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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1968

Page

7

Singing Date at Oakman Church Planned

October 13 program at Oakman Church invites all to a singing event from 2 to 4 p.m. Several good singers are expected and attendance is encouraged.

Oakman Church

Miller Family Hosts Gentry Guests. News From Vietnam Wound

Mr and Mrs Randall Miller visited Sunday with Roy Gentry and their children Kim Tim and Lorie. They joined Mr and Mrs Casper and Non for dinner and learned their son Leroy was wounded in Vietnam.

Randall Miller Roy Gentry Kim Tim Lorie Millers Casper Non Caspers Leroy Vietnam Oklahoma City Elva Scott Wade Gentry Centrahoma Sasakwa Frank Nowlin

Berryman Anniversary Celebrates 59 Years at Home

Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman marked their 59th wedding anniversary on Oct 3 with a cake and ice cream brought by their daughter Mrs Elmer Lee. Family gatherings included Mrs Myrtle Smith and Mrs Zora Lee, plus a Sunday visit from son Ed ward Berryman and Rebee. Gene Berryman, in the U S Army in Vietnam near Cambodia, was said to be bitten by a rabid rat and is under treatment. Roy Coffee of Sasakwa visited with his niece Emer Lee and husband.

Jess Berryman Elmer Lee Berryman Myrtle Smith Zora Lee Edward Berryman Rebee J. B. Berryman Gene U. S. Army Vietnam Cambodia Roy Coffee Sasakwa Emer Lee

Community notes from Ada and area social events

Mr and Mrs Danny Cowart and Tracy visited Ada relatives Thursday supper with Mrs Cullen Hampton. 190 people attended the fairgrounds Exhibit Building meeting Saturday 7 p.m with officers elected. Ted Payne demonstrated home fire safety. The Gentry family visited Oklahoma City for the State Fair and Sasakwa and Centrahoma gatherings.

Danny Cowart Tracy Ada Cullen Hampton Albert Pevehouse Glenda West Lynne Current Fairgrounds Ted Payne

Local Folk News Anyone Could Read

Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lee, Ada. Roy Gentry injured his hand recently in the oil field. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harber, Latta, visited Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McNeill and Bart Thursday.

W. A. Lee Ada Roy Gentry Arthur Harber Latta Floyd McNeill Bart

Beam Couple Visits Norton Family in Sunny Ada

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Beam of Ada visit Mr and Mrs De Norton and their baby in Sunny.

Kenneth Beam Ada Mrs. de Norton Baby Sunny

Social Visitors Stop By Local Homes InAda and Chickasha

Mrs Mildred Lancaster visited Monday with Mr and Mrs J R Pendergrass Mrs Inez Hobbs and Norma visited Wednesday night Visiting Friday evening were Mr and Mrs Jerry Frederick and Cathey Chickasha Mrs Wilmorene Golden Floy Charles Diana Claudette and Lawerence Visiting Sunday in the Pendergrass home were Mr and Mrs John Pendergrass Ada Mr and Mrs John T Woods Ila Pevehouse and Glenda West

Mildred Lancaster J. R. Pendergrass Inez Hobbs Norma Jerry Frederick Cathey Chickasha Wilmorene Golden Floy Charles Diana Claudette Lawerence Pendergrass John Pendergrass Ada John T. Woods Ila Pevehouse Glenda West

Ordination Service Planned at Wilson Free Will Baptist Church

Scott Jones and Carl Jackson will speak at a Sunday ordination at Wilson Free Will Baptist Church. Leroy Holman will be ordained as a minister. Scott Jones, pastor at Wilson, and Mrs. Mintie Morrison of Ada visited with Tess Hoosier of Wilson.

Scott Jones Mintie Morrison Ada Tess Hoosier Wilson Wilson Free Will Baptist Church Carl Jackson Leroy Holman

Agnes Denson and Stratford visitors tour eastern Oklahoma

Mrs. Agnes Denson visited Mrs. Veda Magar midweek. Mr. and Mrs. Corey Haynes of Stratford and their daughter with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Magar visited Sunday. The group enjoyed a sightseeing trip along the skyline drive in eastern Oklahoma.

Agnes Denson Veda Magar Corey Haynes Stratford Mac Magar Oklahoma Skyline Drive

Frisco Social News Notes Visits Across Town

Mrs. Simon Patton reports local social visits. Mr. and Mrs. Byrd stopped by Mrs. Bertie Sharrel Harden City on Thursday. The Daniel family and friends from Fitts Town visited the Daniels on Saturday. Dora Daniel and Clara Kennedy of Ada visited the Buck Daniels on Wednesday.

