Stonewall notes of visits and services across town
Galley reports Mrs. Bertie Holland family and J B Erving clan from Atlanta are in Stonewall visiting relatives. Amarillo visitor Carolyn Roan attends summer classes at East Central. Local ministers and families noted travel, baptisms, and a revival with Rev. Lewis Martin. Funeral for George Barnes held at First Baptist with burial in Stonewall Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Ganns
Bertie Holland
J. B. Erving
Blance
Nancy
Atlanta, Ga
Stonewall
Carolyn
Amarillo
Tex
Pauline Roan
East Central
First Baptist Church
George Barnes
Leon Stevens
Stonewall Cemetery
Steve Lilley
Assembly of God Church
Lewis Martin
Seminole
Wood named director of Kerr Water Research Center at Ada
Marvin L. Wood was appointed director of the Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center in Ada succeeding William C. Galegar. The announcement was made by Commissioner Joe G. Moore Jr. of the Water Pollution Control Administration. Wood, born in Lawton in 1926, has a long career in water pollution control and previously served 16 years with the Arkansas Water Pollution Control Commission culminating as director. He earned a chemical engineering degree from the University of Arkansas and did graduate work in sanitary engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Wood
Robert S. Kerr Water Research Center
Ada
William C. Galegar
Joe G. Moore Jr
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Galegar
South Central
Dallas
Wood
Lawton
Federal Pollution Control Agency
The
Water Pollution Control Commission
Little Rock
Little Rock University
University of Arkansas
Arkansas
Water Pollution and Control Federation
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Kathy Weiss, Biffy Welborn, Kim West, Jerri West, Kelly West, June Whechel, Darlene Whitaker, Susan Whitaker, Jana Whiten, Vicki Whiten, Teri Whitlow, Tracie Whitlow, Loretta Winton, Tommie Winton, Christy Williams, Donna Williams, Laura Williams, Linda Wilson, Debbie Wiseman, Barbara Woolley, Jeanne Woolley, Patrice Wolley, Linda Zenker, Connie Young, Pam Zang, Debbie Black, Mary Stout, Jo Ann Hisle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Weiss
Biffy Welborn
Kim West
Jerri West
Kelly West
June Whechel
Darlene Whitaker
Susan Whitaker
Jana Whiten
Vicki Whiten
Teri Whitlow
Tracie Whitlow
Loretta Winton
Tommie Winton
Christy Williams
Donna Williams
Laura Williams
Linda Wilson
Debbie Wiseman
Barbara Woolley
Jeanne Woolley
Patrice Woolley
Linda Zenker
Connie Young
Pam Zang
Debbie Black
Mary Stout
Jo Ann Hisle
Science Reading Debate Sparks Classroom Tension
A speaker argues science education should be about inquiry not rote reading. He emphasizes students must ask questions of themselves peers teachers and the material to truly learn science.
Fire crews quell steam in car on W 12th
Firemen responded to a reported car fire in the 200 block of W. 12th at 8 12 a.m. Thursday. They found steam from a broken water hose and determined there was no fire. Judy Smith owned the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 12Th
Judy Smith
National Guard Plans Triple Header Summer Camps
The Oklahoma Army National Guard schedules three summer camps this season. Fort Sill hosts the artillery unit for two weeks from July 27 to August 10. Fort Chaffee in Arkansas hosts the infantry and support battalions from August 10 to 24. Camp Gruber near Muskogee hosts the engineering battalion and infantry brigade's engineering company from August 10 to 24 to prep the camp for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Army National Guard
Fort Sill
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Camp Gruber
Muskogee
Bartlett Plan To Reduce Pensions Debate Heats Up
The Oklahoma Education Association attacked the bill during consideration. The Oklahoma Federation of Teachers objected to removing individual teachers interest. The bill helped prompt sanctions against Oklahoma schools by the OEA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett
Oklahoma Education Association
OFA
OEA
Oklahoma
Classified Ads Section Teases Local Listings
Local newspaper advertises buy sell trade and rental items with contact number 332 4433 offering spot classifieds for residents seeking quick exchanges and opportunities.
