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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1968
Page
8
Mrs. Elmer Moore hosted a gathering with her sister Mrs. Gail Gurley and others including Jo An and Diana, Mrs. Dad Patterson, Ada, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, Matt, and Chris in Iowa Park Texas.
Sunday visitors Mr and Mrs Luther Moss stayed with Mr and Mrs Lindzel Sternandazl in Mc Alester.
Visiting Mrs. Effie Turner Sunday were her daughter Mrs. Ben Iker of Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Collins of Konawa and Mrs. Tom Turner visited Friday with Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Turner's sister Mrs. Lonnie Flemmings in Holdenville.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Bain hosted Genia Brent and Lorne who stayed with Mrs Bains parents Mr and Mrs C H Murphey in Madill over the weekend.
Saturday visitors called on Mrs. Luther West in Midwest City including Mr and Mrs Herman Roark and their children David and Kathy in the family circle.
Mr and Mrs Chuck Morris and Mrs Odessia West toured Lake Eufaula and the Kerr Dam and new bridge on Sunday.
Weekend guests of Mrs Carrie Blevins included Mr and Mrs Arthur Culberson of Oklahoma City and Mr and Mrs Carrol Stewart of McAlester visiting for the weekend.
Mrs Cook and Mrs Call and Mrs Kidwell visited Mr Kidwell in Lindsay Sunny. Grace Walker returned home Sunday from Tulsa with her son and wife Kenneth Walker. Walker had spent two weeks in Tulsa visiting Bill Lankford and Kenneth Walker.
Mr and Mrs Walter Brown and Mrs Jim Johnson and son attended the State Fair Sunday, joining a day of exhibitions and traditional fairs.
Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lois Rinehart included Mrs Jerry Milsey Debra Jerry Jr Sarrah and Joel Del City and Linda Ward Farris.
Mrs. Alice Palmer was admitted to Valley View Hospital on Monday for treatment.
Mrs H J McKenzie and Mr and Mrs Tobe McKenzie of Oklahoma City are listed alongside Mr and Mrs C W Baxter of Holdenville in the social notes.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Walker and all but one son Aaron gathered Sunday at Lake Arbuckle for a picnic and water activities. Attendees included Mrs Marty Har bert Ada Mr and Mrs Ron nie Jarred Wynnewood Mrs Sue Clark Mike Leno Walker Pam and Mr and Mrs Richard Walker Oklahoma City and Mr and Mrs Orval Spann Ada.
Mrs Nellie Olive is visiting Mr and Mrs J Sanders this week, staying as a guest at their home and sharing hospitality during the visit.
Mrs. Simon Patton notes the WB subscription gratitude to Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robins. The Robinses arrived home Saturday after a month away visiting their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sill, plus Leslie and Billie. The Sills drove them home.
Mr and Mrs Boda Hisaw visited the state fair and their former pastor Rev Robert s and wife. The Hisaws Cecil Bullard and Bud Brooks drove to Bixby to visit Rev Jerry Fielder and family. Don Brashears and Dawna spent Friday with the Hisaws. Wendell Price visited Friday. Jim and Sid Marshall visited Mrs Grace Marshall in Stonewall and Mrs W J Barnes.
A birthday dinner in Roff honored by the aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Bill Belt. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Minor visited Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Jack West, Ada.
Mr and Mrs R E Golightly visited Mr and Mrs Barney Abbott in Pecan Grove on Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Brasher of Tupelo visited Mrs. Georgia Barnes on Friday. Mrs. Aline Brandon of Byng spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Barnes. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ellis and granddaughter from Stonewall visited Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Barnes and Mark with Mrs. Anna Polk of Ada spent Sunday with Grover’s parents, the W. J. Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Blevins and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Coy Byrd on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Crowley with Lori and Gregg Moore spent Sunday with Mrs. Crowley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Coy Byrd.
The text records a series of visits among families in Stonewall and surrounding areas. Dowe Smith hosts and visits Dene Golightly Wendell Price and Aaron Grey Lula. Others include Houston Wells Elmer Sim mons Maudie Smith Dowe Smith Stella Love and the Busby sisters with various relatives in the region.
