June 16, 1971

Slants

Vernon Staley reporting that he hasn’t quit fishing, but he says he wants other good fishermen in the area to get the publicity…He’s still catching some very fine strings of fish…Sandy Nichols and Pat Gaines providing the court clerk’s office at Wewoka with lots of lively conversation…Delsa Johnson of Bowlegs receiving a generous number of Betty Crocker coupons from friends and relatives to contribute to the kidney machine fund…Robert Benson being glad to have all his friends at his farewell party…

Four new faculty members to fill vacancies on the Seminole school teaching rosters were approved for employment by the Seminole Board of Education at its Monday night meeting.

A Wagoner, Oklahoma family of four was in good spirits today after a frightening sea adventure aboard a 26-foot cabin cruiser that was adrift for nine days with a broken fuel line.

A veteran teacher in the Seminole school system, Miss Leota Stegall, instructor in eighth and ninth grade math, ended 39 years of continuous service as a member of the school faculty this week when she submitted her resignation and made plans to retire. Miss Stegall began her teaching career in Muskogee county in 1927 and followed this by teaching in Depew schools for two years. Then she went to Pensacola, Oklahoma schools before joining the Seminole system in 1933. She has completed 44 years as a teacher.

Two Seminole high school seniors—Donny Trammell and David Raney—along with high school Principal Henry Kimmel are away this week at the University of Arkansas attending the Second Annual Sefor Nuclear Science Symposium. The three are representatives of the Seminole OG&E Company, Raymond Sowers, OG&E district manager, announced.

Hot, dry weather returned to Oklahoma today, and no immediate change was indicated.

Forecasters said Oklahoma would have fair to partly cloudy skies through the weekend, with hot days and mild nights. No rainfall was forecast.

A unique television project to give a start in English to Spanish-speaking children has caught on around the country after being launched with success here. The program seeks to teach 100 to 150 English words to youngsters in homes where they’ve heard nothing but Spanish up to the time they’re ready to enter the public school system.