23 Jus' Stivin' Five!
A column reviews local issues and opinions on political banners, praising city poles funded by the Chamber but criticizing their use for campaigning. It notes poles damage from banners, mentions Kansas memorials, street alley congestion, and comments on fishing, rain, and reading diets for children with a call to expose them to better reading during summer vacations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Oxahoma Gas and Electric
City
Oakman News Baccalaureate and church events noted
Attendance at Sunday School and morning service was small with a large crowd at Sunday night. A revival date was set for June 23. Delegates and alternates for the Center Association meeting were named. Youth fellowship and various visits and family reunions are reported, with numerous local names and places including Byng Ada Langdon Vamoosa and Center.
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Byng
George Carter
Center Association of Free Will Baptist Churches
Betty Mounger
Flora Carter
L. A. van Horn
Myra Berryman
Ruby Jones
van Horn
Oakman
Doris Burchett
Ada
Oklahoma City livestock market report shows mixed demand
QO C LIVESTOCK Oklahoma City indicates cattle 1000 calves 100 slow sales with calves steady to weak since Wednesday. Fed steers unsold, cows 18.00-20.00, slaughter calves 25.50-27.00, feeders 23.50-26.00, flood stock calves 27.00-29.00. Hogs 600 steady early, later 26.50 lower, sows 19.50-20.50, feeder pigs 21.50-22.00. Sheep 400 slaughter lambs and ewes steady, spring lambs 21.50-23.25, shorn ewes 5.00-8.50.
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Oklahoma City
USDA
Busy Pirates Triumph Over Panama and Antlers
The Byng Pirates had a demanding week with a Monday victory against Panama and a Wednesday win over Antlers, continuing their strong baseball run.
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Byng Pirates
Panama
Antlers
Weekend Visits and Local Social Notes
The text lists numerous visits and social gatherings across Ada Oklahoma and nearby areas. Names include McCuller Vandegriff Brew ington Hopkins Griffith Jones Perriman Wyc koff Webster Ray Reed Wright Coffey and others. It notes church activities and a baccalaureate service at Vaness and mentions health updates and a Grandmother ill with a stroke. It also notes fishing activity at farm ponds.
Semi final win sets Porterie clash for Shawnee finals
The team won Saturday over Porterie in the semi finals and plans to travel to Shawnee Tuesday for the finals with Garber. The exact final score will be known before press time. A large Oakman fan contingent plans to attend.
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Porterie
Shawnee
Garber
Oakman
Squirrels Weaned and Living at Moore Farm
Two baby squirrels raised by Leo and (surname) Moore are now living in the Moores barn and roam the nearby woods. Hunters are asked to spare the pets. Sunday visits include Mr and Mrs Roy Laxton and Mrs Lillie Shook of Lightning, plus Ada area relatives. Connie Jo Lancaster attended Byng Baptist Church and Don Shaw received a Bible gift from the church. Mrs Earl Myers returned from Valley View Hospital after leg infection surgery. The weekend visits included Kent Russell family from Oklahoma City and local relatives Ruth Hill, Sharon, and Jackie. Rev Scott Jones hosted dinner with Rev Curtis Hogue and daughter.
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Leo Moore
Billy Jack
O.U
Norman
Earl Green
Riverbanks
Calif
Oakman
Ji Hamilbrly
Jim Halliburton
Marl Halliburton
Ray Hallib
Leo Moores
Moore's
Moore Homestead
Connie Jo Lancaster
Byng Baptist Church
Don Shaw
Byng
Kent Russell
Elwanda
Gary
Oklahoma City
Jack Russell
Ruth Hill
Sharon
Jackie
Gaylon Myers
Eugene Gloster
Jerry Don Caton
Hill
Remarriage Stops Widow's Social Security Benefits
A Ardmore official explains that a widow loses Social Security benefits after remarriage, but benefits on behalf of her children remain until they reach age 18 or another event ends entitlement. Field rep Honey Tuell visits Ardmore District Office Thursdays to assist with applications and questions.
