Sunshine community notes patter with names and visits
Sunshine society item lists numerous visits and gatherings across Ada Roff and nearby areas. Readers include Beatrice Wyche Joy Lee Green Edna Swart and many Green family members plus Jones and Pendergrafts. Several attended Eastern Star and BPW events with travel to Stillwater and California departures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine
Beatrice Wyche
Julie Wyche
Joy
Bucky Pendergraft
Ada
Dorthy Taylor
Texas Creek
Colo
Crystal Gillispie
Joy Lee Green
Edna Lou Swart
Mary
Leroy
Addie Stringer
Jesse Green
Julia Thomas
Gary Young
Mildred Young
J. L. Green
Melissa
Jewel Green
Rolf
Georgia Cash
Helen Delaney
Mary Raye Wilson
Mary Jo Green
Melissa Green
Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club
Joe Crisp
Albert Davis
Tom Elliot
Kingston
J. L
Delora Young
Earl Green
Calvin
Debra Young
Noble
Jesse
Susan
Community notes from Center Center area
The update covers weekend travels and visits among Center residents including Center Rae Garrett Gene Garner family and others visiting Hobbs New Mexico and local kin. It notes property damage from a Thursday night flood at Leon Garrett’s home and a water filled cellar, with no injuries reported. The piece mentions church, hospital visits, family gatherings, and a planned fellowship meeting at the Old Church in Center on May 27 with an invitation for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Garner
April
Dustin
Hobbs
N.M
Wallace Fowler
Leon Garrett
Thelma Jean Garrett
Sondra Garner
Rae Garrett
Sondra
Hank Burk
Visi
Oil Center
van Ray Reed
Bill Reed
Danny Morris
Nora Reed
Phoone
Bertha Grove
Center
California
Harley
Old Church In
Marksman Officer Fights Rattlesnake In Ada Yard
Mrs. Jim Powers reported a coiled four foot diamondback rattlesnake in her Ada yard Sunday. Sgt. Wayne McElhannon, Ada police marksman, killed the rattler with rat shot shells. City officials say it is the first rattlesnake to enter city limits. In Sulphur, renovations at Bellevue Plunge proceed toward a May 30 opening with a new bathhouse and pool area, costing about $2000 in materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Green
R. E. Young
Fittstown
Neva Young
Ada
Paul Young
Mildred Young
Mildred Smith
Julia Thomas
Willie Cochran
Ruby Ashley
Pearl Blevins
Clyde Hobgood
Joe Hall
Bea Wyche
Mary Phillips
Woodrow Phillips
Coalgate
Jimmy
Julie Wyche
Jim Wyche
Jean White
Artie Lane
Buck Heard
Cuba
Larry Heard
Doug Pendergraft
Bucky
Jimmy Stephens
Bill Oliver
Larry
Jean Heard
Roff School
Irene Swink
Cuba Heard
Choya Shell
Roff
Stillwater
Choya
Jim Powers
Scenic Drive
McElhannon
Richard Gray
Gray
Bellevue
Sulphur
City of
OG&E Worker Dies From Electrical Shock at Cement Plant
James Brewer, 38, of Ada area, an OG&E employee for five years, died after contacting a live conductor while repairing air brake switches on a substation atop the Ideal Cement Co plant. He fell to the ground and was pronounced dead at Valley View Hospital. The substation supplies power to the cement operation and OG&E investigates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Area
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Power
Ideal Cement Co
James Brewer
Rt. 2
Og&e
Pat Way
Brewer
Way
Ada High School Honors Eleven Valedictorians at Senior Awards
Ada High School held its annual senior awards assembly at the Robert S Kerr Activity Center where eleven seniors tied for valedictorian with 4.0 averages. Diplomas will be awarded tonight at Kerr Center with commencement by 8 p.m. Carl Albert will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada High School
Ada
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr Center
U.S. House of Representatives
Carl Albert
Nanette Altmiller
Nancy Ashlund
Mark Grissom
Richard Harris
Patty Mapp
Kathy Sauer
Bat Shunatona
Jana Sims
Steve Skelton
Donna Taylor
Robert Tracy
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cindy Butler
Daughters of American Revolution
Ada Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Lion’s Club
Ada High
Danforth
JoAnn Morgan
Brent Hagar
Star Engraving Company
Mike Newcombe
Bobby Tracy
Deanna Robbins
Gary Nelson
Martin Fountain
Chuck Lafon
Angie Ray
Jeff Payne
John Sweatt
Kim Sterwig
Randy Sachs
Tommy Bare
Elvan George
East Central University
Certified Public Accountants
Service Chevrolet
Larry Padberg
Greg Patton
Bobby VanBuskirk
Lisa Henry
Helen Knouse
Kayla Campbell
Brigette Donaghey
Wayne Whitely
Teresa Stiewig
Mike Cavins
Betsy Cartmell
Mark Miller
Vicki Parker
Kevin Kroeker
Todd James
SueAnn Wiescamp
Gary Gurley
Masonic Lodge
Lisa
Susan Baker
Tommy
Sulphur Park Summer interpretive programs announced
Salted with events at Chickasaw National Recreation Area, the Sulphur Park kickoff notes Nature Walks Dramas and films at Travertine Nature Center starting Saturday. Programs run 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. daily with hourly films 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Building hours 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends. Field trips depart Lincoln Bridge 3 p.m. Campfire at Buckhorn Amphitheater 9 p.m. Schedule resumes June 3 after May 30 closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
John C. Higgins
Travertine Nature Center
Nature Center
Old Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Bridge
Buckhorn
Arbuckle Lake
Ranger Stations
Ada Receives 337000 HUD Community Development Grant
The City of Ada was awarded a 337000 HUD Community Development entitlement block grant announced by U.S. Reps and Senators. Funds will supplement 24759 surplus from prior urban renewal to rehabilitate housing, clear sites, and support a drainage project, curb work, and senior housing upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
U.S
Irving
City of
Arlington
Mississippi
Orange St
Aldridge
Drought Loan Aid Offered by FmHA to Eligible Areas
The Farmers Home Administration invites applications for special drought loans to aid farms and improve community water systems through Sept. 30, 1977. Pontotoc County is among designated eligible areas, per County Supervisor Custer R. McFalls. The deadline comes from a federal interagency Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee. The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis was formed in 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Custer R. McFalls
Jimmy Carter
McFalls
Federal
Interagency Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Written By
Mary Joe Green
Susan Green
Riverbank
Calif
Fresno
T. J. Roquemore
Crystal Lynn Gillespie
Claude Hewett
Vernie Henley
Claude
Virgie Hewett
Sheila
Jeanette
Bill Oliver Sr
Bill Jr
Joy Pendergraft
Ross High School
T. J
Naomi Roquemore
Crystal
Tillie Parish
Bill
Maxine Taylor
Choc Baker
Leon Parish
Bellevue Plunge
Valley View Hospital
AHS
Rice University Board of Governor
Oklahoma State University
President
OSU
Elizabeth Cartmell
OU School of Engineering
Oklahoma Baptist University
ECU
Texas A & M University
City Products Corporation
Oklahoma City University
Optimist Club
Tim Littell
Cameron University
Bill Taylor
Mark Page
Ada Arts and Humanities Council
Pontotoc County
Harvey Davidson
Wichita
Don Cook
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