Drumright Area News Journal (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 67, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1986 Page: 2 of 10
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Students Take Prizes
Area Science
F air Placings
Drumright
Hospital Motes
Kiddie Menu
Pony Dinner
Jalisco Junior
Sabriva
Christy
Riders for the Sunday,
May 4 St. Jude’s Children
bEasarsky,
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9Yanderborn,
baanden, Jason Moore,
IShawn Busby, Tommy
Cole, Josh Slocum, Sara
Woodward, Joseph Earls
anniversary on April 27 from 2-4 p.m. at the Drumright
Community Center. The couple was married April 14,
1936, in Drumright and have lived in this area most of
their lives. They are members of the Drumright Church of
Christ. He is a semi-retired rancher and she a wife and
mother. AH friends ef the couple are invited to attend.
James S. Head-President
Jane S. Head Vice President
Becky VanZant General Manager
Open Daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Momday Thru Saturday
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Lexie Rockhold is giving Chris Morris a registration/sponsor form
for the May Bike-A-Thon in Drumright. The forms are available at
Drumright Auto Supply or from the school offices. Chris is the son of
Lonnie and Terri Morris.
Ellie Hopper-Drumright Editor
Connie Smith Mannford Editor
Ramona Hawks Advertising Manager
Alecia Longacre Production Manager
Albert Gordley Mail Dispatcher
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each mile they ride.
“Every mile our bikers
go earns money bringing us
closer to a cure for cancer.
The life-saving study of
“ childhood cancer at St.
■ Jude has become critical to
A children all over the
Under New Ownership
Welcome To
Ramonas
The Taste of Mexico
KENNY ANDERSON
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Everything from
Appetisers-Mexicem Dimners
A La curte • Combimetions
Salads • Short Orders - Nechos
WWb a cholce of Cofee, Tea or Popsi!
Elks To Meet
The Cushing-Drumright Benevolent and Protective
Order of the Elks, Lodge 2712 will initiate charter
members, hold elections, share a banquet and dance on
Saturday, April 26 at Thorncreek between Cushing and
Admissions:
Norma Nichols, Yale;
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April 14
Admissions:
Edward Williamson,
past few years. She also
Don and Mary Mots will bo honored on their 50th wedding sent a copy of the letter to
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Creek, Payne and Tulsa Counties
Other Counties in Oklahoma...................
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Bill Scribner volunteered to buy the plants and do the
planting in the sidewalk brick planters in the entire block
from the museum east to Virginia.
This is all a part of a CLEAN SWEEP campaign to
make Broadway and all of Drumright attractive. '
Are there volunteers for:
1. City Hall planter
2. South side of 100 block
3. North side of 100 block
4. South side of 200 block
5. North side of 200 block
A CALL FOR DRUMRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS: Would you
1. Weed a sidewalk?
2. Wash one store window?
3. Sweep a store sidewalk, when needed?
Melvin Cook and Bill Phoenix are putting fresh cotte f
paint on all the sidewalk trash containers.
Rose Unit Garden Club members have turned the soil in
the flower bed in front of the Drumright Oilfield Museum
Very soon members, under the direction of president
Hazel Murphy, will be filling the bed with flowers to bloom
the summer long. This is an annual project for the Rose
Unit and brings much pleasure to those who drive by
Let's clean house this week:
1. If it’s old and of no use, THROW IT AWAY!
2. If it’s unattractive, but you want it, HIDE IT!
3. If it’s cluttered, ORGANIZE IT!
Shirley Cobble is general chairman of CLEAN SWEEP
Call her at 352-9048 for answers to your questions.
No town in Oklahoma this size has more people with
keen ideas. Let's put them to work.
Editor’s Note: Ms. Coffield is an Oklahoma writer and
coordinator for the Drumright Ambassadors.
