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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1956
Page
3
Union Valley residents fete Miss Frankie Elmore and Jim Greenlee at a recent wedding shower with cake and punch. Attendees include Mick and Betty Scott, Bruce Scott, Elmore and Elkins families, and numerous Stonewall and local guests aboard a show of community support.
Union Valley Home Demonstration Club met in Mrs. Fred Keatley’s home with a program on new food products by Frisco club members Mrs. Lillien Thompson and Mrs. Vera Sligar. Refreshments and master mix coffee cake were served. Members listed include Bertie Burch Cordie Davis Beulah Elmore Floyce Keatley Carol McKay Nellie Miller Ruth Stephens Winnie Turner Grandmother Robbison Geraldine Spears Susie Wilson. Visitors included Emily Hisan Ethel Warren Ruby Jackson Mary Blake Rosalie Tipton and guest speakers Thompson and Sligar.
Mrs Maxine Barris received a pink and blue shower Friday September 28 at the home of Mrs Sam Winters in Fittstown. Hostess Mrs Elsa Weaver of Ruth Sunday School Class led the event with chiffon cake fruit salad coffee and iced tea. Guests sending gifts included Mrs Josephine Newberry Alice Herell Marky Ross Lorene Howry Eloase Laxton Ethel Boyds ton Oma Jean Philp Birtie Harris Midge Sexton Nellie Ryan Olive Alexander Mary Ross Addie Crabtree Lola Winters Blanch Skeith Pearl Begins Edna Buttrill Doris Turner Cecil Moore Virgie Lee Lorene Sliger Mrs J L Hensley Marie Crabtree Mrs J C Ross Ruth Cradd duck Bess Cherry and June Griffin.
The Frisco Home Demonstration Club gave a hot supper and handkerchief shower last Tuesday night. Honorees included Miss Dora Daniel and Miss Jim Marshall for the supper, and Mrs Helen Sailey who moved to Ada for the hankie tribute. Families from the area attended, with many relatives present.
An ice cream social was held last Friday at Wintersmith Park for the Young People and Intermediates of Abloso First Baptist Church Training Union. Attendees included Larry Hawkins James George Jerry Beller Robert Medcalf Butch Strickland Diana Clifton La Dona Lee Donald Dyer Bobby Flanagan Virgil Gantt Harald Haines Gene Thomas Margaret and Barbara Looney Latina Bou dreaux Luis Jean Smith and Mr and Mrs Mitt Looney.
Mr and Mrs Frank Cunningham celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Wednesday September 26. A supper in their honor was hosted at the home of their son and family Warren Cunningham in Howard. Attending were Arvil Sargent of Indiana and Mrs Jimma Sneed of Martinsville along with the honorees.
Ada progresses on a new dial telephone system with 96 percent of over 7 200 phones equipped. Residents and businesses will receive new two to five dial numbers before next year’s change. About one third of underground and aerial cable work and conduit installation is done. Cross bar switching equipment installed, with about 50 workers making hundreds of thousands of hand connections.
Frisco area reports wells at Two wells and the W. RB. Robbins place have gone dry. The Robbins family struggled to find water until Jim and Sid Marshall arrived with two barrels attached to their pickup to help. Mrs. Robbing expressed gratitude for the Oklahoma friends’ aid.
FITTSTOWN Mr and Mrs Charles Buddy McElroy were honored with a postnuptial shower Friday evening September 28 in the home economics cottage of the McLish School. Refreshments followed gifts and games were organized by Mrs Alice Herell. Numerous friends and relatives attended including Mr and Mrs W E McElroy and many others listed.
The Bebee Home Demonstration Club met October 1 at the home of Mrs. Joce Thompson. Officers were elected with Virginia Tilley as president and Jocia Thompson as vice president. Nurses from the Health Department presented a film on home care of the sick. Visitors from Ads attended and refreshments followed.
Lovelady ED Club met at the Club House on September 27 with good attendance. Mrs Ida Taylor led. Virginia Jared read Romans. roll call noted one new food used. Minutes read, treasurer Nora Ross reported. Money raising discussed. plan a Halloween social and carnival with refreshments. An offering was taken for the gas bill. others were invited. Miss Mote spoke on new foods and demonstrated a home made mix to save time for housewives. Meeting adjourned to October 25.
Sunday School and church attendance were strong. Local families including the Wiles, Barbees, Heston, Conney, Davis, Morgan, and Wiles visit Ada and Port Hueneme connections while noting graduations, handkerchief showers, and community farewells. Jeanene Horton graduates from Lela's Beauty College and joins a Pauls Valley beauty show.
A long list of visitors and family motions fills the page as relatives from Ada, Davis, Roff, and nearby areas stop by to visit relatives in the McNeill, Simmers, and Coffman families. Local families report church attendance, road trips to Oklahoma City, and updates on Roy Reed’s recovery at the Rigsby garage.
Mr and Mrs Charles Floyd Jr Janice and Key attended the State Fair in Oklahoma City Saturday. Kenneth Medter joined OU and North Carolina football game in Norman. Visitors in the J H Stephens home included Mr and Mrs J R Vandegriff Mrs W C Story Mr and Mrs Wylie Webster and Eugene Stone. The Lloyd McIlroy home hosted James Lloyd and guests for a Wednesday evening gathering. Lee Jones Joyce and Boyce moved their dairy herd to a new milking barn. Miss Joyce and Shirley Jones visited Miss Sue Wyc koff and her grandmother Mrs Thelma Ferriman.
Francis community club held a large meeting on Monday evening. The cake walk drew two cake prizes by Angeline Brown with proceeds of 13.40 donated to the Boy Scouts. A new food committee was named and plans discussed to buy a public address system for the school. An old-fashioned pie supper and cake walk are set for November 5 to fund the community Christmas tree.
Ada residents and visitors are listed in a series of social items. Families from Ada and Oklahoma City traveled to Sulphur for picnics and shriner events. Friends and relatives including Coffeys, Wrights, Shooks and Websters gathered at homes and attended open houses and Sunday visits.
Florence Isaacs reports from Pauls Valley and surrounding area with family reunions visits at the Stinnett home. Iva Carson and Irene spent Sunday evening with Juanita Rawes and saw the new house. Erin Clay of Ada joined Milo Pennington's family for Sunday supper. Ruby and Glenn Dryden visited with Ray Dryden's family in Lawrence. Charles Ray, with a broken leg, is back in school on crutches. Pearl Gray and Norma Joyce visited with Drs Hallie Wood and W N Isaacs. Clara Miller visited Janie Farmer Sunday.
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