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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1954
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Bug Dunn and their son Monti Dean of Duncan spent Sunday with his sister and her family Mr and Mrs Guy Nickell in Oakman.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Loulellan and family of Dennison Texas and Mr. and Mrs. Olen Bottoms and family of Ada visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Issacs and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nickell visited Sunday with the R. M. Nickell.
Mr and Mrs R M Nickell and family spent Sunday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Bill Carson of Ada for an Easter egg hunt.
Mrs. Bernice Holland entertained a group of children Saturday at her home for her daughter Morella’s birthday. Attendees included Kay and Carolyn Anson, Lloyd, Larry and Carolyn Nickell, Susan and Sunny Debra Guest, Marcella Laughlin and Paula Joe Myers. Games and refreshments followed.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Clarady and Mrs Bernice Holland along with children attended the rodeo in Tishomingo on Sunday.
Sue Craddock of Coalgate visited Sunday with Judy Anderson, sharing time together and casual conversation.
Mr. Lonnie East and family visited Tulsa with Luther Issacs family while Deloris Hampton stayed with her aunt Wynona McAdams of Ada. Shirley Beach saw sister Lela Pear West in Ada, and Lizzie Lancaster of Ada, ill with pneumonia, was moved from Era Larly’s home to another residence.
Carolyn Sue Anderson of Tulsa visited Catherine Clark on Sunday afternoon.
J W and J Berryman families hosted Easter in Oklahoma with relatives from Oklahoma City Shawnee Ada Byng Tulsa and Ada also present were Millard Anderson Carolyn Sue and Georgia Lamb along with Margrette Alien Pete Brown and Charles Brown.
A brief notices a person spending Easter with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Thurlo Clark, noting family time during the holiday.
Mr and Mrs G Nickell and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs George Nickell of Ada.
Mr and Mrs J M Nance attended singing Sunday afternoon at Center church.
Mr and Mrs Everette Lee and their children spent Sunday with Everette's mother Mrs Gussie Lillard. The gathering highlighted family time and kinship in a quiet country setting.
Mr and Mrs M A Lancaster and their children attended the homecoming held at Non Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Jack Flynn and daughter Debora leave for Walthon Mass as Jack reports back to service duties Mrs Flynn will stay with Mr and Mrs John Flynn in the interim Community Squibs report recent chicken pox illnesses among school children Deloris Jean Hampton and Kathryn Clark were absent but have returned to school
A Freewill Baptist communion service was held at the church Sunday evening during the regular third Sunday service. Representatives from Oakman Cedar Grove Happyland Ada and Dell City attended.
Community members attended the semiannual Cedar Grove singing convention last Saturday night. Reported crowd size was large with much good singing.
An Easter egg hunt held Friday at the school drew many children and parents. Deloris Farmer found the prize egg and received a prize Easter basket and a bunny.
Byng hosted a Friday afternoon game against Qur ball team. The hosts won or lost, but players enjoyed the match and a return game was promised after the tournament at Oak man.
By the time you read this, the Oakman Invitation Baseball and Track meet will be near completion with all school totals calculated. A full report appears in next week's WEEKLY.
The county health nurse left forms for complete physical exams for children who will start school next year. Parents must take the forms to the family doctor for a check up. A new county record system for all school children's health begins. School ends May 1 and promotion tests are set for Monday April 26.
A reader notes many vacations are planned, with mentions of relaxing trips and a fishing outing. The plan hints at outdoor leisure and travel arrangements for the near term.
Sunday School and church services drew good crowds with all teachers and officers present. Rev. Charlie Jones gave the morning message and Bro. Marion Caton aided with the evening service. Visitors included Edith Higdon of Stonewall and Oklahoma City residents B. J. Ainsworth family Joe Nellinsworth Terry West Francis Jr. Ellen Jones.
Sympathy extends to Mr. and Mrs. John Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Beach, grandparents of the deceased, as the community mourns a local figure.
Sympathy extends to the Walkers on the death of their infant son at the home of Mr and Mrs Beach. Funeral details not provided. Also extending sympathy to the Jimmy Wright family. Jerry Don De Jacimo of Fort Worth Texas visited the school on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Joe Crawford and daughter Linda visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elmer Crawford of unspecified location.
Betty Mounger visited Thursday with Mrs. Gussie Lillard. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Higdon and daughter Marlen were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Guest Visitors in the Holland Veach.
Mrs. Mary Veach and family of Homer. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Veach and family. Bob and Floyd Veach of Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. Morrce Current and son Lonnie visited Sunday evening with her brother Willie Guest and family.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Everly and children and Mar Johnson of Jenks spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Odis Roberts according to Colbert news.
B A Joplin is ill with a back injury. Mr Roberts, recently hospitalized at Valley View for 19 days, came home. Mary Roberts returns to Bell Garden to visit her ill father Odis. Jerry Roberts, discharged from the army after nearly three years in Germany, expects his German wife in June. Mrs C N Hammond visits sister Fannie Simpkins at Union Hill and plans a Durant trip.
A humorous column feature mirrors a preacher and worker tropes with folksy maxims on ambition taxes and marriage. The verse cites a Baptist style quip about sermons wives bosses and effort and ends with a Reverend Charley Grant signature.
The notes mention a plan to stop and spend a day or two at Lake Texoma for fishing. Mrs. M. T. Tarwater was buried in Roseday cemetery last Friday evening. She was the aunt of Mrs. Floreta Hammond of Colbert and previously lived here. Mr. and Mrs. Vascal Hurley visited their son Jimmy in Oklahoma City where he underwent surgery and is improving steadily.
Mr. and Mrs. H E Hallmark visited her mother Mrs. J W Teel in Oklahoma City Sunday. Mrs. Teel will undergo a serious operation in the near future.
There were 78 in church at Colbert Baptist Church Sunday. This item notes attendance and church gathering in a brief church notices record.
The Colbert Baptist Church concluded its revival after setting a new high attendance. Four conversions were recorded and plan to join the church. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Lane visited family near Okemah. An Easter egg hunt and dinner on the ground was held at Colbert School with a noon dismissal for the holiday.
The text notes six platinum metals with ruthenium identified as the last to be isolated about a century ago. It frames ruthenium among the group and situates its discovery in a historical timeline.
A list of scattered crossword style clues and partial phrases includes items like Violin maker and Short letters, with many incomplete or garbled entries such as “Crimson,” “Anger,” “Mineral rock,” and “Bastoneation of.” The content resembles a puzzle or glossary page rather than a connected news item.
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