Ada Area News Charms With Optimism And Growth
A column extols Ada and its surrounding community for strong reading, educated clergy, pleasant seasons, and a stabilizing economy. It notes growing industrial output, cement and glass plants active, cattle prices high, and a planned three quarters of a million dollar expansion at Valley View Hospital signaling institutional growth in southern Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Sitherlands
Atlans
America
Pubblic
Valley View Hospital
Oklahoma
Valley Wew
Scout Camp Third Period Ends Saturday
The third weekly period of Scout Camping is in session at Camp Simpson with 142 Scouts and leaders in attendance. Troops from the Har ry Miller, Washita and Chickasaw Districts join Ada, Ardmore, Maysville, Sulphur, Ardmore and other towns as the camp plans a Thursday night campfire and a Saturday camp break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Simpson
Artuckle
Harry Miller
First Christian Church of
Ada
W. W. Peery
First Presbyterian Church of
Coalgate
Harold Cooper
First Baptist Church of
Allen
Charles McKnight
Ada Fire Department
Paul Ryan
Washita
First Baptist Church
Maysville
E. D. Hassell
Chickasaw
First Presbyterian Church
Ardmore
E. W. Clark
Dale Gunn
S. J. Pierson
Duke Ellington Soda Jerk At Poodle Dog Cafe
A noting fact recalls Duke Ellington working as a soda jerk at the Poodle Dog Cafe in Washington DC. The fact also mentions a dairy cow needing up to 40 gallons of water daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Ellington
Washington, D. C
Stonewall community activities and social updates
Frisco News reports a Training Union party at First Baptist Stonewall hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shellenberger for the intermediate TU. An all day repair of a Falls Creek cabin included painting interiors lime green and exteriors rose beige, plus a kitchen sink and bunk areas. J. W. Cook of Vallejo, California, dies after a heart attack. Virgil Scarberry had eye trouble from a wasp sting. Numerous local visits, church gatherings, and family movements across Ada, Byng, Latta, Roff, Drumright, and surrounding towns are noted with names such as the Scarberry, Blackwell, Johnson, Byrd, and Marshall families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hisaw
Bill Shellenberger
First Baptist Church
Stonewall
Boda Hisaw
Charles
Shirley Ann
Baylis
Sandra
First Baptist Church of
Falls Creek
Sunday to Sunday social notes drift across okla town
A choked roster of visits and family news spans hospitals, birthdays, and travel. Earl and Mrs Henry improve after illness. Jolene West and Jolene’s cousin plan parties in Bridgeport, Texas. Amaro, OK guests share meals, church friends gather, and local kin visit Ada, Duncan, and Oklahoma City. Nurserymen note chrysanthemum’s bloom delay via artificial lighting for a football weekend.
Fireworks- Continued from Page and county races highlights
The evening featured campaigns for county officials and state candidates. Incumbents and challengers spoke on funds, gravel projects, and government honesty. Local supporters urged voters to back candidates like Nigh, Atkinson, and Hunt, framing the race as a test of fiscal accountability and public service. Paraguay’s immigration trend noted with Japanese and Italian families settling there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Summers
Broadrick
Sheriff's Office
Impson Anderson
Bob Austell
Orville Maxey
George Collins
Maxey
Collins
Austell
Pat Holman
Billy Joe Stafford
Barney Ward
Bob Wimbish
Fred Andrews
Carloss Wadlington
John Boyce McKeel
Henry Roberts
J. W. Huff
Harold Davis
W. P
Bil" Atkinson
Ted Anderson
Bil Coe
Jake Blevins
J. Howard Edmondson
O. H. Farmer
George Miskovsky
Bowie Ballard
George Nigh
McAlester
East Central
Ballard
Pete Green
Joe B. Hunt
Virgil Hunt
Abe Holloway
Laughlin Dies at Home in Ada County Leader
J T Laughlin died at his southeast Ada home Tuesday night. Neighbor Jack McPhetridge found him kneeling by the bed with night clothes on after hearing the radio play through the night. Laughlin, a former Pantotoe County commissioner, leaves a wife and a daughter Mildred living in Ada and sons Bill of Ada and Charles of Idaho. Mrs Wilma Turner of California Mrs Evelyn Eppler of Arkansas and Mrs Cleo Emerson of Oklahoma City are listed as daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Laughlin
Ada
Jack McPhetridge
Laughlin
McPherridge
Sheriff's Office
Mildred
Wilma Turner
California
Evelyn Eppler
Arkansas
Cleo Emerson
Oklahoma City
Bill
Charles
Idaho
Meat income shifts desire toward quality over quantity
A survey explained that higher incomes boost demand for better meat cuts rather than more meat overall. Rich buyers pay premium prices for superior pork cuts, ham quality and fancy packaging, while producers should focus on quality, breeding, feed, processing, and standardized grading to raise value and efficiency.
