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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1967
Page
2
Martha Te offers practical guidance for preserving vegetables with canning and freezing. Instructions cover raw and hot packing for green beans and potatoes, proper salt measurements, processing times at 10 pounds pressure, and freezing corn varieties. Also included are fabric and electric blanket care tips.
Washing and drying electric blankets with home laundry gear. Follow the washing instructions from Martha Mote Extension Home Economist. Use a washer that extracts water by spinning and avoid wringing to prevent wire damage.
Frisco Homemakers Group hosted a birthday party at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Stonewall. Mrs. Alfred Baylis baked the cake and Mrs. Wendell Price made the punch.Refreshments were served to residents including Ella Mae Robinson Nellie Robinson May Worman Fannie Worman Ruby Brewer Marle McCubbin Tommy Newell Vera Jean Sanders Corrine Wood Effie Blevins Josie McCormick Pauline Stopp Julia Garner Francis Wilkins Susie Iker Rosa Langley and Kenneth Baseton.
Lula Homemakers Group gathered Thursday at the home of Mrs. Sherman Drenna for an program titled A Look At Yourself. Plans were discussed for a family picnic on July 21 at the Drennan residence with baskets dinner and shared tableware.
The Pentecostal Holiness Church of Oil Center Women’s Auxiliary hosted a pink and blue shower for Mrs. Ruby Capillo in the church dining hall. Guests and gift-givers included Joy Tucker Corene Willoughby Mary Lou Henson Minnie Lewis Vannie Northam Wanda Lamb Betty Eaves Pearl Gray Bea Robertson Mary Cox Euvonne Franks Alene Tucker Colene Roberrson Enola Chilcoat Thelma Garrett Floy Burk Florence Isaacs Clareta Gray Nova Gray Ruby Wood Effie Lamb Estelene Farmer and Dorchie Booth.
Wildlife officials discuss federal fire arms bills with Bever praising Hruska's approach to stricter penalties for crimes using guns. Oklahoma House backs resisting federal limits and Bever urges citizens to contact Harris Monroney Belcher Edmondson Albert Steed Jarman Smith in Washington on Hruska's bill.
National Geographic notes mushrooms symbolize good cuisine in Paris. Mushroom pods flourish in caves tunnels and sheds in the suburbs. The average French person eats about two pounds of mushrooms per year.
The Tucker family held a reunion Sunday at the Stratford home of Mr. and Mrs. Corey Haynes. Present were many Tucker relatives including Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Tucker and children Mike Larry Gerry, and others from Oklahoma City Glendale Phoenix Drumright Sidney and Drumright.
Community news details numerous visits among Ada area families including Knightens Millicans and Ganuses. church services at Nazarene and Union Hill Baptist note Rev. Abe Christian and Rev. Steve Lilley. Obituary reports A E Harrell of Sunray dies. graveside in Ada. Banner Baptist Rally, Bible Quiz, and Union Hill activities crown attendances and leadership.
Saturday in Wintersmith Lodge Ada hosted the fifth annual McKeel and Wise reunion with eighty two relatives attending. Attendees included multiple McKeel Wise family members from Oklahoma Texas Kansas Utah Louisiana Missouri and New Mexico.
Rev Wood of Stratford led the Free Will Baptist Church in the 1950s for six years and later served in Capitol Hill Oklahoma City. Survived by his parents Rev and Mrs W W Wood of Stratford and siblings Mary Lou Deighton Ada Birtie Cosby Oklahoma City Wana Mayes Cordell Vera Rie del Stratford Bill Sam Ada John Oklahoma City Ray Odessa Texas. Nephews Lynn Wood Ada and Mike Wood former Ada High star quarterback East Central.
County man or based horse took first in the junior cutting division. Miss Poco Twist, an Appaloosa, is owned by Jack Mauldin of Calvin. Ashley from Fitzhugh believes the arena can solve many problems facing horse trainers. Other horsemen have visited Ashley to inspect the facilities.
Durban angler Frank Rat tray reeled in a rare leopard shark during a catch at La Lucia Beach. The shark later swam in Durban's Centenary Aquarium, believed to be the only living specimen in captivity. The leopard shark known as the zebra or monkey mouth shark is sluggish and harmless to humans, feeding on crustaceans and molluscs.
The text explains Diptera, the true flies, having one pair of wings and including houseflies horseflies mosquitoes midges fruit flies crane flies among others. It notes that despite names butter flies dragonflies and mayflies are not true flies.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Willy Knighten and children Ada were Mrs Lula Knighten and children and Mrs Marie Wilson and children Allen.
Kimberly Cash of Shawnee visits her grandparents Mr. and Mrs Theo Cash in Ada. Lula Knighten and Karen and Don Knighten visit Cloyce Finney family. Ada residents include Burl Lamon C B Sowards and others visiting Joe Phillips. Millicans visit Ira Henson in Konawa. Weekend guests with Bob Cannon include Gaston Kerr in Oklahoma City and LeFern Cannon in Moore.
Mrs Bonnie Jared of Holden ville visited Mrs Bertha Gray Friday. Mr and Mrs Jack Mc Heans of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Dave Gray Saturday. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Wilburn Kile and Stevie Allen Wayne Gray Latta Bobby Gray and Mr and Mrs Paul Raney and Rickey.
