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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1964
Page
4
The Ada weekly and evening editions show multiple consolidations from 1901 to 1953 with Ada area papers The Ada Morning and Evening News listings note mail and carrier prices and a dedicated telephone line FE 2 4453 for Ada Oklahoma residents
The Oklahoma Cattleman's Association delegates toured Ada venues and discussed beef imports affecting the U S cattle market. Observers noted affluence among attendees and questioned the source of foreign beef imports and American risk capital behind ranches and feeding stations.
A humorous note finds county commissioners and city managers facing more problems than in past days as a pastor once did, reflecting talking points about local governance.
A patriotic reflection urges readers to pause on Independence Day and remember the meaning of liberty. It honors those who fought and died for freedom, reminding that the price of liberty remains in daily gratitude and vigilance.
A two car collision at Fourteenth and Townsend marked Ada Oklahoma's first traffic accident of July 1964. Mary Ann Hailey 18 Route 3 Konawa was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign and forfeited a $10 bond. Other Municipal Court cases include public drunkenness fines and driving offenses with various bond forfeitures and fines.
Ada will ring bells in public buildings churches and schools for four minutes starting at noon Saturday to honor American Heritage. Mayor Roy Sneed signed the proclamation as Norman Mayor Earl Sneed and Oklahoma Ring the Bells for Freedom Committee Chair Douglas V. Magers lead the movement.
Ada reports five curfew cases in the last 10 days as police note youths under 18 are forbidden on streets from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. on weekdays and 11:30 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Officers must arrest those found out without a parent or guardian.
The piece warns that states unable to elect legislatures by January could face anarchy or, paradoxically, convenient bliss. It notes the irritation of rough roads left unrepaired for six months after a hard day.
A columnist muses on Fourth of July customs from town picnics to fireworks and speeches. The piece ponders nostalgia, quality of oratory, music, and whether the day should center on reading immortal phrases from Jefferson Adams and Patrick Henry to enrich civic observance.
The public increasingly seeks bargains as rising living costs strain budgets. People reassess value and penny counting returns, echoing a Franklin mindset that people should always seek value of money.
The author recalls a yearly summer memory of a distinguished man in a white suit who endures tropical heat with servants. He appears as a British official or plantation owner, admired in film and literature, seemingly able to “beat” the heat.
Cattle price declines distress local cattlemen and ripple through the economy. Despite the downturn, Pontotoc County holds assets in the cattle industry that will endure the rough market, offering some stability for the area even as profits slip.
The record lists Sunday gathering with the Evans family including Mr. Evans and his sister. It notes Mike Evans, five, hospitalized in Oklahoma City with infection. Also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Evans and Houston Evans family traveling to Sherman Texas to visit relatives. Myrtle Evans visited Bryan Thomas. Charles Crawford of Tulsa. all attended Thomason home Sunday dinner.
A selection begins with the poem The Touch of the Master's Hand about an old violin auctioned for increasing sums after a gray haired man plays it, followed by humor and aphorisms on safety belts back seat drivers punctuality luggage and overeating attributed to Franklin P. Jones and Anita Richmond and nature.
A reflective opinion piece argues adolescence resembles a state of prolonged dormancy rather than a defined phase, challenging conventional timelines and suggesting the teen years feel like a suspended, uneasy interval.
A quirky note from a writer about a flawless garden year with perfect crops and luck, followed by a humorous verse about a club member’s joy tangled with chores. Betty Billipp’s playful tone contrasts poetry with domestic tasks.
A collection of humorous lines on life and aging. Snippets comment on timing, speed, and domestic quirks with wry tone. The bits reference Richard Armour, a slaving housewife and salesman, and ideas on heredity versus environment in light, witty fashion.
Mrs. Ruth Sutton Hansel Burk Mrs. Wanda Lamb and Minnie Lewis attended Joe Sanders funeral at Sacred Heart Mission on Wednesday. Alene Tucker Ruth Sutton and Minnie Lewis visited Zera Lee Sanders Tuesday and delivered food to help with the dinner.
Mr and Mrs Casey Thom as and Jimmy had dinner Sunday with Mr and Mrs Bryan Thomas.
The Houston Evans family arrived Wednesday from Hollywood California and are spending a few days with relatives and friends. They visited Mr and Mrs Frank Lewis last week.
Mrs Ruth Sutton and Minnie Lewis visited Nannie Cox on Tuesday afternoon in a brief social call.
Howard Lewis Kona wa died with Carylon Houston his wife. Carylon was raised in Oil Denver.
Mr and Mrs Paul Tucker along with Paula and Tonya attended an all night singing convention in Dallas Saturday night keeping with a long standing community music tradition.
Zera Lee Sanders visited Mrs Hansel Burk and Minnie Lewis Thursday morning. She left Thursday afternoon to spend a few days with her daughter Sabrina Ann.
Wanda Lamb Alene Tucker and Ruth Sutton visited Mrs Frank Lewis on Wednesday in a brief social call describing the gathering and companionship of neighbors.
