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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
5
The Wilson Free Will Baptist Church plans special Mother's Day services on Sunday April 9 with gifts for the oldest and youngest mother present. Rev. Scott Jones serves as pastor.
Mr and Mrs Luther Arter and Johnnie Lee of Kiowa visited Mrs Dollye Arter Sunday. Mr and Mrs Alvin Arter of Fort Worth visited his mother Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Verlin Arter of Fort Worth visited his grandmother Mrs Dollye Arter last weekend.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Briggs visited her parents Mr and Mrs W L McKinley and brother Herbert McKinley and wife Tulsa. Howard's birthday supper was shared by Mr and Mrs Jim Briggs and Gary and Mr and Mrs Bill Briggs and Bobby and Billy. Wanna Walker decorated the cake with white icing and pale yellow roses. His name was written with salmon color.
Mr and Mrs Bob Dennis and Joe Bob of Norman visited Mr and Mrs Roy Cantwell and Mrs Cantwell went home with them for a few days visit.
Mrs. Lorene McIlroy traveled to Ada on Friday to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Townsley. They called on Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henry, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Murphy of Ada visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McIlroy on Saturday.
Clayton Bishop is in Valley View Hospital awaiting surgery as medical staff prepare for the procedure.
Mrs Patsy Young and Mrs Lorene King assisted two 4-H girls at Vaness Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Simon Young along with Elaine and Clay visited his sister Mrs Clarence Rushing and Mr Rushing in Coalgate that day.
Mr and Mrs Junior Kimmel and children from Bristow spent the weekend with Miles Kimmel and family. Miles and Junior fished at the lake Saturday and caught a nice batch. The group included Mr and Mrs Dude Fennel Tracy Bobby Barbara Gurley Sis Webster Linda Webster Ed Coffey and their children.
Raymon Jackson and Stanley Rudnicki visited early Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Vande Griff.
Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ragland and daughter and Mrs. Alley Ragland visited F. O. Jones and family. Benny Jones and another Jones family member visited Sunday. Etta Garrett Myra Nell and Letha Stice visited J. W. Kirkes Corean Kellams and Mary Lou last week then traveled to Oklahoma City to see relatives.
Mrs. George Morgan and Paul Fitzhugh are listed with Mrs. Murry Gol en and Mrs. Bessie Hodges in a society brief. The clipping records names tied to local community events and gatherings.
4-H club members and Mrs Oma Enloe attended a Latta safety meeting last week. Union Hill School won a trophy for most points during safety week and points were received for car checks home checks accidents and pesticides or hazards. Two banners were awarded for best grade school division on the model safety meeting. All 4 H club members took part in this program.
Several residents report wolves in cattle fields this past week. Glenn Jones trapped a bobcat in Union Hill while crossing highway 13 Saturday night. Roger Richardson in Westview saw a bobcat on a high bank and in a creek bed. He and others fled as the animal moved away. Union Hill residents enjoyed spring blooms in Sulphur and McAles ter. They plan summer vacations and anticipate school dismissal.
Vanoss High School announces the senior class commencement for Sunday May 9 at 2 30 pm in the High School Auditorium and a baccalaureate service on Wednesday May 12 at 8 pm in the same venue.
Union Hill residents rely on repeated sprays and treatments for their small fruit trees while noting the old days when farms had abundant orchards and white washing the tree bases yearly was sufficient.
Mr and Mrs Don Newby and Kathy and Mr and Mrs Bob Gray with Russell and Ricky visited Sulphur sightseeing Sunday. Mrs Melvin Newby Ron and Larry Oil Center and Mr and Mrs F O Jones joined the Newby family Sunday. Bob Gray and family of Westview were dinner guests at the Newby home.
Mr and Mrs Karl Tilley plus Carlton and Mrs Carline McNutt visited R E Tilley in Ada on Saturday. Mrs McNutt picked radishes and onions from Tilleys garden while Mr Tilley helped on the farm and plowed sowed and sprayed cattle last week. He also visited Mr and Mrs F O Jones and Glenn Sun.
Mr and Mrs Ray Kemp visited Mr and Mrs Valley Layne of Ada and Mr and Mrs A B Northam of Oil Center on Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Tommy Johnsen have spent the past week interior papering and painting their home, completing tasks in every room and improving the dwelling.
Mothers of Union Hill with young children in Latta schools sew costumes for the Thursday night operetta, preparing bright outfits and staging details for the community performance.
Mrs. Virginia Ragland and Kathy from Oklahoma City visited Mrs. Lela Johnson on Tuesday. Lorne Ragland and children from Oklahoma City visited Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Johnson and family on Sunday. Ann Johnson visited Mr. and Mrs. Horace Golden and family on Sunday and Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs W C Karr have spent the past week plowing and drilling seeds and tending their garden and strawberry beds. The couple kept up steady farm work, preparing soil and sowing crops for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Agee announce the birth of their third daughter, Tishia Vernell, born April 25 weighing 8 pounds 2.42 ounces. The Agees’ two older sisters also arrived in April, Tracy and Regina. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Graham and Mrs. Tisha Ross of Ada.
Mr and Mrs Luther Parker visited Mr and Mrs Millard Henry and family in Ada along with Mr and Mrs Oliver Parker and their family and Mr and Mrs Walter McAnally last week.
Mr and Mrs William Henson spent the week painting their home while Billy Henson enjoyed his first bowling outing with Billy, Phil, and Junior Rhynes in Ada. The Rhynes and Henson families visited James Rhynes’s home on Sunday. Ruth Tatum is hospitalized in Oklahoma City this week.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hanny and family of Oklahoma City visited Mr and Mrs Wayne McAnally Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Allen of Lindsay visited Mr and Mrs Johnny Allen and family Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Earl Rose visited Mr and Mrs L L Crockett in Stroud on Sunday and also visited Mrs and Mrs W C Rose in Walnut Grove last week. Mr Rose was a patient at Valley View Hospital but is now home and improving.
Mr and Mrs Johnny Tilley Mr and Mrs Kirby Tilley Dian and Pamela Mr and Mrs James James Henry Ada Mr and Mrs Ward Prater and family Ada Mr and Mrs George Graham and Bobby Ada and Mrs Tisha Ross Ada visited Mr and Mrs Tom Agee and family Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Tisha Ross is spending the week with Mr and Mrs Tom Agee.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Archer visited Mrs Laura Archer at Ballard Nursing Home, recounting a quiet afternoon with family. The note records a warm family reunion at the care facility.
Mr and Mrs F O Jones visited Mr and Mrs J B Jones on Thursday and took flower cuttings. They also visited Mrs Becky Jones in Ada last week.
Billy visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter McAnally last week along with many relatives including Mr. and Mrs. James Rhynes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McAnally and family, Ada and Kevin McAnally, Mr. and Mrs. Gary McAnally and son, and other McAnally households.
Mrs Roxie Golden and Mrs Murry Golden visited Mrs Os car Whitson Rebee and Mrs Opal Bivins on Tuesday in a social gathering reflecting community ties.
Miss Delphia Jones visited Mr. and Mrs. Orval Ballard and family in Ada on Saturday. Also visiting were Mrs. Pearl Roddy of Nicoma Park and Mr. and Mrs. Fuldean Roddy and Larry Dean of Midwest City.
A skating party for Junior and Intermediate Classes is planned for Saturday May 8 at 2 p.m. in Ada, sponsored by Mrs Horace Golden and Mrs F O Jones. Union Hill Church will present gifts to the youngest and oldest mothers for Mothers Day.
Mrs. Leonard Hobbs, Mrs. Loy Little, and Mrs. Callie East visited the Lee Keling family in Seminole along with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coplen and their family and Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and theirs on Saturday and Sunday.
Rev F L Cunningham and Ray Kemp attended the Masonic supper in Ada Friday. Cunningham visited Joneses Monday night and attended Craw ford’s funeral Thursday. Corky Hudson won the Ada Racing Association trophy. The Smiths attended the races with family. Several Haines members visited relatives and attended a Vaness Alumni meeting. Mike had three day measles.
Mr and Mrs Alvin McAnally and Tammy visited Mrs Corean Kellams and Mary Lou Kellams. Mary Lou Kellams visited in McAlester Saturday.
Parish life notes from Florence Isaacs record weekend visits among Shawnee Oil Center Healdton and Oklahoma City residents. Activities include church and Sunday school attendance, fishing trips, family calls, dinners, and the death notice of Alex Zumbro in California.
