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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Charlie Riley of Oklahoma City visited their niece Mrs Bruce Scott and family to meet Jeannie Lynn the Scotts month old daughter for the first time.
Mrs. Dora Clouse of Ada visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Barnes this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dave McCoy of Ada brought her and spent the afternoon with the Barnes. She also visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Pate and the Ganus family.
Mr and Mrs Jim Riley of Norman visited her parents Mr and Mrs Bud Brooks in Stonewall Saturday.
Mr and Mrs John Gibson of Yukon spent the weekend at Gibson Lake visiting his mother Mrs C L Gibson and other relatives in Stonewall. The Gibsons of Midwest City visited Mrs C L Gibson and traveled to Atoka to see the Elliotts and Bill Elliott family before returning to the lake.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Godfrey of Byng visited her mother Mrs Bertie Lilley and the Rev Steve Lilley recently in a family outing noted in local society.
Mrs Minda Phillips hosted relatives over the weekend with her nephew and wife Mr and Mrs Melvin Holland joining for dinner. Also Mrs Mildred Phillips and Jimmie Nix dined with Mrs Minda Phillips Saturday.
M and Mrs Banks Romine of Chickasha spent the weekend with their son and family the Rev and Mrs Orval Romine and daughters. Rev Steve Lilley attended services Saturday at Free Will Baptist Church and went with pastor and family the Orval Romines. Lonze Fairbanks and baby from Charleston S C and her stepmother Mrs Betty Shannon of Seminole visited Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Tipton their children and Mrs Elsie Elch from Ada attended Naz arene Church Sunday in a local religious gathering reflecting community faith.
Mrs James Hall is staying with her daughter and family in Longview Texas as her husband is recently hospitalized. The note mentions family support during a health issue and relocation to a relative's home for assistance.
Services were held at the First Baptist Church Friday for Mrs. Ruby Murphy who died Wednesday. Burial was in Stonewall Cemetery. Survivors include five sons B. F. Rush Springs Sam Tulsa J W Jr Mojave Calif Morris Oceanside Calif Hor ace Stonewall four daughters Effie Scott Union Valley Esta Lee Scott Stonewall Myrtle Burns Como Tex Alta Adams Eunice N M
Eighty three attended the Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Glen Eaves in morning worship and Lynn Slender from Oklahoma City in the evening. Local visitations included the Jones families Coweta and Oklahoma City, Jewel Jones with Elva Lane, and Ada social visits among Northam Willoughby and Gordon circles. The Rev. Gerald Sutton led night services at Kona wa and multiple gatherings occurred among Sutton and Sutton families and friends in Ada.
The Rev. Glen Eaves and his family are mentioned along with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gray in a family or community notice.
Mr and Mrs Enola Chilcoat attended the baccalaureate services at Vaness Sunday. The Rev Eaves was the invited speaker.
Mr and Mrs Smith of Stratford visited Mrs Josie Northam and Mrs Vannie Northam Sunday. Mr and Mrs Whitie Wilburn also visited Mrs Josie Northam recently.
Mr Earl Franks and Mrs Lena Soward were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs Martha Franks with Shelly also present for the gathering in a cordial family visit.
The Rev Virgie Spurlocks leads a revival at the Church of God in Worstelle inviting parishioners and locals to attend through spiritual services and preaching.
Mr and Mrs Dick Goodwin left Friday for Phoenix Arizona to be with their son in law who was seriously ill.
The Rev Glen Eaves and Law visited the Lewises Thursday, sharing a time of fellowship and discussion.
Tonya Tucker Tamara Robertson and Londa Tucker visited Mrs Minnie Lewis on Monday. Mr and Mrs Melvin Booth had dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Paul Tucker. Tonya Tucker spent Sunday with Londa Tucker.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Wyche Mrs Carolyn Thomas and son Ricky Moore were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Junior Northam and Britt. The Rev and Mrs Glen Eaves and family had a picnic at Wintersmith Park Saturday. Hansel Burk attended the revival at Maxwell recently led by Rev Doyle Newby.
The Women’s Auxiliary served their monthly dinner on Thursday and netted 152 dollars to be paid toward the parsonage fund.
The Youth Fellowship met Monday at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Robert Brown directing the event.
Mrs. Agnes Rutledge spent Friday with her mother Mrs. Lona Soward and Ruth Sutton also visited her mother. Mrs. Lona Soward spent Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sutton. Mrs. Martha Franks visited Sunday with Mrs. Lona Soward.
Mrs Verlin Wright and Mrs Vannie Northam were in Ada Tuesday for an unspecified visit or event. The brief note records their presence in Ada on that Tuesday.
Casey Thomas of Shawnee visited Drucilla Thomas on Saturday and Drucilla returned home with him to spend several days together.
