Mailbox Improvement Week urged by USPS in May
The United States Postal Service sets May 17 through 22 as Mailbox Improvement Week urging rural and urban residents to inspect and improve their even or traditional mailboxes. Ensure name and assigned number are visible to carriers and that information is legible and boxes are sturdy.
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U.S
The Gospel Reflected in Hosea Amos and Love
A compact meditation contrasts Amos and Hosea on covenant, justice, worship, and divine love. It notes Hosea’s deeper grasp of God’s compassionate nature through personal experience, and emphasizes God’s unconditional love as the power for transformation.
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Amos
Hosea
Israel
Hoea
God
Jesus
Elizabeth C. Clephane
Ephraim
Ads as Copyrighted Art Say Courts Now Protect Trade Ads
A poster advertising a circus prompted a copyright suit when a printer copied it without permission. Courts now treat ads as protectable works, though liability hinges on truthfulness and specific expression rather than general ideas that layout a whole concept.
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Circus Prompty
Lin
Tennis Grand Prix to features 35 tournaments in 1971
The Pepsi Grand Prix calendar for 1971 will include 35 tennis tournaments worldwide with women competing in 20 events. The U.S. Open is set for August 30 to September 12 at Forest Hills as part of the series.
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New York
Forest Hills
Deaths cross Ada and Stratford residents in early May
A series of obituaries notes Ada and Stratford residents died in early May. Ermine Perry aged 43 of Stratford died May 8. Jack W. Bickram 66 Ada died May 7. Mrs Ferol Stafford 81 former Stonewall resident died May 8. Emnah Meredith 82 Ada died May 9. Richard Todd Bean infant son of Karen Bean died May unknown. Robert C Bob Robertson 63 Ada died May 12. Burial notices reference Criswell Funeral Home locations.
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Ermine Perry
Stratford
Jack W. Bickram
Ada
Ferol Stafford
Stonewall
Criswell Funeral Home
Emnah Meredith
Criswel Funeral Home
Richard Todd Bean
Karen Bean
May M
Robert C
Bob) Robertson
Criswell
Families Gather for Mothers Day Across Ada and Surrounding Areas
A county column lists multiple visits and gatherings through Mothers Day. Names include Harmon Bullard, Charlie Monk, Denton Ryan, Eva Foreman, Howard Asendorf, Judy, Bill Norris, A M Carter, Pete Brashears, and many others in Ada, Prague, Stonewall, Seminole, Oklahoma City, Purcell, Sulphur, and Dallas.
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Howard Asendorf
Judy
Ada
Bill Norris
Dallas
Tex
A. M. Carter
Pete Brashears
Prague
Asendorfs
Norrises
Stonewall Community Feels the Pull of Sunday Services
In Stonewall area churches report attendance and visits across multiple congregations. Sunday School numbers reach 6 at one church and 35 at Nazarene, while Assembly of God and Center churches share sermons by Rev. Raley and Rev. Newberry. Nearby families, travels to Tupelo and Oklahoma City mark Mother's Day and guest visits. military notes include Sgt. Scott’s 21 day leave and Sgt. Bullard’s parachute jump.
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The
Nazarene Church
Frank Tipton
Anadarko
Sam Newberry
Nurfing
Gene Winton
Addie Brooks
Coalgate
Don Johnson
Denice
First Baptist Church
Tupelo
Don
Harley Johnson
Ruth Auten
Joe Witton
Lee Ann
Ada
W. A. Griffin
Oma Skaggs
Lyle Borsa
Oklahoma City
Lloyd Goss
William
Henry Creamer
Cordell
Assembly of God Church
Mr. Creamer
Orval Jennings
Dale Felkins
Thelma Jean Garrett
Stillwell
Pug
Rae Garrett
Modena Garrett
Lee Miller
Ghostes Qualls
Wister
Weer
Billy Roebuck
Joe Bratchalor
Steve
Dennis
Newt Cogburn
Kim
Cogburn
Resthaven Nursing Home
Local News Notes From Homer and Area Festivities
Community updates recount visits and family gatherings in Homer and nearby towns. Readers note festival attendance, church revivals, school honors, and hospital stays, with several residents hosting relatives and marking Mothers Day events across Ada Seminole and Shawnee.
