July 20,1971

Slants

Mrs. John B. Townes expressing gratitude to city merchants for being so generous with window space for the old-timers reunion exhibits…And she also voiced thanks to those who provided exhibits…The Frank Huddlestons writing Seminole friends about the good time they’re having while on the Wally Bynam caravan in Oregon…Their caravan of 100 Airstream trailers traveled to Salem to join in a rally of 2,841 other trailers…And, at Salem, they saw the Kenneth Normans, Seminoleans who also own one of the luxury trailers…The M.W. Gideons’ dog, Lizzie, having a special liking for watermelons…And friends report that the dog pulled the Gideons’ prize melon recently…

Oklahoma was among the first eight states to comply fully with guidelines of the Democratic National Committee which were designed to broaden grassroots participation, party officials said Monday.

At noon today the temperature was 79 degrees after a low Monday night of 69, the local station of the National Weather Service at the fire department reported. High temperature Monday was 79 degrees, and Sunday’s high reading was 103.

The countdown started today for the launch of Apollo 15 on a mission expected to far surpass the scientific yield produced by Apollo 11’s lunar landing pioneers two years ago.

The Seminole Municipal Court, which holds sessions the first and third Wednesdays of each month, has 106 new cases on its docket at the police station shown this morning.

Police today reported that some construction equipment belonging to Wayne Phillips and being used in Dixon Heights was vandalized either early Monday evening or Monday night. Police said it appeared that small children, judging from footprints in fresh cement, were the ones who tore electrical wires loose on the equipment.