Mrs Betty Slater and children Mrs Jeanie Mathews and Mrs Lois Boone spent the weekend in Sapulpa with Mrs Slater's brother and family Mr and Mrs Charles Boone and Karl. They spoke by phone with Mrs Mathews's son Jim Mathews of Little Rock Arkansas. Mrs Jeanie Mathews left Sunday for Sherman Arkansas.
Mrs Bessie Baylis Spud and Dana Phillips visited Mrs Hinkle Blevins and her new son Christopher Hinkle Blevins in Richardson Texas on Sunday. Mrs Yolanda Phillips returned home with her mother and children after a stay in Richardson.
Joe and John Daniel visited their brother Buck Daniel on Saturday. Charles Hisan of Fittstown and Lonnie Barnes of Vanessa visited Buck Daniels on Sunday.
A string of social visits links the Brady Daniel families in Stonewall Ada Lawton and Tupelo. Mrs John Daniel hosts and guests include Kenny Beddow Dena Brady and H R Brady with more calls from Homer Barnes and Kim Daniel visiting grandparents and relatives in multiple towns.
Mickey Daniel attended a church gathering Sunday with the Scotts Bruce and Lynn and family. Steve and Jeannie Lynn visited and picked up their son David after the visit.
Mr and Mrs Virgil Johnson hosted visitors from Will Holland while Sid and Jim Marshall called on Nathan Brashier and Jesse Brashier. Virgil Johnson's home also welcomed Jesse on Monday for a brief stopover.
Mrs. Eva Foreman dined with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith on Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Bullard and Mrs. Mattie Crawford recently dined with Mrs. Foreman. Mrs. Sam Sanders visited Wednesday, and Mrs. Foreman visited Mrs. Lather Rush on Friday.
Mr and Mrs J L Wilson and Bonnie Lula visited Mr and Mrs Jacob Smith Friday Don Wilson Lula visited that night Mrs Millie Smith visited J L Wilson Lula Sunday Mrs Smith learned her nephew Junior McGuire Francis was a patient in a Texas hospital
Mr and Mrs Walter McWethy and Mrs Eva Foreman dined Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bill McWethy and Mrs Sylvia Hillburn in Coalgate.
Debbie Howell Patti Fowler and Vonda Cooper spent Tuesday night with Donna Sweat in a casual gathering.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Hogue and Donald visited Walt Hogue their uncle patient in Coalgate hospital on Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Guinn, who had been visiting relatives in Arkansas and Missouri, returned home Sunday.
Mrs. Maxine Linker and daughters Cheryl Robin and Nadine Ellis visited Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Howell and Kay and Debbie on Sunday.
Mrs Birdie Bullard and grand daughters Brenda Caro and Joyce visited Mr and Mrs Harvey Bullard and Mrs Evelyn Jennings on Wednesday. Denison Texas couple H L Bullard dined with Harmon Bullard Sr and Mary Bullard. H D Bullard Jr with Carol and Joyce toured Coalgate on Saturday. Ed Bullard of Denison TX visited H D Bullard Jr Brenda Joyce and Carol on Friday. Joyce received a shetland pony for her seventh birthday.
Seniors received class rings. Tupelo Tiger published last week on a new machine. Stencils were cut electronically. About 90 students attended the State Fair trip after Friday classes. School pictures taken Sept 24 will appear in the yearbook. Mrs. Wilma McDaniels sponsors the yearbook. Social notes mention Marlin McKay lunching with Dickie Clifford and several students visiting friends and relatives over Thursday night visits with Jackie Loyd and the Bulard grandparents.
Davey Johnston visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnston over the weekend. He is employed in Henryetta and returned to work after the visit.
Mr and Mrs Walter Elkins of Centrahoma visited Mr and Mrs W B Hokett on Monday to spend time together and chat.
The Lula Extension Homemaker's bake sale scheduled for Oct. 5 at Stonewall has been postponed to a later date.
Mr and Mrs Bill Anderson Teresa and Kent of Madill visited Mr and Mrs Russel Ray and Phyllis on Sunday.
Mrs Sherry Palmer visited her mother Mrs Juanita Prichard who was listed as a patient at Valley View Hospital on Monday.
Mrs Fannie Sappenfield of Lo Di California left for home Friday following a visit with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs G L Thompson in California.
