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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
7
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Church of God of Prophecy in Allen will sponsor a chicken dinner with all the trimmings at the school cafeteria on Sunday. Sunday morning residents found a balmy day with light showers that settled the dust.
Church of God members sponsored a Thursday wiener roast on the church lawn drawing a good turnout with a few spooks present. Allen Methodist Church dedication occurred Sunday with Bishop Angie Smith presiding assisted by Dr. Joe E. Bowers and Rev. Sam Kilpatrick. The building, finished in May 1957, hosted representatives from several churches and a large noon covered dish lunch in the fellowship hall.
Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walker Miller were their son and his family from West Columbia Texas, Tommy Miller, Michael Scott and Thomas Richard, and a daughter and her children from Stroud, Mrs. Don Brown, Karen Kay and Donita Rae.
Rev Leon Lane his wife and child attended Monday night gathering at United Pentecostal Church Holdenville along with Earl Legg his wife and daughter Jo Roger and Doshia Nickell.
Weekend guest of Mrs W E Angelly was her daughter Lo Angelly, Wichita Falls, ex.
Mrs Gladys Bryant and her daughter Sandra were Saturday dinner guests of Mrs Bryant's uncle and his wife Mr and Mrs Arthur Rippee in Gerty.
Ed Wallace Sr returned home by ambulance from Valley View Hospital after a grass fire started last Tuesday from a trash burner at the Church of God parsonage nearly spreading. Missionary ladies proved capable firefighters until the fire department arrived.
Mrs. Lyn Sullivan returned home to Oklahoma City after visiting her mother Mrs. Betty Bell. Recent guests included Phillip and Trellis Legg and other Leggs from Duncan. Rev Marvin Francis hosted Vernon Pence in Ada. John Leader's funeral was held Tuesday in the school auditorium with Rev Sam Kilpatrick officiating and burial at Red Springs Cemetery west of Allen. he was a brother of Mrs Jim Curlee of Allen.
Tommy Kimbrell returned home Friday from Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Holdenville after an appendectomy. Mrs. Tom Hughes, their daughter and her family Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dudley and Ellissa Ann, Oklahoma City, were mentioned in the notice.
Mrs Belle Beavers came back to her Shawnee home Saturday after a visit with her son Horace Beavers and his family.
Mr and Mrs Earl Legg spent the past week erecting a new addition to Mrs Ida Cain's home in Wewoka Oklahoma Mrs Cain is the mother of Mrs Legg
Mrs. Jim Phelps of Oklahoma City was a guest of Mrs. Vada Shatswell on Thursday.
Mr and Mrs C L Case trans acted business in Oklahoma City Thursday. Mr Case received a good report from his doctor. Larry Martin was hurt Thursday while practicing football. A checkup by his doctor revealed pinched nerves.
Mr and Mrs Bud Wotan returned home Saturday from Enid where they transacted business. The brief item notes their travel and purpose without additional details.
Mr and Mrs L S Moss visit Mrs Moss sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Linzel Herndize in McAlester on Sunday.
The Moss family planned a trip to see their brother Roy Cameron and his wife but found the Camerons away in Kiowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knighten and Mrs. Mamie Lockey attended church services this past week at Calvary Pentecostal Church in Ada.
Mr and Mrs Bobby Dooley and Jeff of Wynnewood stayed last Thursday with her parents Mr and Mrs H C Long. Houseguests of Mr and Mrs H C Hastings included Gerald Parham of Wichita Kansas Alta Mae Johnson of Spaulding Lillie Parham of Holdenville and Mr and Mrs Hershal Wilbanks of Calvin.
Mrs. W A Cottrell hosted her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Bob Stokes of Amarillo Texas. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Roger Smith and their children from Tulsa.
Saturday guests of Mr and Mrs Tom Bell were his sister and her husband Mr and Mrs Clyde Parks Stuart.
Mrs. W. T. Webb of Woodward visits Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brinson. The late W. T. Webb, her husband, was a pastor at the Allen Methodist Church.
Mrs. Hayden Collier of Ada visited her mother Mrs. Minnie Crafford on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. R. B. Cox attended an Amaranth school event in Tulsa last Saturday, joining fellow members for a program and activities at the lodge.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stokes and Mrs. W. A. Cottrell were Sunday guests of the ladies' brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Olen Snow, Stonewall.
Mr and Mrs George Standfired are visiting with Mrs Standfireds mother Mrs Vallie Curtis and other relatives in Chandler Arizona.
Mrs. Wanda McGee and her daughter Mrs. Sue Ward of Albion visited Mrs. Wanda Turner at her home. They were guests of Mrs. Turner and her son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stephens in Henryetta.
Mrs. Bob Gilmore, their daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas James and children, and Mrs. Gilmore's sister, Mrs. H. O. Skidmore of Oklahoma City, visited. Mrs. Skidmore also visited her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Farrell of Tishomingo spent Sunday with Mrs. Farrell's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cozad Sr., in a family visit.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Rinehart and Mr and Mrs Lesley Rinehart plus Mrs Wallie Poplin and Bimbo were Saturday night guests of Mrs Free man Poplin and her husband in Del City, hosted by their son and daughter in law.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Huckeby with George Eddie and Miss Marilyn Thomas travel to Augusta Georgia to visit Harvey Huckeby their son stationed at Fort Gordon.
