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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
4
Mrs Alice Owen returned from Tulsa after a week with Mr and Mrs Lynn Olivo and daughter. The Olivos leave Friday for three weeks in Florida. Mrs Clarence Miller of Stone Wall visited Mr and Mrs Tom Bell and Peggy Thursday.
The Camp Ground Church held a youth league day with Rev. James Murray from Stratford as speaker. Six states represented at services and officers were elected for next year's rally. About 100 are enrolled for youth camp though daily attendance varies because several attendees do not stay at the campgrounds.
A casual note reflects on taking a car to a garage for repairs as a practical, everyday solution. The line hints at changing consumer habits and a playful aside about youths adopting new sticky fixes like “Double Bubble” replacing scotch tape.
Lumber and building material dealers from Ada and surrounding territory plan a meeting in Ada at the Aldridge Hotel Friday evening. A 6 30 p m buffet precedes discussions on new products housing legislation and related topics. Sponsors are Old American Roofing Mills and Southern Builders Supply Company with Duffer and Schmitt in charge.
A discussion argues resignation as a policy stance amid farm programs. The narrator questions how to implement aid and supports for cattle and beef while avoiding harm to individual farmers. They note the difficulty of applying blanket rules to diverse farms and the challenge of moving an immovable object.
The Game and Fish Commission suspects fish deaths in the Canadian river and Clear Boggy due to possible poisoning or natural causes. A farm pond six miles south of Ada showed many dead fish after a period of heat and calm, prompting calls to report violators and deter illegal hunting and fishing.
G L Lawrence’s beverage license for The Oakie beer tavern on North Broadway was revoked in county court Saturday after miners testified they bought beer there under current management. Lawrence said he will appeal to the district court.
Joe W. Alexander was granted a beverage license for the 105 Grill after county court proceedings on Thursday with no formal protest. The license to retail beer at the establishment was ordered issued. The note about coffee consumption is unrelated.
Sulphur Rotary Club met Thursday with Buford Merritt presiding in Harral Scott’s absence. The program on Employer-Employee Relations featured Archie Barnhill, a local accountant, discussing Social Security and withholding tax as it relates to employer-employee relations. Visitors included W I Stevenson Houston Texas Tracy Norwood Sulphur High School football coach Jack Zumwaldt Tom Clark and Jack Livingston Pauls Valley. The August 12 meeting will cover Competitor Relations chaired by Dick Norwood with Gene Frier and Bill Zinn.
Advertisers highlight higher yields on vested Ada investments in the latest Want Ads. Readers are urged to compare returns and consider reallocating funds to maximize long term earnings through saving plans and certificates.
A sermon compares Christian life to athletic and military struggle, urging discipline as essential. It defines discipline as pruning distractions and sacrificing small comforts to strengthen body and soul, and highlights self-control while urging compassion and self-guard. The message cites vigilance, restraint, and humility in daily life.
A religious reflection argues against moderate liquor consumption, describing alcohol as a drug that weakens willpower. It questions whether drinking aids Christian growth or usefulness, urging believers to abstain for spiritual health.
Vascle Lee Hurley pleaded not guilty to drunk driving at a county court arraignment Friday. Bond set at 500 dollars. Hurley was arrested Thursday on Ada streets near Main and Stockton while driving a 1940 Ford under the influence, according to highway patrolmen H. T. Gay and Aubrey A. Mitchell.
A report notes that more than 500 distinct insect species are found as pests inside human homes, reflecting widespread infestation across living spaces and highlighting the diversity of household pests encountered in domestic environments.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hatley and three children of Muskogee joined Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Harve Butler Jr and Mrs. Ernest Capshaw for a Friday trip to Platt National Park in Sulphur. Berch Walker shows improvement after a sprained back and a brief hospital stay, with Ada medical attention on Friday. Odell McDaniels and spouse returned to Wynnewood after visiting Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Jones. Mrs. Jim Evett sustains a sprained knee from a fall and remains in Valley View hospital, Saeyine noted.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bunch of Stockton California visit Mr. and Mrs. J H Cooper and family. Tony Anderson a former Sunray production employee and his wife now living in Texas stopped briefly here last week on their way to California.
Mr and Mrs Jesse Frederick and their son Linden have arrived safely at their Modesta California home after visiting Mr and Mrs Odua Mitchell and other relatives and friends.
Mrs Wilson McInroy has been removed from Valley View hospital to her home here. Although she is some improved, her physician will not allow her to have visitors.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mitchell and Cathey return to Taft California from visiting Odus Mitchell and Mrs Johnny Wallace. Pvt Blair Campbell son of E L and Mrs Campbell finished basic at Ft Bliss Texas and will enter San Antonio medical dept. He is due home Tuesday. Lloyd Sanders and son Tommy visited relatives in McAlester. Pipkin family and Hubert Ray expected from White Sands Proving Grounds New Mexico to arrive this weekend.
Pvt. Robert Cotton son of Mr and Mrs Tom Cotton completed basic training at Ft Bliss Texas and will stay stationed there. Pvt Johnny Shandy also remains at Ft Bliss and will visit relatives Saturday night. Mrs Odus Mitchell learns her brother Hubert Motes and wife arrived Beach California after attending Jeff Motes funeral here.
