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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1954
Page
6
By Mrs. S. J. Markley the vacation Bible school at Pleasant Hill School was postponed from Monday morning until Monday June 28 because required materials did not arrive in time to start classes.
Mr and Mrs C P Wade return from a week of vacation visiting relatives at Pond Creek and Garber. They did not go fishing during the trip, a surprising note in their travels.
Bob Markley spent most of his vacation at the Roosevelt Bridge and came home Monday morning with 29 sandies. He notes fishing in the area was slow for weeks but is improving with reports of blanket size crappies only in the past, and he saw mostly small ones.
Dick Truitt and Tom Nesmith attended the Gladewater rodeo where Nesmith took third in average money. Next they entered the Pauls Valley rodeo. Jesse’s party at Seminole included Dunk Brannon, the Underhills family, Dixie Truitt, Frank Murphy, Jimmy Underhill, Fat and Wayne Truitt, and visitors Bill Rickner and Georgia Underhill.
Haying nears finish as farmers race to cover food hay before rain. Potatoes onions kraut roasting ears available. Mr and Mrs Bob Pickens and Dunk Brannon attended Johnny Lee Wills dance in Coalgate. Jim Busby, Washington Senators, starred for Texas Cotton Bowl.
Oklahoma speakers praise state educational growth and outline four key needs for elementary schools. They call for well paid teachers, updated teaching tools, modern school buildings, and healthy students to sustain Oklahoma’s progress and producing good citizens. The message urges voters to support Willie Murray.
Mr and Mrs S J Markley and son Bob attended a Seminole city park party Saturday night honoring W A Price of Seminole. The Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp employees marked Price end of 30 plus years service as district foreman in Jesse district and Seminole. He retires due to ill health from multiple sclerosis. Guests served ice cream and cake and presented a television set. Mr and Mrs R V Mann Jr came from Richmond California for a visit with Mr and Mrs R V Mann Sr.
Mr and Mrs Dave Roberts and son Dwight visited Bradley with Mr Roberts father J A Roberts Dwight returned Monday to the Rio Grande Valley where he cultivates a large acreage his family noted.
A rough collection of quips shows frustrations with local politics and everyday life. References to Hinch, Ridge Corners, and a papey hanger imply small town happenings and humorous observations in a dated rural setting.
Sunday visitors at the Glenn Harrell residence included Mr. and Mrs. John Gray and their children and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Harrell. Winifred Campbell of Odessa Texas visits her grandmother Mrs. Annie Pittsenbarger in the community.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Treas visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Treas of Lula Sunday night.
Saturday night visits in the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Barbee were noted with Mr and Mrs Eugene Barbee of Seminole present.
Mrs Hoyt Lillard remains confined to bed for six more weeks after a check up yesterday. Friends are urged to drop by to lift her spirits during the summer. This week her mother Mrs L L Mossman of Fort Worth visits at home.
Mrs. D. E. Scott traveled to Seminole Sunday to visit Mr. Scott who remains confined in the hospital.
A new Ada Weekly subscriber is Mrs. Bertie Clifford of Pilot Point Texas. She is noted as the mother of Mrs. J. C. Treas.
Mrs. Baldy Bowers and Linda Faye spent Sunday at Sulphur with a basket lunch and all day visit. She cared for her brother Frank Henry's baby last week while his wife recovered from surgery. Fourteen children earned diplomas at Vacation Bible School services held Friday night.
Mack Hampton of Santa Rosa New Mexico is visiting relatives. They spent the day Wednesday in Sulphur with Mr and Mrs A H Armstrong Mrs Fay Wiser Jerry Ronnie Mrs Lavonne Heaton Gail and Rickey and Mr Hampton Also Mrs Geneva Latta of Oklahoma City is visiting sister Mrs Douglas Smith this week.
A marine biology note explains that a whale’s blowholes or nostrils sit on the top of its head, enabling efficient breathing at the surface. The arrangement reduces water intake during feeding and streamlines movement through the ocean.
State Education officials visited Ada for two days to audit teacher registers and daily attendance records across city and county schools. Horace Northcott and Mr. Warren completed county dependent schools’ registers and aligned with teachers’ records, County Superintendent Norman C. Mitchell reports.
A compact list of numbered across and down crossword clues including stops, rods, lakes, implements, body terms, animals, and related terms. Entries cover church parts, beliefs, patterns, limbs, verbs, and miscellaneous items like edict, engraving, and Gaelic references.
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