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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1958
Page
4
A local writer laments time pressures eroding depth in visiting and reading. He contrasts slow, meaningful exchanges with quick hit and run meetings and suggests both reading and conversation suffer from busier lives. He notes journalists chase speed and lose thoughtful reflection.
A reflective piece links an old prisoner named John to Christian freedom, arguing true liberty aligns with God, not tyranny. It warns authorities can threaten faith, cites Peter and John, and urges vigilance against external and internal enemies of freedom. A poem contrasts two cripples, one wounded in body, one in spirit, sharing a pew but diverging in faith.
A collage of lines touches on budgeting, a St. Louis trailer rental, a massage ad, an English lesson quip, a flirtatious chant, consumer debt humor, a Johnson Grass joke, a church scene, and a wedding urging readers to consider vows. The collection evokes a late era newspaper fragment of notices and light verse.
Away from home, her husband Sonny gathered corn for canning and filled 20 pint jars. Frank Cunningham builds a practical apple peeler and pea shelter for himself and neighbors. Guests at Mr. and Mrs Murray Golden and Barbara last week included James Morgan and daughters from Oklahoma City, Lolitta Tucker and DeWayne, Sonny Golden and Paul, Gale Blevins from New Mexico, and Horace Goden family.
Saturday notices include Mrs. Corkey Snipes visiting her Shawnee grandmother Mrs. Miller. Lake Texoma fishing occurred Tuesday night by Bill Roden Ed Berryman and others. A farewell ice cream supper for Brother and Sister Clark was held at the Sliger home in Byng Thursday night. Ada visitors Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henson visited Charley Nelson and Violet. Temple Farmer of Parish Chapel visited Jerry McKinney Saturday morning.
The article warns that many are enslaved by sin rather than by the state, stressing Christian freedom as essential to humanity. It warns that drifting into vice leads to a point of no return, and that self-forged chains show the deepest danger to liberty.
A columnist notes that many women preserve their school girl figures best in their high school annuals. The remark reflects retro yearbook culture and social attitudes of the era.
A collage of short quotes and aphorisms covers themes from baseball and humor to perseverance and efficiency. The pieces pair notable voices with pithy observations on conflict, fear, and human nature.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Glen Wallis a 1 family Sunday were Glen Wilfong Ezra Hunt of Roff Bill Briggs Robert Hon singer of Konawa Mr and Mrs F W Jones Benny and Glenn Mr and Mrs Don Newby and Billy Sue Moon of Colorado Those visiting Mr and Mrs Harold Haines and Mike Thursday night were Mr and Mrs George King and sons of Pickett Mrs Gertie Summers and Mack of Hart Miss Dorothy Rickey of Phoenix Ariz G W Ritchey of San Manuel Ariz and Mrs J V Haines
Little Mike Haines visited his grandparents Mr and Mrs F G Boudreaux of Ahloso on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Enloe and Judy shared Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cunningham.
Reverend F. L. Cunningham recently spoke at Homer Baptist Church as part of Brotherhood outreach engagement.
Ray Kemp and Frank Cunningham attended a Monday night gathering at the Masonic Lodge in Ada. The event highlighted community and fraternal activities within the local lodge and drew members from the area.
Mr and Mrs Ray Kemp Mr Layne and Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham fished Wednesday at Texoma reporting a few fish caught during the outing.
Karen Wallis and her dog hunted near the hay meadow Saturday and caught two rabbits. The Wallis family cat and small dog enjoyed the fresh food brought in by Karen.
Mrs Barbara Newby Mrs Lavona Jones Benny and Glenn and Mrs Betty Cunningham attended the water show at Glenwood pool in Ada Friday morning.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Enloe visited Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham on Tuesday according to local society notes.
Mr and Mrs Earl Rose visited Mrs L L Crockett at Holdenville Hospital Sunday. Mrs Crockett is improving this week.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham attended the REA program at the ball park along with Mrs Lavona Jones Mrs Lela Rose Mrs Oma Enloe J W Kirkes Mrs Wanda Caplan and Mrs Thad deus Smith on Friday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham and Mr and Mrs George Cochran visited Mr and Mrs El.
Mr and Mrs Charlie Crow of Healdton visited Mr and Mrs George Collins Mrs Nora Roper and Mr and Mrs Billey Joe Adams and girls Monday.