Dismissals:
Linda Shideler and
Sharon Smith, Drumright
April 17
Admissions:
Charles Culp, Drumright
Dismissals:
Hazel James, Mounds
and Ora Stice, Patsy Mc-
Cartney and Wilma Mills,
Pastor Returns
Former pastor Ester Dillion will be the guest speaker
at the Church of God, Drumright and Harley Streets,
this Sunday. Everyone is invited to come and greet the
former minister.
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RETiREMENT LiviNG• •••
A benefit mens softball tournament will be held May 17
in Okmulgee. All interested parties should call Mike
Harris at 918-756-9353 or 756-3344. Proceeds will go to
the Southwestern Bell Community Relations Team for
local community projects.
Revival Going On
Central Vo-Tech is offering a class on Tax Advantages
and Reporting Forms for Small Business Operations.
The class starts May 6 and runs through May 22 from
6-9 p.m. Linda Wright, class instructor and H&R Block
manager in Cushing, will highlight ways to take advan-
tage of tax breaks available and will cover government
reporting forms, particularly payroll forms. Call
352-2551, extension 46 to enroll.
Air Conditioning Studied
Central Vo-Tech will offer a course in Basic Air Condi-
tioning for Window and Central Units. The one month
course from May 6 through May 29 meets 6-9 p.m. each
evening. Be ready for summer maintenance on your
air conditioning unit. Call 352-2551, extension 46 to
enroll.
All I know is what I read in the papers Will Roger:
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Looking forward to atten-
ding the reunion for the
Drumright High School
graduating class of 1946 is
Naomi Lewis King of
Redondo, Wa. She and
others from that class were
contacted by Drumrighter
Willis Dyer, who has been
very instrumental in mak-
ing the gathering possible.
King, who is looking for-
ward to the get together of
her class, has written Dyer
to advise him of the hap-
penings in her life for the
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Letha Currie, Kasey Lover-
camp, Elizabeth Kimbrall,
Carmen Stovall, Justin
Wilson, April McCrackin
and Charles Bingham.
Those turning in under
$25.00 received a cer-
tificate and they are first
grade; Robert Hoback,
Brook Spears and Kim
Blair.
Second grade; Kristi
Farmer. Third grade; Josh
Scroggins, Michael Roper,
Glenda Carson, Jenette
Smith, Jennifer Barrett
and Julie Steurer. Fourth
grade; Chris Bennett,
Jenette Steurer, Sean
Heaton, and Amanda Car-
riger. Fifth grade; Tonya
Scott and Chad Mize,
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i Grocery Give Away
The Beta Sigma Phi will be giving away $100 worth of
groceries from Hutchison’s Discount Foods in
Drumright on May 21. For more information contact
any sorority member of go to Flowers U-Nek, 701 E.
Broadway. The sorority plans to help with funds for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and other community pro-
jects.
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Published each Wednesday at Drumright,
Oklahoma 74030 by Drumright Newspapers Inc.
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Jack Owens, Director
and Amber Brasier.
Second grade; Heather
Reed, Summer Boone,
Clark Frailey, Heather
Kimball, Heather Nichols,
Tonya Cole, Amanada
Tatro, Heidi Haile, Heather
Liles, and Christy
Fusselman.
Third grade; Josh Scrog-
gins, Jennifer Bretz, Rusty
Renfroe, Kaylynn Setchell,
Stephanie Gradski, Shawn
Miller. and Charay Ford.
Fourth grade; Keith
Hammers, Lara Anderson
Kathy Cole, Ashley Lovett,
Andrew Maples, Ginger
Kelly, and Marti Fritch.
Fifth grade; Shannon
Madden, Kim Garrison, J.
, The Happy Corner Church of God started revival ser-
vices April 20 and they will last until Wednesday, April
30. Everyone is welcome to attend the nightly services. |
sor pledged.” Riders
return to sponsors and col-
lect the pledge.
Riders can still get spon
sor/registration forms at
Drumright Auto Supply or
„ school offices.
1. g i miles south of Seattle, lucky and stay absolute!]
