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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1968

Page

7

Mrs Tressia Crookrum Returns From California Visit

Mrs Tressia Crookrum returns home from an extended visit in Brawley California visiting daughter and husband Howard Sullivan. Mrs Sullivan formerly Sharon Crookrum recently gave birth to a baby girl. En route home she visited son Clifford Crookrum and his wife in Denver Colorado where he is stationed.

Rae Garrett Tressia Crookrum Brawley Calif Howard Sullivan Sullivan Sharon Crookrum

Weekend Visits Tale From Dallas to Ada

Mr and Mrs John Sluder of Dallas Texas visited Mr and Mrs Pug Gatt and Sondra over the weekend Lynn Sluder of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Pug Garrett and Sondra They attended the Oil Center Pentecostal Church Sunday Thelma Jean Garrett Guynetta Sluder Lynn Sluder and Sondra Garrett attended a singing in Ada Saturday night Sondra and Lynn spent Saturday night with Grandma Garrett.

John Sluder Dallas Tex Pug Gatt Sondra Lynn Sluder Oklahoma City Pug Garrett Oil Center Pentecostal Thelma Jean Garrett Guynetta Sluder Sondra Garrett Ada Lynn Grandma Garrett

Local families gather across Ada Oklahoma visits

A flurry of visits and church attendance connects residents from Ada and Oil Center. Oren Gray and Rae Garrett visit Annie Gentry in Ada, May McCracken travels from California to visit relatives, and U S Senator Monroney speaks at a Byng farm bureau dinner attended by about 200 locals.

Oren Gray Annie Gentry Mrs. Oren Gray Rae Garrett Ada Albert Pevehouse Glenda Raymond Hutchings Lisa Ann Glenda West Lisa Hutchings Farm Bureau Byng U. S Mike Monroney Frank Jared Lisa Ann Hutchings

Bellers Spend Night With Son Family in California

Mr and Mrs Garrett Beller Jr and their son and family visited California spending a night with another son and family Mr and Mrs Jack Beller during the trip.

Garrett Beller Jr California Jack Beller

Oakman Church Hosts Visiting Guests

Visitors at Oakman church Sunday included Claude Carter from Pismo Beach California and Mr. and Mrs. David McDougal of Calvin Texas. David served as guest speaker. Also guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Carter and Mrs. Myrtle Smith were Claude Carter and his wife from Pismo Beach along with their relatives Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Haley Kirby and Gay Lynn Stroud.

ILA Pevehouse Oakman Church Claude Carter Pismo Beach Calif David McDougal Calvin David George Carter Myrtle Smith T. H. Haley Kirby Gay Lynn Stroud

Wynn Family Guests at Haskell Home Visit

Mr and Mrs Junior Wynn and Wendell spent the weekend at Haskell visiting Emily Wells and her grandchildren Bob and Wanda Wells who live with her. Others visiting included John Wells of Superior Wisconsin J C Kelley Gene and Mr and Mrs John Edd Kelley Eddie James and Becky of Boynton. The Wynns attended Haskell Church of Christ Sunday.

Junior Wynn Wendell Haskell Emily Wells Bob Wanda Wells Wells John Wells Superior Wis J. C. Kelley Gene John Edd Kelley Eddie James Becky Boynton Wynns Haskell Church of Christ

Willoughbys Host Weekend Visitors

Mrs. and Mrs. M. R. Willoughby of Ada hosted a Sunday visit with extended family and friends including Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Nelson and children from Broken Arrow, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wilson and children from Seminole, Mrs. Juanita Frantz, and others from Oil Center and Ada.

M. R. Willoughby Ada T. C. Nelson Donna Margie Broken Arrow Herman Wilson David Judy Karen Seminole Juanita Frantz Junior Willoughby Oil Center Sherri Cope Jerry Lee Frantz Amy Marie

Oakman Sportsman's Club Holds Monthly Meeting

The Oakman Sportsman's Club met at Oakman School for its regular monthly gathering. Twenty three members attended a pot luck meal and a business session followed. Guest speaker state game ranger Virgil Williams presented a film. Others present included Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Nickerson and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haynes and family. The next meeting is planned for June 11 at the club lake.

