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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
10
A social gathering lists attendees including Estelene Jackson and many named guests such as Orda Sweat Marcine Johnston and Linda Brooks. Other visitors include Dorothy Johnston and children of Fittstown, plus Steedman and Coalgate locals visiting kin and friends.
Vaness News reports numerous visits across Oklahoma and Florida including Mr. and Mrs. Macly Clay Pat sy and Herbert visiting relatives in Pauls Valley and families in Oklahoma City. Florida guest Yommy Joe Phillips visits relatives in Konawa and Roff while others spend weekends with kin. Feeding trials note stilbestrol may boost beef calf gains up to 200 percent with reduced feed.
Marlena Gail Cowan two and a half daughter of Mrs. Lacrecia Cowan Loyer of Enid and Kenneth Cowan of Lindsay died in Enid hospital after brief illness. Burial in Stonewall cemetery. Wayne Bullard confined in Chelsea Naval Hospital with lung infection. Baptist Men Hood served meals at Sportsman’s Park. Families travel to California for two weeks. Post office construction nears finish. new building fireproof and attractive. local labor contractor. Youth activities at Free Will Baptist and Methodist churches. W. S. C. S. cleanup day. Angel Wing Baptist installs new pastor Bennie Ellis and thanks Ronald Ritchie. Rodeo costumes prepared by Mrs. Winton. Canyon Creek swim party to beat heat. Local rides, visits, and travels noted through week.
Mr and Mrs Gettings return home after a vacation in Indiana and Oklahoma. They will travel back by bus, an experience noted for their two daughters who are in their early teens.
Lost before daylight Sunday morning one hound dog on the Gale Statler lease. Found Monday morning one hound pup in the same place by his owner Rodney Har lin, who with Bobby Byrd misplaced the pup while they were hunting. The hound’s lonely cry echoed through the neighborhood. Mrs. Merrie Killion spent the weekend in Houston with her son Newt Killion. Mrs. Ruby Henderson and family of Eunice New Mexico visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Adams last week. Mrs. Charles Boardman and children visited Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Lilley last Wednesday. Luther Loman is visiting his mother Mrs. Della Loman. Mrs. Vaneta Taylor visits her father-in-law Charley Taylor and Mrs. Nannie Cherry this week planning to join her husband in the armed forces stationed in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lilley hosted Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robbins of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Ellen Thomas of Madill visited her mother Mrs. Josie Anderson. Anderson’s granddaughter Patsy Hill visited over the weekend. An anticipation shower for Mrs. Jean Crawford was hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Free Will Baptist Church with Mrs. Bertha Satterfield winning a prize. Guests included Mesdames Matel Wilson Ada Griffin Alice Muncrief Hoekel Gladys Harvey Mary Harrigan Crosley Nancy West Bertha Satterwhite Nellie Blackwell Wanda Brown Letha Siger Bonnie Kel Leta Sliger Judy Muncrief. Those sending gifts but not attending were Mrs. Leard Mrs. Martin Mrs. Scott Wilson Mrs. Parker LaRuth Parker and Billy and Truitt Crawford.
Court records show Robert Owens sentenced to nineteen days in county jail after a guilty plea in a justice of the peace court. The report notes historical flag symbolism in New Mexico with five flags flowned over the territory during the Pet Indian Revolt.
A compact remark attributed to Benjamin Franklin surfaces, noting his playful line about guests and appearances. The fragment suggests a humorous take on hospitality and self presentation in a historical voice.
Local Lula notes cover visits by Eva Jean Wofford and others to Oklahoma City and Centrahoma, high school baseball wins against Sulphur and Tupelo, moving plans for the McCurdys to Santa Paula, showers and social events, and a Lula Home Demonstration Club meeting on methods of housecleaning plus plans for a wedding shower honoring A30 and Charles Dean Leader at the Lula lunch room.
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