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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1963
Page
8
The Hart community reports weekend trips to Oklahoma City for the state fair. Mrs. Thomason was stung picking apples and treated by a doctor after a caterpillar incident. The town notes visits, a seventh birthday party, fish plans, and a farm sale festival are detailed with several local families and residents named.
Mrs Pearl West visited Purcell last week with friends and relatives, a small social outing noted in local society notes.
Monday night guests of Mr and Mrs Ronnie Black were Mr and Mrs Arlie Black and their children of Ada.
Mrs. Lou Murphree spent several days in Seminole visiting her sister Mrs. J. E. Gatz and then traveled to Okmulgee to stay with her son Joe Murphree for a time.
Mrs Mollie Gaylor has been under the weather recently but is now improving.
Mr and Mrs Altha Johnson traveled to Francis with Mr and Mrs Jack McCom. Ellis Large father in law of Mrs Johns is a patient at Valley View Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Buford McCurley and children Barry and Annette of Woodward spent the week with her parents Mr and Mrs Mancil Nickell. Mr and Mrs Beaty J Nickell and Lowell Oklahoma City spent Sunday at his parents home Mr and Mrs Mancil Nickell.
Local resident Bob Steele offers four dogs and three kittens for adoption. He hopes to find caring homes and asks interested families to contact for details.
The town greets Mr Jimmy Stinson and Mr Casso and their spouses as new residents. Residents express warm welcomes and pride in adding four new neighbors to the community.
A Francis Baptist Church quilting event is described as risky even for skilled sewers. Mrs. Carl Wheeler and Mrs. Bob Hoose are named contact points for quilts, while the Francis H. D. Club thanks Mrs. Lois Meeks for library books. The note also greets new beginners and welcomes staff additions.
A reader named Hart by May Johnson reports encountering a venomous caterpillar on Thursday after learning of such stings in the paper. She observed the caterpillar that bit Mrs. Bill Thomason.
Mr and Mrs Earl Stewart of Fitzhugh plan a trip to California this week. They will visit Earl Stewart Jr and his wife Carol who recently relocated to the state.
Mr and Mrs Bob Hatcher brought their son Robert to a doctor on Tuesday to remove stitches from a head cut. The family suspected mumps but the doctor diagnosed an ear infection.
Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey and their son Charles visited a doctor Wednesday in Ada due to eye trouble traced to sinusitis with asthma noted. The Ercy Ownbey family accompanied them on the trip.
Charles Griffith of Stillwater visits his parents Mr and Mrs Arno Griffith from Wednesday through Thursday evening.
Wednesday visitors included Ab Summers brother of Mrs Hatcher, and Mrs Kenneth Deathridge with Carla Pat and Mrs Marvin Hunt and children. Monday guests were Mr and Mrs Guy Lawson and Guylene Ada, Mrs Ben Ownbey, Mrs Ercy Ownbey, and Miss May Johnson.
Mrs Soutee visited Mrs Grant Johnson on Tuesday in a social call. The occasion and details reflect a routine neighborhood visit among acquaintances.
Ronald Walker of the U S Army fell asleep at the wheel en route to visit relatives in Lodi California and wrecked his car but sustained no injuries. His brother Donald also serves in the Army and was returning from France. Mrs Alva Johnson and Mrs Bert Wright visited Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert with grandchildren Corley. Kenneth Deathridge and children Wilson visited the same hosts.
Mrs Grant Johnson visited Tuesday with Mrs N S Berry and Bertha.
A Sunday afternoon event astonished the family of Donald Walker, son of.
The Robert Penrod family found a note upon returning home Friday from Mrs. Virgie Pennington and Mrs. Mildred Clay of Parish Chapel saying they came for a visit and found no one home. Mrs. Lee Dicketts and their new son Lee Allen are mentioned. Lee Allen is the grandson of the Ben Johnstons. Sam Johnston of Ada visited.
Mr and Mrs James F Walker of Lodi California welcomed their son Donald home after 22 months in France. He arrived in New York and traveled to his grandmother Johnsons in a little red foreign car. They had not seen him in six years since he was 16 and they are grateful for his safe arrival.
Max Solomon of Oklahoma City came to see his grandmother Mrs. J. E. Dunn on Sunday evening. Mrs. Dunn intends to visit her daughter Mrs. Mamie Solomon and Max for a week or longer.
Mrs Alvis Griffith spent Saturday evening in Stratford with her grandmother, Mrs Rosa Thompson, enjoying a regional social gathering.
Miss May Johnson visited briefly Thursday with Mrs. Shelby Stanfield. Mrs. Grant Johnson visited Mrs. J. E. Dunn.
Grace Soutee was a visitor of the Johnsons Friday.
Mr and Mrs Alvis Griffith were Saturday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Bill Thomason.
Mrs. Luther Solomon of Sulphur visited Monday with Mrs. Shelby Stanfield and her guests Mrs. Leslie Crawford and Mrs. J. E. Dunn.
Mr and Mrs Ercy Ownbey Mrs M P Ownbey Mr and Mrs Shelby Stanfield Mrs Arno Griffith Shirley and Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey and Charles attended the baptismal service in Ada at Trinity Baptist Church Sunday afternoon. Charles Ownbey and Stephanie McCullar were baptized.
Miss Shirley Griffith, a Tishomingo college student, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arno Griffith.
Mr and Mrs Robert Penrod and their daughters visited Ada Saturday with Mrs Jennie Files and children.
Thursday evening visitors were noted at the home of Mr and Mrs Griffith, the parents of the host or guest referenced in the clipping.
