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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1970
Page
2
Sunshine reports 38 attendees at Sunday school as Don Parr delivered both messages. Numerous visits occur around Ada and Okmulgee including Jess Ross households, plus extended trips to Seminole, Oklahoma City, and California. Multiple families travel for visits, weddings, and hospital stays with the Reed, Beller, and Ross families prominent in community notices.
Frisco Simon Patton has been on the sick list for two weeks. Several visitors stopped by the Pattons including Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freeny of Tulsa and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Griffin of Ada. Others shared Sunday and weekday calls from Ada, Stonewall, Tulsa, and Amarillo, with many relatives gathering at the Patton home.
A stream of visiting relatives and friends crosses multiple states from Tennessee to Oklahoma. Families including the Lutons, Hisaws, Brashears, Ellises, Burrises, Ellis, Sweat, and Romines, along with several others, travel to see kin, celebrate birthdays, and share weekends at homes and hospitals in Lula, Ada, Holdenville, Durant, and Norman.
Mrs Effie Turner was admitted to Holdenville General Hospital Saturday Weekend guests included Mack Turner Corpus Christi Tex and Louis Franks and daughters Oklahoma City Mr and Mrs Howard Tate Holdenville Esther Rover hosted Estle Nickell Duncan Leon Wade and children Pauls Valley C R Cook hosted W W Smith Stigler Bud Rover hosted Morice Loftis Wynnewood L R Moss hosted daughter Wanda Paul and Billy Edmond Mrs Moss accompanied them Home Lincoln Park Oklahoma City visitors included Sherry Connie Sandy Roger and Sarah Chiles Sunday lunch plans noted.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Houston of Okmulgee were Sunday guests of his sisters families the Vernie Whitten and Charlie Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Royer visited Sunday in Stonewall as guests of her sister and family Norvan Tony.
Rhonda and Janice Gilley visited in Lexington with grandparents Mr. and Mrs Earnest Gilley and Mr. [incomplete].
Sunday visitors included Mrs. Lela Long hosting sister and husband Mr and Mrs Allen Reese and Jack McCaskell from Duncan. Mrs Cloyce Finney hosted Mr and Mrs Floyd Mitchell and grandson Billy Frank from Antoine Arkansas and Mr and Mrs Arzel Burnett from Kirby Arkansas. Mrs Joe Hemingway hosted Mrs Kenneth Douglas Pinole California Mrs Leon Simpson Crescent Arkansas and James Heming way Fayetteville Arkansas. Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Arnold Bryant included Mr and Mrs Woodrow Lambert Burkburnett Texas and Jack Hamonds Duncan.
Weekend guests of Mrs. C. H. Hastings included Don Dustin and wife of Oklahoma City, W. L. Holly and James Crocker of Stroud, and Katherin Gilmore of Ada. Mrs. Wal ter Melton Sr. hosted Lon Morris and family of Clinton Tenn , Earl Kestner and Randy, David McClurg and Ray Melton, all from Oklahoma City, Aud Bryant of Ada, and Doyle Duncan of Atwood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Braxton visited Bethany on Sunday as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Muse. Their daughter Mrs. R G Fleming of Wetumka attended with Mrs. Bob Gilmore. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kemp of Mena Arkansas and Mrs. Myrtle Montgomery.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Jestes included Mr and Mrs W B Evett and Matt Cushing and Mrs Jewel Evett in a social note from the evening gathering.
A cooking note for homemakers shares a green bean dish using a ham bone, allspice, parsley, savory, onion, potatoes, and light cream. Simmer ham bone in water, add spice bag, then vegetables, finish with cream butter and salt for 8 to 10 servings.
A simple side dish for six. Cook beans until just tender, then toast almonds in butter with salt and chives. Toss with beans and serve hot. This recipe uses canned or frozen beans and yields six servings.
French style green beans from a frozen 1 10 ounce package require 2 tablespoons butter or margarine and 2 teaspoons salt. Place beans in a 1 quart baking dish, dot with butter, sprinkle with salt, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serves four.
Center residents Mr. and Mrs. Vergil Holt spent two weeks visiting relatives in California. D. P. Wallace’s niece and her husband from Dallas visited, followed by visits from Ada and Stonewall residents. Willis Sutton underwent surgery and family members traveled to Oklahoma City to see him in hospital.
A hearty stew combines beans and stewed tomatoes with carrots celery onions potatoes and bay leaf. Simmer the bean tomato mix with water salt and chili sauce for two hours yields eight servings served hot.
A simple dish simmered in butter with onion and dill. Water, chili sauce, and cornstarch thicken the sauce before tossing with cooked green beans for six servings.
Gary McCarty of Harshorne spent a week with Wendell Price of Stonewall. Mr and Mrs Vernon McCarty of Harshorne came for the weekend and collected their son.
Numerous local families from Ada Stonewall Tupelo and Oklahoma City gathered visiting relatives in Bar tlesville Harden City and Purcell. Notable moments include a 1.4 lb bass caught by Delores Marshall and sustained fishing Monday night with the Minor family.
A series of visits and outings are recorded across Oklahoma and neighboring states. Families including Green, Floyd, Smith, and Blackwell are noted visiting relatives and friends, attending events, and traveling to Mera mec Caverns in Missouri and 4-H camp in Watonga.
A Mississippi and Oklahoma area round of Friday through Sunday visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Madison Foreman and others visiting Eva Foreman in Tupelo and Purcell. extended family and friends from Ada, Denison, Drumright, Saint Louis, Coalgate, Moore, Oklahoma City, Odessa and Georgia. Vietnam deployment noted for S/Sgt. Reich. June departure mentioned for Hoyt Burris.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Brant ley Jr and Kyle returned home after a two week vacation in Wyoming visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E C Alden Casper They visited Mt Rushmore Jackson Hole and Yellowstone National Park Also several local visitations and church attendance noted with multiple families and friends visiting Mrs Maud Beavers Kit and Paul Thomas and Bill Smith area residents in Oklahoma City were guests of local families.
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Cooper and James Allan and Mark Layton spent the weekend with Lon and Burl Cooper Canida and were joined by the Roan and Sweat families and by Hugh Don and Anita Kay.
Mr and Mrs Lee Romines of Salinas California and their daughter are listed in a local public notice with further details to follow in the next column.
A May 31 family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lynard A. McDonald honored relatives from Fanshawe and Midwest City. Guests included the MecCause and Watkins families as well as Brenda and Pamela Watkins and Bruce. Milestones observed were three anniversaries and three birthdays.
Mrs Opal Jean Hayes and Donald Gene of Center shared dinner Monday with Mrs Raymond Schutte.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Law of Pauls Valley hosted and received visitors on Sunday. Tuesday guests at their home included Mrs. Myrtle Taylor Mrs. Joan Ramsey Mrs. Cheryl Law and her son from Phoenix Ariz Mrs. Dorothy Nessel Mrs. Ann Hamblin and Dave Morris.
Marlin Hamblin learned Saturday that his sister Miss Effie Hamblin of Harts horne had died. Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Hamblin traveled to Harts horne Monday to attend the funeral.
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