Stonewall News Highlights Local Births and Visits
Center area notes include births in Ada and Kingman, Oklahoma, with Bradley Wayne Thomas born May 1 and Philip Dale McNeil born Jan 11, 1953 in Ada. Numerous visits, family gatherings, church events, and school activities across Stonewall and nearby towns are chronicled, along with First Baptist attendance and a youth rally planned May 14.
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Leon McMinn
Wichita
Kans
Bud Mitch
Marvin Davis
Mack
Amanda
Lakeland
Flo
Alan Campbell
Kelly Ann
Philip Dale McNeil
Kingman
Ariz
Ada
Martha Stokes
Avery the
McMinns
McNeil
Max Thomas
Bveford
First Baptist
Trinity Church
Union Hill wedding shower and community notices
A Union Hill Baptist Church wedding shower honored Vickie Lancaster and Gary Golden with hosts Laura Haines Barbara Newby Yvonne Gray Elva Kemp Oma Enlee. Attendees included many local residents and club members. Other items mention Byng Byng High School seniors and Byng Masonic or church-related gatherings with travel to funerals and local nursing home visits.
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Vickie Lancaster
Gary Golden
Union Hill Baptist Church
Laura Haines
Barbara Newby
Yvonne Gray
Elva Kemp
Oma Enlee
Roy Bivens
Emma Jones
Daisy Binion
Daisy Golden
Leona Poindexter
Robert Golden
Iola Burrough
Tommy Johnson
E. J. Lancaster
Joe Deatheridge
Billie Adams
Lena Cochran
June Poindexter
Grace Downs
Nanny Veach
Earl Rose
Paul Golden
Wilma Delozier
Obra Young
Phillip Poindexter
Olen Henderson
Lizzie Lancaster
Henry Lancaster
Eva Tarpley
Robert Johns
A. L. Anderson
Bob Summers
Melvina Ballard
Myra Garrett
Teresa
Carol Golden
Betty Cunningham
Marvin Hunt
Ann Lancaster
Lorene Duncan
Freddie Duncan
Foy Thorton
Melvin Manuel
Kart
Vaness
Ralph Delaney
Ethelene Golden
Fern Long
Hob Tweely
Asa Hutchinson
Steve
Jess Long
Union Hill
Good Neighbors Club
Johnny Chaney
Randy Golden
Marion Lancaster
Lorene McCarty
Janie Lancaster
Carl Morris
Susan
Loyd Talbott
Larene Scott
Don Henderson
Jerry Henderson
Gene Reeves
Jeraldine Carroll
Connie Stropshire
Denise Jones
Lessie Vert
Earl Ray Howell
Linda Bakeley
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ADA Times-Democrat
W. D. Little
Don Cook
Oklahoma
News Publishing and Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc
Ada Evening News
Pontaloe
Pontator
Orabeme
Mai
Jar Saeed
Congress
Sen. Proximize
Ada Shriners
McGall
Felow
Sendoy
Walthouse
Harmon Bullard
Charlie Monks
Denton Ryan
Saint Louis
Eva Foreman
J. R. Linker
Cheryl
Robin
Arville Jennings
Donnie Johnson
Floyd Johnson
Phil and
Jill
Yeager
Denver Johnson
Glenda
Mark
Seminole
Ray Skaggs
Monte
Gregg
Danny Skaggs
Todd
Ed Johnson
Purcell
Lloyd Wayne Goss
Rhonda
Marcia Harter
Ruth Hyatt
Cheryl Linker
California
Wilmorene Golden
J. R. Pendergrass
Albert Peyehouse
Richard Norton
W. A. Norton
Donneta Norton
Dustin
Floyd McNeill
Bart
Thomas Stephens
Clifton Tharp
Bill Bean
Effie Tharp
Margaret Younts
Bernard Nick
S. Richard Norton
Mau
Bill Beam
Loyd Harker
Juanita McNeill
Louise Hill
Sammie Milligan
Iphur
John Raley
United Methodist of
Assembly of God
Dora Bullard
Raymond Ellisana
Hugh Sweat
