Vanoss Seniors Celebrate Busy Week With Baccalaureate Commencement
Vanoss high school held a packed week with a baccalaureate by Rev. Herb Masters of Morris Memorial Baptist Latta, a seniors picnic at Wintersmith Park Ada, and commencement led by Dr E W James East Central State College. The Dimen sions Ada provided entertainment at the class banquet theme Tender Is the Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanoss
Herb Masters
Morris Memorial Baptist Church
Latta
Wintersmith Park
Ada
E. W. James
East Central State College
Jerry Walker
Pauls Valley
Washington, D. C
Bobby Wood
Johnny Hightower
J. L. Barnes
Ada Junior High
Oklahoma City Visit From Houcins and Rivers Family
Mrs. Ethel Houchins of Oklahoma City spent Wednesday night with the Robert Hisaw family who are siblings. Mrs. George Rivers and children Karen and Larry are visiting in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Houcins
Oklahoma City
Robert Hisaw
Mr. Hisaw
Mrs. Houchins
Mrs
George Rivers
Karen and
Larry
OSU Stillwater Campus Visit by Gasaway and Party
Jo Gasaway and Charles and Jim Hisan toured the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater on Saturday. Linda Garner of Stillwater served as their guide, and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Clem Stone, teach in the Vanoss School system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Gasaway
Charles
Jim Hisan
Osu
Stillwater
Larry Swigart
Linda Garner
Miss Garner
Clem Stone
Vanoss
Weekend with Coralns and family in Oklahoma City
Mr and Mrs Leonard Solomon Linda Cindy Larry and Carl spent the weekend with Linda's parents Mr and Mrs Glen Cornell in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Solomon
Linda
Cindy
Larry
Carl
Oklahoma City
Glen Cornell
McCauley Family and Gala Guests Visit Ada And Fort Worth
The Miles McCauley family of Fort Worth Texas and Doc Mc Cauley of Ada with others hosted visits from Ed Hall Linda Stratford and numerous relatives across Oklahoma and California. A gala event featured a white elephant gift exchange with many attendees from Ada Medicine Lodge Sasakwe Far merville and McAlester among others notes on recent rains boosting crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Smith
Southgate
Calif
Cora Williams
Alice Murphey
Florence Watson
Isabel Gilmore
George Miller
Iona Gilmore
Edgar Muse
Joe Sever
Lu Joal Brown
Goldie Brown
Sasakwe
W. W. Gibson
Wayne Mead
Bob Gilmore
O. F. Johnson
Oliver Cook
Alice Isaacs
T. K. Kidwell
C. C. Call
Medicine Lodge
Kan
H. G. Odom
Farmerville
Ad Thompson
Ovid Pegg
Ada
Bonnie Overton
Arice Benninger
Atwood
Newell Reeves
Clara Saffarrans
Perry Blue
Myrtle Jones
Bella Leonard
Lester Pridgen
RC. Lee
McAlester
Grace Floyd
Ruby Neal
Alma Brown
Earnest Hodges
Hubert Bale
Attendance at Sunday school and church noted
By Mrs Minnie Lewis 73 attended Sunday school and church. Rev Paul Ellis Cromwell led morning services and Rev Ralph Martin Oklahoma City led evangelistic services. Ellis and wife sang a special solo. White Bibles with gold names were given to Helen Cox Rodney Gray and Mike Frantz as they graduate from Vanessa High School this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lewis
Paul Ellis
Cromwell
Ralph Martin
Oklahoma City
Ellis
Helen Cox
Rodney Gray
Mike Frantz
Vaness High School
Orange blossoms symbolize fruitful marriages on rings
The text notes orange blossoms as wedding ring symbols due to orange trees being prolific.
Rustlers Target Walnut Forest Veneer Worth 20000
Government agents report rustlers prowling private forests in search of walnut trees. One tree may yield veneer valued at about $20 000, highlighting the potential theft of timber and private land resources.