Oakman Sportsman’s Club Oakman School Virgil Williams Johnnie Nickerson Robert Haynes Rodney Robbie Stevie

Weekend Guests Visit Lee Family Clans

Mr and Mrs Calvin Lee Richard, Carolyn and Bobby Norman were weekend guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee. Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman visited Saturday with their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee.

Danny Morris Bill Reed van Ray Reed Calvin Lee Richard Carolyn Bobby Norman Elmer Lee Jess Berryman

Local visits and travel notes from Ada and nearby towns

Martin County residents share visits with relatives including Roy Coffee Sasakwa and Jewel Nickell Ada. Paul Gunter and family return from Thailand on leave before reassignment to Barksdale Air Force Base. Tornado alert causes cedar tree damage while the Hamptons sheltered in their cellar.

Jewel Nickell Ada Cullen Hampton Clifford Rogers Wetumka Hamptons Paul Gunter Johnnie Susan Teresa Hampton Paul U. S. Air Force Thailand Barksdale Air Force Base Shreveport

Allen by Eunice Isaacs sparks small town update

Mrs Elmer Honnicutt returned home Friday from Dallas. The brief item notes recent sunny days and lawn mowers in use as a snapshot of local life.

Eunice Isaacs Buzzir Elmer Honnicutt Dallas

Rest home in Jerusalem run by Evangalic Order nuns

The article notes Looking Around Beth Abraham in Jerusalem is a rest home for elderly Jews run by nuns of the Ev angleic Order of the Sisters of Mary. It also mentions a helmet wrapped rider and a thrift noted for Morarji Desai during a Japan visit. The piece includes a Friday the 13th birth anecdote about Thelma Snead and family links to golfer Sammy Snead.

Beth Abraham Jerusalem the Sisters of Mary India Morarji Desai Japan New Delhi Thelma Snead Miemi Thelma Sammy Snead

Veteran's wife travels with son to visit families

She accompanied her son Glenn to visit his sisters and families, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Parnell and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Russell. Glenn Honnicutt left Dellas Thursday for Norfolk Virginia and will go from there to Vietnam.

Glenn J. E. Parnell Lee Russell Glenn Honnicutt Dellas Norfolk Vietnam

Mrs Selma Price Visiting Dallas With Rushins

Mrs Selma Price is visiting in Dallas with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs O T Rushin.

Mrs Selma Price Dallas Mrs. O. T. Rushin

Mrs Ora McPhearson Returns Home From Duncan Visit

Mrs Ora McPhearson arrives back home Thursday after visiting her daughters and families in Duncan. The trip included time with Mr and Mrs Guy and other relatives, marking a joyful family reunion.

Ora McPhearson Duncan Guy

Local Families Host Visits and Death Notice Posts

The column lists weekend guests in Noble Stuart and Ada areas, including Jones and Smith families, Case and Crane visitors, and Hamilton and Hennicutt relatives. It notes the death of Bud Roberts in Vietnam on May 11, with details on his family in Corona and Allen. Additional visits include Walker family gatherings in Tulsa Fort Worth and Ada, plus Gilley and Holley relatives in Lexington.

Bud Roberts Vietnam Buddy Allen Cali Grace Walker Kenneth Walker Tulsa Eddie Walker Fort Worth Tex Herbert Kaiser Mattie Walker Ada Walker Boys

Weekend Guests Visit Daughters and Friends in Several Towns

Weekend guests included Mr. and Mrs. Flemming in Wetum, Mr. and Mrs. Snow Dilbeck, and other relatives. George Bain and family visited Stratford with Mr. and Mrs. Gwindle Miller. Ollie Hall returned from visits in Sulphur and Duncan with daughters and sons in law. Grace Black hosted Louis Cox Evelyn and others from Live Oak and Wez. Joe Hemingway and wife returned from Fayetteville after visiting their son and family James Hemingway.

George Bain Stratford Gwindle Miller Ollie Hall Sulphur Willie Mae Woodruff Duncan Grace Black Louis Cox Evelyn Live Oak Calif Pink Cox Wez Leona Prewit Joe Hemingway Fayetteville, Ark James Hemingway

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