Union Hill community welcomes Mr Jack Benne and Mrs Benne as they enroll their four children in the local school. Mrs Lois Rhynes and their daughters visited the Rhynes family in Rebee on Monday. Mrs Daisy Binion and Mrs Jimmy Cummings visited Mr and Mrs Jess Little on Sunday.
Ott Harrison of Ada and several couples visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cochran this weekend. Other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones and Mrs. Daisy Binion. The Cochran home nears readiness for move in as Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Crane and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Crane visited Mrs. Roper and Mr. Sunday.
A boy asks for a dime's worth of asafetida charged to Lewellen Higgenbotham. The druggist refuses to write the name and instead offers the medicine with compliments, noting he would not write the name for a dime.
A terse personal reflection by Ken Kraft urges parents to value family time and endure late nights waiting for loved ones to return home, highlighting commitment and gratitude in family life.
The Cochran family aims to finish their new home this weekend so Mr and Mrs Elmer Cochran can move in soon. Local efforts focus on final construction tasks and household readiness.
Mr and Mrs Jimmy Cummings and family of Ada visited Mr and Mrs Dink Binion Sunday, sharing time with the couple and their household.
Mrs Leora Wilfong spent a day with neighbor Callie Rose last week, a rare visit that stands out in a busy era when neighbors have little time for calls or visits.
Sunday School attendance was 35 with N L Garrett filling in for the absent superintendent Don Newby. A special song was performed by the Intermediate and Junior chorus. Visitors included Mrs Lowe and her sister Deb, formerly of Michigan. Training Union attendance was 27. Bible drill participants included Brenda South e, Myra Nell Garrett, Helen Cochran and Larry Cunningham. Services listed: Sunday School 10 am, preaching 11 am, Training Union 7:45 pm, preaching 8:25 pm.
Last week Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henderson of California joined Mr. and Mrs. Bud Jones for a social visit at the Kirke residence.
Last week Miss Nona Kyser of Ada joined Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Karr of Wintersmith Park and several others including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters and Eline of Farmington New Mexico Mrs. Sible Collins Don Newby Mrs. Emm Bolin Euel Janell and Judy and Mr. and Mrs. Peercey and family of Egypt All were greeted as Mrs W C Kari has been on the sick list the past week.
Ozz Tucker and Jimmy from Los Angeles visited Mr and Mrs Leonard Tucker last week, spending time with the Tucker family and sharing news during the informal gathering.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Haines and Mike visited G Boudreaux of Ahloso Sunday afternoon. W J Jones and Delphia of Ada, and Frank Cunning ham visited Billey Joe Adams, George Collins and Booby, and Nora Roper last week. Mrs Pat McAnally and girls visited Mrs Carl Reeves Sunday. Mr and Mrs Carl Reeves visited Buck McAnally and family Monday.
Mrs Daisy Golden had at be shown as leading figures in home study efforts with practical tasks and community involvement highlighted by local observers.
Mr and Mrs Jack Myer visited Mr and Mrs James Rhynes and family on Saturday, sharing time with relatives and enjoying a family gathering.
M L Robertson of Pontotoc moves into the Wayne Pennington home. the Penningtons relocate to the A L Melton residence in Parish Chapel. Rita and Patricia visited in Okmulgee on July 20 and were presented with their first grandchild, a boy weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces.
Mrs Inez Pennington visited Mrs Della James the other afternoon. Little Karl Wade Pennington, learning to talk, saw Inez at the neighbor's and loudly called out Granny Come Home to her.
Miss Chery Melton spent Wednesday and Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cameron and Claude Lee plus Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Horsley and children Jimmy Gary and Janice in Lindsay.
Mrs. Clariece Pennington and Karl Wade along with Mrs. Inez Pennington visited Mrs. C. C. Stinnett in Pauls Valley on Thursday afternoon. Inez learned her son and daughter in law, Cole man Pennington and his wife of Ada, had brought two bushels of apples and one bushel of black eyed peas, adding to her canning workload.
Lee and Janice Horsley of Lind visited Mrs Dale Melton and Cheryl and Claude Horsley on Wednesday.
James McDaniel of Fort Smith Arkansas visited Dale Melton on Friday afternoon.
Neville Pennington has been visiting several Oklahoma towns this week. He spent Monday in Pauls Valley Tuesday in Atoka Wednesday in Chickasha Thursday in Atoka and Tecumseh Friday in Paoli and Saturday in Chickasha again.
