Ada Florist Death Claims Donaghey 44 in Ada
Gorham Donaghey 44 manager of Donaghey Greenhouse died Saturday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Friday night during church services. A lifelong Ada resident born 1910 he helped found the greenhouse with his mother after his father’s death in 1927. Surviving are wife Allene sons Jerry Bart Farrell mother Lillie Mae Donagher sister Tommy Maines and Jerry arrived from Ft Benning ROTC camp. A small daughter died in January.
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Gorham Donaghey
Donaghey Greenhouse
Donaghey
Ada
East Central College
Allene Donagheyv
Jerry Bart
Oklaoma U
Farrell
East Central
Lillie Mae Donazher
Tommy Maines
Jerry
Ft. Benning
Two Teens Charged In Double Local Burglary
Two 14 and 15 year old boys were ordered to appear in juvenile court Monday at 10 A M to face burglary charges for breaking into Jess Quick Lunch and May's Barber Shop. Three cartons of cigarettes and several dollars in change were taken. One suspect named his accomplice, who was found nearby. one youth has prior trouble.
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Jess
May
Cecil Smith
George Sparkman
Portlandark
Little Alice Mae Coleman Nearly Stricken By Illness
13 year old Alice Mae Coleman was taken to Oklahoma City with suspected polio. Tests showed a kidney ailment instead. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Everette Coleman who had recently moved back from Colorado.
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Stratford
Alice Mae Coleman
Oklahoma City
Everette Coleman
Colorado
K-10 Ranch Hands Performed at Hereford Park Meeting
The K-10 Ranch Hands led by Bob Wofford played at the People's Electric Co-op meeting in Hereford Park. Lou Richardson is selling her farm at Gaar Corner and plans to buy a home in Ada. Morrison Bill and Howard Briges cooked mulligan stew, joking it would have impressed Mulligan.
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Lou Richardson
Gaar Corner
Ada
Peter Loomis
Monte Bell
Bob Wofford
Leland Pruitt
Leland
Bob Wills
Big Beaver
People’s Electrical Co-op
Hereford Park
Morrison
Bill
Howard Briges
Mulligan
Farm Couple Bides Time for Rain as Tractor Runs
Lieve and Serene McIlroy report their tractor back in service and await a general rain to ease farm work. The farmers express shared hope for wet weather to nourish crops and pastures.
Summer Visits of Dee Pollock Highlight Family Ties
Dee Pollock 17 son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Pollock Palm City Calif spends summer visiting relatives. He and cousin Jimmy Morrison visited grandparents J P Freeman in Lawrence then Oklahoma City for overnight with Kenney Quillins and Earl Byers. Dee will stay a couple weeks before returning home. He is nephew of Cletus Kelley who broke his leg at a farm pond and awaits a Stadar splint removal and cast.
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Dee Pollock
Aaron Pollock
Palm City
Calif
Jimmy Lee Morrison
J. P. Freeman
Lawrence
Oklahoma City
Kenney Quillins
Earl Byers
Dee
City
Cletus Kelley
Roff
Kelley
Former Ada Resident Minnie Gulledge Dies in San Marcos
Minnie Gulledge died suddenly of a coronary after a long illness at her San Marcos home. She lived in Shawnee before moving to Texas three years ago with her husband Cecil Gulledge. Survivors include her husband, a son Lt. Jack Crawford and family in Germany with the Air Force, a sister Roxie Barnes of Stigler, Oklahoma, and brothers Jim Copeland of Stigler and Bob Copeland of Ada.
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ADA
San Marcos
Texas
Minnie Gulledge
Mrs. Gulledge
Shawnee
Cecil Gulledge
Jack Crawford
Germany
A. F
Roxie Barnes
REA Co op Meeting At Hereford Park Draws Crowds
The Peoples Cooperative Rural Electrification Administration held its annual meeting at Hereford Park with 3 000 to 4 000 attendees despite 108 degree heat. Atty David Busby read laws as State Rep Bob Good praised the co op as democratic for rural needs and critiqued labeling it socialist. Buck Leary announced REA building projects and growth noting 2700 miles of line across several counties and a prize drawing of appliances.
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Peoples’ Cooperative Rural Electrification Administration
Hereford Park
Atty
David Busby
Bob Good
Vinita
Oklahoma Rural News
REA
Nebraska
Buck Leary
Ada
C. C. Seaman
Garrett Beller
Roy Cantwell
Essay Wins for 4 H Member in Southeast Oklahoma
Phillip Briggs of Pontotoc County 4 H wins a registered Guernsey bull calf for his essay Why we need a registered Guernsey Bull on our farm judged best in the district. He and his family plan to expand their herd while dam of the calf held a 1951 production record.
