Center Community News Briefs by Mrs Rae Garrett
Mrs Rae Garrett reports visits with Leon Garrett and family and plans for a Revelation Bible study starting March 6 at 7 30 pm. Local gatherings include singing at Maxwell Church and revival at Center Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Garrett
Sandy
Rae Garrett
Billy Wood
D. P. Wallace
M. C. Kirkland
the Center Community Church
Maxwell Church
Thelma Jean Garrett
Gene Garner
Pug Garrett
Sondra Garner
Robert Hamm
Tulsa
Garrett Beller
George (Pop) Bagby
Yuma
Ariz
Bagby’s
Center
Arizona
Arthur Lawson
Weekend Visits Sketch Small Town Ties Across Ada Area
Numerous residents from Ada and nearby towns visited family and friends across the region. Highlights include Gregg Law absent with chickenpox, Frank Dryden and Milo Pennington's Ada visits, and multiple Law, Dryden, and Tucker family gatherings. Local trips to Stratford, Norman, Madill, Shawnee, and Plainview linked kin and neighbors through social visits and holiday-like weekend activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Ward
Keith
Mike
Lottie Hulsey
McAlester
Roger Greenlee
J. W. Law
Verneice Dryden
Ruby Dryden
Gregg Law
Pod Law
Robin
Max Law
Gregg
Lynette
Robin Law
Ada
Geneva Dansby
Aleta Law
Elma Law
Pat Law
Vaness School
Florence Isaacs
D. L. Malicoat
Amarilla
Tex
Frank Dryden
Milo Pennington
Colemen Pennington
Inez Pennington
Dorothy Nessel
Art Oliver
Stratford
Oliver
Velma McDonald
Irene Kluts
Klutts
Austin
Sue McGalliard
Michael
Jana
Peggy Pevehouse
Hayward
Calif
Irene Klutts
Ruth Magar
Norman
Ray Magar
Center
Lynette Law
Frank
Troy Miller
Mary Lou Henson
Maxwell
John Woods
E. C. Caviner
H. R
Effie Lamb
Annie Brandon
Bertha Sanders
Bruce Little
Plainview
Estes Clark
John Wood
Mae Majors
Ada Nursing Home
M. R. Tucker
Ed Blevins
Robert Pratt
Bill Hood
Bob’s Bar-B-Que
M. R
Audrey Wilkerson
Pauls Valley
Lawton
Wichita Mountains
Rance Tucker
Yvonne Shillings
Henry Jones
Madill
Mae Edwards
Donnie Lamb
Billy Don
Oklahoma City
Clifford Lamb
Roger
Brenda Lance
Jeanette Farmer
Oil Center
Tommy Key
Johnnie Tucker
Bartlesville
Johnnie
Rance
Delbert Tucker
Darla
Randy
Regina
Ricky
Clint Haskins
California
Clint
Mamie Tucker
Clyde Haskins
Claude Pennington
Jackie Ayres
Hank Burk
Shawnee
Bill Thomas
Shawnee Hospital
Floy Burk
Sondra Garner
Thelma Jean Garrett
Gene Garner
Pug Garrett
Garner
Garrett
Paul Tucker
David Galey
Walter Harris
Frank Lewis
Maudie Jones
Casey Thomas
Dwade Patton
Clareta Gray
Vickie Gray
Joy Tucker
Ollie Tucker
Togo Wood
Howard Dorgan
Charlie Hitcher
Curtis Hitcher
Tupelo Teams Defeat Coalgate In Local Basketball Night
The Tupelo fifth grade boys and girls squads beat Coalgate in Tupelo on Thursday. Community notes list visits among local families including the Sweat, Ellis, Johnston, and Brashears households, church events, and a state tournament trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tupelo
Coalgate
OSU
Patti Fowler
Hugh Sweat
Debbie Howell
Vonda Cooper
Gordon Powell
Vickie
Pat Ellis
Hinton
Pat
Gene Ellis
Davey Johnston
Charles Leader
Diana
Donna Kay
Ronnie
Lois Clifford
Donald Brooks
Betty Massey
Marsha
Rhonda
Patti
Larry Massey
Jeanie
Eufaula
Roger Massey
Billy
Edgar Cross
Ben Johnston
Paul Johnston
Betsy Bullard
Roy Johnston
Larry
Phillip
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Bullard
Germany
Jimmy
Betty Goss
Ada
Arvel Jennings
Stonewall
Harley Johnston
Otis Jennings
Clarita
Robert Brashears
the Brashears
Shawnee
Ernest Harmon
Ed O'Neal
Omer Rowe
Ardmore
Brashears
R. J. Hipp
RoNel
Midwest City
Earl Emerson
Jesse Rose
Etta Rose Nash
Carlsbad
N. M
Bill Norris
Dallas
Tex
A. M. Carter
Wilma Asendorf
Judy
Annabell Ray
Russel Ray
Phyllis
James Douglas Elkins
Chris
Claudia Faye Elkins
Jim Guinn
Bonnie Stinnett
Jessie Wilson
Ola Hines
Mrs. Hines
Frank Schutte
Lucy Cox
Allen
Addie Prichard
Marvin Brashears
W. B. Hokett
Davis
Glenda Smith
Hacketts
Su Vhur
Glen Smith
Glenda
Mary
Three Ada youths sign up for U.S. Air Force duty
Three local youths enlist in the Air Force. Leon Pierce and Robert Cameron depart for basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas. Andrea Scroggins signs delayed enlistment and will report May 19 at Lackland then train in dental technology at Sheppard AFB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Air Force
Leon Pierce
Robert Cameron
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Andrea Scroggins
Lackland
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Egg Control Bill Labeled Henocide Sparks Congressional Debate
