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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1954
Page
10
Rodeo week brings visitors from Enid to Sulphur for the Sharrock Brawley reunion and Ada rodeo. Local folks attend fishing and park trips while recovering residents keep busy with work, moving homes, and family visits across Texas and Oklahoma.
Mrs. C P Wade, famed for poultry care, discovered a chick hatched from a nest egg she had prepared. A faint peep led her to the unexpected chick, turning her planned nest egg into a real-life hatchling under her care.
Mrs. Cole Underhill hosted an eight o'clock breakfast for visiting youths on Friday. After breakfast the group rode to Ada to exercise horses, then returned to Lea's park for a swim before heading to the Truitt ranch for lunch.
A roundup of social arrivals and visits across Holdenville, with Ruthie Breedlove and friends in Sallisaw and Little Rock, relatives from Humphries Arkansas, and guests of the Wade and Holland households. The report mentions caretakers at the rodeo, birthdays, travel from California and Redondo Beach, reunion gatherings, and residents moving between Oklahoma and California while noting local property changes and remaining Continental lease workers.
96 people from many states registered at the Sulphur event. Mrs Maude Clark of Sacramento visits her daughter Mrs C D Fenton of Seminole and stops at Jesse to see Mrs L J McDonald before returning to California. Mrs Clark plans to return this week. Mr and Mrs Harris Harber of Seminole were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Gregory, enjoying a rodeo Saturday night and a picnic at Byrds Mill on Sunday.
The Pleasant Hill Church held its quarterly conference at the school last Thursday evening with a grounds supper before the business meeting. Rev. Wallace of Ardmore delivered the sermon and district superintendent oversight. Finances were reported strong and first steps for the new church foundation were underway as about thirty eight attended. Fifty two attended Sunday services as Bro. Lagan Cornelious preached.
Ruth Breedlove of Sallisaw Rose and Shirley Smith of Little Rock and Dusty Irvin of Gage were guests for rodeo week. Seven year old John Leonard of Michigan flew home after the Ada show. he rode in a grand entry and tried sno-cones. Mrs. Clarence Poole reports Melvin Green married in Dallas. details unavailable.
Green attended Jesse grade school years ago and has many local friends. Mrs. Henry’s brother Paul Basser lies critically ill in a Cushing hospital. Minor visits Tulsa and Cushing for treatment after eleven trips to the Mayor Clinic. He has led Oak Grove school for thirteen years and taught twenty eight in Payne County. Mrs. Vasser will become Oak Grove principal. Duane Ryan stayed with his parents over weekend. their daughter Mrs. Charles Robertson and family visited Purcell. Another daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. James Lackey, live in North Dakota with Amerada Oil. Jesse correspondent Mrs. S J Markley notes how reporters work hard yet pause for family news. Her son J Gerald Markley earned a PhD in modern languages from University of Illinois. his dissertation translated a great literary work from Spanish to English. He was an assistant instructor at Illinois during his PhD. A thanks to the Pharr's Grocery Store lady who helped with this story.
Summers Chapel announces school starts August 30 with enrolment on the 25th. J D Underhill will be principal and teach four grades. Mrs Lee Tucker is the school cook. Mrs Della Brumley of California visits Ada relatives, spending Tuesday with Mrs E H Light. Flora Newman of Garland, Texas arrived Friday to visit.
Maxwell school will start August 23. Twenty-one children enrolled Monday. Mrs. Lawton Fleming will teach again this year at Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and others visited relatives across the region. Ellen McVay and Ada spent time with cousin Elsie Willoughby.
Local note recounts that stork nests on German church steeples weigh five to six hundred pounds, not the birds themselves. Visitors include Vernon Shawn and family from Wellington Kansas and Bill Mayfield family from Oklahoma City for rodeo and family visits.
Ada residents recall a Gettlers reunion in Redden Oklahoma with Impson Andersons visiting. A Log Wood gathering drew Eston Skinner and others from Ada Phoenix and Stratford. The Byars Lake stocking event drew 5 000 to 7 000 spectators. Visitors included Betty Heaps Thelma Ruth Tucker and Camp Chaffee resident J D Casper.
Bart lesville and two small daughters visited his parents. Alliene Anderson spent Monday with Ethel Keef. Billy started a position in a Kansas chain grocery. Howertons and Farmer family hosted Oklahoma City relatives. A hitchhiker on Highway 13 wore an American flag as a sarong and fled after a spotlight revealed him. Jim and Nancy Rutherford moved from Ada into Aubrey Rutherford’s vacated home.
T J Megee's sister Mrs Bell Messick and niece Mrs Werry Mooney of Mountain Home Arkansas visit the Megee home this week. Elizabeth Joan Coley six weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leon Coley gave her baby-sitting father quite a scare Sunday when she ...
Mr and Mrs George Wright hosted a birthday dinner for Ida M Jones on August 1 marking her 88th birthday. The event at Mrs Rosa Thompsons Hart home included Bert Wright Stratford Char ley Wright and families Harold Wright and families Ruth Cook Lula Andrews Vida Wright Erma Lou Casher Tan and C W Casey Oklahoma City who spent the weekend with the Wrights. A note mentions a minor fall with a head impact but no alarm from the doctor.
About 80 people attended the Sharber family reunion in Konawa City park. Konawans present included Mrs. A. F. Sharber Mrs. Lucy Taylor and Lonnie Baker.
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