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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1963
Page
8
Terry Whitworth of an unspecified town was admitted to Valley View Hospital on Wednesday with pneumonia and is reported in very serious condition. The fragment mentions other brief items including a trip to Monticello Utah and a family visit in Seymour Texas.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Hamblin visited Lindsay on Saturday while Mrs Verna McCurdy and Mrs Christine Martin helped with quilting at Estell Coxs home. Several families from Ada Duncan and Stratford visited, with Fort Worth and Oklahoma City trips noted. Richard Wallrath from Miami Fla hospitalized for emergency appendectomy and other complications while studying at East Central State College keeps regular class attendance.
Corner Home Demonstration Club and Verne and Christine worked Thursday and most of Friday making and hanging the curtains. From all the compliments heard they must have done a nice job.
Mrs. Vera Rambo joined Johnnie and Sherry Byars along with Mrs. Della James and Olen for a friendly Friday afternoon visit.
Barker Day was observed at the Free Will Baptist Church with Fred Barker's immediate family as guests. Church services drew 117 attendees.
Mr and Mrs Neville Pennington and Karl Wade accompanied by Mr and Mrs Harrell G Pennington of Stratford went to the zoo in Oklahoma City Sunday.
Mrs. Vonda Dees and Linda and Mrs. Mae McDaniel visited Mrs. W. W. Miller in Ada on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin visited Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Martin in Ahloso Sunday with Sharon, Mike and Oma Janelle. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. George Ward and Ronnie Ada. In the afternoon the group visited Mr. and Mrs. Chat Henry and family at Lula.
Mr and Mrs Don Crisp and Mrs Anne Maddox of Ada, along with Mrs Alma Maddox, visited Mr and Mrs Ed Varnadore Sunday. Separately Mr and Mrs Dale Melton visited Mr and Mrs Milo Pennington and Vineta at Parish Chapel.
Mrs Vera Rambo with Johnny and Sherry Byars visited Mr and Mrs Frank James and Olen Friday. Miss Cheryl Melton visited Miss Linda Tate and Miss Tresa Dozier in Ada Sunday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs George Scar brough Ada and Mr and Mrs Orlan Dees visited Mr and Mrs Arlie Garrison in Antlers Sunday. Orlan was seeking a location for the deer hunt next month.
Mr and Mrs Coleman Pennington with Nelda Sue and Roy Ada and Mr and Mrs Neville Pennington and Karl Wade dine with Mr and Mrs Alvi Pennington Sunday night. The Coleman Penningtons spent the weekend in Lawton with the Avery Penningtons and the Bill Killians while returning home.
Mr and Mrs Marvin McCurdy visited Ezra and Mrs Holland in Vanessa Sunday afternoon. Mrs Nadine James and Mary shopped in Shawnee Monday. Leroy McDaniel and Orlan Dees visited Cedell Phillips in Stonewall Saturday. Alva Pennington and Clariece Pennington and Karl Wade did business in Ada Saturday. Alva Pennington kept a doctor appointment. Henry Dees and Joe Maddox visited Leroy McDaniel Sunday. Alvis McDaniel visited Bob Jackson Sunday night. Frank James visited Alva Pennington Monday night.
Mrs. Sybel Reed visited Mrs. Mildred Melton on Thursday. Mrs. Inez Pennington and Mrs. Clariece Pennington visited Mildred Melton and Cheryl on Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Penrod Becky and Deana visited Ada Tuesday. They called on Mrs. L. J. Penrod while in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Ercy Ownbey visited Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Scarberry in Roff Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Scarberry remains unwell following her recent surgery.
Mrs Kenneth Deatherage and her children of Wilson spent Saturday night as guests of Mrs Bob Hatcher and Robert.
Mrs. Jeff Fussell of Roff, sister of Mrs. Ercy Ownbey, was admitted to Valley View Hospital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ercy Ownbey and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ownbey visited Monday after she received two pints of blood and was feeling better.
Bob Hatcher and his son Robert were Sunday dinner guests at Wilson hosted by the Kenneth Deatherage family.
Charles Crawford recently arrived in Tulsa where he is employed and visited his grandmother and uncles and aunts and their families on Saturday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Crawford of Arizona.
Mr and Mrs Richard Soutee and children Roff visited last Thursday morning with Mrs Grace Johnson and May.
The Ownbey family visited Ada on Thursday to see Mrs. Jeff Fussell who is slated for surgery soon. Ercy Ownbey also visited Crawford Martin at the hospital.
Mrs Bert Wright and Mrs Milton White of Corley visited Mrs Mollie Summers last Thursday. They accompanied Mrs Summers to Ada for a doctor's appointment.
Mack Summers, son of Mrs Gertie Summers, entered a hospital at Wynnewood Thursday for surgery. Supper guests Friday night included Mrs Albert Cassady, Mrs Bertha Mae Duncan and Albuquerque visitors, and Mr and Mrs W D Floyd and children of Gar Corner. The group later visited Mack at the hospital.
