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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1978

Page

2

Oakman News Highlights Local Church Sunday Service

Mildred Lee reports 61 in Sunday school and 11 at church in Oakman plus numerous visitors from Oklahoma City Ada and other towns. The piece details guest speakers choir selections and community visits, noting rhythm of weekly CTS gatherings and personal updates from Oakman residents and families.

Oakman B. J. Ainsworth J. B. Berryman Oklahoma City Hildry Brown William Sherri Glover Davis Charles Kevin Kiowa Church Charles Murphy Emporia Kan Estell Cox Gaar Corner Ella Jean Dunham Tammy Lynn Jean Ainsworth Debbie Hobbs Tony Boland Eddie Vicki Kinstner Shirley Jones Carl Jackson David Stettler Ada Asher Center Kiowa Sulphur Stonewall I Believe Debbie Jeanne Steven Marci Hobbs Melody Mike Poleznski Harold David Hodge Donal Hilton Charles Jones Helen Loman Bro

Homer News Briefs Reflect Local Visits and Birthdays

Ada area residents share visits and gatherings. Daisy Cooper and relatives frequent Ada venues while celebrating Kelly Cooper’s 16th birthday with family and friends. Looney family birthdays mark community milestones. several trips and shop visits are noted among Homer residents and nearby towns.

Sunshine Sunday Activities and Local Visits

Sunday school attendance was 28 with Beatrice Wyche giving a morning special and 20 at the evening service with Wanda Parr delivering a special. Don Parr led services. The Parrs and Danny visited T. J. Roquemore and shared lunch in Ada with Donna and Kay Parr from East Central University. Local visits continued with multiple Ada and Harden City residents, restaurant meals, and attendance at the state basketball tournament in Del City.

Sunshine Beatrice Wyche Wanda Parr Don Parr Danny T. J. Roquemore Ada Donna Kay Parr East Central University R. C. Williams Clyde Hobgood Pearl Blevins Harden City Donna Hobgood Bonnie Nix Ruby Ashley Kenneth Williams Roy Lee Williams Earl Sullivan Leon White Artie Lane Jimmy Julie Wyche Jim Wyche Daily Phillips Claude Hewett Buck Heard Henry Childs Margene Stonewall J. B. Eager Edna Lou Swart Joy Lee Green Tillie Parish Addie Stringer Mary Summers Leroy Summers Sidney Green Phyllis Jesse Green

Revival at Davis Pentecostal Holiness Church Opens Week

Thelma Jean Garrett started a revival Sunday morning at Davis Pentecostal Holiness Church with plans for one week and weather permitting she will drive from home. Members Pug and Donna Reed, Gene Garner, Dustin, April and Sondra are noted among attendees and visitors while several others are mentioned as ill or unable to attend.

Thelma Jean Garrett Davis Pentecostal Holiness Church Pug Garrett Oil Center Thelma Jean Davis Gene Garner April Dustin Gene Sondra Bill Wood Midge McDonald Oklahoma City R. J. Garrett Cecil Morris Bill Reed Donna Reed Ray Magar Betty Susan Magar

Visitors gather at the Websters in Vanoss

Recurring weekend visits span Vanoss and nearby towns as Hes ter Harber Dwight Harber and family from Lone Grove join Susan Webster's house guests. Other groups from Tuttle and Stillwater share weekend and Sunday visits to the Webster and Jolley households.

Wylie Webster Hester Harber Vanoss Dwight Harber Elizabeth Becky Lone Grove Lily Coffey Laquita Scroggins Mark Steven Teresa Tuttle

Sunday School Attendance and Community News at Lightning Ridge

Sunday at Lightning Ridge Baptist Church drew 71 attendees with several visitors. Garland Summers celebrated a birthday and Darin Dansby, visiting with the Summers, fell ill yet enjoyed birthday cake. Justin Joshua Dansby was born Feb 28 to Randy Dansby and Glory Dansby. News notes recount family visits, illnesses, and local hospital updates as families gather for services and events.

