Bob Goodrich
West
Bruce Brown
Ralph L. Klepper
Goodrich
Brown
Valley View
Klepper
Thompson family visits relatives in Pauls Valley
Lindy Jan and Vicki Thomp son Russell Kane spend the week with grandparents Rae and Bill Thompson and Betty Rogers. They rode the Wichita to Pauls Valley train where Mr and Mrs Thompson greeted them. Barbara Orten and Stanley Rogers were weekend visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy
Jan
Vicki Thompson
Russell, Kane
Rae Thompson
Bill Thompson
Betty Rogers
Wichita
Pauls Valley
Valley View Hospital Patients and Picnic Visit Report
Mrs Arvel Davis has re entered Valley View Hospital after a few days at home. Mrs Paul Whittington is also a patient in Valley View Hospital. Tom Wilson is a patient at the Cowling Hospital. He suffered a heart attack at his home a week ago. Mr and Mrs Doyle Hastings and granddaughters Karen and Suzanne, Mr and Mrs Jim Townsend and Marsha, and Mr and Mrs Tom McNiel enjoyed a picnic lunch at Sulphur Sunday. Hastings granddaughters visiting from Newton Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvel Davis
Valley View Hospital
Paul Whittington
Tom Wilson
Cowling Hospital
Doyle Hastings
Karen
Suzanne
Jim Townsend
Marsha
Tom McNiel
Hasting
Newton
Kan
Surprise homecoming for McCurleys as brother arrives
Mr and Mrs George McCurley found a warm welcome Saturday when Mrs McCurley’s brother Bill Green of Sacramento California appeared at their home. The reunion brought a joyful, unexpected visit to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCurley
Keatleys Attend Niece's Ada Wedding
Mr and Mrs Fred Keatley attended the wedding of his niece Gayle Hutchings in Ada Thursday evening. Mrs Keatley will work at a grocery store in Ada for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Keatley
Gayle Hutchings
Ada
Funeral services held for Pearl Williams in Ponca City
Funeral services were held in Ponca City Friday for Mrs. Pearl Williams, mother of Mrs. D. W. Maloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponca City
D. W. Maloy
Pearl Williams
This Land Is Ours: Color Soil Film From Johnston County
A new color film on soil erosion prevention and protecting city water supplies will be released. The 30 minute film includes seven minutes of Oklahoma scenes and shows ACP cost sharing under the Agricultural Conservation Program. Johnston county shots feature Pennington creek erosion control and soil washing into the Tishomingo reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston County
Agricultural Conservation Program
USDA
Oklahoma
Pennington Creek
Tishomingo City Reservoir
ACP
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Tishomingo
Lake Texoma
ASCS
County Excise Board Maintains Hold Line Budget For 1965
The County Excise Board approved a hold the line budget for 1965 66 basing allocations on last year's expenditures with mandatory pay raises and millage allocations kept. An extra 5000 for retirement and 1800 for planning and zoning were added. General fund totals and individual department allocations are listed, with the Health Department funded separately by a voter approved millage. Members are W M Emanuel chairman Lee Elliott and Billy Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M
Bill” Emanuel
Lee Elliott
Billy Bryan
55 Ada Grads Stage Reunion
The 1955 Ada High School graduating class will hold a reunion Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Glenwood Park with light refreshments and no formal program. Organizers are Barry Hudson, Jackie Lollar, Sue Kelly, and Peggy Taylor. If rain, events move to First Baptist Church recreation room, ending with a 6:30 p.m. dinner at East Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Glenwood Park
Barry Hudson
Jackie Lollar
Sue Kelly
Peggy Taylor
First Baptist Church
East Central
Burglars Loot Lanier Market Tuesday Night
Lanier Super Market at 531 West Main was burglarized Tuesday night with 10 cartons of cigarettes stolen. Cash drawers untouched, but the store and office were ransacked in a search for money. Entry via a small rear plywood door. police pursued at least one suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanier
West Main
Doyle Crawford
Crawford
News Classified Ads Buy Sell Trade Rent
Classified notice lists buy sell trade and rent options with contact FE 2 4433 for listings and inquiries.
Thomas Homer Levi (Maco) Thomas Rites Set in Pasadena
Funeral services for Homer Levi Thomas will be at 10 a m Friday in Smith Funeral Home Chapel Pasadena with interment in Memorial Park Ada Lodge AF and AM members will serve as casketbearers He died Tuesday in Pasadena born October 21 1902 he lived in and around Ada until six or seven years ago He was a Methodist Surviving are his wife Thelma Thomas and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Levi
Maco) Thomas
Pasadena
Tex
Smith Funeral Home Chapel
Memorial Park
Ada Lodge
Af&am
Thomas
Ada
Thelma Thomas
Teen Tina Reed Dies After Prolonged Illness
Tina Viola Reed aged 13 daughter of Luther and unknown Reed family lived at 22242 East 12th died Wednesday after a two year illness in a local hospital. Born April 18 1952 in San Francisco she is survived by parents two brothers six sisters and multiple distant relatives. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Steele officiating burial in Franks Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Viola Reed
Luther Reed
East 12Th
San Francisco
Calif
Jesse
Johnny Reed
Margaret
Rosanna
Mildred
Elsie Reed
Ruth Ann Fifer
San Diego
Iris Ruckman
Los Banos
Henry Reed
Ada
Joseph Holbrook
Elsie Shedd
Portland
Ore
Smith Funeral Home
Lee Steele
Franks Cemetery
New Bethel Sets Revival at Byng Church
New Bethel Baptist Church Byng will hold its annual fall revival starting next Sunday August 1 for a week. Pastor Royce Bynum leads singing and J L Williams of Terral Oklahoma Baptist Church will be evangelist. Services begin each evening at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bethel Baptist Church
Byng
Royce Bynum
J. L. Williams
Terral, Okla
Bynum
Hickory Church Hosts Missionary Rev C Eugene Thomas
Hickory Baptist Church will host missionary Rev C Eugene Thomas of Malawi Africa Sunday night at 7 30 p m The speaker will present slides Rev Thomas and wife Betty previously lived in Lindsay where he led a Baptist church The pastor Rev Truman Cobb extends a cordial public invitation to attend the service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Eugene Thomas
Malawi
Africa
Hickory Baptist Church
Truman Cobb
Thomas
Betty
Lindsay
The
Baptist Church
Rev. Thomas
Adamses Visit Relatives in Union Valley and Stonewall
Mr and Mrs Jess Adams of Eunice New Mexico are visiting relatives in Union Valley and Stonewall for a week or longer. On Thursday they called on Mr and Mrs Mick Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Adams
Eunice, N. M
Union Valley
Stonewall
Mick Scott
Francis Pet Bambi the Deer Killed near Francis
In Francis residents tell of a pet fawn named Bambi kept by Jimmy and Aloma Stinson. The deer grew bold visiting a cattle herd for milk and roaming gardens until Ronnie Canada shot and killed him. Some wish the animal had been put in Ada Zoo for public enjoyment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Stinson
Francis
Jimmy
Aloma
Bambi
Stinsons
Dink Scroggins
Ronnie
Canada
Ada
Bamli
Oklahoma sets migratory bird seasons and license sales plan
The Oklahoma Commission announces dates for rails and gallinules September 1 to November 9, woodcock November 20 to January 8 1966 and snipe November 6 to December 25 with more seasons to come. It also approves selling hunting and fishing licenses to dealers on a consigned basis starting January 1 1966 to keep licenses stocked for sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Gilliam
County livestock sale plans set for autumn auction
The county will consign 48 head of registered cattle and 182 head of commercial heifers. About 25 Angus breeders are expected to nominate by July 31. Guy Shipe and Ned Biffle were named to the sale and advertising committee for the second annual association sale on October 4. A membership committee with Bob Kerr as chairman, and Earl McKendree and John Skinnier as members, was chosen at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Shipe
Ned Biffle
Bob Kerr
Earl McKendree
John Skinnier
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Eunice Isaacs
Connie Russell
Cliff Russell
Wink
J. C. Skelly
Roland Hayes
Randy, Duncan
Royal Sanders
George Kidwell
Ola Mae Horn
Leon Kidwell
Cecil Huckeby
Mrs. Holiday
Seagraves
Ona Buchannan
California
A. M.alexander
B. Lynn
0.G.&e
Pete Chapman
Ahloso
Washington
Ollie Hall
Dorthy Porter
Rosco Abercrombie
W. H. Fitzgerald
A.C. Fitzgerald
Barbara
Columbia
Tenn
Lois Hancock
Olecia
Joel Figley
East, Tex
Leon Hancock
Midwest City
Virginia Earley
W. Hancock
Seminole
Freddie White
Johnny Brooks
Leala Long
Joe Lindsay
Long
Guy Pegg
Wilbur Lee
Joe Shires
Darlene Ritchie
Fort Worth, Tex
Mr. and
Mrs. Mack Yoakum
Curly Maddens
Elmer Reid
Maloys
Harry Scofus
County Excise Board
Ada Grads
Lanier Market
North Broadway Federal
Homer Levi Thomas
Bethel
Hickory Church
Francis Pet
Pat Hooser
Hamilton
Bulova
Gem Jewelers
W. Main ‘Fe
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