Around The County Visits In County Notes
Mrs Arkie Glasgow is visiting for a week in the home of Mr and Mrs Glasgow. Mr and Mrs J F Woodley visited with Mr and Mrs Auti McCullar and girls Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Arkie Glasgow
Mrs. Glasgow
J. F. Woodley
Auti McCullar
Jess Wofford
Allen
Stonewall
Leonard Wofford
Dickie Clifford
Charles Cagle
Fort Worth
Daisy Cagle
Albert Clayton
Grand Prarie
Tex
Myrtle Clayton
Rube Murphy
Joe Thomas
del City
L. H. Laseman
Wynnewood
R. C. Laseman
A. BR. White
Arthur
Texas City
E. L. Gaith
Charles Leader
Diana
Donna Xay
Jay Holman
Abloso
Jimmy Fredrick
David Brooks
Joan Treas
Becky Williams
Texarkana
the Fredricks
Hickory Hosts Dedicatory Service for Baptist Church
Our neighbor community Hickory south of Roff held dedication services for a new Baptist Church building on Sunday with local residents and church members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Roff
Weekend Visits and Local Notices Across Ada Area
The Ada area records steady social visits with Tommy Jackson and Larry visiting Sunday alongside multiple families including the Stoneciphers, Fortners, and Woffords. Additional notes report hospital cases, a revival plan in Sperry, naval enlistment for James Knight, and the new educational building nearing roof completion.
Lula and Community Visits Include Local Parities
Ada police seize choc beer at J C Beal home and confiscate a barrel during a Wednesday night raid. Beal forfeits $20 bond in Municipal Court as Sam Johnston and family visits are noted. several local residents travel to Texarkana Ada and Tupelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
J. C. Beal
East Seventh
Sam Johnston
Paula Scott
Beal
Warren
Linda
Larry
Tom
Rommel
Jackson
Tupelo
Sun
Ben
Johnston
Milburn Buck Thomas
Tommy Jackson
Pelo
Laud "Warren
Daggs
Ae Linds
Peggy Johnston
Lavonda Dowell
Aga
Valley View Hospital Wing Showcases Modern 168-Bed Development
The Valley View hospital program expands with a new wing costing 360000 funded half by local contributions and the Hill-Burton act, bringing total program cost to 1200000. Architect Albert Ross and B H Todd Sons led construction, while executive board members including Dave How and Mack Braly guided growth alongside plans for surgical suites, central service, new patient rooms, x-ray, lab, and therapy facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ross
B. H. Todd Sons
P. G. Troop, McAlester
General Hospital
Valley View
County Courts Buzz With Dense Docket In Pontotoc
Pontotoc County Court and two JP courts were busy on Wednesday as the Worcesters accounted for most filings. Norman Worcester and Billie Ruth Worcester faced public drunkenness and traffic charges in Bert Bailiff’s JP court, while Nicholas Worcester pled guilty to driving while intoxicated with a 180 dollar fine and 30 days in jail. In Joe Beck’s JP court Emmett Pates and Tarzan Davis were charged with public drunkenness, and others faced speeding, improper muffler, and driving charges from Ratliff and related dockets across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontoloc
Worcesters
Norman Worcester
Billie Ruth Worcester
Bert Bailiff
Norman
Ilegal
Billie
Nicholas Worcester
Joe Beck
Emmett Pates
Tarzan Davis
Joe Carl Gray
Jerry Gene Embry
Charles McGoffin
Daniel Kelley
Ratliff
William Heister
Shawnee
James ]C. Holmes
Ft. Sill
Jack W. Gald
Centrahoma
Rhodes Scholarships Favor Boy Scouts Over Seventeen Years
Two thirds of Rhodes scholarships awarded to Americans for study at Oxford University in England during the last fifteen years went to young men who had been Boy Scouts, a report indicates, highlighting the Scouts' influence on American scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Oxford’ University
England
Ada Rotary Club Installs Officers at Ladies Night
New Ada Rotary Club officers were installed at a Wednesday dinner meeting. Don Mc Cartney becomes president, Burl Harris vice president, Paul Alford secretary, and Ross Warmack treasurer. Calvert Cannan retires. Leon Biddy hosted at Hast Central. officers take over at July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Rotary Club
Don McCartney
Burl Harris
Paul Alford
Ross Warmack
Hast Central
Leon Biddy
Calvert Cannan
Marriages Bind Ada Residents in Early Ceremony Lineup
Michael Brewer aged 19 ties with Ann Eubank 17, Glenn Walker 18 weds Betty Sue Bottoms 18, Haskell Dighton Jr. 20 weds Nancy Todd 18 in Ada amid local nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Brewer
Ada
Ann Eubank
Glenn Walker
Betty
Sue Bottoms
Haskell Dighton Jr
Nancy Todd
Ada Accident Total Climbs Nearer To '60
