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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1962
Page
6
Francis residents share weekend visits with families in Ada Seminole McAlester and Moore. New Francis grocer Glenn Smith buys local store from Nicker son family. East Central player Henry Wells preached at Francis Baptist Church and Don Burkhead’s Boy Scout troop hiked. Fishing party of Matthews and Scroggins reports slim Lake Texoma catch.
By TIM MILLIGAN Mrs. Bil Koller was admitted to Valley View Hospital Wednesday evening last week with hepatitis ulcers and a thyroid condition. Doctors expect at least two weeks of bed rest. A No Visitors sign guards her room as she improves. Byng School coach Ladd Koller faces community shifts as Byng and Langston figures appear in notes about hospital visits, school news, a fire loss at the Glendon Taylor home, students and teachers in transition, and local social club updates.
Mr and Mrs Joe Wilkinson with children Tim Jolene and Todd hosted visiting families including Mr and Mrs W Poage of Cromwell and Mr and Mrs L C Blankenship and children from Al en on a Saturday gathering. Friends of Tim Wilson, former.
Local column recounts rabbit breeding plans near Ada and visits by families from Wilburton Wynnewood and Lexington. Hospital stays, a car accident death of a 15 year old, and community health updates are mixed with weather and garden chatter. Astronomers comment on Venus atmosphere and carbon dioxide levels.
A fragmented local piece reflects on civilization, youth, and social friction with rustic aphorisms and satirical quips. References to Wise county, a hundred dollar fence, a dog penned in, and a note about Rev Charley Grant released by AP Smith Service 101-82 add a dated, regional flavor to the observational vignette.
puzzle-like list of garbled phrases and stray words with scattered names and numbers. readable items include Vade, Paris, Pullman, Tao and several broken terms suggesting a cryptic style crossword page fragment with no clear single event or coherent narrative.
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