Sunday visitors to Mr and Mrs C D Wilkinson included their nephew and his family Mr and Mrs Floyd Bryant and children who recently arrived from Germany The Bryants spent three years in Germany before returning home.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Wilkin and Miss Iona Gilmore fished at Sportsman’s Lake on Wednesday. Iona Gilmore reeled in a seven pound catfish, marking a notable catch for the outing.
Mrs R L Morris and her mother Mrs Maudia Morris hosted guests at the Morris home in West Columbia Texas. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Jimmy Reynolds from Oklahoma City, Reynolds family from nearby, and Mr and Mrs Tom Miller with Michael and Thomas Miller also at the Morris residence.
Mr and Mrs Lois Rinehart and daughter Dianna visited Saturday night in Del City with their daughter Mrs Jerry Mil ney and son Dean Rinehart and their families for a social gathering.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Collins were their daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holladay and children. Jessie Manuel, David Manuel and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Russell, all of Oklahoma City, Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Rinehart, Ada, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Collins and children and James Summers, Gerty.
In Byng drought conditions remain critical yet residents shift to humor as they cope. Charlie Gentry reportedly wins this week’s contest for the best rain related joke, signaling a community moment of levity despite the dry spell.
A Sunday night remark urged the church to vote on buying foot scraping pads to place at the door as a sign of faith that sufficient rain will come to create mud someday.
Byng squads opened with a junior high victory 37-20, then the girls edged New Lima 56-48 led by Bettie Taylor with 39 points, and the boys finished strong for a 66-43 win. Next Friday Byng hosts Noble in a key matchup.
The Byng boys basketball squad bought matching blazers and maroon ties before their first game as a psychological edge. Fifteen players dressed identically with stern expressions, marching to the dressing room. The tactic aimed to intimidate opponents, and the recent score suggests it may have an effect.
Visiting with Rev and Mrs Robert Eason is Mrs Easons mother Mrs C Logan who plans several days visit before returning to Corpus Christi Tex. A cold front brought an outbreak of colds and flu to the county with several ill this week but no serious cases keeping anyone in bed for more than one day.
Halloween in Byng brings a close call when trick or treaters hear brakes and a thud. A speeding car narrowly misses a child but hits a dog from the J. I. Caton family, which later succumbs to the accident. Residents express mixed sorrow as highway losses are sadly common for local pets.
Mrs. Kate Brown of Sulphur thanks for taking the WEEK LY. The narrator notes family visits by Mr. Clovis Balthrop and Cal Hammond with Ada and Mrs. I. C. Summers. Col bert Balthrop, ill for some time, shows improvement and had driven with family recently though a chilly Sunday prevented the weekly trip.
Mrs. Harry E. Miller returned from a four day visit in Long Beach California after flying from Tulsa in an astro-jet arriving three hours later. She visited her brother Cluster Christian and family and two sisters Willeen Watkins and Viola Hart. She also saw three nieces in Ontario Sharon Way Eddie Muller and Bill Patterson. She enjoyed the trip and quips about jet travel versus driving slowly.
Mrs. Dud Barnes Mrs. Hazel Meeks and Mrs. Harry E. Miller hosted a wedding shower for Miss Wilma Cole who will marry Billy Delozier.
A shower was held in the home of Mrs. Miller. Attendees included Mrs. J. R. Bruhin, Mrs. Betty Farmer, Mrs. O. E. Porter, Mrs. Homer Dellinger, Mrs. Gilbert Christian and Mrs. Georgia Martin. Miss Cole also honored at a shower Monday hosted by Mrs. Judy Breeze, Mrs. Fran Campbell and Mrs. Betty Farmer.
Mr and Mrs Noel Duke hosted a group of young people at their home after a youth rally at the First Baptist Church.
Byng Home Demonstration Club honored Emma Barnes as outstanding member and elected officers with Mrs. Jim Owens as president. Steve Godfrey celebrated his 17th birthday with a surprise party planned by friends. Byng seniors will take the ACT at East Central State College Saturday at 8 am. Warren Dellinger and Susie Engel named outstanding Byng High School seniors, both straight A students and active in sports and pep club.
A humorous collage of rural quips and personages reflecting community talk. Notes on bridge, collections, Kilroy, pricing tricks, pride, traffic, fashion, space dreams, and a grandpa figure with a whiskered necktie.
Ethiopia stood as a unified state in its early history while Athens was still in its infancy, illustrating different paths to sovereignty and political development across regions.
A cryptic style clue list presents numerous crossword prompts including numbers, hints for words like Box Great lake Entire Upset Nearest Anger and God of war. The fragmentary entries mix units periods and definitions for a broad vocabulary puzzle.
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