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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
4
Long essay argues smokers often quit and backsliders enjoy vice. It claims minor vices keep people connected, tempering idealized saints with common humanity. The piece praises tolerance, humility and the safety valve function of imperfect behavior.
The Westview Baptist Mission reported forty seven attendees at Sunday school and thirty at training union. Leonard Webster of Fort Worth filled his regular appointment. Charles McGalliard was fatally injured in a bicycle car crash north of Ada Thursday night. Families and visitors from Lewisville Lexington and Ada were mentioned in multiple local visits and gatherings.
School began Monday morning at Jones Chapel with students and staff arriving despite light rain. The opening conditions show a quiet campus as classes get underway.
Peiping radio reported that Red China issued a strict grain ration for its 100 million city residents and ordered measures to accelerate grain flow from farms to cities.
The reader weighs factors in history from geography and climate to great men and ideas, then elevates God as the sole powerful force moving events. God is not a measurable fact of science, yet he works in history through men and forces, beyond simple location or material causes.
The text discusses how God can work through people who do not know him, citing Cyrus the Great as an example. It notes Cyrus sought to restore temples and gods of conquered peoples, asking those deities to pray to Marduk for him, while Isaiah asserts Cyrus did not know the true God but God used him for his purposes.
The text argues that divine plans rely on people who know God and act. It cites Cyrus, the 1863 emancipation proclamation, and ongoing efforts to educate and uplift the oppressed as examples. It emphasizes that history moves through faithful service shared by diverse groups.
Ada firemen responded to 1:37 p m call at 1113 South Belmont to a report of smoke. Frank Moore said he smelled smoke but firefighters could not locate any source or fire in the house.
Lois Meek reports 40 attended Sunday School at the Church of God of Prophecy on August 21. Visitors included Millard Wallace and Keith from Oklahoma City, Rose Bailes from California, and Mrs. Joe Isaacs and daughter from Galey. Missionary Women baked pies to sell and planned another meeting next week. Church plans propane system installation soon.
Last week Arthur Duncan of San Pedro Mrs Mammie Smith of Selma and Jamita Slentz of Kerman visited Grandma Duncan in the Duncan home. Also spending the weekend were Mrs Bertha Mae Mc Kenney and Paul and Veda Mae of Tuttle. McKenney is Smith's daughter. Grandma Duncan is the mother of Mr Duncan and Mrs Smith.
Grandma Walden visited her daughter Mrs Louis Everett Cox on Sunday afternoon. Berlene Meek spent Wednesday night with Phyllis Hayes. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Choate and Cindy of Ada visited his parents Mr and Mrs Roy Choate.
Visitors this week included Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gray and son Wayne and daughter Mrs. Noland Lindsey and children. Nancy Sharon and Tommy of Hamlin Tex and Roy Teeters of Dallas joined. Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Gray are sisters.
Mr and Mrs Noah Garrett of the Rebee community had dinner with Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham Sunday.
Mrs. S. M. Golden along with Margaret and Glen of Rebee and Mrs. James Duncan with Patricia and Karen Sue were Saturday night visitors of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Duncan.
Patricia Duncan and Karen Sue visit Mrs. Audie Pinley s mother Mrs. Marshall Cox in Ada on Monday. Mrs. Cox remains ill and at home.
Barbara Pinley and her aunt Mrs. H L Corvin of Bebee visited Sunday evening. Berlene Meek visited Phyllis Hayes Sunday afternoon. Mrs Lois Pinley and her children visited Mrs Albert Pinley Tuesday evening.
Mrs Eddie Palmer and children of Shawnee visited her brother E L Crawley and Mrs Crawley. Mr and Mrs Ralph Taylor of Ada visited Mr and Mrs David Galey and James Tuesday night. Mr and Mrs Ira Pinley visited Saturday afternoon with daughter Mrs H L Corvin in Bebee.
Worstell school invites children to enroll on Monday August 29 with classes starting Tuesday August 30.
Mr and Mrs Jacky Martin announce the birth of their second son on Sunday August 21 at Valley View Hospital. The family shares joy as they welcome the new arrival into their home.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bridgeman Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Danner Donald Brent Mrs. Myrtle Gentle Mrs. Gardner and her son Norman of Ada.
Jo Fowler spent Saturday night with Anna Hightower. The brief note records the two as social companions for the evening in a local society column.
Donald Brent spent the last week with Mr. and Mrs. W A Wallandingham. His home is in Graham. Mrs Danny Hightower visited her sister Mrs Wanda Lamb for a few days. J W Lobaugh and Donald Brent dined with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bridgeman and family Saturday. Mary Joe and Janie Bridgeman visited Mr. and Mrs. Griffin on Sunday.
Viola Choate of Ada, a church member, visited Sunday School this weekend though she lives in Ada and seldom attends.
Mr and Mrs Millard Wallace and Keith of Oklahoma City spent Friday night with Mr and Mrs Paul Duncan and their sons Jerry and Freddy.