Henrys Furniture to Move to Former H A Department Store Site
Henrys Furniture and Sons will shift merchandise this week and relocate from 207-209 West Main to 211-213 West Main, occupying space formerly used by H A Department Store. The store, owned by F T Henry and sons John C and Julian H, has operated 27 years and will move once the other move completes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry and Sons Furniture
H&a Department
Henrys
F. T. Henry and Sons
John C
Julian H
West Main
News Want Ads Dial FE 2 4433 For Quick Results
Classified notice urges readers to call FE 2 4433 for fast results with want ads. The snippet presents contact information and a call to action typical of local newspaper classifieds.
OU Students Set Bed-Piling Record
Norman Oklahoma AP reports 56 University of Oklahoma students piled onto a mattress to set a record breaking the monotony of study during finals week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Hans the Gold Fang Sentry Dog at Lockbourne AFB
A sentry dog named Hans at Lockbourne Air Force Base damaged a gold capped fang while guarding a fence. Veterinarian Don Waldrup and dental officers Ralph Garcia and James Bigalke repaired the tooth. Hans is described as the most dazzling rather than the handsomest on the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Hans
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Don Waldrup
Ralph Garcia
James Bigalke
Crest of Kilimanjaro Rising Towering Above Africa
The mountain peak of Kilimanjaro soars over three miles into the African sky, its summit piercing the clouds and defining the landscape with its height and majesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Kilimanjaro
Crow and Parrish Visit Sulphur Couple
Mr and Mrs Albert Crow visited Mr and Mrs Luther Parrish in Sulphur, sharing time with the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Crow
Luther Parrish
Cochran Receives OU Mathematics Assistantship
Allan C. Cochran of Ada earns a National Science Foundation fellowship plus a 2600 dollar cooperative NSF fellowship for 12 months starting September. He will complete a master of arts in mathematics at the University of Oklahoma and pursue pre doctoral studies while living in Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan C. Cochran
Elmer E. Cochran
Route 2
Ada
University of Oklahoma
Richard V. Andree
Cochran
National Science Foundation
NSF
East Central State College
Mathematical Association of America
American Mathematical Society
Sigma Nu
ECSC
Pontotoc Countian
Neimann
Norman
Beef grading program eyed by Pontotoc County rancher
Hailey advocates a scientific carcass evaluation to distinguish value by dressing percentage. He notes cross bred cattle and commercial herd cattle suit the program and predicts growing consumer use and more buyers at market. Entries welcomed from anywhere in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hailey
Pontotoc County
Ford Future Scientists of America Awards Program
Robberson's sponsored by Ford Motor Company to promote junior and senior high student science experiments and reporting. Administered by the National Science Teachers Association with regional chairmen and an advisory committee of teachers and administrators. The program provides over $10,000 in scholarships and savings bonds annually for grades seven through 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
National Science Teachers Association
Ford Future Scientists of America
Family Visits Highlight Local Ties in Oklahoma City
Cloreta Gray along with Rodney and Vickie and Florence Isaacs visited Dwade Patton in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Earlier Cloreta Gray visited Terri Gray on Thursday to help gather spinach for the deep freeze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloreta Gray
Rodney and
Vickie
Florence Isaacs
Dwade Patton
Oklahoma City
Terri Gray
Mrs Lina Bevers Visits Family in Memphis Tex
Mrs Lina Bevers of Memphis Texas spends the week with her son Willie Pierce and family Mr and Mrs Troy Miller and Virgie Pierce. Saturday night visits with Mrs Ola Smothers in Tulsa are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Bevers
Memphis
Tex
Willie Pierce
Troy Miller
Virgie Pierce
Ola Smothers
Tulsa
Sunday Socials Link Burk Maxwell and Pierce Families
Mr and Mrs Floyd Burk visited Mr and Mrs Elmer Maxwell Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Calvin Pennington and children Norman visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Willie Pierce. Mrs Ivey Crowder and Sherri Crowder Midwest City and Mr and Mrs Troy Miller had supper Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Willie Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Burk
Mrs
Elmer Maxwell
Calvin Pennington
Norman
Willie Pierce
Ivey Crowder
Sherri Crowder
Midwest City
Troy Miller
Valley View Hospital hosts Mrs. Northam post surgery
Mrs. Vivian Northam underwent major surgery last week at Valley View Hospital. Rev. Arthur Smith led the Ministerial Alliance Program Sunday on KADA radio. The Oil Center Trio including Mrs. Eugonne Franks, Mrs. Pearl Gray, and Mrs. Thelma Garrett sang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivian Northam
