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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
6
Mrs. Carl Wright was honored with a pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs. John Ray and Mrs. J. H. Stephens. Winners in the games were Mrs. Otis Coffey and Mrs. George Perriman. refreshments followed the gift opening. Numerous attendees and family members contributed gifts and well wishes.
Miss Mary Lou Cantwell ranked third on state scholarship tests at East Central College and received a scholarship at the Vaness commencement. Other local honors included Joy ce Jones and June Stephens certificates for top class standings, and several students earning reading and attendance awards. Weekend visits featured relatives from Oklahoma City Muskogee Lawton and Ada. Jones Chapel School will dismiss May 13 per teacher Mrs. Ray Stegall.
Mr. and Mrs. Arden L. Coffey and family of Latta visited Lillie Mae Webster on Sunday along with B. B. Webster of Sulphur, Mrs. P. J. Rollow of Ada and Miss Betty Myers.
Mary Lou Cantwell and Boyce Jones led the Van Ess graduates on a Saturday trip to a Texas dude ranch.
Mrs Thelma Perriman and Mrs J H Stephens attended the style show at the First Baptist Church in Ada last Friday afternoon. John Ray John E Coffey Otis Coffey and Edward fished at Veterans Lake Sulphur Saturday evening. They reported no luck. Mr and Mrs Lee Jones and Joyce spent Mother's Day with Mrs Jones parents Mr and Mrs Newt Berry and Bertha. Tony Puckett pre med student at OBU Shawnee and Rev Tal Bonham spent Saturday night in the J H Stephens home. Mr and Mrs Leroy Cantwell and Sharon visited Sunday with Mrs Cantwell s parents Mr and Mrs William Morrison of Roff.
Westview Baptist Mission reports 62 in Sunday morning attendance with eight visitors. Pastor Leonard Webster preached on Hannah. Mr and Mrs J Kent Smith joined at evening service. 56 from the church attended the Ada Sunday School rally at Oak Avenue. May 14 social planned with singing and refreshments.
A humorous collection of quips on marriage and manners with lines about wives, appetite, the dangers of traffic, and a joke on bigamy. The piece closes with the signature Rev Charley Grant E-2-55.
The closing program runs for the child ren and ends the term before Easter. The next term starts August 29. Sixth graders for the year include Judy Ann Fike Mary Jane Bottoms and Chester Delozier. Seventh and eighth graders go to Latta. Mary Jane and Alma Bottoms have perfect attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fike joined by Judy Ann and Mrs. Clara Fike picnicked in Sulphur on Sunday marking a family outing in the area.
Mr and Mrs Lester Faulkenberry of Ontario California are here visiting. They plan to tour local sights and meet residents during their stay.
Rube Delozier and family fished Saturday night in Boggy. A L Yarberry returned home after nine days in Valley View Hospital with improved condition. Gordon and Butch Nelson visited Mr and Mrs A P Nelson in the Summers Chapel community Sunday.
On Tuesday night Westview Latta will honor eighth grade graduates Chiqueta Bottoms and James Bottoms. The ceremony marks the completion of middle school for these students as part of Latta's commencement events.
Obscure community notes record Latta High School senior Ann Littlefield’s upcoming graduation. Visits include John Wood from Summers Chapel to Gordon Nelson, and a fishing outing by Ed Atkinson Cecil Smith and Ted Sears near Cumberland Cove yielding a good catch. Mother's Day visitors to the Brundidges include Bruce Myers of Oklahoma City and Bryan Lee of Norman.
Mrs Brundidges mother Mrs Eva Bennett of Ada Mann Mullins and Mr and Mrs EB Atkinson of this community mentioned in a local social notice.
A school boy named Lloyd Delozier showed an observer an egg shaped exactly like a peanut and about that size.
Mrs Emma Cassidy visited Mrs Lena Atkinson Thursday. Visitors in the Glen Stone home Monday were Mr and Mrs Jim Neal Mr and Mrs Cecil Stone and Donna Kay Stone. Haying is under way here. Sonny and Raymond Williams began cut.
Mrs. Jack Teel spent Sunday with her daughter and son-in-law the Austell Cassidys. Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Jim Neal and Linda Williams visited Mr. Neal's parents in Wanette.
Paul Citron aged 31 of Coalgate wed Wanda Pardue 28 of Coalgate. T Killian 70 of Roff married Billie Cole 56 of Roff. Paul E Scott 23 of 600 West Fifteenth wed La Nitha Helen Wixor 18 of 11142 South Mississippi.
An Ada News Want Ad item highlights higher payouts for an increased vesting amount. The notice outlines benefits tied to larger investments and urges readers to upgrade their ad packages for better value.
Seven people were booked in Ada during the weekend by city police. One man was fined for molesting a nine year old girl. Others were charged with public drunkenness four cases disturbance one and one improper U turn in the 100 block on Main Street. Fines totaled 90 dollars.
The fire ant, native to Brazil, has spread through the southern United States and is expected to attack stored foods, crop facilities, and farm animals on affected properties.
The text notes that only a small number of octopuses grow larger than three feet in width with their tentacles extended.
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