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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1966
Page
8
Ada area residents visit relatives and attend games and church events. Families from Ada Stonewall Norman and surrounding towns gather for dinners, trips to Lake Texoma, and bowling while noting births and new wells.
Letha Stice of Cushing visited Mrs. Etta Garrett and Myra on Tuesday and Wednesday. Harold Haines and Laura visited Mack and Wanda Welch. Basil Coplen and Mark Welch attend the Latta head start program this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Mack Welch and children visited Clyde Haskins Sunday afternoon and then Clyde Welch of Oil Center Sunday night.
Local editor asks readers to share items for next week. Contact FE2-6005 to submit news from community events, gatherings, or notices for publication.
Mrs Loyd Lang and sons visited Oakman for weekend with J M Nance family. J M Nance and wife attended Tulsa graduation events for Loree Nance. About one hundred relatives from Louisiana Arkansas Missouri Texas and Oklahoma joined the family gathering at Wylie Post Park. Two new families joins Oakman as Honaker James Keith La Donna and Odus Gore arrive.
Ada representative Jack Martin spoke at Oakman Church Sunday morning. Vian visitors included Mr and Mrs James Rose with her aunt Mrs Betty Mounger and Mr and Mrs Clyde Kaiser along with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Veda Magar visited Ada Saturday morning with her aunt Mrs. Ollie Tucker. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Magar spent Sunday at Stratford with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Corey Haynes and at Oil Center with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Magar.
Mr and Mrs J R Pender grass and their son and wife John Pendergrass Ada visited Oakman Rosedale and Stonewall Cemeteries Monday then visited Mrs Rosha Sliger Owl Creek. Sam Sliger Ada visited Monday night with the Pendergrasses. Wednesday visitors included Mrs Pauline Ross Vian and Mrs Betty Mounger with Glenda West. Sunday visitors in the Pendergrass home included Johnnie Stringer Stonewall Jimmy Frederick Mrs Mary Radcliffe Mr and Mrs John Pendergrass Ada Mrs Wilmorene Golden Cheryl Dianna Claudette Lawrence Homer Ila Pevehouse Glenda West and Ermma Morrison.
Benny Hampton and Nancy with Darrel spend Wednesday with Cullen Hampton's family in Oklahoma City. Nancy stays with her grandparents while Paula Sue Barnett from Ada joins Friday and Saturday. They visit Wetumka with Barnett’s sister and husband Clifford Rogers. Additional visits include Shawnee and Homer area relatives and Myrtle Smith’s visitors Richard Blackwood Andrew Large and J N Atterberry in Francis.
Visiting Thursday evening were Artie Morrison and family with sister and husband Les ter Allen and their son Jerry Allen plus Randy and Ricky Ada Vernon Allen La Harbra California Bob Stringer in the Navy in New York and Scotty and Ronnie Hogue Oklahoma City. Visiting Friday evening were Clifford Pierce Ada Dora East Carol Hodges and daughter Donna. Vicki Valancia Ada spent Tuesday with Mary Morrison.
Scotty and Ronnie Hogue of Oklahoma City spent last week with grandparents Mr and Mrs Scott Jones. Their mother Mrs Curtis Hogue and sister Kathy visited Friday night and took the boys home Saturday. Scott Jones was noted as visiting recently.
Mr and Mrs Buster Hobbs visit Sunday in Connerville with Mrs Hobb s brother and family Mr and Mrs Elbert Timmons. The Hobbs families also visit Sunday in Seminole with another brother and wife Mr and Mrs Loyd Timmons.
The Ada unit of the 45th Division National Guard spends two weeks at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Families including Lonnie Manuel Donna Mark. Richard Hardcastle Ronnie. Sue Hargraves Jerry Atwood visit Fort Smith to see their sons Lonnie Ray Manuel and Richard Ray Hardcastle. Local visits include Carl Wilson family and more Ada residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Smith hosted and visited with families including Barnes and Kerr. Extended kin such as Margie Brooks and Stella Lovelady joined Dowe Smith's circle. The First Baptist Church Stonewall held a Wednesday supper with Sunday school classes assisting.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Caldwell and Mark of Wichita Kansas visited Mrs. Caldwell’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Golightly over the weekend. Ricky Byrd of Tulsa spent a week with his grandparents, also at the Golightly home. Guests Monday night included Mr. and Mrs. Barney Abbott of Pecan Grove and Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Elmore of Jesse, relatives of Mrs. Golightly. A. B. Brown Roxann and Marcia and Mr. and Mrs. Toke Brown of Grand Prairie Texas visited Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robbins, welcoming Roxann and Marcia back Sunday. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mobley with Vickie and Glenda of Garland Texas from Thursday to Friday, and Mrs. Wendell Price and Orville visiting the Robbins household Thursday evening.
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