A letter confirms introduction from weekly editor Don Cook. Correspondents anticipate meeting him amid busy times for Oil Center ladies canning and preserving vegetables for deep freezes. The notice ends with optimism for enjoying good winter meals.
Pug Garrett dined Sunday with Mr and Mrs Hansel Burk. Hansel Burk served as an honorary pallbearer at Vadie Smyth s funeral Monday. Vadie formerly worked for the Senora Oil and Gas Company at Oil Center.
Mrs. Alvin Wells and son Eddie Hayes and Mrs. Clinnie Crow spent Friday and Saturday with Earl Johnson in Wichita Kansas. Albert Crow and Eddie Hayes had dinner with Luther Parish in Sulphur. They toured Lake Murray in the afternoon. Leo Nelson visited Crow and Eddie Hayes Tuesday night. Others included Mrs. Gean Leadman and Norma and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bolin. Crow and Eddie Hayes enjoyed a barbecue at Mrs. Leadman’s Union Valley home Thursday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pierce hosted supper Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Willard Coffman in Ada. They were visited Sunday night by Mr. and Mrs. Troy Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Virgle Ray Miller from Midwest City.
Mr and Mrs Hansel Burk attended the funeral of Vadie Smyth Monday morning at the local church with family and friends paying their respects.
Mr and Mrs Dewayne Cox and children of Oklahoma City hosted supper Sunday night with Mrs Nannie Cox Other visitors included Mr and Mrs M C Cox Jr Mrs Martha Love and Machelle in attendance
Mr and Mrs Ott Newby spend the week with Nancy Newby who has been ill for some time. Lois Newby visited Grandma Newby Monday.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Maxwell spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Jack Roddy and children in Mountain View.
Cloreta and Nova Gray attended Sunday school at Maxwell Church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Earl Pierce of Choctaw spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Willie Pierce, continuing family ties and hospitality in the community.
Mr and Mrs Roy Roddy and their children from Ponca City spent Monday with Mr and Mrs El mer Maxwell, sharing an afternoon visit.
Margret Evans and her children along with Alva Evans visited the Frank Lewises on Monday, sharing time and greetings with the local household.
The riddle notes delaying tasks until forgotten and asks what a professional golfer or fisherman retires to. The answer points to rest, leisure, or a quiet routine, implying a calm, personal retreat after a career in sport or fishing.
Mr and Mrs Earl Franks announce the birth of a daughter named Shellie Bonell at Valley View Hospital on June 26. The baby weighs eight pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents are Ode Franks and Lena Soward of Oil, and the Franks also have a daughter named Janice.
A local poem welcomes weekly editor Don Cook. The verse praises his role reporting farm produce, prices, births and deaths, and community life. It notes readers rely on his notes on weather and market figures as the town fosters a homey sense of continuity.
The Willis Suttons cannot drive their pickup until a snake is removed. Mrs. Sutton says she will not drive the vehicle until the reptile is handled, and they are unsure how it got inside.
Mrs. Lena Soward is visiting and staying with Earl Franks and Janice for the week while Mrs. Franks recovers in the hospital.
Mr and Mrs Roy Seward of Evansville Indiana are visiting his mother Mrs Vannie Northam.
Ruth Sutton attended Sunday school and church services at the Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church on Sunday, continuing her weekly worship routine.
Oil Center residents attend the Pentecostal Holiness Eastern Oklahoma camp meeting now underway. There will be no church services at Oil Center church until the camp meeting concludes.
Alva Evans was brought home from Valley View Hospital Friday and is improved some. Mrs. Beatrice Starks, Stillwater, is noted in the report.
Matt Hudson from Blanchard stopped by Mrs. Nannie Cox on Saturday on his way to Lake Texoma. He is her brother whom she had not seen in three years. Visitors to Mrs. Cox last week included Juanita Rowe Audie Pinley Barbara Opal Ward grandson Mike and Lois Newby.
Mr and Mrs C E Mullins of Oklahoma City have been visiting her parents Rev and Mrs Arthur Smith.
Anna Mae Sutton and her children visited Mrs Earl Franks to see the newborn Monday. Mrs Pearl Roberts and her grandchildren Kathy and Kenny Roberts visited Mrs Frank Lewis Tuesday morning. Mr and Mrs Bryan Thomas and Charles attended a camp meeting Monday night near Ada.
Mr and Mrs Frank Roberts spent Monday with Mr and Mrs George Lewis in Ada and helped paper Mrs Lewis's bedroom. Kathy and Kenney Roberts have had a bout with measles but both are doing okay now.
Mr and Mrs Bill Thomason and Mrs Alice Crawford hosted last weekend with Mr and Mrs Ernest Pipes and Roger Dale. The guest list included Mr and Mrs Leroy Crawford among others.
Mrs. Ercy Ownbey and Mrs. Ben Ownbey traveled to Ada on Monday to visit Nettie's sister Mrs. Jeff Fussell and Margie's uncle Will Moore, sharing a family gathering in the town.