Mrs Gertie Summers visits Gaar Corner to join sister Mrs Albert Cassady and celebrate her birthday with Mr and Mrs W D Floyd and other relatives. A birthday dinner is shared as family members gather for the occasion.
A wiener roast hosted by the Lightning Ridge Sunday school class was held at Mr. and Mrs. Otis Coffey home Saturday night. Local attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Stanfield Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ownbey and Charles Mrs. Arno Griffith and Shirley and Mr. and Mrs. Arvis Griffith.
Mrs. Gertie Summers attended Sunday school and church at Gaar Corner with her son Joe and family. They then went to Wynnewood to visit Mack in the hospital Sunday afternoon.
Seen Bill Dansby of Lawrence giving his brother in law Bob Hatcher two sizable fish recently in a friendly exchange at the town dock.
The Alvie Griffiths are tearing down their house to clear way for a new residence. Neighbors await progress as construction plans are set in motion.
A reader voice shares fond memories of Vanoss and Lightning Ridge news and urges Jo and Mrs. Perriman to resume writing. The letter expresses appreciation for local coverage and missings when stories go untold.
The Weekly editor Bob Heaton suffered a car wreck but was not seriously injured and is hoped to be recovering well.
The writer notes illness slows regular dispatches and reduces available local coverage, affecting report quantity and timeliness.
The first basketball game of the season will be in the Vanoss gym Friday night as Vanoss meets Stratford in the opener. A large turnout is expected. Vanoss FFA held a wiener roast on Sandy Creek Wednesday night with Clem Stone and Thurman Holland as sponsors. Vanessa basketball team scrimmaged Wapanucka Thursday night and Tuesday night, losing narrowly in both games.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hisaw of Stonewall spent Sunday with the Robert Hisaw family. The group notes the recent two day vacation for state teachers meeting in Oklahoma City.
Mr and Mrs Mike Thomas of Oklahoma City spent the previous week end with her parents Mr and Mrs Herman Miller and their son James.
Local report notes Sammy Gasaway was on the sick list for several days last week, with no further details on illness or duration provided.
Mr and Mrs J B King and family of Stratford visited Mr and Mrs N D McCauley on Friday.
The 4-H Share-the-Fun Contest will be held November 4 at the Ada Junior High School auditorium with students likely to showcase crafts music and drama.
Mrs Helen Delaney and Mrs B F Collins Ada and Barbara Collins Oklahoma City and Sammy Gasaway visited in Ardmore Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gene W Collins Randy and Donald Wayne.
Mr and Mrs V T Gasaway visited with Mr and Mrs Earl Gasaway and Mrs Elizabeth Humphrey in Konawa on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Marion Latti mer of Hobbs New Mexico visited Mr and Mrs Bob Hisaw and family Thursday. Mrs Edna Hisaw with Charles and Jo Gasaway called on Mrs Tommie Combes and Mrs Mandy McGarr and the Lattimers in Ada.
Mrs Amy Lou Hall and children visited Mr and Mrs R R Hall in Stonewall on Sunday.
Mrs. Marvin Clay returned from a short vacation and visited with the Hightowers in Clayton New Mexico. The Clays were joined by Bessie Clay Thelma Devine and others visiting in Ada Byars and Davidson as family members spent the weekend with Philo McConnell Helen Delaney Collins and Glenn Cornell and more in Oklahoma City and Stratford.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Childers and children visited with Mrs Net tie Childers this weekend along with Mr and Mrs Clarence Davis and Earl of Oklahoma City and Mrs C E Childers and girls of Pryor.
Mr and Mrs A J McCullar along with Stephanie and Anita attended a wiener roast at the Otis Coffey farm Saturday night.
Mr and Mrs James Hopkins and their daughters along with Mrs T H Been ton and Caston Christian all of Oklahoma City spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs A J McCullar and their daughters.
Vernon Gasaway and Mary Jo visited Mrs. Noah Garrett and Myra Nell Thursday morning. Martin Soref and Ada visited Vernon Gasaway on Saturday. Sammy Gasaway visited with Larry Hisaw on Wednesday.
Robert Hisan returned Saturday from Maxwell California where he had been on a business trip.
Jim Clay has the doctor’s signature allowing immediate basketball play after a leg operation at the start of school. He is eager to return and hopes to face Stratford Friday night.
Wayne Hisan and Tom Gas returned home Thursday night after attending a teachers meeting at Eastern A&M.
Tebe Graham died October 26 at 7 p.m. in an Oklahoma City hospital. He leaves wife Wanda a son Michael and a daughter Robbin. His parents Mr and Mrs Tip Graham and one sister reside in Oklahoma City. He was employed at Tinker Field. Mrs Graham is formerly Wanda McConnell, daughter of Philo and the late McConnell of this community.
Mrs. Clay Johnson reports her son Col. Charles Buck Johnson and his family are due to arrive in San Francisco on November 4. The Johnsons, based in Indonesia for two years on a special U S Air Force mission, will take a few weeks of leave before returning.