Mrs Juanita Rowe and Mrs Hazel Newby visited Monday with Mrs Nannie Cox.
Edd Carr of Oklahoma City spent Wednesday night with Art Carr and visited Frank Lewis on Thursday.
Mrs. Lona Soward were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Sutton Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sutton and Mrs. Lona Soward visited we and Mrs. A. O. Sutton Fri.
Mrs Allen spent Friday night with Mrs Nannie Cox and helped her into the cellar in a terse domestic note.
The Rev and Mrs Bert Jones and the couple Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis are noted in the text as attendees or participants in a social or religious event. The fragment indicates a gathering or acknowledgment involving these four individuals and their spouses.
Visitors spent Sunday visiting friends in Ardmore and touring Arbuckle Lake. Mrs Jones and Mrs Lewis collected rocks for their rock gardens during the excursion.
The Center women announce their annual supper at Center School on Friday May 24 to raise funds for cemetery upkeep. Proceeds support the Center Cemetery maintenance.
Lynn Sluder of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Pug Garrett and Sondra. He preached at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Garrett and Sondra visited Rae Garrett Friday night. Thelma Garrett and Son drove Mrs. Elizabeth Thetford to her home in Sulphur Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Oren Gray visited her sister Mrs Annie Gentry on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Oren Gray and Garrett were in Ada Friday. Fred Gray and Gary and Bob Gray Russell and Ricky had dinner Saturday with their parents Mr and Mrs Oren Gray.
Danny Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Morris, is home from a tour of duty in Germany.
Mr and Mrs Montie Kirkland recently came back from an extended visit with their children and relatives in California and Oregon.
Mrs Ed Roberts visited Mr or Mrs Garrett Beller Wednesday. Mrs Christine Mack visited the Bellers Friday. She also visited Mr and Mrs George Bagby Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Roy Gentry hosted a birthday dinner Sunday evening at home for daughter Lorie. Attending were Mr and Mrs W A Lee and Mrs Bea Grissom Ada Mr and Mrs Kelley Gentry Kay and Teresa Pryor and Mr and Mrs Frank Nowlin and children Sasakwa.
Mrs Agnes Denson spent Saturday morning with Mrs Veda Magar. Mr and Mrs Carl Roberts of Oklahoma City were weekend guests of his aunt and husband Mr and Mrs Mac Magar. The Clark families and Betty Sue visited Mac Magars Friday evening to use the storm cellar. D B Magar spent Sunday afternoon at Center with Mr and Mrs Bill Reed and the Groves family. Mrs Reed is a daughter of Mrs Grove.
Bill Pevehouse Ronnie Brandon and Dennis Myers spent Saturday fishing at Texoma Lake. The outing showcased their shared hobby with a calm rural scene at the popular recreation spot.
Kenneth Shaw and family visited Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pendergrass. Ada natives Charlie Sliger and siblings stopped by Pendergrass home. Weekend guests included Sam Sliger Bill Pevehouse and Glenda West. Sunday visits featured John Pendergrass Buster Hobbs and spouses.
Mr and Mrs Frank Morrison visited his brother Arlie Morrison and family including Lois Jean Mary Jo Melburne Erma Tina and others on Sunday in a local community gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pevehouse and Bill visited Valley View Hospital Sunday night along with Ches ley Madden Gary P and Ronnie Hardcastle.
Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman hosted visitors Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee. Sunday guests at the Berry man home were her brother and wife Mr and Mrs Roy Coffee of Sasakwa. Coffee visited his sister Mrs Zora Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ray Farmer and their children Tammy Shirley and Tad visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hobbs and their children, sharing a family get together in Byng.
Mrs Mildred Harber and Mrs Fern King visit Mr and Mrs Floyd McNeill and Bart. Bart stays with his aunt Mrs Ray Hibbard and sons Cliff and Steve in Ada. Various Ada and Union Valley gatherings include Al Varado Poorman Norton Norton families with Don and Bart McNeill and others for fishing picnicking and visiting.
Mrs Elmer Lee celebrated her birthday with a Sunday visit by Mr and Mrs Calvin Lee and their children Norman. Mr and Mrs Ernest Dew and Mrs Addie English hosted the gathering. Mrs Oneda Manuel visited Friday with Mildred Lee.
Ronnie Hardcastle of Egypt was admitted to Valley View Hospital Saturday night. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Hardcastle and nephew of Mrs Oneda Manuel.
The two weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Roy Manuel is in the hospital on Sunday. He is a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Manuel. The Manuel family is spending much of their time at the hospital.
Mrs Dora East and Mrs Carol Hodges visited Sunday evening at Ballard Nursing Home with Carol s aunt Mrs Gypsy Rich. Seminole Mr and Mrs Billy Dean Hodges and son Ada visited his brother and family Mr and Mrs Bobby Hodges Donna and Randy Wednesday.
Mrs. Dora East, Mrs. Flora Carter and Mrs. Edith Wom mach visited Wednesday with Monroe Lee and family, Franklin.
Mr and Mrs Jack Hurt, former Vanoss residents who moved to Mantua New Jersey last year, have arrived back in Vanoss to establish a home. The Hurts arrived Saturday.
Mrs. Carolyn Thomas and her son Ricky Moore Mrs. LaDon Miller and Vicki and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hurt visited Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller in Mantua New Jersey on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs L G Hooser and Janis attended baccalaureate services at Vaness Sunday afternoon. Ed Roundtree spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs L G Hooser.
Mr and Mrs R E Childers of McLoud were dinner guests of Mrs Nettie Childers on Sunday.
Mrs Claudia Clay and Marcia visited her parents Mr and Mrs J G Hightower in Galey on Monday.
Mrs Ora Davis of Shawnee spent Thursday through Saturday with Mr and Mrs Rocky Kinsey, enjoying a family visit and local hospitality.
Mr and Mrs Earl Gasaway and Clyde of Konawa visited V T Gasaway. Lonnie Miller and family hosted visitors from Oklahoma City and Stratford. Baccalaureate notes, salutat orian Gayle McNinch, and local church attendance are listed among weekend visits and social calls across Ada and surrounding towns.
Sunday with Mr and Mrs Andy Murray and family. Mr and Mrs Johnny Walker Oklahoma City spent Saturday night with his mother Mrs Essie Walker.
Mrs. W. E. McCullar celebrated her birthday Friday as women from the Vaness Extension Homemakers visited her and presented a club gift. Attendees included Mrs. Briggs, McIlroy, Perriman, Coffey, Vandegriff, and Rushing.
Mr and Mrs Norrell Vandegriff hosted and Mr and Mrs Norman Vandegriff of Ada visited Sunday afternoon. Marie Vandegriff and Mike McKee of Pickett attended a donkey ballgame in Allen Friday.
Mrs Wanda Wilson and family and Marie Vandegriff visited Ada and enjoyed a Friday night supper with Wanda Wilson. The gathering honored Wanda and her son Bryan on his birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Mc Nair and Vi Ann of Ada visited Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Turner.
Mrs Maud Sliger of Ahloso hosted a day with Mr and Mrs Homer Sliger and their family. The gathering centered on shared welcome and family conversation.
Christian Berger head of the cancer drive for the vicinity appeals for donations. Contributions are tax deductible and may be mailed or brought to Christian Berger at the VanossPost Office.
Mrs Nell Wilem and daughter Paula of Texas and Arthur D Simpson of Dallas spent Friday through Sunday with Mr and Mrs Eules Jones.
McLoud visited her sister Mrs. Peggy Burke Sunday afternoon.
On April schedule include senior graduation in the high school auditorium with Sen. George Miller as guest speaker. Other events cover valedictorian Susie Stone, salutatorian Gayle McNinch, spring semester tests, baseball games, and several grade level commencements with guest Charles R. Kelly. Awards include Glen Golden, Carolyn Stonecipher, Janice Walker, Mack McCauley, Dana Clark, Larry Gray. End of year trips to Turner Falls and Six Flags, Galveston, return April 23. Casey Glasgow visit noted. first U S bank established March 1, 1780.
Ada residents Ada Ford and Ada Margaret Sturdivan are listed alongside Marie Cantrell and Mr and Mrs Bill McCoin in a local Ada notice, reflecting community notices or acknowledgments.
A party honoring George Nail was held in Latta. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Bill Dewberry and families and Mr and Mrs Bill Steel and families. Debbie and Kathy Harrison served cake and Kool Aid. The Harrison daughters visited Don and Sara Walker in Oklahoma City. Mike Walker returned to Oklahoma City with the Nails for a visit.
Mr and Mrs James Briggs and Gary Latta visited with Mrs W L McKinley Sun in Latta. The grouping suggests a social call captured in local notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Price departed Thursday for a visit to Holyoke. The couple planned a brief trip and expected to return soon.
Mrs. Lorene Mcllroy visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Townsley in Ada Friday. Mrs. Townsley and Lorene also called on Mr. and Mrs. Ruby Van degriff in Ada Friday afternoon. Mrs. Doyle Cox and daughter from Sulphur visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mcllroy Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Townsley visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mcllroy Saturday in Ada.
Mr and Mrs James Rhynes visited Mr and Mrs Bob Slaughter on Friday in a social call showing local community ties and neighborly interaction.
The bold Canada Jay known as Whiskey Jack and Camp Robber frequents camps in the northern United States and Canada. Campers report the bird’s bold attempts to steal food and its distinctive, less vibrant plumage compared to the Blue Jay.
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