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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Page
5
Wayn e Bryant attended the State Fair and many locals visited the fair on both Friday and Sunday. News covers engagements births and family visits, Byng students' National Merit discussion, Drama Club and speech activities, and upcoming contests and essays with dates and prize details. William Bornstein is welcomed with family details.
Ada firemen answered an early morning alarm at 4 20 a m when a Frisco locomotive engine caught fire from wiring near the generator northbound from Denison Texas just west of Roff. Firefighters used two extinguishers and a water tank, keeping the blaze from two nearby diesel tanks. The engine was disconnected and moved to the Roff depot. the train continued on. No injuries were reported and damage was confined to the engine and surrounding equipment.
Latta school officials canceled classes Friday to allow all students and staff who wished to attend the State Fair. A family reunion at the home of Mr and Mrs Bob Mayberry honored Lynn Whittington returning from Peace Corps service in Bolivia. Attendees included Mrs Jenne Whitting Julia Mr and Mrs C Hawkins Mrs Ora Lee Thompson Mrs Glen Hoag Susan Kay and Mr and Mrs Dick Tillery Muskogee. Photos were taken of the fifth generation. Thanks to Mrs Oleta Bryant Sorcer renewal of the WEEKLY. Joe Lovelace visited Mr and Mrs Mack Stegall Clinton recently. Rev Charles McCaskey is in San Antonio Texas en route to chaplain school.
Mrs. Clay Johnson hosted weekend guests including her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Leon Condren of Tuttle. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Charley Moran of Ada and Mrs Grace Lunsford from Oklahoma City who spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs Ann Sheffield.
Mrs. Thelma Perriman has moved to Roff and grew up attending local schools. The community welcomes her and notes her roots here.
Mary Laseman represented the Roff Extension Homemakers Group on Wednesday at the county council meeting held at the Extension Center.
Mrs Beulah Hathaway and Mrs Raymond Laseman attended a WMU District meeting at First Baptist Church Sulphur on Thursday. The Ada group from First Baptist supported the Roff women. The group joined conferences led by state leaders.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Laseman hosted weekend visitors sister Cleo Berry brother and wife Jack Hammock from Sherman Texas. On Sunday they were joined by Mrs Paul Tidwell and Mrs William Tidwell of Davis. Mrs Tidwell, a first cousin of J O Laseman, recently moved to Davis from Ardmore.
Mrs. Marjorie Soutée and Mrs. Thelma Perriman attended the Extension Homemakers Council in Ada on Wednesday. Dr. J. T. Roberts visited Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Griffith Friday.
Rip Anthony is listed as a patient at Valley View Hospital. The report notes his current hospitalization status with no additional conditions or expected date of discharge.
Mrs Pete Clifton is reported to be ill at her home in a brief item. The notice notes her condition without detailing diagnosis or prognosis.
Mr and Mrs Hampton Hayes of Oklahoma City and Mrs Juanita Sutton of Ada visited their parents Hobart and wife. The Hayes couple spoke by long telephone with their son Weldon stationed in Washington DC.
Mr and Mrs Willie Morrison visited their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Leroy Cantwell in Sharon Hershel and Kev in Saturday.
R Laseman traveled to Ada on Tuesday for business purposes.
Mrs Beulah Hathaway visited Mrs Thelma Perriman on Tuesday, sharing news and calling on her neighbor in a casual social call.
Mr and Mrs Grady Caston of Frederick visited Mr and Mrs Herbert Griffith and Mr and Mrs Ralph Burleson along with other friends in Roff recently.
Highway Patrol trooper David Blackburn will visit Byng October 22 to present slides on real accidents he has investigated. He will discuss conditions and factors behind the crashes. Driver education students and Learn and Live participants from last year will attend.
Debbie Ferry questions whether Byng High students are as friendly as they think addressing a new student who finds the school unfriendly. The piece urges readers to consider how newcomers are greeted and to try harder to include others.
School staff discuss adding a gossip column to the Byng Pirate paper. Students are invited to submit rumors or light anecdotes in the study hall gossip box for possible publication consideration.
A poem fragment describes a personal room with green carpet and blue ceiling where merriment rings. The speaker notes nature built the room and man took no part, and finds love joy and contentment within.
Mrs. Dorothy Milligan leads a speech class where students recount incidents from skiing to horse riding and personal pet peeves. Read about Rosemary Rounds, Bobby Mitchell, Glen Tiger, Lonnie Harris, Jeanne Baric and others in this lively period piece.
Byng head baseball coach Bobby Johns will assist Buddy Kessinger with the boys and help Mrs. Bertha F Teague lead the girls basketball team. Teague plans to drive the squad to a hoped eighth state championship, following last year’s semi final loss to Lindsay.
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