Busy 1969 Oklahoma session cited by Ada senator
Ada senator George Miller, chair of the Senate Education Committee, calls the 1969 session the busiest of his tenure. He notes education wins, including $6 million new money for education, and discusses bills on county offices, teacher retirement funding, and a feasibility study to make Altus Junior College state supported.
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Oklahoma
George Miller
Ada
Miller
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Abbott
Dewey Bartlett
Iito
Altus Junior College
Education Committee
Finis Smith
Tulsa
al Terrill
Lawton
Jimmy Birdsong
Oklahoma City
Phil Smaller
House
Lonnie Abbott
Consumer Credit Code
Ideal Cement
Ideal
Central State College
Terrill
Loor
Around The County An Ada County News Item
Visitors and family updates fill the Ada county page with multiple names and towns. The column notes church attendance, hospital release, bus trips to Six Flags and the Cowboy Hall of Fame, baccalaureate services, picnics, and social visits among residents of Ada, Stonewall, Coalgate, and Harden City, highlighting local ties and community events.
Weekend visits and upcoming Stonewall invitational baseball
Mr and Mrs Bill Mathis and families visited in Miami with relatives Inte and Mrs Lewis Arnett and Earl Mathis. Oran Kerr and Dana Watts visited Moore and their children Gene Gregory Mary Watts Ada Kerr. Dana Watts stayed with grandparents the Kerrs. R D Williams Frisca visited Friday. Stonewall invitational ornament set for May 19 24 for ages 9 14. Trophy to winners. Stonewall Longhorns 13 and under beat Olney 9 8. Roughnecks beat Tupelo 13 11. Little League and Pee Wee started practice at the park Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Lynch
Union Valley
E. M. Cameron
Helen
Helen Cameron
Romine
Stonewall
Free Will Baptist Fellowship
Ada
Mike
Shelly Lynch
Uniion Valley
Camerons
Fry
Pears Gregorys
Gregorys
Te Senior Citizens Center
Ron
Don Gregory
Fort Worth
Six Flags
Texas
Mears Gregorys
Noel Powells
Coalgate
Fred Powell
Frank Mathews
Jan and Leon
Dwain Morrison
Wichita Falls
Tex
Don Gianifilippo
Oklahoma City
Noel Powell
Don Gianifilippi
Debbie
Karen Morrison
Morgan Wells
Frisco
Gary Witherspoon
Archie Gregory
Houston
Meart Gregory
Orville Price
iDon Gregory
Bill Mathis
Miami
Inte
Lewis Arnett
Earl Mathis
Oran Kerr
Dana Watts
Moore
Gene Gregory
Mary Watts
Kerrs
Dana Waits
Kerra
R. D. Williams
Frisca
Don Johnson
Stonewall Longhorns
Olney
Longhorns
Roughnecks
Tupelo
Little League
Peel
Ball Park
Union Hill Social Notes Recap of Local Visits
Fairfield residents Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hottorns and families visited Mr. and Mrs. Lee Keeling. Also joining were Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coplen and family. Continued on page three.
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Lavona Jones
Lester Hottorns
Fairfield
Calif
George Smith
Charles Coplen
Lee Keeling
Keeling
Land
Coplen
Stonewall Day Planned At Sportsman Club Lake
The 14th Stonewall Day celebration will be held in June at the Sportsman Club Lake. Former residents of Stonewall and nearby areas including Jesse Frisco Union Valley Owl Greek Fittstown and Lula are invited with families for a picnic lunch at 1 p.m. Anna Young is secretary and Buck Daniels is the chairman of the planning committee.
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Sportsman Club
Stonewall
Jesse
Frisco
Union Valley
Owl Greek
Fittstown
Lula
Anna Young
Buck Daniels
Chainmas
Allen Alumni Banquet Held At Local School Cafeteria
The Allen Alumni Association met Saturday night in the school cafeteria for their annual banquet. Over 200 people attended as the Church of God of Allen served fried chicken and trimmings at 1:30. Ardmore’s Harry Barnes gave a brief invocation, Bob Plunk delivered the welcome, and Bob L. Triplett acted as emcee. Billy Guy and friends provided entertainment. Superintendent Alfred Darris reported on school progress, and all joined in singing School Days.
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Allen Alumni Association
The
Church of God of Allen
Harry Barnes
Ardmore
Bob Plunk
Bob Triplett
Billy Guy
Alfred Darris
Highway Dept Sign Shop To Be Phased Out
Oklahoma Highway Commission approves phasing out three state sign shops at Ada Clinton and Muskogee with work moved to other divisions. Transition to complete by July 1. McAlester Penitentiary to supply signs while Perry shop handles Interstate guidance signs.
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Oklahoma Highway Commission
Oklahoma City
Highway Department
Ada
Clinton
Muskogee
Dewey Bartlett
McAlester
Perry
Pickett Center Graduation Ceremonies Slated Next Monday
Graduation ceremonies for Pickett-Center School set for 8 p.m. next Monday with Virgil Medlock as speaker. Valedictorian Peggy McKinzie and salutatorian Twyla Underwood highlighted. An new parent house for pre schoolers will open.
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Pickett-Center
Virgil Medlock
Peggy McKinzie
Twyla Underwood
Ada Couple to Celebrate Golden Wedding Reception
Mv and Mrs Edgar James Fullingim of 504 T 7th Ada will mark 50 years of marriage on May 19. Their six sons and daughter host a 2 to 5 p.m. reception at the couple’s Ada home. Attendants include J J Route 3 Ada Floyd Tulsa Lloyd Ada J B Covina California Eugene Oklahoma City and Mrs Buell Jones Route 3 Ada. Julia Tatum is the bride’s name. Mr Fullingim, native of the Ada area, is retired from Ideal Cement.