Ada motorists may lift total closer to sixty in 1961 than 1960, with a tight race. Two traffic accidents Tuesday brought the month’s total to 27, down from 33 in the same month last year. At Main and Broadway, William Snowden and Talmadge Hood collided. Snowden posted a $1 bond for failure to yield. Minutes later Donald Ray Thurman hit Bovis Bowers at Tenth and Broadway. Thurman cited for following too close. Other municipal court actions include Charles Eat Glass pleading not guilty to an improper U turn, Vernon Pease fined $10 for speeding, Eugene Billy Brown charged with public drunkenness, and Thomas Edgar Cox fined $20 for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Main and
Broadway
William
Snowden
Dallas
Tex
Talmadge
Vernon Pease
Eugene Billy Brown
Thomas Edgar Cox
Government Crews Test Drill In Area For Missile Sites
Exploratory project tests 165 potential missile sites across a large Ada area. Core rigs work 24 hours, samples reach 100 feet amid widespread surveying from Lindsay to Chandler and Dustin to Davis. Officials expect completion within two weeks with silos about five miles apart and security crews ready at installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Lindsay
Chandler
Dustin
Davis
Adam
Getty
Ttig
Ada Scores First with Musical Play Oklahoma
Ada announces its first Oklahoma group produced musical Oklahoma! by Ada Community Theatre to be staged at Wintersmith Park Amphitheatre. Jeanne Wray directs with NL Miller as musical director Thena McBride choreographs Dan Clemons directs orchestra and Buff Haney designs sets. Tryouts start Friday for principals and chorus as the group aims for a summer season premiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Jeanne Wray
A.C.T
Oklahoma
A.G.T. Board of Directors
Wray
Miller
International Harvester
Thena ‘McBride
Dan Clemons
Ocal Grocer
Jerry Gwin
Buff Haney
West
Lively A.C.T
Wintersmith Park
Lynn Riggs
O. U
Theatre Guild
Richard J . Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
Riggs
Gordon MacRae
Shirley Jones
Congress Grinds Over Farm Referenda and Price Controls
Lawmakers debate whether Congress should grant production workers a two thirds vote in referenda on government controls and price supports for beef, hog and poultry. Industry leaders urge exclusion, while officials say no plans exist for immediate action though future supply crises could Prompt action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
Agriculture Committees
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville
Sherces
Freeman
Miss Taylor
Sonia
Boulxford
Ani
Taylor
Ada
Wesley R. Taylor
East Seventh
San Salvador
el Salnors
Sir Rava
Siakapo
Ada Teen Ager Doing Fine After Heart Operation
Open heart surgery on 15 year old Judy Taylor in Oklahoma City yesterday was reported successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Judy Taylor
Oklahoma City
Obituary notes for Baker and Wallis families in Ada
Obituaries for William R Baker aged 81 longtime Ada resident and custodian, and Virginia L Wallis aged 32 Ada. both died in local hospitals with services planned. Baker survived by daughter Mrs A L Self and son Myr with numerous grandchildren. Wallis survived by husband D G Wallis and daughter Shirley Ann, with parents and siblings listed. Services set at Assembly of God Church and Free Will Baptist Church respectively, burial in Rosedale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fortner
Jerry Queen
Ada
Sperry
Eas
Thomas Fort
Bagner Tist Church
W. C. Fulwn
Roll
William R. Baker Wiliam
Baker
Beverly
Oklahoma
Mr. Baker
Stone County
Ellen
Assembly of God Church
A. L
Virginia L. Wallis
Virginia Louise Wallis
West First
la Clarance Broadway
Nellie Potes
Jack Broadway
Shawnee
Free Will Baptist Church
Delbert Akin
Will
Smith Funeral Home
Rosedale Cemetery
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Roff By
Mary Laseman
Bua
Darline
Glenda
Savannah
Inlaw
Doyin
Grace Habin
Stella Cross
Lois Clifford
Kenneth Fortner
Tammy
Mrs
Short Fortner
James Knight
Cecil Knight
U.S. Navy
San Diego
Lam Gentry
Byng
Kate Davis
Elmer Young
Valley View Hospital
Floyd
Rolf
Young
W. M. Chaney
Bill Chancy
Twath
W. M. Chancy
Milton Keating
Lawton
C. B. Smith
Homer Lamb
Lyge Tyman
Walter Berry
Clay Griffith
Lula
J.C. Treas
Nancy Fulsom, Abloso
Jake Treas
Diana Leader
Elane Young
Donnie
Ronnie Clifford
Donald Brooks
Phot
County
Romines
WOO North Breedway
Duiker
Longines - Wittnauer
Bulova
Hamilton
Elgin
S&h
Gem Credit Jewelers
Souther
Dr. A. D. Near
Optometric
B. Mi
Mack” Welch Review
7-Up Bottling Company
The
American Legion Hall
Nesth Broadway
SUD Stebenlist
Billy" Berry
Coma
Bud Siebanijst
Olivia Berry
London
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