Carolyn Ward rushed to Shawnee on Saturday as her father C E Hulsey suffered illness. Hulsey was moved to an Oklahoma City hospital for surgery Sunday morning and remains in critical condition. Carolyn and her husband Jimmy traveled to the city to be with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Rance Tucker visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brendie in Ada Sunday evening. Mrs. Ethel Keef accompanied them to the Brendies. They went to the burial place of Bob Kerr, and she visited her aunt Mrs. Clara Wood that Sunday evening.
Miss Sharon Crookham and Miss Ruby Dryden called on Mrs. Virgie Pennington. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Clay, Cathy and Connie, from Oklahoma City, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Milo Pennington.
Mrs Opal Ward reports the death of her uncle Ed Coley in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. Funeral details were not provided in the notice.
Miss Vineta Pennington and Jackie Ayers wed in Ada in a ceremony attended by families Mr. and Mrs. Milo Pennington and Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Ayers. Congratulations to the newly joined couple.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Henders son and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs M C Cox Jr Mrs Mary Cox Mrs Martha Love Machelle and Johnson McGuffee visited Mr and Mrs Homer Jumper and Mr and Mrs Al Davis in Fittstown Fri Mary Cox and her father Johnson McGuffee visited Mrs Nannie Cox and Mr and Mrs H R Henderson Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Cox, Mrs. Clareta Gray and Mrs. Mildred Altom were among the election board employees listed in the local roster.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Sutton Chris and Beverly Mrs Joy Tucker and Cathy Mrs Wanda Lamb and Phylis Hansel Burk Mrs Thelma Jean Garrett Vic kie Gray and Florence Isaacs attended the Shawnee Emanuel Pentecostal Church Saturday night where Rev William Moore was conducting a revival.
Mrs Mamie Tucker Miss Ruby Dryden and Mr and Mrs Frank Dryden visited frequently with Mr and Mrs Jim Magar during the past week. Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Owen Magar and family Ada Miss Ruth Magar and Mrs Dorothy Levin Sue and Lou Pickett. Afternoon visitors were Mrs Irene Klutts Doris Stratford and Mrs Verneice Dryden. Carl Lee Roberts Ada visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs Jim Magar Saturday night. Buy sell trade rent with Richard Godsell Oklahoma News Classified Ads FE 24433.
City residents Glen Dryden and Ruby Dryden hosted Sunday visitors Glen and Ruby Dryden were joined by Mr and Mrs Frank Dryden and the former Miss Esther Dryden. Cathy and Connie Clay of Oklahoma City visited Dryden pair Saturday night. Ada Dryden spent Saturday evening with Mrs Frank Dryden and Mr Dryden.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Miller included Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Harrison and family of Lawton and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Virgle Ray Miller and family of Oklahoma City. Also attending church Sunday night at Dolberg were Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Eldred and Mr. and Mrs. Troy Miller.
Mr and Mrs J W Law were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Florence Wren in Stratford and her houseguest Mrs Luke Ward. J W Law a state highway employee to retire July first bought a new roto tiller this week. Mose Lee of Wilson called on the Laws Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Pod Law visited Sunday evening.
Mrs. Dorothy Nessel Mrs. Elma Law and Mrs. Troy Miller visited Mr. and Mrs. Art Oliver in Stratford on Thursday evening. On Monday they drove to Byars Lake and stopped at Mrs. Maxine Burgesness in Galey during their return.
Mrs Jewell Jones spent Tuesday evening with her brother Sidney Isaacs in Ada. The brief note records a family visit without additional details.
Mrs Elva Lane and Mr and Mrs Ray Frantz of Ada visited Rev and Mrs Bert Jones Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Oss Jones of Broken Arrow and grandchildren Denise and Gregg Jones of Ada spent Saturday with Rev and Mrs Bert Jones. The men are brothers and their wives are sisters.
Mrs Pearl Roberts and Mrs Jewell Jones visited Mr and Mrs Bryan Thomas recently, sharing time and conversation in a social visit.
Mrs J E McClaren Oleta and Mrs Juanita Rowe visited Mrs Lorraine Pennington Tuesday evening. Alfred Pennington and wife visited his brother Lyman Pennington in Norman. Wayland Pennington joined Vanoss F F A Club on a fishing trip. Lorraine Pennington visited Miss Vasto Pennington and Ed Bray in Ada. Bobbi Pennington prepared for school at Vanessa Friday. Wayne Pennington’s daughter hosted Lester Elmore Stratford for Sunday dinner. Milo Pennington and Jackie Ayers in Ada visited Tuesday night.
Mrs. Raymond Laseman attended the Home Demonstration County Council past president luncheon held in the dining hall at East Central College on Friday.
Leonard Etchieson had surgery at Valley View Hospital last week. Family members from Tulsa Bethany and Dallas visited him over the weekend. Steward Austin arrived at Valley View as an emergency patient on Friday.
Rofs Baptist Church announces Youth Week from May 9 to May 16 with Richard Flint delivering messages and Jerry Jantz giving the midweek talk. Many youths will serve as volunteers. The Junior Girls Auxiliary holds a coronation service May 12 at 7 p.m. awarding G A pins with Mrs. Amos Summers as sponsor.
Mrs Beulah Hathaway Mrs Herbert Griffith Mrs Ralph Burleson and Mrs George Lucas attended the WMS picnic at Sulphur Park on Thursday. The day was spent relaxing in the open air and lunch was served.
Mrs Sallie Horton mother of Mrs Floyd Cooper is a patient at Cowling Clinic indicating a family medical update and local health news.
Mrs Norman Deemer and her children of Oklahoma City are visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Bob Simpson.
The Freewill Baptist Center Association held a Youth Fellowship Service at Oakman church on Saturday night starting at 7. Two young preachers, David Sutton and Paul Murphy, spoke to attendees.
Debs Holcombe's nephew and family from Oklahoma City visited over the weekend with his uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Butch Holcombe and children also attended with Dee Bennet from Homer joining Sunday night services.
Next week marks the end of the term at Okaman with eighth grade graduation ceremonies in planning. Teachers and students are busy organizing the program and a picnic for pupils, teachers, and interested parents.
Mr and Mrs W A Lee and Mrs Ray Gentry and Kim Ada spent last Wednesday with Mrs Elmer Lee. Mr and Mrs E R Bray Ada visited Friday with Mrs Lee. Mrs Bray brought Mildred two new rose bushes. On Saturday Jess Berryman helped Elmer finish the fence. Now the Lees have a new fence on their farm. Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman and Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee were dinner guests Sunday of the Berryman family. Mr and Mrs Edward Ber
Kay and Charles Re vee Connie Gregory Galey spend this week with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lee. Before the Lees moved from Ada to Oakman Mildred cared for Connie while her mother worked. Now Connie often visits her former babysitter for a few days.
Mrs Alma Stallworth and Vicki visited Mr and Mrs D B Magar as supper guests on Wednesday. Vicki spent part of the week with Mrs Magar after missing school for three days due to measles.
Work progresses on a new home for Mr and Mrs Maurice Current with framing insulation and part of siding finished and the roof in place. Mr and Mrs Don Evans near completion of a new cabin by the Sportsmen club lake after purchasing the land two years ago and making extensive improvements.
Sunday dinner guests included Arlie Morrison and family at Mrs. Woody Daniels in Stonewall. Frank Morrison and family visited Arlie Morrison's household on Saturday. Norma Jean Poorman and her children Lisa Kay and Richard called Friday evening.
Mr and Mrs Ronnie Carpenter of Wichita Kansas spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs E C Carpenter and with her parents Mr and Mrs Bill McLish including Phyllis and Vicki.
Hershel Hampton Tony Bob Cook and Hershel's sister and husband Mr and Mrs Danny Cowart spent Sunday at Devil's Den picnicking and sightseeing in Ada.
Eddie Dale Vaughn stayed Friday and Saturday night with his cousin Larry Ray Barnett and his parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Barnett in Ada.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Hodges with Donna Richard and Randy joined his brother Mr and Mrs Bill Hodges and Dean Ada on a Sunday outing and picnic near Lovelady community where Bobby and Bill lived as children.
Mr and Mrs Maurice hosted Sunday night dinner with Mr and Mrs Lonnie East as guests, sharing a domestic evening at their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Lee and Sonja Kent and Kevin were dinner guests Sunday of her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Willoughby and Sue. The Lees visited Friday evening with her sister Mrs. Jaunita Frantz Thela Sherri and Mike at Oil Center.
Mrs. Trudy Nance visited Friday afternoon with Mrs. Gus sie Lillard and brought a special kind of vining tomato and planted it.
Mr and Mrs Arlie Morrison spent some time Tuesday with his sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Scott Jones.
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