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Edgar James Fullingim
J. J
Ada
Floyd
Tulsa
Lloyd
J. B
Covina
Calif
Eugene
Oklahoma City
Buell Jones
Pullingin
Julia Tatum
Mark Tatum
Oklahoma
Mr. Fullingim
Ada Vicinity
Foster Fullingum
Betty Quinton to Be Bride of Henry Lindsey
Betty Elizabeth Quinton of Roff will wed Sgt. Henry J Lindsey in the First United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. June 6. She is a sophomore at East Central State College, majoring in home economies, and a Roff High School graduate. Lindsey, stationed at Camp Pendleton, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lindsey of Konawa and attended Sequoyah Vocational School. Friends and relatives are invited.
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Monk Quinton
Raff
Betty Elizabeth
Henry J
Sonny
Lindsey
Kohana
First United Methodist Church
U.S. Marine Corps Base
Camp F Pendleton
Calif
Joe Lindsey
Konawa
Sequoyah
Tahlequah
Gamill Had Unique Career In Oklahoma Education
The article traces Gamill’s path from qualifying exams for Hast Central State College in 1931 to a mixed career of teaching and study. He taught and coached in Vanoss 1941 1942, Homer 1942 1943, Washington School in Ada 1943 1947 and 1948 1950, with a year away from teaching before returning to Vanoss and then moving to Ada.
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Hast Central State College
Gamill
Creek
Okfuskee
Gammill
Vanoss
Homer
Washington School
Ada
Marriages Listed for Ada and Oklahoma Couples
Alvin Dean Williamson of Ada wed Charles Elizabeth Clark of Ada. John L. Wolf Jr. of Bowlegs married Leona Mae Johnson of Seminole. Luther L. Reeder of Oklahoma City united with Charolet Holladay of Allen.
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Alvin Dean Williamson
Ada
Charles Elizabeth Clark
John L. Wolf Jr
Leona Mae Johnson
Luther L. Reeder
Oklahoma City
Charolet Holladay
Allen
Miss Glenda Cooper Weds J Thomas Eubanks in Tulsa Church
Miss Glenda Sue Cooper and Joe Thomas Eubanks pledged their marriage vows Friday at the Church of Christ in Tulsa. The ceremony, conducted by minister Hershel Dyer, featured a vocal quartet and chandeliers of greenery. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Isaac Cooper, wore a Chantilly lace gown with seed pearl detailing and a chapel train, and carried a white pom pom bouquet. The couple will reside with the groom’s mother in Tulsa after a reception in the church hall.
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Glenda Sue Cooper
Joe Thomas Eubanks
Church of Christ
10Th
Rockford
Tulsa
Herschel Dyer
Isaac Cooper
Route 1
Allen
Eubanks
Edith Hunt
Thomas Eubanks
Vonda Faye Cooper
Dama de Dennis
Lonewall
Lyndell Marrs
Gobanks
Dee
Quaker
Gift Shower Honors Bride-To-Be Shirley Howell
A bridal shower Saturday at Mrs. Richard Swink's home celebrated Miss Shirley Howell Raff, fiancée of Larry Crawford. Hostesses Mrs. Christ and Mrs. Swink highlighted pink and white colors with weights of pink weigela and white spirea as table decor. Gift attendants included numerous relatives and friends such as Mrs. Irene Swink, Mrs. Jo Ann Brown, and Mrs. Velma Howell.
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Shirley Howell
Raff
Larry Crawford
Richard Swink
Christ
Mrs. Swink
Irene Swink
Jerry Swink
Jo Ann Brown
Louise Wilson
Dave Davis
Burk Henderson
Velma Howell
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Ernest Thompson
Pandora's Box
Seminole
el Reno
Poteau
Sayre
Capitol Hill
Midwest City
Central
University
East Central
Coletta Mathis
C. J. i Waldroup
Charles Waldroup
Pentecostal Church of
Harden City
Cora Stevens
Pearl Phillips
Marie Grabtree
Valley View Hospital
Charles Graham
Jeff
Bertie Sherrell
Guy Griffin
Ruby
Ona Winters
Dwain Ryan
Burl Griffin
Mearlesborn
H. B. Myers
Windell Harris
B. B. Ryan
Jen
Ray
Ellen Rogers
Delmar West
Roy Whittington
Cowboy Hall of Fame
Springlake
Earl Whittington
Humphers
Leora Wilfong
Johnnie
Walnut Grove
Mr. J
Archie Bowen
McMann
Pauline Roan
Pauline *Humphers
First Baptist Church
Key
Baby
Pauline J Humphers
Randy
Pauline
Dana Humphers
Glenn Wilfong
Dwain and Michell
Henrietta
Edith Wilfong
Eldon Humph‘ers
Mrs. Humphers
Ray Miller
Pleasant Hill
Geneva Gregory
Paulline
Wumphers
Juanita Shellenburger
McLish Schapt
McTish
Byron Fullerton
Glenwood Park
Troy Dame
Meart Dunlap
Ernie
Gene Walker
Huck Whittington
Jackie Johnston
Roff
Fern Whittington
Trixie Whittington
Roy
Union Hill
Highway Dept
Fullingim
Ideal Cement Company
Mrs
Betty Quinton
Henry Lindsey
Betty E. Quinton
J. Thomas Eubanks
Martha Renfro
Ermand Crawford
Ethel Smith
Christene Stewart
Sue Heualt
Jean Heard
Shirley Boatright
Nettie Hodges
Redena Lee
Sherman Teel
Howard Wright
Virgil Medlack
Homer Cherry
J. ¢. Whelchel
Cole Kteen Tidwell
Chuck Robin
Chrysler
Chrysler Luxury
Newgert
Chrysler Victors Corporation
Phil Sinnett
East Main
Ada, Okla
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