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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
3
A homey recipe for baking two pike with lemon stuffing yields six to eight servings. The dish uses celery onion bread crumbs lemon rind sour cream or mayonnaise and paprika for a moist filling. bake two fish 400 then 350 degrees until flaky. A simple tartar sauce recipe accompanies and a green salad with cucumbers complements the meal.
Rev Doyle Cox was guest speaker at morning church services Sunday. Rev Merl Wilson, pastor, delivered the evening message. Youth Fellowship will be held at the church Saturday night with speaker Rev Billy Ray Wood. Services begin at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Thermon Holland and Mr. Rose of Colo. are parents of a baby girl born January 6 weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces. Mrs. Holland is formerly of the Vanoss community.
Clifford Fullen and James Briggs installed two classroom stores Sunday morning for the beginners and the young married class. We will now be able to enjoy our Sunday School class without freezing. T. C. Reed entered Cowling Hospital Wednesday night and lives with his daughter Mrs. Norrell Vandegriff.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Henson of Bebee announce the birth of daughter Sheila Renee on January 10. Grandmother Gracie Hayes of Bebee and paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Henson of Parish Chapel are listed as relatives.
Mr and Mrs Willis Griffin of Fort Wayne Indiana announce the birth of an 8 pound 2 ounce son on December 24 Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Griffin of Stonewall Stonewall is named in the family note and highlights the new arrival for local readers
Daronda Sue Roundtree celebrates her first birthday on Thursday January 12. She is the niece of Susie and daughter of Mr and Mrs Jimmy Ray Roundtree.
Mr and Mrs James Briggs and Gary Don visited Mr and Mrs Marvin Briggs for Sunday dinner, joined by Bill and Howard Briggs during the gathering.
Montie Gail Whisenhunt, daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Whisenhunt of Denver City, Tex, was the first baby born in Yoakum County in 1956. She arrived at 8 24 p.m. Monday Jan 2 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs Whisenhunt is the former Charlene Williams, daughter of Mr and Mrs R C Williams of Stonewall.
Mr and Mrs Garrett Beller visited Ada Hall in Ada on Sunday afternoon, sharing time with Mrs Hall in a family gathering hosted at her home.
Mrs Merl Wilson spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Kenneth Satterwhite in Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Gerald Price and Ronda Kay joined churchgoers Sunday night as visitors, participating in the evening gathering.
Mrs Patricia Stone and daughters Peggy and Brenda and Mrs Joy Roundtree and son Stephen spent Thursday with Mrs Stone's mother Mrs Clifford Anson of Homer. Pat and I have a good deal now. Our husbands work the same shifts with the same days off. So they exchange rides and this always leaves us a car.
The 1957 ABC bowling tournament is scheduled to be held in Fort Worth Texas. Local organizers expect strong participation from teams across the region and anticipate competitive matches at the Fort Worth venue.
A brisk note checks traders on freshness by eye brightness scale adherence and firm flesh touch to ensure quality seafood in commerce.
A stork shower honored Mrs. Evelyn Rhoades of Wichita Kansas at Union Hill with her mother Mrs. E E Agee hosting on Tuesday January 10. Guests included Mrs. Ola Mae Cook Mrs. Ruby Simpkins and others while gifts came from numerous relatives and friends across Kansas and Wyoming. Refreshments were served after the gathering.
Cedar Grove Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Baxter Scroggins home for the January session with 11 members and guests including Mrs. R J Bruhin. Committee appointments were made for kitchen decoration program and exhibit while Burl Harris spoke on inheritance and estates. A social auction and gifts followed as plans for February were announced.
Mr and Mrs Max Philp announce the birth of a daughter Tuesday morning in Wesley Hospital Oklahoma City This is the third child for the Philps Mrs Charles Bigham and Susie spent Thursday night in Seminole with the Alfred Glenns Five year old Shirley Glenn came down with the measles so Susie may be next
Mrs. Wendell Harris and Mrs. Luther Harris remain hospitalized at Valley View with ailments near jaundice. W A Glenn also a patient after a back injury. Alfred Glenn visits his father Monday evening. Bill Harris, in the U S Navy, heads to San Francisco for duty on January 23.
Mrs Welton Stanford was honored with a layette shower Thursday evening in the Baptist Church annex. Hostesses included Mrs Audrey Kaiser and others. guests listed include Mesdames Georgia Underhill Ponto toc Lela Bigham and D L Stanford among attendees.
Midwinter wardrobe refresh pattern No 3041 offers three sleeveless blouse designs in sizes 10 through 20 with detailed yardages for size 16 and price 35 cents. Send pattern request with name address style number and size to Pattern Bureau Ada Weekly News Ada Oklahoma or New York address. extra 5 cents for first class mail. The Spring-Summer Fashion World issue is on sale for 25 cents with color illustrations.
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan once produced about half of the world copper supply and now furnishes roughly four percent of the domestic copper supply, reflecting a major drop in regional output.
The African buffalo is considered one of the most dangerous forms of wild game.
Pontotoc County moves toward a close to the March of Dimes campaign with chairman Bowie Ballard Jr. noting uncertain outcome. Coin collections trend similar to last year as school cards roll in and totals from Lawrence Fitzhugh Ahloso Byng Midway rise. The Mother’s March is set for Jan 31 evening and a benefit auction is planned for Saturday at Stonewall.
Ada News ad notes higher returns on investment with improved listings and pricing options. Readers are urged to compare value, with emphasis on visibility and cost efficiency for advertisers.
State law effective July 1, 1955 authorizes bounties on coyotes and bobcats with payments of 2.50 for an adult coyote and 1.50 for a young one. Hunters must prove kills by submitting scalp containing ears to the county clerk for approval and payment, as Virgil Williams notes issues with aging, brittle ears.
The Pontotoc County Textbook Committee will meet Monday night at 7 30 in County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell’s office in the county courthouse. The group had been set to meet tonight in Mitchell’s office.
R. Burl Harris was named president of the Pontotoc County Bar Association at the annual meeting in the District Court room Wednesday afternoon. Wayne H. Lewis was named vice president, Jim F. Gassaway was elected secretary treasurer and C. L. McArthur was placed on the county library board.
A brittle scalp critique notes excessive years on ears, claiming they disqualify. The remark paints a humorous, skeptical view of aging features in a caricature setting. Behavioral tone suggests satire on judging appearances.
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