Community notes from Egypt area reflect graduations and family events
Tuesday through Friday entries highlight East Central College and Byng High School graduates, birthdays, garden woes, and local antics. Notable names include Horace Golden, Jerry Henderson, Dusty of Ada, Jerrilyn Corvin and Patsy Ann Campbell, with community scenes from Union Hill School and local gardens, fish tales, and birthday quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byng High School
Jerrilyn Corvin
J. R. Corvin
Patsy Ann Campbell
J. C. Campbell
Charles Cox
Bob Cox
Egypt
H. B. Hartgraves
Debbies Wish To Go Again After Storm At Oil Center
Eyewitness comments and local chatter describe Debbie as a brave little girl who wants another trip, while residents recount the Oil Center tornado’s destruction and varied reactions. Lena Soward is in California with a sick relative, leaving A O Sutton and family in her home temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debbie
Euvonne Franks
Oil Center
Lena Soward
California
A. O. Sutton
Belated Mother's Day Call From Konawa Family
Mrs Bonnie Lane received a belated Mother Day telephone call from Shirley Lane Mark and David of Konawa. David had been sick but improved and they with Mama Shirley visited Mr and Mrs D B Lane Sunday. Ann Littlefield returned home to be with her parents Mr and Mrs George Littlefield as usual for weekends. Egypt residents slept through an ordeal Sunday morning when the Cleo Cozad residence burned with no one home neighbors cut gas and turned off still burning and flipped the electric switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnie Lane
Shirley Lane
Mark
David
Konawa
Mama Shirley
D. B. Lane
Miss Ann Littlefield
Mrs
George Littlefield
Egypt
Cleo Cozad
Golden family gathers for Sunday supper at Union Hill
Mr and Mrs Sonny Golden and Paul shared a meal with Mr and Mrs Horace Golden and family Sunday night. Paul Golden was taken to a doctor last week with a diagnosed liver ailment. Gary Lynn Golden, son of Horace, was one of five to win a perfect spelling award certificate from about 40 pupils at Union Hill School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Lynn Golden
Teresa Ann
Union Hill School
Teresa
Sonny Golden
Paul
Horace Golden
Paul Golden
Union Valley May 13 Friday Night Chicken Dinner at 7:30
Union Valley hosted a Friday night event with a chicken fried supper for 37 attendees. Mrs. Thomas Dillard led piano and hymns while Mrs. B. M. Stephens guided group singing and games directed by Dillard and Arvel Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dillard
B. M. Stephens
Arvel Davis
Supper Party Guests and Local Family News at Roff
The note details a community gathering hosted by Mrs. Dillard with gifts for Dug Kretsinger and a cake. It lists dozens of local families and visitors from Ada and Ahloso, mentions Miss Natha Lee Carson’s graduation from Roff High School, and recounts weekend visits and dominoes at various homes in the area.
Ada Visitors Share Weekend Meals
Mrs Maude Conley visited her daughter in Ada over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Jim Selby and family hosted a dinner for Bal lard and baby Sam Mickel from Ada. Mr and Mrs Bobby Dean Ballard visited Mr and Mrs Jim Edwards and their daughters Linda and Susan for dinner, and Mr B M Stephens with Dean had dinner with his mother Mrs Rebecca and Virda Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Conley
Jim Selby
Ada
Bobby Dean Ballard
Sam Mickel
Jim Edawards
Linda and
Sunsan
B. M. Stephens
Dean
Rebecca and
Virda Stephens
McCurleys Visit Fort Worth as Scott Improves
Mr and Mrs George McCurley traveled to Fort Worth on business and to see their son Mr and Mrs George A McCurley over the weekend. Nome Scott has been a Baylor hospital patient in Dallas and, though better, can only sit up briefly daily. He plans an operation in about two months. Visitors to the Scotts include Al Stokes Denver Doris Townsend Wardlow Zachary Jennie Smith and Charlie Smith Ada. Grandma Sanders and Bud Sanders of Little Rock joined other relatives for a Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCurley
Fort Worth
George A. McCurley
Nome Scott
Dallas
Baylor Hospital
Scott
al Stokes
Denver
Colo
Doris Townsend
Wardlow Zachary
Jennie Smith
Charlie Smith
Ada
Dub Scott
Charlie
Cecile Smith
Robert Sanders
Grandma Sanders
Bud Sanders
Little Rock
Ark
Family visits ski trip to Atoka Lake Sunday
Visitors to the Leroy Heaton home included Mr Tadlock his wife and children who spent the day at Atoka Lake skiing together in a family outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Heaton
Mr. Tadlock
Atoka Lake
Vanoss Club Plans Work Day at Midland Cemetery
The Vanoss Home Demonstration Club will hold a work day at the old Midland Cemetery on May 25 starting at 9 a.m. Residents are invited to help prepare the grounds for Memorial Day observances.