Cimarron Grape Adapts Well in Perkins Trials
New Grape continues from page notes Cimarron vines aged two to four years averaged 28 pounds per vine versus 13.6 pounds for 20 year old Concord. Muench yielded 24.7 pounds in 1957 but Cimarron is not a juice grape. Professor Hinrichs says Cimarron juice is sweeter than Concord thus needing more pectin for jelly. Cimarron originated from crossing a wild Oklahoma grape found in 1943 with Seneca in 1944. From 78 seedlings, one seedling Oklahoma 21-S-52 thrived at Perkins experiment station and was approved for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Concord
Hinrichs
Perkins
Payne County
Seneca
Perkins Farm
Big pony sale opens with 1000-seat pavilion at ranch show
The sale features a main barn for thousands of ponies and a 1000-seat air conditioned pavilion with an outdoor cafe and amenities. Hutchinson, Teague, Ralph Brewer, and Vern Brewer plan another large sale, with Brew ers Topper ponies likely to fetch high prices. Also noted is a Pomona trip and a Cape Hatteras lighthouse at 208 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
C. C. Teague
Sherman
Texas
Ralph Brewer
Marietta
Vern Brewer
Gainesville
C. J
Brewer
Pomona
California
Residents At Roff Get New Post Office Building
The Post Office Department accepts O. E. Bigler's Tulsa bid to construct air conditioned quarters at Roff Oklahoma on Main Street between Ninth and Tenth Streets. Occupancy is planned for April 16 1959 with two lobbies a central heating system fluorescent lighting and new equipment. Estimated cost 9200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roff
Post Office Department
O. E. Bigler
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Frank Barr
Wichita
Main Street
Ninth
Tenth Streets
Ing
Vaughan Waives Prelim in Perjury Case
Mrs. Sue Vaughan waived preliminary hearing after arraignment on perjury charges in Wilbur P. Lee’s IP court. Case moved to district court with bond set at 5000. She allegedly changed testimony as a state witness in the manslaughter trial of James Lewis Pettigrew, who was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years. Pettigrew is held on 20000 bond as he appeals. Separate adultery charges against Vaughan and Pettigrew linger in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janell Sue Vaughan
Wilbur P. Lee
James Lewis Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Vaughan
Homecoming at Galey School Planned for July 13
An all day homecoming at Galey School is set for Sunday July 13. Galey residents and alumni will meet northwest of Ada on SH 13 for a dinner on the grounds and a program arranged by Doc Hailey Lindsay. Attendees are asked to notify others who may not hear of the plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galey School
Galey
Ada
SH 13
Doc Hailey
Lindsay
Facelifting on SH 6A Near Fittstown Progressing
About 20 percent of black topping between Fittstown and Harden City on SH 6A is completed. The 2.18 mile project began June 2 and aims for completion in four months, with work contracted to Co Honor Construction Company of Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fittstown
Harden City
Cohonour Construction Company
Ardmore
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Dus’ Virin
Buzzy Bonehouse
Frisco
Virgil Scarberry
J. W. Cook
Valleja
Calif
Cook
Noah Miller
Jeff Fussell
John Reed
Ercy Ownenby
Ivan Jackson
Cypress Avenue
Vallejo
Siollen
Stephanie Robbins
Mrs
Grover Barnes
Larry
Aline Brandon
Byng
Sadie Karet
W. L. Barnes
Junket
H. C. Blackwell
Darlene
Free Will Baptist Church
Drumright
Doris Jean Blackwell
Luther Thompson
Latta
Janell Thompson
Mrs. H. C. Blackwell
L. J. Thompson
L. T. Daniel
Leroy Patton
Carmichael
H. R. Brady
R. ¥. Brady
Jesse
Lewis Brady
Johnnie Daniel
Johnnie Powers
Methodist
Peoria
Powers
Mildred Blackwell
Nellie Blackwell
Cov Byrd
Mr. Byrd
Lee Byrd, Ahloso
Ted Scribner
Ronnie
Muskogee
A. R. Johnson
Johnson Home
Fred Ellis
Pat
Margaret
Freda
Susie
Freddie
John Laxton
Alvin Laxton
T. Laxton
Elise
Laxton
Garry
Charlotte
Richard Osborn
Jim
Sid Marshall
Teddy Scribner
L. A. Williams
Clarita
Little Theo II
Virgil Johnson
Mrs. Marshall
Bent Marshall
Ray Sliger
Sharon
Johnnie Sliger
Thurman Sliger
A. T. Minor
Bob Langley
Vamposa
Anthony
Lee Langley
Mrs. Langley
Jim and
Homer Barnes
George Barnes
Earl Henry
Mrs. L. A. Henry
Jolene
Jackie West
Mrs. Edd Walls
Jannetta Lee
Bridgeport
Tex
Jannetta
Jackie
Clifford Curtiss
Amarillo, Tex
Doyle Thomas
R. D. Williams
Mattie Wiliams
Lee
John Allred
Wanda Allred
Great Bend
Kan
Jay Groves
Mrs. Groves
Wanda
Carrie Simms
M. L. Stegall
Clinton
J. W. Stegall
Schley
Stegall
Mrs. Stegall
Alfred Durkin
Dennison
M. H. Durkin
Tupelo
Schley Stegall
Della Loman
Ada Convalescent
Steve Stegall
Schrey
Carmichael, Cali
Mrs. Patton
Mrs. Jon
H. B. Herion
M. M. Maxwell
Herman Singleton
Dell
Patsy Maxwell
Amanda Stevenson
Amanda
Pansy
Sandra Baylis
Duncan
Spud Phillips
Spud
Winona Minor
Zoa ,White
Winona
Bill Belt
Leroy James
Estel Paul
Lou Ann
Caremichael
Patton
Junior Wardlow
Jack Wardlow
Sacramento
Jim Williams
Ben Weaver
Mike
Sue
Clara Kennedy
Dora Daniel
Big Anaugh
Ee Narre
Pink Williams
Paraguay
South America
U.S
Cape Hat+teras
N.C
Sue Vaughan
Oklahoma State
Barber
St. Louis
Dianama State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve Byatem
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