Ada News History Consolidations and Rates in 1910s
The Ada editorials note consolidations among Ada papers from 1910 to 1953 and provide carrier and mail subscription rates. It lists Ada Evening News and Ada Weekly News carriers in Ada and annual mail prices for Oklahoma and outside Oklahoma, framing period newspaper evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County Enterprise
Ada Star- Democrat
Ada Times-Democrat
Ada Evening News
Ada Weekly News
Ada
Pontotoc
Oklahoma
New Year Resolutions Followed by Inevitable Breaks
A humorous meditation on New Year resolutions. The piece catalogs common promises from dieting to patience and of being nicer, then notes how, after the rush of the new year, most resolutions quickly fade as the old habits return. It ends with a cheeky nudge to break the first resolution.
Willful Malice Defies Bankruptcy In Auto and Personal Injuries
The article contrasts two motorists who file for bankruptcy after crashes. One managed to discharge most debts in a stormy high speed crash. the other faced non dischargeable liability for wilful and malicious acts. It expands on the Bankruptcy Act’s mercy toward debtors but limits it for intentional harm.
Editor's Note Encourages More Front Page Material
The editor thanks correspondents for last week's submissions and notes front page material is back to normal after a short shortage. Readers are urged to contribute more cute items and photos, with an extra two dollars paid for any photograph used from a correspondent.
Automobile Industry Drives One-Seventh of U S Jobs
The automotive sector now accounts for about one in seven jobs in the United States economy, underscoring its outsized role in employment, manufacturing, and demand across related industries.
Harlin in poor condition after two-car Ada crash
Rodney Harlin, 25, of Ada, remains listed in poor condition at Valley View after a Tuesday two-car crash at 30th and Brick Plant Road. His 3-year-old son Teddy was released from the hospital, while Melvin Bradford, 17, of Route 1, Roff, was involved in the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Harlin
West 13Th
Ada
Valley View
Teddy
Harlin
Melvin Bradford
Route 1
Roff
Brick Plant Road
Firemen Battle Ada Home Fire No Damage Reported
Ada firemen rushed Wednesday to the residence of Glen Spencer at 1001 South Constant Street when an overheated central heating unit ignited lint. No damage resulted and the blaze was contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Glen Spencer
South Constant
Around the County Highlights Holiday Gatherings
Local notices list numerous families visiting Ada and area for Christmas. Residents in Byng Duncan Oklahoma City and surrounding towns hosted relatives from Dallas, Houston, Tulsa and Konawa. Meals and visits spanned Christmas Day and the weekend with extended family reunions.
Wedding brings many relatives to Ada area
Visiting relatives gathered for the wedding of Sammie Scates and Tim Milligan. Guests included Ralph Milligan of Amarillo and Mrs. George Milligan Sr. of Pennsylvania. Several families shared holiday dinners and visits across Ada, Sulphur, Stratford, Denver, Tulsa, and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Milligan
Kate Brown
NaDean Seates
Tim Milligan
Ada
Ralph Milligan
Amarillo
Tex
George Milligan Sr
Meeks Family Hosts Holiday Guests and Sunday Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Meeks entertained holiday guests Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Meeks with Greg and Sally from Chicago. Sunday visitors included Mrs. Elath Wallis, Mrs. Mary Mead of Lane Oklahoma, and Mr. Elmer Ray of Ada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Meeks
E. E. Meeks
Greg
Sally
Chicago
Elath Wallis
Mary Mead
Lane
Okla
Elmer Ray
Ada
Christmas Visitations and Family Gatherings Across Ada and Stratford
A long list of Christmas celebrations shows the Martin and Pennington families hosting and visiting relatives in Ada Stratford Lawton Duncan Lindsay and nearby towns. Names include J C Martin Mildred Melton Kenny Martin Ronnie Ward Mike Oma Janelle Becky Stout Harrell Gene Pennington Karl Wade Daphne Cruce and many others with travel between homes for holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Melton
Kenneth Martin
Sherron
Mike
Oma Janelle
Ahloso
Becky Stout
San Angelo
Tex
J. C. Martin
Tony Martin
Ada
Bill Hopper
Pickett
Oma
Janelle
George Ward
Ronnie
Mike Martin
Coleman Pennington
Roy
Harrell
Gene Pennington
Rodney Lynn
Stratford
Neville Pennington
Karl Wade
Alva Pennington
Avery Pennington
Bill Killian
Gary
Kevin
Lawton
Penningtons
Marvin Hamblin
Mildred
Cheryl Melton
Velma Horsley
Verna McCurdy
Christine Martin
John Horsley
Claude Horsley
Chery
Linda Tate
Roanne Wigley
Cheryl
Paul Cameron
Claude Lee
Lindsay
Christmas Visitors Populate Local Homes in Ada and Stratford
Day and Sunday guests filled the Ada and Stratford area as families hosted relatives including Maddox, Varnadore, James, Bradley, Horsley and others. Visitors spanned Oklahoma City, Denison, Moore, and Lightning Ridge with festive gatherings across Christmas Eve and Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Maddox
Alma Maddox
Rita Jackson
Della Maddox
Jeannie
Francis Taylor
Neva Jo
Karen Hooks
Bob Penrod
Karen
Susan
Becky
Dina
Lightning Ridge
Maddox
Baz McDonald
Homer
Lillie Shook
Ada
Bryan Taylors
Oklahoma City
Bob Adams
Denison
Tex
Manley Charles Maddox
Joe Maddox
Wes
Stratford
Moore
Everett
Bryan Jr
Dickie Dee Taylor
Don Crisp
Tony
Ed Varnadore
Varnadore
Patsy Ada
Ruth Crisp
Frank James
Everett, Bryan Jr
Varnadores
Christmas Guests and Obituary in Oakman
Over Christmas Mr and Mrs J M Nance hosted relatives from Cedar Rapids Tulsa Holdenville and Dallas. Other dinners included Lonnie East Bobby Hodges Noble Jobe Dean Hodges and Billy Lee families. About seventy relatives attended. Leslie Dice Biard died December 23 at eighty nine after 54 years in Oakman. Funeral Monday at Smiths Funeral Chapel with burial in Rosedale Cemetery.