Valley View Hospital
Arthur Smith
Ministerial Alliance
KADA
Oil Center
Eugonne Franks
Pearl Gray
Thelma Garrett
Summers and visitors call on Hatcher Hodges family
Mrs Gertie Summers and Mack visited Mr and Mrs Lon Hatcher Sunday afternoon. They also visited Mrs Nettie Hodges Phillis and Roberta briefly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Summers
Mack
Lon Hatcher
Nettie Hodges
Phillis
Roberta
Hart by Mrs Roy Cantwell for May Johnson
May Johnson, the Cor respondent, has been unable to write the news for two weeks due to eye trouble. Mrs. Cantwell offers to help until May can see again. Sunday visits include Loren Hughey to the Stanfields and Joyce Hatcher to Ada and relatives. Additional local visits and shoppings are noted among the Hatcher and Lawson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Johnson
Henry Jones Patient at Valley View Hospital in Recovery
Henry Jones, brother of Rev. Bert Jones, is a patient at Valley View Hospital with a heart condition. Reared near Oil Center, he is hoped for a speedy recovery by friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heard
Henry Jones
Valley View Hospital
Bert Jones
Oil Center
Garden encounter ends with snake head severed
A gardener in the yard on a Monday morning sees a snake and swings with a hoe, severing the reptile's head as it strikes. The event is told as a personal account of quick action to avert harm.
Local social list from Colbert and nearby towns
Sunday of last week Grace Johnson and May hosted guests including Farrell Sales Colbert and Joe Thomson with Carrel Pedersen and boys from Okla Johnson and May visited the Joe Thompson family in Ross Saturday Other visitors included Lou Barrett Oklahoma City Red Wilkerson Bill Bradford and Dorothy Whitaker Roff Johnson and May also visited Mrs John Ray on Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Johnson
May
Farrell Sales
Colbert
Joe Thomson
Carrel Pedersen
Oklahoma City
Brendle Family Visis Hartless in Norman
Mr and Mrs Ralph Brendle and son and Mrs Ben Robert son spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elbert Hartless in Norman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Brendle
Ben Robertson
Elbert Hartless
Norman
Dinner Gatherings Mention Several Local Families
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Booth and Mrs. Alene Tucker with Tonya and Paula shared dinner Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jim Robertson and their children Tamra and Stacy. The Robertson family and children had supper Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Emmett DeLamire and MiJo Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Booth
Alene Tucker
Tonya
Paula
Billy Jim Robertson
Tamra
Stacy
Robertson
Emmett DeLamire
MiJo Camp
Grace Griffith Injures Arm While Starting Roto-Tiller
Mrs Grace Griffith broke her arm attempting to start a Roto-tiller. With limited chores she spent time with her sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs C O Walls in Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Griffith
C. O. Walls
Ada
Mothers Day Calls From Long Beach Kin
Ray Johnson of Long Beach California rang his mother Mrs Grace Johnson on Mothers Day. Christene Walker, her daughter, also made a call that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Johnson
Long Beach
Calif
Grace Johnson
Christene Walker
Suttons Attend K TEN Bar 10 Roundup
Chris and Beverly Sutton of Oil Center appeared on K TEN Bar 10 Roundup last Tuesday afternoon. Beverly seemed upset upon spotting Cactus Jack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Beverly Sutton
Oil Center
Social visits and home improvements noted in local diary
Monday night guests included Mr and Mrs Bill Thomas Allen Anna Sutton Chris Beverly Sutton Ruth Sutton and Myrtle Evans. Beverly Sutton helped collect shells for a rock garden and brought a sack of shells. The Lewises are painting their house and hanging new screens. James Roberts Lindsay visited Thursday with Mr and Mrs Frank Roberts. Mrs Jewel Jones spent Thursday after
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Thomas
Bill Thomas
Allen
Anna Sutton
Chris
Beverly
Ruth Sutton
Myrtle Evans
Frank Lewis
Beverly Sutton
James Roberts, Lindsay
Frank Roberts
Jewel Jones
Local Visits and Youth Gatherings in Muskogee Area
Miss Dorthy Jean Clark and Miss Jene Murry of Muskogee visited Mrs. Leo McNinch on Sunday. Gale McNinch stayed with Lynda Sue Deese on Saturday night. Gale McNinch hosted a class party and hayride Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthy Jean Clark
Jene Murry
Muskogee
Leo McNinch
Gale McNinch
Lynda Sue Deese
Gaar Corner
Ownbey Family Visitors and Local Visits in Arizona
Mr and Mrs Jim Ownbey and children from San Manuel Arizona visit his parents Mr and Mrs E B Ownbey and other relatives. Mr and Mrs E V Ownbey visited Mr and Mrs Fussel in Roff Friday. Mrs Fussel is a sister of Mrs Ownbey. Mrs E V Ownbey took Charles Ownbey to his doctor Monday.