Lightning Ridge Baptist Church Garland Summers Randy McCown Glory Darin Dansby Mack Summers Gaylen Garland Darin Ronald Dansby Lightning Ridge Justin Joshua Dansbys Darin Tay Walter Dansby Gaar Corner Ulysses Tomlinson Coalgate Gertie Summers Joe Summers Franky Bolin Pickett Gaylen Summers Steve Bowerman Steve Gaylon Auti McCullar Mandy Qualls Oklahoma City Gene Brewington Ector McCullar Auti McCullar

Arts festival invites Chickasaw youth works

UNITY coordinator Sharon Lafitte says the Chickasaw Nation hosts a creative arts festival for Indian youth from junior high to college age. Entries may include sculpture painting bead work and pottery with a March 22 deadline at 3 p.m. Submit to Ms Lafitte at the Chickasaw Nation Headquarters Arlington.

United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc Oklahoma Chickasaw Nation Sharon Gale Lafitte Ms. Lafitte Unity

Francis Jewel Wilsons Weekend in Oklahoma City

Francis Jewel Wilson spent last weekend in Oklahoma City with her two daughters Patsy and Patricia and her son Roy Jr and their families. They shopped and visited. Francis Home Demonstration Club and Colbert Home Demonstration Council hosted a Pontotoc County meeting at the OU Extension Center in Ada with 64 in attendance and a film New Pulse For Life shown.

San Frances Nursing Home Mike Melody Polczynski Harold Eddie Vickie Kinstner Sonia Mike Winters Jones Kevin Charle Jack Sam Haley Zelma Haley Donal Mary Hilton Hobbs Mr. Hobbs Debbie Hobbs Vickie Harold Kinstner Charles Jones Dub Boland Raymond Allen Kinstners Robert Kinstner Wichita Kan Lonnie V. Manuel Onella Lonnie R. Manuel Inez Hobbs Marilyn Meyer Wayne Hendrix Joe Sleigh Melvin Cate Phillis Hilburn Norma Stettlers Norma David Stettler Marci Floyd Timmons Bowlegs Bobby Timmons Daisy Cooper Bud Scates Ada Bryan Cooper Chuck Macomber Lucille Flowers Dale Cooper Kelly Toby Cooper Gary Chaffin Carie Lucille Keith Free Will Baptist Church Kelly Cooper Keith Flowers Allan Terri Leah Jenkins Mark Jenkins Gladys Gilly Jim Sanders Kyle Hubert Williams John Coffee Floyd McNeill Bart McNeill Oklahoma City Hester Harber Donna Arthur Harber Ronnie Bratcher Mark Lesia Elk City Loyd Harber Texas Claud Hart Durward Sloan Don McNeill Shawn Homer Safeway Pauls Valley Eddy Wayne Harber Ed Harber Truman Ramer Pickett Donnie Williams Dusty Deena Norton R. J. Tomlinson Armanda McDonald Donnie Vendable Janie Holdenville Homer School Donneta Williams Bill Mary Barrett Glo Hyden Anita Turner Doris Blackburn Diana Stiewig Margret Sandman Linda Trammell Black Romine Dean Starns Tootsie Liams Dustin Betty Colbert Pearl Tyler James Looney Salt Lake City Utah Lee Looney Deenis Looney Goldie Looney James Ring Larry Sloan James Alene Looney Layna Nell Sloan Eva Roden Duncan Ida Nell Evans Hayward Calif Ida Nell Jean Hopps Jo Strucker Gail Sloan Jewell Wilson Patsy Patricia Roy Jr Francis Home Demonstration Club Colbert Home Demonstration Club Pontotoc County Bob Lehrer Toni Sheila Darrell Bryant Fairgrounds Patti Mallan Tom West Tommye Betty East Oakland Shawnee Tom Hazel Purcell Tommye Fant Houston Betty Cee Logan Mustang James West Robert West Tishomingo Aleta Murray Bobbie Reeves Francis FFA Byng School Byng Bryan Smith Barrow Cedar Grove Free Will Baptist Church Ladies Auxiliary Laverne Scroggins Lavada Ruby West Carol Mary) Wilson Lavada West Velma Chandler