Youth Drowns Near Sulphur
A 21 year old Wynnewood man J C Howard Smith drowned Sunday in an asphalt pit four miles south of Sulphur while swimming with two companions. He went under in a 15 feet deep area ten about 50 yards wide and could not be revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynnewood
J. C. Howard Smith
Highway Patrol
Smith
Harri son Family Vacation to HemisFair in Texas
Mr and Mrs Haskell Harris on a Texas vacation with their family plan a visit to HemisFair during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haskell Harrison
Texas
HemisFair
Ada couple announces birth of son Jeffrey Michael
Mr and Mrs Mike Krebbs of Ada announce the birth of their son Jeffrey Michael on June 6. They are visiting Mrs Scott and Mr Scott the parents of the mother this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Krebbs
Ada
Jeffrey Michael
Jerry Scott
Badgett Resigns As Councilman
Ross R. Badgett resigned from the city council at a Monday night meeting. James Thompson was named to serve out the term. The council also directed condemnation actions for land on 4th Street and approved a widened highway contract, lawsuits, a June 29 sidewalk sale, an engineering contract, a $2871 spraying unit, and airport appropriations before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross R. Badgett
City Hall
James Thompson
Badgett
4Th St
Broadway
Mississippi
J. B. Davidson
Poe and Associates
McAlester
Farrington Found Guilty By Jury
A District Court jury found Marty Waldo Farrington guilty of second degree burglary in the Diamond Shop burglary case last November. The jury deliberated 30 minutes before the verdict and 30 more to fix the punishment at 10 years in the state penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Waldo Farrington
Farrington
Two Signs Knocked Down By Car In Pueblas Incident
A 22-year-old college student in Puebla, Colorado, lost control of a battery powered shaver caused distraction, and struck two no parking signs. Police report no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puebla
Colo
Family Gathering Marks Birthday of John Wesley Davis
John Wesley Davis of Stonewall celebrated his 86th birthday on June 16 with a family gathering at Wintersmith Park. Attendees included his children and spouses from Durant Liberal Ada Tupelo Lula Vonda and Temple, with one daughter Lois McEntire absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley Davis
Stonewall
Wintersmith Park
T. O. McEntire
Durant
Jamie Lou Mitchell
Kan
Fred Brown
Ada
Bill Buzbee
Lonnie Glover
Tupelo
Gary Hamilton
Lula
Isaac Cooper
Vonda
Hugh
Dee
Kay
Patricia Throp
Pam
Robin
Lois McEntire
Temple
Tex
Frisco Homemakers Club Receives Lesson From Mrs Price
Mrs. Wendell Price spoke to the Frisco Extension Homemakers with a program titled Building Happiness in Home. She cited a Bible verse and shared a devotional from 1st Corinthians 13 1st Verse tied to Bread of Life from Ada Evening News. Hostess Mrs T P Buck Daniel served cake and pop to attendees including Tonya and Gary McCarty Hartshorne and Dora Daniel Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Price
Frisco Extension Homemakers
Price
Ada Evening News
T. P. Buck Daniel
Tonya
Gary McCarty
Hartshorne
Coletta Mathis
David
Dora Daniel
Ada
Simon Patton
Funeral services for Mrs Lovada Goff in Blanchard Okla
Mrs Lovada Goff widow of Tom W Goff died in a Houston hospital. Services set for Friday at 2 30 p m in the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel Blanchard with burial in Konawa Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Dora Belle Hager Lettie Hager Blanchard Ada and Wolfe of Houston one son Arthur Goff Fresno and 11 grandchildren. The Rev Don Queen to conduct the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovada Goff
Tom W. Goff
Houston
Tex
Konawa
Lettie Hager
Ada
Eisenhour Funeral Home
Blanchard
Services for Bernard W Gray in Ada Oklahoma
Bernard William Gray 32 Ada survivor of an Oklahoma City car crash died Sunday. Born June 23 1935 in Ohio he served in the Air Force during Korea and belonged to the Baptist Church American Legion VFW Del City and had a Vietnam based stepson in U S Marine Corps. Services Friday at Bible Baptist Church Ada with VFW casketbearers and graveside military rites at Rosdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard William Gray
Ada
Bible Baptist Church
Gray
Oklahoma City
Ohio
Jess
Mildred Gray
Baptist Church
American Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
del City
Air Force
Bridal Shower for Dorothea Tucker Before Wedding
Members of Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church hosted a wedding gift shower for Dorothea Tucker. The couple will marry at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Oil Center church with 175 guests in attendance and gifts opened before a refreshments reception. Tucker works at Gluckman’s in Ada and plans a home in Okmulgee. Hood is a college student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church
Dorothea Tucker
Bill Hood
Oil Center
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Tucker
Gluckman’s
Ada
Okmulgee
Hood
Ada mother hosts son Jeffery Tilley second birthday party
Mrs. Gwen Tilley of Ada hosted a June 17 birthday party for her son Jeffery Tilley age two. Guests included Lisa McNutt Jenna Hatten Betsy Byrd Clara Rogers Mary Choate Kathy Cheryl John McKay Elizabeth Ann Thelma Golden Glen Haskell Tilley and others in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwen Tilley
Ada
Jeffery
Lisa McNutt
Jenna Hatton
Betsy Byrd
Clara Rogers
Mary Choate
Kathy Cheryl
John McKay
Elizabeth Ann
California
Thelma Golden
Glen
Haskell Tilley
Hicks-Ponder and Blue Bell Announce Merger Plan
Hicks-Ponder Company of El Paso and Blue Bell Inc announce in principle merger plans. Hicks-Ponder stockholders would exchange 0.35 Blue Bell shares for each Hicks-Ponder share. Blue Bell would issue 217,028 shares to acquire Hicks-Ponder, with plants in Kens, Yuma, and Mexicali and sales near $25.8 million employing about 2,700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Bell, Inc
Hicks- Ponder Company
el Paso
Tex
J. Hart Ponder
E. A. Morris
Hicks-Ponder
Blue Bell
Mr. Hicks Casuals
Kens
Yuma
Ariz
Mexicali
Mexico
Fire destroys drive in and cuts telephone service
Barb's Place, once Katie's Drive-In, burned to the ground near Ada on old SH 19 early Monday. An overhead telephone line was damaged, leaving about 500 customers without service as firefighters arrived after a neighbor reported the blaze. The alarm rang at 3 42 a.m. and the building was fully involved with the roof collapsed. Cause was not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barb's Place
Katie
A.m
Landrith
Oklahoma City couple wed in Pentecostal ceremony
Royce Lynn Sluder and Sondra Jean Garrett wed at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Richard Ham officiating. The couple, of Oklahoma City, after a wedding trip to Sulphur, return to 2115 NW 12th. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a Dior bow and carried an orchid bouquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Lynn Sluder
NW 12Th
Oklahoma City
Sondra Jean Garrett
Pug Garrett
Route 5
Ada
Sluder
John Sluder
Irving
Tex
Oil Center
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Richard Ham
Marie Beller
Dan Beller
Jan Chilcoat
Sherry Taylor
Joleta Garrett
McAlester
Judy Chilcoat
Paula Tucker
Donna Willis
Marietta
Cherye Satterlee
Renee Williamson
Bob Gilbert
Mr. Sluder
Larry Sluder
Jimmy Woodard
Wagner
Chris Thetford
Mr. Slader
Carl Carrick
Shawnee
al Potter
Tupelo Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Guffey Sr. marked their silver anniversary at home in Tupelo on June 16. Nine honorees’ families attended, with guests including Sara Alice Poole and Rita from Sacramento, plus many relatives from Ada, Pottersville, Coalgate, Tupelo, and Tishomingo. The cake was baked by Mrs. Jack Guffey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Guffey Sr
Tupelo
Jack Guffey
Sara Alice Poole
Rita
Sacramento
Calif
John L. Jennings
Shirley
Ada
H. G. Guffey Jr
Johnie
Beth
Martha
Pottersville
Leona Landrith
Crickett Smith
Howard
Jack Evelyn
Cathy
Jackie Guffey
A. J. Ward
Irene
