Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Ada Weekly News in Ada, Oklahoma

We have 1,673,976 pages in Oklahoma

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1947

Page

5

Young Cleveland girl dreams Wagnerian stardom

Carol Foy, a 10 year old from Cleveland, sings demanding Wagnerian arias and other coloratura pieces with a pianist grandfather as her only teacher. An agency executive plans to push her toward concert work as she studies daily and balances school with practice.

Cleveland, O NEA Carol Foy Elsia Foy Carol Lakme Lucia di Lamermoor Beethoven Carl Foy New York Milton William Foy Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink Kirsten Flagstad Miliza Korjus Miss Korjus Foy Mantel

Brink Disappears and Hearing Postponed in Vagrancy Case

In Novata Oklahoma Judge Coffman postponed the Brinks vagrancy hearing to 10 a.m. Monday after their attorney requested time. Mrs Brink said Mr Brink drove off with four of their nine children yesterday. Five children remain with her in town. Los Angeles authorities funded travel back to Oklahoma to ease county relief burden. County Attorney J M Springer filed the charges saying the Brinks can either work or leave town.

Novata Okla James Brink Leslie Coffman Brinks Johnson Brink Los

Ardmore Formed Group Plans Annual Southwestern Horse Show

Ardmore Oklahoma August 16 Southwestern Horse Show and Exposition Incorporated formed to sponsor a major annual horse show in Ardmore. No date yet selected for the first show.

Ardmore Okla CP -Southwestern Horse Show and Exposition, Incorporated

Company C Trumps Carbine Firing on Firing Range

Thursday marked the first day for Company C on the firing range. Sgt. Bob Meaders led with 21 of 25 on his carbine score card, claiming top honors amid drill and training. Private First Class Stanley Walker, 117 pounds and 5 ft 3 in, slept beneath heavy blankets after a late camp night, waking exhausted with the weight still piled on him.

Bob Meaders Guy A. Meaders Menders Bob Stanley Walker Walker West Fourth Ada Stanley

Ada Herefords Rally Giants in Lawton Doubleheader

Ada soldiers on eight hour pass to Lawton backed the Herefords behind the bench in a nightcap. The Herefords swept both games from league leaders and promised a later visit to the base by the players.

Adans Ada Herefords J. B. Farnham Bob Meaders Paul Alford John Clayton Lawton Herefords Giants NGL Hereford Ada

Pvt Ted Holland Becomes Camp Cook After Early KP

Pvt Ted Holland drew KP on arrival at camp. The next day Mess Sgt Lynn Harbin assigned him to KP again, and by the third day he proved satisfactory and was made a cook for the remainder of the stay.

Pvt Ted Holland Lynn Harbin

Revolutionary Army Rumors Out Again

The Dominican government welcomed an international commission to probe reports of an “international brigade” of communist revolutionaries gathering in Cuba to invade the Dominican Republic. It urged good offices from another American nation to press Cuba for the inquiry. initial reports claimed a 3000 strong force from Cuba and other nations was being assembled to overthrow the government, which Cuban officials denied.

Ciudad Trujillo Cuba Dominican Republic Washington Guatemala Venezuela Puerto Rico

Free Load Battlefront Marks Labor Management Shift

Labor and management confront a new battleground as the Financial Employes Guild of the United Office and Professional Workers of America CIO hosts a lavish luncheon for press reporters. The event, in the Garden Room at Essex House near Central Park South, signals a shift in labor reporting access and press relations.

Elliott Roosevelt el Morocco United Office and Professional Workers of America-Cio

Pontotoc dairy judging and veteran farm training summarized

C H Hailey reports a two day dairy judging school for 4 H club boys and veterans training class members with top five individuals named. A pasture tour at Louis McDonald farm involved veterans learning about lime rock phosphate grasses and clovers with mineral guidance. Over 170 Pontotoc veterans participate in on the job training across seven classes at McLish Allen and Vaness with weekly instruction and farm supervision. Pecan crop prospects improve with spraying demonstrations and practical methods. Great Britain trails US auto production in 1946 with 365 282 vehicles versus 3 089 000.