Mr and Mrs Ira Pinley Mrs James Duncan Patricia Karen Sue and Bertie Pinley of Ada visited Mrs Pinley s parents and relatives in California and returned home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Goodwin and Mrs. Bob Henry and children visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Choate Sunday afternoon.
Galey Baptist Church held an ice cream social after services to honor Mr and Mrs Seby Perry and family before their departure to Tulsa on Sunday. The church presented a picture and lamp in appreciation of their church work. Gwen left with the Perrys and Peggy will join them in two weeks.
Mrs. Paul Duncan and her two sons spent Tuesday and Wednesday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Teeters in Byng, Oklahoma, visiting relatives and returning home.
Jerry and Berthalene Bailey of Oklahoma City spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hightower and their family.
Mrs Mammie Smith of Selma California Mrs Juanita Slentz of Kerman California Mrs Millard Wallace of Oklahoma City and Mrs Paul Duncan visited Mrs Sam Golden in Bebee Friday night.
Mrs. North attends church services again after a two week hospital stay in Shawnee. She was hospitalized at Shawnee for treatment and recovery and is now back with the congregation.
Gary Curtis Bridgeman spent Sunday with Johnny Hightower. Ray Brumley returned Saturday night from a two weeks National Guard camp at Fort Hood Texas. Grandma Cochran left Sunday morning to visit granddaughter and family Mr and Mrs Bill Holt Shawnee.
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Cook of Oil Center visited Mrs Louis Everett Cox and family on Sunday. Fred Duncan stayed with Mr and Mrs S M Golden and family of Reebe on Saturday night. Mrs Golden is a daughter of Mr Duncan.
Mr and Mrs Jackie Coble and children visited the F E Duncan home. Mrs Syble Jones Deanna and Mary Lou attended a singing in Stratford Sunday. Mrs Virgil Meek spent time with her parents W H Hightower Sunday. Jolene Meek and Dean Sliger of Ada conduct a revival in Sapulpa. The girls returned from Texas youth camp. Grandma Walden and Mrs Dick Goodwin visited Grandma Duncan who is ill. Bobby Perry of Rebee and Reagan Hightower visited Lavoid Meek Sunday.
Mrs. Clareta Gray and a child from Oil Center visited Mrs. M. R. Tucker Saturday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs M R Tucker and children visited Mrs Blevin in Pauls Valley on Sunday. Joe Isaacs and C L Bailes fished at Antlers from Thursday to Saturday and returned with a good catch for a fish fry.
Mrs. Bernie Brooks and her son Lynwood of Oklahoma City visit cousin Mrs. Joe Isaacs. Evangelist Orville Smith of Joplin, Missouri leads an all day meeting and dinner on the grounds August 28 near Galey. Brent family from Graham attend. their son Donald Brent serves as pastor at Galey Baptist Church.
Oleta Burk of Oil Center visited Grandma Duncan Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Albert Pinley and Barbara and Rickie Martin visited Mr and Mrs Dewey Cox Sunday. Mrs Virginia Tilley and Carlton Lee visited Mrs Betty Kirkes and Russ Saturday night.
Visitors included Mr and Mrs Paul Duncan with their children and Mrs Thelma Golden along with Margaret Glenn and Jean Deryl Farmer Mrs Vernon Scaff of Bebee and Mrs James were also present.
Marie Wood spent the morning with Mr. and Mrs. George Hansard Sr. as Mrs. Hansard helped her cut out a dress. The industrious girl is getting ready for school.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Russell of Ada visited Wednesday morning with Mr and Mrs Pug Garrett. Mr Russell is a driller and Pug worked with him for seven or eight years.
Miss Mayme Peck of Ada and her nephew Hubert Peck of California visited Center Tuesday evening to see friends and neighbors. They stopped to chat with Mrs. Dearie Parker the Moores Groves and Rae Garret before returning to town.
Mr and Mrs Oren Gray hosted dinner last Sunday with their son and family Mr and Mrs Fred Gray and sons of Oil Center and their daughter Mrs Laurance Lane of Oklahoma City In the afternoon two other sons Joe Carl Gray of Connerville and Vernon Gray and family of Oil Center visited the Grays.
Mr. and Mrs. Pug Garrett and Sondra hosted visitors Saturday including Mrs. Kittie Hansard and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rice of Ada, J. T. Johnson of Duncan, C. T. Johnson, N. C. Garrett, Arthur Duncan and Juanita Spence of Corona California, plus Eddie Loman of Ada.
Latta residents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Morris visited his brother and family Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Morris Dannie and Billy Sunday. Mrs. Herring of Ada visited her daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Loyd and children. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rice of Ada called on Mr. and Mrs. George Hansard Sr. Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Bennett and children of Gaar Corner visited her sister and family Mr and Mrs Leroy Groves and children Thursday evening.
Sondra hosted a family gathering with guests including her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hansel Burk and his mother Mrs. Rae Garrett, and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Herry along with Joe calling on Sunday.
