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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1970
Page
5
Local column lists visits and courtesy calls across Ada and nearby communities. Mrs. Leonard Tucker and family from Ada host guests while others travel between Silver Bell California Oklahoma and Tennessee. Church events and lodge activities are noted along with casual family gatherings and trips.
Local residents from Byng Ada Stonewall and surrounding areas visited Mrs. Albert Pevehouse and family over the weekend. Guests included Brenda Ortega Pete Hoosier Marion Lancaster Lisa Hutchings Robbie Hanks John Pendergrass Christine Pendergrass Bryan Cooper Denver Flowers Karla Keith Tim Tony Floyd McNeill Bart Mildred Current Mary Loyd Joyce Pamela Larry Harber Vanessa Joe Don Beverly Hubert Williams and others.
Mr and Mrs Richard Norton and family visited Gene Stephens and family in Allen on Tuesday. Don and Lee Ann McNeill hosted visitors Jacob Harjo Ada Albert Hurley and Mary Lou Hurley and children Ada. Oakman Free hosts Vacation Bible School as debates on school dress codes spark discussion about health and hygiene standards for students.
Ada High School lists geometry American history English literature and driver education for a two session summer program. Classes run 8 a.m. to noon daily with one course per session and tuition differs by prior Ada school enrollment. The two four week sessions run June 2 26 and June 29 July 24.
Corey Myers Byng and Dave Fullington Ada visited Sunday with Mrs Duvall and Nora Hobbs for a casual social gathering.
Mrs John Brassfield visited Miss Angie Wright on Monday. Mr and Mrs John Stringer and niece Mary Alice Allen visited his sister Mr and Mrs Allie Morrison on Wednesday. Charles Knighton Byng visited local residents.
Mr and Mrs Joe Bevers hosted visits from Tab Hood in Oil Center and Mrs Dee Ann Crawford with Marcha Ada visiting Bevers family. John Brassfield and grandsons Joe Don and Tony Bevers fished two days at Lake Texoma. Wynn family including Wyndell and Emmett visited Ella Wynn in Coalgate then came home for a few days.
Mr and Mrs Ray Hutchings honored their daughter Lisa with a Friday night party. Attending were Glenda West Brenda Ortega Bobby Haynes Pete Hoosier and Lisa Hutchings. Julie Pryor Ada spent Saturday night with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Raymond Hutchings and Lisa. Mr and Mrs Mac Magar visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Hutchings and Lisa recently.
Tulsa County selects Margaret Lamm as the first woman trial judge in the county. She was appointed Monday to replace James D. Goodpaster, who resigned in April as special district judge. Special judges serve at district judges' pleasure with no fixed term and handle cases assigned by the district judges in the 14th District.
In 1942 Japanese troops introduced giant snails to New Guinea for food and the pests now threaten gardens across many districts. The only control is manual removal and killing the snails. To curb the invasion, authorities are releasing small snails that prey on the giants.
Washington AP reports a Agriculture Department booklet notes few new farmers acquire vacated farms. With under three million farms averaging 377 acres, land availability tightens as urban and industrial growth reduces farm acreage. Capital and area differences shape costs from New Jersey poultry to Southwest sheep operations.
Telex Corp of Tulsa sues Dow Jones and Co publishers of Barrons for 110 million dollars claiming May 11 1970 Barrons article by A J Briloff defamed Telex and damaged stockholders and trust in its accounting. Briloff named as defendant and Dow Jones withheld comment awaiting papers.
The Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station in Portageville announces the new upland cotton variety Delcot 277. The release highlights improved yield and adaptation for local growing conditions.
The Great Buddha in Nara, once Japan’s capital, rises as a colossal eighth century bronze statue. The seated figure stands 53 feet tall and weighs 452 tons, making it the world’s largest of its kind.
The piece describes a so called weekend syndrome where planned leisure collapses into misfortune. A man prunes roses, golf plans collapse after a telephone call, and minor domestic issues cascade into financial strain. The scenario is presented as national trend linked to stock market danger.
Ranchers report an unusually severe tick season with many cattle showing infestations. The local pests deter city visitors for picnics, fishing, and hunting, as ticks drop from trees and crawl through grassy shade.
A writer muses on how men react to changing styles and whether clothing trends shape thinking. The piece questions assumptions about character formed by routine chores, noting bathroom scrubbing on hot days may or may not build stern character.
