Around The County: Community Notes From Sulphur Area
Local page itemizes weekend visits across Sulphur and Ada including families from Moore Fort Worth Atoka and Norman. Camp meetings at Pentecostal Holiness Camp Ground east of Ada are noted along with church revival plans and hospital updates. A neighborly dig of potatoes precedes a reminder about church keys and Sunday school timing.
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Ada
Camp Ground
Free Will Baptist Church
Dean Thompson
Scott Jones
Oakman
Thompson
Stonewall by Mrs. Howard Gains
Mr and Mrs Joe Stall and three children from Tulsa spent last week with Mrs Stall and Mrs Hale in Shawnee. They attended the wedding of George L Thompson to Sally Thompson in Shawnee. Also present were Mr and Mrs Joe Bryan Ada and Mr and Mrs Tom Hannigan Wilson. Mrs Hannigan is a cousin of Mrs Hale. Olive Garretson Betty Thornton and Jack McNutt visited Mrs Arvie Wheat in Holdenville where she is hospitalized after a fall. Wheat is Mrs Thornton's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Howard Gains
Joe Stall
Tulsa
Tom Henningan
Wilson
Russell Hale
Mrs. Hannigan
Hale
Olive Garretson
Betty Thornton
Jack McNutt
Arvie, Wheat
Holdenville
Mrs. Wheat
Thornton
Lawrence Davis Braddock Family Summer Visit in Oklahoma and Stonewall
LAWRENCE LY MARTELL DAVIS and Mrs. Leon Braddock visited Braddock family in Oklahoma City Thursday. They and grandchildren Linda and David Kent, from Colorado Springs, arrived by plane to spend summer as Shirley Davis takes an art course after winning a scholarship. The Braddocks traveled to Stonewall last week to help her parents, RB Williams, dig potatoes and pull onions. the children enjoyed the trip though heat was intense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky
Mike Choate
John Norton
Mrs. Lilley
Bill Choate
Stonday
Leon Braddock
Jack
Davis
Linda
David
Kent
Colorado Springs
Colo
Plana
Shirley Davis
Garretts Visit Family on Four Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs RB T Garrett Richard and Jan of Long Beach California arrive Friday night to visit Rae Garrett at 71. They plan trips to Sulphur and South Texas then Chicago Ulysses Kan to see relatives, returning home after four weeks. Bobby stayed behind due to work.
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Rae Garrett
RB. T.garrett
Richard
Jan
Long Beach
Calif
Leon’ Luttrell
South Texas
Chicago
Fisher Lewis
Ulysses
Kan
Leon] i Garrett
Bobby
R.T. Garrett
Rae Garrett Vister
Lee George
R.T
Latta
Poison Ivy Causes Widespread Scratches In Ada Area
Ada doctors share views on ivy irritation spread and treatment after exposure. Some call it an allergic reaction, others a chemical burn, but all agree on precautions. Emphasized steps include washing skin and clothing, avoiding scratching, and staying away from ivy. Immunization cautions are noted, with no proven immunity.
Odd finds in Allen store window reveal local history
Blackburn's Variety Store in Allen displays antique guns and arrowheads from local collectors Bob Plunk and Phillip Milner. Items include a muzzle loading rifle once traded to Indians, with locals recalling a near mishap. Nearby geology talks mention Ada area caves and fossils, while Stonewall High rises, crops suffer and friends tease a vintage lawnmower nicknamed Kennedy Wilkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Allen
Bob Plunk
Baker Creek
Phillip Milner
Phil
America
Doyle Blackburn
Allen Guy Milner
Gosnell Realigns Police Department
Ada police chief Homer Gosnell announced a realignment that reduces the top ranks to two. Lester Hokit is promoted to Assistant Chief, four men become Lieutenants: Sears Hixson Kroth Branom, with Sears heading traffic and Branom the detective bureau. Patrolmen, a detective, dispatchers, meter men, and a secretary fill the rest of the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Homer’ Gosnell
Lester Hokit
Gosnell
Lewis Kroth
Ted Sears
Taz Hixson
James Branom
Sears
Branom
Kroth
Hixson
Hokit
Branor
Chesley
Guinn
Richard Gray
Jake Davis
Sam Bingham
Ray Hammock
Ralph Courtney
Leon Luttrell
Norman Farmer
John Collier
Glenn Hunsucker
Byng Schools Award Gymnasium Contract To Chickasha Firm
Byng Schools set a 336000 contract for building new classrooms and enlarging the gymnasium. Shelton and Shelton Construction Co. of Chickasha won the bid as the lowest among eight presented. Superintendent J Teague says the project will add seven classrooms and extend bleachers with revised gym dimensions and an extra section. completion is tentative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng
Shelton
Shelton’ Construction. Co
Visitors See Platt Park at Platt National Park
During the week of June 1 to 22, Platt National Park in Sulphur recorded 59,417 visitors and 4,906 campers. Year totals now reach 447,999 visitors and 15,921 campers, far ahead of last year. Rainfall for the week was 1.57 inches, lifting the annual total to 16.1 inches with temperatures ranging from 52 to 84 degrees.
