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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1963
Page
2
Around the county reports weekend gatherings and visits. Kenneth Qualls and family hosted at the Bennetts with extended kin from Talala and Tulsa. Church events include Nazarene district meetings in Sulphur and a Stonewall Church service at Ira Cordray’s home.
Mr and Mrs Dale Howry with Ken and Pam spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting Mrs Howrys parents Mr and Mrs Bill Foster and Steve in Calvin.
Mrs Blevins hosted her stepmother Mrs Mac McDaniels and Mr McDaniels of Tulare California. Also present were Mrs McDaniels mother Mrs Bigalo and her son Hester of Savannah Georgia.
Mr and Mrs Theron Howry and Jerry spent last Monday afternoon visiting Mrs B V Howry. Later Monday evening Mr and Mrs Ernie Jones visited the Howrys and they made ice cream.
Mrs. Rachel Walker spent Saturday and Sunday in Valley View Hospital but is home now and is much improved.
Walter Graper traveled to Ponca City on Monday for a business trip. He conducted meetings and completed preliminary discussions with local partners.
Mrs Mary Patton and Frank Jr. visited Stuart to see Rev and Mrs Ernest Gross along with uncle O Neal Teague Stigler and grandfather D O Teague California. The Pattons and children toured Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City Wednesday. Mr and Mrs S E McNeill made a business trip to Seminole Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Henderson and Dustin returned from a weeklong vacation visiting Frontier City Tulsa Eagle Rock Missouri and Cassville Arkansas. They stayed with the Blanken ships and Jacksons and toured Tulsa including the zoo. Jerry Henderson enrolled as a senior at East Central College.
The Hendersons on the south side gained a clear view toward Ada after timber removal following the Browns move from the Ben Murphy place. Mercury vapor security lights were installed by the REA Coop, bright at night for late evening to early morning use.
The Henry Greenwoods were away from home this past week with no one at the residence to receive mail or deliveries. Local neighbors noted the absence and authorities were not contacted about any incident.
Attendees at a camp meeting include Mr and Mrs Don Henderson and family recovering from tonsillitis. Sherrill James and Chrystal Ann also sick, Don later fell ill losing 15 pounds. Karen Falkenberry visited Sonja Pedersen as 4 H members tour the county. Westrope and wife discuss social security, past pensions, and a 91 year old political stance, marriage, faith, and happiness.
Readers share items of interest for the column despite weather slowing progress. The writer thanks contributors and hopes cooler days allow longer hours to gather and publish more news.
Mr and Mrs Butch Walker welcomed a baby girl named Timmy. Butch Walker recently returned from training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. The couple visited Mr and Mrs D O Ellis after the birth.
Mrs. Helen Frantz returned home after major surgery in recent weeks and appears to be recovering well. Her daughter-in-law Berta has been by her side providing care.
The Ada community expresses sympathy to the Taylor family after the loss of Frank Taylor who operated a local produce business for years creating multiple jobs. He will be missed by neighbors and workers alike.
The D. O. Ellis household lists summer visitors including the Glen Wort family from Tucson Arizona for a week and the Tony Tomeris for a week. Raymond Ellis, brother of D O Ellis, had spinal surgery at St Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City on August 5 and is recovering well.
The Harlen Fraleys purchased the Irene Odom property located just north of Rose Dale Cemetery signaling a local real estate move.
The Delbert Taylors have purchased the Herring property that adjoins the Frank Taylors to the north, expanding their land holdings.
H C Yowell returns home after a stay in Valley View Hospital for tests and blood transfusions. He underwent several pints of blood and is hoped to be up and about soon.
Chrystal Ann Henderson starts as a beginner at Latta School this year. She likes school but complains about early wakeup times and the burden of mornings.
Recent visitors to the J. L. Mc Gee residence included their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Lowell Smith and children from Oklahoma City. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Rudy Jones of Shawnee who spent Wednesday with Mrs Chris Pedersen and children. Rudy Jones had just been released from St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City after knee surgery.
Mrs. Helen Watson and Jim Pedersen of Oklahoma City spent Saturday night in the home of their mother. Monday Mrs. J. L. McGee and Mrs. Caroll Neff and Linda visited me.
Mr and Mrs P T McConnell spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Paul Teel and their children in Ada.
