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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1971
Page
13
Virgie Pennington hosts visiting relatives including Carolyn Ward Mike and Keith. Many local gatherings occur through Thursday to Sunday with birthdays, showers, baptisms and family reunions referenced among Ada Oklahoma City Tishomingo and surrounding towns.
Final figures for the fiscal year 1970-71 show Ada’s general fund revenues rising to $873,968.10 from $783,947.43 the prior year. Sales tax led gains with $410,442.56, up $34,367.25, while three revenue areas fell including cemetery, library fines, and parking meters.
Mr and Mrs Vernon Gray returned from a week visiting eastern states. Guests for Sunday dinner at Mrs Effie Lamb included Clifford Lamb Roger and Annie Brandon. Reads mention of visits to Moore Ada Okmulgee Oil Center and Oklahoma City with extended family and shopping trips in Ada.
Friday guests included and Londa at the Bill Lee home Oakman with a singing under a tent Saturday night at James Wood home Stratford. Thelma Jean Garrett Floy Burk Enola Chilcoat and Sondra Garner shopped in Oklahoma City Tuesday. Hank Burk visited Neal McDonald in Valley View Hospital Sunday. Hank Burk visited Saturday with Gene Garner in Ada.
Recent visitors at the home of Benny and Ada Jones include Johnny Bottoms, Lavona Jones, James Hayes and families, Marvin Lee and John Lee households, and Alfred Lee from Latta. Benny Jones made a business trip to Detroit, Michigan, Saturday. Additional visits were by Vernon McCurdy, Roger Stone, John Delazier, Glen Horton, Jimmy Jennings and families to Ruby Horton and family, and Earnest Shaffler Lizzie Lancaster Connie Shropshire and son to Earnest Lancaster and family. Nova Lancaster and Janie visited Mela Manuel in Ada. Nova Lancaster and Elon attended a wedding.
The report records multiple visits among families in Corpus Christi Ada Oklahoma City Gary Delinda Elmer Cochran Sr Jr and Daisy Binion plus a Golden family reunion at Wintersmith Park with Horace Horace Golden and relatives attending in Oil Center Wilson and nearby towns. The sequence includes visits to Layne Cochran and Cochran households and a Friday trip to Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Daisy Binion visited Miss Alice Binion and Mrs. Lutie Fowler at Ballards Nursing Home. Mr. and Mrs. Dink Binion visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bramlett and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Binion in Tulsa, and Mrs. Daisy Binion with Mrs. Emma Jones and Mrs. Lena Cochran and Gary and Delinda Cochran in Oklahoma City visited Mrs. Joyce Trivitt.
A genealogical snippet lists Mr. and Mrs. James Rhynes Sr and family with Mr. and Mrs Phil Rhynes and family Mr. and Mrs Don Allison and family Ada and Mr. and Mrs James Rhynes Jr and family Calvin.
Visitors to Mrs. Myrtle Archer and Lindall included Mr. and Mrs. Larry Archer and family and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Archer and family. Rube Delozier was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Archer and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Reamy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Delozier and family, and Mr. and Mrs. John Delozier.
Thanks go to Mr and Mrs Glen Dale Jones of Anchorage Alaska and Mrs Lillian Agee of Ada for renewing. Recent visitors include Mrs Evelyn Rhoads Wichita Kan Gregg Cook McLish Calvin Agee Sulphur Mrs Glenn Agee Dallas Tex June Sexton and family McLish Char lene Sanders and Mark Ada and Clara Agee Ada. Sunday morning attendance was 56 with 33 youths Thursday night. Rev Daniel Franklin delivered messages and Lizzie Horton is youth sponsor.
Oklahoma City couple Mr and Mrs Kenneth Little with family and Westview visitors Mr and Mrs Bob Gray Ricky and Russell recently visited Jess Little and family and also dropped by Mrs Terri Gray Center and Mrs Bob Gray Westview. Ada hosts Mr and Mrs Sandy Bess and family visiting Mr and Mrs Clarence Bess. Recret guests in Mrs Sybil Collins home include Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Adams Joni Rhonda Pam Ela and Joel with Mrs Lavona present.
The Rev and Mrs Don Newby visited Mr and Mrs Bob Gray and family in Westview on Sunday. Stephen and Kathy Newby accompanied the visit with Kathy Stephen also joining.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tilley and Carlton vacationed visiting Olen Tilley and family in Bucklin Kansas. Gerald Tilley and family visited Mrs. Barton Fitzhugh and Karl Tilley clan in Rebee and Wichita. Carlton toured Colorado and joined Gerald Tilley and family at Lake Texoma.Visits to Walter McAnally at Colonial Estates included the Rhynes Henson Tatum and many McAnally kin.
The text lists visitors and hosts in a series of recent social calls. Names include Lee Keeling, Mr and Mrs Charles Coplen, Debbie Basil Char lene, Mr and Mrs George Smith, Bobby William Georg ia, Mr and Mrs Powell, Mrs Myrtle Archer, Mrs Ruth Tumelson, Rev Daniel Franklin, J B Jones, Dr and Mrs F L Hambrick, Mrs Jody Farmain, Mahan Austin, Mrs Lavona Jones, Emma Jones, and Mrs Joyce Trivitt among others. The passages describe visits between families in Austin Texas and surrounding areas.
Albert Crow and Clinnie Crow visited relatives in Ada and Sulphur. Albert Crow and Eunice Crow hosted visits from Alvin Wells and other families at Lake Texoma, where Loyd Hill and Dallas Davis with family joined in birthday celebrations.
Mrs Callie Morgan of Fitzhugh and family members from Dallas and Oakman gathered to celebrate Mrs Mildred Lees birthday. The group included Robert Golden and relatives Lynda Mike and Bill Morgan along with many Golden family members at Wintersmith Park and Ballards Nursing Home.
Russel and Bryan George stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs James Tony while parents Mr and Mrs James George vacation in New Orleans.
Mr and Mrs Dan Loftin of Mid west City travel to Stonewall to visit his uncle Billy Ralph Caldwell and her aunt Tina Fink.
Mrs Gladys Hatton and Jerry visited her uncle Bob Fink over the weekend. The Church of Christ reported 88 in Sunday worship. Don Loftin and his wife were visitors. Sam Reynolds and wife were in Oklahoma City. Raford May traveled to California where illness led to a flight back to Oklahoma City and hospital care. He is home and much better. Joe Hudson is back in the hospital but improved.
The Netherlands and South Africa agreed on an income tax treaty to avoid double taxation and curb tax evasion, signaling formal cooperation between the two nations on fiscal matters.
Washington officials weigh corn blight risk as a possible wildfire in the Corn Belt vs a potential record crop. USDA projections show 1970-71 feed grains supply at 208 million tons with corn stocks 3.74 billion bushels, and planted acreages rising for 1971 amid weather and export factors.
Austin Texas Dr DeWitt C Reddick University of Texas professor of journalism and education has been named a fellow of the International Association of Business Communicators. The award honors notable national and international contributions to the communication profession.
Collinsville couple Charles and Mrs Baker renew their bid to shut down or reduce pressure on a 20 inch natural gas line from Ames to Cologah. They argue the 230 foot proximity to their Rogers County home makes the pipeline unsafe and have 2121 X ray photos cited by their attorney Kamins for safety code violations.
Oklahoma Natural Gas requests a 7.9 million increase to raise the return on investment to 7.75 percent from 6.75. The action would lift the average residential bill by 31 to 58 cents monthly as ONG faces rising costs and taxes. An official hearing is set for Sept 21 with objections possible from Allied Materials and others.
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