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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1944
Page
4
Seaman first class Billy G. Watters arrived Friday afternoon from Great Lakes Training Station to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Watters. He has just completed boat training and leaves Thursday for reassignment at Great Lakes Station.
Mrs. Cook's Beauty Shop offers permanent waving with Paone 2746 for appointments. Mrs. Freddie Jennings of Fox visits sister Mrs. Etna Milburn at 117 East Fourteenth.
Miss Mary Nell Boswell, after seven years in Ada schools, leaves for Oak Ridge Tennessee to take a first grade teaching position.
Ensign Lillian Sarrett returns to her post at Hunters Point San Francisco after a ten day leave spent visiting her parents Mr and Mrs H J Sarrett.
Mr and Mrs J L Morelock are in Dallas over the weekend conducting business as part of W T Rawleighs general merchandise line.
Pvt. Jack Goodwin, grandson of Mr and Mrs J C Lindsey formerly of Ada now of North Hollywood California, was slightly wounded in action in Belgium. He serves as an engineer with an army unit and was wounded on Thanksgiving day.
Lt. Bob E. Baublits stationed at Liberal Kansas as an instructor on a B 24 spends an 18 day leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Scott Baublits in Ada. Mrs E Duckett of Washington DC is a guest of Mr and Mrs I G Killough 300 Kings Road. Mrs Duckett is the former Miss Margaret Wolfe.
Ada residents are asked to watch December mail for a Victory Publishing Company letter outlining how to enroll loved ones in the history titled The Fighting Men of Oklahoma now being compiled.
Spec A 2/e and Mrs Vee Dickey announce the birth of a son on December 8 at Valley View Hospital. Dickey attends a Rhode Island special school and is a former football and basketball star at East Central College. Mrs Dickey is the former Miss Idalee Higginbotham.
Advertisement notes repair service for sewing machines including Singer models and vacuum cleaners. Mentions availability and generic promises of expert service with a concise contact lead.
Mrs. Syble Monroe of 525 West Sixteenth learns her brother Gerald F. Swee ten is safe in England. He serves with the Second Air Force.
Jr. and Mrs. D. W. Shilling of 223 South Oak receive a Christmas basket from their daughter Fairest Shilling Brown stationed with the SPARS at West Palm Beach Florida.
SrSgt. Jay LeFlore of Gard ner Field California with wife and son on a 15 day furlough to visit his parents in Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. O F Johnston report their son Philip M Johnston USMC has safely arrived at his overseas destination after the war department card notice.
Mrs O A Outland and her children Lorna and Robert Leroy with Robert Neill Fooshee, all from Dallas, visit Mrs W M Fooshee en route to Oklahoma City. They attend the funeral of Robert M Kersey, brother of Mrs Outland and Mrs Neill Fooshee. Neill Fooshee’s son Robert Neill stays a week with Mrs W M Fooshee.
Lt. and Mrs. W. K. White announce the birth of a daughter named Dewn Eilene on December 5 at St. John’s Hospital in Tulsa. Lt. White serves with the navy in the Pacific. the child is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy White of Ada.
The Dahlia Unit of the Ada Garden clubs held its annual Christmas party at 100 West Twenty-fifth. New officers installed include president Mrs. Bert Dorsey, vice president Mrs. Hoipkemier, secretary treasurer Mrs. H E Smith, historian Mrs. P J Stidham, reporter Mrs. Herman Hickey, program chair Mrs. Glen Smith. A handkerchief shower honored outgoing president Mrs. Hoipkemier and refreshments followed with members and three new members present.
The Marigold Unit of the Ada Christmas Tea and Bazaar met at Mrs. R. Keyes home on East Main. Officers for the Merigold Unit were announced and an auction sale of garden club gifts supported maintenance of the Marigold Public Park.
Miss Glenese Boley marked her 13th birthday with a party at the Wintersmith Park Clubhouse. Guests, including Mary Ruth Bennett and others, enjoyed an open fire, games, and ice cream.