Vernon Stonecipher
Curtis Guffey
Irene Ferrell
Coalgate
Frances Snow
Cora McLellan
Hubert Linker
Oletha Perry
Fern
Bonnie
Esdel L. Johnson
Purcell
Harley Johnson
Desmon Johnson
Wade
Sonya
Theodore Johnson
Tishomingo
Floyd Johnson
Phillip and
Jill
Holdenville
Luther Evans
Fullerton
Donald L. Ivie
Stratford
Ransey Johnson
Ada Livestock Auction Runs 1800 Cattle Tuesday
A total of 1,800 head of cattle sold in trading Tuesday at the Ada Livestock Auction Inc. Prices were generally steady with some classes as much as 50 cents lower. Slaughter cows 13 to 19.50, bulls 20 to 23.50, stock steers 24 to 30, stock heifers 21 to 25.50, calf types 23 to 33, dairy 22 to 24, stock cows 17 to 22, and cows and calves 150 to 230.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ADA Livestock Auction
Ada Livestock Auction Inc
Roff WMU Holds General Session
The Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church of Roff met Tuesday at 10 am with Mrs. Ralph Burleson presiding in the absence of Mrs. Beulah Hathaway. Plans include sending savings stamps to the Baptist Children's Home in June and starting a new mission study class in July. A potluck lunch and Royal Service program followed with attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Union of the
First Baptist Church of
Roff
Ralph Burleson
Beulah Hathaway
Baptist Childrens Home
Edna McMurry
Kate Davis
Iva Jones
Mary Laseman
Willie Morrison
W. W. Potts
Ethel Reed
Marjorie Soutee
Kathy Walsh
EC Receives Library Funds at East Central State College
East Central State College received a 13627 grant from the Department of Health Education and Welfare to improve the college library. Five thousand dollars must be matched by the college on a 50 50 basis. The grant is non assigned and used at the librarian’s discretion for books pamphlets subscriptions films and teaching aids. It cannot be used for hardware like projectors or to supplement salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central State College
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Carl Albert
E. W. James
Casper Duffer
Anticipation Shower Honors Tupelo Matron
A pink and blue shower was held Tuesday night at Mrs. Jacob Smith home honoring Mrs. H. D. Bullard Jr with cohostess Mrs. Manly Foreman. Guests included numerous local couples and families delivering gifts and well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Jacob Smith
H. D. Bullard Jr
Manly Foreman
Hugh Sweat
Harmon Bullard
Martin McCurdy
Francis Evans
Brenda Bullard
Tony Angel
Lee Cross
Nora Turner
Judy
Bud Sweat
Patti
Ward Morrison
Walter McWethy
Bobby Bottoms
Tammy
Russell Ray
Pete Parks
Jim Guinn
Adolphus Archer
Dewey Snow
A. M. Carter
Gladys Davidson
Odus Frederick
Air Lt. Charles S. ErwinBorn at Fitzsimons 1943
Air Force Lt. Charles S. Erwin, born at Fitzsimons General Hospital near Denver on December 10, 1943, returned this year for his first visit to the hospital since birth after sustaining arm and leg fractures in a collision in Thailand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Charles S. Erwin
Fitzsimons General Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Central Quarter Horse Association
Orvel Romine
Chickasha
Mrs. Banks Romine
Julie Zeek
Mrs
John Zeek
Baby
Pampa, Tex
Mr. and
Lucian Roan
Emma Kethherside
Valley View Hospital
Nazarene
Wayne Strange
Rufus Killian
Hershel Newberry
June Presley
Terry Newberry
Arkansas Water Pollution Control Commission
Kerr Laboratory
Marvin L Wood
Science
Otto Strickland
C. Gray
National Guard
Richard Lopez
Lopez
Foss Lake
Sadie Prickett
Arthur Prickett
John Davis
Don Queen
Bernard W. Gray
Billy
Carol
Linda
Frank
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Ronnie
Bobby
Susan
JoAnn Deaville
Woodland Hills
Jess Gray
Woodsfield
Martha Lea Hines
Betty Sanders
Virginia Boehm
Erie
Frank Smith
VFW
Rosedale Cemetery
Miss Tucker
Jeffrey Tilley
Downs
Royce Sluder
Jo Vonna Woodard
Connie Nash
Mitch Williamson
Brenda Nash
Ricky Ham
Dana Kaye Beller
Tulsa
Ronnie Ham
Laquitta Nash
City
Enola Chilcoat
Clareta Gary
Alene
Glenn Wood
WMU
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