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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
6
The Oakman community welcomes a new blacktop road stretching from Oakman Store to Homer. Residents along the route will have less dust and improved access, boosting daily life and travel comfort.
Weekend visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Berryman included a son and family from Shawnee Mr and Mrs Edward Berryman and their children. Also visiting were a daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee from Ada.
Mr and Mrs Middleton of Ada visit Mr and Mrs George Clark and Catherine with Mr and Mrs Jim Crawford and Mr and Mrs Fred Clark. Mrs Lester Lillard and daughter Mary Francis of Byng visit Mrs Inez Hobbs, along with Mrs Sir Isaacs and daughters Janell and Delores, last Tuesday.
Several Oakman attendees joined the Ada REA meeting on Friday. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nance, Miss Angie Wright and Mrs. C. H. Hampton.
Mrs Lillie Fornery of Abilene Texas spent last week visiting her sister Mrs Ira Womack Mr Womack and Jon Ann.
Mr and Mrs J R Pender grass hosted visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Dude Golden and children from Homer Mr and Mrs John Pendergrass and children from Ada Ira Peverhouse and son Vernon Eugene Hobbs and Mr and Mrs Sam Sliger and daughter Gwendolyn from Byng for a Sunday gathering.
Mr and Mrs Marvin James and children of Checotah spent the weekend with his sister and family Mr and Mrs Herman Vogt and sons. Roberta and Rebecca Kaiser visiting their sister Mrs Don O Donelly of Chickasha returned home.
Mr and Mrs Roy White and son spent the weekend in Westville and Arkansas visiting her brothers and viewing Wayne and Dude Spaulding families. Rev Scott Jones officiated last Wednesday at Cedar Grove church for Mrs Pearl Williams of Roswell NM burial in Cedar Grove cemetery. Clyde Kaiser and children visited Ada and Allen relatives. Claude Caton and Jim mie Caton visited Brownfield and Lubbock as W H Hewletts sister lies ill in a Lubbock hospital.
Mrs. C H Hampton reports Lizzie Bishop of Roff gravely ill at Valley View Hospital. Various local families visited, celebrating birthdays and describing health updates. Lovelady Home Demonstration Club met July 28 with talks on groceries and storing food, and a birthday shower for Mrs. Barton. Next meeting August 25.
Rev and Mrs Curtis Hogue and Cathy visited last Monday night with Mr and Mrs Jay Norris of Cedar Grove. They spent the evening making and eating ice cream.
Mrs. Hattie Mitchell of Cypre visited last Monday with her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Clark and Catherine.
Mr and Mrs Walter Downing and their children from Seminole were recent visitors of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Caton and their children.
Last Thursday Mrs C H Hampton attended a pink and blue shower at the home of her daughter Mrs Avanell Barnett of Ada. The event honored Mrs Benny Hampton daughter in law of Mrs Hampton.
Mr and Mrs Jess Berryman and Mrs Betty Mounger visited Sunday with Richard Berryman and son Leon of Byng Richard had been a patient six weeks at Valley View Hospital and is much improved now he is back home.
Mrs Barbara Smyth and her son Mike are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Ira Womack in Altus for a few weeks. Her husband Lyndell serves in the Air Force and is stationed in Greenland for an extended period.
Mr and Mrs Harlan Curlee and daughter and Mr and Mrs Curtis Hogue and Cathy visited Saturday afternoon with Rev and Mrs Scott Jones.
Delores Hampton spends the week in Ada visiting her grandmother Mrs. Flora Hampton.
All women invited to study the third chapter of Mark at 7 30 p m in the home of Nora Ross. The event focuses on biblical text and group reflection.
Wednesday night prayer service took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Davis. The gathering was small with Rev. and Mrs. Pherigo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jared and Ronnie, Mr. Davis' mother, and Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Davis in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnie Cantrell of Ada hosted Anitta Baker John Davis and Ann Ross home from Chicago for a Sunday afternoon visit and sightseeing.
The report lists numerous visits and travels surrounding the Bob Ross household. Ola Hodges stayed with Dorothy Hodges, Michael Taylor visited Ada, and James Taylor’s mother was ill. Frank Lovelady and Edward Lovelady from Texas visited W. M. Ross. Bill Barton and granddaughter Jean visited Tulsa and Fitzhugh, while Eloise Sanders stayed with Lavaughn Sanders in Altus. Rev. Lavon Brown and Rev. Frank Moore dined with the Rosses. Additional guests included Mrs. Joe Parks and family, Lola Nordean of St Petersburg, and Win del Sawyer visiting Ada families. Watermelon was served to several visitors by T. C. Deaton.
A collage of aphorisms and light jests on manners, speech, diet, cooking, and aging. Notable lines poke at salesmen pride, luck in politics, and grandpa idle habits, ending with a credit to REV. CHARLEY GRANT H-1-55.
Mrs Lavona Deaton sustained a knee injury after stepping on a loose brick outside the back door on Saturday. She is described as having a minor, non serious condition while her relatives, Charley Deaton and family, Mr and Mrs Odell Deaton, Mrs Pheba Denahon and Jennie Malin, are involved in the report.
Mrs Joyce Meeks told her parents she arrived safely in Germany to join her husband serving there. Mrs Bob Ross spoke with her son Perry Don who is in San Diego.
In California last week, a brother reports Billy, hospitalized for three weeks, shows little improvement. Both brothers serve in the Navy and are stationed there.
Mr and Mrs A O Davis report a letter from their son Alvin in Hawaii saying his ship will likely arrive in the States in September. He has served in the Navy there for about nineteen months. Anita Baker visits sister Ann Ross this week and attends the Baptist Church revival in Ahloso.
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