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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
2
Mary Green recalls the Frisco depot built 1912 or 1913 with cornerstone cemented. Ada News notes first references in 1912 and a $25,000 contract in 1912, with opening planned for Sept 15, 1913. A ceremony reportedly featured a congressman’s pledge to serve Ada’s people.
Farron Oliver and Becky Taylor will perform as students of Mrs. O C DeMoss in a Latta alumni entertainment evening. Former Latta students are invited to attend this special event.
The Lula Extension Homemakers Group met in the home of Mrs. Sherman Drennan with Mrs. Lee Cross presiding. Mrs. Walter Brooks led the roll call, devotional was by Mrs. Wofford, and proceeds from sold orders go to the cemetery fund. A July 19 family picnic is planned for the next meeting at 7 30 p.m.
The report quotes Haryana chief minister Bansi Lal promising to protect Brahmins and cows in his administration. Former defense minister V K Krishna Menon questions whom the policy insults, suggesting it may offend both Brahmins and cows.
The Federal Crop Insurance Corp. will pay about 737000 dollars to insured Oklahoma wheat farmers for recent crop losses. State director E Paul Smith said losses are far below last year’s 27 million and about 600 insured growers reported some damage from extreme weather as harvest begins. Top loss counties include Texas, Beaver, Harper, Woods, Noble, Grant, Alfalfa, Kingfisher, Garfield, with 200000 in Caddo and Washita and other counties named for reported damage.
Newlyweds Mr and Mrs Lynn Sluder were honored with a wedding shower Tuesday night by Pentecostal Holiness Church members. Mrs Pearl Gray Alene Tucker and Janice Chilcoat assisted in opening gifts as 150 attendees sent gifts and refreshments of cake and punch were served.
The Before and After Club held a Thursday meeting at the clubhouse. Secretary-treasurer Mrs LaVonda Johnston read the minutes. Judy Prather won a fruit bowl for the week’s weight loss and was crowned queen for the month with a queen doll corsage and wash cloth from each member.
A preacher recalls a dying English miser who clutched his bank key instead of prayer at death. The tale from Mark 10 underscores money's corrupting power and the peril of loving riches over salvation.
The R. W. Willoughby family gathered June 16 at Intersmith Park for their yearly Father's Day reunion. Attendees included multiple Willoughbys and in laws from Ada Broken Arrow Kiowa Seminole and Oakman, with a picnic lunch served.
In Boulder Colorado Mr and Mrs Jim Nutting live on the third floor of a house with a narrow stairway. They bought a large refrigerator and the store rented a crane to lift it in through a window.
Classified ad line offering buy sell trade and rental services with contact number 332 4433 for inquiries and listings across categories.
Community members share visits with neighbors and relatives including Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brady and Mrs. Mae Rice. A wedding shower for Dewayne Houser and Glenda Taylor was hosted at Wilson Church with about 30 guests. Names of attendees include the Glover, Swarb, Green, Hendersen, Floyd, Gurley, Thompson, Powers, and Gassaway families among others.
The report lists multiple hospitality visits with the Higgs and Reasor families to Sidney Green in Shirley and Phyllis as well as Wayne Green and Larry Lee visiting B D Green relatives in Selma California. Also Buck Garrett with Larry and Sherry visited Marvin Lee and family while G A Henry and Bill Johnson and F Lancaster are noted as hospital patients at Valley View. Charley Bryant and Charles Sanders families attended the event.
TISHOMINGO Oklahoma July 13 festival to expand with all Five Civilized Tribes. Indian village on courthouse lawn will showcase arts and crafts with teepees to attract visitors. Parades contests dances archery watermelon rolling pin rolling women horseshoe tops gospel singing headline performers from McAlester and Adanarko.
Naomi Caton bride elect and Ronald Guinn were feted at a shower Friday night at Tupelo Baptist Church hosted by Mrs. Robert Mason and Mrs. Lee Roy Mason. The couple plans to wed July 12 at 8 pm in the Baptist Church. Guests and gifts listed include many local families and friends from Stonewall Fort Worth Coalgate and surrounding areas. Also included is a note about Ellis Island in New York Harbor once measuring 3% acres with nine tenths of its current 27% acres formed by ballast.
Frisco Extension Homemakers Club held a June birthday party at Resthaven Nursing Home honoring June birthdays. Guests included patients, nurses, and staff such as Merle McCubbin Emma Lynch Luella Mensay and Janie Bradley. A planetary weight fact about Jupiter followed the event.
The Arbuckle Area Council summer camp in southern Oklahoma begins its third week with more than 100 boys and leaders. Troops from Pauls Valley Wynnewood Marietta Wilson Healdton and other communities attend under various sponsors. Friday awards, a family picnic and an Indian ceremony close the week. More than 400 boys have joined camp activities this summer with plans for HemisFair canoe trips and a Boy Scout swim meet in August.
Mrs. Joe Hech of Woodland visited Mrs. James Briggs and Kathy Allen while P. H. Allen and Mrs. Harvey Johnson and Jack joined the Fennell family reunion at Antlers. Sixty five people from Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Colorado and New Mexico attended. P. A. Allen, a Valley View Hospital patient, was visited by his daughter Mrs. T. R. Simpson of Eloy Arizona who had remained at his bedside.
Kuntry Korner Farm women serve meat heavy meals with breakfast dinner and supper platters. Recipes include baked spareribs barbecued spareribs and skillet supper with sausage onion tomato and macaroni culminating in creamy sour cream finishes for six servings.
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