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Vanoss Home Demonstration Club
Old Midland Cemetery
Parish Friends Gather for Social and Family Visits
Local notices recount visits among Ada and Stratford residents including Billie Waller Verneice Dryden and Carl Lee Roberts. Several families, including the Laws Miller Isaacs and Drydens, hosted and attended dinners, church groups, and weekend gatherings with relatives from Atoka Ahloso Pearson and beyond. Irene Carson of Ada won the Miss Ada title and aims for Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Carson
Ada
Oklahoma City
Irene
Mrs Clareta Gray and Lambs Listed in Brief Item
Mrs Clareta Gray with Mike Vickey and Phylis Lamb are named in a short item. The note records a social or family mention without further context or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clareta Gray
Mike and
Vickey
Phylis Lamb
Friday evening with Florence Is aacs and helped pick mustard
Friday evening with Florence Is aacs and helped pick mustard to put in the deep freeze, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Tucker, Dorothea Cary and Londa, and Vickie Gray, were the Saturday dinner guests of Mrs. Ollie Tuck er. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dryden and family of Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dryden, Mrs. Virgie Pen nington visited Glen and Ruby Dryden Sunday. Steven and Rodney Gray were the Saturday dinner guests of their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Fowler of Pomdale, Calif., spent Saturday through Sunday night with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaness School
M. R. Tucker
J. W. Lane
Max
Troy Miller
Clara
Frank Dryden
Ruby Dryden
Virgie Pennington
Vineta
Alfred Pennington
Neville Pennington
Harrell Gene
Sidney Isaacs
Ada
Vernon Gray
Mike
Rodney
Larry
Gary Gray
W. N. Isaacs
Florence Isaacs
Dorothea Cary and
Londa
Vickie Gray
Ollie Tucker
Ray Dryden
Lawrence
Glen
Steven and
Rodney Gray
Mrs. W. N. Isaacs
Pennington Family Socials Noted Across Ada Area
The report lists visits among Shawnee residents and Pennington family members. Wayland Pennington entered broilers at an Ada show and won Grand Champion. Other Pennington relatives, including Mrs Vasto Pennington and Mrs Lorraine Pennington, attended events and helped during a measles illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Pennington
Vasto Pennington
Ada
Wayland Pennington
Pennington and Wade Visit in Ada Bowing Night
Mrs Clariece Pennington and Karl Wade visited Mrs Inez Pennington Tuesday. Several couples and friends bowled in Ada Tuesday night. The Melton Grocery team faced Hollum Crumbs, winning three games and losing one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clariece Pennington
Karl Wade
Inez Pennington
Joe Maddox
Wes
Neville Pennington
Harrell Gene
George Tiner
Dale Melton
Cheryl
Bob Jackson
Alvis McDaniel
Ada
Melton Grocery
Hollum
Social visits and gatherings from Ada area families
Local residents and relatives from Ada and surrounding towns attended reunions and social events. Guests included Beatrice Guinn, S. T. Hatfield, Maude Horsley, Dewey Horsley, plus numerous Horsley and Melton family members visiting in Byars, Shawnee, Maysville, Stratford and Oklahoma City during midweek gatherings and bowling outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Horsley
Maude Horsley
Byars
Dewey Horsley
J. D
Oklahoma City
Charlie Horsley
Shawnee
Roscoe Horsley
Maysville
S. T. Hatfield
Beatrice Guinn
Los Angeles
Johnnie Horsley
Stratford
Linda Visits Leroy Mc Daniel Home Friday Night
Linda visited the Leroy Mc Daniel home for a while on Friday night, according to the readable portion of the notice.
