Ada pioneer Alex Odom dies at 81
Alex Odom longtime Ada resident and former Santa Fe railroad employee died at 419 West Thirteenth after a yearlong heart illness. Born in Jonesboro Alabama he moved to Indian Territory in 1879 and lived near Sailisaw. Survived by wife Georgia and numerous children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Alex Odom
Ada
Santa Fe Railroad
West Thirteenth
Mr. Odom
Jonesboro
Ala
Indian Territory
Sailisaw
Old Stonewall
Frisco
Odom
Georgia
Ethel Sizemore
Davie Brooks
Iva Jones
Ruby Poulter
Shawnee
Dolly Kinsey
Bethany
Ruth Shanks
Oklahoma City
Nina Berryman
Reignac
France
Willie
Edward
Tulsa
Rachel Morton
Shamrock
Ada Stevens
Clinton
Ida Buster
HD Council Sets Meeting and Lunch
The county Home Demonstration Council will meet Friday February 3 at 10 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Ada. Club presidents and secretaries should attend. Miss Martha Mote urges all club members to join. A covered dish luncheon is set for noon with Cedar Grove as hostess club.
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County Home Demonstration Council
First Baptist Church
Ada
Martha Mote
Cedar Grove
Electric Pads and Blankets Risk to Babies in Oklahoma
Prof Glenn Bryant of Oklahoma A M College warns that electric pads and blankets pose electrocution risks to babies when moisture is present. He urges moisture proof covers between infants and heating devices to prevent short circuits and accidental shocks.
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Stillwater
Glenn Bryant
Oklahoma A&m College Technical Training School
Oklahoma
Bryant
Fruit Medley Dessert Prepared With Fresh Pears
Sliced fresh pears mix with pineapple oranges grapefruit and fresh dates in a glass bowl for a showy company dessert. Use bite sized canned pineapple for appearance and membrane free orange and grapefruit sections. Pit and sliver dates and add maraschino berries for color.
Lawrence Boy Wins Struggle with Polio
Lawrence special report profiles Wendell Sherrell a Lawrence high school basketball standout who battled polio from infancy. Although left leg lagged his right he learned to keep pace. now a straight A student and top scorer on the Lawrence team he plays daily with braces off and on. His father works at the Ideal Cement Company quarry and he has two sisters Patsy and Sandra.
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Wendell Sherrell
Lawrence
Sherrell
Eddie Sweatt
Virgil Medlock
Medlock
Lawrence Quintet
D. W. Sherrell
Ideal Cement Company
Patsy
Bebee News Roundup Highlights Local Social Visits
Mrs Edd Berryman Kay and Charles visited Ada residents Wednesday night. Melvin Newby subscribed to ADA WEEKLY. Jewel Boyd spent Tuesday with her mother in Jones Chapel. Beebe School children completed polio shots though some could not due to illness. Hollis Kite family shared Thursday supper with P P Kite. Leo Scott visited with Karl Tilley and Carlton Lee. Mike and Ricky Choate stayed with grandparents John Norton.
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Edd Berryman
Kay and
Charles
Mrs
Elmer Lee
Ada
Jewel Boyd
Jack Teel
Jones Chapel
Mike and
Ricky Choate
John Norton
Bebee
Saturday Visitors Include Estes and Hightower Guests
Raymond Thompson visited Saturday with Junior Capes. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Estes of Ada visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hightower.
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Raymond Thompson
Capes
Barney Estes of
Ada
W. H. Hightower
Atkeson and Pinley Family Visit Saturday Night
Mr and Mrs Pete Atkeson hosted a visit Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Carl Pinley of Worstell joining them.
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Pete Atkeson
Carl Pinley
Worstell
Mrs. Virgil Meek and Lavoid Visit Tue Morning
Mrs. Virgil Meek and Lavoid visited Tuesday morning with Mr. in a brief social call, leaving no further details available in the fragment.
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Virgil Meek
Lavoid
W. H. Hightower
Aging Population Grows Since 1900 Says Census
Since 1900 the share of Americans aged 65 and over has doubled, according to the U S Census Bureau. The finding highlights shifts in population demographics and aging trends across the United States.
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United States
U.S
Weather brings needed moisture and pasture aid
The report notes snow and rain providing essential moisture for pastures long parched, with expectations of improved grazing. Dr Leonard Webster of the Westview Mission visited Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs J K Smith.
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Leonard Webster
Westview Mission
J. K. Smith
Corvins Visit Pinleys Family Gathering in Worstell
Mr and Mrs H L Corvin spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Albert Pinley and their children in Worstell for a family visit.
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H. L. Corvin
Albert Pinley
Worstell
Local visits and Army discharge noted in eight families
Mrs. M. C. Hood and Jerry visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs P. Paul Hatcher of Roff visited Monday evening in the A L Cape home. Paul has just received his discharge from the Army after Korea service. Mr and Mrs Earlin Haskins visited Sunday afternoon with Rev and Mrs Fred Hooper of Stratford.
