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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
6
Zeke Sorreis and Al Shaw returned from a Kiamichi fishing trip where they held 15 catfish around two pounds each. Tommy Sorreis and Howard caught a boatload with a 28 pound largest fish, beating the elder duo in both size and total catch.
Our correspondent notes the Milligan family adds a greyhound gifted by Donny Mann. The tired dog, labeled Nice Doggie, learns to chase rabbits though so far only chases thrown biscuits. The author invites suggestions for a fitting name.
Doug Farmer a Byng School sophomore plans a summer trip to Ontario Canada via Oklahoma City and a jet plane He will stay with his sister’s family and dress for cold weather with heavy coats long boots and warm gear He expects great trout fishing though mosquitoes may be the only thing biting_share
Raphael Machado, a Byng Junior High School teacher and Venezuelan native now a U.S. citizen, plans to fly to Caracas to visit family. The George Milligan family also plans a trip, aiming for New Orleans, with a Sunday departure to visit relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gentry are visiting in Denver Colorado this week. They are staying with their daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. John Thorin.
Mrs Larry Harper was honored at a pink and blue shower on May 28 at Mrs Joe Wilkinsons home. Cohostesses were several local ladies and many attendees sent gifts including Bertha Myers Mil dred Wilkinson Marie Christian Lloyd Richardson Bill Venable Maxine Williams Ben Nipps Dorothy Milligan Ervin Myers Karen Myers Gene Denney Clara Harper Edna Nipps Jolene Wilkinson Todd Wilkinson Betty Myers Mac Eberle G W Brown Osbey Turner Dennis Myers Mildred Myers Bertha Teague Rosie Baker Floyd Fowler Sr. and others.
J. E. Teague traveled to Oklahoma City Monday for an encephalogram. He feels better but must return for tests to assess possible damage from a blood clot behind the eye that previously sent him to the hospital.
Mrs. George Stewart and Greg visited Ada Monday night with Mr and Mrs Bill Lillard. Mrs Stewart also visited her mother Allie Glover. Donald and Ronald Clifford called on Larry Stonecipher Monday afternoon.
Willis Wofford Latta and Dickie Clifford with Jackie and Doyin Wofford rode horses Monday in Pampa Texas with friends Shar on Doyin Leonard and Gloria Wofford looking for a missing calf. They did not locate the animal before Willis returned home Tuesday after visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Walter Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Davis took their son Skip to his doctor on Monday for an infected toenail. He is slated for removal Friday. Mrs. Sonny Leader stayed in the Davises’ store during the Ada trip, while her daughters Diana and Donna visited their grandmother Mrs. D. R. Clifford.
Lloyd Johnston and Jerry of Stonewall along with Roy Johnston Betsy Phillip and Debbie Clifford visited Monday with Mr and Mrs Paul Johnston. The men sprayed cattle.
Linda Kay Whisenhunt visited Thursday with cousins Denman Flowers of Stonewall Charles Hill of Tupelo and Mr and Mrs Polk Cross Mrs D R Clifford and family including Dickie Debbie Donnie and Ronnie at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Johnston.
Mr and Mrs D R Clifford and Debbie visited Claritate Moore Cemetery Thursday. They spent the afternoon with Mr and Mrs Lewis Lillard in Stonewall. Miss Janice Davis visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lester Davis and her brother Skip from Salina Kansas. Mr and Mrs Gene Joplin and Kelly and Marty from Latta visited Friday night with Mr and Mrs Sonny Leader.
Diane Brooks of Ada spent Friday night with cousin Diana Leader. Donald Brooks Linda Diane and Dwayne Ada and Sonny Leader with Diana and Donna dined Sunday with parents D R Clifford. Arthur Lee Johnston and sons Hobbs NM visited last week with Jake Johnston parents. Dickie Clifford stayed Saturday night with Leonard Wofford.
Mrs. Ralph Treas formerly Mildred Townsend died Thursday morning. Funeral services were held in Clovis, New Mexico, with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Treas and Chester Treas attending, after the family spent the night with Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Clifford.
Mrs. Mose Burris was taken to a local hospital Sunday by ambulance after suffering a heart attack. She was later released from the hospital.
Debbie Difford visited Thursday with Mrs. Eula Davis in Stonewall, sharing a social call in the small Texas town.
Mrs. Vance Minor and family hosted and visited multiple relatives this week. Several gatherings occurred with the Pattons, Minors, Wests, Langeys, and White, including trips to Ponto Toc and Ada visits. The Vance Minor household spent much of last week freezing and canning.
Jim Sid and Jerry Marshall spent last Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Loss Henry in Ada. The group visited Pat Campbell and relatives including Charles and Arthur Johnson. The Charles Johnsons traveled to California Monday after a busy weekend with the Campbells and Johnson households.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Hollis of Chandler spent Thursday night with Mr and Mrs Jack Barnes. Barbara Underwood and a friend visited Thursday afternoon with Mrs Jack Barnes. Mr and Mrs Grover Duane Barnes of Amarillo Texas have a seven pound two ounce son born May 30 named Darrell Duane.
Homer Jumper and grandson Stevie Taylor visited Mr. and Mrs. Coy Byrd on Thursday. The Byrds visited her sister Mrs. Homer Jumper Saturday night. The Byrd and Craddock families and Mrs. Sherrell and Allie Glenn toured Memorial Day. The group visited Jesse Cemetery and viewed new homes by John and Bud Daniel. A picnic lunch occurred at Atoka with several family members. Sue Weaver summers at East Central. Johnnie Niel visits continue.
Quips from Epigrias mock everyday woes and social quirks. Notable lines compare fear to failed chances, question-asking, and the cost of seats, with satirical takes on gossip and peace.
Muskogee residents visited the Patton Memorial Day. Hazel Winton and Alfred Baylis shopped in Ada last Friday. Baylis and the Hisaws joined Saturday night for a social visit with the Pattons.
Mrs Vick and Billie visited Mr and Mrs Vincent Dailey. Mrs Dailey accompanied them to Bird Prairie Cemetery in the afternoon. Mrs Vick and her son went to Ada on Tuesday to visit Mrs Ruby Dailey.
Mr and Mrs Boda Hisaw and Shirley visited Mrs Hisaws mother and father in law Mr and Mrs Frank for Memorial Day.
A long list of visits and hospitality centers on families around Ada Stonewall and Harden City including John Daniel and Clara Kennedy. Wendell Wiles on leave from the service until June 14 then Fort Sill for eight weeks. The piece closes with a historical note: from 1917 to 1952 the U S government paid hunters in Alaska a bounty to kill the bald eagle, more than 100000 slaughtered.
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