Mr and Mrs Earl House moved from Okmulgee to Oklahoma City. Their children Jana and Mark stayed with relatives in the city last week. Lightning Ridge held Vacation Bible School sponsored by Morris Memorial Baptist Church Latta with an average attendance of 65. Four children converted. Youth night featured Richard Flint of Latta as leader. Rev Herb Masters of Latta delivered sermons and Don Pherigo led songs.
Mrs. Jack Griffith and children from Fort Worth Texas welcomed by Mr and Mrs J R Waldby of Sweeny Texas and Mrs Alvis Griffith and Dale of Oklahoma City Mrs Griffith and Dale planned to stay for a week in Fort Worth area residence.
A correspondent and Mrs. Jack Griffith with their children were Friday dinner guests in the Richard Soutee home.
Mr and Mrs Joe Gentry and Jackie visited from California to see her sister and family the Robert Penrods and relatives. Mr and Mrs Penrod and Mr and Mrs Gentry attended the alumni banquet at Vaness Saturday night. Miss Brenda Wall Lightning Ridge stayed with the children. Mrs Laura Johnson and Mrs Joe Walker helped prepare the food for the banquet. They are members of Vanoss HD Club.
Mrs Robert Penrod visited in Parish Chapel Friday with Mrs Milo Pennington. The small social call underscores church community activity and local friendship networks.
Mrs Laura Johnson reports a phone call from her daughter Ima Jean Johnson of Long Beach California. Ima Jean will return home by plane Saturday promising a family reunion.
The paper announces Don Cook as the new weekly editor and invites all correspondents to a meeting. The message says the staff looks forward to meeting the new editor and coordinating on upcoming coverage.
Mrs. Jack Griffith of Fort Worth and Mrs. Grant Johnson and May were Saturday dinner guests of Mrs. Laura Johnson. The Grffiths took her children to the home of her sister Mrs. Richard Soutee and stayed with the children while the Soutees and Marjorie Soutee attended the Latta alumni banquet.
Sunday afternoon guests included Mrs. Grant Johnson and May from Casa Grande Arizona with Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hoover and Junior. Also present were Mrs. W. B. Hoover and Mrs. Marie Roberts from Ada. Mrs. Jack Griffith and her children visited briefly.
Jimmie Woolly of Lightning Ridge celebrated his 10th birthday on June 24 with a fish fry and revival. Guests included Mr and Mrs Roy Cantwell and Mr and Mrs Miles Kimmel. Jimmie and Sherry Woolly stay with the Kimmels who are called Grandpa and Grandma by the children.
Mrs Joe Summers and her infant daughter arrive home from Valley View Hospital. Mrs Gertie Summers travels to Pickett to care for Roberta and the children for a week.
My brother Ray in Long Beach California called and spoke to my mother Saturday night while I was at church. He reported that our uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Dalton Sales of Ada had
Dalton is my mother's brother. Rev Carl Johnson of Pauls Valley delivered the morning message at Lightning Ridge on Sunday.
Danny Rycroft and Paula Jean Summers visited grandmother Mollie Summers in Oklahoma City. Kenneth and Mollie Rycroft hosted children and relatives including Bob Hatcher and the Summers family. Additional weekend visits involved Ab Summers, Paula Jean, Mrs Ercy Ownbey, and Miss May Johnson.
Lula by Lois Clifford reports Mrs D R Clifford and family hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Edgar Cross and Leon Norfleet with David and Budgie visiting from California. An Air Force member heads to Germany for three years. Ronnie Cross from San Jose returned home to spend a few days with relatives in Contrahoma.
Mrs Eula Davis and Orine Stillman of Stonewall spent Tuesday night with Mr and Mrs Lester Davis and Skip.
Mrs Sonny Leader Diana and Donna Kay visited Wednesday with Mrs Virgie Alberson and Mrs Donald Brooks Ada. Mrs Leader visited Wednesday with Miss Sharon Hampton and Sami Ada.
Mr and Mrs Jess Glover of Jenks visited Ed Smith, and Ted Smith of Hoffman spent the weekend with his father Ed Smith.
Diana Leader spent Thursday night with her grandmother Virgie Alberson in Ada. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leader with Diana and Donna Kay left last Friday for Danville Indiana for a week with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Summerlot. Charles and Harry were in the Air Force together stationed in Spokane Washington.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Wofford along with Jackie and Melinda of Pampa Texas arrived home Sunday after spending their vacation with the families of Fred Wofford and Buck Sweat.
Mr and Mrs Lester Davis and Skip traveled Friday to Salina Kansas to visit their son in law and daughter Capt and Mrs Henry Gessler. The Davises returned home Monday.
Smith notes half of postal department equipment is under five years old while older gear, some 30 years, has been replaced. New lighting and air conditioning, a fresh paint job, exterior lights, sanded exterior, and lighter aluminum doors brighten the building. The federal courtroom gains a new jury box and witness stand and enhanced lighting. Cork flooring is repaired, acoustical ceiling added. judge rooms await new furniture in 12 weeks. IRS moves to a new suite. Farmer's Home Administration takes new offices on East Main. Bureau of Indian Affairs to follow. Open house planned after final completion.
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