Mr and Mrs Thurman Lee took her sister Miss Alice Edd ings Coalgate to Temple Texas recently. Mrs Robert Brashears is teaching for Mrs Lee in her absence.
Mrs. Millie Smith visited Mrs. Carrie Bullard on Sunday. Eva Foreman and Mrs. Alice Schutte called on Monday. Mrs. Foreman had Tuesday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Early Cranford.
Mr and Mrs Short Fortner and Joy of Ahloso visited their sister and husband Mr and Mrs Charley Williams in Lula on Sunday. The Fortners also spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Dennis Fortner and Mrs Williams.
Mr and Mrs Billy Turner and their children of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with his mother Mrs Nora Turner and children. Mrs Norma Morrison and Patti visited the Turners recently.
Dickie Clifford and Marlin McKay were in Muskogee and Henryetta on business Tuesday, meeting local contacts and reviewing assignments before returning.
Joyce Brown Billy Jones Ricky Krebbs and Mike Kirby attend Murray State College Ronnie Bills Jackie Parks and Francis Snow attend East Central State College Mr and Mrs Polk Cross Mr and Mrs Curly Madden and David Stonewall visit Mr and Mrs Lee Cross Sun
Mr and Mrs Johnny Green of Quinton and Mr and Mrs Troy Lee Welch and children of Muskogee spent the weekend with Mrs Lillian Welch. Ervin Welch from Monument New Mexico visited his sister Mrs Grace Harbin a Valley View Hospital patient. Mrs Helen Phares of Coalgate also visited Mrs Lillian Welch recently.
Mr and Mrs Don Weller and their children Christi Cannon Mrs Dessa Fortner and children and Jerry Romines attended the fair in Oklahoma City Friday visiting with local families and enjoying the event.
Mrs Joy Mendenhall and children fished at Lake Atoka Sunday. Ada Ed Mendenhall spent a week in a Muskogee hospital. Relatives from Coalgate Boiling Springs Lula Stonewall Ada and Tolleson visited Mr and Mrs J D Angie Jamie Connie Cecil Claunch and Walter Brooks. Alan Wilson of Healdton delivered the sermon at the es Baptist Church.
Mr and Mrs Donnie Phillips and Mr and Mrs Tommy Hubert visited Mr and Mrs L A Williams in Ada on Sunday Grace Duty visited her sister and her husband Mr and Mrs L A Williams recently Miss Jackie Loyd also showed up at the Williams home with Doyle recently date details not specified
Local residents from Stonewall and surrounding areas circulated visiting family connections and church events. A gospel meeting began at Stonewall Church of Christ on Sept 30, running nightly through Oct 6 with speakers Larry Sullivan and Wallace McKay.
Kathleen Echols visited Ginger Williams Lulu on Sunday. Mrs Lillian Cole and Mary had dinner with Mr and Mrs A M Carter on Sunday. Bobby Carter Millay visited his parents Mr and Mrs A M Carter on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Pat Ellis and Patti Fowler visited Raymond Ellis in Stonewall on Saturday. Patti spent the night with her grandparents the Pat Ellises.
Mrs Margie Kirby and Wanda visited Mrs Thelma Lee Sweat and Mr Hugh Sweat on a trip to Ada Tuesday.
The fragment lists visits and greetings among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Knox Sweat and children Lula, Mr. Maudie Harbin, Stonewall, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hokett plus Mr. and Mrs. Jack Uhlich visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hokett.
A community class demonstrates making face cream and hand lotion using an electric blender and mixer. Attendees learn basic emulsification, measuring ratios, and safe handling of cosmetic ingredients.
County commissioners opened two bids for an access road and parking at the Robert S. Kerr Memorial site. Low bid from Mobile Materials Co. was about 15 over the engineer's estimate of 63 500, with Haskell Lemon Construction Co. bidding 76 017 45. The 3 000 foot project runs from Kerr Labora road to Kerr parking lots financed by a three way arrangement including Kerr McGee donating a substantial portion of the cost.
Mac McLendon achieved his eighth ace after sinking his second shot in a hole in one contest winning an automobile. He bought three golf balls for $1 and later turned professional after a 20 day stretch with three holes in one.
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