March 4, 1971

Seminole High School Slants

Neil Molleur thoroughly enjoying an assembly… Mark Cornelison wanting to see his name in slants again…Ronnie Allison writing jokes for the school newspaper…Larry Wright clapping at the assembly… Debbie Dietz walking down the hall with a friend… Tommy Thomas greeting a friend in class…Andy Bishop talking about winning a debate…

Members Sought for Earlsboro Water District

A membership drive for the Earlsboro Water District in the rural area outside the city limits of Seminole and north of Highway 9 and east of Highway 3 is now under way in the Varnum, Good Hope, Prairie Valley, Little, Twin Oak, and Strother areas, Omer Bowman, a member of the special membership committee said today.

HONORED—At the Tuesday night meeting of the city council, retired Police Chief Lester Bush and retired Assistant Fire Chief Fred Ellison were honored during brief ceremonies by Mayor Waldo Lilly. Each of the men retired from their posts on March 1 after many years of service. Each was presented by Mayor Lilly on behalf of the city with a Certificate of Merit praising their loyal service to Seminole and its citizens.

Kiwanis Students of the Month

Phil Spurrier, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Spurrier, northwest of city, and Miss Billie Gilliland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Gilliland of 524 E. Street, have been named students of the month at Seminole high school for January by the Seminole Kiwanis club. This honor is bestowed each month on some outstanding senior boy and girl at SHS by the club. The two were guests of the Kiwanis club for their luncheon meeting where the announcement of the awards was made by Jim Keiser, club president. Mike Jordan, Kiwanis boys and girls chairman, presented the awards.

Slants

Mrs. J.H. (Edna) Dees mailing in a generous number of Betty Crocker coupons to be used toward the purchase of a kidney machine for the eastern part of the state…Other business firms holding the coupons besides the Producer are Parks drug and Adwan’s Specialty shop…Harold L. Branum, 922 Prune street, Hollister, California, 95023 wants to hear from any old timers of the Stroud-Seminole – Oklahoma City oil fields…Branum wrote Wayne Mackey, Oklahoma City Times columnist reporting he was on duty when the Wild Mary Sudik blew out of control in the Oklahoma City field…He wants to hear from folks in the oil patch..

Mrs. Cline is Hostess to Club

The quarterly luncheon of Seminole Homemakers was an enjoyable event in the home of Mrs. D.E. Cline Tuesday. In Addition to the five members, luncheon guests included Mr. Cline, Mrs. LeRoy Collins and Mrs. Harvey Young’s daughter.

Mrs. T.G. Phillips was presiding officer. Mrs. Young led group singing. Mrs. Cline based her devotional remarks on scripture found in I Samuel and then voiced prayer.

Each member read selected scripture from the book, “Precious Moments.” Mrs. Phillips read an appropriate poem.

Mrs. Harry Compton, for the lesson, gave a demonstration on making neck and armhole facings and the proper way to put in a sleeve.