Mr Roy Dame and his wife and children from Oakland California visited his mother Mrs Lona Dame last week. They traveled to see her daughter Mrs Herman Penn in Maysville and Earl Dame's family in Shawnee. They also visited sister Mrs John Chaser and Mr Chaser and other relatives in Lindsay.
Mrs. Pearl Horton and her son Doyle Horton host her visiting niece. They own a home in Center and plan to sell it to relocate their family to Ada, seeking a new start in a different community.
Mr and Mrs J T Johnson and son of Duncan visited his parents in Ada weekend. Mr and Mrs Tom Burch of McGehee visited Mr and Mrs Fred Hanson Thursday. Don Lackey and sons Wayne and Roger of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Leroy Groves Tuesday evening. Mrs Addie McDonald and daughter Betty Bryant of Stratford visited Mrs Fred Henson Tuesday. Mrs Lona Dame has grandson Jimmie Dame of Shawnee visiting. he goes home Sunday to enroll in school. Mrs Nora Garrett and daughter Joleta of Ada visited Mrs Thelma Garrett and Sondra Saturday evening.
Mr and Mrs Billy Jir Robert son of Ada visited Mrs Rae Garrett Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Fred Henson visited their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Allen Biggs of Pickett Tuesday.
Mrs. Clara Fike of Westview spent the weekend with her sister Mrs. N. C. Garrett and Mr. Garrett, sharing companionship and family time in a brief family gathering.
Mrs Neva Reed conducted the Baptist Church census Sunday afternoon. She visited Mr and Mrs Charley Moore Mrs Bertie Escue and Mrs Mittie Barnes. Ray Groves of Despalos California visited with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Tom Groves and other relatives before traveling to Kentucky.
Mrs. Mary Penrod and her daughter Karen spent Sunday morning visiting Mrs. Thelma Jean Garrett, sharing time together in a social call.
Mrs Jewel Kemmit and daughter Sheran along with nephew Roger Price visited her mother Mrs Lilliam Morris in Sulphur on Saturday. She is staying with Mr. and Mrs.
Coday to care for Mrs Coday who has been seriously ill for some time. The note indicates ongoing health concerns affecting her daily care needs.
Center Community Church reports 12 in Sunday School attendance. Bro. Grover Keeling preached at both services. The Baptist Mission had 32 present with Bro. Frank Roberts delivering the sermon.
Clyde Boyd worried when two to three hundred bales of hay remained on his meadow and he summoned Oren Gray and sons with their big trucks to help move the load.
Mr and Mrs Robert Bennett and their children Betty and Wayne returned from a California vacation visiting relatives including John Henry and family in Oakland. A reunion drew 36 people.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hensen visited Mr. and Mrs. George Deathridge on Thursday evening for an informal social call.
Second Lt. Jack Griffith returned home from Ft. Hood on Tuesday night to join the funeral of his grandfather J. D. Brice, father of Mrs. Arno Griffith. Other Hart residents at the service included Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Stanfield, Mrs. E. V. Ownbey, Mrs. B. B. Ownbey, Miss May Johnson, Mrs. Bill Thomason, Imogene and Velta Johnson, and Mrs. Alvie Griffith.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Griffith hosted Sara Sue and Neil of Ada Friday afternoon and visited with Alvie and Arno Griffiths. Clyde, recently working in San Francisco shipyards, spent a week visiting relatives after his daughter Sally Day wed William Duffer and flew back to California Saturday.
Mrs Charley Nelson and Violet of Gaar Corner visited Thursday night with Mr and Mrs Arno Griffith.
George and Joann Myrick and Mary Ann Griffith attended the Lightning Ridge Sunday School class picnic at Platt National Park on Sunday.
Mrs Arno Griffith visited her sister Mrs Ona Wall in Ada Sunday afternoon and was accompanied by her mother Mrs J D Brice and brother Robert Brice on the visit.
Jimmie Wilkerson died Sunday from injuries suffered Saturday night near Sulphur when he was thrown from a motorcycle. Funeral and interment were at Lightning Ridge Tuesday afternoon. Max and Arvis.
A certified check is drawn on the depositor’s account and certified by the bank as funded. The bank then bears the obligation, and payment cannot be stopped by the drawer. A negotiable check passes to a good faith holder free from defenses. An innocent holder is someone who receives the check for value without knowledge of defenses from the drawer.
Mr and Mrs Norman Bunyard of Tulsa hosted a Sunday visit with her sister Mrs Leroy Crawford and family. Also present were Mrs Grace Johnson and May during the afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Evert Summers attended a singing convention where participants gathered for performances and community fellowship.
Mrs Alvie Griffith and Mary Ann transacted business in Wyn newood Monday morning and visited Mrs A M Huffines and M L Sloan.
An Ada newspaper want ad highlights improved returns on investments tied to vesting amounts. It notes favored terms for savers and outlines how funds grow with longer commitment. The notice stresses financial benefits and cautions readers to compare options.
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