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Phillip Briggs
Fontotoc County
Pickett
Briggs
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Guernsey Breeders Association
Ada High Senovs
Youing
Howard Perry
Howard
Muskogee
Phillips
Trent
Guernsey
Mungle’s
Atoka
Pontotoc County
Charles
Bob Malloy
Allen
Jerald Barton
Mike Lucas
Fitzhugh
Charles Malloy
Webb Family Visits in Exeter Area
Mrs. Jessie Webb and husband of Exeter California visit sister Mrs. John Crabtree and family in Fitzhugh area with relatives and friends in the local vicinity.
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Jessie Webb
Exeter, Caléf
Fitzhugh
John Crabtrees
Sunday visitors at Mose Lee home list many locals
Sunday visitors in the Mose Lee home included Enis Lee and Elmer Lee and Wilma, Ellen McVay, Ada, Bus Morrison and Betty Jean, Wanda Thurman and Billy Hooser from the community.
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Mose Lee
Enis Lee
Elmer Lee
Wilma
Ellen McVay
Ada
Bus Morrison
Betty Jean
Wanda Thurman
Billy Hooser
Stratford Guests Attend Services as Griffin Family Active
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Griffin of Stratford attended church at Wilson with Pastor Rev. Billy Ray Wood. Griffin preached the morning sermon. Guest speaker was Rev. Claude Freeman Jr. of Stratford. Wood is asked to extend his pastorate for another year. Garrett Beller will soon be ordained a church deacon.
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Henry Griffin
Stratford
Wilson
Billy Ray Wood
Griffin
Claude Freeman Jr
Wood
Garrett Beller
Photographer Captures REA Meeting and Ranch Hands Program
A photographer from Oklahoma City documented the REA meeting and Monte Bell's K-Ten Ranch Hands as they presented their program. John Skinner gave a graphic safety talk on electricity fatalities, avoiding explicit local tragedies while eliciting strong emotion from the audience.
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Lowell Watson
REA
Oklahoma City
Monte Bell
K-Ten
John Skinner
Death Notice for Leo D. Smith of Stratford
Leo D. Smith formerly of Wilson died July 13 after a fall from his barn loft in Stratford. He is survived by relatives and friends.
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Leo D. Smith
Stratford
Wilson
Estimated number of asteroids around the sun
The article estimates that between 30 000 and 40 000 asteroids may orbit the sun, indicating a large belt of minor planets.
Jus Stevia Up th Olive Laughing On Turnpike
Travel humor and editorial reflections from Ol’ Buzz on the Turner Turnpike. Observes vacation traffic to Oklahoma from Tulsa via the turnpike and recalls headline misreads and humor in the news with examples from several papers.
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Buzzy Bonehouse
Ol’ Buzz
Turner Turnpike
North Woods
Appalachian Mountains
Ozarks
Gulf Coast
Rockies
Texoma
Pacific
Oklahoma
Robert Schingecks
Wisconsin
Tulsa
Turnpike
Runoff races loom in Pontotoc Seminole counties
In a county runoff the sheriff and state senator contests appear tight. Glen Collins and James Haning lead in the two races with crossover support from insurers and auto dealers noted. Incumbent Virgil Medlock trails in Seminole and Pontotoc. Governor Gary competes closely with Coe. runoff dynamics from include headings about Ada Lions Club and a lighthearted liars contest.
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Ol’ Buzz
J. D. Gaar
Ray Goodwin
Glen C. Collins
James F. Haning
Pontotoc
Seminole
Haning
Collins
Virgil Medlock
Medlock
Greater returns for amount in vested Ada NEWS Want Ads
An Ada NEWS want ad highlights better returns on vested amounts. The notice emphasizes efficient investment options and clarity in payout terms for readers seeking to maximize value from their investments.
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Ada News
Marriages Listed for Ernest Noland Sanders and Others
Marriage notices show Ernest Noland Sanders 31 of Atwood wed Mable Fern Cozad 19 of Allen. Also listed are Hubert McCartney 24 of Big Springs Texas marrying Margaret Wilson 15 of Roff and Glen Simmons 18 of Ada marrying Bettie Turner 15 of Ada.
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Ernest Noland Sanders
Atwood
Mable Fern Cozad
Allen
Hubert McCartney
Big Springs
Texas
Margaret Wilson
Roff
Glen Simmons
Ada
Bettie Turner
Groucho Marx Marries Eden Hartford in Sun Valley
Movie comedian Groucho Marx wed Eden Hartford a 24 year old Beverly Hills model in a private Sun Valley ceremony. The vows were witnessed by Marx’s seven year old daughter and two Sun Valley Lodge officials.
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Groucho
Sun Valley
Idaho
Groucho Marx
Eden Hartford
Beverly Hills
Kentucky squirrel hog rifle in competitions noted
The muzzle loading gun, vari ously called a Kentucky squirrel or hog rifle, remains in use in marksmanship competitions.
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Kentucky
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Roberts
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