Local Residents Make Weekend Visits Across Town
J. E. Parker visited Claude Horsley Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Neville Pennington Harrell Gene and Karl Wade visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Payne and family in Lindsay Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clariece Pennington
Harrell Gene
Karl Wade
Alvie Penington
J. E. Parker
Claude Horsley
Neville Pennington
Ernest Payne
Lindsay
Amos Roberts
Byng
Pauls Valley
Orlan Dees
Linda
Leroy McDaniel
Savanna
Phnaughn
Mrs
Alva Pennington
Local Social Roundup From Stratford and Nearby
Saturday and Sunday activities include Jewell Williams visiting Calude Horsley in Stratford. The Ansells of Stratford visited the McCurdys as graduation exercises were held in Vaness Wednesday night with Harrell Gene among the graduates. Melvin McCurdy and daughters Linda and Donna of Oklahoma City spent Saturday night with Marvin McCurdy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell Williams of
Stratford
Calude Horsley
Melvin McCurdy
Linda
Donna
Oklahoma City
Marvin McCurdy
Local visits and family guests noted in Ada area
Lawrence Farmer of Ada visited friends Saturday. Mrs Price Richardson visited Mrs Alma Maddox Tuesday afternoon. H L Waters of Ardmore stopped by Mr and Mrs Henry Little Monday. He had been to Tishomingo and was returning home. Mr and Mrs Roberts of Rush Springs visited Mr and Mrs Fletcher Snipes and Wanda Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Bob Bowerman and girls of San Manuel Ariz visiting Mr and Mrs Joe Meeks and Jerry. Mrs Bowerman is Mrs Meeks sister. George Ward and Ronnie of Ada were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs J C Martin. S Sgt John Maddox and wife and family from Patrick Air Force Base Fla arrived Sunday for several days with his parents Mr and Mrs J C Maddox and her parents Mr and Mrs Grover Tyree of Ada. Charlie Wright of Vaness visited Mr and Mrs Fletcher Snipes and Wanda Thursday. Mrs Lou Richardson and Mrs Sue Thompson of Ada visited Mrs Alma Maddox and Mrs Francis Taylor Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Henderson
Dusty
Ada
Paul Henderson
Jerry
East Central College
H. L. Waters
Ardmore
Henry Little
Tishomingo
Bob Bowerman
San Manuel, Ariz
Joe Meeks
Mr. Bowerman
Mrs. Meeks
John Maddox
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
J. C. Maddox
Grover Tyree
Lou Richardson
Sue Thompson
Alma Maddox
Francis Taylor Fridaay
Bowerman and Bowerman Family Notice in Ada
Mr and Mrs B H Bowerman of Ada and Mr and Mrs Bob appear in a local family notice. The terse item records a union of two families or households with no further event or date provided.
