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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
6
Fagan Flowers reports the Assembly of God Church of Stonewall will host an old fashioned ice cream supper with gallons of homemade ice cream and home baked cakes. The area enjoys cooling breezes and refreshing showers signaling a fall like climate.
Union Valley School enrolls 20 pupils as carpenters finish interior work. Old building remains removed and classes set to start in August.
Ginger Price and Rita Chilcoat of Frisco visited Sharon Townsend last Thursday afternoon. Homer Townsend of Arvin California visits his mother Julia Townsend and brothers Jim and Earnest. Several relatives and friends from Oklahoma, Texas, California and Illinois gathered for camping and fishing at Butcher Pen on Lake Texoma, with many enjoying swimming.
A new artesian well was sunk in Union Valley with Warren of Stonewall purchasing the land from B M Stephens and planning a garage. The 96 foot well is flowing well. Visitors at Arvei Davis home Sunday night included Mr and Mrs Odus Wiles and children Dean Jonnas Wayne and Deloris Davis of Ahloso and Finis Brown and daughter Patsy of Sahvarita Arizona.
They stayed overnight Saturday with sister Mrs Arvel Davis and on Sunday morning the Browns and Davises visited another sister at Lula, Mrs Vergie Johnston and family.
Mrs Berneice Reed and her two sons Jimmie and Donnie visited her uncle Jack Johnston and family in Lula, sharing a family reunion moment.
Mrs. Joe Parks and her daughter Wanda visited Mr. and Mrs. Odus Wiles and their family Sunday, sharing time together.
Mr and Mrs C D Wiles and family of Heavener visited Odus Wiles and Mrs Rena Brannon. They met their son Airman 3c Dewey Wiles at their grandmother's for a short visit. He departs for Sheppard Air Force Base soon and will be shipped overseas.
Mrs Lula Griffin visited Cordie Davis Friday afternoon for a social call and conversation.
Ada residents Mr and Mrs Clifton Barker and their daughters Hazel Mary Jane and Carolyn visited R H Hagar and son Bob Monday night Pete Holloway of Tulsa joined his family Nell and Kay for a weekend visit to Ada The item notes social visits among local households and traveling relatives.
Mr and Mrs Avery McNeil and their sons Phillip and Tom visited Mrs and Mrs Joe Younts in Roff recently.
Local social notes recount visits among Brady family members in Ada Stonewall and Konawa. Ada visitors include ImaJean Brady and Hank Brady's family while Konawa residents Jim Davis call on Anna Rose Sun day. Edits mention Walker family in Long Beach caring for a sick relative and a hospital interview for Bernice Reed. Se en Shirley Sanders seen working at H H Evans Grocery.
Local residents share visits with family and friends from Santa Ana and Houston. Cantwell-Arter wedding at Morris Memorial Baptist Church in Lattn. Lynwood Cantwell, son of Roy Cantwell, the couple. Wells drilling, new ponds, and cotton fields active as students enroll at Van Ness.
A short notice lists Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantwell along with Mrs. Thelma Perriman Miss Sue Wyckoff Mrs. J H Stephens Mrs John Ray and John E in a social column fragment likely announcing a gathering or event. No further details are readable to identify date place or purpose.
A playful note on midsummer heat and the contrast with the chuckies, highlighting resilience under rising temperatures.
A stream of humorous zingers about budgeting, car misuse, and character flaws. The lines poke fun at money worries, prudence, and social pretenses with playful dialect and pointed one liners. Rev Charley Grant signs the piece.
Mrs. Lloyd McIlroy visited her aunt Lonnie Dame of Center Sunday afternoon. She and Mrs. Dame called on Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry.
Mrs Geneva McCullar visited Mr and Mrs Lloyd McIlroy Monday evening.
Ada News Want Ads highlights show greater returns for investors. The note emphasizes smarter placements and longer runs yielding higher visibility and potential income. It points to reliable values and a future outlook for local advertisers seeking efficiency and measurable results.
The world's mosquito fauna comprises more than 2,000 distinct species. Researchers note wide variation in habitats and behaviors across genera.
A list of crossword style clues is presented, pairing numbered across and down entries. Clues span topics from biology and geography to everyday objects, inviting solutions for terms like Viper, Vehicle, Mimics, Portable light, Insect, and seasons with mixed difficulty.
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