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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
3
Mrs. Emma Moore of Kingsport Tennessee spent last week visiting her mother Mrs. Francis Evans. She returned home Saturday.
A large listing of community visitors and gatherings at Lightning Ridge and nearby towns. Family visits include the Ellis, Grace, Stonecipher, Webb, Foreman, and Bullard households with multiple trips to Ada, Prague, Coalgate, and Atoka. School events mention Tupelo junior senior banquet at East Central State College and upcoming baccalaureate and commencement plans.
Latta Mrs. Charles Floyd Kay Randy and Sue visited Mr. and Mrs. IR. N. Gilstrap in Roff Saturday. Mrs. Troy Manuel visited Floyd family Sunday. Cledes Grissom and sons spent the weekend with Pete Raney family in Oklahoma City. Joe Hooser Emily Presley Jute Newberry and Mike Phillips visited Cledes Grissom. Arbrey Presley and Cledes Grissom attended funeral services for Theo Glover.
Ada area community notes detail visits and gatherings among local families including Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith and Uatl, Mr. and Mrs. Reed, and Dottie Reed. Recurring names include James Wigington, Rhonda Arter, Claudia Arter, Nora Turner, Conrad Massey, Kenneth Maxell, and Opal Smith with multiple trips to nearby towns and schools. Visitors attend church events, piano recitals, FFA conventions, and local visits in Byng, Tecumseh, Shawnee, and Okmulgee tech.
Nora residents share a weekend of family visits and neighbors gathering at the Thomas and Ross homes. Carl Low Lois Smith and Gene Thomas families joined Bob Osborn, Bill Osborn, and Frank Strickland groupings for Sunday and Monday visits. Ice cream social rounds included the Ross, Gregory, and Strickland households with Lois Jean Thomas and Ricky Sheley also present.
Mr and Mrs Gene Thomas and girls visited, joined by Mr and Mrs Bill Osborn and Bob Jones with his roller, on Sunday in a social gathering.
J and Gaylan and Mrs. Gertie Summers visited Sunday with Mrs. Rosa Cottrell and family in Wynnewood. Mrs. Gertie Summers spent Monday at Pauls Valley with her son Gene and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hatcher received a call that his mother Arvilla Hatcher of Roff was ill and they took her home for the weekend. Sunday dinner guests included Guy Lawson and family from Oklahoma City and Arvilla Hatcher, with a return trip to Ross to see Bert Henderson. May Johnson visited the Hatcher home Friday and the Hatchers and Darryl were guests of Mrs. Mollie Summers, with others from Oklahoma City.
The Homer Extension Home Makers Group met at Mrs. W. M. Bethune’s home in May with Agnes West as president and G. L. Snider leading a gospel devotional. Members staffed a fairground horse sale concession to raise funds for the Bill Thompson Memorial Fund and three members visited the San Francisco Nursing Home as a club project. Becky acted in a recent school play at Vanessa.
Marcia Ann Moore of Ada, daughter of Mrs. Bervin E. Moore, excels at Oklahoma State University as a freshman. She made the President's Honor Roll, works part time, and participates in intramural sports and sorority activities. She will receive a $400 freshman scholarship from Sigma Xi at a campus banquet and plans to major in chemistry or biochemistry, with aims for advanced degrees. She also holds an OSU Alumni Development Foundation scholarship, has served on student committees, and will coach tennis at Camp Kinnikimnick in Poultney, Vermont after spring term.
Miss Jo Ann Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Turner wed Sgt Paul Gomez son of Mr and Mrs John Gomez of San Francisco in the Salvation Army chapel with Major Fred Overton presiding Joyce White sister of the bride was matron of honor Paul Turner Jr was best man Jerry and Doug Turner ushered A reception followed in the Citadel education room The couple left for a two week honeymoon Mr Gomez recently returned from duty in Vietnam and will resume overseas duty after a 36 day leave Mrs Gomez will remain in Ada until his return from overseas
Miss Stephanie Rene Lewis honored by parents Ted and Mrs. Lewis on Route 4 Ada Monday afternoon. Guests included Mrs. John Roberts Robin Woka Mrs. Bill Carpenter Mike Randy Mrs. Kim Woods Tim Robin and Debbie and the Lewis family. Birthday cake with pink icing strawberry ice cream and souvenirs were served.
Two first grade teachers will lead a Friday session for 40 preschoolers with activities like cutting and coloring. At day’s end each child will receive a diploma as student teachers and volunteers supervise regular classes.
McLish Extension Home makers Group met in the home economics room at McLish School. Mrs Glynn McDaniels gave a devotional from Luke and Psalm 108. The club voted to donate to the Bill Thompson Memorial Fund and members volunteered to bake cookies for the OSU Extension Center open house Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mrs Brenig led a program on food handling to prevent poisoning with notes on freezing and canning. Hostess Mrs Don Barrick served refreshments to several members including Mrs Jack La Salle and Mrs J Skeith.
Dr. Stanley P. Wagner soon to become president of East Central State College will be on campus for two days in mid May. He will return for the commencement on May 29 to finalize familiarization with facilities and personnel during a brief stay with no special events planned.
The Smithsonian Center for Short-Lived Phenomena asks Congress for 10000 dollars to track fireballs, migrating squirrels, and a disappearing island. Smithsonian secretary S Dillon Ripley says the network reports significant events within hours from 836 correspondents in 86 countries, while a House subcommittee questions the credibility of his estimates. The testimony was released today.
Pontotoc County Historical and Genealogical Society records all memorial stones in the counties cemeteries. About 42 cemeteries exist with 12 not shown on maps and earliest birth 1904 earliest death 1806. Volunteers seek help identifying unmarked cemeteries and offer books of the compiled records. Call E R Haunschild or Guy Logsdon for information.
William Bruce Click and Teresa Lynn Jones plan a May 29 wedding. Miss Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jones of Graham Texas, is a Graham High School graduate and Tarleton State College junior. Click, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kelso, is an Ada High School graduate who attended Cameron State College and served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam.
Pontotoc County Genealogical and Historical Society met Monday at the Oklahoma State Mator Bank with host Daisie Britt. Guests Mrs. Joe Sprague and Myrtle Coleman attended. Members present include Daisie Britt and 15 others. Officers and committees were planned for next year and material gifts noted for Mr. Hatchett and Gibson Palmer in memory.
District Supervisors report pasture work gains due to rains and cattle prices. Bermuda grass yields profit on overplanted bermuda and legumes. A farm pond near Wanoas on Jack Harden’s farm is completed. Soil Conservation Service technicians stake drainage tile on Roy Browning’s farm south of Ada, to be dug this weather permitting.
New Ada council meetings focused on parking lot voting, bond bids for street equipment including dump trucks, and zoning changes. The council approved Hammon Heights sanitary sewer district plans and discussed prepayment and delinquency on assessments while adjourning after a brief public works meeting.
Heavy rains push the Kiamichi and Red River levels higher across Jefferson County, with Waurika evacuations for 20 families as Cow and Beaver creeks flood low areas. A People's Electric line near Ada was knocked out by lightning and SH 5 between Waurika and Temple closed. Wheat crops suffer and farmland backs up as roads flood.
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