James Tayl Patti
Jack McNutt
Margie Kirby
Wanda
Ellises
Sweat
Hank Brady
Howard Pharr
Ronnie Holman
Bixby
R. B. Brady
Johnny Daniel
Charles Pierce
Midwest City
Walter Lane
Loyd Goss
Addie Gaif
Jack Goss
Lula Proffitt
Lincoln Park Zoo
Terry Scots Box
Robins
Georgia
Sgt
Scott
Mr.13
Jerry Scott
James ‘T. Bullard
Patc
ATC
Roger C. Garrett
FMS
APO
San Francisco
Cal
Roger
B. J. Garrett
Okanawa
States
Church of Christ
4. J. Miller
Pilot Point
Buddy McElroy
Hennessey
Clifford Hall
King City
Betty Spink
Bil Elkins
Buddy McElfroy
W. A. Hart
Roscoe Hall
A. E. Thompson
Muskogee
Aud Hall
Eumer Hall
Clyde Kaiser
Mary Cole
Jank King
Cora Williams
Valley View Hospital
Hesthaven Nursing Home
Clarence Walroup
Tulsa
Mr. Walroup
Pug Garrett
Mrs
Hank Buck
Thurman
Terri Gray
Fred Gray
Lawrence Lave
Elsie Cole
Ronda
Connerville
Terri _ Gray
Viola Minac
June Nickell
Callie Garrett
Homer
By Juanita McNeill
Laverne Chaddick
Bobby Chaddick
Ruby Snow
Grady Campbell
Lenore Balthrop
Nancy Bottoms
Oakman
Sharlet Stone
Estelle Elmore
Young and Children
Roff
James Tony
Essie Scorggins
Dale Scroggins
Shawnee
Gene Wenton
Mercy Hospital
Weyne Bullard
Ronny
Traci
Leslie
Kimberly
Kelly
Joyce Griffin
Retta
Robert
Joe
Jackie Loyd
Betsy Johnston
Cecil Bullard
Steve Murphy
E. C
Alpha Honor Society
Kenneth Murphy
Ruth Wynn
Chaglaw
Byng
Howard Ganns
Presbyterian Hospital
Floyd Oliver
Elma Winn
Ruth Wyin
Cecil ‘Ferrell
Eufaula
Ruby Payne
Ella Wynn
Junior Wynn
Wyndell
FE. M. Wynn
Reginia
Emmitt
Hubert Wynn
Sor, Moore
Ruth Cooper
Gerald W. Stokes
Randy
Belch Springs
R. J. Stokes
Williams
Helen Hickman
Emma Kitcherside
Lee
Looney
Hubert King
Keith
James
Ladona
Allen
Wanmette
Tom Roden
Duncan
Lee Looney
Lee Carney
Dee Bennett
Joe Howty
Homer Rape
Friay
Gene Poormen
Janie Phillips
Billie Overton
Romah Oliva
Holdenville
Floyd Taker
Arkansas City
Kan
iMrs
Corky Brasier
Fla
Pete Thomas
Bradley Wayne
Thomas
Gail
Stormy
Stoney Wall
Judith Ann Wylie
She
Curtis Wylis
James Michael Lillard
Casper
Wyo
Jimmie
Bencie Lillard
Roy Allen Whittington
Everett Whittington
Betty Jane Blevins
Leroy Belvins
Aline Lina Futischa
Murray College
Bruce
David
Jeanie
Mick Scott
Mer
Ernest Riley
R. C. Belcher
Norman
Agnus Patton
Mike Krebbs
Jeff
Terry Scott
Sandy
Bessie May Hatchet
Billie Ann Carnes
Susan Magar
Bill Reed
Helen Morris
Danny Morris
Leon Garrett
Billy Morris
Douglas Price
Vance Price
Ghorles Price
Jimmie Rutherford
Jerald Sutton
John Price
Hazel Price
Edith Bennett
Christena
Florence Henson
Luther Sullivan
Don Smith
Agnes Patton
Stonewell
Greyhound
Arlington General
Motors
Texas
Hate] Price
Danny Green
Dora Parker
Carrie Ethridge
M. C. Kirkland
Terry Matheny
Lawson
Center Chrehwas
Sulphur
Mrs. Lavona Jones
Chandler
Byng Math Club
Karl Tilley
Carlton Tilley
Byng High School
Karl Tiley
R. E. Tilley
Lavona Jones
Gerald Tilley
Kyle and
Lori
Ohio
Saday
Virginia Tilley
Callie Rose
Ballards Nursing Home
Sybil Collins
Nora Roper
Bobby Joe
Roy Foster
Memphis
Ozzie Bray
Oliver Crane
Oil Center
Jim Kirkes
Robert Mayberry
Joni Adams
Kathy Newby
Billy Joe Adams
Ray Kemp
Pim Laynes
Atoka
John Layne
Corpus Christi
Helen
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