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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1970
Page
13
A long list of visits and social calls across Ada and nearby towns details friends and relatives visiting each other. The notes mention numerous families from Oil Center Roff Ada and surrounding areas with names like Cochran Binion Isaacs Gray and many others sharing recent hospitality vacations and local events.
A long list of Ada and Oklahoma City residents attended Kenny Jones fourteenth birthday celebrations and related family visits. The piece notes gatherings at the Jones home in Latta with cake, picnics at Bridgeview, and trips to the state fair and California vacation plans. Multiple families named include Jones, Delozier, Golden, Coplen, Poindexter, Keeling, Williams, Haines, and others. events span Ada and nearby areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Richard son and family were Cerral Richardson Fort Polk La Mr. and Mrs. Jack McNutt Jr Lisa and Eddie Ada Mrs Lavona Jones Mr and Mrs Roger Richardson and family Ada and Mr E R Tilley Ada.
Myra Garrett visited Alice Shackleford and Galey, along with Janie Farmer of Dallas Texas, who was visiting in the Shackleford home.
Mrs. Mary Lou Henson visited Mrs. Leta Guinn in Ada on Thursday. Numerous local visits occurred including Frank and Ruby Dryden, J. W. Law, Ray Magar, Irene Klutts in Stratford, and others in Center, Ada, and Union Valley. Social calls continued Saturday and Sunday with extended family visits across nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs David Galey hosted a visit from Mrs Nora Ryan and Mrs Margaret Sturdivant of Ada andMiss Mabel Tyson and Mr and Mrs Fred Riley of Tulsa on Sunday evening. Mrs Riley, formerly Miss Faye Tyson, is a former local resident.
Mr and Mrs Austell Horton visited Mrs Ella Burch and Mr and Mrs Clifford Phillips who are ill. They also called on their daughter and son in law Wendell Petti grew Cathy Sherry and Lisa. They shared cake and ice cream to celebrate Cathy’s birthday.
Mrs. Marie Ayres, Center, visited Mrs. Virgie Pennington Wednesday morning. Debra Tulsa and Vineta Ayres spent Tuesday through Saturday with Sanford Ayres and Milo Pennington. Penny Pennington and Peggy Ayres visited Wed, then Tulsa and Debra stayed with Dryden Wednesday night. Jackie Ayres and Debra Tulsa spent Wednesday with Milo Pennington. On Thursday the group visited Orin Clay household with Cathy and Connie in Broken Bow. Virgie Pennington visited Bill Ayres in Ada Friday. Miss Ruby Dryden, Jackie Ayres, Debra, and Mrs. Bill Ayres, Penny were mentioned in the record.
Mrs Harold Davis hosted an early Thanksgiving dinner with family from Shawnee, Oklahoma City, Gainesville, and Washington D C. The gathering followed a storm and included her son Ted Davis who planned to leave for Turkey for a World Bank meeting. Fran Coffee of Shawnee reported she and her family were safe after the storm.
Local family and friend visits outline a weekend of hospitality across Tupelo Konawa Boswell Durant Wapanucka Centrahoma Hot Springs and St. Louis with multiple households hosting and visiting relatives and neighbors including the Duncans Foremans and McWethys among others.
A Shawnee tornado injury roll includes Hill Hospital patients Harriett Switzer Sandra Moon Holly Hamilton David Hamilton Louise Grodleben Abe Little Charles Roberts Charles Roberts M D Kisor Juanita Collins Billy Doakes Marilyn Stokes Marie Wahalee Shawnee Medical Center list includes Danny McCoy Twila McCoy Robert Mitchell Alex Taylor Lee Wall Bob Rackwenl Mr and Mrs William Goforth Sharon Nichols Donald Nichols Sandra Kay Nichols Russell Warden Fannie Mae Klinkenbeard Mrs Jewell Harrison Bobby McGuire Clara Shaddox Lee Nease Sandra Wilson Lorene Franklin William McCoy Sharon Collins Jessie Ikard Mrs Jessie Friar Ronald Qualls Teresa Taylor.
Monday morning rainstorm caused a fire at Rowland Fowler's residence at 605 West 2nd. Lightning knocked plaster from walls and ignited a mattress. Fire fighters arrived after an 11 03 a.m. call and also extinguished a car fire linked to Bobby Millican on West 15th Street. The backfire at a carburetor was cited as the cause.
An anonymous British industrialist contributed 250000 pounds about 600000 dollars for a new monkey house at the London Zoo. Over 3 million pounds have been invested in the zoo's rebuilding over the past 15 years, with the government promising a further 700000 pounds.
Dist Court Judge Fred Nelson, who survived a bombing under his car hood on August 25, returned to Tulsa County courthouse for his first working day since the attack. He appeared slimmer, wore a white leg cast, and said he felt great though tired easily. He will work a few hours daily scheduling cases before resuming full duties in a few weeks.
A one woman beadwork exhibition by Kiowa artist Alice Littleman opens Sunday at Southern Plains Indian Museum and Crafts Center Anadarko. Thirteen works highlight experimental enlarged bead pieces and Kiowa leaf designs. Viewing hours Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Sunday 1 to 4 30 p.m. closed Mondays.
A autumn tornado devastated Shawnee Oklahoma killing three and injuring over forty as it felled the weather warning system and damaged downtown areas. The victims included Ralph and Roy Lee Coats at the Bob Brackeen Buick agency and 25-year-old Mrs. Allen Roberts. The storm also damaged Prague about 15 miles away with initial fatality reports later revised. Rescue operations mobilized hundreds from multiple agencies as officials assessed four million dollars in damage and cordoned off dangerous zones. Gov. Bartlett and Mayor Pierre Taron visited the scene, with searches continuing into the night.
Ada fire and police units joined in rescue efforts after a Shawnee tornado last night. Two fire units, including a rescue unit and a grass fire truck with lights, responded with five firemen. A police car and five officers also assisted, with City Hall involved in the response.
The Roff Women's Missionary Society met for an all day session and luncheon. Officers were reappointed for 1971, plans for a November 17 Thanksgiving dinner were announced, and subscriptions to Royal Service were sent to nine members.
Tupelo junior high and senior high students traveled to the State Fair on Friday, joining a planned school trip. The group included teachers and chaperones, aiming to showcase city representations and provide educational experiences.
Himalayan backpacks product manager Bruce R. Hoegh says campers and hikers rose from about 10 percent of the population in 1965 to one third by 1969. He cites more women and families, more leisure time, affluence, easier equipment, better forest facilities, and a need to get away from it all as drivers.
Oklahoma City inmates describe the new state run pre release center as a humane start toward ordinary life. Larry Beck and fellow convicts praise the program for jobs and supportive oversight while paying three dollars daily for room and board.
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