Local families share Sunday gathering in Sulphur
Bowerman and the girls of San Manuel Arizona were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Meeks and Jerry Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs George Ward and Ronnie of Ada joined Mr and Mrs J C Martin and Kenneth Martin and family of Ah0lso for a Sunday picnic in Sulphur and all returned to the Martin home in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ward
Ronnie
Ada
J. C. Martin
Sulphur
Kenneth Martin
Ahloso
Martin
Ada visitors share Sunday with J C James family
Mr and Mrs Grover Tyree of Ada visited in the J C Maddox home Sunday. Mark Ballard of Stratford spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Ed Varnadore and Ruthie, Mr and Mrs Bill Gray, Kathy and Juanell of Oklahoma City, Mrs Cressie McKinney and Jerry of Ada, Mr and Mrs L G Butler and baby of Healdton, John Shipley of Wynnewood and Billy Joe McNair of Reebe were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs J C James Norman and Mary.
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Magar
Owen Magar
Ahloso
Rene Klutts
Doris
Stratford
Ruth Magar
Ada
Verneice Dryden
Mark Ballard
Mrs
Ed Varnadore
Ruthie
Bill Gray
Kathy and
Juanell
Oklahoma City
Cressie Mckinney
Jerry
L. G. Butler
Baby
Healdton
John Shipley
Wynnewood
Billy Joe McNair
Rebee
J. C. James
Norman
Mary
Harvey Mitchell
Frank James
Norma
Olen
Opal Mitchell
Sharon
Ruthie Varnadore
Community Social Notes From Ada and Surrounding Towns
Ada residents Rollie Gross visited Fletcher Snipes home Friday. Several visits andcommencement activities are listed including Miss Mary Eaves in the graduating class and multiple family visits to Varnadore and James households.
Mrs Ballard And Mrs Clark Visit Ed Varnadore Home
Mrs Ballard and Mrs Clark of Stratford visited the Ed Varnadore home on Monday. The social call marked a friendly engagement between families in the Stratford area.
Community Notes From Vaness And Nearby Towns
Daylong visits blend with commencement attendance as locals travel between Vaness Ada Byng and Savanna. Families including the Varnadore Pennington Snipes and Pennington clans gather for bowling and Sunday dinners while Miss Sally Thomas Rita Thompson and Mary Ruth Thompson visit Cheryl Melton and others in Oil Center and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Thomas
Oil Center
Rita Thompson
Mary Ruth Thompson
Cheryl Melton
Latta Vacation Church School Directions and Directors
Latta Cumberland Presbyterian Church sponsors Vacation Church School from May 23 to 29 with Mrs. Kenneth Wilson as director and Mrs. J. C. Shortes Jr. as assistant director. Music director is Mrs. Wesley Brantley with Janelle Thompson as pianist. Class activities planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Kenneth Wilson
J. C. Shortes Jr
Wesley Brantley
Janelle Thompson
Kindergarten and Junior High Teacher Plans Show Weekend Visits
A long list details teachers and class parents from Mrs. Coy Shortes to Mrs. Harold Shaw, noting weekend visits by Lan ny and Terry of Fort Worth to Mrs. Battle's family. Senior class returns from a trip to Oklahoma City and Grand Lake with sponsors Hollis Clegharn, Mari Morgan, and Harold Clark. A pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs. Coy Shertes honors Mrs. Bob Crockett with co hosts and many attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Shortes