Faholo class of First Baptist Church held a December 5 meeting hosted by Mrs. Doyle McCoy with Mrs. Dean Sleigh leading devotion. Officers reported on past month activities and planned the December 14 Christmas program in the church chapel. The class surprised teacher Mrs. C. C. Klapp with a handkerchief shower.
The Tanti Study Club Research Department met at Mrs. E. C. Peay’s home with Mrs. R. E. Cowling assisting. Members brought presents for convalescing service men in Fort Sill hospital and heard Mrs. George Metzel review When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Eighteen members and a guest attended.
Charles A. Wells, world traveler, journalist and cartoonist, appears in Ada for six Wells Conferences at the First Christian Church. He will answer provocative questions on imperialism, Hitler, labor, Russia and world war, with a morning hour message at the church. Services start at 7:30 pm nightly.
Mrs Mollie Daggs and her daughter Kathryn return from a month in Los Angeles where Mrs Daggs attended the launching of the attack transport S. S. Clinton with Mrs Al Sanseverino who is employed there.
The meeting opened with Camp Fire cheer Wohelo and Walking Sing. The candle of Good Citizenship was lit. Mildred Hopper played a piano solo. Birthday gifts were given to Meleena Wallace and Patty Delaney. The group Pew date Camp Fire baseball and adjourned with The Sheltering Flame. Rosemary Ethridge scribed.
Kinunka Group girls gathered Wednesday at Glenwood school for a Christmas workshop making cards. The note mentions Christmas crafts and a greeting effort with readers to send greetings.
Adaka Group Adaka Camp Fire girls of Hor ace Mann met on Wednesday to craft lapel pins for Christmas gifts. Attendees included Lor etta eves Kay Fentem Ann Linscheid Frankie Lou Elmore Jan Nabors Sue Thomas Barbara Jean McElreath Loretta Mae Hope Caroline Ridling Derelyn Sue Metz and guardian Mrs Junius Ridling.
A sequence of attendees appears in the social column including Mrs Albright Ms A D Pu rc Mrs Denton Floyd Miss Ruth Hagar Mrs Roland Descans Mrs Merle S Martin Mrs Opal Border and Miss Keefe at the community gathering.
The Busy Bee Blue Birds of Washington school met in M's Clark's room Wednesday afternoon to sell the last of their Christmas cards and plan their Christmas party. The group was served refreshments by guardian Mrs. Floyd.
Guardians meet at the library with Miss Keefe and Mary Nell Boswell highlighted as the Blue Bird Guardian moving to Tennessee. They discuss annual reports, Christmas carol plans, hospital favors, and a scrapbook prize for top news contributions, with officer slate unchanged.
The Happy Blue Birds of Glenwood held a regular meeting at school on Monday. Mary Nell Boswell has left to teach in another state after seven years in Camp Fire work in Ada. Fifteen members attended and new guardian Mrs. A D. Pruitt was introduced as they played games and sang Christmas carols.
Mrs. Jessie Ann Price 46 died at home on East Seventh Street Friday at 10 am. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 pm at Five Mile Cemetery with Criswell Funeral Home in charge. Survived by husband Adrian Price a foster son Harold Eugene Price three sisters Lela Farmer Ada Effie Morris Riverside Calif Cena Kennida Masier Ore and brothers Lewis Hammond Hitchita Clifton Hammond Ada and Fireman 2/c R D Hammond U S Navy.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie McClung Carr 71 were held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Criswell Funeral Chapel with Rev. A W Oliver officiating. Burial followed in Rosedale Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. George Cunningham and Mrs. Imogene Morgan five sons John J Henry Wesley E George W and Jess R Carr two sisters Mrs. John Carr and Mrs. Ada Love and a brother Edward B Mc (truncated)
O E S Past Matrons set Christmas party at Mrs Clyde Alletag home 726 East Fourteenth Tuesday 7 30 p m The Rose Unit Ada Garden Club to meet at Mrs A B Allen 225 West Fourteenth Thursday 3 oclock instead of 230 as announced Pfe Fred L Matthews listed as member of 425th Army Service Forces Band in France providing solemn matches when needed but mainly entertaining Channel Base Section personnel Ada News Classified Ads
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