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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1963
Page
10
Francis Pevehouse, son of Ila Pevehouse Oakman, and his sister and family Mr and Mrs Ira Wommack Rostrolyn Wall and Miss Vicki McLish joined Sunday dinner at the Wommack home.
Haskell Nance and daughter Loree from Oklahoma City visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nance. They picked berries and beans, attended a Trinity Church training class picnic at Wintersmith Park in Ada, and plans to attend summer classes at East Central State College.
Oakman School held a closing program last Thursday with readings plays and songs by primary and intermediate grades. The four eighth graders received diplomas as Sharon McLish gave the salutatory Shirley Moore delivered the class poem Linda Walker wrote the class will and Phyllis McLish gave the valedictory. Principal Bill Lee presented diplomas.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Pevehouse hosted a dinner in Fort Worth. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Pevehouse and their children. Vernon Pevehouse hosted a visitor, Robert Stalworth, a student at Okmulgee Technical School, who spent Saturday with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Hampton and children visited Wetumka Saturday with W. C. Wylie and family. They spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Barnett in Ada. Eddie Dale Vaughn left to spend part of the summer with his grandmother and grandfather in Sasakwa, and Floyd McNeill hosts her uncle Fred Harber as an out of state guest this week.
Scott Jones visited Sunday before church services with Mrs. Wall at Free Will Baptist Church. A fellowship service will Suanee at Happyland Free.
Scott Jones invites Ada residents to a 7 30 Saturday evening talk by Dr W C Fulton at the Will Baptist Church. The speaker will address younger people and children. Ada visitors Mr and Mrs E R Roundtree hosted Loretta Martin and her girls Lindsay at their home.
Mrs. Cora Pendergrass died Sunday night at a local hospital after a long illness. He was an uncle of your carr Sliger, aged 66, born in Putnam County Tennessee. In 1919 he moved with his family to Oklahoma and had lived near Ada since, with the family in Owl Creek community for many years.
A fragment mentions Catheryne Clark in a Sunday notice alongside a reference to Mrs. The text is incomplete, offering no clear event date or context beyond the naming.
The message reports Mrs. Junior Long's mother in Ada is ill. The Long family spends time with her mother and Mary Long. They are redecorating the home with sheetrock. Mr Long will report to Oklahoma City hospital on June 13 for cataract surgery on June 14 and recovery.
Oakman residents busy canning green beans and greens while dew berries ripen at peak. reports say berry, garden, and tree growth are ahead of schedule by about a week to ten days this year with plenty of wild berries and plums ready for picking.
Mrs Norma Van Schuyver visited Mrs Cora Cantwell Wednesday afternoon. Other visitors included Mrs Nettie Ownbey Mrs Marge Ownbey and Thelma Perrimen. Mrs Van Schuyver visited her mother Mrs William Bragg in Ada Friday. Mrs Lela Wall Vernon Everett Darlene Sherry and Danny Stone were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Vernon Van Schuyver.
Mrs Lela Wall and her children spent Sunday afternoon visiting Mrs Gene Stone, sharing time and conversation in a family gathering at Mrs Stone’s home.
Mr and Mrs Ed Coffey and their sons visited his parents Mr and Mrs Otis Coffey and their houseguest Mrs Ralph Bennett on Monday and Wednesday. Mrs Bennett and her daughter Carol Sue returned to Amesville Ohio on Thursday. Mrs Ed Coffey and boys also visited Mrs Thelma Perriman on Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Lela Wall and Mrs. Perriman met Thursday afternoon while Mrs. Ralph Bennett and Mrs. Otis Coffey visited Mrs. Mayme Dalley at Davis. Dalley had suffered a broken arm in a recent fall. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Coffey of Oklahoma City attended the wedding of Miss Carolyn Coffey and Roy Higgs Friday evening. Their children stayed with Mrs. Ed Coffey during the wedding. Saturday.
The Carl Coffey family spent Saturday night in Ada with Carl's relatives and friends joining for a brief social gathering. No further details were provided in the readable text.