Miss May Johnson and Mrs. John Ray transacted business in Ada on Friday. Mrs. Grant Johnson visited during their absence.
At the state fair in Oklahoma City Mr. and Mrs. Leo McNinch attend with Gayle and Mrs. Robert Penrod and daughter Karen. Karen joined the fifth grade group from Vaness School and Mrs. Penrod accompanied the pupils. Mrs. Penrod found the science exhibit most interesting.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Ben Ownbey and Charles Thursday evening were Mr and Mrs Otis Coffey of Lightning Ridge.
Mrs. John Summers and her boys from Asher visited Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hatcher and Robert. Robert visited Mrs. Jack Summers and her son with Mrs. John Summers and boys. The Hatchers then visited and brought their son home. Other Sunday visitors with Mrs. Jack Summers included Albert and Doc. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Summers and children from Ada. Recent visitors to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ownbey and Charles were Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Barnes of Vanoss.
Miss May Johnson visited Mrs. B. B. Ownbey while Albert Summers spent Monday with Bob Hatcher. The Penrod family hosted guests Sunday including Jack Smith Roff James Knight Lightning Ridge Roy Cantwell L C Jacques and daughters L C Penrod and children Pickett and Stanley Sayers minister of Roff Church of Christ.
Mr and Mrs Ben Johnston and Davey joined Mr and Mrs Sam Johnston Tony and Carolyn Ada on a Sunday trip to Oklahoma City to visit relatives. The note ends with a incomplete sentence about visiting Mr. and.
Dwayne Ray Brooks of Ada celebrated his third birthday on September 27 with a birthday supper. Attending were his parents Mr and Mrs Donald Brooks and siblings Linda and Diane Brooks, and relatives Mr and Mrs Sonny Leader and Diana and Donna Ray, Debby and Donnie Clifford.
Mrs Simeon Young with Elaine and Clay visited Sunday school and services at Rocky Point Missionary Baptist Church. They also called on her parents Mr and Mrs Short Fortner.
D. R. Clifford leaves Valley View Hospital after eleven days. Visiting the Cliffords over the days were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Davis on Thursday night with the Cliffords and others including Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnston Dave Elmo Crow Union Valley Mrs. Edgar Cross Centrahoma and Polk Cross Tupelo. Linda and Diane Brooks Ada spent Saturday night with their grandparents the Cliffords.
Lance Cpl. Charles Brooks from El Toro Marine Base departed Saturday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Greer Brooks. His grandfather John Smith of Stonewall accompanied him and plans to visit his two sons Bud and Douglas Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. George Stewart of Ada came Wednesday to take home Mrs. Allie Glover who was sick and needed a doctor. Sonny Leader, employed by Blue Bell, workedSaturday and Sunday. Debbie Clifford stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Brooks in Ada from Wednesday to Saturday.
Mrs Arthur Dennis, a first grade teacher at Lula School, underwent major surgery at Valley View Hospital last Wednesday. She is reported to be improving and expected to return home by midweek.
Mr and Mrs J C Treas and Nancy from Ahloso visited Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Jake Treas detailing a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs Dolph Treas of Fort Towson visited over the past weekend with Mr and Mrs Gene Treas and family Sandra Brenda Gary and Paula of Pryor, along with Mr and Mrs Jake Treas.
Mrs Polk Cross attended a birthday party Friday in Ada for her niece Tammy Hill.
Mr and Mrs Donald Brooks hosted Sunday dinner with their children Linda Diane and Dwayne and Ada visiting. They later joined Mrs Walter Brooks and Mr and Mrs D R Clifford to dine with her parents.
Judy Hatton daughter of Mr and Mrs LeRoy Hatton fell Monday night while playing and required six stitches. Stitches removed Saturday. Visiting Hatton relatives Ada attended the Hatton family gathering including Mr Ray Hatton and Mr Roy Hatton.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Jack Davis and family Saturday were friends Mrs Parnell Ada and Mrs Harris Ada Visiting the Davis Thursday was their son Bennie Davis and family
Mr and Mrs Joe Walker and family returned home after a summer in Stayton Oregon. Mrs Atwood’s brother Darrell Buckner of Altus visited at the Glen Atwood home. Weekend guests with the Carl Reeves family included Mrs Philma Phelps visiting from Mar.
Low, Mrs. Reeves' brother, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Cox and family, Lawton, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cox and family, Ada, and friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ronderfler, Union Hill.
Mrs. Viva Lee Pyburn and Dale Pyburn and his sister Mrs. Pyburn with Mrs. Scott and friend Jeannie spent Sunday at the fair in Oklahoma City and reports say they had a very enjoyable day.
Miss Bunch Sharp traveled to Dallas Texas on Sunday to visit her aunt Mrs H B Sharp who is hospitalized there.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Medlock visited Mrs. Medlock's parents Mr. and Mrs. George Brazil in Blanchard.
Mrs. Lela Hunt of Atoka visited the Otis Gregg home this weekend. On Monday Otis and Mrs. Gregg took their son David to University Crispled Children's Hospital in Oklahoma City for a checkup and to fit shoes and braces.
Mr and Mrs Leroy Hatton welcomed a son named Robbie Dale weighing seven pounds one and three quarters ounces at Valley View Hospital on September 26. He is their seventh child. Paternal grandparents are Roy Hatton of Stonewall and maternal grandmother Ollie Hulsey of Firebaugh California.
Mrs. Alice Demnten of Cordell visits as grandmother to the Seckinger children for the next three weeks.
Mr and Mrs Jack Gold and family spent the weekend visiting Mrs Golds parents Mr and Mrs Tom Morgan.
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