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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
21
Ada residents record visits and events across the county. Many names appear at church events, funerals, weddings, dinners, and family visits with addresses including Ada Stratford Stonewall McLish Latta and Durant. Readers are given a dense roster of kinship, trips, and reunions.
Mrs Pearl Gray hosted a social visit with Mrs Mary Lou Henson and Edward Henson of Shawsville Va The trio attended Saturday supper with her sister the Rev and Mrs Clayton Morgan in Cushing, reflecting family and community ties in the area.
Mr and Mrs Jim Eldred were honored with a housewarming in their new home on Tuesday. Attending or sending gifts were numerous friends including Mae Little Estalene Watters Ardmore Kay Eldridge Stratford Lillie Miller Jewell Nessel Ann Hamblin Aleta Law Pat Law Martha Jean Miller Bebee Juanita Potter Virgie Pennington Vineta Ayres Cathy Connie Clay Broken Bow Verneice Dryden Ruby Dryden Alma Law Anita Sue Wood Irene Wood Joan Dorgan and son Gregg and Lynette Law.
Union Hill figures include Mrs Ruby Horton Barbara and William with Mr and Mrs Vernon McCurdy and family in a brief community cut from an obituary section.
Murray Golden and Mrs Ethelene Golden plus Carole and Teresa attended the wedding of Becky Morgan and John McPeek in Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs Horace Golden and family were dinner guests in Westview. Carole Golden went to a revival at Wilson Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs Laura Haines and Mike and Randy Golden attended.
Mrs. Etta Garrett and Myra visited Mrs. Jim Woods in Tupelo on Thursday. They attended a wedding for Myra’s sister at Union Hill Baptist Church with relatives from California. Other visits included Lena Cochran and Barbara Newby stopping by Ballards Nursing Home to see Alice Bion.
Mr and Mrs Ray Kemp and Mrs Eva Layne of Roff hosted camping at Key Stone Lake near Cleveland with guests from Perry Corpus Christi Norman and Ada Oklahoma City and Wilson. A dinner visit followed at the Kemp residence with additional Layne family members and local residents.
Robert Golden and family attended the Vanoss Alumni association meeting in Vanoss on Tuesday night. He and Lynda attended the wedding of Miss Kenzie in Oklahoma City. The note mentions Mrs. Gary Golden and a visit by Matt Richardson to Bill Richardson, a patient at Valley View hospital, and family attendance at Union Hill Baptist Church.
Union Hill Baptist Church at tendance drew a Sunday morning crowd. Rev. Don Newby delivered both morning and evening sermons. Visiting families included Mrs. Jo Ann Brown Stratford and family Mrs. Margaret Miller Oil Center and Linda Carroll Moore. The youngest father was Bob Gray and the oldest father Jim Kirkes.
The Rev Don Newby performed the wedding of Gary Golden and Vicki Lancaster Monday night at Union Hill Baptist Church.
Mr and Mrs J B Jones visited Mr and Mrs Gene Steele Beverly and Barbara Steele in Shattuck Saturday and Sunday Beverly and Barbara Steele spent last week with the Joneses They went to Sulphur for a picnic lunch and went swimming
Lins and Bobby Joe recently became Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Adams as Joni Rhonda Joel and Pamela celebrate family changes. Mrs Ola Fraley and Mrs Lillian Agee visited Valley View Hospital for surgeries with granddaughter and Mrs Bill Richardson also undergoing procedures.
Mrs Jeraldine Carroll and girls Moore visited Mr and Mrs Horace Golden and family recently The Carrolls Moore Hendersons and Mrs Sue Henderson and Debbie attended a wedding Monday night at Union Hill Baptist Church for Miss Vicki Lancaster and Gary Golden
56 people attended Sunday service at Union Hill Church of God. Ricky Horton was honored with a birthday song. Visitors included Mrs Nancy McDaniel and family from Oil Center and Mrs Geraldine Miller and family. The youngest father present was Preston Williams and the oldest father was Dick Jones.
Mr and Mrs John Sweeney and family visited Mrs Fannie Simpkins and Mrs Sarrah Sweeney in Ada recently. Mr and Mrs Elmer Cochran visited Mr and Mrs George Cochran in Ada recently.
James Rhynes Sr and family listed with Mrs Phill Rhynes Mr and Mrs Don Allison Ada and James Rhynes Jr and family Calvin visited Walter Mc Anally a patient at Colonial Estates recently.
Billy Joe Adams and family were with Mrs. Fern King Julie and John in Konawa. Crairie Doolin Sasakwa Kathy Newby Dian Delazier Sharon Simpson Robert Mayberry Mrs. Maggie Johnson Konawa Barbara Horton Leon Collinsworth Sasakwa and Linda Payne and Mark Mitchell Konawa visit
Mrs Hazel Henson visited Mr and Mrs Tommy Johnson and family on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs William Henson stayed for the gathering.
Recent visitors to Bud Black included his two daughters Mrs Ruth Ward of Denver Colorado and Mrs Kathy Johnson of Kingston and sister in law Mrs Montie Fletcher of Sacramento. Other locations show extended family visits across Ada and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Donneta Norton took her three year old son skating for the first time on Saturday. Later they visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Norton and Pamela and Terry Tatum.
Mrs Wilmorene Golden and Dianne had dinner with her sister and family the Pevehouses and their parents J R Pendergrass and L D Winters. Wayne Carpenter’s visitors include his son Ronnie and Ricky Carpenter families. Bobby Chaddick and kids stayed with his mother Laverne Chaddick. Verna and John Walton also weekend guests. Sid Walton and John moved from Woodward to Homer.
Last week guests included Milt Campbell and Estelle Elmore visiting with Mrs. Laverne Chaddick.
The White House says 105 million of the 155 million request for drug policy would fund rehabilitation for military and civilian addicts. Methadone would be a central, supervised clinic based component in heroin programs as part of a national emergency plan.
Kansas wheat fields escaped major storm damage yield 20 to 50 bushels per acre. Hot dry weather ripening wheat rapidly as harvest spreads northward toward Ellsworth Lincoln Lyons St John Hutchinson. The Kansas harvest labor control office notes 50 bushel wheat cut in the Wichita area and test cutting or full harvest expected around the weekend.
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