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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
6
Lois Ann Watts of Duncan spent the weekend with Lois Sims. Numerous local residents from Ada, Duncan, Stillwater, and Pauls Valley visited relatives and fished at Lake Texoma. A Moore family reunion at Wintersmith Park drew many relatives from Geary, Wewoka, Madill, and Dal las. a High Hill singing convention drew several groups. several trips to Hugo, Hugo area and other nearby towns were noted.
Lovelady brief highlights farming and church life. Farmers benefited from sun to bale hay but Bob Ross struggled to pull the jammed baler with two tractors finally freeing and storing 477 bales. Vacation Bible School activities at Ada Central Church of Christ and First Baptist Church involved many locals including Bettie Parks, Si Las Taylor, Wanda Bettie Susie, Mike Taylor, and friends. Quilting by Nora Ross, Ruby Deaton, Ethel Jones and others for Mrs. Frank Strickland of Abilson. car trouble anecdotes from Sid Ozbirn and neighborly support by Joe Parks and Wes Moreland during Sunday church travel.
Community brief recounts weddings honors and visits as residents attend weddings sendoffs and family dinners. Mentions Alvin Davis and Jimmie Smith in military service and discharge, trips to Odessa and Ada, and a Salem Ark reunion. Neighbors linger over ice cream and TV fights with familiar faces.
A garbled handwritten fragment blends slang, punchy phrases, and stray names. It references scenes of teasing, blunt humor, and informal observations about tough talk, skin, heads, and crowd reactions. The text reads like stray lines from a comic or casual note.
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