Mr and Mrs J B Olive and Mr and Mrs Don Olive with daughter have returned from Mena Arkansas where they visited.
Washington reports Harold FE Long of Tuttle Oklahoma named supervisor of the 1954 agriculture census office at Chickasha He will direct 18 crew leaders and 232 enumerators across 23 Oklahoma counties including Valley View Hospital mile. Local families Odus Mitchell W J Tompkins and guests and visits to Tishomingo are noted as social items within the period.
Officials report the removal of Mrs. Mack Yoakum and her infant daughter in a case involving family welfare. Details on location and authorities not specified in the provided fragment.
An imagined probate case shows Albert Charles Smith using many name forms from birth through death. The piece urges using the birth certificate name consistently on all legal documents to avoid estate probate complications and costs.
Mrs. J G Bennett is spending the week with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Chris Pederson in Vanoss.
Mr and Mrs Rayford Duke of St Louis Oklahoma were Monday night supper guests of Mr and Mrs Vernon Scaff. They attended church services at the Free Will Baptist Camp Ground. The Dukes are former residents of this community.
Mrs. E K Cooper and her children spent Wednesday in Ada visiting Mrs. Nolan Hester and enjoying time with family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Berryman and O. S. Whitson attended revival services at the Church of Christ in Legal Oklahoma Thursday night.
Anna Jean Golden David Golden and Phyllis Hayes attended the Church of God of Prophecy youth camp in Tahlequah this week alongside several Worstell community youths.
Mrs. Hollis Kite and her children Darlene and Donnie are spending the week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Whitson in Oklahoma City. Hollis is receiving treatments at the Veteran's Hospital in Oklahoma City.
Mr and Mrs Karl Tilley and sons Gerald and Carlton Lee visited Oklahoma City Saturday night to attend Rev Oral Roberts healing services. Ada couple Nolan Hester spent Wednesday night with E K Cooper. Wewoka couple P B Howard and sons visited Krause family Thursday. Ft Worth Texas guests Lee Wise stayed with John Norton Friday night.
Mrs. Chris Pederson and children Kerry Sheila Sonja and Laura Gayle of Vaness spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. J. G. Bennett. Mrs. Sam Golden who has been on the sick list for the past week is better. Pfc. Gene Hood of Ft. Campbell Kentucky arrived Sunday for a week's visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hood and Jonnie Jean.
Sue Brisco of Tulsa plans a two week visit with Mr and Mrs A L Cape and family. The stay begins soon and will cover the upcoming two weeks.
Kenneth Choate and Jerry McDaniel applied bubble gum to a leaking gas tank to stop the leak until they could secure a proper repair. The improvised fix led to a dangerous situation requiring emergency responders.
Mrs Patsy Henson and her young son Donald Ray Jr of Oklahoma City are visiting her mother Mrs Gracie Hayes. She also plans to visit Mr and Mrs Perry Henson of the Parish Chapel Community.
Saturday night guests at Mr. and Mrs. Leo Scott’s home included Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hightower Mrs. Gracie Hayes and daughter Phyllis and Mrs. Patsy Henson and Donald Ray Jr.
Mr and Mrs Earlin Haskins visited their new grandson Robert Darrel Haskins son of Mr and Mrs William Earl Haskins Ada. The baby was born Wednesday August 4 at Valley View Hospital. Mrs Haskins is the former Wynoka Salter.
The Bebee Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Pearl Norton's home on Monday afternoon to finalize a quilt project. Members will sell chances on the quilt, with proceeds benefiting the club treasury and funding club projects.
Mrs Lela Haskins and her daughter Elinor Ada were Sunday night guests of Mr and Mrs Earlin Haskins.
Sue Hood of Ada visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hood and Jenny this week. Stanley Crawley spent the week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Miller and their family in Kingston.
Local residents anticipate the Rodeo parade. Mr. and Mrs. Buel Bowerman and their daughter from Cushing visit Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tilley and their sons. Sherry Scott stayed with her aunt Gracie Hayes. Alene Capes spends the week with relatives in Ada.
County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell urged all unsigned school budgets and unsettled teacher salaries to present them in his office within a day or two. An annual conference with corporation representatives about the budget is set for Saturday August 14 in Mitchells office. Independent districts must publish a financial statement by Wednesday this week.
Former world champion tennis player Ellsworth Vines wins the 1954 California Open at Fort Washington Golf Course in Fresno, defeating rivals to claim the championship.
Visitors over the weekend to the O. S. Whit son home were Shawnee resident Steve Whitson, Tulsa, and Mrs. Hollis Kite and her children from Oklahoma City, along with local children.
The blessing of the new convent at St. Joseph's School Ada takes place Sunday at 4 30 p m with Abbot Philip Benning of St. Gregory's Abbey Shawnee presiding Sister Mary Patricia of St Scholastica Convent Fort Smith will be principal of the new school and the visit of the nuns is expected this week Public may inspect the convent after the ceremony.
In Hastings Nebraska a heavy truck displays a bold warning sign reading Dont pass push urging caution on roadways. The sign aims to reduce pass by behavior and improve traffic safety for drivers and pedestrians.
The buffalo population in the United States and Canada has grown from about 600 animals in 1899 to roughly 35,000 today. This sharp increase reflects conservation and restoration efforts across the region.
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