Attendees listed include Mrs Betty Finney, Martha, Paul and Aaron. Mrs Connie Russell, Allen. Mrs Delores Knighten and Donna. Ada, Joe Phillips, Jack and Jimmy Deaton. Carla and Don Hinton. The group comprises multiple family and extended friends mentioned in the notice.
Visiting over the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace of Roosevelt with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deaton. Larry Wallace joined after four weeks with his grandparents. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Max Moffet of Midwest City, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Deaton, Carla and Don of Hinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Knighten and children of Fort Worth. Messages for Jearl Knighten, Vietnam bound, may be sent to SP. 4 Carlton J. Knighten, U S 5462214 H H C Signal B N (A) A P 0 SF 96307.
Classified notice invites readers to place ads via the telephone number FE 2 4433 for fast responses. The snippet emphasizes speed and accessibility in local want ads.
Mrs. H. L. Davis left Friday for Oklahoma City to begin a vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Yeager will drive her to Woodward to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hensley, then by car to Los Angeles to visit her brother and family.
Mr and Mrs Bob Granger and family including Bobby and Leslie of Oklahoma City are listed along with Mr and Mrs Mike in a brief notice reflecting a family association or event.
Mr and Mrs Clayton Stegall visited Mr and Mrs T T Lowman on Sunday. A cousin from Gainesville Texas stayed with the Lowmans during the visit.
Mr and Mrs Roland Phillips and Mrs Bertie Lilley visited Mr and Mrs Dave Romine Sunday. Rev and Mrs Steve Lilley visited Mr and Mrs Pete Anderson Thursday.
Mrs. Mitlee Nance has moved back to Caddo to be with her sister and husband. She has been staying with Mrs. Mary Morgan for several months.
Mrs Vera Godfrey of Byng visited her mother and stepfather Rev and Mrs Steve Lilley on Sunday to report her husband Lloyd was injured by a wire while mowing. A piece of wire struck his chest and he has been hospitalized.
Joe Lowman with sons Tom and Luke and Mrs. Fred McKeel and Margaret Mae spent Wednesday at Six Flags Over Texas. Friday, June 16, marked Talmadge Lowman’s birthday. Joe Lowman and sons and his parents were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McKeel and Margaret in Houma Louisiana.
Funeral services for Mrs Sal lie Flatt who died Thursday were conducted by Clarence Waldrip at the Stonewall School Auditorium Monday. Burial followed in Stonewall Cemetery. She was 77.
Mr and Mrs Leon McMinn returned home Monday from Wichita Kansas where they attended the wedding Saturday of their granddaughter Debbie Miksch daughter of Mr and Mrs Bud Miksch and Allen Rae Campbell.
Mrs. Mollie Johnson entered Valley View Hospital Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chaney of Colorado took temporary residence in Roff at Beulah Hathaway's home. They commute to East Central State College in Ada. Hathaway spends the summer in Colorado with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Rudean Clifton and her niece Cindy Williams visited Morris James Johnson in Ponca City during the weekend. Melvin Johnson of San Jose California was en route home from the same trip.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Mantooth of Stratford visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Laseman and their brother Lowell Laseman Sunday. Mrs Jimmie Young with Elizabeth and Kathy of Ardmore stopped briefly with Mr and Mrs R O Laseman on Tuesday. Mrs Young took her son to Ada for summer at East Central. Mr and Mrs J D Butler and family left Saturday for a vacation in Michigan.
Local notices report the birth at Valley View Hospital of a 7 lb 4 oz girl named Tammy Gayle to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shaw. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Wall. Relatives including Vernon Van Schuyver and Everett Wall visited, and Brenda Shaw spent time with family.
Mrs. Charles Stevens of Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stevens. She took her children home after they spent the week with their grandparents.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Wilson and children joined by Tom Dee Wilson hosted Debra Steven and Brian for a park picnic at Wintersmith Park. Griff visited their daughter and family in Oklahoma City Sunday night. Fathers Day visitors included Enoch Sue Little Enoch and families from Oklahoma City Ada and OKC. Willard McGuire also saw the Kimmels with multiple relatives. Charles Kimmel.
Mr and Mrs Kirby Tilley Pamela and Dian visited Mr and Mrs Matt Richardson and family in Westview during the week Cerral Richardson Westview visited Mr and Mrs F Jones and Glenn Monday Continued on page three.
Mr and Mrs Glynn King and family and Mr and Mrs Simon Young and family fished at Lake Texoma Saturday night. Simon Youngs visited Short Fortner and Joy Lula Sunday. Mrs Young visited her grandfather there and the Youngs visited family Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Van Schuyver attended a ball game Tuesday night with Lela Wall and children at Pauls Valley. Everett Wall played in the game. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thurman Ada visited the Van Schuyvers during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Link Haws Atlas are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Wall this week.
Mr and Mrs Johnie Ray and children Ada visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Ray on Saturday. Mr and Mrs W E McCullar visited the John Rays during the week.
Union Hill Baptist Church shows Sunday school attendance of 69. Rev. Don Newby preached both morning and evening messages. "Happy Birthday" honored Gina Cassady. Hymns sung include Faith of Our Fathers and Have Faith in God by Rev. Don Newby John Layne Mrs Emma Cassady Mrs Lavona Jones and Horace Golden.
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