A brief item notes Coffey and companions spending a Sunday on a sand bar, enjoying a peaceful outdoor outing with casual recreation and family-like fellowship.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jones of Ada were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Death ridge and Mrs. W. R. Frazier visited Mrs. Frazier’s home this week then returned to Mountain View for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Lillie Mae Webster visited with the Wylie Websters and Mrs. Otis Coffey this week while her employer Mrs. Eldridge remained hospitalized.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Price and children from Arkansas visited his parents Mr and Mrs Tom Price last Thursday. Amarillo Texas couple Mr and Mrs Ernest Crawley spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Price. Mrs Clint Stewart saw her brother Tom Price and the visiting children Saturday morning. Mrs Wendel Stewart and daughters called Friday on Mrs Margie Stewart. Mrs Garrett Beller and Mrs Margie Stewart visited Tuesday with Mrs John Crabtree. Mr and Mrs Clint Stewart saw Mr and Mrs John Crabtree Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Raymond Kaylor also visited the Crabtrees. The Stewarts visited Friday afternoon with Mrs Frances Beller. Garrett Beller and family visited Roy Laxton Sunday evening to see their new house, moved to their farm Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Miles Kimmel visited Cantwells Friday night. Eva Moore and W C Calton visited Tuesday. Bu ford Davis and family visited last Wednesday and Thursday. Bob Roxie Dennis and Joe Bob spent the weekend with Cantwells. Frances Cantwell Ada helped care for her. Frances Cantwell and her children spent Sunday. Willie Morrison and Gertie Summers visited Sunday night.
Mrs. Lorene McIlroy visited in Ada Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coffey and Laquita. Frank Townsley of Ada visited his daughter, Mrs. McIlroy, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Bob Neff and Linda visited Mrs Miles Kimmel Thursday. Mrs Joyce Hatcher and Bobby visited Mr Kimmel Thursday. Mrs Linda Webster with Donnie and Susan visited later with Mrs Kimmel. Mr and Mrs Calvin Wall visited Mr and Mrs Kimmel last Thursday night. Mrs Kimmel visited Mrs Sis Webster Thursday at Wylie's and with daughters Barbara Gurley and Wynona Fennel. Mr and Mrs Dude Fennel and several Kimmels visited Wylie and Linda Webster Sunday night.
Enoch Kimmel of Midwest City called his mother Tuesday night after a business trip to California where he visited his uncle Noble Kimmel and his uncle Delbert Shadwick and their families.
Fragmentary report notes a visit to father M Death eridge and brother Kenneth in Dumas Texas as part of a sequence concerning a family death. Other details are unreadable in the clipping.
Mrs. Briggs and Howard attended the Shumard funeral Tuesday afternoon. Howard finished final exams at East Central last Wednesday and works full time in Ada. Visitors included Elbert Ross, Jamie Pickett, Bill Briggs, and others. community visits at Center and Old Midland Cemeteries.
Mrs Lela Wall and Mrs Pauline Vandegriff joined a school picnic to Sulphur. Jay Reed of Ahloso stayed with his sister Mrs Vandegriff and family from Monday to Friday while his brother John Reed visited. Henry Dew family visited N S Vandegriff, Norrel Vandegriff and Marie spent time at Cleamon Stone’s home Saturday morning. N S Vandegriff and Marie visited Lindsay Sunday with Henry Dew’s family. Gerald and Joyce Thurman later took the Vandegriffs on a Sulphur drive Sunday evening.
A reflective note recalls summer vacation closing, with children joyful but the speaker feeling lonely without the twice daily school bus pass. The memory centers on school routines and missing familiar routine.
Mr and Mrs Don Cooley and children from Ochelata and Mr and Mrs Floyd Vanlandingham with their children from Perryton Texas and Rev Bert Jones fished and picnicked at Lake Texoma Saturday. The Dean Franks family from Gassville Arkansas visited Mr and Mrs Fred Gray Friday night. Earl Franks and Janice also visited the Grays. Ode Franks and Dean Franks visited Earl Franks last week. The Dean Franks family left Sunday for their home.
In Gassville Arkansas after spending their vacation here with relatives the family returns home.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Cook and children of Del City and Mr and Mrs Floyd Burk with Elmer Maxwell visited Mrs Edith Cook Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Ward and son of Shawnee visited Mr and Mrs Herman Ward at Oil Center Sunday. Mrs Opal Ward and Mrs Jimmy Ward made a business trip to Stratford Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Albert Crow and Eddie Hayes visited Mr and Mrs Jack Perrine and Willie Sunday in what appears to be a routine family gathering with no major events noted.
Mrs. Roma Weightman Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burk and Elmer Maxwell visited Edith Cook on Wednesday night. The time was spent playing dominoes.
Dorotha Tucker spent Sunday night with Janice Franks, a social note indicating a personal visit between two individuals.
Children of Ochelata spend vacation with Rev. and Mrs Bert Jones. Don is doing carpentry at the Jones home. Mr and Mrs Clive Jared and children spent Monday night with the Jones. Clive's father recently suffered a heart attack.
The Walker residence at Summers Chapel caught fire Saturday night just after completion and before the planned move in on Monday, leaving the home ruined.