Simon Patton Byrd Bertie Sharrel Harden City Joe John Jack Daniel Ada Charles Hisan Fittstown Buck Daniel Dora Daniel Clara Kennedy Buck Daniels

Buck Daniel Attends Stonewall Baseball Game Friday Night

Buck Daniel attended the baseball game at Stonewall Friday night. Mrs Daniel at the Church of Christ revival.

Buck Daniel Stonewall Mrs. Daniel Church of Christ Revival

Tecumseh Visit By Mr and Mrs Wendell Price

Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Price were in Tecumseh on business Friday.

Mrs Wendell Price Tecumseh

Local visits and birthday celebrations learnings

Jim and Sid Marshall visited Clyde Kaiser Tuesday. Jim Marshall and Norma Sunday visited Mr and Mrs Edd Price. The Kaisers and Prices hosted meals on Thursday and Friday. Jim Marshall birthday celebrations included Norma Price Dora Daniel and Eddie Sue Price with Ada lunch outing.

Jim Sid Marshall Clyde Kaiser Jim Marshall Norma Edd Price Vaness Jack Barnes Vance Minor Sid Vance Jim Marsall Norma Price Dora Daniel Eddie Sue Price Ada

Ada Residents Share Weekend Visits

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crowell of Ada had supper with Mr. and Mrs. Vance Minor on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack West of Ada visited the Minors on Saturday.

Clarence Crowell Ada Vance Minor Jack West Mrs

Latta Blue Birds Hold Third Meeting at School

Latta group the Latta Blue Birds met at the school Thursday for their third gathering. Refreshments were served. Twenty nine attended the meeting.

Kit Thomas Latta Blue Birds

Soldier Grissom to Serve 18 Months in Germany

Junior Grissom departed Fort Dix New Jersey for Frankfort Germany where he will be stationed for eighteen months. Mrs Patsy Hampton of Oklahoma City visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Cledes Grissom and boys.

Junior Grissom Fort Dix N. J Frankfort Germany Patsy Hampton Oklahoma City Cledes Grissom Oys

Golightys Visit Patients and Friends in Hospital

Mr and Mrs R E Golightly visited Mrs Sue Ross in the hospital Sunday. They then visited Mrs Irvena Alford and ny Dugan Elmore and Karen Ada.

R. E. Golightly Sue Ross Irvena Alford Ny Dugan Elmore Karen Ada

Ada People Visit Friends Across Town

Clarence Odom of Ada spent Tuesday morning with sister and husband Mr and Mrs Dowe Smith. Ada couples visited the Smiths on Tuesday afternoon. Stonewall residents including Elmar Simmons and J C Trease joined visits with Dewe Smith. Additional Ada and Stonewall residents called on Jack Barnes and his wife over the weekend.

Clarence Odom Ada Dowe Smith Henry Odom Bill Hall Smiths Wendell Price Dowe Smiths Friay Elmar Simmons Stonewall J. C. Trease Ahloso Guy Busby Dewe Smith

Local families share visits across towns this week

Mrs. Maurice House and children visited Cledes Grissom while Bob Brown and others connected with Aubry Presley and Mary Summers, Leroy, and Greens family interactions filled a weekend. Several Oklahoma and Texas residents traveled to see relatives and attend nursing home visits.

Maurice House Francis Cledes Grissom Bob Brown Grissom Aubry Presley Sidney Green Mary Summers Leroy Mrs. Green James Green Michael McAlester Nell Stanley Mary Texas

World record billiards run by Sierra College students

Three Sierra College students in Auburn California set a world record by playing billiards for 122 consecutive hours earning national recognition. Eskimo families serving the U S Army relay radio observations from the ice shelf while piglet mortality rises during cold nights and Goodyear develops an electric blanket for pig brooders. George Standingbear in Tulsa is seen in a dramatic scene but it is not a tribal dance as he deals with a wasp nest flare.

Sierra College Auburn California U.S. Army Goodyear Tulsa Oklahoma George Standingbear George

Crossword Clue Fragments From a 1968 Puzzle

A collage of crossword hints and garbled entries including corn meal perk Chinese tea zodiac sign narrow roads dry gulley stimuli anointing Hawaiian goddess musical note blue grass African fox trades reseeane f northwest state vir ocean fruit drink paradise make a mistake entire vegetable medicine errand we

Northwest State Ocean

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