First United Methodist Ada Hosts SMU Choir Concert

The First United Methodist Church of Ada hosts the Southern Methodist University Choir in a 7 p.m. Friday concert at 129 W. 14th. The program opens with a Festival Te Deum and features Renaissance and Baroque works, Brahms, Schumann, and Blake settings, with Dr. Lloyd Pfautsch directing the SMU choral groups.

First United Methodist Church of Ada Southern Methodist University Choir Dallas Methodist Church Donna Elswick Elswick First United Methodist Church Choir First Presbyterian Church Choir Christ Theodore Dubois Church Circuit Opera Company of Norman Methodist Church Bell Choir SMU Lloyd Pfautsch Ralph Vaughn Williams Keith Weber Dumfries, Va William Blake Earl George Dr. Pfautsch University Choir Choral Union Chapel Choir

Coalgate Reschedules Bridge Dedication Ceremony

Coalgate plans a Saturday dedication of a bridge marking a major part of the citys first year park plan. Mayor John R. Piazzi says the program starts with coffee at 8 a.m. and a 9 a.m. ribbon cutting with U S Congressman Wes Watkins. Total year one park capital will exceed 60000 dollars, funded equally by a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant and a one cent city sales tax.

Coalgate John R. Piazzi City Hall South Railroad Street U.S Wes Watkins Memorial Park Grounds Bureau of Outdoor Recreation

Delayed Auditions For Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute

Weather delays shift auditions for the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute student orchestra to March 12 in Oklahoma City and March 18 in Tulsa. Regional auditions urged with tape option. tapes must be reel-to-reel 7 1/2 IPS under 10 minutes. Institute runs June 4-18 at Quartz Mountain. other arts offered. tuition aid available via Ada Arts Council.

Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute Grover Cleveland Arts Institute N.W Oklahoma City Tulsa Opera S. Boulder Tulsa Quartz Mountain Lodge Lone Wolf Ada Arts and Humanities Council Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, Inc Jim Thorpe Building N. Lincoln Oklahoma

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Mildred Lee J. W. Berryman George Carter Eugene Hobbs Mike Polczynski Lydia Jones Sonia Winters Elmer Lee W. A. Lee John E. Coffee Anaheim Onelia Manuel Rochelle Berryman Andrea Deery McAlester Jackie Berryman Richard Berryman Winefred Berryman Sharon Cook Gene Berryman J.B. Berryman Edd Berryman Dunham Tammy Wilburnton Ala Joplin Myrtle Smith Edna Lever Willie Crafford Beulah Hathway Roy Jones Dewey Cooley Valley View Hospital J. L. Green Bobby Penick del City Jimmy Blackburn Brenda Hennessey Wendell Sawyer Melissa Michell Gonsales Vickie Welch Kim Bowerman Susan Webster Corene Mustain Lillie Mae Webster Donny Murray State College Jack Mustain Delbert Mustain Webster Laren Jolley Amy Lisa Susan Carroll Johnson Tucson Ariz Roy Cothren Charlie Johnson Cothrens Jan Gibson Stillwater Billy Gibson Gary Bill Hunt Martha Miller Lyle Miller Chris Bottoms Ridge Written By Charles Morrow Roff Tammy Cravens Gainesville Mrs W. L. Cravens Aut McCullar Alvie Griffith Bob Fussell Opal Samuelson Chloe Pattillo Nettie Ownbey Stratford Samuelson Red”’ Welch Irene Laura Johnson May Johnson Lewis Feed Melvin. Hinkle David Taylors Ira A. Bradley Naomi Mr. Bradley Mississippi Capitol Building United States Giovanni DR. Lloyd Pfautsch Youth Orchestra
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