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Paul Hatcher
Roff
A. L. Cape
Paul
Korea
Earlin Haskins
Fred Hooper
Stratford
McDonald Family Dinner Guests Of Mrs. Preston
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. McDonald and Dennis were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Mabel Preston. The visit highlighted a family gathering at Preston’s home.
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M. M. McDonald
Dennis
Mabel Preston
Ada
Visitors call on local residents Saturday night and Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tilley hosted visitors including R. E. Tilley of Westview Deryel Farmer and Jean Golden on Saturday night. Wesley May visited Sunday morning with Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Hood and their girls. Leslie Perry and Sondra called Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Teel and their children of Ada.
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Karl Tilley
Gerald
Carlton Lee
R. E. Tilley
Westview
Deryel Farmer
Jean Golden
Mrs. Wesley May
Mrs
T. S. Hood
Leslie Perry
Sondra
Hershel Teel
Ada
Social visiting noted from Maxwell and area
Ronnie Newby and Dewayne Roberts visited Saturday morning with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brecheen of Maxwell. O. S. Whitson and Henry were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Kite and children Wednesday night.
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Hollis Kite
P. P. Kite
Ronnie Newby
Dewayne Roberts
Mrs. W. B. Brecheen
Maxwell
O. S. Whitson
Henry
Mrs. Hollis Kite
Mrs Gracie Hayes Returns Home After Oklahoma Visit
Mrs Gracie Hayes came home Friday from Oklahoma City where she stayed a week with Mr and Mrs Don Henson to meet her new granddaughter Sheila Renee Henson who is two weeks old.
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Gracie Hayes
Oklahoma City
Don Henson
Sheila Renee Henson
Ada Families Share Weekend Visits Across City
Larry and Steve Booth of Ada spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Vernon Scaff and Mrs J W Booth. Mr and Mrs M C Hood and Jerry and Mrs Allie Hood visited Friday night with Mr and Mrs P P Kite. Mrs Leora Wilfong and Glen visited and had lunch with Mr and Mrs Odis Wilfong of Ada Saturday. Mr and Mrs Earlin Haskins visited Sunday evening with Mr and
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Larry and
Steve Booth
Ada
Vernon Scaff
J. W. Booth
Mrs. M. C. Hood
Jerry
Mrs
Allie Hood
P. P. Kite
Leora Wilfong
Glen
Odis Wilfong
Mrs. P. FP. Kite
Sunday Socials Reach Ada Visitors and Local Families
A series of Sunday visits and weekend stays bring together many local residents and Ada guests. Hazel Newby Larry and Edith McDaniel join M C Burk Oma Ward in Ada. Ray Roberts family and Joy Roberts visit Odis Roberts in Ada. L C Jaquess with Stanley Bartee group. Alvin Wells Ada guests G C Wells Billy. Jerry McDaniel calls on Vanlandingham in Pickett. Allie Hood stays with P F Kite. Wilma Coleman from Shawnee visits Barbara Ann McDonald. H C Hood Johnnie Jean with Earlin Haskins drop by Hood home. O S Whitson Henry dine with Hollis Kite family. Lynna Horton and boys visit from Center, Edd Walker from Oklahoma City.
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Hazel Newby
Larry
Edith McDaniel
M. C. Burk
Oma Ward
Ada
Lynna Horton
Boys
Center
Edd Walker
Oklahoma City
M. M. McDonald
Dennis
Baptism in Ada church crowds and visitors
Mrs. Melvin Newby and Mrs. Earl McDaniel attended a baptism at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada Sunday afternoon where Newby’s son Don was baptized. Visitors included Mr and Mrs J B Hood Junior Billy Betty and Donnie and Mr and Mrs Gene Hood. Violet Hurley, long hospitalized at Valley View, is reported much better. Bad weather reduced Sunday School attendance to 38 at Free Will Baptist Church.
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Melvin Newby
Earl McDaniel
Trinity Baptist Church
Ada
J. B. Hood
Junior
Billy
Betty
Donnie
H. C. Hood
Johnnie
Gene Hood
Violet Hurley
Valley View Hospital
Free Will Baptist Church
Sun
Cage Team Dominates With Sherrell and Sweatt Scoring
Sherrell shares scoring honors with Eddie Sweatt as the cage team posts a 7-1 record in its class.
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Sherrell
Eddie Sweatt
Sunday Church Services Note Absences and Visits
Day morning report notes two teachers absent while Rev. Scott Jones delivered both morning and evening messages. Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. Donald Koontz visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Tilley and their boys.
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Scott Jones
Donald Koontz
Ada
Karl Tilley
Haskins Family and Ada Visitors Spend Evening
Mr. and Mrs. Earlin Haskins and Mrs. T S Hood with Ann and Wanda Jean visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. William Earl Haskins, Robert and Linda of Ada.
