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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
8
A windy Ada day brings Marchlike dust as Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Miller transact business in Wichita Falls. The Rose and Miller families visit Duncan and Comanche. Mrs. Elmo Morris improves in Valley View Hospital Ada. Walker Miller returns home from Stroud after visiting Don Brown family.
Mr and Mrs Tom Hughes returned home Friday from Lubbock Texas where they visited Mrs Hughes daughter Mrs Meddie Witcher and Mrs Charlie Blackston They also visited relatives in Marietta.
Mrs Grady Ray underwent surgery Wednesday at Valley View Hospital and is reported recuperating very well.
Mr and Mrs H C Kraettli and granddaughter Karen Ussery travelled to Oklahoma City on Friday. Mrs Kraettli had an appointment with an ear specialist.
Recent guests included Mr and Mrs L A Epperley from Little River and Mr and Mrs Gerald Moore from Jenks along with Mr and Mrs Bud Wotan and Mr and Mrs Bill Moore. Gerald Moore screened movies of his daughter's wedding as Miss Phil soosopani wed Charles Russell.
Mrs. Carrie Blevins and her sister-in-law Mrs. W. A. Fortner visited Ada Valley View Hospital where Fortner is very ill. They also saw Mrs. Grady Ray and Miss Alice B. Tidrow who is very ill after a stroke following admission for a broken hip.
J W Hudson of Oklahoma City visited his mother Mrs Lora Hudson and sister Mrs Herman Jacobs on Saturday. He ate his birthday dinner with his mother Saturday.
Weekend visitors to the Short household included Carl Russell and James McCown with spouses from Oklahoma City. Other guests were Jim Rinehart and family. Houseguests of John Smallfield over the past week included two daughters and their husbands Harry Cole and Trevall Pipkin families from Stroud. In Conway Arkansas Jess Patrick and son Bobby joined Denman Eubank, and Rayburn Phares and family visited the Eubanks. Mary A. Fitzgerald is noted as the small daughter of H. W. and spouse.
The text lists weekend visitors from Muskogee and Oklahoma City visiting families in various towns. It records an ear infection requiring lancing for Fitzgerald and a golden wedding anniversary in Lula attended by relatives from several families. Measles illness affected Sherri and Kerrie Shore.
Mr and Mrs Eulis Bain of Richmond California visited Thursday with his brother and wife Mr and Mrs George Bain and also saw his father G L Bain in an Ada nursing home.
Mrs Hugh Brinson spent two weeks visiting her mother Mrs Mary Cobb and other relatives in Claude Texas. The trip highlighted family reunion and regional ties for the Brinson family.
Mr and Mrs A J Vinson of Santa Rosa California and their son Dean Vinson of Germany join Mrs Theda Romeyn and children of Akron Ohio to attend the funeral services for Ed Wallace.
Mr and Mrs Monroe Guinn and their children Haywood visited Sunday with Mrs Guinns father Clyde Nickell. Mrs Clyde Nickell remains in Texas with her daughter Mrs Arville Bates. Mr Bates underwent surgery Saturday.
Weekend guests included Mrs. Frank Williams, Rachal and Dale, Mrs. Cecil Flowers of Peoria Arizona, Mrs. Vernon Peak and daughter Anita of Kansas City Missouri, and Mrs. Leona Parish of Pomona California.
Mr and Mrs C D Wilkin son visited their daughter and family in Seminole and were greeted by their granddaughter and her husband in Duncan. The gathering included Jim Ashlock and Butch Gill as the hosts.
Mr and Mrs O S Levin visited relatives in Talihina Monday.
Mrs. Vada Shatswell received a Friday morning call from Oklahoma City reporting her nephew Melvin Shatswell had been struck by a car and was hospitalized in serious condition.
Mrs. Joe Lindsay of Dallas Texas returned home Monday after visiting her aunt Mrs Lela Long and grandfather Dave Richardson. Richardson is reported very ill in an Ada nursing home.
