Death of Ada lumberman J. H. Collins at 90
J H Collins, 90, Ada resident since 1900 and prominent in county, died Saturday at home. Services were held Tuesday at Oak Avenue Baptist Church with burial in Rosedale Cemetery. Survived by wife Mrs Collins, three daughters Ruth Collins Win a Collins Grindstaff Calgan, Hiram Collins, one son, eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Known as Uncle Henry, he was born in Desoto County Mississippi in 1866 and became a leading lumberman, first member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church, and long-serving Ada school board member.
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Ada
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Rosedale
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Ruth Collins
Walter D. Grindstaff
Wina Collins
Oklahoma City
J. Hiram
Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Company
Tenth and Townsend
Oklahoma
J. Henry Collins
Oak Avenue Baptist Church
Calvin
Wation
Local family news and visits fill Aden community life
A long list of relatives and friends from Ada Velma Tulsa Duncan and Duncan area gather for weekend visits dinners and church events. Names include Brannon Wiles Reed Stephens McWeil and many others with travel from Oklahoma City Shawnee and California. A welcome for Lonnie Coffman marks new neighbors settling into the community.
Union Valley Community News Highlights and Visits
Union Valley School term started with about 20 pupils and Mrs Fleming named as teacher and principal while Mrs Helen Scott teaches primary. Local visits span Arvel and Wilma Davis family, Maloy and Bowers households, and friends from Ponca City to Ada, Clarita, Tupelo, and Lone Oak. A humorous milk spill at a filling station during seen-Mrs Yergie Rothel’s drive plus ongoing family visits mark a weekend of local activity.
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Union Valley
Fleming
Helen Scott
Yergie
Rothel
Jessie Denslow
Fittstown News by Mrs Edna Buttrill
Local notes report visits from Fort Worth Pauls Valley and Tulsa families as residents travel for visits and business. Families include Roy Lee and Patsy. Doile Simmons. Linyd Morris Jr. stationed in El Paso. Fred Fox and Verga Evans visiting relatives. Stella Poplin and others from Oakland California. A porch accident injures a neighbor. Rita Hines and Claude Gook with Michael Gook stay in Ada.
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Edna Buttrill
Roy Lee
Patsy
Fort Worth
Tex
Ada Rita
Hines
Claude
Michael Gook
Ardmore
Si Hines
Wilson News Roundup From SOY ROUNDTREE
Mrs Ostar Askin and daughters Sharon and Karen of San Leandro California visited Wednesday night with uncle Garrett Beller in Ada. Sunday supper guests were Wendall Stewart and son and Jerry Creel family, all Ada residents.
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Sharon
Karen
San Leandro
Calif
Garrett Beller
Clint Stewart
Wendall Stewart
Jerry Creel
Ada
Vanessa News Notes From Mrs Y T Galaway
Local column recounts visits: Mr and Mrs George Scar and Barbara Grace in Shawnee, Barbara staying through Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and Susan from Hobbs spent weekend with Frank Rogers in Ada. Ada visitors include Ada resident Mrs Ada Hail. Latin sophomore swimming party at Sulphur. new league officers elected with James Briggs as president, Eldon Lee vice president, Catherine Price secretary treasurer. various family visits noted among Briggs, Wall, Harris, and Beller households.
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George Scar
Shawnee Monsday
Minnie Scandell
Barbara Grace
Grace
Bee Tas
Curtiss Hogue
Hew
James Briggs
Eldon Lee
Catherine Price
Stratford Man Dies in Pontotoc County One-Car Crash
William Henry McKnight, 37, of Stratford, died in a one vehicle crash near Gaar Corner when a rear tire blew out sending the car out of control. The accident happened about 30 p.m. Wednesday and was discovered at 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Authorities say he sustained a broken neck and head injuries. He was a World War I veteran and a local mechanic. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Smith's Funeral Home. Surviving family includes his wife Christine and three sons.
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Stratford
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McKnight
State Highway Department
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Marshall County
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Smith
Christine McKnight
Bruce
Wayne
Don
Social visit notes from local families
Mrs Glen Cornell and Mr and Mrs Luther McKinley spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Marvin Briggs and family. Other visitors in the Briggs home were Mr and Mrs Robert Brown and daughter of Hobbs New Mexico. Mrs Clayton Bishop visited Mrs Vernon Gasaway Thursday. Mr and Mrs David Turner and family from Miami Texas spent the [undercut text].
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Shawnee
Philp
Gdene Dooley
San Antonio
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McAlester
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Miami
Okla
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Muskogee
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Arkie Harris
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Pontotoc
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Duncan
Ralph Wall
Vernon
Evert
Darlene
Sherry
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Bill
Howard
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Suis
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Mont Gemmings
San Diego
Calif
Bus Morrison
Betty Jean
James Briggs
Gary
Lloyd Brisas
Stillwater
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The
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Susan
Hooks, N. M
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Ada
Vernon Gasaway
Glen Cornell
Luther McKinley
Briggs
Hobbs, N.M
David Turner
Miami, Tex
Marriages Link Five Couples Across Towns
Roy Price Shoemaxe 21 of Carte oad New Mexico wed Linda Stubblefield 16 of Coalgate. Harold Lord Epperly 20 of Al Jen married Jo Ann Green 19 in At wood. Walter T. Welch Jr 21 of Dun can wed Jean Acker 22 of Ada. Billy Ray Nabors 22 of Ada tied with Claudine Ross 18 of Harden City.
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Carteoad
N. M
Linda Stubblefield
Coalgate
Harold Lord Epperly
al Jen
Jo Ann Green
Atwood
Walter T. Welch, Jr
Duncan
Jean Acker
Ada
Billy Ray Nabors
Claudine, Ross
Harden City
Divorce Granted Separating Sammie L Thomas from May Ann Thomas
A court grants the divorce, dissolving marriage between Sammie L Thomas and May Ann Thomas. The decree confirms the termination of the union as requested by the plaintiff.
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May Ann Thomas
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