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to share with our readers u have one son Darryl that, a productive unit. 1
Following are some - King who is an Electrical anyone stands in the way I
cerpts of the letter. Contractor and lives in progress, like a rottin
I am looking forward to Auburn, California. He’s branch on a tree, saw it ofl
arriving in Tulsa on F n- successful, happy and -it’s best for them and fol
day, May 23rd where my wili become a father for the you. Have your monel
brother and sister-in-law first time about Thanksgiv- work for you. Real Estate
Kenneth and Barbara ing which means I will can work for anyone nJ
Lewis live and I will be at finally be a grandmother!" matter where they live It
the Citizens Bank Building H"My days are filled with you own a home, buy a se-
in Drumright at 2 p.m. on wfkng for the U.S. coast cond one, and then another
May 24.” Guard where j will com- I bought my first house in
“I am single, have lived plete u years come May 1950, my second in 1954.
in Seattle the past 20 years 12th. I am a licensed Real third in 1966 and on and on
I live on the Puget Sound in Estate Agent and Property and now I have a dozen or
Redondo. Wa., which is 20 Manager. I manage 19 so."
ul__world," said Bike-A-Thon Ripley
Sec chairman Deborah Wilson. Dismissals:
..2- , "Let’s show we care. Joey Wright, Robert
Sm=,la Help this cause,” Wilson Rich, Steve Robbins and
fem I1 i said. “Your generous Jeffrey Cook, all of
- - ■ pledge encourages riders. Cushing; Dollie Plank,
mhid J I } After the event, help them Drumright and Sammy
youth, living and growing with Jack Badger and his
up in Drumright with my mother Nell, Howard Huff.
Xi Gamma Xi Chapter of made, seconded and pass- father and six brothers. My Ray and Alice Robertson.
Beta Sigma Phi met in the ed to form the new chapter, mother died in 1941 and my Tom and Hazel Robertson
home of Hettie Lee on April Murla Woolf gave the father was killed in an auto my uncle Omar and aunt
14 at 7:30 p.m. treasurer’s report and an- Ruby Woodward, cousin
Vice president Hattie nounced that a check in accident August 1981 atter Bonnie Laffoon and all
Wing presided over the behalf of the sorority had having celebrated his 80th those wonderful people who
business meeting at which been presented toward the birthday the previous were instrumental in my
time the nominating com- McGruff Puppet program December." growing up in the Apostolic
mittee presented a slate of that has been placed in the “I also cannot forget the Church on East
officers for the fiscal year Shamrock Elementary poverty and I vowed to Broadway." '
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were experiments, models P >_ j. . Young, recording Customs on Living." that I could do anything 1 Citizens Bank Building
and . machines under McMonigl5Darnsn secretary; Colleen Gullett, wanted to do and that suc- Hosting the event will be
Physical and Biolog ca corresponding secretary The next regular meeting cess is only a matter of Willis Dyer and other
categories. and Murla Woolf, will be held in the home of wanting it badly enough. Drumright residents from
Placing were: Physical; Also Mark Parker, treasurer. Lois Powers. Murla Woolf Be tough, take risks, be that class.
Dewayne Fox first; Sarah Sharon Clark, Sarah Murr, Plans were discussed for will serve as calling chair- "———1' “—...
Murr, second; and Julie David Yonce, Jason Ball, th uncomine Founders man.
Miller, thrid. Biological; Carmen Stovall, Tabitha DSy Banquet te be held Refreshments were serv-
Paula Osborn and Sherry Beason, Chad Mize, Kasey April 30 ed by the hostess, Hattie
Wyatt, first; Crystal Gif- Lovercamp, Jason Miller, Discussion was held on Wing, to Helen Bishop,
ford, second; and Mark J. J. Varnell, Kirk Mace the chapter advancing to a Cleta Cobble, Colleen
Parker and Darrin Comer, and Letha Currie. preceptor chapter in the Gullett, Corky Hutchison,
thrid. Also Darrin Comer, fall. Considering all but one Bette Granstaff, Mary
The Outstanding Crystal Gifford, Carl Butts, member are eligible to ad- Scheer, Murla Woolf and
Achievement Award was Dewayne Fox, April vance the motion was Anna Lee Young,
presented to Dewayne Fox. Roberts, Bobby Pearo,
Other students par- LaTonya Washington, T • ATI
ticipating were: Justin Greg Cordell, Julie Miller, Donation \oted
Wilson, Josh McCrackin, George Burk, Steven . , 0n.