The Lula Homemakers group met in the Lula Community Building for its May session led by president Mrs. Wayne Henry. Members discussed wall hangings, hospital pajama sewing for Oklahoma Crippled Children’s Hospital, an education tour to Muskogee, a Pleasant Grove Cemetery work day, Homemakers Week, and a July 16 rummage and bake sale on the lawn of Mrs. John Brooks.
The Allen Extension Homemakers Group met May 20 at the home of Mrs. Ruth Frost in Ada. The program focused on batik painting with Mrs. Frost as leader and Mrs. Jim Mullins delivering the devotional. Refreshments were served. The next meeting is June 17 at the home of Mrs. O. H. Fanning in Holdenville.
Mr and Mrs D K Willoughby celebrated daughter Dina Gayle’s fifth birthday with a party at their Oil Center home. Guests included Matthew Northam Diana Willoughby Deneice Willoughby Kevin Love Russell Willoughby Vickie Willoughby Carol Megee Loyd Burk Jr Susan Haines and others with gifts from Brenda and Beverly Nelson Dorthy Terry the Bowman family Haines and Robinson families and Oma Haines.
In PORT EVERGLADES Florida the Queen Elizabeth broke her moorings during a 70 mph wind and drifted about 100 feet into the Intracoastal Waterway. Navy crews fired lines to the liner and, using heavy winches, towed her back to her berth.
Piake Kitakita left Mumuni village after a rejected proposal and vanished for nine years in the Papuan jungle. A Mumuni hunting party found her alive, but she died within a week of being recognized, with the spurned suitor among the chief mourners at her funeral.
Tulsa teens use the 500 monthly hotline run by the Tulsa County Association for Mental Health. Executive director David Bernstein says volunteers listen to heavy problems and help youths use inner resources to cope, noting not enough local services and rising issues from parental conflicts to pregnancy and drugs.
A furniture writer argues for smaller, flexible design amid environmental concerns and tighter budgets. William Taylor’s modular chairs and living pieces aim to break fixed room layouts, with urethane foam and chrome bases enabling movable, versatile furnishings priced for the mass market.
Miss Sheila Faye Sherrell and Charles W. McClure united in marriage May 16 at the Kathryn Boswell Memorial Chapel on East Central campus with Wallace McKay officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Sherrell of Ada, wore a kitten white satin gown and carried a colonial bouquet. groom’s father is C. W. McClure of Ada. The ceremony included solos by Richard Jones and Rita Guysmer. About 100 guests attended and a reception followed at the Church of Christ Bible Center before the couple departed for Fairbanks Alaska where the groom is stationed in the Army.
The Roff Extension Homemakers Group held its regular meeting at the clubhouse on Friday May 22 with Mrs Raymond Laseman as hostess and program leader. Mrs Ralph Burleson assisted and a lily centerpiece and orchid arrangements decorated the table. The president Mrs Jess Collins opened the session and Mrs Everett Bryant gave the devotional. The May activities report honored Oklahoma Extension Homemakers Week with a May 3-9 observance. A May 15 tea and open house for prospective members featured Mrs Collins and Mrs Henry Jinks as hostesses.
Cultured pearls worn glow with body warmth enhancing their beauty. The article notes pearls never dull and shine when worn, highlighting their enduring luster and appeal.
Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is the oldest European city in the Western Hemisphere. It was established in 1496 and hosts the Americas' first university, founded in 1538.
Cathy Hogue of Oklahoma City formerly of Ada has earned multiple signal honors in high school. The Southeast High School senior won the National Scholastic Merit Award and plans to attend the University of Oklahoma. An A student with a focus on music she sang in school groups and serves as organist and pianist at her church.
A 417 year old Viennese worker suffocated while clearing a plugged connecting pipe inside a wheat silo and fell into the grain. He was trapped as grain shifted around him and could not escape.
Mr and Mrs C A Russell marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary with a May 24 celebration in the Aldridge Building banquet room. About 75 guests attended including many relatives from across Oklahoma and Texas. A grandson chaired the program as Rev and Mrs Jack Way sang The Anniversary Waltz. The couple wed May 22, 1919, at Round Prairie southeast of Allen and have resided in the Allen area since.
Prompt care keeps pale leather clean. Wipe smudges as they occur with a dab of thick sugar to maintain delicate tones on shoes and lounge slippers.
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