Mrs. Alene Pennington and family visited Mrs. Virgie Pierce. Mr. and Mrs. Crowder with children dined with the Pierces. Henderson and Miller families called on the Pierces Sunday. Various neighbors helped, hosted, or planned projects around Chickasha and Grand Prairie, Texas.
Numerous social visits occur across families in the area. Doyle Newby and wife purchase J W Roberts house and relocate Lake Oil office building to their yard. Residents discuss storms and farming needs as oil center crowds note rain hopes.
A nearby resident outlines a plan to construct a rental house on the lot adjacent to their home, detailing intent to develop housing for tenants and potential neighborhood impact. The proposal mentions financing and zoning considerations though specifics are not provided.
Ruth Sutton rushed a Benedum Trees Oil Co. worker to the clinic. The man is a patient at Valley View Hospital after suffering another heart attack Wednesday morning.
The Lewises are painting the interiors of their houses in preparation for the upcoming summer season, updating rooms and refreshing living spaces.
Mrs Thompson will relocate in June to a new address where he will serve as pastor of the Free Will Baptist Church. The community extends best wishes to the Thompsons for happiness in their new home.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Clifford Lamb and children on Thursday afternoon were Mr and Mrs Virgle Farmer and their son. Mrs Vannie Northam spent Sunday through Thursday with Mr and Mrs Walter Crow of Ada.
Mrs Myrtle Sutton and Don visited Mr and Mrs A O Sutton and Mr and Mrs Willis Sutton Saturday. Don makes and sells coffee tables. The A O Suttons bought one.
Mrs. Euvonne Franks and Mrs. Ruth Sutton visited their mother Mrs. Lona Soward on Saturday, sharing time and conversation with family.
Mr and Mrs Jack Perrine and Willie visited Mr and Mrs Fred Smith and daughter and Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis Saturday evening.
Aeeeny Tecker and Dor Etha shopped in Oklahoma City Saturday while Paula visited the dentist for a checkup and treatment.
Mrs Bea Robertson and the Booths joined Mr and Mrs Paul Tucker and family for Sunday afternoon. They made and enjoyed ice cream together. Paul Tucker family attended a junior high graduation program at Vaness Wednesday night where Paula graduated.
Mr. and Mrs. Winford Burnett and Mrs. Roma Weightman visited Mrs. Edith Cook one night last week in a social call.
Mrs. Agnes Cruce and children of Seminole visited Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Allen Sunday. Mrs. Gene Wood returned home with them to spend a few days. Gene Wood returned back to Camp Carson in Colorado Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Bob Page and Loretha and Mr and Mrs Orlan Dees and Linda Gaar Corner visited Mr and Mrs A O Sutton Sunday.
Sixty four attended church and Sunday school at the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Rev Lonnie Smith of Ada led services in the pastor Rev Arthur Smiths vacation absence. Nora Gray sang a self composed piece and Mrs Pearl Gray Mrs Euvonne Franks and Mrs Thel ma Garrett sang a special song enjoyed by all.
Mrs Lena Soward stays Saturday night with Mrs Ruth Sutton and prefers staying near a cellar during storms.
Mr and Mrs Gerald Sutton and their son Chris along with Beverly shared a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Willis Sutton, reflecting a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Booth and Debbie Mullins shared a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Paul Tucker and their daughters.
Mr and Mrs Danny Hightower and Randy and Isabel of Kan visited Mr and Mrs Clifford Lamb on a sunny day in Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Henson, Mrs. Clinnie Crow, and Mr. and Mrs. Alva Evans spent Sunday with Frank Lewis.
Mr and Mrs Elmo Crow of Union Valley visited Albert Crow on Wednesday. Luther Parish of Sulphur had supper with the Crow couple. Mrs Crow was burned when her stove exploded while lighting it. The Crow party and friends fished at Lake Texoma Saturday night, reporting a large catch. Mrs Jean Crow of Union Valley spent Thursday with Mrs Clinnie Crow.
Readable fragment lists several individuals likely connected to a social or community notice. Names include Mrs Audie Pinley and Barbra, Mrs Hazel Newby and Larry, Mrs Anna Mae Sutton, Gerald and Charles Henderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Holloway.
Mary Allen and party completed a business trip to Ada on Monday morning.
Police investigated a burglary at the Strike and Spare Bowling Lanes on North Mississippi between midnight and 6 am Wednesday. Several machines were tampered with and the safe was breached only partially as a knob was knocked off. Officials suspected intruders may have been inside after hours, with a tool mark found on the front door.
In the Philippines figures show 400000 Chinese, 7000 Americans, and a few thousand Spaniards. The brief item notes demographic tallies and foreign groups present in the territory.
Classified notice invites readers to place or respond to want ads for selling, buying, renting, and locating goods and services through the newspaper assistance line FE 2 4433.
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