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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1956
Page
6
Local residents report visits among families in Vanoss and nearby towns. Church events at the First Baptist Church of Vanessa include monthly group singing, fellowship gatherings, and messages by visiting pastors.
Attendance at Union Hill Church Sunday was 35 with all teachers and officers present. Don Newby was baptized Sunday at 2 30 p.m. by Rev Cunningham in Trinity Baptist Church with many relatives and friends in attendance.
A humorous columnist sifts through small-town quirks and weekly observations. Jokes about church plates, debt, and mischief mix with light moral quips. Reverend Charley Grant signs off on a dated note.
The notice names numerous Ada residents including Kinsey Brumley Brumley Miller Walker Chambers McNinch Ray Crow Covey and others. It reports Mrs Ann McNair and S J Chambers on the sick list this week.
Charlie Chambers of Oklahoma City visited his father S. J. Chambers and sister Mrs. Emma Thomas in Vaness on Sunday. Plans are under way for a new First Baptist Church in Vaness with construction hoped to start soon. Gayle McNinch is on the sick list this week.
The journey was delayed as snow blocked roads and the car began having trouble. After a long wait on the road, the trip finally went on when conditions improved.
Cecil Simpkins joined Monte and Gail Izard for a visit with Mr and Mrs Albert Simpkins last week in a brief social update.
Mr. and Mrs. George Smith and daughter traveled to Duncan on Monday. Bob Tilley visited Mr. and Mrs. Bud Jones on Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hudell Bolin visited Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney and family. Mrs. Lela Rose visited her parents.
The column lists numerous local residents and visitors across Francis, Okmulgee, Pontotoc, Ada, and nearby towns. It mentions sickness with Mrs. Crockett and Mrs. Hurley in hospital, Edges of snow ball incident, and several families visiting relatives including the Karrs, McNutt, Wilfong, Peters, and Coplen.
The Bell Transistor, a new electronic device, surpasses vacuum tubes by amplifying sound up to a million times with lower power and longer life. Already used by Long Distance operators to dial distant cities, the tiny transistor promises broader modernization across radios, TVs, hearing aids, and military gear.
Mrs. Elmer Cochran and family received guests on Monday night. Mrs. Johnnie Peercy also visited the Cochran home. Mr. and Mrs. Gail Blankenship of Ada visited Saturday night.
James McClarty 27 of Ada weds La Fay Galbert 25 of Ada. Freeman Dilbeck 22 of Ada weds Lettie Cosper 19 of Allen. Raymond Porter 21 of Ada weds Ann Turner 18 of Gainesville Texas. Lewis Orwell 21 of Midwest City weds Kathryn Walker 17 of Ada. Haskell Streater 26 of Wewoka weds Lucy Horn 19 of Wewoka. Paul Davenport 22 of Ada weds Barbara Sexton 19 of Ada.
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