Nineteen 4-H members and three leaders rode a Vanoss School bus Saturday at 10 to visit eight clubs’ farms in the Vanoss area. It covered beef heifer and quarter horse projects, a Jersey cow and heifer, multiple beef, sheep, swine, dairy and horse ventures, plus a calf fitting demonstration by Emer son Black.
A discussion advises ranchers to guard cattle and report suspicious activity. Watch for open gates, off site traps, and strange vehicles. Record license numbers and vehicle descriptions as investigators seek rustlers. A case involved suspects backing to a chute and being shot at, leaving three holes in a pickup.
FBI agents arrested a man on Friday for attempting to cash travelers checks issued to Ada attorney Orel Busby. The suspect has been identified as Martin Manuel Alonzo.
Senators Monroney Edmondson and Representative Steed announced the General Services Administration approved a design for the Southwest Regional Water Pollution Control Laboratory south of Ada. The three story with basement building by Costin Frankfurt Short covers about 50 000 square feet with dark brick exterior and concrete aggregate, a portico entrance, recessed aluminum windows, movable partitions, vinyl walls, slate lobby floor, a cafeteria for 72, and a 150 car parking lot.
The Goodneighbor Club of Union Hill met at Mrs. Daisy Binion's home with Mrs. Barbara Newby giving the invocation and members reading from Revelation. Emma Jones presented financial and secretary reports as they discussed Fall Up-To-Date Fashions.
Keith Floyd and Pontotoc County health nurses completed a screening of Pontotoc County students. The survey found 181 with speech defects and 97 with hearing problems, plus 174 with less serious defects. Floyd aims to recheck in a year and notes funding gaps a barrier to treatment.
A bolt struck the television antenna at District Judge John Boyce McKeel's home in Ada, igniting an attic fire that required roof access. Fire Chief Dudley Young said occupants heard popping before firefighters arrived. two bedrooms suffered water damage. A nearby resident reported two lightning strikes on a grounded aerial. lights dimmed and later burned out. Rainfall varied across the region from half an inch to about two inches.
Heavy rains brought some grazing relief but came too late for pastures in the Too Late For Pastures area. In Jefferson County citizens faced grass fires burning about 5000 acres before rain stopped them. A multi vehicle crash near Harrah killed a student pastor a young girl and four women. The wreck involved a 63 car Rock Island freight train. no skid marks suggested the driver did not see the train. The driver was Jerry Wheeler a 23 year old Wichita Kansas student at Oklahoma Christian College serving as a substitute pastor at Harrah Church of Christ.
Eddie Stick Ada died Wednesday at age 69. He was born in Stonewall Indian Territory November 28 1893 to Billy and Nellie Stick and belonged to High Hill Baptist Church. Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at High Hill Baptist Church with Rev A B Brown and Rev R E Anderson officiating. Interment in High Hill Cemetery. Criswell Funeral Home directing.
Mrs. Myrl J. Finch 52 Tupelo postmaster and longtime resident died at 9 45 a m Saturday in a Tulsa hospital after a brief illness. Born March 30 1911 in Albion Oklahoma she was daughter of E T Kinsey and Mattie Hammonds Kinsey. She was a member of First Baptist Church Tupelo Stonewall Chapter Order of Eastern Star Ada Business and Professional Women’s Club and a correspondent for Ada News. Services 11 a m Monday at Tupelo First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Odus Frederick and Rev Jack Carleton with Smith Funeral Home in charge interment Memorial Park Ada.
Tillman J. Jamison 43 died from multiple gunshot wounds in a confrontation at an Ada apartment. James Blue 57 was detained after witnesses said he produced a pistol following an argument with Jamison. Nine spent cartridges were found, and police collected a handgun.
A playful kitchen note explores adding curry to French dressing for a bold, aromatic twist. The suggestion hints at balancing tang with spice to create a novel dipping and salad option.
Instructions advise peeling pears prior to simmering or baking in sugar syrup to ensure even texture and proper flavor absorption.
A humorous look at morning street clashes as a blonde driver’s sharp glance and sharp words turn an ordinary drive into a dramatic traffic snarl. The piece contrasts lighthearted mischief with sharper social critique of persisting modern rudeness on Main Street.
Valley View Hospital treated six persons for injuries after weekend automobile accidents. Victims claimed hit and run incidents near Ada and near a golf course, but police authorities received no official reports.
Visitors swarm the fair as vehicles laden with concessions and rides arrive at the south end of the grounds. Organizers report 748 exhibit categories and roughly two to two and a half thousand exhibitors, promising a packed schedule of items of interest.
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