Miss Lois Wright of Vaness and Harrell Pennington visited Harrell's grandmother Mrs. C. C. Stinnett in Pauls Valley Thursday afternoon.
Miss Cheryl Melton visited Miss Shirley Farris near Ada Tuesday night.
Mr and Mrs O F Snipes Jr and family and Mr and Mrs Jerry Harrison of Duncan visited Mr and Mrs O F Snipes Sr and Wanda Friday.
Wynnewood visitors Bobby and Junior Shipley and Roy Lee Criswell with Johnny Stracher called on Mr. and Mrs. J. C. James and Mary Sunday evening. Jerry visited the Galeys in center Saturday night. Violet Nelson returned home from Valley View Hospital and is reported to be recovering. Duncan residents Corker Snipes and family visited Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Snipes Sr. and Wanda.
Jim McGee of Oil Center visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burch Thursday. Saturday the Burches visited Elmer Burch and sisters Emmy Flippen and Walde Thompson in Stratford. Austell Horton of Oklahoma City visited Sunday. The Burches saw Barney Gray family and son Jake Gray who is improving after a car accident. C A Potter of Stratford visited Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Dale Melton Cheryl and Claude Horsley visited Mrs. Ralph Horsley in Lindsay Memorial Hospital. A 7 15 pound baby boy named Ricky Lynn died at birth and was buried at Lindsay Friday. Ralph Horsley is the boy’s father and brother to Mrs. Melton.
Mr and Mrs L E Ballard and Mark from Stratford spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ed Varnadore and Ruthie.
Mr and Mrs Coleman Pennington Nelda Sue Roy visited Mr and Mrs Alvie Pennington and Mr and Mrs Neville Pennington Harrell Gene and Karl Wade Sunday night The Coleman Penningtons had just returned from a trip to Springfield Mo
Mrs Johnnie Griffith Barbara and Belinda and Ruth Varnadore visited Mr and Mrs George Pollard in Stratford Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Joan Ballard and Mark of Stratford and Ruth Varnadore visited Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maddox Sunday morning.
Mr and Mrs Andrew Murray of Ada visited her father Jack Jones and Charolette Sunday The group attended church in Galey
Terry Jones spent last week with his brother and family, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Jones in Lawrence.
Report says Karl Wade Pennington was playing with a cat when it bit him. He continues to play with the cat despite the incident.
Mrs Edith Jackson stays in Okmulgee with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs R L Wood and their newborn son Robert Jeffrey. Buel Jackson and daughters Rita and Patricia traveled to Okmulgee Monday to bring Granny home and Rita will stay a few days.
Heard that Neville Pennington was slated for another start of on the go this week and headed for Maysville as the news came in.
D. E. Romanez, 24, of Route 1 Tu pelo is hospitalized at Valley View after a near Madill oil field hauling accident. He suffers scalp contusions and lacerations.
Patsy L. Forehand of 1200 West Fourth was charged Wednesday in JP court with driving to the left of the road center. The charge stems from a June 3 accident occurring 0.2 miles west of Ada on a county road.
The term jurisdiction means the right to exercise legal authority. Courts have jurisdiction only over matters prescribed by law and the person or subject matter must fall within statutory grant. A crowded docket or cost does not remove valid jurisdiction.
Word arrived of the death of Mrs Otto Alkire formerly of Jesse after years as an invalid. She spent her last year with her mother in Stroud and in an Oklahoma City hospital. Her husband Mr Alkire and sons Butch and Dana reside in Plainville Kansas where he works for Continental Owl Co. Oldest son Pat is overseas expecting return in August.
Mrs A M Pharr, who had been under a doctor's care all of last week, was able to make a trip to Ada on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roston Worthy of Holdenville spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wade.
The Lee Millers improve homes across town with upgrades including a new kitchen cabinet and hot water tank installed by Ra ford May of Stonewall. Mrs. Miller notes the changes save travel and time for laundry while Miller plans to expand with two minnow ponds on his land to raise minnows commercially.
Mrs Wayne Truitt returns home after spending two weeks with her mother Mrs Lucille Florence in Milburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Nix hosted last week with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hough visiting on Thursday. Mrs. N. C. Nix of Ada spent the weekend with them.
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