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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1957
Page
10
Union Hill hosts visits from Coffeyville and Ada area families with Sunday and midweek gatherings. Attendees include Lindsey McCoy Terry Steve Glenda Joyce Coffeyville Kansas, Leonard Archer family, Oma Enloe guest, and local groups sharing Bible study and jelly picking notes.
Friday night game with Byng and Tupelo noted along with numerous visits across Ada and nearby towns. Reports list Mr and Mrs Leonard Archer visiting in Chickasha, George Collins and Bobby Joe with Nora Roper in Ada, and multiple relatives attending a Semi Centenary in Oklahoma City. Detours after heavy rains affected travel, while church attendance and local gatherings marked a busy weekend.
Helen Clifford visited Phyllis and Le Wanda Misenhimer in Ada on Monday. Charles Brooks and David Fort visited Mr and Mrs Bill Misenhimer. Mrs Lois Clifford and children visited daughter Mrs Marcine Brooks in Ada. Luis Clifford’s group visited Donald and Linda Brooks Friday night. Luis played Atoka in Tupelo Tuesday night and beat them 23.
Mae vanhoas reports on local visits as Seller Mr and Mrs Emanuel Deather age Beulah Mae Shumard and Emanuel visit relatives in Dumas Texas. Several local families including McKinleys Briggs Cornel and Vandepriff share stories and ice cream on a weekend gathering.
The plan continues with Hutchinson and Pruitt overseeing a pony program for 26 chapter members. By July financing was set, mares purchased, and two more mares expected from large sales. Six boys and parents collected their mares at Loftin acres as families discuss futures in ponies, college costs, or extra income while the project moves forward.
Hart B D Club hosted with M D Club at Wintersmith Park for a council meeting and picnic. Visitors included Ina Haines Union Hill, Cassidy of Fitts town, W D Floyd and Candy Ada, Dorothy Ritchie Maricopi Arizona, Bertha Mae Duncan and David Ada, Grace Johnson May, Leroy Cantwell Sharon Lee, E V Ownbey, Virgil Scarberry, Ivan Jackson Oklahoma City, Roy Cantwell Margaret Hyden, Lonzie Dowling, Cora Mercer Ada, Nettie Summers Phyllis Rosted, and Hart residents from Ada area.
Numerous Ada area residents attended a Fifth Sunday Singing Convention at Rush Creek and Ada. Visitors included Mrs. Leroy Cantwell and Sharon, several Griffiths, Mrs. Mercer, the Hodges and Merter families, and others who spent time at Pleasant Hill and Ada with family reunions and ice cream gatherings. Meat tenderizer with papaya enzyme touted for tenderizing tough cuts.
Oklahoma City on June 29 reports that Johnnie Ray's borrowed wardrobe was taken by a thief. The thief caused the singer emotional distress by a crude confrontation, while the costume loss disrupted a planned appearance and led to a wardrobe shortage. The incident involved a strange pantry mix of frozen raspberries, peaches, and vanilla ice cream later referenced in the coverage.
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