Ada man Earnest Webb dies after long Ada residence
Earnest David Webb 1901 12 20 died Wednesday 12 20 p m in a local hospital Born Greenville Texas he moved to Ada with parents in 1910 and lived there since He is survived by son H L Webb Columbus Ohio sister Mrs Mary Gray Ada two grandsons Dale Lee and Billie Webb granddaughter Jo Ellen Webb Services 2 p m Friday Criswell Funeral Home Rev W E Chandler officiating interment Rosedale Cemetery
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CME
Earnest David Webb
Ada
Traule
Greenville
Tex
Lee
Ellen Fox Webb
Colbert
Webb
H. L. Webb
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Gray
Dale Lee Webb
Billie Webb
Jo Ellen Webb
Criswell Funeral Home
Rev
W. E. Chandler
Rosedale Cemetery
Ohio bees rank third in nation for colonies and honey
Sweet Ohio report notes Columbus beekeeping strength with 285000 colonies. Ohio ranks third in the nation in number of bee colonies and is among 19 leading states in honey production. The piece lists county and state election tallies and candidate names for various offices.
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SWEET
Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Grass Fire Burns Kill Ada Woman
An Ada woman, Maletha Ellis, 53, died from third degree burns after a grass fire at a cemetery near Center Cemetery. Her husband James Ellis helped her to an ambulance, but a later trip to Valley View Hospital ended in her death at 10 p.m.Residents reported Ellis tried to fetch water, and a briar thicket engulfed Mrs. Ellis while she was on site.
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Ada
Cemer
Valley View Hospital
Maletha Ellis
Route 2
Ellis
James
Center Cemetery
Inere
iShool
Troop 13 Dominates Harey Miller District Camporee
Troop 13 sponsored by First Methodist Church Ada dominates the Harey Miller District Camporee with the Eagle Patrol taking first place. Second went to Bobwhite Patrol Troop 33 led by Richard Kirby. Flaming Arrow Patrol Troop 18 claimed third under Don Hines. Wolf Patrol Troop 68 and Ranger Patrol Troop 13 contend for fourth.
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First Methodist
Ada
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Dale Talley
Richard Kirby
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Don Hines
Wall Patrol
First Baptist Church
Ranger Patrol
Bob Ward
Wolf Patrol
al Patton
Dewayne McAnally
New Pecan Back Page Guides on Fertilizer and Care
Pecan growing notes list fertilizer demonstrations with tree trunk diameter cross sectional area and recommended trees per acre to compute ammonium nitrate requirements. Other quick guides cover potash phosphorous lime broadcasting and winter legume cover crop prep. Troop 33 scouts led by Bil Winsley and Ww. vy. navy leaders. Camporee held at Smith Park last year with about 200 boys across the district attending.
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Ww. Vy. Navy
Smith Park
Ada and Union Hill Communities Highlight Weekend Gatherings
A gala weekend roundup from Ada area communities notes Linda Canada hosting a wiener roast and slumber party with multiple girls and boys planning yearly tours, while nearby families such as Wests, Normans, and Harrises share visits, fishing trips, and church events across Ada, Cedar Grove, and Union Hill. The piece also lists local livestock market results, school activities, and a Oklahoma City air tour by Franci Grade School students.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Agriculture Today
Alva
Mattchester
Medford
Clinton
Vici
Greene
el Reno
Hobart
Enid
Kingfisher
Watonga
Yukon
Perryton
Tex
Beaver
Frederick
Broilers
Ilal
Orville West
Melba
Jeanie
Baxter Scroggins
Cedar Medium
A.grove
Masik
Franci Grade School
Ada
May designated National Home Improvement Month
May is National Home Improvement Month with reports of yard fences rose beds and home renovations across several homes. The Wests Hoosiers and Streets are among those cited as enjoying better weather for repairs and garden work. Baker and Edd West visit Sulphur to see hospitalized John Baker who is reported to be improving.
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Bob West
Bob Hoosier
John West
Edd West
Ethely. Baker
Driver Goes To Sleep Hits Cattle Truck West Of Ada
Tony Lewis an 18 year old from Fitts, Oklahoma, was driving toward Ada when his car veered and struck the rear of a cattle truck driven by Jake Mullins of Idabel on SH 19, about a half mile west of Ada. He suffered minor head injuries and was treated and released from Valley View Hospital.
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Fittstown
Ada
SH 19
Highway Patrol
H. T. Gay
Tony Lewis
Oklahoma City
Jake Mullins
Idabel
Gay
Lewis
Valley View Hospital
Marriages Listed for Ada Area Residents
Leonard Robertson aged 18 of Ada weds La Wanda Misen himer aged 18 of Ada. Richard Phillips 18 of Allen weds Jacqueline Robinson 18 of Francis. Edward Lyda 21 of Ada weds Vickie Davidson 17 of Ada. Lloyd Burk 21 of Ada weds Leola Burk 22 of Ada.
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Leonard Franklin Robertson
Ada
Wanda J. Misenhimer
Ada Richard A. Phillips
Allen
O Jacqueline Robinson
Francis
Edward Lyda
Vickie, Davidson
Lloyd Burk
Leolai Burk
Vaness area notices and alumni plans
The clipping lists numerous Ada area residents visiting each other and attending events. It notes funeral services for Mr Jasper, a military training move for Dewayne McAnally, and a Vanass Alumni Banquet committee meeting set for June 23 at Vanass High School with officers Glenda Briggs Paul Murphy Ola Dean Cunningham Lavona Jones. It also mentions a high school report card from 1897 found by Milo Howarth in Wausaukee Wisconsin.
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Vanass
Center School
Vanass High School
Alumni Association
Glenda Briggs
Paul Murphy
Ola Dean Cunningham
Lavona Jones
Carson Phillips
Mildred Chilcoal
Troy Pinley
Don Newby
Geraldine Haskins
Connie Nelson
Wausaukee
Wis
Milo Howarth
Salvation Army Plans New Addition
The Salvation Army in the area will seek bids in two weeks for an L shaped 3100 square foot addition to the Citadel on North Oak Avenue. Bids will be opened at 10 am on Friday May 2 at the current building. The project will add a recreation room, kitchen and pantry, and four classrooms.
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Salvation Army
Citadel
Oak Avenue
Ross Badgett
North Oak
Albert
Ross
Salvation Army Corps
Tom A. Thomas Jr
Luke Dodds
James Thompson
Platt National Park Week Visitor and Campground Totals
Platt National Park in Sulphur registered 17 301 visitors and 615 campers in the week of April with totals for the year at 169 900 and 1 698 respectively Rainfall for the week was 12 52 inches raising the year total to 6 21 Temperatures ranged from 49 to 80 A Worth American unable to speak Spanish ordered eggs from a South American waiter who could not understand English by flapping his arms like a chicken.
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Platt National Park
United Church Women Plan May Luncheon Observance
The Ada United Church Women’s Council schedules a May luncheon at First Christian Church Fellowship Hall with Mrs Ivan Young as luncheon chair. Serving begins at 1 pm followed by a program. Council joins 2200 national councils to address community issues and refugees need blankets. Members are asked to bring blankets and circles will give as units. A love offering will be taken with half retained locally. Mrs N C Bowen presides Ada Council.
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Fellowship Hall
The
First Christian Church
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Ada United Church Women’s Council
UCW
N.C. Bowen
Ada United Council of Church Women
Wilson buys Virgin Islands from Denmark for defense
President Woodrow Wilson's administration pays Denmark twenty five million dollars in gold to acquire the Virgin Islands as a strategic defense move during World War I.
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Woodrow Wilson
Denmark
Virgin Islands
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