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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
2
A hospital committee outlines plans for a larger chronic disease unit unpaid by government aid. Local donations are hoped to cover half the cost while Hill Burton funds remain uncertain. A low bid of 263 061 from B H Todd Sons Co Ada is on the table, with higher bids possible if federal support is approved.
The piece questions federal highway funding as gasoline revenue drops and car efficiency rises. It notes grim prospects for long term gas tax income, cites Tom Steed’s view that the program may not pay for itself, and reports growing state funding pressure from matches plus rising criticism.
The note claims smoke filled rooms already produced deals to nominate Lyndon B. Johnson for president. It cautions the assertion may be inaccurate but cites sources as potentially credible.
A teen facing harsh parental rebuke in a friend’s living room asserts he understands right from wrong and that he sometimes hates making decisions, expressing defiance with limited words. The exchange captures a moment of youthful honesty amid a tense scene.
A report notes haying going well despite occasional showers. A man predicts a future machine within about five years that will pelletize alfalfa without nutrient loss common to dehydration. The claim sounds promising.
Ada residents Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lawrence 1007 Highway 19 will join delegates at the annual district assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in Fort Worth Texas June 23 26. Lawrence serves as an associate minister in the Ada congregation and will work in one of 22 service departments serving the delegates. More than 12 000 are expected from the southwest.
The report notes Mrs. M. E. Harris and states that the maternal grandparents are deceased, likely as part of a probate or family record item.
Mrs. Mary West Mrs. E. W. West Lin Lee and Linda West visited Mr. and Mrs. Ted Arthur and their children in Tulsa. Linda will summer with the Arthurs to care for their children while the parents work. Mrs. Arthur is the former Dortha West.
Mr and Mrs Jack Cooper and their daughter joined Mr Cooper's brother Jerry of Fort Worth Texas for a visit with Mrs Summers Mary West and her children and mother Mrs Clara Summers. The Summers and Brenda West accompanied the Coopers to Madison Wisconsin to see Mr Cooper's relatives.
Eddy Calvin Price of the Army based in Michigan visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Price and Pat and his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cal West.
Mrs Jean Kelley and family visited Hutchinson Kansas relatives last Sunday. A group including adults and youngsters went swimming at Rock Hole on Cotton Creek south of Francis to beat the heat. Lin Lee injured two fingers requiring six stitches on one finger and one stitch on another.
The Stonewall Homecoming brought many former residents back to town, including Mrs. Lee Ora Pirtle who drove in to gather attendees. Polly the parrot, 27, added a colorful note to the gathering. Myrna Lewis of Niland, California traveled a long distance to attend. The next Stonewall Day is set for the second Sunday in June 1961.
In Westview Mrs. Cox explains simple soap making to help neighbor Mrs. Stroud, who stored meat in deep freeze and plans lard and soap. The method uses slow simmering meat, cracklins, lye, and cooling soap squares, with Cox noting personal life and church ties as neighbors watch the mid June scene.
The Ada Farm and Ranch Club hosts a meeting with a program by the Southern Oklahoma Beef Performance Test Association. Doyle Chambers of Oklahoma State University will speak as guests view Wigley’s 32 bull feeding trial results over 140 days. Clarence Burch of the association will preside and invite area beef growers to attend.
The Canadian Valley Singing Convention will meet at Pickett Methodist Church five miles west of Ada on SH 19 Sunday. Everyone is invited.
The New York stock market opened with little direction as trading stayed active and mixed. Specialty issues led gains while many conservative stocks edged lower, with the AP 60 stock average slipping 0.50 to 222.8 as industrials, rails, and utilities shifted modestly.
Speakers at East Central State College argue competition drives new products and lowers costs. The economics workshop runs 1 to 4 30 p m daily with sessions on United States stake in the world economy Oklahoma development and mental health in schools.
AP dispatch from Oklahoma City records cattle, hogs and sheep trading with small volumes. Fed cattle conditions soft, cows down 15.00 to 16.50, barrows and gilts up to 50 higher, sows 50 higher, stocker steers at 23.25, lambs steady at 22.00 to 23.00.
State Board of Agriculture lists local prices for crops and livestock. Cash wheat mostly steady around 1.64 to 1.71 in various towns. eggs show steady cash market with large eggs 26-30 cents, mediums 22-27, smalls 17-21. broilers and fowl offerings modest to short with dressed fryers 31-32 cents and live weight farms about 18 cents. butterfat steady at 50-60 cents.
Justice of the Peace Bert Ratliff heard two traffic cases Wednesday. Hershel Leroy Burk, 29, Oklahoma City, was charged with making an improper turn after a wreck with a bus north of Ada Tuesday. Sharon Sid Miller, 17, was charged with speeding at night after being stopped ten miles west of Ada on SH 13.
Members of the Roff Baptist Church honored former pastor Rev and Mrs Truman Spurgin with a Friday night potluck dinner. They received a going away gift and a cash donation from individual offerings as the couple prepares to move to Waldron Arkansas.
Mr. Ed Graves of Sulphur, father of Bud Graves, a local FFA leader and high school teacher, fell ill several days ago and is now admitted to an Ada hospital in critical condition.
Cecil Knight, George Lucas and Arthur Harber traveled to Midlothian Texas on Saturday to file applications for employment at a local cement plant.
Cecil Knight and Henry Childs left Sunday for the western state wheat harvest to work in the fields.
Mrs R C Laseman represented the Rofs club at a Merchants coffee in the Aldridge Hotel Ballroom. County Council of Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Clubs hosted with canning sewing handicrafts and bulletins on display. Miss Martha Mote and Mrs Margarete Stettler aided in organizing. Weekend visitors were Mr and Mrs Leon Condon and sons Roy and Douglas of Tuttle at Mrs Johnson's home.