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Jim Ownbey
San Manuel
Ariz
E. B. Ownbey
E. V. Ownbey
Fussel
Roff
Ownbey
Charles Ownbey
Sunday Visitors To Mrs Summers Home
Sunday visitors to Mrs. Mollie Summers included Dorthy Lawson Guy Lawson Gaylene Lawson Katherine Dansby Bill Dansby Joyce Summers and their daughters all from Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Summers
Dorthy
Guy
Gaylene Lawson
Katherine
Bill Dansby
Paul
Joyce Summers
Ada
Byng by Tim Milligan I Make Another Mistake
The column jokes about past errors in reporting Rev. Robert Eason and his wife Connie confusing Wynnewood with Wapanucka. The writer quips about struggling to avoid mistakes and even considers starting proofreading to prevent future slips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Milligan
Robert Eason
Connie
Wynnewood
Wapanucka
Planetarium outing for New Bethel Church class
Sunday afternoon the Intermediate Class of New Bethel Baptist Church traveled to an Oklahoma City planetarium for an educational visit and a picnic. The planetarium features a large darkened theater where star and galaxy films are projected on the ceiling creating a rocket-ship feel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bethel Baptist Church
Planetarium
Oklahoma City
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Mrs. V. T. Galaway
J. C. Martin
Vernon Gasaway
Charles and
Tandy W. Houwchins
Carol Ann
Glen Smith
Lynda
Karen
Willie Collins
Seminole
Helen Delaney
Artie Collins
Mike Thomas
Herman Miller
James
Sherri Pedersen
Gasaway
Doug Moore
Stratford
Larry Booth
Jim
Charles Hisan
Sandra Sturdivant
Karen Canttrell
Dennis McDonald
Tom Alexander
Dale Miller
Wanda Parrish
Teresa of
Mrs. C. A. Berger
Miles McCauley
Fort Worth
Doc McCauley
N. D. McCauley
B. I. McCauley
McCauley
Chicago
Ed Hall
Armanda McCauley
Laura Ann
Tommie Combes
Mandy McGarr
Bob Hisan
Allen Pioneers
Lois Newby
Nannie Cox
Nancy Newby
Lois
Nannie
Mary Cox
Helen
Pearl Roberts
Kinney
Carlyon Ward
Virginia Miller
Martha Love
Machelle
Gertie Lewis
Broken Arrow
Clive Jared
Jones
Oil Center P.H
Lena Soward
Edith Maxwell
Mrs. Earl Franks
Casey Thomas
Shawnee
Millard Maxwell
Stonewall
Mrs. Willis Sutton
Gerald Sutton
Lona Soward
Charlie Crow
Healdron
Tom Abbott
Robert Bolin
Kenneth
Earl Franks
Ode Franks
Leonard Holloway
Linwood
Hazel Newby
Joe Summers
Anita Jo
Mary Penrod
Opal Bouma
Bobby
Susan
Becky
Dena
Chris Pedersen
Sonja Pedersen
J. E. Dunn
Loyd Crawford
Bell Garden
Alice Crawford
Earnest Pipes
Roger Dale
Hamilton
Bulove
Gem Jewelers
Oklahoma
W. Main
Robberson
OGGE
Oklahoma Sno Electric Company
Hart
Roy Cantwell
Loren Hughey
Shelby Stanfield
Joyce Hatcher
Dorthy Lawson
Cora Cantwell
United States Brewers Association
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