Mrs Newell Reeves and Mrs Myrtle Wolf visited Mrs Bess McColum at Physicians and Surgeons Hospital in Holdenville on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Robert James and Mr and Mrs Bill Miller hosted guests on Sunday. Mark and Sandra joined. Lee Braxton arrived Saturday from Oklahoma City after his son Glenn visited grandparents Edgar and Mrs Muse.
Mrs Odus Mitchell of McAlester is listed with sisters Mrs Dora Parks and Mrs Florence Herndon in a family notice highlighting four siblings and their ties to local community.
Mrs. Cleta Jacobs and Mrs. Martha Johnson transacted business and visited relatives in Oklahoma City on Monday and Tuesday.
A fragment lists Mrs. Charlie Russell and Mrs. Carmen Russell with relatives including Basil Russell and children in Oklahoma City, Mr and Mrs Edgar Malone and son Jim in Dallas, and Mr and Mrs Bill Russell with son Norman in Detroit.
Mr and Mrs Ervin Elmore chase two year old Kelly Joe Greenlee as his mother recovers at home from illness. Kelly stayed with aunt Sue Ross in Latta while Jim and family visit from Tulsa. The Sawyers make trips to Ada for their granddaughter. Frank King and Velma King visited Oklahoma City and Valley View Hospital for an operation recovery.
Edminson and attendees joined a singing at South Highland Nazarene Church where the Fossett Family performed. They later visited Mary Cole, sister of Mrs. King, and her friend Sherrily.
Mrs. Jimmy Nix is back at home following a brief hospital visit during which she was in traction for a back ailment.
Jesse attendees included Mr and Mrs Gene Jennings and children Mr and Mrs R V Brady and children Mr and Mrs Frank King Mr and Mrs Royce Garrett and Callie Garrett.
Barbara and Ronnie Holman of Union Valley visit Mr and Mrs Hank Brady on Thursday night. Also calling on the Brady home were Mr and Mrs Louis Brady and children of Shawnee and Mr and Mrs Frank Bynum and children of Jesse.
Mr and Mrs Buck Garrett and children visited Mr and Mrs Royce Garrett and children and his mother Callie Garrett Wednesday night. Eldon Sawyers finally got a leave and was home Saturday evening and Sunday. He says he does not like Army life but has managed to gain weight on their chow.
Mr and Mrs Rodney Harlin visited Mr and Mrs Van Harlin Monday night. The boys Kenny and Teddy are spending the week with their grandparents.
Morris McGhee of Ft. Sill spent the weekend at home. Numerous relatives from Oklahoma City Stonewall Latta Hominy Cleveland Lawton Chickasha and Tupelo visited or stayed with local families including the Sawyers Miller Weller Stevenson and Erwin households. The group included grandchildren and siblings visiting for Sunday gatherings.
Researchers catalogued twenty distinct chimpanzee vocalizations used in varied situations. The calls influence group behavior as individuals respond to each other’s vocal signals in social interactions.
Mr and Mrs Royce Garrett visited Mrs Velma King in the hospital Sunday. She hoped to come home Tuesday.
Mr Hank Brady and Mrs Brady visited the Guy Griffin family on a Saturday. The visit highlighted neighborhood ties and cordial goodwill within the community.
Saturday night they live near Fittstown. Mr and Mrs George Reed of Fittstown and Mr and Mrs Donald Brady with boys of Ada spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hank Brady. Mr Howard Pharr and Janet visited Sunday afternoon. Jerry Toney was home over the weekend. He attends Oklahoma University at Norman.
Visiting Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Faerd Miller and Mrs. Miller, sister of Mrs. Braisher. Thursie and daughter are spending the week with the Braisher family.
The Indian giant fruit-eating bat is the largest bat on earth with a wingspan of about five feet. Its long slender muzzle gives it the local name flying fox.
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