The Johnson brothers and their wives plan brief visits as they travel from California to meet relatives. Loyd and family in California Albert and wife in Arizona Melvin and family in California Col Wayne and wife in Colorado Springs, Colorado Buck and his wife formerly from Roff were born and educated here. Friends anticipate their return.
Mrs. Clay Johnson and her daughter Mrs. Bill Williams travel to Ponca City to visit her son Maurice and his family. The Johnsons recently moved from Horton Kansas to Ponca City. Johnson is recuperating at home after a critical illness following medical treatment in a Kansas hospital.
Mrs Beulah Hathaway hosted her four grandchildren David Allen Ruth and Laura Jo over the weekend while their parents Mr and Mrs Bill Cuancy attended the state OFA convention in Oklahoma City Thursday through Saturday.
Mr Homer Cherry and his wife visited Oklahoma City over the weekend. Mrs Cherry attended the state teachers meeting while there and the pair shared time in the city.
Mrs Minnie Doyle remains hospitalized at Valley View Hospital undergoing medical treatment. Her condition is reported as improving at this time.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Burleson visited brother D A Burleson and family in Caddo Friday. D A has been a patient at a Veterans Hospital the past few years but is now able to be at home.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Laseman were guests of Mr and Mrs Alvin Mantooth in Stratford on Sunday.
Mrs Tully Dial comes back to her home in Sterley Texas Friday following a several day visit with her husband. Mrs Fields from Wapanucka visited Dial Friday and Saturday and accompanied her home for a weekend visit. Ethel Reed spent the week with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Clinton Barbee and children in Dallas and with another daughter Mrs Ralph Petticrew and family in Denton. Mrs Jeff Fussell is a patient.
A patient underwent surgery on Monday at Valley View Hospital. condition details are not disclosed.
Mrs. Beulah Hathaway and Mrs. Raymond Laseman met with Mrs. Jean Nabors at her home Monday afternoon to make plans for the Banner Association Mission Study Institute to be held in Ada sometime in November.
Several members of the Rofs Home Demonstration Club will attend the county educational tour in Ada on Tuesday. The group will visit East Central State College Valley View Hospital Blue Bell Mfg Co and a TV station, with lunch at the college cafeteria.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Ross Baptist Church invites members' families to a Halloween social and pot luck supper on Tuesday night. A three member committee led by Mrs Iva Burleson Mrs Lorene Scott and Mrs Ollie Laseman plans the meal and party.
Mrs Ollie Laseman made a trip to Ada Monday morning for a medical checkup. She was accompanied by Mrs Roy Cloud.
Walter Whitten remains hospitalized at Valley View Hospital for ongoing heart ailment treatment. He has been a patient for the past month and is under medical care as doctors monitor his condition.
Mr and Mrs James Ny Atteberry spent the weekend visiting their son Joe Norris and family in Stroud.
A one week revival starts Sunday at Fittstown Baptist Church and runs to November 10 with Rev. Al Lindsey of Phoenix Avenue Baptist Tulsa as evangelist. Music director is Darcie Hodges Lawton in full time music evangelism. Services start 7:30 nightly with nursery provided. Prayer services run nightly at 7. Local visits note social visits by Mrs. Floyd Spears and Mr. and Mrs. W E Snyder.
Several attendees at Sunday school and church at Fittstown Baptist Church included Mr and Mrs Jerry Brents Ada Mrs Harold Crawford and Dennis Maud and Mr and Mrs Bill Barack Fittstown.
Visiting Sunday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Arley Johnson and their sons Ada to the Barricks. The Barricks' daughter Mrs. Freddie Taylor with Dana and Barry Don Ada also visited. The Taylors spent Sunday night as Mr. Taylor traveled to Oklahoma City on business.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Lackey hosted their son L. B. Lackey Jr. and family in Ratliff with a Sunday gathering including Bob Bunyard Kim Peters D E Linda Ada and Janelle Lackey Ho miny along with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Howry Pam and Ken Also visiting were Mrs Howrys relatives H F Holliman Gene Route 3 Holdenville and Bill Foster Steve Calvin at the Holliman home They also visited W B Howry and other kin in Holdenville during the weekend.
Mrs Ruby Davis is recovering well after surgery performed last Thursday at Valley View Hospital. Doctors expect her to be released and home by the latter part of this week.
Richard Alec and David Parker Ada spent Monday visiting their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Alexander in Ada.
Mr and Mrs Bill Auten along with Beverly and Billy Auten visited Mr Auten s uncle C H Auten in Sulphur over the weekend Also joining were Mr and Mrs Howard Thompson with Thompson employed in Fresno California and Mrs Thompson teaching in Bloomfield New Mexico
Visiting relatives from Altus included Mr and Mrs W D Herring and Mrs D G Wilkes of Altus. Mr and Mrs Sam Winters hosted Mr and Mrs R C Scaggs of Duncan on Friday. On Sunday Mrs Harold Crawford and Dennis, Maud, visited Mr and Mrs Winters.
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