Rep. Paul Findley denounces a Senate Agriculture Committee bill as henocide an egg market control plan that would trigger temporary chicken slaughter orders if egg prices fall below costs. He warns it would enable government power to force price hikes with heavy penalties per violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Findley
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
National Egg Board
Feds
Johnston County 4 H and FFA Livestock Show and Sale
The annual Johnston County 4 H and FFA spring livestock show and sale runs March 12 and 13 with the sale on the final day at 7:30 p.m. in the fair barn at Tishomingo. Auctioneers Holland Juster and Charles Richards will oversee a single barn show and sale as facilities are upgraded for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston County
Tishomingo
Holland Juster
Charles Richards
Saving Eagle Moves Slowly
An experiment to restore the wild Bengal eagle named Diola in Mt Apo Mindanao faces slow progress as the hand raised bird refuses to hunt monkeys. Scientists and aviary staff hope to wean Diola from captivity and enable independent jungle survival with eventual open cages and wilderness adaptation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apo
Philippines
Diola
Philippines Park and Wildlife Commission
Charles Lindbergh
The
Lindbergh
Davao City
Mindanao
Jesus Alvarez
Park and Wildlife Commission
Mt. Apo
Alvarez
Angel Almendaris
Obituary notices list deaths from several Oklahoma towns
A list of death notices for multiple individuals including Joe Bert Buckley Ada Vernon Leona Beard and others. Ages range from 65 to 94 with death dates in early March and funeral homes cited. Locations include Stratford Ada Allen Coalgate and Holdenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Bert Buckley
Stratford
Pickard Funeral Home
Leona Beard
Ada
Criswell Funeral Home
Oklahoma Teachers Begin 56th Annual Meeting in Ada
Teachers from the East Central district of the Oklahoma Education Association meet in Ada for the 56th annual gathering. Dr. E. T. Dunlap addresses on education in the 1970s. Entertainment by Jane Jayroe with music by Pauls Valley schools and Don Grant. Speakers include East Central’s Stanley P. Wagner and Russell B. Holloway at the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Central District
Oklahoma Education Association
Ada
Science Hall
East Central State College
E. T. Dunlap
Higher
Oklahoma
Jane Jayroe
The
Pauls Valley Public School
Don Grant
East Central
Stanley P. Wagner
Oklahoma City
Russell B. Holloway
Man Charged With False Advertising
Houston AP The president of Consolidated Chemical Corp Thomas Norton 42 was free on 800 bond after being charged with two counts of deceptive advertising Investigators say his ads promised high salary positions nationwide attracting at least 10 men from cities as far as Minneapolis with salaries up to 75000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Thomas Norton
Consolidated Chemical Corp
Minneapolis
Robbery Charge Filed Against Ada Resident
Ada police arrested David Harold Holland 20 after a Monday night robbery at Iron J Grocery 513 W. Main. About 150 dollars taken after he threatened a pistol. Holland was detained at his home following a clerk description. District Court Judge Lee R. West also sentenced Alvin Alexander 16 to two years for second degree burglary with most of it suspended. Alexander pleaded guilty January 28 and sought a pre sentencing investigation. Edwin Alexander 19 pleaded guilty to stealing groceries from Abbott's Grocery 801 N. Oak with sentencing set for March 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harold Holland
Holland
Ada
Iron J. Grocery
W. Main
Lee R. West
Alvin Alexander
N. Ash
Alexander
Edwin Alexander
Abbott’s
N. Oak
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Written
Mrs. Rae Garrett
Air Force
Cameron
Leon White
Route 5
Pierce Is
Albert Pierce
Route 2
Keesler Afb
Biloxi
Miss
Miss Scroggins
Arthur Scroggins
Francis
Georgia Christian School
Valdosta
Gary Free
Nader
Henocide
Findley
Advisory Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Saving
Eagle
Vera Dunham
Smith Funeral Home
Willie Wade Rose
Harvey D. Dillon
David W. Barrett
Clarence G. Oliver
Dora E. Patterson
Lillian Bell Turner
Gorman Wilson Green
Lena Anna Black
Huldon
Holdenville
Elmer Allen Rigney
Sylvia O’neal
OEA
OKA
Fred
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