Harold Shaw
Jack Presley
Orville Maxey
Jan George
Walter Smith
Riley Green
Bob Kerr
Bob Shortes
Bob Helliland
Herbert Cooper
Sidney Green
Harold McWhorter
F. H. LaFollette
Joe Lovelace
Jr. High
Bob Mayberry
J. C. Pruitt
Oklahoma City
Grand Lake
Hollis Clegharn
Mari Morgan
Harold Clark
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Velma Henderson
East Central
Don Henderson
Chrystal Ann
James Don
Hunter
Madford
John Abbott
Hoover Scott
Willie Goynes
Eula Scott
Claudia Banks
Goyne
Walter Goyne
Walter Gayne
Lonnie Skaggs
Burl Lane
Randy Golden
Olan Ray Henderson
Little Olan
Grandpa Stephens
Mommie
Seminole
LeRoy Shirley
Stevie
D. O. Ellis’ Dairy
H. B. Fraley
Gayle
Snyder
Stanley Killcrease
Elmer Morgan
Dub Story
Walter Mayer
Don
C. F. Martindale
Connie Rothell
Troy
Ada, Rt. 5
Sarah Jane Dew
Ernest Dew
Lon Skaggs
Burl Lanes
Union Valley
Dug Kretsinger
Dillard
Carol McCoy
Earl Stephens
Walter Thompson
D. W. Maloy
Irvin Elmore
Roy
Roy Loman
Doyle Hastings
Layna
Fred Keatley
Frank Crabtree
Francis
Tom
Frank Jr
Agnes
Jake Johnston
Frankie Greenlee
Jamie
Rof
Tom Smith
Rena Brannon
Odus Wiles
Olen Brannon
Mrs. Brannon
Wayne Davis
W. J. Davis
Jewel
Stonewall
Vanoss HD
Purtle’s
Purtle’s Body Shop
Joe Hart
Bill Purtle
Billie Waller
Dorothy Loven
Sue
Verneice
Dorothy
Billie
Carl Lee Roberts
Jim Magar
Mary Pinley
Mamie Tucker
George Layne
John Layne
Texas
Arvo Layne
Atoka
Florence Law
Oakley
Calif
Frank Eeds
Richard Newby of
Pearson
J. W. Law
Ann Ramsey
Monte Dale Law
Carrell Harrison
Lawton
Monte Dale
Richard Newby
Lulu Jennings
Mrs. Sealy
Elma Law
Paoli and
Florence Eeds
Gertrude Eeds
Carrol J. Bowie
Lillie Miller
John Law
Gaar Corner
Max Law
la Don Morris
Gene Crookham
Jimmie Farmer
Ronnie Gene
Bennie Farmer
Elton
Gary
Janette
Clifford Lamb
Phylis
Donnie
Roger
Virgle Farmer
Gerald
Preston Farmer
Clara Wood
Willie
Jimmy Ward
Herman Ward
Garland Pennington
Dixie Pennington
Jerry Pennington
Jimmie Stinson
Vanoss
Mrs. Dale Melton
Conoco
Naomi Tiner
Della Maddox and
Martha Mote
Mildred Melton
Juanita Meek
Ted Cox
Beverly
Dennis MacDaniel
LaVana McDaniel
Kenneth Horton
Harrel Gene
Phnaughn McDaniel
Della Maddox
Dillard Dobbins
Alabama
R. L. Woods
Jeff
Delisa
Okmulgee
B. B. Jackson
Bobby
Rita
Patricia
Longines
Wittnauer
Hamilton
Elgin Bulova
S&h
Gem Credit Jewelers
Oklahoma
Marvin Hamblin
S. H. Ansell
Vaness
Lawrence Farmer
Price Richardson
Mrs. Roberts
Rush Springs
Mrs. Fletcher Snipes
Wanda
Rs. J. C. Martin
Charlie Wright
B. H. Bowerman
Bob
Bowerman
Rollie Gross
Fletcher Snipes
Ethel Varnadore
Tony Martin
Mary Eaves
Dale Meltons
Bob Austell
Center
Barbara Griffiths
Joan Ballard
Hiram Clark
The
Varnadores
Bessie Bradley
Verna McCurdy
Nadine James
Lois of
Coleman Pennington
Nelda Sue
Rov of
Latta
Wrokers
Leroy Battle
Lanny and Terry
Fort Worth Tex
Coy Shertes
Bob Crocket
Luther Thompson
Ken Wilson
Renzo Cooper
J. G. Lovelace
W. P George
Bill Nelson
Jim Gibbons
Lee Andrews
A. L. Graham
B. H. Crockett
Goode
Cartwright
Konowa
Lester L. Luton
East
Reeds Garage
Stonewall, Oklahoma
Hollis Reed
Nelp
First National
Hed Aes
Trust Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System