Kandie Miller, Liz Highfill, Johnson Josh Epperly and The Shamrock School school for the program.
Sherry Wyatt, Scott Don Plank recently received a dona- The program features
tion from the Xi Gamma Xi McGruff, the puppet, who
Riders Sought inror"xecrrurrighimor sPeaks10 thenchildren
© Prevention Program for through pre-recorded tapes
thp gchonj And princinal on different ways for
For Hfe Bike-A-Thon are Donssmneysadid’donations children to protect
asking Drumright citizens__.2 W’ine +elen at the themselves.
son, Oilton
April 16
Admissions:
Felicitas Cisneros and
Martin Goddard,
Drumright; Peggy
Flanagan, Jennings and
Costellla Means,
Gainsville, Texas
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Friday, April 11th, Mann-
ford Elementary school
principal Mr. Leo Harr-
ington presented students
with T-Shirts, certificates
and awards for their efforts
in the recent science fair
door decorating contest. St
Jnde’s Math-A-thon and
other activites.
In the Math-a-thon to
benefit the St. Jude
children’s research
hospital, children turning
in pledges of $100.00 or
more received a cer-
tificate, T-Shirt and a tote
bag. Ther were Jeremy
Wentworth, first grade;
Christina Stovall, third
grade; Margo Hammers,
second grade; Jennifer
Gorney, second grade;
Jason Clow, fourth grade;
Maggie Mills, second
grade; Amber Houston,
fourth grade; Jodi
Widener, fifth grade; Jen-
nifer ILangston, fifth grade;
Mary Beth Varner, thrid
grade and Darren Weldon,
first grade.
ui Children turning in $25.00
nr more received a cer-
tificate and T-Shirt and
they are; first grade Erin
Page 2 News Journal Wednesday, April 23, 1986
Around Town
Play Date Changed
There has been a change in the date that the Olive High
, School will be putting on the play "Hillbilly Weddin’."
. It has been changed from April 25th to the 26th. It will
take place at 7:30 p.m. in the old gym. There is no ad-
mission and everybody is invited to attend.
units in addition to my
Coast Guard job.” “While in Drumright I
“I can never forget my especially want to visit
■s. get the money to us quick- Robinson, Oilton
522 ly.". April 15
2 The ride starts at 2p.m.
• i at Central Vo-Tech
•- Driver’s Training Area. “If Helen Exton, Nellie Rad-
9 you haven’t been asked to ford and Cheryl Bumside,
2, sponsor a rider, but are in- Cushing; Sharon Smith and
Efe terested, call 352-3441 and a Robert McKinnon,
" rider will contact you," Drumright and Mary
Wilson said. Harper and Teresa Hop- Drumright
“Each rider gets a lap
card at registration,”
Wilson said. “Everytime
riders pass the chickpoint,
we punch the card. At the
end of the ride, we check
and sign it to show that the
rider earned what the spon-
Drumright. The lodge institution and membership in-
itiation, for members only, is scheduled for 4 p.m. The
banquet, installation of officers and dance for
members and guests, will begin at 7 p.m. Elks and
their guests will need tickets for the banquet and
dance. For more information contact John Shawn at
352-2543 or 352-9999 or Bill Erwin at 225-1500 or 225-4695.
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Smith, Connie & Hopper, Ellie. Drumright Area News Journal (Drumright, Okla.), Vol. 67, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 23, 1986, newspaper, April 23, 1986; Drumright, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1941079/m1/2/?q=Amanda+Montgomery: accessed July 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Keystone Crossroads Historical Society.