Phillip Fairchild of Holdenville visited Mr and Mrs Dale Fairchild Sunday according to local society notes.
Forrest Williams, the young son of Mr and Mrs Bill Williams, fell Tuesday and suffered a sprained arm.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Harris welcome Cathy Len Harris born Friday at Valley View Hospital. She weighed eight pounds one half ounce at 11:45 p.m. and joins brothers Lonnie and Marion as proud siblings. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs Beatrice Reed called on Mrs Mary West and her children. Mrs West reports her son Buddy is ill at this time. The note expresses wishes for Buddy to recover soon.
Mr and Mrs Bill Barnhill and son Billy of Nacogdoches Texas recently visited here with her sister Mr and Mrs Bob Hoosier and children Cecil and Sheryl Hoosier returned home with the Barnhills where they will spend several days.
A letter from Clarence Wayne, serving overseas, says a ship will depart July 24 for the United States. The writer and others express eagerness for his homecoming and say they will welcome him back.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Crockett and their two sons David Mike and Oran of Riddle Oregon are visiting here with his parents Mr and Mrs L L Crockett.
Mr and Mrs Ray Cotter Jr of Wasco California announce the birth of a son James Paul born May 31 at 2 am weight eight pounds ten ounces. Grandparents are Jessie Lee of Francis and Ray Cotter Sr of Wasco and sisters Rose and Sheryl. Also notes visitors Grady Caldwell and family from Wagoner former Francis residents and a Philippines related item. May moon and Joe visit mentioned.
Residents stay busy preserving harvests with canning of vegetables and berries. Many participants share tips and techniques at local gatherings, highlighting community effort and seasonal abundance.
The passage mentions filling freezers and making jelly as activities some people plan to do. It reflects domestic tasks and food preparation discussions among a group.
Mrs Edwards of Wichita Falls Texas returns home after visiting here with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs O H Walker.
Miss Nancy Norris daughter of Mr and Mrs Doug Norris of Sherman Texas spends the summer with her grandparents Mr and Mrs D Norris and Mr and Mrs D H Walker in the city.
Mr and Mrs Joe Atteberry and Darlene of Sulphur visited here with his parents Mr and Mrs J N Atteberry.
Robert Robinson son of Mr and Mrs Don Robinson has returned home for three weeks from Frisco Hospital in St Louis Missouri where he will continue treatment. His mother says he is improving very nicely after his hospital stay.
Marion Eugene Harris spent a few days last week with his grandparents Mr and Mrs M E Harris while his mother was in the hospital with his baby sister Cathy Len.
The Methodist Church re elected their pastor Rev Kenneth Tobler. His home is in Pot eau but he is attending East Central College in Ada this summer.
Ada Nicholls Janice Ann Nichols and David Nichols of Columbus Ohio along with Frank Fountain are mentioned in the public notice. The fragment identifies individuals tied to a local matter. Further details are unreadable in the trimmed OCR.
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Harris included their sons Otto Harris and Lonnie and Marion Harris, along with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harris and Patricia, Franklin, Bobby and William of Oklahoma City. Mrs. B. C. Granny Matthews was taken to an Ada convalescent home after a period of serious illness. Her condition remains unchanged, with hopes for improvement.
Mr and Mrs G W Dale and grandson Charles Mayhue vacation in New Mexico and California. Hiram Jones returns from Glendale California with a teaching post and plans to move mid July near his son Stan Jones. Ralph Stalworth reports a good day fishing five pound black bass and small ones. Mrs Crome of Mississippi visits with her sister and husband E R Bridges and Mr and Mrs John Fonddrum of Madill visit the Bridges and Crome. Fonddrums take Bridges and Crome home after a few days.
Brief notice reports Mrs Patterson was admitted to Valley View Hospital last week and well wishes for a speedy recovery are requested.
Mr and Mrs Isom Harris visited with his brother Mr and Mrs M E Harris last Sunday in a family gathering reflecting kinship ties and social news from the district.
The Kelley family joined several locals on a three day trip to Lake Texoma. They caught about twenty pounds of dressed bass and catfish, declaring it the largest catch they have ever made and noting they will not be fish hungry soon.
The Capertons went fishing, with Mrs Caperton catching any fish. The speaker notes such luck is typical for them and for the narrator in fishing trips.
Seventeen women enrolled in a two week sewing class at Francis school. Reported progress was substantial and all participants enjoyed the program.
Mrs Edward Scroggins and her infant traveled to Hidelburgh Germany to visit the husband’s parents. The text notes the writer did not receive the names of the relatives.
Patricia Franklyn Bobby and William Harris of Oklahoma City returned home after a week with grandparents Mr and Mrs M E Harris. They also visited maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charlie Allgood of Ada. Sunday visitors in the Kelley home were Miss Sue Myers and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Roberts, all of the area.
Weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Isom Harris included their daughter and son in law Coy Henson and Donna and Frankie Harris and Roy and Randy Harris of Oklahoma City. Frankie returned home after a visit with his grandparents while his mother visited her husband S Sgt Leroy Harris who was attending medical school at Gunter Air Force Base in Alabama. The item notes Leroy was previously at Fort Campbell Kentucky.
The writer admits a mistake about Mrs Francis Harris working at Valley View Hospital and clarifies she is employed at Sugg Clinic. The note acknowledges the error and corrects the employer.
Mr and Mrs Loyd Babe Harris and their children visited with her parents Mr and Mrs B O Canfield near Norman.
Mrs Isom Harris reports her cows ate all their sweet corn and peas last week. She notes they would have canned corn soon and would have had plenty, but the cows preferred the peas and corn.
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