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Mary Smith
A. L. Hardcastle
Ardmore
Hardcastle
Honey Tuell
Aca
Shearing Progress and Prices in Local Wool Market
Weir notes the cornt sheep population holds steady and local wool quantity and quality compare with last year. Prices sit around 80 cents this year versus the lower to mid fifties previously. Government subsidy keeps producers at normal take, but buyers feel the pinch at 30 cents. Rain slows work but finish is hoped in about two weeks.
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W.L. Weir
Weir
Buck
50 Year Man B. E. Herion to Receive Grand Lodge Pin
B. E. Herion, a 50 year member and charter founder of Stonewall Lodge No. 113, will be presented a 50 year pin at a Grand Lodge ceremony to be held at Stonewall Masonic Lodge No. 113 on May 19.
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B. E. Herion
Stonewall Masonic Lodge
Herion
Stonewall Lodge
Lightning Ridge Social Roundup Full of Neighborly News
Local residents attend gatherings and visits across Lightning Ridge with many names noted. Mrs. J H Stephens Jr and Mrs. Joe Maddox host and visit, new neighbors J E Woolley move in, families merge for Mothers Day, Ada dress revue draws several attendees, and multiple households share meals and travel stories.
Summers Chapel News Notes and Visitation Updates
At Camp Ground Free Will Baptist Church services in Summers Chapel many visitors attended including Mrs Verlin Bryan and Mrs Clemmie Summers. Dessie Light received a spotted plant as oldest mother and Vivian Hogue the youngest. Olive Belle Wood got the Sunshine box for most children. Nearby visits include the Dwain Shaw family and Denise in Seminole with the O A Daniels. Bob Passmore and Bobby Sue hosted relatives from Houston who fished Lake Texoma. The group spends time at the lake while others visit, and Lora Elis has a virus.
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Dorothy Terry
Camp Ground
Free Will Baptist Church
Verlin Bryan
Clemmie Summers
Dessie Light
Vivian Hogue
Olive Belle Wood
Local Social News From Ada and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Flora Newman returned home to Garland Texas after visiting relatives in the area for ten days. Linda Joe Cantrell of Miami Ohio spent a night with Margie Lou and Donna Nelson while neighbors hosted others over the weekend. A cellar gathering at the M R Tuckers' prompted news of a formal event from Ada while a senior rushed home to change. Visitors included Byars families and Qualls clans with trips to Rush Springs for watermelons shipped from Mexico. A new great grandchild named Wayne Lee arrived to Mr and Mrs Carthoe Stepp with Victor and Melba Stepp as grandparents. New residents Mr and Mrs Jumor Willoughby joined the community from Ada. Dinner guests at the Robinsons included Conleys of England Arkansas and multiple families from McAlester, Oklahoma City and Konawa. The Frantzes hosted visitors including Willoughbys and other area families plus the TOG Nelsons. James Farmer and Gerald Brown left for California seeking work. The Summers Chapel Home Demonstration Club attended a dress revue at the Ada First Baptist Church.
Family Visitors and Church Events Across Local Towns
A family dinner hosted by Mrs. Ott Jones in Stratford included Helen Wood Audry Kendall Betty Gerdhart and several children and relatives from nearby towns. The group spent an afternoon visiting Earnie Brown and others then shared TV time. Various trips and church attendances are noted as well as illnesses and travels among the Megee families and others in Byars Cloverdale Vaness and surrounding areas.
Feeder Pigs Sale Promotes Hog Production Momentum
The Feeder Pigs sale section highlights appreciation for Hailey and Curtis Floyd of Coal County for promoting the project. It notes rising interest in hog production and announces the Hampshire breeders field day and picnic to be held in Ada at the Shetland pony barn on SH13, July 16, marking the event’s first return to this region.
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Hailey
Curtis Floyd
Coal County
Egypt Votes on Division of Old School Area
Egypt School district plans a May 20 vote to annex the east half of its district to Latta. Voting runs 2 to 6 p.m. at WM. Gevne’s home with Norman C. Mitchell announcing the measure. If the proposal fails, the area will be annexed to Pyng. Egypt, among the county’s oldest districts, closed after the 1958 term with seven pupils attending the final class. Farmer Lyle Spankie in Alberta, Canada, recently delivered 48 piglets from three of his sons.
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Egypt
Latta
Norman C. Mitchell
WM. Gevne
Pyng
Lyle Spankie
Alberta
Canada
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