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H. C. Hood
Johnnie Jean
Earlin Haskins
T. S. Hood
Ann
Wanda Jean
William Earl Haskins
Robert
Linda
Ada
Visit Recap: Tilleys and Scott Family Guests
Mr and Mrs Karl Tilley and Gerald and Carlton Lee visited Sunday night with Mr and Mrs Leo Scott, Donna Kaye and Sherry.
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Karl Tilley
Gerald
Carlton Lee
Leo Scott
Donna Kaye
Sherry
Ada couple visits Perry family for Sunday supper
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Horton of Ada visited and had supper Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Perry and family.
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Bud Horton
Ada
Leslie Perry
Subscriptions Noted For Ada Weekly Couple
Mr and Mrs Alec Capes are listed as subscribers to the ADA WEEKLY this week in a local readers roster.
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Alec Capes
ADA
Joy Roberts Family Visits and Ada Business Purchase
Mr and Mrs Joy Roberts and Joy Jr visited Mr and Mrs Ray Roberts and Pam and Ricky on Friday night. Mrs Melvin Newby visited Saturday morning with Mr and Mrs Grover Tyree of Ada. The Tyrees recently bought a business in Ada and are former Guthrie residents. Mrs Tyree and Mrs Newby are sisters.
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Melvin Newby
Grover Tyree
Ada
Tyrees
Guthrie
Tyree
Mrs. Newby
Wells Family Visit Over Sunday Afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Wells and Billy visited Sunday afternoon with Mrs. H. K. Wells of Ada.
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G. C. Wells
Billy
H. K. Wells
Ada
Sisters visit Texas brother for another week
Mrs. Mary Patterson and Mrs. Myrtle McClain of Texas are here visiting their brother, T. L. Hurley, Sr. They plan to be here for an other week.
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Mary Patterson
Myrtle McClain
Texas
T. L. Hurley
Delbert Tucker and Kay McGalliard Visit Saturday Night
Delbert Tucker and Miss Kay McGalliard visited Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hood, sharing a social evening.
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Delbert Tucker
Miss Kay McGalliard
Mrs
Gene Hood
Birthday party honors Pam Roberts at home
Mrs Ray Roberts hosted a Friday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Pam turning four. Guests received balloons and tootsie roll pops, photos were taken, favorite TV programs watched, and cake ice cream and hot chocolate were served to a list of relatives and friends including Junior Cape Raymond Thompson Dennis McDonald Carolyn Joy Roberts Jr Dock Sellars Sondra Kaye Perry Mrs Mary Sellars Mrs M M McDonald Mrs Joy Roberts Sr Mrs Leslie Perry Ricky Ray Roberts Mrs Ray Roberts and Pam Roberts. Gifts were sent by Mrs Bess Roberts Mr and Mrs J W Murray and Mr and Mrs Odis Roberts.
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Ray Roberts
Pam
Junior Cape
Raymond Thompson
Dennis McDonald
Carolyn and
Joy Roberts Jr
Dock Sellars
Sondra Kaye Perry
Mary Sellars
M. M. McDonald
Joy Roberts
Leslie Perry
Ricky Ray Roberts
Pam Roberts
Bess Roberts
J. W. Murray
Odis Roberts
Hood Family Visit For Supper In Colbert
Mr and Mrs H C Hood and Gene Hood visited and had supper with Mr and Mrs J B Hood and their children in Colbert.
Social News Briefs From Ada Residents Visits
Mrs. Cora Whitson spent Tuesday and Wednesday night with her sister Mrs. Cora Dodson of Ada. The Whalin and Raper couples from Las Vegas and Ada visited Clyde Boyd. The Jones couples from Worstell and Ada were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones.
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Cora Whitson
Mrs
Cora Dodson
Ada
Colbert Whalin
Las Vegas
Nev
John Raper
Clyde Boyd
Social visits span Wednesday to Thursday evenings
Mr. and Mrs. Thad Sellars visited Wednesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Perry and family. Miss Johnnie Jean Hood visited Thursday evening with Miss Sherry Scott. Edd Berryman stayed in Oklahoma City Wednesday night as guest of his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Berryman and children. Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Jones and Miss Berlene Meek visited Monday night with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones and family of Worstell.
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Farrel Jones
Mrs. Arthur Jones
Worstell
Thad Sellars
Mrs. Leslie Perry
Johnnie Jean Hood
Sherry Scott
Edd Berryman
Oklahoma City
Mrs
J. B. Berryman
Berlene Meek
Arthur Jones
Homey Type Cookies Score Big in Taste Test
The piece reports a sample of cookies earning top ratings from a few dozen tasters. Molasses with oats gives a crisp chewy texture, stored well in tin, suggestions for enjoying with milk tea or coffee, plus an easy one bowl method and a recipe yielding about two and a half dozen cookies. It also reviews Dr Spock and Dr Lowenberg's Feeding Your Baby and Child, noting its guidance on family meals and child nutrition.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
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