Renzo Cooper and Son W. P. George Howard Smith Dewey Higdon Harvey Lambert Wesley Brantley R. L. West Francis Joe Tom Griffith Hart Yannis Morgan Stonewall Garvin Glover Don Smith Latta Pontotoc County John W. Boehr Extension Dairyman Stillwater McLish Louis McDonald Jesse Sam Durham Vocational Agriculture Division McLish, Allen and Vaness Archie P. Welch William T. Eddy Wayne Davis Allen Welton Stanford Dean Tyler Jack H. Farley Norman L. Crosson Vaness John Crabtree Wilson Crabtree

Ada Youths Attend Church Conventions In Buffalo N Y

Ada youths from the First Christian church joined both International and World Disciples of Christ conventions in Buffalo, New York, spending 11 days with activities, speakers like E Stanley Jones and T Z Koo, and a Niagara Falls picnic before visiting Washington and historic sites on the return trip.

First Christian Church Buffalo N. Y Audrey Brown Coye Denton Phyllis Galbreath Irene Dittemore Wynona Pence Drew Lynn Lance Oma Louise Lance Dale Dawson Leo Dittemore Kenneth Arrington Neva Vaughn Edmond C. Miller Hamilton Avenue Kappa Delta Bowling Green Ohio E. Stanley Jones India T. Z. Koo Niagara Falls Washington, D. C Ada National City Christian Church Washington Bristol Mt. Vernon Williamsburg Jamestown Memphis Tenn

Deepest Well Abandoned In Oklahoma by Superior Oil

Superior Oil of California announced the abandonment of its wildcat test 51-11 Weller at a total depth of 17 823 feet in Caddo county Oklahoma. The well near Fort Cobb was started April 1946 and reached depth June 13 last year with an estimated cost of about 1.5 million dollars.

Fort Cobb Okla Superior Oil Company of California Weller Here Caddo County Oklahoma California Edwin L. Smith Superior

Commerce Names Eufaula Coach as Athletic Director

Troy School of Eufaula Oklahoma has been named high school athletic director at Commerce. He succeeds Allen Woolard who resigned last month. The new director is expected to arrive in Commerce next week to begin duties.

Commerce, Okla Troy Eufaula Okla Commerce Allen Woolard

Mangum Town To Install 1200 Street Markers

Mangum Oklahoma authorities order the installation of 1200 street markers after residents had trouble identifying streets in the town.

Mangum Okla

Voter Registration Figures Reported in Muskogee County

Muskogee County clerk Jewell Lomon says about 6 000 residents registered to vote in Muskogee in 1946. New registration records were received this week to be entered on permanent records.

Muskogee Okla Muskogee County Jewell Lomon Lomon

No Trousseau For Princess Elizabeth

London reports Princess Elizabeth will marry Prince Philip Mountbatten on November 20 at Westminster Abbey without a trousseau. The wedding gown will come from Norman Hartnell and its details stay secret until just before the ceremony. In other items Beaver County Fair is set for September 10 to 13 with a parade and air show.

London Elizabeth Trousseau St. Philip Mountbatten Westminister Abbey Buckingham Palace Briain Hartnell Beaver Okla Beaver County

Ada Doctor Catherine Brydia Dead After 40-Year Medical Career

Dr. Catherine Brydia 72 longtime Ada physician died Saturday at 9 45 am after a lengthy illness. Funeral 4 pm from First Christian church with Dr Linscheid East Central State college president since 1920 as speaker. She practiced in Ada from 1914 and was renowned obstetrician aiding families across generations.

Brydian East Central State College Catherine Brydin First Christian Church Linscheid Pontotoc County Medical Society Paul Alderson Murrell Matthews Byron Sledge Tillman Shelton Bruce Ligon Victor Crowell Harrison Meaders Roy Frye Brydia W. C. Threlkeld Allen Medical College St. Louis Orel Busby Grace Canada Ada W. D. Faust Main Street M. L. Lewis Sam A. McKeel Ernest Canada Frisco Memphis, Tenn Ollie McBride William T. Gill C. D. Osborn The Commonwealth Foundation Margaret Hague Hospital Jersey City N. J Arkansas University of Carrinth California C. C. Threlkeld Long Beach J. W. Stanton Turlock William Sproul Napa Eva Hingley Los Angeles Mortimer Veale Martinez C. B. Farrar Oakland H. E. Farrar Cal

Also Mentioned on This Page

Richard Kleiner Brahm Carl Cleveland Brahma Little Tyke George H. Westbeau Auburn Wash George Ngi Revolutionary Army James Thrasher C. H. Hailey Great Britain United States Buffalo, N. Y Muzak Brooklyn Trust Co James Durkin UOPWA Durkin Scrooge Bob Cratchill Brooklyn Princess Elizabeth FBI J. Edgar Hoover Dr. C. Brydia Norval Hegland Lemmon S. D
Search Courier

Search the Ada Weekly News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Ada Weekly News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication