Courage Through Art From Bedbound Stonewall Mother
Mrs. C. R. Pace of Stonewall, long bedridden with arthritis, discovers a talent for painting. Using rubber bands to hold brushes, she creates landscapes, portraits, and abstract works, including faithful memory paintings like her mother and a Prairie Grove Latta House likeness. Her work inspires courage amid hardship as she improves and shares her art with family and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Pace
Mrs. Pace
Prairie Grove
Arkansas
Latta
Battlefield Park
Ozark Mountains
Ozark
New York
Houston
Texas
Charles
Stonewall High
Stonewall
Eric Allen
Pontotoc County Job Opportunities Rise in April
Ada and Pontotoc County saw more job openings in April with 208 available, up from 139 in March. The Oklahoma State Employment Service reports 219 referrals and 192 placements, along with counseling for 20 applicants and 30 tests. Handicapped placements totaled 23 as unemployment claims fell about 30 percent from March 1960.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
A. O. Pease
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Church Members Redecorate Pastor's Home Parsonage
First Baptist Church of Stonewall undertakes interior redecorating of the parsonage led by Rev. Mack Caffey. A group papered the living and dining rooms with rose pink print and removed a partition to join spaces, working past midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Stonewall
Mack Caffey
W. E. Winton
Cecil Bullard
Jimmy
Simon Patton
Howard Ganus
Boda Hisan
Shirley
A. B. King
Carol
Aletta
William Shellenberger
Austin King
J. W. Harrigan
Houston
Tex
Girl Earns Money at State Broiler Show
Charlotte Shope a 4H club member placed in the money with her broiler exhibit at the state show held Wednesday in Muskogee. Her birds ranked fourteenth among 256 entrants in the junior division, earning an extra $10. Four other local 4-H members also placed in blue and red categories in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Shope
Francis
Muskogee
Charlotte’s Birds
Jerry Fredericks
Jimmy Fredericks
Buddy West
Don Yeargan
Mike Tiffin
James Morrow
Bill
Strange Incidents After Oil Center Tornado Leaves Community in Awe
Oil Center residents recount freak events from the tornado week including a 210 barrel oil tank hurled a mile, a storm cellar blocked by timbers, a bucking rodeo barrel hanging between trees, and a youth clinging to a cedar. The tank belonged to Booth and Spencer per A. O. Sutton and his brother Willis.
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Oil Center
Sutton
Willis
Booth and Spencer
Clyde Kendall
Willis Sutton
O. A. Sutton
H. R. Henderson
Cox Cellar
Henderson
Gailey Wanting Around The County By Mrs Chris Pedersen
Bob Marble of Ada spent Mother’s Day with his mother Mrs Dora McGee. Sunday visitors included Dale Gentry and sons from Stratford and Bob Marble, plus many Pedersen family guests from Oklahoma City Midwest City and Ada. Jim Pedersen won first in the National pasture and range judging contest at Oklahoma City. He previously won in 1969. The Vanoss bacalaureate and other local events are noted along with community sympathy for Oil Center and Seoul Korea disaster victims. Paul Parker was ill Monday but improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Marble
Ada
Dora McGee
Pedersen
Richard Pedersen
Oklahoma City
John Pedersen
Arlene and
Linda
Midwest City
Paula Jean Brassington
Pat Martin
Jim Pedersen
Dale Gentry
David and
Tony
Stratford
Marjorie Martin
Sherry Pedersen
Jan Floyd
Jim
Vaness
FFA
Central State
Local social notes from Vanoss and surrounding communities
A乡s collection of visits and family news from Vanoss Ada Pauls Valley Maysville and nearby towns includes Eulas Jones Walter Leech Barton Williams Raymond Holmes Nettie Childers and several Clark and Glasgow families. The report mentions Mother's Day gatherings birthdays travel and small incidents plus roof repairs and tornado damage notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulas Jones
Walter Leech
Barton Williams
Raymond Holmes
Maysville
Card from Paul Mentions Honolulu Trip and SF Arrival
A son Paul sent a card noting time in Honolulu Hawaii and plans to reach San Francisco by Tuesday and hopes to be home by Sunday. The message ends abruptly with Paul having been in transit.
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Paul
Honolulu
Mawaii
San Francisco
Agriculture Teacher Visits Student for Cotton Patch Project
Mr. Cleamon Stone an agriculture teacher visited Tommy Gasaway on Monday to help the FFA class prepare tractors for planting a cotton patch as part of a FFA project.
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Cleamon Stone
Tommy Gasaway
FFA
Storms cause minor damage in Oakman
ILA PEVEHOUSE notes a hectic week with stormy weather across neighboring communities. Most residents sheltered in cellars Wednesday and Thursday nights. No injuries reported, but property damage includes a blown out window at Mr and Mrs John Brassfield’s home and shingles torn from several houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brassfield
Pevehouse Joins Byng Pirates in State Tournament Run
Bill Pevehouse accompanied the Byng Pirates to Chandler for the semi finals and finals of the state base ball tournament, aiming for the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pevehouse
Byng Pirates
Chandler Monday
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By Eric Allen
Gailey
Midland
Mrs
Chris Pedersen
Susan Price
Floyd
Steve Kasmir
Mike Pedersen
Tom Martin
Pat
Marion
Arlis
Mr. Martin
McNeils
Galey
Vanoss
Mike
Frankie Benton
Johnny Hoosier
Gary Moore
Pat Gallup
Margaret Barnes
Pasadena
Calif
Seoul
Korea
Paul Parker
W. T. Galaway
Mrs. C. A. Berger
Clarence Davis
Earl
Nettie Childers
Kenneth Childers
Valerie Sue
Hamburg
Iowa
Roy Glasgow
England Davis
Earl Gasaway
Clyde
Konawa
Vernon Gasaway
Myra Nell Garrett
Bebee
Mary Jo Gasaway
John Keeze
Wanette
Bud Baker
Miles McCauley
Ft. Worth
Lee Parish
Tresa
N. D
B. I. McCauley
Clifford Miller
Dale
Glen Cornell
Mary Ragland
Walter Wilkerson
Bernice Scott
Pauls Valley
Pick Ragland
Earl Hodges
Joe Burleson
Wewoka
Pam Glasgow
Lawton
Gasgow
Jerry Mustain
Arkie Glasgow
Pam
Enid
Durant
Robert Melton
Shaun Melton
Geneva McCullar
Oakman
Roy White
Charlie Sliger
J. R. Pendergrass
By Ila Pevehouse
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