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Platt National Park
Tractor Victim In Critical Condition After Ada Tractor Crash
Harley T Wyatt of Route 2 Ada remained in critical condition after a runaway tractor on SH 2 east of Ada toppled him. He was taken to Valley View hospital with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley T. Wyatt
Wyatt
Ada
SH 2
Valley View Tation
Hailstorm Wipes Out Area Cotton in Coal County
A severe hailstorm near Clarita Coal County Sunday afternoon wiped out over 200 acres of early cotton. The storm 20 minutes long left bare stalks six inches high, with four inches of rain in a short span. Growers assess recovery chances, plan replanting where possible, and note insurance coverage varies.
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W. L.knickmeyer
Clarita
Tate
Coal County
Leo ‘Bey
Coalgate Gin
SH 48
SH 31
Lee Davidson
Davidson
Tve
Bob Graham
Glen" Williams
John Wesley Daniels
Graham
Johnny
A. Sacre
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Vaness
Bebee
Herbert
Moore
Randy
Kenny
Annette
Jerry Henderson
Dusty
Homer Mercer
Mike
Kevin
Fort Worth
Tex
Mrs. Mercer
Cliff Mears
Mr. Mears
Bud Bradley
Howard Ganns
the Bradley
Bob Bradley
Mr.Bradley
Cathy
Hershel Newberry
Robin
Oklahoma City
Bob Granger
Shorty McCool
Atoka
John Clouse
McCool
Clouses
Valley View Hospital
Mr. McCool
Steve Lilley
the Nazarene Church
T. T. Lowman
Joe Earl
Houma
Mr. Lowman
Fred McKeel
Margaret
Leo Nelson
J.D. Casper
Jenks
Carl Tate
Casper
Lizzie Nelson
Summers Chapel
D.V. Nelson
James Wyatt
Casa Grande, Ariz
Harley Wyatt
Ferrell Jones
Denisa and
Gregory
Etta Hightower
Dave
Lewis Robinson
George Bartes
Coy Gibson
Guymon
Amfr
C. L. Gibson
Gibson Home
Troy Gibson
Cindy
Lee Elliott
Fitzhugh
Jessie Epperson
Cheryl
Jim Greenlee
Alva Lowther
Bill Lowther
Pampa
Jack Vandever
Pavia Kay
Mary Pat
Bro. Garrison
Arizona
Thelma Jean Garrett
Sondra
Thelma Jean
Virginia
Terri Gray
Anet‘la Williams
Buddy Garrett
Droleta
McAlester
R. T. Garrett
Pug Garrett
Carl Denham
Fred Henson
Lawrence LY Martell Davis
By J. L. B
Ada City
Margaret Mary Mayer
Ada High
Vanass School
Fittstawm
Stonewall High School
Pontotoc County
Conway
Leon Nickalls
Gosnell Realigns Police Department
Doyle Crawford
Don Henderson
Tom Miller
Gary Glick
Casey Nabors
Ed Atkinson
Judy Watson
Byng Schools
Platt Park
University” of Wisconsin
Arthur
Hasler
Kenneth
First National
First National Auto
Federal Deposit [Insurance Corporation
Pascal Py
First National Motor Bank
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