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ILA Pevehouse
J.M. Nance
Bobby Ray Nance
Pammie
Nancy
Danny
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Haskell Nance
Loree
Tulsa
Nance
Earnest Cox
Holdenville
Ray Whittington
Dallas
Tex
Bobby Hodges
Donna
Richard
Randy
Lonnie East
Noble Jobe
Genice
Catrina
Venissa and Noble Jr
Dean Hodges
Ada
Leslie Dice Biard
Oakman
Smith
Rosedale
Obituary Notices from Ada Area Readers
Mrs Beulah Newlund died Dec 23 at her home Rt 3 Ada. Funeral was Monday at First Methodist Ada with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Her husband W L Newlund. Mr and Mrs Roger Lancaster and Stephen Oklahoma City visited with his parents Marion Lancaster Chuck Connie and Thressa Jo. Bill and Vernon Pevehouse visited Saturday with the Lancaster family. Mrs Louise Robertson Ada visited Friday with Angie Wright.
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Lester Lillard
Bill Barrett
Ada
J. L. Eppler
Justin Vogt
Oklahoma City
Corky Snipes
Duncan
Fletcher
Wanda Snipes
Charlie Wright
Stratford
Mrs. Snipes
Beulah Newlund
Rt. 3
First Methodist Church
Memorial Park Cemetery
W. L. Newlund
Roger Lancaster
Stephen
Marion Lancaster
Chuck
Connie
Thressa Jo
Bill
Vernon Pevehouse
Lancaster
Louise Robertson
Angie Wright
Curtis Hogue
Cathey
Ronnie
Scotty
Scott Jones
Charlie Hogue
Steedman
Free Will Baptist Church
Wilson
Wadlington Kin Attend Funeral in Oakman
Mrs. Lillian Wadlington of Evergreen Colorado visits Oakman for Christmas and attends the funeral of her brother in law L D Peard. Her son Billy Wadlington and family from Fort Worth join for the holidays. Carter Williams and his father in law Mr Smith of Holdenville visit Carter and Mrs Carter at Christmas dinner with Mrs Ollive and Dorothy in Ada. Others present include the Summers family from Tulsa Bartlesville and Sherman Texas and Mrs Odus Light from Ellenwood Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thorin
Greta
Denver
Colo
Bill Gentry
Fort Worth
Katie Davis
Roff
C. A. Gentry
Tulsa
Howard Watts
Lillian Wadlington
Evergreen
Oakman
L.D. Péard
Billy Wadlington
George Carter
Carter Williams
Oklahoma City
Smith
Holdenville
Ollive
Dorthy
Ada
Summer
Alvin Summers
Winston Summers
Faith
Bartlesville
Emmett Summers
Sherman
Bobby Ramar Released From Valley View Hospital
Bobby Ramar was discharged from Valley View Hospital on Thursday, marking the end of his treatment or observation period. No further medical updates were provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Ramar
Valley View Hospital
Christmas Visits and Dinners Across Ada Area Families
Ira Wommach admitted to Valley View Hospital Friday afternoon. Ada households hosted relatives over Christmas including the Smiths, Ellisons, Nortons, Harbers, Hamp ton, Cook, Hamptons, and many others. Families gathered for dinners, plays, and church services as listed, with several military families noted. (Continued on Page Six)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Wommach
Valley View Hospital
Lindell Smith
Terri
Mike
Altus
Jon Ann
New Year Holiday Tone Faces Shifts In Observance
In a reflective piece BUZZY BONEHOUSE questions what preserves New Year’s Day as a holiday amid changing customs. The essay weighs football, mood, and tradition, speculates on personal reconstruction, and cites shifting Latin American views and the decline of New Year resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Labor
Congress
Royal Neighbor
Fragmented quote prompts unclear nurses surgeons reference
A garbled text fragment mentions nurses and surgeons with a provocative line about a blonde and a verse. The readable parts do not form a coherent event, person, or organization.
Best season here in 1966, wishes for health and happiness
A nostalgic verse wishes health and happiness for 1966 and counts blessings across the year. The speaker, J. Walter Anspaugh, offers seasonal cheer and warm regards to readers and their households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Walter Anspaugh
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Harvey Mitchell
Linda
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Stratford Nursing Home
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Lottie
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Jerry McKinney
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