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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
4
A columnist offers practical gift ideas for husbands aiming to please their wives this Christmas. Emphasis is on thoughtful planning, avoiding social cues from friends, and choosing safe, useful items like kitchen utensils, garden tools, furniture, tools, and hobbies to share or provoke interest. The piece uses humor to underscore careful selection.
A neighbor’s child injured on a swing raises questions about liability and medical payments. The article emphasizes that coverage hinges on legal liability, the duty of cooperation with the insurer, and telling the full true story throughout the case.
Lawrence Walthouse argues the secularized Christmas drains true joy. He cites depressions and crime linked to holiday stress, contrasting it with Christian joy rooted in the coming of Jesus Christ and eternal life.
Merle M. Chapman 69 president of Evergreen Mills died unexpectedly at his Shawnee home. An Ada feed firm stockholder and longtime secretary treasurer, he was named president last June. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Roesch Brothers Funeral Home chapel. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Local classified notice inviting readers to buy sell or trade items via the News Classified Acts phone line 332 4433.
An AP report outlines flu symptoms causes and spread with emphasis on A2 Hong Kong strain. It covers diagnosis by lab tests, differences between influenza types, prevention by avoiding crowds, symptoms and treatment, vaccination guidance for elderly or chronically ill, and prognosis for healthy adults.
Glen Jones prepares to be stationed with the U S Air Force. The Joneses and many families attend events in Ada and surrounding towns. Readers note visits to basketball games and an operetta at Vaness School, plus a bowling night in Ada and a Dallas business trip. Christmas holiday travel plans are shared.
Mr and Mrs Terry Roberson visited Mr and Mrs Billy Joe Adams Friday. Rhonda Joni and Pam Ada visited Teresa Golden Friday.
Debbie Henderson spent Saturday with Carol Golden. Mr and Mrs Robert Golden and family attended the Vaness Stonewall ball game at Stonewall Friday night. Gary Golden spent Sunday with Vicky Lancaster.
Daisy Binion Ray Kemp Rev Don Newby and La vona Jones attended the funeral Monday for O. E. Gray at the Oil Center Holiness Church. Mrs Binion Jones Newby and Roxie Golden later visited Mrs Yvonne Gray Monday morning.
Mrs Lucy Boudreaux and Mrs Laura Haines visited Mr and Mrs Bob Ross and Mr and Mrs Champ Looney in Ahloso on Sunday. The social call included talk and refreshments among neighbors and friends.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lancaster and their children were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Delezie r and children Mr. and Mrs. Harold Long and children Gary Golden Mrs. Emma Howell and Earl Ray Tishomingo Addie Mae Caudle Opeka Wise Ulysses Kan Jerry Shropshire and Connie Long.
Mr. and Mrs. David Coots, Sherri and Jimmy Moore, Mrs. Ola Fraley, Teresa Golden, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sellars, Bill Collins and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Joe Adams, Joni, Rhonda and Pam visited Mrs. Nora Roper and Mrs. Sybil Collins recently. Mrs. Collins attended the funeral of O. E. Gray Monday in Oil Center.
Visiting Mr and Mrs Walter McAnally were Mr and Mrs William Henson and Billy Mr and Mrs James Rhynes and family Mr and Mrs Duke Rhynes and family Mr and Mrs J T Tatum and family Mr and Mrs Johnnie Allen and family Mr and Mrs Alvin Mc Anally and family Mr and Mrs Wayne McAnally Mr and Mrs Junior Rhynes and Michelle Mr and Mrs Phil Rhynes and Mr and Mrs Bill McAnally and girls Ada
Mrs Myrtle Archer and Lindell visit Mr and Mrs Lonnie Norton in Maysville with Brenda Ada. Mr and Mrs Larry Archer along with Kimberly and Dale called on Myrtle Archer Lindell and Lawrence on Monday.
George East and others from Loco Hill New Mexico with Mrs Johnnie Little Ava Belle Hobbs and Callie East visited Mr and Mrs Charles Coplen Thursday. Mr and Mrs Coplen later visited Missy Coplen Monday.
Mr Otis Wilson and Mrs Wilson joined Leona in visiting Mr and Mrs Jim Kirkes on Monday.
Mr and Mrs James Simpkins visited Mr and Mrs Albert Simpkins Sunday. Cecil Simpkins and Elbert Simpkins with families John Sweeney and Norma Keith Mildred Laughlin visited Albert Simpkins during the week.
An open house honoring Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp for their 50th wedding anniversary is set for Sunday December 29 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Ray W. Kemp home. Hostesses are their four daughters Mrs. V. O. Layne Ada Mrs. J. R. Layne Corpus Christi Mrs. A. B. Northam Ada and Mrs. J. B. Badgett Norran and friends are invited.
Mrs Effie Lamb and Annie Brandon visit Ada residents while families from Ada Connerville and Shawnee meet for dinners and hospital calls. Several farmers and families from Texas, Oklahoma City, Healdton and Oil Center attend services and funerals in Ada area events.
Mr and Mrs Frank Dryden visited the Maggie and Garar families in Center Sunday. Ruby Dryden attended a funeral for Oren Gray at Oil Center Monday and visited View Hospital Sunday night. Local exchanges note condolences on Louie Dryden and social visits across Stratford Center Pryor and California connections.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Law visited Mr. and Mrs. Milo Pennington on Tuesday. Miss Ruby Dryden and Mrs. Verneice Dryden recently visited the Penningtons.
The passage lists visits to Florence Isaacs by Mrs. Vannie Northam, Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Henson, Mrs. Lorene Scott, and Dwade Patton of Oklahoma City. It notes Dwade Patton attended Oren Gray’s funeral in Oil Center and was a dinner guest of Isaacs. Gale Roberts of Ada joined as a Sunday dinner guest of the Law family.
A humorous column critiques holiday sweets and the mystery of calories. It explains calorie heat units, jokes about willpower, and suggests enjoying treats in moderation before a post holiday fast. It ends with a bizarre note on skinks in Saudi Arabia using flippers.
Warm Gulf Stream waters give Bermuda its status as the world’s northernmost coral-fringed island group. The reefs and lagoons shape a distinct Atlantic maritime environment.
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